Welcome to the 5th Grade Newsletter! Please read through for important upcoming events, curriculum and 5th grade news! Please let your homeroom teacher know if you have any questions!
-Mrs. Cruz, Mrs. Jarosz, Mrs. Nagy, Ms. Rutledge and Ms. Tesar
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--Upcoming Events--
World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser- 8/30-9/30
World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser- 8/30-9/30
5th Grade is starting our World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser soon! We will be selling the $2 variety box to raise money for Science Camp! Students that want to participate will be given a permission slip this week to sign and return!
Student Early Release- 8/30
Student Early Release- 8/30
Friday, August 30th is a half day for our students. Students will be dismissed at 12:00pm.
Science Camp Deposits Due- 9/6
Cost: $75 deposit due on September 6th. At most camp could cost $300 per student/chaperone. However, fundraising normally brings it down to $250 per student/chaperone. Cash, money order or check written to Savannah Elementary are accepted.
Camp Attendance
Camp Attendance
Please take a moment to complete the camp interest form for your student to let us know if your student is or is not attending. EVEN IF NOT ATTENDING, WE NEED THIS FORM COMPLETED! We have to give an estimated camp attendance number by September 6th. This also helps us determine how many chaperones that we need.
Thank you!!!
Curriculum
Reading, Writing, Grammar
Reading: Who was the man in the white shirt? We finished Eleven and students loved it! We starting a new unit. In this unit students will be encouraged to thoughtfully read novels for deeper meaning and students will focus on writing about reading from the start.
Writing: Students have completed their first writing piece in 5th grade, a personal narrative. Check it out in your students binder on Friday! Between now and the end of the 1st 9 weeks, we will focus on writing a Literary Essay. The Literary Essay unit will focus on teaching students to think and write about texts in sophisticated ways. Students will start by thinking about what they know about crafting good essays. Students will think analytically about texts to generate ideas and track ideas across a text. Students will work to create claims about narrative non-narrative texts and support their claims with evidence. Students will continue to practice their revising and editing skills.
Grammar: Quotation Marks: Why we use them and how to use them.
Math, Science, Social Studies
Math: The focus in fifth grade is the transition from using various strategies for multiplication and division to using the standard algorithm for both operations. As we start our Whole Number Operation Unit, students will gain a stronger sense of the value and reasonableness of numbers as they connect their understanding to experiences they have had or seen in their mathematical world.
Science: Matter is classified based on measurable, testable, and observable physical properties including mass, magnetism, physical state (solid, liquid, gas), relative density (sinking and floating using water as a reference point), solubility in water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal or electric energy. Students will compare and contrast the physical properties of matter.
Social Studies: Using a provided map and their textbook, students will complete their Report Card Assessment by identifying physical features of the United States.
Important Reminders
Important Reminders
Cell Phone and Smart Watch Policy
Cell Phone and Smart Watch Policy
In an effort to keep students engaged and learning while at school, our 5th grade team does not allow for use of these devices during the school day. Students will be asked to leave these devices in their backpacks or in the designated cell phone pouches just inside our classroom doors. Students will have their own safe space for these devices conveniently located by our classroom exit so that in the case of an emergency, teachers can quickly grab all devices and bring them with us. Students can always ask permission to use their devices to reach out to a parent/guardian and the teacher will find a good place and time for them to do so.
Thank you for helping us keep students learning while at school! If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher!
-5th Grade Team
Science Camp
Science Camp
Science Camp
March 19th-March 21st
SkyRanch Camp in Van, Texas
We are so excited for Science camp at SkyRanch Camp this year! Please complete the Student Interest Link to let us know if your student will be attending.
Camp Parent Meeting: Tuesday, August 20th at 4:00pm via Teams. Link to follow.
Information
Cost: $75 deposit due on September 6th. At most camp could cost $300 per student/chaperone. However, fundraising normally brings it down to $250 per student/chaperone. Cash, money order or check written to Savannah Elementary are accepted.
Chaperone Interest Link -APPLICATION CLOSES 8/22!!
Background Check
Please fill out a background check. You must fill it out every year. This will allow you to enter campus for school events and lunch.
It can take up to 2 weeks to process, so don't wait!
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