see What's going on in 5th grade
Week of Oct. 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

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.

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:

Sept. 29 PTA Silent Auction Ends!
Oct. 6 @ 5:30pm 5th Grade Parent Camp Meeting
Oct. 6-9 Good Character Week
Oct. 8 Walk/Bike to school day
Oct. 13 Staff/Student Holiday
Oct. 13 Chaperone background checks and interest form due/submitted
Oct. 14 Teacher PLT Day
Oct. 20 Camp medicine forms due to Nurse Williams
Oct. 29 Trunk or Treat
Oct. 31 - Chaperones notified
Oct. 31 Book Character parade
Nov. 3 Camp Chaperone meeting @ 5:30pm
Nov. 5 School/Class Pictures!
Nov. 19-21 5th Grade Camp @ Sky Ranch!

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?
- SB-12 Grade Level Family Letter
Check out our 5th grade teacher's Amazon Wishlists.
Did you miss Curriculum Night? Click the link to view the slideshow.

subject-specific updates

Reading and Writing

Ms. Holder

aholder@dentonisd.org

This week we will be finishing up reading and writing report cards and setting up our data binders. We will also begin our new unit - nonfiction! We will be learning about features of nonfiction texts and choosing topics of interest!

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

Mr. Malinowsky

kmalinowsky@dentonisd.org

This week we will be working on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. We will also continue working with place value and rounding of those numbers.

Resources covering these topics, with things you can do at home!

Simplifying expressions

Multiplication and division algorithms