Navigators Team Newsletter

November 27-December 1, 2017

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*Please remember that we are a NUT FREE HALL!

• We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  Enjoy your week and time with family!  Thank you for sharing your family recipes yesterday!  We had such an amazing time celebrating the diversity of our hall!

• The BUCs Club will be collecting toys for YWCA of Central Alabama in the front lobby Monday, Nov. 27-Thursday, Dec. 7.  This is a special community service project because our students will not only be collecting toys but helping distribute them at the YWCA for families in need. Please see THIS LINK for more information.  

• The school-wide Spelling Bee will be on Friday, December 15th.  Students will participate in a class Spelling Bee in their Language Arts Classes.  The winners of all four classes on our hallway will have a hallway bee before December 9th.  The winner from our hallway will compete in the school-wide bee.  A list of practice words have been shared with your child on their Language Arts Google Classroom.

• From Nurse Tyra Walker in the Health Room:

Parents Upcoming scoliosis screening for ALL students:

In accordance with Alabama law, Section 16-29-1, Code Alabama, 1975, our school will be conducting a free screening to detect adolescent scoliosis on November 29, 2017.

The school nurse will conduct the scoliosis screening along with a nurse from Children's Hospital from the scoliosis clinic..  The screening, which takes about one minute, is simple and not embarrassing.  It involves a visual examination of the back while standing straight and bending over.  Boys and girls will be screened separately.

Scoliosis is a twisting, or curve of the spine which occurs in about 10% of the adolescent population and about 2 ½% will require some type of medical attention.  The first sign of scoliosis is usually noticed between the ages of ten and fourteen.  If any symptoms are detected for your child, you will be notified by letter.

Please make sure your child wears a slip-on shirt or blouse on the screening day.  Girls may wear a bathing suit top or bra which will remain on during the screening.

If you do not want your child screened, please send a letter to the school nurse, Tyra Walker, RN.

WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO BROCK’S GAP

• BOX TOPS:  If you have any Box Tops, please send those in a baggie to help contribute to our classrooms!
  
• POP TABS: Pop Tabs are being collected in the lobby for the Ronald McDonald House!  You can find these on soda cans.

Important Weekly Dates

November 20-24:  No School; Thanksgiving break

Upcoming Important Dates

November 27-December 7th:  BGIS Toy Drive

Wednesday, November 29:  Scoliosis Screening

Tuesday, December 5:  Mrs. Powell’s last day  

Friday, December 15:  BGIS Spelling Bee

Wednesday, December 20:  11:00 Dismissal for students

Thursday, December 21-January 4:  Winter Break

January 5, 2018:  Students return to school

Congratulations, Mrs. Powell!!!!

Curriculum News

Language Arts:

In Language Arts, we will focus on summaries of non-fiction texts.  

We will also complete another cold-read assessment during the week.  Cold-read assessments give us great feedback as to how the students are meeting the standards and help us to continue to plan our curriculum.

Math:

We will begin our study of fractions when we return from our Thanksgiving break.  Students took their Volume Unit Test this week, and we are so pleased with the learning that took place!  Students will add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators in the next unit.  We will have an IXL Contract as well as a Cumulative Review the week when we return.  However, there will be no tests or quizzes.

Science:

When we return from Thanksgiving, students will be exploring the engineering and design process by developing a plan to stop a simulated oil spill.  This is a culmination activity to our study of pollution in the environment.  The students will enjoy this activity so much! Please help us by making sure that your child has SCISSORS and a GLUE STICK for Science!

Social Studies:

We will begin learning about the Causes of the American Revolution when we get back from our break.  We hope to finish this unit before school dismisses in December.

We hope you have a wonderful week!

Navigators Team Newsletter

November 13-17, 2017

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*Please remember that we are a NUT FREE HALL!

• We will collect supplies for homeless veterans in the lobby from November 1st-17th.  The people who work with the homeless veterans at the VA were totally overwhelmed with our large donation of items.  They cannot use federal money for these items and depend on donations.  Please encourage your students to participate in this worthy cause.

https://tinyurl.com/HelpForHomelessVet

• Our next spirit night is Tuesday, November 14th, at the Patton Creek Firehouse Subs from 4-8 p.m.  This is owned and operated by one of our very own Brock’s Gap families so it’s the perfect partnership!  It was extremely successful for us last year so we are excited to partner with them again!  We’d love your support and encouragement for participation!  Please see THIS FLYER for more information.

• On Thursday, November 16th, we will be having a special Navigators team event.  We will ask all children to bring in their favorite family recipes to share with our hall as a culmination of a Language Arts unit that we are doing!  These will need to be cooked with no nut products.  While it is not mandatory that you participate, we do like for as many students to participate as we can!  When you have determined what you would like to send, please go to THIS GOOGLE FORM to let us know.  We ask that all food items be sent in an 8 x 8 inch disposable pan.  We do not have a way to heat the items, so they will need to arrive hot.  Please send a disposable serving utensil as well.  This is such a fun day!  We look forward to it!  If you would like to come join us to help us serve, we will need you Thursday morning from 8:15-9:30.  Let your homeroom teacher know if you would like to come!

• The BUCs Club will be collecting toys for YWCA of Central Alabama in the front lobby Monday, Nov. 27-Thursday, Dec. 7.  This is a special community service project because our students will not only be collecting toys but helping distribute them at the YWCA for families in need. Please see THIS LINK for more information.  

• The school-wide Spelling Bee will be on Friday, December 15th.  Students will participate in a class Spelling Bee in their Language Arts Classes.  The winners of all four classes on our hallway will have a hallway bee before December 9th.  The winner from our hallway will compete in the school-wide bee.  A list of practice words have been shared with your child on their Language Arts Google Classroom.

WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO BROCK’S GAP

• BOX TOPS:  If you have any Box Tops, please send those in a baggie to help contribute to our classrooms!
  
• POP TABS: Pop Tabs are being collected in the lobby for the Ronald McDonald House!  You can find these on soda cans.

Important Weekly Dates

November 1-17:  Veteran’s Day toiletry collection in the lobby

Tuesday, November 14:  Spirit Night at Firehouse Sub’s in Patton Creek

Wednesday, November 15:  2nd 9 weeks Progress Reports

Wednesday, November 15:  Reading and Vocabulary Test (Powell/Bell)

Thursday, November 16:  LA IXL Due

Thursday, November 16:  Colonies Test (Powell/Bell)

Thursday, November 16:  Reading and Vocabulary Test (Pomeroy/Sabbatini)

Thursday, November 16:  Unit 2 Math Test (Pomeroy/Sabbatini)

Thursday, November 16:  Bring Your Favorite Family Recipe to share

Friday, November 17:  Unit 2 Math Test (Powell/Bell)

Friday, November 17:  Colonies Test (Pomeroy/Sabbatini)

Upcoming Important Dates

November 20-24:  No School; Thanksgiving break

November 27-December 7th:  BGIS Toy Drive

Tuesday, December 5:  Mrs. Powell’s last day  

Congratulations, Mrs. Powell!!!!

Curriculum News

Language Arts:

This week, we are continuing our passage from last week.  There will be a reading and vocabulary test on Wednesday for Mrs. Powell’s classes.

Remember Language IXL is now posted in Google Classroom.  Students can access it there throughout the week.  This week, IXL will be due on Thursday.

Math:

This week, we will continue Unit 2 on Volume.  We will be working on finding the volume of two or more rectangular prisms that are joined together.  We will begin this concept today and continue this concept on Monday or Tuesday of next week.  Students will receive a Study Guide for Unit 2.  We will review this in class on Tuesday, and we will continue practice on volume on Wednesday. Mrs. Pomeroy’s math classes will have their Unit 2 Math Test on Thursday, November 16th.  Mrs. Bell’s math classes will have their Unit 2 Math Test on Friday, November 17th.  There will be no IXL Contract or Cumulative Review next week.

Science:

This week we will continue to discuss pollution and how it can have a negative effect on our ecosystems.  Students will be giving presentations in class on three pollutants they have learned about.  In addition, students will extend this thinking by exploring what might happen during an oil spill. Please help us by making sure that your child has SCISSORS and a GLUE STICK for Science!

Social Studies:

We are finishing our study of the 13 colonies.  A study guide came home this week and a test will be on Thursday.  Students need to make sure their assignments are in order.  When we return from the break, we will learn about the causes of the American Revolution.

We hope you have a wonderful week!

Navigators Team Newsletter

November 6-9, 2017

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*Please remember that we are a NUT FREE HALL!

• We will collect supplies for homeless veterans in the lobby from November 1st-17th.  The people who work with the homeless veterans at the VA were totally overwhelmed with our large donation of items.  They cannot use federal money for these items and depend on donations.  Please encourage your students to participate in this worthy cause.

https://tinyurl.com/HelpForHomelessVet

• Please join us for our Veterans Day Program on November 9th at 8:45 a.m.  See the link for details.  Students will “Dress Their Best” as we honor and remember our veterans.

• Our next spirit night is Tuesday, November 14th, at the Patton Creek Firehouse Subs from 4-8 p.m.  This is owned and operated by one of our very own Brock’s Gap families so it’s the perfect partnership!  It was extremely successful for us last year so we are excited to partner with them again!  We’d love your support and encouragement for participation!  Please see THIS FLYER for more information.

• On Thursday, November 16th, we will be having a special Navigators team event.  We will ask all children to bring in their favorite family recipes to share with our hall as a culmination of a Language Arts unit that we are doing!  These will need to be cooked with no nut products.  More information will be coming home soon, but we wanted to ask you to be thinking about what you may want to share.  It will only be a small portion since all students will be participating!

WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO BROCK’S GAP

• BOX TOPS:  If you have any Box Tops, please send those in a baggie to help contribute to our classrooms!
  
• POP TABS: Pop Tabs are being collected in the lobby for the Ronald McDonald House!  You can find these on soda cans.

Important Weekly Dates

Thursday, November 9:  Veterans Day Program at 8:45 a.m. and Dress Your Best Day

Thursday, November 9:  LA and Math IXL Due

Friday, November 10:  No School due to Veteran’s Day

Upcoming Important Dates

November 1-17:  Veteran’s Day toiletry collection in the lobby

Tuesday, November 14:  Spirit Night at Firehouse Sub’s in Patton Creek

Wednesday, November 15:  2nd 9 weeks Progress Reports; Tentative Date for Volume Unit Test

Thursday, November 16:  Bring Your Favorite Family Recipe to share

Curriculum News

Language Arts:

This week, enjoyed learning about how Southern food evolved.  Next week, we will read another nonfiction text about survival in the toughest conditions.  We will spend 2 weeks on this particular passage.  Therefore, there will not be a vocabulary or reading test next week.  We will also continue our study of Main Idea in Nonfiction texts.

Remember Language IXL is now posted in Google Classroom.  Students can access it there throughout the week.  This week, IXL will be due on Thursday since there is no school on Friday.

Math:

This week, we will continue Unit 2 on Volume.  We will continue to apply the formulas for volume (V - l x w x h and V = B x h) as we finish building our 3D robots.  We will also work on finding the total volume of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms.

We will have a Cumulative Review which will be given on Monday.  We will have an IXL Contract, but we are going to be having the students do these in the mornings during homeroom rather than at night for homework.

Science:

This week we will continue to discuss pollution and how it can have a negative effect on our ecosystems.  Students will be giving presentations in class on three pollutants they have learned about.  Please help us by making sure that your child has SCISSORS and a GLUE STICK for Science!

Social Studies:

Throughout the next few weeks, we will learn about the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.  Students will investigate the daily life, government, schools, natural resources, and other pertinent information in these colonies.  This is Chapter 2 in their Discovery Education techbook.  A study guide will come home next week and students will have a test over this information the week after next.  

We hope you have a wonderful week!