Upcoming Events for December:
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Fifth Grade Math Tip for Parents!
Hello Wonderful Harbins Families,
Get ready for an exciting peek into your child's classroom! We are thrilled to share this month's math tip video, where our amazing math coaches will walk you through one of the fun and challenging lessons coming up for our students.
This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with what your child is learning and see the amazing thinking they do every day!
Here’s how you can join the fun:
Watch the Video: Click to watch our coaches break down the concepts!
Show Your Skills: After watching the video, head over to our Padlet to solve a similar problem.
Padlet Link (click on the plus sign at the bottom right to add content)
Share Your Work: Snap a picture of your completed problem, upload it to the Padlet, and be sure to write your child's name and their teacher's name in the post.
We absolutely love seeing our students' brilliant work extending beyond the classroom walls!
We'll review all the fantastic entries and announce one lucky winner on the morning announcements!
We can't wait to see all the incredible math thinking from our families at home. Let the problem-solving begin!
Warmly,
The Harbins Math Team
Check out all of the awesome clubs we have for our 5th graders!
Bailey - PE
Daubenmire - PE
Geisz - Ag Stem
Gravitt - Health
Hayes/Rimpau - Music (Myles)
Johnson/Ajanovic - Music (Powell)
Kolenda/Ajanovic - Art (Everett)
Ragusa - Art (Chamlee)
Thorne - Drama
Monday, December 8
12 Days of Holidays: Wear a holiday hat or headband!
Drama Club (7:10 - 7:55 AM)
Readers Rally (3:15 - 4:15)
Tuesday, December 9
12 Days of Holidays: Wear holiday socks!
Girls With Pearls (7:00 - 7:45 AM)
School Council Meeting in Media Center (7:00 - 8:00 AM)
Wednesday, December 10
12 Days of Holidays: Wear your comfiest sweatshirt!
Chorus (must be registered to attend; 7:10 - 8:10 AM)
Lego League Challenge - Technic Tigers (2:45 - 4:00)
Dance/Step Club (3:15 - 4:45)
Holiday Lunch - see schedule above
Thursday, December 11
12 Days of Holidays: Wear something that represents your culture or holiday traditions!
Cafe Scholars (2:10 - 2:40)
Winter Performance Showcase (5:30 - 7:00 PM)
Friday, December 12
12 Days of Holidays: Candy Cane Day!
Science Fair Help Session (7:15 - 7:45 AM)
Tiger of the Month in Media Center (10:00 - 10:30)
Saturday, December 13
Harbins 30th Anniversary (10:30 - 1:00 PM)
Fifth Grade End of Year Dates:
Coming soon!
What are we learning?
Math: I can solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators.
I can ask relevant investigative questions, collect data, and use mean distribution to analyze and interpret the data.
Language Arts: I can quote accurately from the text to make connections between Esperanza Rising and the UDHR.
Science: I can develop a model to show how vascular plants can be sorted as either seed producers or non-seed producers.
I can use multiple data sources to develop a model that shows how plants are sorted into groups.
Social Studies: I can describe the importance of the contributions of the United States during World War I.
I can describe the impact of new technology in World War I.
I can describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and transatlantic flight (Charles Lindbergh).
Upcoming assessments:
Social Studies Unit 4: World War I
Science Unit 4: Classification of Animals & Plants
Math Unit 4: Building Fraction Understanding
District Assessments:
December 15 - Social Studies
December 16 - Math
December 17 - Science
Reminders
Reminders
Send in a handwritten note for any transportation changes
Send in absence notes with students upon their return
Stay Informed!
Please refer to the email you received from the county and/or download the Parent Square app to get on the correct email lists. You can also scan the QR code above.
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