Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Brock's Gap Happenings: Transition Night, 5K Run, & Spirit Event
BGIS Parents,
We have just a few reminders to make sure you are updated...
1. Transition Nights - all elementary, intermediate, middle and high schools will host transition night events this year in May. This will be for students and parents to attend. You will get zoning and event information from the district soon, so be on the lookout and mark your calendars appropriately.
2. 5K for a Cause - This Friday at 11PM is the deadline to register for race packs for this year's 5K event on Friday, March 23rd. These can be paid online at this link - https://secure4.myschoolfees.com/ Whether with a race pack, participation fee or scholarshiped through the PE department we would love for each student to participate in this wonderful annual event. It is a great way for students to learn how to give back to their community and celebrate staying healthy. In an effort to increase safety measures we also need all parents/visitors coming to to the event to complete the link below. This will significantly expedite your sign in time on that day. 5K Parent Visitor RSVP Link
3. PTO Spirit Event for March - This month BGIS will get 20% back from all car washes at Riverchase Car Wash and Detail for this Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 15-17th. Tell your friends and family.
We have just a few reminders to make sure you are updated...
1. Transition Nights - all elementary, intermediate, middle and high schools will host transition night events this year in May. This will be for students and parents to attend. You will get zoning and event information from the district soon, so be on the lookout and mark your calendars appropriately.
2. 5K for a Cause - This Friday at 11PM is the deadline to register for race packs for this year's 5K event on Friday, March 23rd. These can be paid online at this link - https://secure4.myschoolfees.com/ Whether with a race pack, participation fee or scholarshiped through the PE department we would love for each student to participate in this wonderful annual event. It is a great way for students to learn how to give back to their community and celebrate staying healthy. In an effort to increase safety measures we also need all parents/visitors coming to to the event to complete the link below. This will significantly expedite your sign in time on that day. 5K Parent Visitor RSVP Link
3. PTO Spirit Event for March - This month BGIS will get 20% back from all car washes at Riverchase Car Wash and Detail for this Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 15-17th. Tell your friends and family.
School Transition Night HAS BEEN CHANGED!
The new dates for transition nights are below as follows:
Tuesday, May 1st Elementary & Intermediate
South Shades Crest- 5:25 pm-6:30 pm
All other elementary schools- 5:30 pm-6:30 pm
Brock's Gap Intermediate- 6:30pm-7:30pm
Monday, May 7th- Middle Schools
(BUMPUS, BERRY, SIMMONS) 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Tuesday, May 8th- High School
(HOOVER and SPAIN PARK) 6:00-8:00PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018
Character Trait of the Month: Patience
The character trait for March is PATIENCE. This means waiting until later for what you want now.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Academic Update: Week of March 5th-March 9th
Brock’s Gap Happenings: www.voyagers6.blogspot.com
Academic Update: Week of March 5th-March 9th
Social Studies:
*Ms. Powell - We Continue studying “The Great Depression” during this week. We will cover sections 12-3 & 12-4 with a quiz on Friday, March 9th over both sections. We will be analyzing the effects of the drought in the midwest and FDR’s policies to help the nation recover from the drastic downturn in the economy.
Science:
*Mrs. Roe - We are studying Constellations. Constellation Project due Monday = 100 points. Can’t wait to hear their constellation stories. We will move on to Seasons and Phases of the Moon.
Language Arts:
*Ms. Beck - We are finishing our wolf unit by comparing All About Wolves by John Vucetich and Rolf Peterson and the excerpt from White Fang by Jack London. We will also start a new Scope text, The Ghost Boy, and an informational text about the Transcontinental Railroad. Our focus skill will be making inferences.
Math:
*Mr. Ayers
Regular--We will continue our exploration with algebraic expressions. We plan to test on Tuesday, March 13th.
Advanced--This past week, we learned formula for the area and circumference of circles and discusses area and perimeter of rectangles, parallelograms, and triangles. We will quiz on Monday and discuss compound figures. Later in the week will will discuss 3-dimensional figures.
*Mrs. Berryhill (formerly Mrs. West’s math) -
Email: sberryhill@hoover.k12.al.us
Please see class blog at: https://berryhillmath.blogspot.com/.
This week we will focus on evaluating expressions and tables. There will be no quiz this week. Your child has CR #21 and a Bonus IXL Contract due on Monday, March 5th.
Please see class blog at: https://berryhillmath.blogspot.com/.
This week we will focus on evaluating expressions and tables. There will be no quiz this week. Your child has CR #21 and a Bonus IXL Contract due on Monday, March 5th.
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