November 9-13, 2015

General Announcements:

• In honor of our Veterans during the month of November, and in conjunction with our Veterans Day Program tomorrow, November 10 at 8:45 A.M., we are asking for you to please donate unopened, travel- size toiletries that will be presented to the VA Hospital in Birmingham for Veteran patients and for the homeless Veterans program. We will have boxes in the lobby from Monday, November 2 thru Friday, November 13, 2015.
• Tomorrow, November 10th will be “Dress Your Best Day” at Brock’s Gap in honor of our veterans.
• We will have no school on Wednesday, November 11th for Veterans’ Day.
• Progress reports will be coming home tomorrow, November 10th with your student.

• Please check your child’s grades from time to time on INOW.  
• From our nurse, Mrs. Walker:
  In accordance with Alabama law, Section 16-29-1, Code Alabama, 1975, our school will be conducting a free screening to detect adolescent scoliosis on November 17, 2015 all day during PE classes. The school nurse along with a nurse from Children's Hospital will conduct the scoliosis screening program. The screening, which takes about one minute, is simple and not embarrassing. It involves a visual examination of the back while standing straight and bending over. Boys and girls will be screened separately. Scoliosis is a twisting, or curve of the spine which occurs in about 10% of the adolescent population and about 2 ½% will require some type of medical attention. The first sign of scoliosis is usually noticed between the ages of ten and fourteen. If any symptoms are detected for your child, you will be notified by letter. Please make sure your child wears a slip-on shirt or blouse on the screening day. Girls may wear a bathing suit top or bra which will remain on during the screening. If you do not want your child to participate then send a note in writing to the school nurse. Thank you for you cooperation with the screening program. 
  Tyra Walker, RN

  School Nurse

  Brocks Gap Intermediate

  Phone  439-1630

  Fax 439-1601

Important Dates for This Week

• 11/10:  Progress Reports
• 11/10:  Veteran’s Day program at Brock’s Gap at 8:45 a.m.DRESS YOUR BEST DAY
• 11/11:  No School

Important Curriculum Dates

• Friday, November 13th:  DOL Week 10 Test/IXL Due

Looking Ahead

• Friday, November 20:  Students bring in their Favorite Family Recipes and discuss traditions (more information on this to come separately next week).
• November 23-27: Thanksgiving Holidays.  No school for students all week.

Math News: We are continuing in our understanding of fractions. We are looking at how equivalent fractions are truly equal. We are also talking about how the "whole" affects how we interpret a fraction. We will continue with this, as we work to develop a deeper understanding of fractions.

Homework: None

Science News: We are continuing to look at how plants are producers, and what that means to the rest of life. We are specifically focusing on photosynthesis and how we know plants are producers. We will try to find evidence of photosynthesis by testing for starch in a plant leaf. These experiments and representations will help us develop a better understanding of how energy flows from the sun and then, outward.
Weekend Homework: Prepare the Photosynthesis Cutout

Language Arts News:

**Vocabulary: We will not have any vocabulary this week, due to the short week. Enjoy!! :)

**Reading Log: These came home today and will be due on Friday.  Please reiterate the importance of answering each question asked, writing in complete sentences, and reading back through their writing to check for errors.
homework: Read and respond on Monday's reading log
**Language/Language IXL: We are working on Week 10 Language DOL, with a continued focus on verbs.   A test will be on Friday, November 13th.  
homework: review DOL Day 1 and make sure IXL is completed
**Writing: Last week, we learned important note-taking skills needed in order to write an Informational writing piece.  We gathered and organized information about colonies. This week, we will work on putting all of the information together to write an Informational piece about the colonies.

Social Studies: We will learn about the events that led to the Revolutionary War.

Homework: finish side one of Veterans Day Webquest           

We hope everyone has a great week!