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Our Week
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Literacy: Unit 4: Recognizing Author's Point of View. Unit 4 Assessment 1/15 and 1/16.
Strategies: Asking questions, creating mental images
Skills: Story structure
Writing: Unit 4 Essay: Write a narrative. Students will be writing a scene to add to the week 2 story, I Speak Spanish, Too. The narrative should show understanding of character traits, descriptive language, and character dialogue.
Week 1: 12/12-12/18 - Analyze a mentor prompt
Week 2: 12/19-1/8 - Plan narrative
Week 3: 1/9-1/14 - Write/type and edit narrative
*Student have started typing their essays. Please feel free to read their essay in Google Classroom and help edit. We will continue to work on these essays through next week.
Math: Unit 7: Algebra and Patterns: Students took a preassessment for this unit and began learning about the order of operations (PEMDAS)
Social Studies: Started our BizTown unit where students will learn about personal finances and career options.
Science: We will be starting our unit on Force and Motion.
Reminders:
1/12 (Monday): Spelling Bee Test (all students participate)
1/13 (Tuesday): PTO Meeting (4:00)
1/14 (Wednesday): Yearbook Meeting (Lichtscheidl students)
1/16 (Friday): Spelling Bee
1/19-1/20 (Monday and Tuesday): No school
Announcements
Announcements
FLAMS Parent Information Nights
FLAMS Parent Information Nights
When: January 12th at 6:00 (Virtual) or January 13 from 4 - 8 pm ( In-Person)
Where: Online or FLAMS Open House. Times for the in-person open house are listed below. To ensure everyone has time for music sampling, please try to attend during your assigned window:
A–F: 4:00 PM
G–L: 5:00 PM
M–R: 6:00 PM
S–Z: 7:00 PM
What: During this special evening, student and families will have the opportunity to explore the middle school, learn about our educational program, and meet some important staff supporting their transition.
5th Grade Handbook
5th Grade Handbook
Please click on this LINK to view a copy of the 5th grade handbook. There was a copy of this handbook given out at Open House on August 27th, or your child took a copy home on the first day of school.
5th Grade Concert
5th Grade Concert
Join us for a special evening as our 5th graders take the stage! The 5th Grade Program will be held on Tuesday, February 17th at 6:30 PM in the Scandia gym. Come support our students and enjoy a night of music and celebration!
Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee
5th graders have the opportunity to be a part of a district wide spelling bee! On Monday, January 12, all students will take a written spelling test. On Friday, January 16, the top 3 students from each class will be a part of the oral spelling bee. If you do not want your student to participate in the oral portion of the spelling bee, please let your classroom teacher know. More information regarding the spelling bee was sent home on Friday, December 19th.
Important Dates
Important Dates
January (I.B. Profile word: Principled)
1/12 (Monday): Spelling Bee Spelling Test (all 5th grade)
1/13 (Tuesday): PTO Meeting (4:00)
1/14 (Wednesday): Yearbook Meeting (Lichtscheidl students)
1-16 (Friday): Spelling Bee
1/19-1/20 (Monday-Tuesday): No School
1/21 (Wednesday): Yearbook Meeting (Hunt students)
1/28 (Wednesday): Mrs. Lichtscheidl out (Social Studies meeting)
1/30 (Friday): Shine Time
February (I.B. Profile word: Caring)
2/4 (Wednesday) Yearbook Meeting (Lichtscheidl students)
2/5 (Thursday) Dental Sealant day - form sent home in December
2/5 (Thursday) Mrs. Hunt out at Science
2/10 (Tuesday) PTO Meeting (4:00)
2/11 (Wednesday) Yearbook Meeting (Hunt students)
2/12 (Thursday) 5th grade PTO Breakfast Together (8:30)
2/17 (Tuesday) 5th Grade Concert (6:00 Scandia Gym)
2/18 (Wednesday) Yearbook Meeting (Lichtscheidl students)
2/25 (Wednesday) Yearbook Meeting (Hunt students)
2/27 (Friday) Shine Time
What Are We Studying?
What Are We Studying?
Language Arts
Benchmark Unit 4: Recognizing Author's Point of View
Science
New unit coming soon!
Social Studies
Early Explorers: An exploration of human systems and communities, the structure and function of organizations, societal decision making, economic activities and their impact.
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