Weekly Update!

Middle School Thoughts
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I can't believe we only have a little more than three weeks left of school. The girls returned from "Moving Up Day" excited but a little worn out for sure. They reflected on their experience and we created a word cloud with their thoughts about the day (see above).

In math, we worked on estimating with decimals and completed words problems that incorporate addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals. Then we covered dividing with decimals. We will continue to review all four operations and the quiz will be on Wednesday. The final new topic of the year will be area and perimeter, and then we will start reviewing all of the concepts we have covered this year.

In preparation for Immigration Day, which is on May 17th, the girls have been researching their countries and documenting their journey to America. They are writing diary entries from the perspective of an emigrant who has left their home country for a better life in America. 

In language arts, we continued with our literature circle groups for Number the Stars, and we will wrap up the book in the next week or so. The girls have really enjoyed this novel and have done a great job with their independent group activities. In addition, we discussed plural nouns and singular/plural possessive nouns. We livened things up by answering questions by doing either a tree pose or jumping jacks. Anything to make grammar more entertaining- right?

We wrapped up the week with a wonderful lunch outside with our Big Sisters, and on Thursday and Friday, we knocked out quite a few biography presentations. I have been blown by the girls' confidence while speaking in front of the class, and their creativity with their props and digital rooms.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you amazing moms!

Reminders and Announcements

• Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
• Carpool helpers: We have the week off!
• Final Outreach project - extended through next Friday - information here 
• Lower School Book Fair (more information here) - Our class is going on Thursday @ 12:10-12:30
• Immigration Day is next Friday, 5/17 - The girls may come dressed in humble outfits and they will share information about the country they researched. 
• Final Assembly Information is here! Please be mindful of the rehearsal schedule if you need to make any appointments for your daughter:

Thursday, May 30 @ 1:00 – 2:00 – Kenny Center

Friday, May 31@ 9:00 - 10:00 – Kenny Center

Monday, June 3 @ 8:30 – 9:45 – Kenny Center

Tuesday, June 4 @ 1:00 LS Final Assembly – Kenny Center

Class Leadership Week of 5/13/19

Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Maeve and Serpell

Attendance- Abigail and Ava Jane

Girls: Your blog question is...When is the next math quiz? Post your answers here.