J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood

This website is my class newsletter.

Please check it DAILY for updates.

Parent Announcements:

-(10/01)  All late work is due by October 11th.

-(10-01) Math test for unit 2 this Thursday (10/5)

-(9/25)  Chapter assessment for science using BrainPop on Friday.

-(9/18) Boosterthon  We are just two weeks away from the start of the 2023-24 Conley Fun Run fundraiser.  The kickoff will be during our special area time-slot (12:10-12:55) on October 3^rd and the Fun Run will be Wednesday, October 11^th.  Be on the lookout for a signup for volunteers coming out soon. :-

You can now register for our Conley Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for special area resources. Registering is easy and free! If we have 20% of our students registered by the kickoff day, there will be a PJ day during the first week of the event.

Register Now On WWW.MYBOOSTER.COM                                            Here's a flier from our Boosterthon Team: 

-(9/18) Open House!          Here's the PowerPoint we used

Join us next Thursday, September 21^st for our fall Open House.  There are two sessions to help with parking.  Prek – 2^nd grade is from 5:30 – 6:15.  3^rd grade – 5^th grade is from 6:30 – 7:15.

-(8/21) Please visit Ms. Trincado's Class page.  She is our STEM teacher during our Special Areas rotation.  She will be working with our fifth-graders to reinforce and build upon the topics they covered in 2nd-4th grade and helping us tie those concepts to the topics we are studying in class this year.

-(8/11)  Parents, here is a letter from our Special Area team with information for you.  Please take a few moments to view it.

-(8/9) If you live near the school and want your child to walk home you'll need to fill out this "Walker Verification" form.  

-(5/12)    FAST Score Reports   The scores for the 3^rd – 5^th FAST ELA and Math testing are available on the LCS Parent Portal.  Click the icon on the right side of their screen next to each student.  There is a video on access if you are having difficulty finding it here: https://youtu.be/nRkLaRQzGZM

-(8/09)  Because Ms. Quisenberry and I will be involved in teaching activities throughout the day. We often will not be able to answer phone calls. The best way to contact us is through email. I check my email 2 to 3 times a day and will do my best to contact you by the end of the day.  I’m sure there will be a lot of questions, from both you and me…    My email is    christianos@leonschools.net   and Ms. Quisenberry’s is   Quisenberryl@leonschools.net . By using email as your primary means of contact as it will allow us to get back to you in a more timely manner.  I communicate only through school email, school land-line phone or my school Zoom account. 

-(/8/9) Click here for the Orientation Day PowerPoint we veiwed in class on Friday.

-(8/09) *****If you need to change your child's dismissal plan for a particular day, please send an email to CSSOffice@leonschools.net by no later than 2:00 PM.  If you are planning to pick them up early from school, it should be done no later than 2:15.*****

My email….  If you have questions;   christianos@leonschools.net

Our classwork   (subject to change...  Please check EVERY day for updates) 

Week of 09/25/23   

Monday   

Math-     No School   

Science-          

Tuesday    

Math-  (collect page 61-62)      N/A  Today we have an assembly with one of our state legislators speaking about the role of the state legislature.   

Science-  Lesson 2-3 How Does Technology Improve our Lives? We'll discuss the reading pages today.  Please do the Questions and answers for the lesson pg 98-100.  Here's the lesson vocabulary.     

Wednesday

Math-      Lesson 2-5  Model multiplication and division problems.  Complete the interactive lesson in ED-Learning (found in the "assignments" tab)

Science-    We will check the Questions on  pg 98-100.  We will also take the lesson Quiz on Ed-Learning.

Thursday

Math-       Lesson 2-5  Model multiplication and division problems.   Here are the lesson pages.  Here is the Mr.MathBog video for the lesson.  Complete pages 65-66

Science-    Chapter Review  Using pages 107-109.

Friday

Math-      Lesson 2-5  Model multiplication and division problems.   Here are the lesson pages.    Complete pages 67-68.

Science-    Chapter assessment on BrainPop.  Engineering and design process.

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Daily Schedule  

Did Junior forget an assignment... was he or she absent... here they are.  Any late assignments that are turned in will be put in the gradebook, but will lose 10% unless there is an excused absence attached to the day the assignment was given or due.

Assignment pages for this quarter:

Math                                                Science

 pages 9-10 .                               pages 14-16.  

 pages 11-12                                pages 38-40.  

  pages 15-16                            pgs 56-58  

 pages 17-18                                 pages 80-84   

   pages 23-24.    

  pages 27-28                     

  pages 29-30           

   pages 41-42.                     

  pages 43-44.                                    

    pages 47-48.                         

  pages 49-50.                   

 pages 59-60.                     

 pages 61-62.                                                                                                             

Previous Week Archive:

Week of 09/18/23   

Monday   Math-     Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Interpreting the Remainder. (5 things you can do...!)  Here are the lesson pages.  Here is a MrMathBlog video lesson.  Please complete pages 47-48.    Science-        Unit 2 Lesson 1 What is the Engineering Process?  We will check the questions and answers from  pages 80-84 for the lesson and complete the lesson Quiz.   

Tuesday    Math-   Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Interpreting the Remainder. (5 things you can do...!)  Here are the lesson pages.   Here is a Khan academy lesson on topic .  Please complete pages 49-50.      

Science-    Beginning of the year County 5th grade Science Assessment (A format for data gathering) 2 days

Wednesday  Math-  Lesson 2-4  Block model problems for division (Pre algebra)    Here's the lesson pages.   Here's a lesson video from MrMathBlog.com.  Please do the Interactive Lesson in your Assignments tab of ED-Learning for Draw to solve division tunnels.

Science-  Beginning of the year County 5th grade Science Assessment (A format for data gathering)  2 days

Thursday  Math-   Lesson 2-4  Block model problems for division (Pre algebra)  Here's the lesson pages.   Here's a lesson video from MrMathBlog.com.   Please complete pages 59-60.

Science-   Lesson 2-3 How Does Technology Improve our Lives? We'll do the Digital lesson in class today.  Please do the Active reading for the lesson Pgs 89-97.  Here's the lesson vocabulary.

Friday   Math-    Lesson 2-4  Block model problems for division (Pre algebra)  Here's the lesson pages.   Here's a lesson video from MrMathBlog.com.   Please complete pages 61-62.

Science-  Lesson 2-3 How Does Technology Improve our Lives? We'll do the Digital lesson in class today.  Please do the Active reading for the lesson Pgs 89-97.  Here's the lesson vocabulary.  

Week of 09/11/23   

Monday   Math-    Chapter 2 lesson 1 Dividing with 2 Digit Divisors (Traditional Algorithm)  Here are the lesson pages.  Here is MrMathBlogs lesson video. 

Science-   Lesson 1-4 In class inquiry.  Today we will organize and discuss our data , working in teams on a controlled investigation surrounding ball bounce height.   Unit Review      

Tuesday 9/5  Math-    No Assignment............ 1st FAST Math assessment

Science-    Unit 1 Test

Wednesday Math-  Chapter 2 lesson 1 Dividing with 2 Digit Divisors (Traditional Algorithm)  Here are the lesson pages.   Here is a Khan academy lesson video.  Please complete pages 41-42.

Science-   Unit 2 Lesson 1 What is the Engineering Process?  Here is the lesson reading pages (Pg 69-79).  Today we will go through the digital lesson in class.  Here is the lesson vocabulary.  Please complete the active reading for the lesson.

Thursday  Math-   Chapter 2 lesson 1 Dividing with 2 Digit Divisors (Traditional Algorithm)  Here are the lesson pages.   Here is a Khan academy lesson video.    Please complete pages 43-44.  

Science-   Unit 2 Lesson 1 What is the Engineering Process?  Here is the lesson reading pages (Pg 69-79).  Today we will go through the lesson pages in class.  Here is the lesson vocabulary.  Please complete the active reading for the lesson.  

Friday  Math-    Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Interpreting the Remainder. (5 things you can do...!)  Here are the lesson pages.  Here is a MrMathBlog video lesson.  Please complete pages 47-48.  

Science-  Unit 2 Lesson 1 What is the Engineering Process?  Here is the lesson reading pages (Pg 69-79).  Here is the lesson vocabulary.  Please complete  pages 80-84 for the lesson.  

Week of 09/5/23   

Friday   9/1  Math-   3rd day  Lesson 1.3 Here are the lesson pages.  Algorithms for Division- Partial Quotients.  No Take home assignment.  Complete select questions from  pages 23-24.    Here's a Khan Academy video for the lesson    

Science-     Lesson 1-5  What are science tools...?  Review the reading for pages 45-55.   

Tuesday 9/5  

Math-   2 days  Lesson 1.4 page25-30  Here are the lesson pages.  How to do compatible number estimation with division.  Complete select questions from pages 27-28   Here's a Mr Math Blog video for the lesson    

Science- Lesson 1-4 In class inquiry.  Today we will collect our data , on a controlled investigation surrounding ball bounce height.    

Wednesday Math-   2 days  Lesson 1.4 pages 25-30   Here are the lesson pages.  How to do compatible number estimation with division.  Complete select questions from pages 29-30 Here's a  Khan Academy video on the topic.    

Science- FAST ELA Today 

Thursday  Math-     Math test Review Chapter 1

Science-   2 days Lesson 1-4 In class inquiry.  Today we will organize and discuss our data , working in teams on a controlled investigation surrounding ball bounce height. Students will Work on the Sum it up and BrainCheck for lesson 1-5 pgs 56-58

Friday    Math-   Math test Chapter 1

Science-  We will review lesson 1.5's  work pages ( pgs 56-58    )   and do the lesson Quiz.   Review on Monday/Test on Tuesday.

Week of 08/24/23   

Monday  

Math-    2 days  Lesson 1.3 pages 19-24  Here are the lesson pages.  Algorithms for Division- Partial Quotients.  Complete pages 21-22.    Here's a Mr Math Blog video for the lesson  

Science-  Lesson 1.3  What are some types of Scientific Investigations?  Today we will check pages 38-40 and take the lesson quiz.    

Tuesday

Math-    2 days  Lesson 1.3 pages 19-24  Here are the lesson pages.  Algorithms for Division- Partial Quotients.  No Take home assignment.  Complete pages 23-24.   Here's a Khan Academy video for the lesson  

Science- 2 days   Lesson 1-5   What are some tools Scientists use? Today we will look at lesson vocabulary and identify our Key Ideas for the lesson.  Please do the active reading for pages 45-55. 

Friday

Math-  3rd day  Lesson 1.3 pages 19-24  Here are the lesson pages.  Algorithms for Division- Partial Quotients.  No Take home assignment.  Complete pages 23-24.   Here's a Khan Academy video for the lesson    

Science- We will review the active reading for pages 45-55.   

Week of 08/21/23   

Monday  

Math-   We will have a short formative assessment on these tasks:  Multiplying 1 digit x 3 & 4 digit factors, Multiplying 2 digits x 2, 3, and 4 digit factors & identifying a simple variable in a multiplication problem solved with the traditional algorithm.  

Science-  Lesson 1.3  What are some types of Scientific Investigations?  Monday and Tuesday we will introduce the vocabulary for the lesson and view our digital lesson.  Before Wednesday, please  read pages 25-37   from your textbook.

Tuesday

Math-    2 days  Lesson 1.2 pages 13-18  Here are the lesson pages.  Represent Dividing with  2 digit divisors .  Complete pages 15-16

Science-  Lesson 1.3  What are some types of Scientific Investigations?  Monday and Tuesday we will introduce the vocabulary for the lesson and view our digital lesson.  Before Wednesday, please  read pages 25-37   from your textbook.  

Thursday   

Math-     2 days  Lesson 1.2 pages 13-18  Here are the lesson pages.  Represent Dividing with  2 digit divisors .    Complete pages 17-18  

Science-  Lesson 1.3  What are some types of Scientific Investigations?  Today and tomorrow we'll read through the lesson pages (25-37) in class and take notes on the key points.  

Friday

Math-  n/a

Science-      Lesson 1.3  What are some types of Scientific Investigations?  Today and tomorrow we'll read through the lesson pages (25-37) in class and take notes on the key points.  Please complete pages 38-40.

Week of 08/14/23   

Monday  Math-  Continue our review of multiplcation.  Students will multiply 2 digit x 2 digit factors in class.  Resource pages are found here.  

Science- (2 Days)  Lesson 1 Unit 1  In class view digital lesson.  Please begin lesson reading at home.  Be prepared to discuss in class on Wednesday & Thursday.

Lesson reading pages are pages 3-13.  Here is the lesson vocabluary and main ideas.

TuesdayMath-  Continue our review of multiplcation.  Students will multiply 2 digit x 3 & 4 digit factors in class.  Resource pages are found here.  

Scienc:e-  (Day 2 of 2)  Lesson 1 Unit 1  In class view digital lesson.  Please begin lesson reading at home.  Be prepared to discuss in class on Wednesday & Thursday.  Lesson reading pages are pages 3-13.  Here is the lesson vocabluary and main ideas.

Wednesday  Math-  Multiplication of 2 digit and 2-4 digit factors   Lesson 1-1 from our text. Students will complete select problems from pages 9-10 .  

Science- (2 days)  Lesson 1 Unit 1  Discuss lesson 1-1 in class. Lesson reading pages are pages 3-13. 

Thursday  Math-    Multiplication of 2 digit and 2-4 digit factors  Lesson 1-1 from our text. Students will complete  pages 11-12 from lesson 1-1.  Move to Friday...  Science went long today.

Science- (day 2 of 2)  Lesson 1 Unit 1  Discuss lesson 1-1 in class. Lesson reading pages are pages 3-13.   Complete the 3 Q&A pages in class, (complete at home if neccessary)  These are found on pages 14-16.  

Friday  Math-  Multiplication of 2 digit and 2-4 digit factors  Lesson 1-1 from our text. Students will complete  pages 11-12 from lesson 1-1.  

(Move to Monday)We will have a short formative assessment on these tasks:  Multiplying 1 digit x 3 & 4 digit factors, Multiplying 2 digits x 2, 3, and 4 digit factors & identifying a simple variable in a multiplication problem solved with the traditional algorithm.

Science-  Lesson 1 Unit 1  We will check and collect the 3 Q&A pages in class.  These are found on pages 14-16.  We will also complete the 5 question quiz for the lesson in class.

Week of 08/09/23   

 Thursday  Math-  Multi-Digit Multiplication Lesson (2 digits x 3 or 4 digits)       

Science- N/A

Friday  Math-  Multi-Digit Multiplication Lesson (2 digits x 3 or 4 digits)  

Science-  What is Science?  A lesson on the principles of Science.  Lesson 1.1 Vocabulary.  Lesson pages/reading.

Having difficulty logging in to your child's classlink account (or FOCUS) at home..?

The process is simple:

1. Go to the school or LCS website,
2. Click on the Classlink link.
3. When prompted for username or email, use their student email, which is their student ID (found on your Portal account) which in most cases starts with 171.... or 1800..... and is 9 digits in length, followed by @edu.leonschools.net        For example:    180001234@edu.leonschools.net
4. When prompted for their password, it is the same 5 (or for a few 6) digit PIN they use at school.  

That should get you in to their ClassLink account... If you have more than one child who is a student using a computer at home, I suggest NOT saving the login information in your browser as it will make it next to impossible for the 2nd or 3rd children to log in to their own accounts.

Email me if you have need for their ID number and PIN....

Brain Pop 

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