Please remind your student to bring their purple folder back to class.

• Check out what is going on in counseling!

• Family volunteering is important at JCCS. You are welcome to come anytime your schedule allows. 

• Volunteers are welcome in the classroom to help with math, science, social studies, reading, writing, and hiking. See the Volunteer link for times:  https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/64833852033/false#/invitation

Prevent the Summer Slide!

Summer Solutions - Great for math, grammar, and reading - there's also a Spanish workbook, but you need someone who speaks Spanish. Coupon Code:  BeReady for 10% off.  

Writing - Writing builds reading comprehension. If this is a source of struggle for your student, or if they really enjoy writing, I recommend checking out:

1.  Brian Tolentino's website. He has many interesting writing prompts, 10 sentence stories, and creative writing available on his website for free. I've used some of his activities in class, and they are enjoyed.
   
   

2. Writing prompts from Big Life Journal, which is designed to help build a growth mindset. A growth mindset is especially helpful when learning how to persevere through something hard (math, downhill skiing, swimming, drawing, writing, etc.).
   
   

3. Ravens Writes has a summer writing camp, which focuses on place based writing.

What are we working on?

Reading: 

Reading Challenge: Students are challenged to read 19 books this semester (including picture books). We will have time in school to read, but students should read 20 minutes a day at home; they can take their book from the classroom library home with them anytime.

Please read or listen to Wild Robot with your student. Everyone reading the same book is a nice way to build community. The majority of our Wild Robot reading will fall outside of class time because our Ravens Writes writing unit will be our priority for the last 7 weeks of school.

Reading Strategy: Theme & Summarizing text - The Wild Robot - Finish the book by 5/14

Writing: Narrative Style - Transformation Story - pick an animal or tree native to SE Alaska

Social Studies: Post Revolutionary War and creation of the US Government

We will also start reading the book History Smashers, which was a 5th grade Battle of the Books book. The book does a nice job debunking myths, discussing a diverse number of people, and helps students think critically and ask questions.

Students can read their studies weekly at home at https://online.studiesweekly.com/login.  I can send you their username and password if you need them. The online version gives students the option to have the newspaper read to them, which can be very helpful for processing the information.

Math: This week, students finished their i-Ready math diagnostic and started a free-choice math activity focusing on multiplication, division, addition/subtraction, or order of operations.

ALL students: Memorize their multiplication facts! This frees up their cognitive load (brain space) for more complex math.