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Week of April 6-10
see What's going on in 5th grade
Week of April 6-10
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!
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THIS WEEK'S UPDATES:
April 6 Weather Make-up Day
STAAR dates (closed campus)
April 7th: 4th and 5th Reading
April 9th: 3rd Reading
April 14th: 5th Science
April 21st: 3rd Math
April 23rd: 4th and 5th Math
April 26 PTA Mtg / STEAM Night
5/13 Multicultural Night/PTA meeting 5:30-7:00pm Participation form
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
We will be finishing up STAAR Prep this week! Reading STAAR test is on Tuesday, April 7th! After the reading STAAR we will be beginning our last unit of the year... Fantasy!!
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
Next week we have our reading/writing STAAR test on Tuesday. We will begin preparing for our science and math STAAR after that, as well as continue to work on organizing data and graphing.
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
As we wrap up our Science Learning targets for the year and prepare to review for the Science STAAR, students will finish life processes of Organisms. Students will learn to:
● explain how instinctual behavioral traits such as turtle hatchlings returning to the sea and learned behavioral traits such as orcas hunting in packs increase chances of survival
● describe a healthy ecosystem and how human activities can be beneficial or harmful to an ecosystem
*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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