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Sept 19, 2007 Volume 2 Issue 5 Our on-line newsletter |
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Math Facts
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Counselor’s
Corner |
Off the Top
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Science Sense
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Work on these with your children and send in your
answers and have your names posted in the next newsletter. Jessi Varner, Zachary Slater,
and And here is a science/math question: “Can you tell me what the
temperature has been at noon for the past 5 days?” John asked. “I don’t remember but I do
know it was different each day and the product of the temperatures is
12.” (Hint: it is winter in
a COLD state!) A boy (again, must be another state!) agreed to
work one year for $240. and a horse. At the end of seven months he quit and
received 100 and the horse. What
was the value of the horse? |
Over
the next two weeks, we will be reviewing the Life skills, Effort and
Perseverance. Encourage your
children to get “caught in the act” using good character. We will be looking for “Shining
Stars” and we will be rewarding students with character awards
bi-weekly. Congratulations to those students who were rewarded on September
14th! Keep up the good work. Your
counselors, Tonya
Stone-5th grade Jessica
Yates-6th grade |
Tammy
Greer Principal We are
excited about the great start to 100 book challenge this year! Students will be rewarded at the end
of this nine weeks for reading above and beyond
their target! National
children’s book week is in November. We have special activities planned
this year. Updates soon. Remember, the point of this reading
program is to read for pleasure, so students do not have to be reading
“hard” material. We
are encouraging a love of reading!
Ms. T. Cooper |
One of our (many) goals this year is to improve
student’s understanding of science. In 6th grade, talk with
your children about the weather – watch the weather channel together,
talk about the water cycle and why we are low on rain, look at clouds
together, talk about your family’s weather folklore. In 5th grade, take your
child into the kitchen and discuss what is a mixture (like trail mix) vs. a
solution (tea). Show them how you
mix things. Discuss how you can
separate mixtures once they have been put together. Send in some items for our upcoming
classes: (mixtures) pretzels, M&M’s, raisins, Chex
mix and powdered soft drink mix – not lemonade (solutions). Thanks for being involved parents. |
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Needed: Box tops from many food items. These will be collected in 5th
grade home rooms. We need about 12 thermoses to use in science
classrooms for hot water in experiments.
If you have an extra, please send to the science lab. |
Do you feel a twinge of guilt when you see ads
asking if you are trying to improve life in your community? If so, the local
Kiwanis Club may be the answer.
They work locally with the Terrific Kids program, the Children’s
Shelter, the high school Key Club, Adopt-A-Highway, etc. More details? Send an email to Cheryl
Roach. |
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Tiger
Traits: Be confident The best way to attain wisdom is to assume you don’t already possess it. 9-17 Constitution Week 9-17 Citizenship Day 9-22 Yom Kippur 9-23 First Day of Autumn 9-23 Good Neighbor Day See scheduled tests, etc at:http://www.bsisonline.com
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The
art classes have been studying George Seurat and the students have done
drawings using his Pointillism technique. You may look at five samples on line
here. Our first monthly parent meetings will be
Thursday, Sept.27 You will get a
tour of the school, keep updated with happenings at the school, a short
computer class on using School Notes/Teacher Ease/BSIS at Home, and have a
time to “Think, Pair, Share” your thoughts. 7:15-8:00 am Please RSVP to the office if you plan to attend. Please let us know if you are still having
difficulty accessing Teacher Ease.
We want this to be as user friendly as possible. |
Upcoming
Events: MAP
testing all week Sept
24 and Oct 1 Academic Assistance conferences only for those who receive letters. Sept
28 Teacher Work Day
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A
girl who is four and a half feet tall is standing next to a telephone
pole. At 1:00 pm, the girl casts a
shadow 8 feet long and the pole a shadow 36 feet long. How tall is the phone pole? 20.25 feet
If the first day of a year was a Saturday, on what day of the week did
the 4th of July fall that year?
Monday unless it is a leap year.
Back-to-School Safety Tips back
You can help protect your children from the most frequent kinds
of school-related injuries by following these practical, proven tips.
Traveling to School
When parents talk about school safety these days, they're
usually referring to the surge in violence at schools. But research shows that
school-age children are actually nine times more likely to sustain an
unintentional injury -- whether on the playground or in school -- than to be
the victim of violence while at school. In fact, an estimated 2.2 million
children ages 14 and under are injured in school-related accidents each year,
according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign.
Accidents can be prevented if parents are on the lookout for potential hazards.
To help you keep your kids free from harm, here are some safety tips from SAFE
KIDS, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the
Traveling
to and from School
Teach your child never to talk to strangers or accept
rides or gifts from strangers. Remember, a stranger is anyone you or your
children don't know well or don't trust.
Be sure your child walks to and from school with a
sibling, friend, or neighbor.
Teach your kids -- whether walking, biking, or riding
the bus to school -- to obey all traffic signals, signs and traffic officers.
Remind them to be extra careful in bad weather. Make sure he wears a helmet that meets
one of the safety standards (U.S. CPSC, Snell, ANSI, ASTM, or Canadian).
Research indicates that a helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by up to 85
percent.
When driving kids, deliver and pick
them up as close to the school as possible. Don'teave until they are
in the schoolyard or building.
Teach children to arrive at the bus stop early, stay out
of the street, wait for the bus to come to a complete stop before approaching
the street, watch for cars and avoid the driver's blind spot.
Remind your children to stay seated at all times and
keep their heads and arms inside the bus while riding. When exiting the bus,
children should wait until the bus comes to a complete stop, exit from the
front using the handrail to avoid falls and cross the street at least 10 feet
(or 10 giant steps) in front of the bus.
Tell your child not to bend down in front of the bus to
tie shoes or pick up objects, as the driver may not see him before starting to
move.
Be sure that your child knows his or her home phone
number and address, your work number, the number of another trusted adult and
how to call 911 for emergencies.
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