April 25-29, 2016

General Announcements:

• May 2nd will be Elementary and Intermediate Transition Night.  Students will go to their Elementary schools from 5:30-6:30.  The Intermediate Transition will be from 6:30-7:30.  Students will be able to visit their new elementary or intermediate school to see the facilities, meet teachers, and learn more about the programs within the schools.
• On Monday, May 9th, the middle schools will have a Middle School Transition Night.  All middle schools will be open from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for any student who will be NEW to their middle school next year.  This includes rising 6th graders.  We will not be visiting Bumpus at a separate time during school this year.  Please see the attached flyer for more information: HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSITION NIGHT FLYER
• Our front office has created a document that will help as you navigate our recent zoning changes.  Please see this link for information on what students will attend Brock’s Gap:  Brock's Gap Rezoning Information

• Please check your child’s grades from time to time on INOW.  
• If your child is interested in Bumpus Show Choir, you must attend a mandatory parent meeting on Thursday, 4/28 at 6:30 at Bumpus.
• To go along with our read aloud book, Schooled, we are asking each child to bring in one white t-shirt. We will be tie-dying these as a class closer to the end of the year. Please write your child's name on the tag and send these in as you can.

Important Dates for This Week

• Friday, April 29:  Yearbook money due--$35

Important Curriculum Dates

• Friday, April 29th:  DOL Test
• Friday, April 29th:  Reading/Vocabulary Test

Looking Ahead

• April 28: Bumpus Show Choir Mandatory Parent Meeting (6:30 at Bumpus)
• May 2:  Elementary (5:30 -6:30) and Intermediate (6:30-7:30) Transition Night
• May 6: Invention Projects due
• May 9:  Middle School Transition Night 6:00-8:00
• May 20: Poetry Slam (more information to come about this)

Curriculum News:

Math News:

**Math: We are still working with number patterns and graphing for a few more days. However, we will soon begin to look more at geometry of shapes. When we finish these standards, we will begin to use all of our math skills in some long-term math projects.
Math Homework: Math Computation

Science News:

**Science: In science, we are still discussing the movement of matter, Newton's laws of motion, and some of the forces that can affect movement. Later, we will talk about friction and resistance of motion, specifically air resistance. Then, we will use this understanding to help design ways to safely drop an egg from a second story window and assure it's survival.

Language Arts News:

Topics of Study -

**Reading: Today, students received a new passage and vocabulary words.  We will read the passage several times, but it is always important to read it again at home throughout the week.  A comprehension and vocabulary test will be on Friday.

**Language/Language IXL- We will review verbs this week.  Students will complete IXL pertaining to verbs throughout the week, due before they come in on Friday.

Social Studies:

Topics of Study – We began our unit on slavery last week and will begin our study of the causes of the Civil War.

                   

We hope everyone has a great week!