News to Know 

• Conference sign-ups are now available! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054AAFAE2AA2FAC43-65917960-5thgrade#/ 

• Students completed their end of Module 1 test. Look for the graded test to go home next week. 

• A purple form went home on Friday. Please make sure to fill it out and return to school as soon as you can!

• Our first week on WIN starts on Monday. All writing will be done at this time.

• On Monday we will have our first musical practice for the 5th grade play. We will be working with Mrs. Wilson's class and our music teacher is Miss Emily.

• Reading logs are currently going back and forth between school and home. This is a way to record their nightly, at home reading. They are responsible for a minimum of 4 at home readings of 20 minutes or longer each week. A parent needs to initial the at home readings to verify that students are actually reading at home.

  • Reading logs go home on Monday and are turned in on the following Monday.

• Please use the agenda to check for homework and to also see what your child does each day! Homework will be circled in the agenda.

• Please keep working on multiplication fact fluency. Some students showed progress on their third test but we would like to see more! We are taking these weekly on Thursdays!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

ojensen@pleasantvalleysd.org

Fifth grade Weekly Overview

Math- We are starting Module 2 on Monday. This is our first of two modules on fractions. Addition and subtraction of fractions will be taught first. 

ELA- Students will complete the last reading in Benchmark and will have a Benchmark test on Unit 1 on Friday, 10/02

We will continue our vocabulary work which is based on Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes. This week we are doing Unit 4.  

Students will be turning in their first journal entry this week. All journal entries are completed in class. 

Social Studies- Native American Tribes of North America. We are almost done with this unit.

Science- Start ecosystems on 9/29.