Looking Ahead to the Week of January 14-18 (STEM)

Reminders:

Monday- Stirring Up Memories Spelling Test

Tuesday- Library; Stirring Up Memories Comprehension and Skills Test

Wednesday-

Thursday- Homework Due; New Homework Issued

Friday- Topic 9 Math Test (2-Digit Subtraction with Regrouping); Early Release (11:30);
Last Day of Quarter 2

NEXT MONDAY (1/21): No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

SAIL Schedule:

Monday- Art

Tuesday- PE

Wednesday- Music

Thursday- STEM

Friday- Advanced Clubs

This Week's LIFESKILL: Creativity

This Week's Blinky's Buddy: Lexi

January Birthdays: Dominic, Lexi, and Jasmine

Reading Counts:

For the remainder of the year, students will be required to take and pass (70% or higher)
two Reading Counts quizzes each week to qualify for extra recess on Fridays.

Camp Discovery is thrilled to share two very important announcements with you.  We have our 2019 Earth Keepers Summer Camp dates set.  Please review the attached flyer to see details about each of our 5 exciting weeks of camp.  New for this summer, we have added a week dedicated to supporting our local teachers as they prepare for the 2019-2020 School Year.  During the week before students report back to school in August, Camp Discovery will hold a Last Blast Before Summer’s Passed Camp for teachers’ children.  We have also officially kicked off our Annual Campaign, “Donate Discovery.” Please visit our new Donate Discovery link to see the new and innovative plans we have in store for 2019.  Your Donate Discovery gift(s) will provide the children in our community with the necessary items to participate in a variety of nature-based educational experiences including: Discovery Days:  Full day SC Standards-based, STEAM field studies for grades K-12 Discovery-to-Go: Staff Facilitated Program customized for schools to extend Discovery Days experiences Discovery-to-Go Teacher Backpack:  Instructional Resource Kit for Teachers Community Treehouse:  Make a Big Dream Come True for our Community! As a part of the annual campaign we wanted to focus on teacher appreciation.  The "Thank a Teacher" portion of our campaign is designated to support the camp week for teachers' children and demonstrate other appreciations throughout the year to support local teachers.

Good News Club:

Good News Club Spring Dates:  Tuesdays starting February 19 and ending April 9.

• Time:  3:15 to 4:15pm
• Location:  B-Hall Rooms B115 and B117
• Students dismissed at 3:10 to go to room B-117. (By PA system)
• Car Rider Pick Up - Front of school (car line) starting at 4:15.
• Breakers Students - Return to Cafeteria at 4:15.
• Pre-K Students (including siblings of older students) cannot register.

Register at springvalleybaptist.com.  They will also send flyers later this month.

What are We Learning This Week?:

Math: Students will learn to subtract two-digit numbers with

and without regrouping. (Topic 9 Test: January 18)

Reading/Writing:

Reading Story: Stirring Up Memories

• Prefixes: mid, un, dis, mis
• Suffixes: er, ness, ed, tion, sion, ly, y, less, ful
• Identifying facts
• Autobiographies
• Informational writing: Lab report

New Reading Story (Starting Wed.):  Nutik the Wolf Pup

• Drawing inferences
• Problem and solution
• Open syllables
• oo, u_e, ew sounds and apostrophes

Unit of Study:

Students will rotate through a cultural exploration of some of the
European countries many immigrants traveled from on their journey
to Ellis Island.  The exploration will include arts, foods, and languages.