IMPORTANT TN READY INFORMATION!

TNReady Testing Information

Sumner County has released the updated schedule for TNReady Part I testing after the State of Tennessee decided last week to move to paper and pencil testing this year.
The schedule for Part I will be as follows: March 14th: ELA (English, Reading, Language Arts) March 15th: Math March 16th: Social Studies March 17th and 18th: Make-Up Days

Feb 22-26

Week of February 22nd - February 26th 

Tuesday, March 1st - No School

Friday, March 11th - Pow Wow Dinner and Auction

Saturday, March 12th - Pow Wow Festival 

Monday, March 14th through Wednesday, March 16th - Papa Johns Spirit Nights 

Friday, March 18th - Spring Picture Day and Report Card Day 

Reading: The students will be receiving a wordly wise vocabulary packet on Monday. In class we will be practicing these words throughout the week, the packet will need to be completed and turned in by Thursday. There will be a vocabulary quiz that goes along with these words given to the students on Friday in class. *Students will need to turn in their reading log on Friday!*

Language: Throughout this week we will be reviewing and practicing our expository writing skills as well as prepositions.

Spelling: Our words this week include our wordly wise words as well as some social studies vocabulary words. All students will receive a spelling packet on Monday that will help them practice their words throughout the week. The spelling packet will allow them to choose how they want to practice their words, which will help them prepare for their Spelling Test on Friday.

Science: In Science this week we will be beginning our studies in Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Earth's Features and Its Materials. 

Social Studies: Social Studies this week will consist of us continuing our studies on Chapter 7 and we will begin reading Lesson 2: Constitutional Convention. 

STRIKE AND SPARE, PICTURE DAY, AND QUIZLET!

SPIRIT NIGHT AT STRIKE AND SPARE IS TONIGHT!!!!!!!

 PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

Directions to get onto QUIZLET:

1. Go to www.quizlet.com and create a username/password.
2. Log in and search "angiehardison"
3. Click on the Wordly Wise words or whatever list you want to practice on.
4. HAVE FUN! 

January 11-15

Week of January 11th – January 15th

Thursday, January 14^th – Strike and Spare Spirit Night (5pm to 8pm)
Friday, January 15th - Yearbook Picture Day 
Monday. January 18th - No School 

Reading: This week we will be learning about comparing and contrasting. Also students will be receiving a wordly wise vocabulary packet on Monday. In class we will be practicing these words throughout the week, and the packet will need to be completed and turned in by Thursday. There will be a reading activity that goes along with these words given to the students on Friday in class.  *Students will need to turn in their reading log on Friday!*

Language: Throughout this week we will be learning about the importance of word knowledge and making the correct word choice when writing.

Spelling: Our words this week include our wordly wise words as well as some science vocabulary words. All students will receive a spelling packet on Monday that will help them practice their spelling words throughout the week. The spelling packet will assist them in practicing their words, which will help them to prepare for their Spelling Test on Friday.

Math: This week in math we will begin our studies on Unit 4 Addition, Subtraction, and Measurement. This week’s tentative topics are: add, round, and compare, the standard algorithm for multi-digit addition, think before you add checkpoint, and removal vs differencing and constant difference. Please encourage your child to be practicing his or her multiplication facts, it makes everything we are learning in math much easier if they know them.

Science: In Science this week we will be concluding our studies on Chapter 7 as well as reviewing what we have learned. We will be testing on Chapter 7 on Friday this week, so the students should be studying a little bit each night to help prepare them for the test. 

Social Studies: Social Studies this week will consist of us continuing our studies on Chapter 6 the American Revolution. This week we will begin our studies on Lesson 4: The War Moves West. 

PICTURES!!!!

Please take a minute and read the following letter from Mrs. Mitchell if you have misplaced your paper copy!

Dear Parents, 

To say that our school picture situation this year has been less than ideal would be quite the understatement, and truly I appreciate your incredible patience more than I could possibly say.  At this point, a different school photography company will be handling our class, club, and spring pictures.  Many of you are familiar with them:  Interstate Studios used by several schools in our area.  

What does this mean to us at the moment?  Once again I ask for your patience with the following changes:
* THIS Friday, January 15, will be a day for “Yearbook Pictures.” Due to many of the students’ pictures not being located for the class pages in the yearbook, Interstate Studios has graciously agreed to come this Friday and take a classic head shot for the yearbook of EACH child to ensure EVERY child has a picture for the yearbook.  For the golfers out there, consider it a Mulligan, if you will. 

* This should take no more than 10 minutes for each class as we want to interrupt instruction as little as possible.   * The background on Friday will be blue. * A schedule for picture times is attached.   * Where we have used parent volunteers before, we hate to ask that again, so we will try to handle this with teachers and staff. * As is the case with ALL school portraits, purchases are optional.  A paper proof will be provided with information if you want to order any in the event you were not satisfied with the ones in the Fall.  The flyer will have information about how to order online should you want to do so, but please know this is not about a fundraiser for the school.  Rather, it is necessary in order to have pictures for the yearbook, so if no one chooses to purchase a package, that is still fine, so please feel no pressure to purchase.   * If students are absent this Friday, we will try to locate their picture from the Fall or take another one here at school.  There will be no retakes after this Friday… hopefully!  * Also, our Class, Club, and Individual Spring Pictures will ALL be on Friday, March 18, with more information about that in the weeks to come.  Please note this to mean the pictures indicated on the school events calendar will NOT be taken tomorrow – again, those will be on March 18.
Flagship Photography regrets the many issues encountered this Fall, and they were willing to work with us so that we could secure alternate plans for this year that will hopefully result in smoother procedures and more quality photos for our students.  
Personally, again I thank you for understanding that in the grand scheme of making sure each child’s safety and education are top priority, this is relatively a small matter.  However, I apologize profusely for the inconveniences these matters have caused.
Respectfully, Ondie Mitchell, Principal

Jan 5-8

Week of January 5th – January 8th

Thursday, January 7^th – Report Cards Go Home

Thursday, January 14^th – Strike and Spare Spirit Night
Monday. January 18th - No School 

Reading: This week we will be learning about theme. Also students will be receiving a wordly wise vocabulary packet on Tuesday. In class we will be practicing these words throughout the week, the packet will need to be completed and turned in by Friday. There will be a reading activity that goes along with these words given to the students on Friday in class.  *Students will need to turn in their reading log on Friday!*

Language: Throughout this week we will be learning about figurative language.

Spelling: Our words this week include our wordly wise words as well as some social studies vocabulary words. All students will receive a spelling packet on Tuesday that will help them practice their spelling words throughout the week. The spelling packet will allow them to choose how they want to practice their words, which will help them to prepare for their Spelling Test on Friday.

Math: This week in math we will conclude our studies on Unit 3 Fractions and Decimals. This week’s topics are: decimal and fraction relationships, fractions and decimals, ordering fractions and decimals on a number line, and unit 3 post assessment. Please encourage your child to be practicing his or her multiplication facts, it makes everything we are learning in math much easier if they know them.

Science: In Science this week we will be starting our studies on Chapter 7 Lesson 1 Position, Motion, and Speed. 

Social Studies: Social Studies this week will consist of us continuing our studies on Chapter 6 the American Revolution. This week we will begin our studies on Lesson 3: New Settlements in the West.

Paul Revere Poem due 1/8

Since we are studying the American Revolution, we are going to memorize the first two stanzas of the poem, Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


You have plenty of time to study this, as it is not due until the Friday AFTER Christmas break. If the students choose to say the poem early, it will earn them extra credit!


Here is a copy of the poem!

Paul Revere’s Ride

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, — "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light, —
One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm."