January 7, 2020
Dear 5th Grade Families,
Happy New Year!
We hope you all had a restful, fun, and happy winter break.
We are ready to jump back into to the second half of our school year with these awesome kids! Lots of exciting learning, projects, and a Spring performance to look forward to!
If you have questions or concerns regarding your child, please email us, and we will do our best to get back to you ASAP.
ACADEMICS
Language Arts: We continue reading The Birchbark House, which includes a deep dive into primary source documents connecting to our study of Native American culture and history.
Math: In math we continue to focus on fractions, specifically learning techniques on adding and subtracting them. Additionally, students are conceptually focusing on the value of fractions in comparison to one another to have a better understanding before moving into decimals and how they relate in value.
Science: In science our unit on Human Body Systems is still in progress. We are now moving into the circulatory, digestive and nervous systems. As we review, and learn new body systems we will begin our 3-D art project of the human body where students work in groups to artfully represent their models using their newly gained scientific knowledge.
Social Studies: We are studying European Exploration, and learning the ways that this land we now inhabit started to become settled by Europeans, and of course, we'll continue talking about how that directly affected those who were here before us. We'll be learning about early exploration (the Columbus era), Spanish Conquistadors, The French in North America, and the settlement of Plymouth Colony.
A reminder that we send home graded/checked work weekly- please be sure to have your child share their homework folder with you on Mondays and Fridays, to obtain any important work that has been passed back, information that has been sent home, and homework sheets explaining the week's homework and upcoming events.
**Fifth grade students visit the ArtSpace library bi-weekly. Books are due two weeks after they are checked out! Our next visit to the library is TODAY!
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Here's a highlight of the inclement weather policy from the handbook, for your reference:
- If school is in session, and you do not think it is safe to transport your child(ren) to school, please keep them at home and send a note the next day for the absence to be excused. Do not follow “Buncombe County Schools” or “Asheville City Schools” information. Look/Listen for ArtSpace Charter School information. ONE HOUR DELAY Students should arrive between 8:45-9:15 a.m. and go directly to their homeroom classes TWO HOUR DELAY Students should arrive between 9:45-10:15 a.m. and go directly to their homeroom classes THREE HOUR DELAY Students should arrive between 10:45-11:15 a.m. and go directly to their homeroom classes No morning care on any delay days