Students enjoyed a visit from Fairfield Electric. They learned about conductors, insulators, and circuits. They also took what they learned about applied it to several hands-on investigations in class.
May 1: The school district will be closed Wednesday, May 1.
Testing week donations: There are still a few donation opportunities available for our testing week! Please check out the link below and let me know if you have any questions! Thank you so much for your donations! Sign up for snack donations
SC Ready testing wishes: Please take a moment to write some encouraging words to our class, in preparation for SC Ready. We will view your comments the week of testing! It's your time to shine!
Yard Day: Please join us this Saturday to help beautify our school grounds!
A note from Mrs. O'Connor about testing:
SC READY & SCPASS
Statewide Assessments
South Carolina Standardized Assessments will be administered at Bookman on the dates below:
May 13 & 14 - ELA Tests (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades)
May 15 - Mathematics Test (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades)
May 16 - Science (4th grade) & Social Studies (5th grade)
May 17, 20, 21 - Make Up Testing Dates
To ensure that students do their best on the tests:
- Get plenty of rest the night before
- Eat a good breakfast
- Arrive at school on time
- Avoid scheduling appointments on test dates
- Do not stress the test; just aim to do your personal best
To learn more about these assessments, you can visit the SCDE webpage at: http://ed.sc.gov/tests/middle/
Donation and volunteer opportunities coming up: We will have two opportunities coming up (after state-wide testing), in which you can make donations and/or volunteer. Please mark your calendars for "South Carolina Day" (May 24) and our end-of-the-year party (June 4). Information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks, but we wanted to give you a heads up! We appreciate you helping make testing week, SC Day, and our farewell party possible! Report cards: Students received their third nine weeks' report cards Thursday, April 4. Please take some time to review the report card with your child and set goals for the final nine weeks. You may keep the contents of the sleeve, but please sign and return the cover. Several covers are still missing.
Looking ahead to the next week: As scientists, students will wrap up learning about electricity (circuits, conductors/insulators, and electromagnets). As mathematicians, they'll study elapsed time. Students will take a quiz on this unit. There is no family letter for this unit. As readers, students will wrap up their study of test-taking strategies. They will also continue learning how to analyze text, as they prepare to write a text-dependent analysis (TDA). As writers, they will practice writing a TDA and review parts of speech.
Thank you again for all of your support!
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