November 13, 2019
Dear 5th Grade Families,
We enjoyed meeting with so many of you during parent/teacher conferences! We appreciate the opportunity to work as team, ensuring the success of all of our students! Remember, if you ever have questions or concerns, feel free to email us.
Thank you to everyone who drove on our field trip to the Carl Sandburg Home, and braved the cold with us! Despite the chilly weather, it was a great day, and the kids had a great time! See below for a few pictures of our trip!
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.
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 to work on our personal narrative unit- students are in various stages of drafting, conferencing, and revising.
Next week, we will begin 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 study volume of 3-D objects. 5th grade just finished making cubic unit robots in class where they had to calculate and build each body part. Students are learning the formulas that help calculate volume, as well as digging deeper into how those objects can change to be different in dimension.
Science: In Science : We have just finished our study of Genetics and will start focusing on the Human body systems. We will begin by looking at how the skin begins our journey into the body and make our way to the circulatory, cardiovascular, digestive, nervous, respiratory, skeletal & muscular systems. We will also be integrating a art and dance project for this unit we will use for STEAM day later in the year.
Social Studies: Our Native American unit has moved into the Plains region, where we learned about the importance of buffalo, how horses changed life for the Native Americans of this region, and the interesting concept of a "coup stick." We're finishing up our Haida artwork, and moving into a study of Lakota Winter Counts. Our final region begins next week, where we end this unit with a study of the Northern Eastern Woodlands, the region where the Ojibwe family from The Birchbark House resided. This region, and the upcoming holiday, also allows us the opportunity to look at the myths and realities of the first Thanksgiving.
**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 11/19/19.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS DUE FRIDAY, 11/15!
Class Code - GZMXV
Online: scholastic.com/bookclubs . Choose your books, pay with credit card or PayPal, and submit your order.
Scholastic Book Clubs Paper Flyer: Choose your books, fill out the order form, and return to me with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs. Your books will come to our class, and I’ll hand them out for your child to take home.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
We've had our first "snow" day of the 2019-20 school year! 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
The ArtSpace Holiday Craft Fair is this Sunday, November 17th, 10:00 - 4:00. Come check out some of the amazing jewelry, pottery, handmade knitwear and many other items available for sale. Get a jump on your holiday shopping with handmade gifts made locally!
Picture Retakes for Yearbook photos are happening on Wednesday, November 20th. If you didn't receive one and would like to order pictures follow this link and use school code FM332926. If you were unhappy with the portrait you received send it in with your child on picture day and they will retake and send the same package with the new photo.
Congratulations and Well Done to the cast and director of The Lion King, Jr! It was a beautifully presented show, and everyone did a fantastic job!
A message from Mr. Nick:
- Hello ArtSpace Families,
If you are interested in joining the ArtSpace Ski Club this year the deadline to register is December 13th. If you have not registered yet please follow this link.
This year the Ski Club will have hoodies! If you are interested in ordering a hoodie the deadline is November 29th. Please follow this link to order!
A message from Ms. Nica:
- "I have put a bright green bin in the multi-purpose room for unwanted clothing/fabric donations for the up-cycle class starting November 8th.
Feel free to get rid of anything that no longer serves you, I appreciate it!"