Galway Chronicle

Galway Chronicle
Volume 6 Issue 14
May 6, 2016
Dr. Dorothea Fuller, Principal
Nichola Wallen, Assistant Principal
Our Vision: Galway Elementary School will empower students
to be valued, productive members of a global society.
The Galway Pledge : We pledge to respect one
another, to be trustworthy and fair. We will care
about each other, and be good citizens. Above
all else, I will take responsibility for my actions,
in a quest to build a better you…and a better
me.
Principally Speaking: Thoughts on Staff Appreciation Week
I want to thank all of the parents and the Galway PTA for making our staff feel appreciated and loved. I especially want to thank Ms. Greene for her dedication in
setting up breakfast and lunch for the staff everyday. You made us feel so special.
I hope this poem reflects the relationship the Galway staff wants to have with our
parents and students.
Partnership
They bring their child to me
And hope I'll come to know
How much the offspring means to them,
Their trust in me bestowed.
They bring their child to me
With love and hope and pride,
Looking for a helping hand,
A teacher who will guide
They bring their child to me,
And our partnership is clear:
To nurture and allow to bloom
A life we both hold dear.
They bring their child to me,
A step toward letting go
And trusting in our special plan
To help the child grow.
By Gloria Weber Henbess
Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.
Henry Brooks Adams
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 9-27 PARCC Testing Begins
May 10
MCPS Honors Chorus PBHS
May 24
Chorus and Band Concert
BCMS 7:00 pm
May 25
Spelling Bee
HardWork Café
May 27
Dentist Visit for Kindergarten
May 30
School Closed-Memorial Day
May 31
2nd Grade FT-Botanical Gardens
June 1
Volunteer Event
June 3
K-2 Field Day
June 6
3-5 Field Day
June 10
5th Grade FT-Philadelphia
Kindergarten Celebration 10:00 am
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END OF THE YEAR DATE
The last day for students is June 20, 2016 at 1:25 pm. The state forgave one snow day. Fifth grade promotion is June 17 at 9:30 am.
PARCC TESTING Schedule 2016-2017
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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May 9
Grade 3 PARCC ELA 9:3012:15
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Grade 4 PARCC Math
12:15-3:30
May 10
Grade 3 PARCC ELA
9:30-12:15
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Grade 4 PARCC
Math 12:15-3:30
May 11
Grade 3 PARCC ELA
9:30-12:15
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Grade 4 PARCC Math
12:15-3:30
May 12
Grade 3 PARCC ELA
9:30-12:15
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Grade 4 PARCC
Math 12:15-3:30
May 13
Grade 5 PARCC ELA 9:3012:15
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May 16th
Grade 5 PARCC ELA 9:3012:15
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May 17th
Grade 5 PARCC ELA
9:30-12:15
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May 18th
May 19th
Grade 3 PARCC
Math 9:30-12:15
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Grade 5 PARCC ELA
12:15-3:30
May 20th
Grade 3 PARCC Math 9:3012:15
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Grade 5 PARCC Math 12:15
-3:30
May 23rd
Grade 3 PARCC Math
9:30-12:15
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Grade 5 PARCC Math
12:15-3:30
May 24th
Grade 3 PARCC
Math 9:30-12:15
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Grade 5 PARCC
Math 12:15-3:30
May 25th
May 26th
May 27th
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Grade 4 PARCC ELA
12:15-3:30
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Grade 4 PARCC ELA 12:153:30
May 30th
No School- Holiday
May 31st
June 1st
June 3rd
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Grade 4 PARCC ELA
12:15-3:30
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Grade 4 PARCC ELA
12:15-3:30
June 2nd
Grade 5 PARCC
Math 9:30-12:15
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Attention Parents and Guardians…
As we near the end the of the school year, it is time to make sure that the school office has your correct address
and phone number in the MCPS database. This is very important since your child’s final report card will not be sent
home on the last day of school, but will be mailed to your home. If we do not have the correct address, your child’s
report card will be returned to the school. Please take a moment to update this information if it has changed since
the beginning of the school year and return this to the school office.
Child’s/Children’s Name(s)_____________________________________ Grade(s) ___________
Address______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Home Phone # ________________________
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First Grade News
Mr. Aaronson• Mrs. Adler • Ms. Ballard •Ms. Cordova
• Ms. Goocharan • Mrs. Jenkins • Ms. Palmer
Reminders:
 We will be visiting the
Mobile Science lab this
month. Please return the
permission slip as soon as
possible.
 Our First Grade Picnic will
be on June 15th. Please
return the permission slip
so that you child can
participate in our
celebration.
 Don’t forget to check and
sign the behavior calendar
in your child’s homework
folder every night
 Please make sure you
complete your child’s
reading log each night
Spotlight on Academics
Reading: This month we will be reading informational texts. We will
be focusing on asking and answering questions about key details in
the text. We will also explore text features that the author uses and
identify similarities and differences between photographs in two
different texts on the same topic
Writing: This month we will write informational paragraphs on how
humans harm the environment. We will begin by gathering
information from various sources in order to find answers to
questions we have on the topic. Then we will use those facts to
write our paragraphs.
Math: This month we are learning about 2-Dimensional and 3Dimensional shapes. We will identify and describe these shapes by
their attributes. Next, we will explore various ways of putting these
shapes together to create new shapes.
Thanks for your support!
Social Studies: This month we will be exploring services that people
Don’t forget to visit our classroom provides. We will identify the knowledge and skills that different
website:
workers need in order to be successful at their job. We will also
http://galway1st.weebly.com explore how transportation can assist people in their daily jobs.
Science: This month we will be learning all about the environment
https://twitter.com/galway1st and how people’s actions can help or harm it. We will explore the
meaning of the word “conserve”, and we will identify ways humans
can conserve natural resources like water, land, and electricity.
Contact Information
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Second Grade Newsletter
May 2016
Ms. Craig • Ms. Fields • Ms. Scissors • Ms. Kunk • Ms. Murphy
Mr. Thomas • Ms. Walsh • Ms. Schaefer • Mr. Morina
Reminders
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Students should read 20 minutes every
night and fill out their Reading Log.
Please ensure that students arrive to
school on time at 9:10.
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Requests
Our end of the year picnic is on June 8th.
Any snack donations are appreciated!
● Small bottled water
● Chips
● Fruit snacks
Important Dates
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May 2-6: Book Fair
May 6: Fine Arts/Poetry Night 6:30
May 6: Progress Reports go home
May 31: US Botanic Garden Field Trip
Contact Us
Ms. Craig: [email protected]
Ms. Fields: [email protected]
Ms. Scissors: [email protected]
Ms. Kunk: [email protected]
Mr. Thomas: [email protected]
Ms. Walsh: [email protected]
Ms. Schaefer: [email protected]
Mr. Morina: [email protected]
Ms. Murphy: [email protected]
Home Connection
Stay up to date with events,
announcements, and our learning
experiences!
Website: http://galway2nd.weebly.com
Blog: http://galway2nd.weebly.com/2ndgrade-bloggers
Twitter: @galway2nd
Spotlight on Academics
Reading: Students will read informational text to make
connections between historical events. Students will describe
the meaning of words, phrases, and text features in
informational text. Students will identify key details in
informational text. Students will identify the main purpose of
an informational text.
Writing: Students will write narratives that introduce a topic,
use facts to develop points, and recall experiences. Students
will gather information to answer a question. Students will be
able to use irregular plural nouns. Students will be able to
expand and rearrange sentences.
Math: Students will solve one- and two-step addition and
subtraction word problems within 1000, including the
unknown in various places, and zero in the tens and ones
places. Students will use concrete models, place value
strategies, and written methods to solve explain their
answers. Students will recognize, describe, and draw triangles,
pentagons, and hexagons.
Science: Students will compare plant and animal life basic
needs and life cycles. Students will describe changes to the
moon over time. Students will compare living organisms to
ones that lived long ago.
Social Studies: Students will describe the democratic beliefs,
attitudes, and contributions of people represented by
holidays. Students will gather and interpret information about
American leaders, innovators, and heroes.
THI RD GRADE NEWS
May 2016
REMINDERS:
SPO TLIG HT O N ACADEMICS
Friday, May 6th:
 W ax Museum - 6:30- 8:00pm
Monday, May 9 th – Thurdsday, May 12 th:
 PA RCC Testing – English Language
A rts
Thursday, May 19 th – Tuesday, May 24 th:
 PA RCC Testing - Math
W ednesday, May 25 th:
 Spelling Bee
Monday, May 30 th:
 Memorial Day – No school
O ur Thinking and A cademic Success Skills ( TASS) f or
Marking Period 4 ( MP4) are Elaboration and
Effort/Motivation/Persistence.
IMPO RTANT UPDATES:
Students will have the opportunity to
demonstrate how much they have learned
throughout the year during the upcoming
PA RCC. Pleasure take note of the days that
PA RCC testing occurs, so that you can insure
your child is in school and well rested.
CO NTACT INFO RMATIO N:
 Ms. Cottrell:
 [email protected]
 Ms. Smalley:
Kara_A [email protected]
 Ms. Curry:
Bethany_A [email protected]
 Ms. Homsher:
Rachel_A [email protected]
 Ms. O ’Connor:
A manda_K_O ’[email protected]
 Mr. Albinson:
Maxwell_S_A [email protected]
READING : Students will examine the characteristics of
literary non- f iction. They will read autobiographies,
journals, and blogs in order to learn how they
communicate inf ormation.
W RITING : Students have chosen a topic with multiple
points of view. They will continue researching their topic in
order to draf t inf ormative paragraphs that share both
sides of an issue related to their topic.
SCIENCE: Students are learning hoe Earth’s natural
resources are used to meet human wants and needs.
MATH: Students will continue to memorize multiplication
and division f acts within 100. A dditionally, students will
learn how to solve two step word problems, representing
an unknown in all positions.
SO CIAL STUDIES: Students will examine how changes in
technology have af f ected the lives of producers.
HO ME EXTENSIO NS
Math W ebsites f rom HIA T
This webpage includes an assortment of websites that will
help your child practice math at home. The websites are
recommended by MCPS, and are categorized by age
appropriateness.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiattech/resources/websites/math- websites.aspx
FOURTH GRADE NEWS
May 2016
SPO TLIGHT O N ACADEMICS
REMINDERS:
May 2- May 6
 Spring Book Fair
 Teacher Appreciation W eek
Friday, May 6
 Art Show 6:30 – 8:00
May 9 – May 12
 PARCC - Math
May 26 – May 31
PARCC Reading
Monday 5/30
 No School- Memeorial Day
CO NTACT INFO RMATIO N:
 Mr. Lotz:
[email protected]
 Ms. Julian:
[email protected]
 Ms. Price:
[email protected]
 Ms. Thompson:
[email protected]
 Ms. Daffan:
Jessica_M_Daf f [email protected]
O ur Thinking and Academic Success Skills ( TASS) f or Marking Period
4 are:
 FLEXIBILITY - Being open and responsive to new and diverse
ideas and strategies and moving f reely among them
 INTELLECTUAL RISK TAKING - Accepting uncertainty or
challenging the norm to reach a goal
READING: Students will begin exploring literary nonf iction by reading
autobiographies, biographies, and memoirs. Students will summarize text
in writing and orally using key details to determine main idea, compare
and contrast f irst and secondhand accounts, and explain how an author
uses reasons and evidence to support particular points. Students will
integrate inf ormation f rom two literary nonf iction texts, pose and
respond to specif ic questions, and identif y the reasons and evidence a
speaker provides to support particular points.
W RITING: In inf ormation literacy, students conduct research f or the
Perspectives in Science and Social Studies inf ormation inquiry. Students
use their research to draf t an introduction and body paragraphs.
Students evaluate their writing f or coherence by logically organizing and
supporting points and demonstrating command of language. Students
develop ideas with f acts f rom research, revise f or coherence based on
peer conf erences, and edit their writing f or complete sentences and
sentence f luency. As a part of publishing writing, students create
f eature articles to share their selected research topic.
SCIENCE: Students will explore f ossils to see how the f ossils of
organisms provide insight into organisms and environments of the past.
They will examine f ossils to learn about the evidence that f ossils provide
about the plants, animals, and the environments in which they lived on
Earth’s surf ace long ago. Students identif y the relationship between the
f ormation of rocks and f ossils as f urther evidence of Earth’s changing
surf ace over time
MATH: Students extend understandings about f ractions to represent
decimals to hundredths. Students use visual models to help them express
a f raction with denominator 10 as an equivalent f raction with
denominator 100 and use the strategy to add two f ractions with
denominators 10 and 100 as well as to add decimals to hundredths.
Students compare decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size
and use number lines and visual models to explain and justif y
comparisons.
SO CIAL STUDIES: Students explore ef f ects of regional interests
and civic participation on shaping government policy in and around
Maryland by examining public issues.
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F IFTH
G RA D E
Spotlight on Academics
Math is very busy and diverse this quarter! We
are applying multiplication strategies and place
value reasoning to multiply and divide decimals.
We will teach these concepts through the use of
word problems and reasoning. We will tie these
skills in with measurement in the customary and
metric systems. We will end the marking period
with coordinate graphing, geometry, and algebra!
**Please continue studying math facts at home!!!
In science, we will study cells and heredity by
examining the characteristics of plant and animal
cells using microscopes. We will also compare the
characteristics of unicellular and multi-cellular
organisms. Health instruction on Family Life and
Human Sexuality will occur in May. Please submit
the permission form if you have not done so,
instruction begins May 25th.
In social studies, our focus is on economics. We
will examine ways to be financially literate and to
apply financial decision making (spending, saving,
& sharing).
In reading we will analyze author’s point of view
find relationships among individual and events.
We will use inferencing strategies to analyze
elements of plays. Please continue to stress the
importance of reading at home for at least 30
minutes and send in completed book logs!
In writing, the students will focus on researching
a career and, based on their research, determine
if they feel the career will still be relevant in the
future. We will end the year with writing a speech
that shares memories and important lessons from
elementary school. One speech from each class
will be selected and used at this year’s promotion
ceremony!
May 2016
Home Extensions
Continue to use links sent to Google classroom to
gather research for the Careers Past & Present
Inquiry for this quarter.
Also, your child can practice for MAP-R and MAP-M on
the links sent to their Google classroom accounts!
End of Year Activities
Philadelphia: $33 (price does not include money for food and/or
souveniers)
Panoramic Photo: $17
Picnic:
around $8 (includes lunch, party favors, and treats)
*Please do not send any money to school until more information
and permission slips have come home! Thanks!
Please consider being a chaperone for the end of
the year trip to Philadelphia on June 10th! Having
at least 6 chaperones per class has made our past
trips successful and fun for the children.
Promotion Ceremony Info:
When: Friday, June 17, 2016 @ 9:30 a.m. at
Galway Elementary
*Each family will receive 2 tickets, students
should wear semi-formal attire. More info to
come!
Reminders
5/3 5th grade panoramic picture
5/6 Chorus Hershey Park trip
5/18 Patrol picnic & Mobile Science Lab
5/24 Chorus/Instr. Concert at Briggs Chaney
5/25-5/27 FLHS Instruction
5/27 Money due for Philly trip
5/30 Memorial Day: No School
PARCC testing dates for 5th Grade: May 13, 16, 17,
19, 20, 24, 24 and June 2nd.