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BECKER BULLETINVeterans Day

Our Veterans Day ceremony will be held this Friday, November 8th, from 7:45 until, approximately, 8:30. Please plan on joining us to honor and thank all those military personnel who have protected and served our country.

I am creating a PowerPoint slideshow to pay respect to the veterans of students and staff of Healthy Learning Academy. If you have a family member that you would like to be represented, please send me his/her picture by Wednesday, November 6th, at the very latest. In addition, include the following:

Name Rank Military branch War fought in (if applicable) Student(s) that they are related to

If you submitted a photograph and information last year, I will use that in the slideshow. I hope we have a large turn-out to honor these American heroes.

ELA: We spent this past week going over theme, perfect tenses, and the prefixes, “circ-” and “circum-.”SS: Today, we tested on Ch. 4: Life in the Colonies. Next up is Ch. 5: The American Revolution.Math: We are about halfway through Ch. 8: Adding and Subtracting Fractions, and will test soon!S cience : We are nearly finished with Unit 5: The Nature of Matter, and will test this week.

Word of the Week:Our word of the week was “compassion.” Compassion is a very important character trait because one does not just feel the emotions of another person, they also want to help them because of those emotions. Compassionate people are kind, caring, and supportive.

The Week In Review Miscellaneous

Yoga Pose of the WeekThis past week, 1st graders led Morning Meeting and introduced students and parents to our “Yoga Pose of the Week,” which was called “Chair Pose.”

Important DatesFebruary 9: Report cards sent homeFebruary 12: Last day to donate for food drive

100th Day STEM activityFebruary 15: President’s Day (No School)February 16: Parent Conferences

Students should neatly write and mark each of the following words with large, legible print on the index cards sent home today. This week, we will focus on the root word, “pos.”

opposition composition imposition proposition juxtapose

expostulate preposition decomposition disposition exposure

Spelling

Notes from Ms. Katje: Students are still working on the “Saving Our Alachua County” threatened fish project.Notes from Coach Cotter: No updates provided.

Visit the Art and P.E. tabs on our Google Classroom pageto view recent activities.

Valentine’s DayMy class is hoping to have our Valentine’s Day party on Friday, February 12th, from 12:30-1:45. This will not be a “major” party, like the one before the winter holidays. However, students will have the opportunity to distribute Valentine’s Day cards, and share some healthy snacks, if parents would like to contribute anything. If your child plans to pass out cards, s/he needs to have a card for EVERY student in the class, not just their friends.

Greyson Josiah AddisenEvie Payton NolanClaire Amelia SophieEmma Kamryn MylesKhloe Sadie Liam

February 5, 2021