Week of October 20

Fall has finally arrived! The cooler weather reminds us that it's Fall and that we are well in to the school year. Students are in a groove and getting the hang of 5th grade and Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School.

Reminders:

• Money for our three upcoming field trips is due Wednesday and our field trip to the Museum of the American Indian is this Friday!

• Conferences will be held Monday and Tuesday, November 3rd and 4th. You will be receiving a conference time reminder in Friday Folders this week. We are looking forward to meeting with you!

• As the school-year is in full swing and the fall and winter travel season is approaching - a quick reminder about the school's make up work policy - students are responsible for making up all work that (is possible and appropriate to be done outside of the classroom) the student missed while out. The time frame for making up the work is at the discretion of school staff. It is the student's responsibility to obtain the make up work upon return from an absence. All trips that will be longer than three days should be pre-approved by the school administration.

• This is Red Ribbon Week! This week students will be participating in a variety of activities surrounding the theme of being drug-free for life.

This week in Science... What is a chemical change? How is that different from a new mixture? We'll be conducting some experiments to explore those questions and more! Students should be working on their element project final drafts. Details and resources for that can be found on Angel under "Arctic Science", "Units", then "Matter". The final project is due Monday, Oct. 27.

This week in Social Studies... we are continuing to explore the cultural regions of the US as defined by historians. We are studying what natural resources each Native American group had to use that influenced their culture. Students should know where each region is as well as which tribes settled where and what some key artifacts are that belonged to the different cultural groups. Details and notes can be found on Angel. Wednesday night students should complete the Chapter 3 tutorial on the History Alive website. We will have a quiz on locating the cultural regions on a map on Friday, Oct. 24. The Unit Assessment on Native Americans will be Thursday, Oct. 30.

This week in math... we are wrapping up our Graphing unit by continuing to practice ways of analyzing data: finding the range, mean, median, and mode. Students will be receiving a study guide this week and the test will be on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Assignments:
Monday - WKS: MMMR1
Tuesday -Begin working on review guide. Due Monday, Oct. 27
Wednesday -continue working on review packet
Thursday -continue working on review packet
Friday -No math today --> Field Trip