December classes

The 5th graders are beginning to study the American Revolution, and with that will be getting into the making of our government. We have a textbook called We The People that we will be studying out of. Later this week we will be learning parts of the Declaration Of Independence. Please help your child with this. In math we will begin a chapter on measurement. Learning parts of an inch will be difficult. We round to the nearest inch, half, fourth, and eighth. We will be learning about area and perimeter. Our problem solving activity this Friday will be designing a 5000 square foot backyard with whatever they choose to put in it. They will use perimeter and area to figure out what will fit and then design their own backyard.

subject areas for December

The 5th graders will be studying government in December and will start fractions after they come back from Thanksgiving vacation

Thanksgiving Vacation

Jackson Heights will have 5 days for their Thanksgiving vacation this year. The days begin Wed. Nov. 23 till Nov. 27th.

Mid term grades

We will be sending home mid-terms on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Please send a note or sign their assignment notebook so we know you received the mid-terms.

penny war

Jackson Heights is raising money for the Jackson County Chrismas Bureau. They are having a change war this week to raise the money. Friday the 18th will be the last to day to bring their change.

Starbase

The 5th graders will be attending Starbase this Friday, Sept. 23. Make sure they have a sack lunch. We will leave about 8:10 and return before the pep rally at the high school.

Mid-term grades

Our students will be bringing home their mid-term grades on Wednesday. We would like them to have the grade card signed and brought back to school by Friday.

starbase

Our first Starbase will Monday, Sep. 12. We will leave at 8:15, so please have your children here on time.

Starbase Academy

Our 5th grade class has been accepted into Starbase again this year. This is a program for math and science that is taught at the Air National Guard sight at Forbes Air Base in Topeka. We have sent home a form that needs to be returned by this Friday that has your child's information on it. Dates are Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 3, 14, and a date to be determined later. The students will wear their red Starbase shirts each day, which they will receive  on their first day at the base. They will also bring a sack lunch each day. We will send out more info as we get closer.

Starbase

Our last Starbase will be Tuesday, April 26th. Don't forget your sack lunch and red shirts.