T-Shirts: Order forms are available from Mrs. Simeone in Literacy class. It would be wonderful for every student to have a beautiful T-Shirt to show their team spirit! Having the orders and money turned in by October 13th would be fantastic, as our supplier usually turns around the order within a week!
Yearbook: It's not too early to start thinking about a yearbook. Each yearbook comes with two custom pages for your student to customize as they wish. The cost is $15, with an option to upgrade to a hardcover. To order and customize online CLICK HERE. Our school's passcode is 1014746590884141
Heavenly Hats: Thanks to all the students who donated a dollar to wear a hat today. Heavenly Hats is a non-profit organization founded by a 12 year old boy in Wisconsin who wanted to donate hats to kids with cancer. The school raised $150 to help the cause! Above are some Badger students with Mrs. Joseph, the school's Principal, and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the district's new Assistant Superintendent, rocking hats.
Class Updates:
Social Studies: This was a busy week in Social Studies as we started our unit on Ancient Greece! Students were able to learn the basic geography of Greece and they were able to use our class Chromebooks to research "random" facts about Ancient Greece. Ask your child what they discovered through their research! Next week we will continue our journey through history and investigate two of the oldest civilizations in Greece.
Science: We spent this week in science class figuring out how cells meet the needs of living things. Students figured out that the cell has parts called organelles. Students should use Quizlet (linked on our google classroom page) to practice matching the organelles to their structure and function. Next week we will investigate the inside of the cell further to answer our questions.
Literacy: What a week! Students received the results of their second Latin root unit test, and we jumped right into unit 3! Flash cards should be complete, and it's never too early to start to practice with Quizlet! Next week will be lots of fun, as we'll be in the library beginning a project that will involve research, note taking in a Google template, using a citation add-on, and building a slide show. Students can and should check out Google Classroom this weekend, to get a head start perusing the Atlas Obscura website!
English: This week in English class the students bounced around between a few different topics. We continued our discussion of figurative language and read Gary Soto's famous poem, Oranges. The students spent the first couple days of the week analyzing this poem, and they had some very interesting things to say! Some students enjoyed the poem, while others claimed it was boring and the worst poem they had ever read. The students also continued their study of grammar basics and began to work with verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. There will be a grammar test coming up next week, but don't fret! There are resources in Google Classroom for extra practice. To end the week, the students were introduced to Greek myths and their October Independent Reading Project. The reading project will be due on October 31st. Next week the students will begin to read some Greek myths and continue to practice their grammar basics.
Math: The first Go Figure has been handed out! They are not due until October 31st, but due dates are always closer than they appear. To better manage the project students should have at least the first and second question done this week. There will be a test on Thursday to wrap up our Proportional Reasoning unit and then we are onto scale drawings! Make sure to check out Google Classroom for extra practice and a practice test. Make sure to be completing the nightly homework, practice for improvement.
Many hands make light work, so the goal is to have lots of tools to be used by lots of young, energized students!
Garden Needs: Badger team is revamping the garden here at Pennichuck. As you prepare to do your own fall clean up work at your homes, consider making a donation to our team! We are looking for the following items in good working condition:
- bow rakes
- metal shovels
- a wheel barrow
- cultivators and/or hoes (hand or standing)
- trowels
Please no: pitchforks or sickles!
