May 2017

May 2017

April was filled with M-STEP. our state's standardized test for grades 3-11.  Tomorrow, we will complete our last part, Social Studies Part II. Hip, Hip Hooray!

Important Dates

Friday, May 5, 2017: Unit 6 Math Test, Multiplying and Dividing by Decimals
Friday, May 5, 2017: week 1, New England, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Region capitals quiz*
Thursday, May 19, 2017: NWEA Math 9:15- 11:15 AM, Lab A
Tuesday, May 23, 2017: NWEA Reading 9:15- 11:15 AM Lab B, Chrome books, Spanish room
Tuesday, May 30/17: NWEA Make up Hubbard, 9:15- 11:15 AM, Lab A

Forget-Me- Not Events

Tuesday, May 2, 2017: Local Government Elections: Sinking Millage Proposal, No School for staff and students
Wednesday, May 5, 2017: Cinco De Mayo Celebration in World Language
Wednesday, May 10, 2017: Instrumental Concert 6:30-7:30 PM, auditorium Pattengill
Wednesday, May 10, 2017: Tappan Middle Transition Field Trip * 11:35 AM- 2:40 PM
Friday, May 19, 2017: Ice Cream Social, Bryant/ Pattengill's largest fundraiser and family event
                                            6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Tickets are being sold 5:30- 6:30 PM)
Monday, May 29, 2017: Memorial Day, No School for staff and students
Friday, Jun. 16, 2017: Last Day of School, half day, 11:53 AM dismissal

Sinking Fund Millage 
School video

Fifty States and Capitals Quizzes

 Every Friday in the month of May, we will be studying the states and capitals by regions. The first region will all of the original states as well as the added states to those regions:

States and Capitals by Social Studies Regions in Early American history

You may choose to learn the states and capitals by alphabetical order for the states. Each quiz is weekly by regions. Bonus: Learn to place states on a blank map.

1.    Week 1 (17) :New England States  (6) (Many nice moms vigorously, really care or nice moms really care very much.

a.    New Hampshire- Concord

b.    Massachusetts - Boston

c.    Rhode Island- Providence

d.    Connecticut- Hartford

e.    Vermont – Montpelier

f.     Maine - Augusta

2.    Mid- Atlantic Coast  (4) (Never Nook Precious Doritos)

a.    New York- Albany

b.    New Jersey- Trenton

c.    Pennsylvania- Harrisburg

d.    Delaware- Dover

3.    South Atlantic (Southeastern) (My very, wobbly, nice, sweet Grandpa fell) (7)

a.    Maryland- Annapolis

b.    Virginia- Richmond

c.    West Virginia- Charleston

d.    North Carolina- Raleigh

e.    South Carolina- Columbia

f.     Georgia- Atlanta

g.    Florida – Tallahassee

4.    Week 2- Midwest Region States (6)

a.    Michigan- Lansing

b.    Indiana- Indianapolis

c.    Ohio- Columbus

d.    Illinois- Springfield

e.    Minnesota- Saint Paul

f.     Wisconsin- Madison

5.    Central Region or (Heartland Region) (4)

a.    Missouri-Jefferson City

b.    Iowa- Des Moines

c.    Nebraska- Lincoln

d.    Kansas- Topeka

6.    Week 3 South central- (8)

a.    Kentucky- Frankfort

b.    Tennessee- Nashville

c.    Alabama- Montgomery

d.    Mississippi- Jackson

e.    Arkansas- Little Rock

f.     Oklahoma- Oklahoma City

g.    Texas- Austin

h.    Louisiana- Baton Rouge

7.    Southwest (3)

a.    Arizona- Phoenix

b.    Nevada- Carson City

c.    New Mexico- Santa Fe

8.    Week 4, Rocky Mountains (7)

a.    Colorado- Denver

b.    Wyoming- Cheyenne

c.    Montana- Helena

d.    Idaho- Boise

e.    North Dakota-Bismarck

f.     South Dakota-Pierre

g.    Utah- Salt Lake City

9.    Pacific States (5)

a.    California- Sacramento

b.    Oregon- Salem

c.    Washington- Olympia

d.    Alaska- Juneau

e.    Hawaii- Honolulu

     10. United States capital- Washington D.C. (located inside Virginia and bordering Maryland)

50 states and capital video and song
corny 50 states and capital song
states and capitals game
online game for iPad

Tappan Transitional Field Trip

If your child does not plan to attend Tappan below are the only options:

• Visit Tappan as a learning experience
• Use the day to visit his/her anticipated school
• Visit Scarlett, if this his/her planned middle school ( Contact the office)

Students will eat in the classroom prior to leaving for Tappan. Hot lunches will be available to those who want one.

Reproductive Health

Reproductie Health will begin the fourth week of May, on May 23, 2017. A letter will be sent via email giving parents a right to preview materials or remove their child from a portion or all of the lessons. Your dissent must be sent to Ms. Alston and carbon copied to me. As the classroom teacher, I will provide an alternative location and materials to complete while I teach.

Ice Cream Social Collections

This week is the last week to contribute to our fundraising efforts. The PTO is asking every family to donate a minimum of $5 to offset the overhead cost of the event. Your five dollars will be an invest you will never forget. Please consider contributing.

Gratitude

Thank you to the parents who contributed M-Step snacks. I cannot thank you enough. During the test, we spent a minimum of 2.5 to 3 hours each testing day in the labs. The snacks, beverages, gum and mints rejuvenated us and kept us alert. Thank you again.


Giving the best,
Avery Hubbard

April Updates

April Updates

Important Dates

Tomorrow is Spring Picture Day, Thursday, April 20, 2017.
This Friday, April 21, 2017, Pattengill's Annual Day of Service. Our time slot is 2:20- 2:50 PM.

Annual Earth Day/ Day of Service

We are cleaning the driveway. 

Suggested dress code is below:

Closed toe shoes

work clothes or clothes that can be cleaned easily

Bring for a tool:

Rakes

outdoor gloves

shovel

push broom

hand tools for outdoor

M-STEP

Thank you for your contributions and consideration.  Three more sections of M-STEP left. 

Chapters 9, 10 and 11 Social Studies

Chapter 9, Williamsburg, VA

The key concept is understanding how Virginia had the most democratic government with the House of Burgesses. This model was used to create the new government in chapter 14.

Assignment:
House of Burgesses summary sheet (Check plus)

Chapter 10 Growing Tensions

I can explain how the French and Indian War created tensions between the colonists and Great Britain.

I can summarize the main events that happened during 1754 through 1774.

I can state the causes and effects of each event. 

I can use the metaphor of a parent and child as compared to Great Britain and the colonists.

Assignments

Homework (12 points)

Technology
House Divided, Loyalist vs. Patriot


Chapter 11 Loyalists vs. Patriots

I can describe the personal background of a Loyalist and Patriot.
I can explain key arguments of both sides.
I can name famous Loyalists and Patriots.

George Washington- planter from Virginia, became the commander of the Continental Army and later the first President 



Patrick Henry- also from Virginia, a great orator- “Give me Liberty or Give me Death!” 



Paul Revere- silversmith from Boston, a secret agent of the Patriots, and on April 18th, 1775, made his famous midnight ride from Boston to Lexington warning the British were coming 



John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson were the writers of the Declaration of Independence 



Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who helped the Patriots and gave them money and was a good soldier 



Nathan Hale- was a spy for the Patriots, and was caught by the British, before he was hung, he said “ I regret I have but one life to lose for my country” 



Crispus Attucks, a African American man, killed by the British during the Boston Massacre in 1770- this act pushed many others to join the Patriots

Abigail Adams- ran the family farm while husband John was at the Continental Congress, and encouraged the founding fathers not to forget the women of the country while they wrote the new laws of the country 




Mercy Otis Warren- she wrote plays that made fun of the British and books about the war 




Ben Franklin

Thomas Paine

Phyllis Wheatley- an African girl slave, of the Wheatley family, wrote poetry for the war effort 




Deborah Sampson- dressed as a man to join the army. Once discovered a year later she was given an honorable discharge

Loyalists, King’s friends, King’s men, Royalists or Tories

King George III
Thomas Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson

Flora MacDonald

John Burgoyne

Joseph Brant

Benedict Arnold

Assignment

Patriot and Loyalist description sheet (20 POINTS)

Balanced Government

Chapter 14, Balanced Government

Congress created the 3 Branches of Government on the Federal level

• Executive (President)
• Legislative (Congress, bicameral: Senate and House of Representatives)
• Judicial (Supreme Court)

Separate but equal Powers through checks and balances

3 Levels of Government

• Federal
• State
• Local (County or City)

Technology supplement
Branches of government game