Weekly Letter
5Mike News
Upcoming Events
Friday, 2/28 PTO Movie Night 6:30 pm
Monday, 3/2 March School Meeting 8:10-8:55
Thursday, 3/5 No School / Conferences 4-8pm
Friday, 3/6 No School
Monday, 3/9 March Birthday Lunch
Wednesday, 3/11 Learning Fair 4:30-6:30
Thursday, 3/12 March School Store Open
Tuesday, 3/17 Mke Academy of Irish Dance 8:30-8:50
Wednesday, 3/18 HTF “Taco Ball” and Dance 4:30-7:30
Monday, 3/23-3/29 Spring Break!!
Monday, 4/6 Author Derrick Barnes Visit (grades 3-5) 1:15-2:00
K-2 author coming later in the spring :)
Thursday, 4/30 Fifth Grade Human Growth & Development
Math
We are back to our Math Expressions curriculum working through Unit 4! This unit is about multiplication with whole numbers and decimals. Right now, the students are learning about different shift patterns in multiplication, and how to multiply decimals.
Math with Mrs. Jones
In math, Mrs. Jones will be working with an enrichment group for Unit 4. She will take the fifth grade concepts and push students to dig deeper into the concepts.
Science
To infinity and beyond! We entered our solar system in science with our Sun, Moon, and Planets unit. We will start with sun and shadows, move onto the phases of the moon, and end with planet presentations.
Room One Highlights
Fifth Grade Concert
5th Grade Band, Orchestra, and General Music Concert
5th graders have been hard at work preparing for the concert! We hope to see you there!
What: Concert for all 5th grade students
When: Tuesday, March 3 at 7 PM
Where: Richards' Great Hall
Dress: Students should dress nicely
Arrival: Please meet in the great hall by 6:45 PM. Band and orchestra students will leave their cases at the rear of the hall near the tables where we'll store them for the rest of the show.
Questions? Please contact Mr. Gard (Band), Mrs. Bergeron (Orchestra), or Mrs. King Driscoll (General Music)
Reading / Writing
Reading Workshop:
Unit: Legends
We are beginning a new unit: Legends! The students are learning about the different features of a legend, the various traits of heroes, and how they can use different annotating strategies to aid with their close reading of texts.
Read Aloud: A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay.
Writing Workshop:
Argument Essay:
We are peer-editing and sharing our argument essays this week. All of our research and essays will be on display in the hallway after Thursday.
