Lakeside Ledger - Lakeside Elementary

Lakeside
Ledger
4th Quarter 2014-2015
Katina Allen
Principal
From The Principal
Welcome back from Spring Break! This is our last
newsletter for the 2014-2015 school year. The months of
April, May, and June will be very busy at Lakeside. Please
take time to review the section “Dates to Remember” to
learn of current and upcoming activities.
We have completed the Florida Standards Assessment
(FSA) for third and fourth grades. We will start testing for
fifth and sixth grades on April 13th and continue through
May 6th. Please mark your calendar and make sure your
child is not tardy to school on those dates, and if possible,
please do not make morning appointments (doctor, dentist,
etc.) as it would interfere with the schedule for
administration. We have worked very hard to prepare the
students and we want them to do their very best. Thank you
for your support by ensuring your child has the best testing
opportunity possible.
We have enjoyed the opportunity to work with your child
and watch him/her grow. Have a safe and wonderful
summer. Our office hours in the summer will be 7:00 AM
to 5:00 PM – Monday thru Thursday starting June 1st.
Dates to Remember
APRIL
17 – Family Fun Night
18 - Run to the Sun One Mile Fun Run
9:30am Best Bet (formerly OP Kennel Club)
24 – Jumperz (formerly Jump Zone)
4:00pm – 8:00pm
MAY
1 – Interim Reports available on Parent Portal
4–8 Early Kindergarten Registration Week
Jeff Schriver
Assistant Principal
Teacher Appreciation Week
7 – Laker Awards Ceremony 9:00am cafeteria
9 - Shannon Miller Lifestyle One Mile Fun Run
8:00am Jacksonville Landing
12 – Chorus Field Trip
13 – Tropicana Speech Contest
15 – Chorus Family Night
18 - Texas Roadhouse P.E. Family Fun
Night 4:30pm – 8:30pm
25 – Memorial Day – No School
Memorial Day One Mile Fun Run
9:00am 1st Place Sports of Orange Park
26 – P.E. Running Awards Ceremony
6:30pm – 8:00pm (4th – 6th) by invitation
only
28 – 5th grade play 6:30pm – 8:30pm
29 – Jumperz (formerly Jump Zone)
4:00pm – 8:00pm
JUNE
2 – Early Dismissal 11:45am
3 – Last Day/Early Dismissal 11:45am
Report Cards available on Parent Portal
First day of school for next year: 8/17/15
Teacher Appreciation Week
Scheduled
The week of May 4-8 has been designated as
Teacher Appreciation Week in the state of
Florida. If you have a special teacher you
would like to remember with a note or kindness, you may
want to do it during this week. We are very fortunate at
LES to have a faculty of talented and caring teachers.
We celebrate them not only this week, but every week.
Dress Code Reminder
Now that the season is changing and warm
weather is upon us, we wanted to remind you
that students need to follow the dress code.
Pay particular attention to the following:
►Shorts for boys and girls should be no shorter than 4 inches
from the top of the knee. The same applies to
skirts.
►If wearing leggings or spandex pants, a
shirt/blouse must be long enough to cover the
buttocks.
►Shirts and blouses must cover the stomach and chest. Shirts
must have sleeves that cover the shoulders and
undergarments. Tank top and spaghetti straps are not allowed
unless worn with a cover shirt.
►Pants/shorts must fit at the waist. If they will not stay up, a
belt must be worn.
Clinic Notes
It’s TDAP Time!
Attention: Parents of 6th grade students…
Florida Law requires that all students get a Tetanus,
Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination prior to entering
7th grade.
If your child does not have a primary physician, FREE
vaccinations are available through Florida Department of
Health-Clay County’s Immunization Clinic at Bear Run,
located at 3229 Bear Run Boulevard in Orange Park. The
clinic is open Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. -11:00a.m. and 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m.
Please call 904-272-3177 for more information.
Parent or legal guardian MUST accompany children.
(If using the Bear Run Immunization Clinic please bring your
child’s current shot record with you.)
Head Lice Alert
Recently, we have experienced several cases of head lice.
The following information will help you with early detection
and treatment.
PEDICULOSIS (HEAD LICE) TREATMENT
Lice are grayish-white to light brown in color. They are
wingless, about the size of sesame seed, and have 6 claws that
attach to the hair shaft. Nits are yellowish to gray-tan oval
eggs. Cycle: the eggs hatch in 8-10 days and then in another
8-10 days, the young will mature and lay eggs of their own.
Viable (live) eggs are usually seen from the scalp up to ½ inch
on the hair shaft. Head lice do not jump or fly and hardly ever
crawl. If your child has been infected, that means their hair
has been in contact with someone who is infected or they have
shared the earphones, hats, combs, or brushes of someone
infected.
LICE ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING
If you suspect head lice, check your child’s hair using a
magnifying glass in natural light (sunlight). The National
Pediculosis Association reports that lice have recently become
resistant to pediculocide products. Therefore, you must
follow the five-step plan to completely eliminate head lice.
5-STEP PLAN
1. Use pediculocide shampoo. Read the manufacturer’s
label carefully and follow instructions. NOTE: DO NOT
use pediculocide on children under the age of 2, if you are
pregnant or nursing, or if your child has a seizure disorder.
2. Olive oil treatment: Using this method will aide in: a)
smothering the lice; b) making nit removal easier; c) remoisturizing the hair after the use of pediculocide shampoo.
DIRECTIONS: Massage olive oil into hair and scalp. Be
sure to saturate completely. Leave olive oil on your child’s
hair for 8 hours (overnight). Use a shower cap to cover the
hair and tie a bandana over it to keep it in place. This works
by means of suffocation. The olive oil cuts off the oxygen
supply in a few minutes and the lice will not move, but you
MUST leave the oil on for the full 8 hours to kill the lice.
3. Clean Environment: a) Vacuum carpets, upholstery and
stuffed animals. Use lint removal brush for hard-to-vacuum
areas. b) Soak combs and brushes in HOT water for 20
minutes. C) Wash clothes in HOT water and dry them in a
hot dryer for 20 minutes. Lice cannot live off the human
scalp for more than a couple of days.
4. Comb out nits: Use a regular comb to remove tangles
first. Next, use a nit comb. Section the hair no longer than
the length of the comb. Continue to section a small amount
of hair until you cover the entire head. If you find a nit,
remove it with your fingernails by sliding the nit off the hair
shaft.
5. Shampoo: After 8 hours shampoo the hair over the sink
(not the bathtub or shower). Use a good clarifying shampoo
and add adequate amount of the shampoo twice. Check the
hair after drying for any remaining nits. Repeat sectioning
of small amount of hair as above.
IMPORTANT!
Repeat olive oil treatment and nit combing every 4 days for
3 weeks. The goal is to kill all newly hatched lice before
they mature and lay eggs.
Let parents of other children know if their child has been
exposed to prevent re-infestation.
TIPS
1.
Wear hair up.
2.
Check your child’s hair every week.
3.
Don’t share combs, brushes, hats, etc.
RE-ENTRY INTO SCHOOL:
Parent must bring child to the school clinic to have hair
checked before they can be re-admitted to class. The
school’s attendance team will be notified of excessive
absences which could result in a home visit from the school
social worker and/or public health nurse. If you have any
question or concerns, please call your child’s school.
Students will be allowed two excused absences from school
to be treated and cleaned of nits. After two days, absences
will be unexcused.
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Music Notes
Hello Lakers! We have had a
great 3 quarter studying instrument
families, creating musical stories, reading music and
playing the recorder. In the 4th nine weeks, we will
continue to play the recorder, develop listening skills
and music vocabulary, study movement/dance and
much more. Here are a few dates to add to your
calendar and some important information:
 Chorus
 Please keep in mind that we have an
altered rehearsal schedule due to FSA
testing.
 Our last chorus rehearsals will be
4/10/15, 5/8/15, and 5/15/15.
 Our last two performances will be a
field trip on 5/12/15 and Chorus Family
Night on 5/15/15. Details for these
performances will be sent home in
April.
 Upcoming Events
 Elementary Music Festival 5/12/15
 Chorus Family Night 5/15/15
 Recorders
 All 4th/5th/6th graders need to have one!
 You can purchase the recorder and
student book through
www.musick8.com or from the store
Music of Note on Park Avenue. You
can purchase any brand or color of
recorder as long as it is a soprano
recorder. The student book we are
using is titled Recorder Karate.
 You may borrow a recorder from Mrs.
Gaylor if you cannot afford to purchase
one. Please send in a note with a
parent/guardian signature requesting to
borrow a recorder. The instrument will
be checked out to the student and must
be returned (in good condition) at the
end of the year.
 We will be playing recorders
throughout the remainder of the year.
We will also use recorders next year.
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Wishlist
 We are always in need of supplies in
the music room. If you would like to
donate any of the following items,
please send them to school with your
child labeled “Music Room.”
 Tissues, Paper Towels, Hand
Sanitizer, Clorox/Lysol Wipes, Paper
(Colored/White/Construction/Cardsto
ck), Folders, Pencils, Crayons,
Markers, Paints, Glue/Glue Sticks,
Stickers, CD’s/DVD’s/VHS’s (Grated only), costumes, hats,
instruments (old/new)
Volunteers
 If you are a trained musician or you
have a unique instrument that you
would like to share with the students
of lakeside, please contact Mrs.
Gaylor (rjgaylor@oneclay.net). We
would love to have you in the music
room.
 If you would like to help with
concerts/performances, making props,
programs, costumes, etc., please
contact Mrs. Gaylor. Your help will
be greatly appreciated.
Art Enrichment Program
Monet and American Impressionists
Harn Museum of Art
Gainesville, FL.
Free Admission
April 18, 2015 1pm – 4pm Family
Day at the Harn Learn a
little French, picture with Monet
and paint outdoors
Please call Lori Butler 904-2132916 if you want to share great
works of art in Lakeside Classrooms.
Art Enrichment is a nonprofit organization and
accepts donations of Art Books and art prints.
Technology Talk
I can’t believe it is almost the end of the year already!
This school year has really flown by. Due to the
computer-based FSA tests, the students will not meet
in the computer lab again until after testing finishes on
May 6th. At that time, we will take our final STAR
reading assessment to give the students their updated
reading zone for the year. This will help ensure that
the students are reading appropriate material during
the summer months to continue their reading growth
during their time away from school.
For parents and guardians of students in the fifth and
sixth grades, please remember that you can download
the computer-based practice tests at home (from
www.fsassessments.org) so that the students can
familiarize themselves with the testing format before
the test. The students have had practice with the
testing software in the computer lab, but the more they
experience it, the more comfortable they will be when
they have to take the real test.
Also, I’m sure you have seen our new
website by now. The new websites
officially replaced the old websites for all
schools in February. The address for our
school is http://les.oneclay.net. For those
of you who had a link to the old Laker
Links website at home, there is a new Student Links
site on our new website that has educational activities
for the students. The address for the new Student
Links page is http://les.oneclay.net/student-links.html.
Media Matters
Lakers have checked out 13,620 books this year! On
average, each Lakeside student has checked out 13
books this year. The Strange
Case of Origami Yoda by
Tom Angleberger is our top
fiction book. The most
popular nonfiction section
continues to be 500-599 which
is made up of science topic books. Third grade is the
top grade level with Mrs. Gernhard’s class leading the
way with an average of 35 books per student checked
out this year. WOW!!!!
Congratulations to the following TOP Grade Level
library patrons:
K-Chance Crossley
1st-Mariah Davis
2nd-Madison Thornton
3rd-Cheyenne Moralez
4th-Jayden Gaines
5th-Andrew Galvan
6th-Kylie Zitkus
*Two first grade classes had 100% of their students
meet their 3rd quarter reading goals. Congratulations
to Ms. Taylor and Mrs. Morris’s classes!
*The Supervisor of Elections Office visited our
library on March 26. Third-Sixth graders who
qualified to vote heard an informative lesson on the
voting process, then received a real ballot to vote for
their favorite Sunshine State Young Reader Award
book. LES’s choice was Hooper Finds a Home: A
Hurricane Katrina Dog’s Survival Tale. Our votes
will be added to votes from students around the state
of Florida to determine this year’s winner.
*Fourth graders are gearing up to compete for a spot
on their classroom Battle of the Books team. Fourth
grade students who have read at least three Sunshine
State Young Reader Award books will take a
qualifying test in April. The top four scores will be
chosen for the BOB team. Class teams will battle
each other the first week in May
to determine our school
winner. Wish us luck!
*The Spring Book Fair is
May 11-14. This fair will
be a BOGO fair so start
saving to stock up on books for
summer reading! If you are
interested
in volunteering, please contact Kelly Jernigan in the
media center. You won’t want to miss it!
As always, please feel free to visit the library before
or after school 8:00-8:30 or 2:30-3:00. Your child
doesn’t have to wait for his or her library day!
PFA Tidbit
We are almost to the end of the year; if you have not
completed the “3 for Me” hours, please contact
Jennifer Meehan at cercygirl@yahoo.com or (904)
413-2153. Please continue to send in your “Labels
for Education” and Tyson A+ School” labels. This
benefits the school at no expense to you, as these
labels are found on many of the items you purchase
while shopping. We have enjoyed seeing you at our
Skate Station family nights, as well as the Jumperz
family nights. There are only a few more of these
nights left, so please come join us for the fun!
Please remember that parents are to stay with the
children during the events.
Thank you for your continued support at LES, where
parents/volunteers do make a difference.
P.E. Family Fun Night
at The Texas
Roadhouse
There will be a P.E. Family Fun
Night on Monday, May 18th at The Texas Roadhouse.
Come and dine with us and meet our Lakeside
Families. The P.E. Department will receive 10 % of
all sales that evening from 4:30 – 8:30. Proceeds from
the family night will be used to assist with school-wide
initiatives. Team up with P.E. and treat your family to
a nice, relaxing evening at The Texas Roadhouse.
Lakeside Track & Field Team
Congratulations to the following 4th
– 6th graders who competed in the
Clay County Elementary Track &
Field Meet on Saturday, February
28th at Middleburg High School:
4th Grade: Isabelle Bernauer, Breanna Burniston,
Madilyn Calderon, Hope Carter, Cameron Cole,
Jaymie Cox, Thomas DeFauw, Michael Gilkey,
Tremain Hooks, Sydney Jewell, Michelle Laffoon,
Sydney LaPierre, Elijah Smith, Ethan Springer, Gehrig
Van De Water, & Jamaine Wheeler.
5th Grade: Brandon Adams, Nicole Andersen,
Maddox Baxter, Cody Bowyer, Richelle Carey, Ila
Gapinski, Ben Gardiner, Abby McGinn, Ryan
Prescott, Allaijah Reynoso, Armenia Sampadian,
Dillon Slate, Logyn Toman, & Kaaliyah Woodside.
6th Grade: Kaley Burnside, Shelby Cercy, Emma
Duchemin, Ben Harris, Raeona Harris, Shannon King,
Ian Lake, Elizabeth Loudermilk, Shawn Parris, Kyle
Richards, Mason Richards, Miranda Rosema, Terrell
Spencer, Jonathan Taff, Savannah Walters, Kincaid
Wilson, & Kylie Zitkus.
The following students placed at the County Meet:
Tremain Hooks ~ 1st (Long Jump)
Ben Harris ~ 1st (400 Meters)
Madilyn Calderon ~ 2nd (Softball Throw)
Brandon Adams ~ 2nd (Softball Throw)
Raeona Harris ~ 2nd (100 Meters)
Mason Richards, Ian Lake, Terrell
Spencer & Ben Harris ~ 2nd (4 x 100
Meter Relay)
Cameron Cole ~ 3rd (Softball Throw)
Hope Carter ~ 3rd (400 Meters)
Kaaliyah Woodside ~ 3rd (200 Meters)
Terrell Spencer ~ 3rd (Long Jump)
The track team worked hard each week at practice to
prepare for the county meet and a big shout out to
Mical Van De Water, Jessica Jewell, & Tim Wells for
serving on our coaching staff this season.
Congratulations Lakers on a job well done!
The P.E. Connection
Physical Education is an integral part of the total
education of every child in Kindergarten through
Grade 12. Quality Physical Education programs are
needed to increase the physical competence, healthrelated fitness, self-responsibility and enjoyment of
physical activity for all students so that they can
adopt and enhance healthy lifestyles for a lifetime.
Physical Education
programs may
improve children’s
muscular strength,
flexibility, muscular
endurance, body
composition and
cardiovascular
endurance. A quality
Physical Education
program may also
assist in developing motor skills which allow for
safe, successful and satisfying participation in
physical activities and may provide a wide-range of
developmentally appropriate activities for all
children. Our program may be a major force in
assisting children to socialize with others
successfully and provide opportunities to learn
positive people skills. Physical Education instills a
stronger sense of self-worth in children based on
their mastery of skills and concepts in physical
activity. They may become more confident,
assertive, and independent and self-controlled.
National Physical Education & Sport Week is May
1st -7th. This year’s theme is “Let’s Move in
School”. Please take the time to ask your child
about his/her Physical Education experiences here at
Lakeside. Now that spring is here, go out and enjoy
the beautiful Florida weather while being physically
active with your family. Spring into wellness!
As the 2014 – 2015 school year winds down, I would
like to take this opportunity to thank all of our
Lakeside families who have continually supported
our Physical Education Department by participating
in the community fun runs, and supporting our P.E.
Family Fun Nights at the Texas Roadhouse. We are
fortunate to have such amazing families here at
Lakeside. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to
teach your child this school year. Have a safe and
physically active summer.
“Move It ~ Move It” Competition
Lakeside won the “Move It ~ Move It”
county-wide competition for the first
semester. Lakeside accumulated
15,043 miles since August during
Fitness Friday and through the Kids
Marathon program. As the winner for the first
semester, Blue Bell Creameries provided frozen
yogurt treats during lunch on Wednesday March
11th. Each and every child and staff member
received the treat during their scheduled lunch time.
Congratulations Lakeside! Way to track those
miles!
Kindergarten Pre-Registration
Beginning the week of May 4-8, children who will be
five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2015 can
be registered for Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school
year. To register for Kindergarten we will need the
following items: 1) Two proofs of residency (utility
bill and rental agreement or mortgage statement) 2)
Copy of a certified birth certificate. 3) Immunization
record (Form HRS 680). 4) School physical – dated
within one year of the first day of school. 5) Picture
ID of parent. Don’t delay!
Kindergarten Korner
My goodness, is it the last nine weeks already?
Seems like just yesterday we were meeting and
greeting this wonderful group of children!
This nine weeks is packed with events and activities.
We began with a field trip to the JCA in
Jacksonville to see a play about Dr. Seuss. The
children displayed exceptional behavior before,
during and after the performance. They certainly
represented LES well!
Soon, our classrooms will
become a safe haven for
caterpillars as they go through
their life cycle to become
butterflies. The students will
be actively engaged in observing
this fascinating process. In celebration of
the life cycle, the students will release the
butterflies and wish them well.
Clay County kindergarten students will be given a
basic assessment for reading during the month of
April. Also, the last Performance Matters test will
be given. All math standards will be tested.
The children have grown a lot. You may need to
change the clothing in their backpack. Keep in
mind the weather is getting warmer; therefore, take
into consideration the type and size of the clothing
for your child. Make sure they come dressed in
clothing that meets the dress code.
Please check your child’s backpack and take home
folder daily. If you have any questions, please
contact your child’s teacher.
Sincerely,
The Kindergarten Team
First Grade Fun
Where has the year gone? We have learned so
much over the past three quarters, but we are not
finished yet! In Reading we have been working on
main idea and key details in
text. We have also been
learning about locating
answers to questions in
text. For practice at home
while reading, ask your
child questions about the
text and have him or her locate the answers in the
text. We are reading and writing about non-fiction.
On homework assignments, continue to help your
child write complete sentences with correct
grammar, spelling, punctuation, and correct use of
capital letters.
Keep practicing those addition and subtraction
facts to 20! We have been doing timed-addition
facts tests for “ice cream
sundae” rewards (ask your
first grader!). Coming up in
math for the fourth nine
weeks: adding and
subtracting double-digit
numbers, measurement,
money, time to the hour and half hour, graphs, and
interpreting data. We are looking forward to
learning about these concepts! Many of our first
graders met their AR goals for third quarter and get
to go to the ice cream party, hooray! Way to go
first graders and keep on reading!
Second Grade Scoop
The 3rd nine weeks is over and we have one more
semester to finish strong in the 2014-2015 school
year. We have so much to continue working on to
be ready for 3rd grade. Please continue reading
with your child at home. Also, mix it up a little
have them read a page to you and you read a page
to them. Be sure to ask questions as you both read
together. The 5 W’s is a good place to start: Who,
What, When, Where, and Why.
The “W” questions will get your
child talking about the events of
the story they are reading and also
boost comprehension. Research
shows the more a child reads the
more information they learn and retain for the
future. It is also essential to review work sent
home in the Daily Folder or Tuesday Folder.
Students enjoy the praise they receive from a job
well done as well as feedback and guidance from
you, their first teacher.
In the area of Math, continue to practice math facts
nightly. The practice of math skills builds
automaticity. That means your child will become
more automatic with their knowledge of math
facts. This also will help boost their math skills as
they move throughout the grades here at Lakeside
Elementary. Everyday practice and exposure to
math in a child’s everyday environment is another
way to build math
knowledge. Have your
child count money at home
or at the store. It is exciting
for them to put their
knowledge to use in a
practical way. Telling
time, counting money, and
using measurement tools are a life skill that starts
early in 2nd grade. Have your child practice these
concepts at home whenever possible.
Thank you for your continued support. You can
always call or email us with any questions or
concerns.
The Florida Standards Assessment is over!! The
children are happy to be finished.
We will be reading various chapter books in
class which will be accompanied with activities
and standards review. For the
remainder of the school year,
please make sure your child
continues to read books at
home. It is recommended
they read at least 20 minutes a
night.
We also recommend that the
students continue to practice their multiplication
facts.
We are getting ready for
fourth grade this grading
period and will be working
diligently as we introduce new
skills and review familiar
ones.
Be on the lookout for further information
concerning an end of the year party. Thanks in
advance to all of our volunteers who graciously
give their time to help with these activities.
Fourth Grade Flash
Laker fourth graders worked hard on FSA!
Although testing is over, school IS NOT—students
should keep working hard!
Every student must know their math facts:
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Keep checking your child’s planner nightly.
Read with your child; it improves comprehension
and vocabulary.
Keep checking planners nightly.
Speeches:
Coming soon! The Tropicana Public
Speaking Contest—more info to follow! Third Grade Thoughts
Fifth Grade Facts
Spring is a busy time of year for fifth graders!
They have many opportunities to shine!
First is the Humane Society Poster Contest.
The winner will be selected April 3rd, and
his/her poster will be sent to the Humane
Society for further judging. The county
winner’s poster will be on the Blanding
Boulevard billboard.
Next, we will once again participate in the
Tropicana Speech Contest. The school-wide
contest will be on May 13th,
so classroom competitions
will take place the week
before. Students will start
working on their speeches in
class soon. It’s time for
students to start thinking
about a topic!
The 5th Grade Math Field Day Team has
already started practicing and getting ready for
the county
competition on
Saturday, May
16th.
Congratulations to
Ben Gardiner,
Angela Lee, Ila Gapinski, James Rosier, Logyn
Toman, Amanda Olyer, Josiah Ilagan, and
Maryam Esso for being the students chosen to
represent Lakeside!
We also hope to shine on the new Florida
Standards Assessment Tests. Fifth grade
science will be tested April 13-14. The reading
(ELA) is scheduled for April 17 and the 20th to
22nd. Math will be tested April 29-30 and May
1, as well as May 4-6. Please keep in mind
these dates so students are well rested and
ready to do their best!
We still have a lot of work ahead. We need
your help keeping students focused on
learning. Please continue to check your child’s
planner! Please continue to check Focus!
Please continue to check folders! Please email
or send us a note if you have any questions!
We welcome your help as we enter the last
quarter of the school year!
Sixth Grade Scene
Reading: We are in the
home stretch! I want to
personally thank you parents
and students for all your
hard work and support this
year. I am excited to see it
pay off on your student’s
F.S.A tests!
Sixth grade Reading will
begin testing on April 13th, so please make sure
your students are at school during that week.
Your students will need plenty of rest and a
healthy breakfast to get the day started off right.
I will only be offering extra credit ONE TIME
this quarter, so please make sure you put all your
effort into your assignments. I will send home a
“remind” text a week before I offer extra credit.
Also, you can see in your student’s planner when
it will be given out. Extra credit will be given out
AFTER the F.S.A test.
Ms. Hill
Language Arts: Lakeside
would like to extend a warm
welcome to Ms. Bergelt.
Science: During this 4th quarter we will be
looking at the human body and
the systems that help us function.
We will learn about infectious
diseases and how our body
defends against them, and finally
we will look at the diversity of
life. This marking period will
have some disruptions due to
state testing, but we ask that you and your students
maintain focus and end the year strong. Thank you
for your continued support.
Mr. Torrens
Social Studies: We have just finished up our
month study on the ancient civilization of Greece.
Your students have learned about the geography of
Greece, the beginning stages of democracy,
famous wars fought to defend this idea of
democracy, two powerful city-states, Sparta and
Athens, and a great epic written by Homer
entitled, “The Iliad.” The students enjoyed our
visit from Mrs. Pate and Mrs.
McCalley, our art ladies. They
shared many interesting facts
about Greek art and helped us
make pottery containing three
special characteristics: handles,
red and black colors, and
meandering patterns. Your student should have
already brought home his/her finished product.
Thank you to our art ladies for another successful
art day. Another special guest speaker, John
Cannizzaro, from the Jacksonville Court House,
shared his expertise on the idea of democracy and
how this idea has become such a vital part of our
court system here in the United States. Thank you
to this amazing lawyer who was willing to take
time out of his day to share
his knowledge with our
sixth grade students. Our
final Greece activity took
place on April 7, 2015.
This event was our annual
Chariot Races. Each
student dressed in a toga and the students who
signed up in advance competed in a single
elimination chariot race at 2:00 P.M. in the front of
our school. Thank you parents for joining us for
this fun and exciting day. Our next stop on this
world history tour will be Ancient Rome. Thank
you to all the parents who have sent in items for
our activities over the year. You are greatly
appreciated. As always if you have any questions
or concerns regarding social studies please feel
free to contact me at 213-2966 ex. 2312.
Mrs. Dougherty
Math: During this fourth nine weeks, we will be
covering the following standards of mathematics.
1.
Writing and solving expressions,
equations, inequalities
2.
Finding area and volume of figures
3.
Find measures of central tendency
4.
Number sense skills
Tutoring is offered every other Tuesday from
2:40 to 3:40 in my classroom.
Homework is assigned every
night, including Fridays. I
would encourage all students to
practice their multiplication and
division facts in order to
maximize their potential for
mathematical success.
Mr. Little
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A
SAFE AND ENJOYABLE
SUMMER BREAK!