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Welcome to 2023!

During our first week back, we spent a bit of time practicing a variety of thinking protocols that we can use throughout the year for a variety of subjects. Students created slides thinking about books, space,

Grades & Google Classroom

Just a reminder that we are using standards-based grading, which means that students are assessed against a standard and not by how many points they earn. I am still getting regular "Does this count?" type questions from students, and my answer is always the same. It "counts" toward learning.

Please check in with your child about missing work because it all "counts" toward practicing the skills that are necessary for progress. You can have them log in to their Google Classroom and be sure that they have completed all the work listed there.

Volunteer Opportunities

LibraryThing input. Ms. Shelton shared a fantastic tool for organizing our class library, but it requires a bit of work entering all the books into it! I've already had two volunteers help out in this way, and I'm looking forward to finally having everything cataloged and organized so that I can confidently answer students who ask "Do you have...?"

I've created an online instruction sheet so that anyone with background check and extra time can stop by school and grab a handful of booksScholastic has made it even easier to shop for books. New paper flyers are available for students in the classroom, or you can browse the flyers at the link.

Or feel free to stop by to grab a box of books to take home overnight and enter into LibraryThing. Just tell me how many you want to do and I'll leave it for you at the front desk.

Scholastic Flyers

Scholastic has made it even easier to shop for books. New paper flyers are available for students in the classroom, or you can browse the flyers at the link below.

You can also choose to have your books shipped to your home or delivered to me with our class order, which means that even extended family and friends can order and earn FREE books for our class. Feel free to share the Class Page link.

With a $25 order, you can pick a FREE $5 Book (use code: READS).

Class Order Due Date: 01/20/23

Class Code: JV32M

Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/JV32M

Shop Digital Flyers for Our Grade with Your Child: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade5

Music Programs

May 5th - 4th/5th @ 5:30pm in the Gym - Dream Big! Mark your calendars now. Rehearsals will be May 2 in school.