Ms. Griffith's Blog 2021

    Thank you so much for all the generous gifts last week for Teacher Appreciation Week!! I  am so grateful for all of the love and kindness! What a great group of kids!  Upcoming Events Monday: Art, Make up M-Step testing Tuesday: P.E. Wednesday: Late Start, M-Step Social Studies Test, and Author Visit (Sharon Draper) Thursday: Music, SEL, and Talent Show at 1:25 Friday: Media Center and Track Meet Track Meet at SJHS @ 12:00 pm - 3:00pm    5/11 - Author Visit - Sharon Draper  5/12 - Talent Show 5/13 - Track Meet at SJHS 5/25 - 5th Grade Health and GOTR Race 5/27 - Informational Essay Due 5/30 - No School for Memorial Day 6/1- 5th Grade Performance  6/3 - Planetarium Visit 6/8 - Kiwanis Park Play Day and Lincoln School Picnic 5-7pm 6/9 5th Grade Breakfast and half day dismissal at 12:09 6/10 Last day of school and awards assembly at 10:45am; dismissal at 12:09 IMPORTANT : Chromebooks:  Please remind your student to charge their Chromebook at...

  Here is the week outlined: MONDAY: NO SCHOOL TUESDAY: NWEA Math WEDNESDAY: LATE START & M-STEP Science THURSDAY: UPTON Visit FRIDAY: Track Meet at SJHS @ 12:00-3:00pm  & T ech Fest @ 6:30-7:30pm at the high school student center Upton Visit A message from Mr. Mandarino regarding our Upton visit on Thursday, May 5rd.   We look forward to seeing you next week at UMS! Below we have a rough outline of the day and some items listed below to note. 10:15-10:32: Welcome to Upton in the UMS Auditorium 10:35-10:59: "About Upton" presentation 11:01-11:51: Group tours/Lockers/Specials Classrooms 11:55-12:30: 5th grade lunch 12:35-1:15: Panel & goodbye Students will not have built-in class work time this year, so bringing backpacks shouldn't be necessary. Main Course on Thursday: Chicken Sandwich We will have 7th graders touring at the 11:01 time slot On the panel, we will have 6th graders Have a great evening and we will see you next week, Chad Mandarino The Positivit...

  Field Trip information-  We will be traveling to Grand Rapids right away Monday morning. The bus will leave at 8:30 am, so please be on time! Students will need a sack lunch, and can bring their own technology on the bus. Make sure they have headphones for music or games. Technology use must be school appropriate and will be taken away if it is not. All technology is brought at your own risk. SJPS is not liable for any lost, stolen, or damaged technology. There will not be WiFi on the bus. Technology should be brought in a backpack along with the sack lunch. Masks are optional at Van Andel. We will return to school at 2:30 pm. Testing Continues! We will be testing NWEA Reading on Tuesday and Math M-Step testing on Wednesday this week.  Please be sure your child’s computer is fully charged the night before .  In addition, please ensure they get plenty of rest and a good breakfast the morning of the test.  Students have as much time as they need to take this tes...

  Testing Begins this Week! We will begin M-Step testing on Wednesday this week.  Please be sure your child’s computer is fully charged the night before .  In addition, please ensure they get plenty of rest and a good breakfast the morning of the test.  Students have as much time as they need to take this test. Headphones will also be required for some tests. Remember to charge those devices each night!   Important Dates Late Starts - April 27th, May 4th, May 11th No School - May 2nd Book Fair : April 18-22 Specials Monday- Art Tuesday - P.E. Wednesday -LATE START M-Step ELA Thursday - Music Friday - Media Center Things We’re Working on this Week: Reading: Fact and Opinion Writing: T3 Informational Writing https://youtu.be/DN4d76QP_MA Math:  Dividing Decimals by decimals https://youtu.be/9zoaU-anz6s Science: Spaceship Earth - How can the sun tell you the season? Social Studies: local , state and federal levels of government :   https://www....

  April 10th April 10, 2022   Welcome back!  Hope you all had a relaxing spring break!! We are in the final stretch now! Let’s all finish strong and stay focused.  The time will fly!    Specials Monday- Art      Tuesday - P.E. Wednesday - NO LATE START Thursday -Music & SEL Friday - Media Center Things We’re Working on this Week: Reading: Reader’s Theater week Writing: T3 Informational Writing https://youtu.be/DN4d76QP_MA Math:  Dividing Decimals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ITEgPMPGw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU_A348Uo_A   Science: Spaceship Earth - Earth's rotation Social Studies: Constitution https://youtu.be/jsTB7gSfDPI Upcoming Dates: 4/22 - Science Olympiad Competition  4/25 - Field Trip to Van Andel Institute- Sack Lunch needed 5/6 - Track Meet at SJHS 5/12 - Talent Show 5/25 - GOTR Race Warmer Weather is approaching! Please make sure your child is continuing to bring a coat or jacket to school ev...