Weekly Reminders 11/7/11

Rockhopper Weekly Reminders
November 7-11

Mark Your Calendars:
Thursday, 11/10 North Central States test
Friday, 11/11: Veteran’s Day: No school
Friday, 11/11: End of first trimester!


******FINE ART PERFORMANCE HELPERS NEEDED!******

We are looking for some creative, organized parents to help with our play backdrop setup and miscellaneous costume needs. Most of our backdrop is already prepared, but the installation and completion of the backdrop will need to be done during the week of November 14-18. Our costume and prop requirements will also need to be finalized during that week. If you think are interested in this aspect of our performance, please let us know. Additionally, we will be looking for support on the night of the performance with food donations, food setup, and food cleanup. Finally, if you would like to videotape our performance for us during one of our dress rehearsals or the evening of the performance, we would love to have you join the team! Contact Miss Scourkes or Mr. Roels if you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities.

Head Lice Alert:
Please read the previous email attachments from your classroom teacher regarding the sighting of head lice in the upper grades. Students who have been sent home due to lice are not allowed back at school until the situation has been remedied.

Library Vouchers:
Students who live outside of Cupertino can still use Cupertino libraries. The library will waive the $80 library card fee if the student shows one of the following:
a Cupertino Student ID
report card with the school and studnet name
parent Teacher Conference form with school and child name.


Please check with the library for more information.


Curriculum Flash!

Language Arts:

This week, students will continue to practice for our fine arts performance. You can help your child at home by encouraging them to practice their lines with you to add volume and expression. Movements and song lyrics can also be rehearsed. We have three weeks until our performance!

Reading Contracts/Oral Presentations:
These contracts are due for the end of the first trimester on November 17th. Your child is required to give you an oral summary of the book in order to receive your signature; your signatures should have been given at the time the book was read.
Oral presentations will be done November 14-16 in our classes. Students are aware of their date and the specific requirements. Please help them manage their time so they are ready for presentation day.

Math

4th grade: The students continue to work on writing expressions to fit a particular problem-solving situation. This week, fourth graders will also be working with division. We will be dividing larger numbers with remainders, regrouping, and noticing patterns when we divide multiples of ten.

5th grade: Students will be introduced to negative numbers and use integers in solving algebraic equations. They will also learn to graph equations on coordinate planes.

Science:

We have begun exploring the final investigation in Living Systems. This week, students are working by reading in detail about the concept of food production (photosynthesis), then observing food production in action during a class experiment conducted in their small groups.

Social Studies:

Reminder: Students will be taking their cumulative geography test, which includes the North Central states, this week. Remember to practice spelling and location of all states and capitals we have studies so far - the test is cumulative!




Name that State!
This state elects four people to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Helium was discovered at a university in this state in 1905.
This state leads the United States in cattle and wheat production.
This state's state song is "Home on the Range."
Female aviator Amelia Earhart was born in this state.
Which state is it?