Week of January 18th, 2022
Hello Families! The end of the nine weeks is FAST approaching!! NOTE THIS IS ON JANUARY 26th (about 1 WEEK away)!!! Please make sure your child is following all assignment directions and staying after school if they have any questions or need help! Encourage them to check the Missing Work board that can be found in all their Schoology Classes and to submit any missing items ASAP! Please always feel free to reach out with any questions you might have on DOJO or email, schoology, or CLEVER! WE HOLD HELP SESSIONS TO HELP YOUR CHILD!!! PLEASE HAVE THEM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS!!!
Please review the newsletter below for materials needed, important dates, and concepts we will cover throughout the next week:
- 2022-23 Course Selection will be live in PowerSchool beginning 1/17-1/23. The window will be open for students, parents, and guardians to request courses for next year. All students in grades 5-11, and their parents or guardians, should log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal to review teacher recommendations and select courses for the 2022-23 school year. Please contact HVA’s school counselor Lisa M. Eberhart for help with any questions you may have about academic planning. If you need help, see step-by-step instructions at http://tinyurl.com/requestingHCPScourses
The HCPS Online Planning guide for 2022-23 is at HCPS Planning Guide
- Join the PTA HERE: https://vapta-12462441.memberhub.com/store
- Please make sure you have filled out your INTENT for next school year!
** Student enrollment will be based on meeting the criteria for the HVA and teacher recommendations. The application process will begin February 2022.
Family Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5lNRertInfgBgHc31fkw7VM9wTO16e5nuWqtHa66HdPBn1Q/viewform
- COMPUTER HELP: As a reminder, please access this site for Henrico Family Device & Digital Resource Support. Also, click here for information on in-person technical support. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR COMPUTER TO THE NEAREST MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SUPPORT ON THE DEVICE! It is critical that you take care of your device and keep all programs running smoothly for a seamless educational experience. Use this Google Form: For HotSpots for the internet or any other computer needs.
- IF YOU HAVE THEM PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS FOR SCIENCE (not required): Balloon, String or Fishing Line, Stopwatch or Phone, Scissors, Tape, Clothes Pin or Binder Clip, Straw, Sheet of Paper.
- LEXIA & DREAMBOX: Please make sure you are completing your Lexia AND Dreambox weekly! These activities will hold weight on your final grade. THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE HVA!!!!
- LATE WORK: Remember late work will be graded after it is turned in and NOT IMMEDIATELY as we are trying to keep up with current material. Make up work does take a back seat to this. Know we will get to it more quickly IF you send a schoology message. Please stay after if you have turned in a late assignment and it has not been graded, but you see new grades have been added to the gradebook (as we sometimes are not notified when submitted). Make sure you send us a schoology/clever message when you complete an assignment.
- Wellness Wednesday: We will continue to offer conference times where students can sign up to meet with the teacher as needed. Remember groups/activities will vary from week to week so being on-time and present is essential to student learning! The Wellness Wednesday slideshow is located in the SCHOOLOGY HOMEROOM COURSE UNDER THE BUTTONS! Don’t forget about CODING CLUB from 11 - 12!!!!
Important Dates & Events HERE:
Upcoming Schedule:
- PowerSchool Course Selection Opens January 17-23
- Southeast State & Capital Test: MOVED TO TUESDAY January 18th for Harrington
- No School: January 17th
- Story Time: 2nd Grade will be hosting a story time on January 20th from 7:30 - 8:00 PM
- End of 9-Weeks: January 26th - HALF DAY
- FEB. 11th - Half Day
Check out the 5th Grade Calendar for tests and other important dates!
What are we learning next week with Mrs. Gosney?
Whole Group Reading- In reading we will continue with cause and effect.
English- Grammar “Boot Camp” will begin and continue throughout the rest of the nine weeks. Students will be learning all about parts of speech, how to correctly punctuate sentences, and how to use commas. They have completed a pre-test and I am excited to see how their results will improve on the post-test.
Gosney Homeroom Math- We will begin to use the stem and leaf plots and line plots to analyze data and learn about measures of center--Mean, Median, and Mode. Lessons began when we returned from break last week and a test is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14.
Please encourage your child to complete the required 5 lessons on DreamBox weekly. You can check out the weekly dreambox board here.
Harrington Homeroom Math- We will begin to use the stem and leaf plots and line plots to analyze data and learn about measures of center--Mean, Median, and Mode. Lessons began when we returned from break last week and a test is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14.
Please encourage your child to complete the required 5 lessons on DreamBox weekly. You can check out the weekly dreambox board here.
What are we learning next week with Mrs. Harrington?
Small-Group Reading- We will be working on expanding our vocabulary in our weekly vocabulary notebooks. We will also continue to work on using our comprehension strategies while using leveled literacy Footprints lessons. We are reviewing HOW to read and COMPREHEND text to the fullest! No matter what reading level you are on! DURING READING SMALL GROUP TIME! Please, Please, Please remember that you should be on the computer with Mrs. Massa or Mrs. Harrington at all times. If you happen to walk by and your student is not a TEAMS link or in a waiting room please ask them where they should be. Class DOJO is the best method to reach out to parents to get students to the right spot as needed during this hour. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER!!!
LEXIA CHAMPIONS HARRINGTON -
LEXIA CHAMPIONS GOSNEY -
Social Studies- We will continue to study the Southeast of the United States. We will continue to work on our WeVideo Projects for the states we picked. Research and WeVideo productions will continue. Presentations coming soon!!! We will work on WeVideo projects until the end of the week with presentations in the next few weeks!
Science- No science due to WeVideo Project.