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BECKER BULLETINParent Involvement Night

Please plan on joining us this Thursday, January 25th, for our Parent Involvement Night. This month, we will have parent volunteers discussing their careers with students. As an added bonus, you can sit back and relax, knowing that you don’t have to listen to me drone on and on about Grade Level Expectations (GLEs)!!!

Fifth grade is planning on cooking Thursday afternoon after lunch. I don’t know how long it’ll take, but I have the kitchen reserved from 12:45 until the end of the day. If any parents need some volunteer hours, I’d certainly love the help. Come eat lunch with your kids, and then help us prepare something tasty for that evening. Just drop me an email if you’re interested.

As my scholars prepare for middle school, I think this will be a very important and informative Parent Involvement Night. I hope you can join us!

The Week In Review Miscellaneous

SS: We’re finishing up Ch. 2 on Exploration, and will test this upcoming week. Mini-book projects are due on Monday, January 29th!ELA: This week, we focused on spelling and vocabulary. Our prefix was “inter-.”Math: We just tested on Ch. 4, and will now be studying multiplying and dividing of decimals (Ch. 6).Science: We’re still learning about the solar system!

Word of the Week:Our word of the week was “courage.” When we are kids, courage comes from superheroes taking down bad guys and saving the world. As we get older, however, we learn that courage requires wisdom. Aristotle regarded it as the most important virtue, as leadership couldn’t exist without it.

Field Trip

Our field trip to the Planetarium/Zoo is Tuesday, January 23rd. All money ($10) and permission slips MUST be turned in by Monday, January 22nd. Make sure to wear a red shirt!

Science Fair

Science Fair ideas have been accepted, and students’ Essential Questions and purposes were due today. The hypothesis will be due on Friday, January 26th. Please take a look at the examples provided.

For Monday, students should neatly write and mark each of the following words with large, legible print on the index cards sent home today.

hypothetical skeptical psychological mythical hystericalsymmetrical botanical alphabetical spherical cylindrical

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January 19, 2018

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