Update for April 16

       Dear Parents,

      Thank you in advance for sending your students to school well rested and having had a good breakfast for the Milestones this Monday and Wednesday and next week on Monday and Tuesday!

       I'm sure you have seen the many field trip forms coming home.  The 5th grade will  be visiting Georgia State University on April 25th from about 8:45 to 1:00.  Our Sandy Springs Charter Middle School and Ridgeview Charter Middle School field trips will be on May 3rd.  If you have not already, please check your student's backpack and return the forms this week.  :)

      In math, we have been reviewing standards from throughout the year with a good bit of attention focused on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing DECIMALS.  These skills are not only important for Milestones, but the 6th grade math teachers have let us know that students need to be strong in these concepts going into 6th grade math.

      In Science and Social Studies, we are finishing up our Electricity/Magnetism and 1975 to Present units.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the information I have sent out on Remind!

        Thank you for your support!

        Jenny M-G

MGSE5.OA.1 — Parentheses MGSE5.NBT.1 — Place Value MGSE5.NBT.2 — Multiplying/Dividing by 10 MGSE4.NBT.5 — Four digit multiplication MGSE5.NBT.6 — Multi-digit divisors MGSE5.NBT.7 — Operations on Decimals S5P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate electricity. a. Obtain and combine information from multiple sources to explain the difference between naturally occurring electricity (static) and human-harnessed electricity. b. Design a complete, simple electric circuit, and explain all necessary components. c. Plan and carry out investigations on common materials to determine if they are insulators or conductors of electricity. SS5H7 Trace important developments in America from 1975 to 2001. a.          Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, including the role of Ronald Reagan. b.         Describe the events of September 11, 2001, and analyze their impact on American life. c.          Explain the impact of the personal computer and the Internet on American life.