May 2-6, 2016

General Announcements:

• Progress Reports went home last Wednesday.  Please return one signed copy as soon as possible.
• 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
• Bumpus Middle School is selling School Supply Kits for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.  Orders must be placed by May 25, 2016.  All school supplies other than ear buds and calculators will be in the school supply kit.  The cost for 6th graders is $60.00.  To order this, please go to http://www.shopttkits.com/. The account number is 30971.  This is only for students going to BUMPUS MIDDLE SCHOOL.  You will print your receipt and bring it with you to registration to get your supplies.  Registration at Bumpus is scheduled for August 2, 2016.
• It's time for your students to return their recorder books to the music room.  We've had great success this year with letting students take these books home but they do have to be returned by the end of the school year. If they have been lost or irreparably damaged they need to be paid for as soon as possible.  They are $5.00 each and can be paid for on myschoolfees.com. In May, Mrs. Vines will send emails to individuals who still need to return their books.

• Beginning next week, any students who owe more than $10.00 to the BGIS cafeteria will be given a cheese sandwich and milk for lunch.  Beginning May 16th, any student who owes more than $5.00 will be given a cheese sandwich and milk.  We appreciate your help with this!
• The Clinic and Auditions for the 2016-2017 Cadence Show Choir will be May 18-20th in the Bumpus Choir room.  Rising 6-8th graders are eligible to audition.  There is a mandatory parent/student meeting on Thursday, April 28th at 6:30 pm in the Bumpus Choir Room.  You must attend the meeting in order to audition.  Audition forms are available from Mrs. Walker in the choir room at Brock’s Gap or Mrs. Rodas. Forms are due by May 9th. There is a $10 audition fee.  NOTE:  If you missed the meeting, you can let us know and we will forward your interest to Mrs. Walker.  This was announced in choir and on the news this week, but we know the number of transitions is great!
• Please send in white t-shirts for your child when you can.

Looking Ahead

• Monday, May 9th:  Middle School Transition Night

Curriculum News:

• Friday, May 6: Possible quiz on identifying triangles and quadrilaterals

Math News:

**Math- We are wrapping up our work with data charts, number patterns, and learning how to make and interpret those graphing patterns. We are now, returning to two-dimensional geometry as we look at polygons. We will continue this, until we start an end of the year project using all of our 5th grade math skills.
Homework: Math Computation, Identifying shapes worksheet, and IXL level "G"- U.10

Science News:

**Science- In science, we are still working on our Egg Drop project. Our goal is to somehow, reduce the pull of gravity and safely land a raw egg after dropping it from our second story window. After this project, we will end with a long-term science project.

Language Arts News:

Topics of Study -

**Reading: We began our study of poetry today.  We will learn about a different type of poem each day and students will write their own.  They will keep up with their poems to create an anthology that will be graded at the end of our unit.  We will also have a Poetry Slam where students will showcase their wonderful poems. More information on this will come home soon.

**IXL: We will review various skills this week.  Students will complete IXL before coming to class on Friday.

Social Studies:

Topics of Study – We will continue working on our project on a book called Unspoken. This will end our Slavery Unit. We will move on towards our study of the Civil War.

                   

 We hope everyone has a GREAT week!