Pleasant Hill Intermediate School

                                               1204 E. 163rd Street                  

                                            Pleasant Hill, MO  64080

                                                    816-540-3156                 

                                                     April 2013

Important Dates 4/4 & 5/13 - 6th Grade Band Try Out - During Music class 4/9/13 - Band Instrument Rental Night - PHIS Gym 5:30-7:00 pm. 4/18/13 - Mingle & Play - PHIS Gym - 6:30 - 7:30pm 4/19/13 - Wear purple & gold for FOR 4/24 & 25/13 - 5th Grade Comm Arts MAP Testing 4/26 & 30/13 - 5th Grade Math MAP Testing 4/29/13 - Hillside Performance 5/1 & 2/13 - 5th Grade Science MAP Testing 5/3/13 - STUCO Lock-In - 4 pm -10 pm, All Officers & Representatives

5B TEAM NEWSLETTER Students perfecting their bowling skills in PE

Purple day specials:

Haight-Computer/Art

Lucht-Art/Computer

Murray- Music/PE

Gold day specials:

Haight:  Music/PE

Lucht:  PE/Music

Murray-Computer/Art

WEATHER IS CHANGING!  PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY FOR OUTDOOR RECESS.  WE WILL GO OUTSIDE IF THE TEMPERATURE (AND WIND CHILL) IS ABOVE 25 DEGREES.  OUR PLAY AREA IS VERY WINDY.  

IT'S TIME TO REPLENISH SUCH ITEMS AS PENCILS AND PENS FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE AT SCHOOL FOR CLASS WORK.  PENCIL CAP ERASERS ARE ALSO A GOOD THING FOR THEM TO HAVE, TOO!!

Science-Social Studies--Mr. Haight, Ms. Love, Ms. Dyer

Social Studies -We will be starting our layered curriculum unit on the events leading to the Civil War.  We will be discussing slavery, abolition, and the leading figures of the era.  In layered curriculum the students get to choose what they would like to do as far as assignments.  There are C, B, and A levels, with different levels of difficulty depending on the level.  I will be sending home the syllabus next week.

Science - We will be reviewing for the MAP test a couple of days every week.  They are tested over objectives that they worked on in the 3rd and 4th grades as well as the 5th.  A little review should really help their performance.  We also will be learning about the water cycle and weather.

Math--Mrs. Lucht, Ms. Love, Mrs. Dyer  We are in the last quarter of math and headed for Map Testing.  We are covering fractions and geometry right now.  We are all singing the polygon song from Youtube.  Our next unit will be measurement which we will include the Metric System and Customary System of Measurement.  Thanks so much for your support with homework at home.  After Map testing, we will be doing a Restaurant Unit and doing some cooking in the science lab to study fractions and weight measurement. Remember to continue to encourage your student to get their tests for Accelerated Math for this quarter.  They can stay for homework club on Tuesday and Thursday after school.  They can also attend math club on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 7:25 a.m.  Have a great Spring Break and Easter.  Mrs. Lucht

Communication Arts--Mrs. Murray, Ms. Love, Mrs. Dyer

The students are currently working on a persuasive letter.  I am very proud of the progress the students have made in writing this year.  Their endurance for writing has greatly increased.  We will do a mini unit on figurative language, review some grammar skills, and begin our Map prep book.  After Map testing we will have a layered curriculum unit on Weslandia.  The students will love this.  We have a taste testing along with this.  More information will follow.  I truly appreciate your kind thoughts for our family this year.  I love being with your kids, it adds great joy to my life.