Our Week

Literacy: Unit 6: Up Against the Wild.

Strategies: Making connections

Skills: Character analysis

Writing: Unit 5 Essay - students turned in their essays this week.

Week 2: Popcorn Stand (informational) (we are here)

Week 3: John Paul Jones vs Bernardo de Galvez (opinion)

Math: Unit 8: Geometry: 3 dimensional shapes and their attributes. Unit 8 assessment will March 18. All homework will be due Monday March 23.

Social Studies: Continued our BizTown unit, where students will learn about personal finances and career options. Students will receive their job placements on Monday, March 16.

Science: We will resume science lessons after our BizTown experience

Reminders:

3/18 (Wednesday): Yearbook Meeting (Lichtscheidl students),

3/18 (Wednesday): First D.A.R.E. lesson

3/20 (Friday): Art and Academic Showcase registration due

3/20 (Friday): Silly Sock Day for Down Syndrome Awareness Day

3/24 (Tuesday): BizTown Experience

3/27 (Friday): Shine Time, Art and Academic Showcase 5:30-7:30

Announcements

D.A.R.E.

5th grade will begin our D.A.R.E. program on Wednesday, March 18th. Students will bring home a information and permission slip after the first lesson.

Middle School Website

Have questions about the Forest Lake Area Middle School experience? Click here to access their website with information about registration (completed at school) and course options!

5th Grade Leadership Lessons

We are excited to announce the upcoming 5th Grade Leadership Academy, a six-lesson program designed to:

Develop self-awareness and confidence
Recognize and celebrate differences and similarities among peers
Understand and practice effective communication
Build leadership skills and teamwork strategies
Explore the effects of personal decisions

Please see this parent letter for more information.

Lessons will take place on the following dates: 2/12, 2/24, 3/3, 3/4, 3/19, 3/20

Art and Academic Showcase

The Scandia Elementary Art and Academic Showcase will be held on Friday, March 27th. Students are encouraged to enter their science projects, crafts, lego creations, writing, poetry, hobbies, etc!

March 20: Registration due

March 26: Project Check-In 3:30-6:00

March 27: Art and Academic Showcase 5:30-7:30

E-Learning Days

Information was sent home about E-Learning Days. If there is another snow day or cold day, students will look for classwork on our 5th Grade Google Classroom page or complete the activities on the E-Learning paper.

Xcel Home Energy Kits

Your student brought home an Xcel Home Energy Kit, parent letter, family guide, and an Home Energy Worksheet (HEW). Students who complete and return the HEW will get to pick out a highlighter. The HEW can also be completed online by click on this link.

Lichtscheidl ID: 366278

Hunt ID:

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.