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SUBJECT SPECIFIC updates are below the MAIN NEWSLETTER!
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Week of March 16-20
see What's going on in 5th grade
Week of March 16-20
Updated information will be posted no later than the Friday prior to the week ahead.
Should you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out. Because we work as a team, we kindly ask that when sending an email that you send to all THREE of us:
Kyle Malinowsky kmalinowsky@dentonisd.org
Tricia Jahnke
tjahnke@dentonisd.org
Audrey Holder
aholder@dentonisd.org
grade level Announcements
grade level Announcements
IMPORTANT INFO/FORMS
In alignment with Senate Bill 12, Denton ISD now requires parent or guardian consent for students to participate in state-mandated health screenings. Please read the following Health consent form and click the link to give consent for the Nurse to do any health screenings such as hearing and vision!
Due to a new Texas law (SB12), written consent from a parent or guardian is now required before our school counselors can provide any counseling or social services support to students. Please read the counselor consent form and click the link to give consent.
Was your child absent? Remember to fill out the DentonISD Absence form!
Lastly, Chromebook insurance enrollment is now open. Emails have been sent from the district with a link to go online to pay for the insurance. It is $20 (or $10 for free/reduced lunch recipients) for device insurance. This covers up to $200 in repairs. It is HIGHLY recommended to buy this insurance because accidents always happen!
THIS WEEK'S UPDATES:
3/9 to 3/13 Spring Break
3/16 Student Holiday/Staff PD
(Rescheduled 5/13) Multicultural Night/PTA meeting 5:30-7:00pm Participation form
3/24 Spring Pictures!
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
If your child would like to purchase breakfast or lunch you can load money onto a School Cafe account.
If your child is going to be absent, please report their absence using the district absence form.
If you would like to volunteer please fill out a background check. This needs to be redone each school school year.
If your child has a ride change please contact the front office.
Support our school by joining the PTA.
Link to the Parent Handbook.
Interested in viewing the Elementary District Instructional Plans?
Check out our 5th grade teacher's Amazon Wishlists.
Did you miss Curriculum Night? Click the link to view the slideshow.
subject-specific updates
subject-specific updates
Reading and Writing
Ms. Holder
This week we will begin our test prep unit to prepare for the reading STAAR test.
We are going to begin with analyzing poems, plays, and fiction texts. We will be reviewing characters, plot, theme, and author's craft techniques such as figurative language.
In writing we are going to be practicing revising and editing passages as well as completing long and short responses.
Please encourage your child to work on their iReady Reading Pathway at home! They are given class time every day to work on it. The goal is to have at least 30 minutes and 2 lessons passed at the end of each week! :)
Resources covering these topics, with things you can do at home!
If your child would like to practice writing at home, click here to access the personal narrative checklist/rubric for them to use!
Click here for the literary essay/opinion essay rubric/checklist!
Click here for the informational writing rubric/checklist.
Please encourage your child to read at least 10 minutes a night! You can always ask them questions about what they read or have them talk about their books!
Here is a link to a reading comprehension checklist and notes page for students to use as they are reading!
Math
Math
Mr. Malinowsky
Spring Break!! Hope everyone enjoys the week off. When we return we will continue working on graphing and finding ordered pairs.
Resources covering these topics, with things you can do at home!
Multiplication and division algorithms
Practice multiplication facts up to 12 at home!
science/social studies
science/social studies
Mrs. Jahnke
This week, students will continue Earth Processes by reviewing how fossils and fossil fuels are formed in sedimentary rockas well as:
model how sedimentary rock and fossil fuels form
describe how Earth’s landforms are shaped, (specifically slow changes like sand dunes, deltas, canyons, U-shaped valleys and V-shaped valleys
*See newsletter below.
Look below for resources covering these topics, with things you can do at home!
*=what we are currently studying
Essential Science Vocabulary link
Science Parent Newsletters:
Properties of Matter
Energy, Circuits and Light
Force and Motion
Patterns in Space
*Earth Processes
Life Processes of Organisms
Ecosystems
Social Studies Parent Newsletters
Geography of the United States
The Colonial Period
American Revolution
The Constitution
Westward Expansion
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