Intermediate News
September 30th, 2019
Coastal Cleanup
Permission slips for Coastal Cleanup went home two weeks ago and are due back this Friday Sept 27th. Students who do not turn in a permission slip for Coastal Cleanup or mark that they will not be participating will help clean up our campus instead of the creek. All students will be participating in community service that day, whether it is helping to clean the creek or our campus.
Cal Academy of Sciences Permission Slip
Intermediate will be visiting the California Academy of Sciences in November. Permission slips for that field trip went home on Friday. If you are interested in chaperoning, please make sure that your insurance and DMV record is turned into the office at least one week before the trip. This helps ensure that all of our drivers are cleared to drive before the day of the field trip. All permission slips must be turned in by the due date. If your child needs a scholarship or you would like an extension on the donation, please write that on the permission slip and turn it in by the due date. We are unable to make accommodations for students who turn in their permission slip late!
Research Presentations are the Week of October 21st
Research presentations for all students will be the week of October 21st. Your student will be informed of their presentation date this week, but the schedule will also be posted in each classroom in case they need a reminder. Presentations will take place in SSR groups between 12:45 and 2:00 Monday-Thursday of that week. Parents are welcome to attend their child’s presentation. Please arrive before 12:45 and sign into the office. Presentations should be around 5 minutes and students are expected to present 3-4 of their performances.
Gradelink
As you may have noticed, the Intermediate teachers are beginning to experiment with using gradelink as an online grading system. Each teacher is using the system in their own way as we get comfortable with it. You may notice grades popping up for certain classes or whole class emails being sent from the system. Please make sure that your student’s information is current in our system! We will continue to update you as we use Gradelink more.
Trapper Keepers aka Zipper Binder
As students complete their weekly assignments, they should file their old work under math, language arts, social studies, science or their elective, if appropriate. At test time, they will be able to pull out and review relevant topics. For example, science students are given hand-outs that should be filed until test time. Science students get to use those materials during the test.
Scholastic Book Orders – Last Call for Scholastic Book Orders!
Our first scholastic book order form will be going home in student mailboxes this week. Please remember that we are doing online orders only. Orders are due by Friday October 4th.
You can order online at scholastic.com/readingclub, where you’ll find a wide selection of quality children’s books that are just right for your child’s reading level and interests. Remember, you help our class earn FREE Books and supplies with every order. Thank you for supporting your child’s reading both at home and in the classroom!
First Time Ordering Online?
Enter our one-time Class Activation Code: PTZ2W
Shop and submit your child’s book order.
Your books will be delivered directly to the classroom.
Weekly Work
Students received their Weekly Work folders this week. Inside those folders you will find all of their assignments. We will also include the assignments each week in the newsletter just in case.
All Intermediate Students
Research: Performance #3
Lifeskill: Organization
Social Studies: Age of Discovery
Writing: Opinion Writing
Science: Food Chain
STEM: Lines of Symmetry #2
Dubitsky
LA #1: Scholastic News
LA #2: How to Use Commas
LA #3: V & V
LA MobyMax: Commas
Spelling/Grammar: Unit 4
Math #1: Geometry Cards (2)
Math #2: 1 – Green N&O Cards (6)
2 – Green N&O Cards (6)
3 – Yellow Sequence Card
Math #3: 1 – Unit 1-2s4
2 – Unit 1-3s1
3 – Unit 1 Review – Test on Wednesday!
Math MobyMax: Quadrilaterals
Gonzalez
LA 1: Inferences “Elvis” & “Mess”
LA 2: Opinion Writing
LA 3: none
LA Moby Max: Identify…Volume
Spelling: “Against”
Grammar: Five Idiom Sentences
Math 1: 2 digit x 2 digit
Math 2: Multiple Game + Worksheet
Math 3: “Milo’e..” & “Thinking”
Math Moby Max: Fact Fluency
Other: Volume Word Problem Test
Albertoni
Language Arts #1: Bud, Not Buddy Ch. 9-12
Language Arts #2:Vocabulary
Language Arts #3: Comprehension Questions
LA MobyMax: Inference
Math #1: Math Journals
Math #2: 2.2.1
Math #3: 2.2.2
Other: 2.2.3
Math MobyMax: Fact Fluency (20 minutes for the week)
Spelling: Typing.com x2
Dates to Remember:
Oct 4th – 2nd Cup of Coffee
Oct 4th – Scholastic Book Order Due
Oct 4th – Coastal Cleanup
Oct 7th-14th – October Break
Oct 16th – DC Trip Info Night @ ACA 6:00pm
Oct 31st – Halloween Party (Minimum Day)
Nov 1st – Adjusted Minimum Day (9:15am-2:00pm)