Reminders: 

• Coffee Cup every Friday! If your child is scheduled this Friday, please have them arrive by 7:50am! Thank you!!

• Six Week Check In - is happening now! If I have not met with you yet, expect a meeting this week or next week! 

• Oct 20 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

• Oct 27- Halloween Carnival 

Students will continue learning what they have been since the start of October. We will be doing cursive assignments every other week, expect some historic assignments written in cursive coming their way soon! 

Thank you to all the parent volunteers with all your help!! If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me! 😊

Good Morning Families! Thank you all for your participation of our 6 week check in! If you need to schedule a more in-depth meeting with me please let me know!

So far, we have had two Coffee Cup shifts. Thank you for all the families who wake up early for their child's coffee shift! The students are loving it! 

Thank you to Cynthia Heimbold for support with our first art project! We were able to get a start on Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. So excited to see how they turn out! 

Please lookout for group emails from our new room mom, Cynthia!

Let's have a wonderful week! 😌

Reminders: 

Oct 20 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

Oct 27- Halloween Carnival

Nov 8- Family Night 

Good Morning Families! Thank you all for your participation of our 7 week check in! If you need to schedule a more in-depth meeting with me please let me know!

Almost all the students have had a chance to be on a Coffee Cup shift! Thank you families for having students come on time! 🥰

Halloween Carnival This Friday, October 27th:

More information will be sent as the day approaches!

• Costumes should not be bloody, graphic or scary - please keep in mind that we have a K-8th audience. If you have a question about costumes, please let us know in advance. 

• Students should not bring any handheld props - these items have a tendency to be left on the ground/stepped on; students will also be very active with their hands and staff will not be able to hold these items for them.

• The costumes should be light and easy to put on - changing space is very limited, and teachers may not be able to assist with costumes. It would be best for the kids to be able to put costumes on over their clothing if possible.

Halloween:

COSTUMES NEEDED If you have any costumes that you no longer need please consider donating them to Señora Garcia. All the donations will be used for acting activities in Spanish class. 

Please, no costumes worn for Halloween Day please, thank you! There will also be no homework for 5th grade! 🎉

Let's have a wonderful week! 😌

Upcoming Dates: 

Oct 27- Halloween Carnival

Nov 8- Family Night 

Nov 16 - Grandparents Day

Nov 17 - Feast Day

Nov 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break (No School,No Daycare) 

Good Morning Families! I hope you all had a safe and wonderful Hallo-weekend! 

Reminders: 

Oct 31 - No Homework! Happy halloween!

Nov 8- Family Night 

Nov 16 - Grandparents Day

Nov 17 - Feast Day

Nov 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break (No School,No Daycare) 

What is my Child Learning in...

Math ~ Unit 1, Module 3 (Multiplication Strategies)

Students have been learning and reviewing different strategies for multiplication of single, double, and triple digits

Reading ~ Gentle Annie (Ch.'s 13-18)

Students will be finishing the Gentle Annie book this week, and are currently working on their timeline mirroring the events of the story with The Civil War history

Writing ~ Spooky Stories

Students are almost finished writing their narrative stories about a Spooky Story of their choosing! Students will create a drawing of the setting of their story!

History ~ Wrapping Up the Civil War

Students will be wrapping up the Civil War this week, and get ready to review for the test coming next week!

Geography ~ Starting Northeastern Region States

Students finished their presentations of the Southeastern Region and are beginning to research the Northeastern states. Students will also be reviewing for their Southeastern Region Quiz this Friday!

Vocab/Cursive ~ Unit 4 Vocab, Halloween Story in Cursive

Students have finished lessons 1-4 in their Wordly Wise book and are focusing on short stories about what they plan on doing for Halloween!

Reminders: 

 👪 Family Night: Family Night is this Wednesday, November 8th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm! Please come to see what your child has learned thus far as a fifth grader! Your child prepared a script and will walk you through all the major projects and systems that we have done/do in our class!

🎖️Veteran's Day: There will be no school on Friday, November 10th because Veteran's Day is observed this week! If your child is on this week for Coffee Cup, please prepare to bring them to school on Thursday @ 7:50am for their shift!

Upcoming Reminders: 

Nov 16 - Grandparents Day

Nov 17 - Feast Day

Nov 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break (No School,No Daycare) 

Important School Updates: 

Geography - Students have taken their first quiz on geography last Friday, and will be learning the Northeastern Region this month.

History - Civil War Test on Wednesday! Please have your child study as part of their homework tomorrow! 

Vocabulary - Upcoming Vocabulary Test next week! Lessons 4-6 

Math - Upcoming math test next Wednesday! Please have your child reach out to me if they need extra support in math! 

Good Morning Families! I hope you all had a restful and wonderful Holiday Weekend! 

ANNUAL GIVING - DONATE TODAY!

Our Annual Giving Campaign is in full swing! Annual Giving is our largest fundraiser of the year and is crucial to what we accomplish as a school, every day. 

Our goal is 100% TCPS community participation. Every gift, no matter how large or small, has a tremendous impact and allows for future growth, enables program expansion, and helps build a sustainable future for our school. Please donate today to help us reach 100% family participation – thank you for supporting TCPS!

Upcoming Events This Week:

🍽️GRANDPARENT'S  DAY ~ 11/16:

We are welcoming grandparents and special guests to join us on campus from 8:30am-12:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing all of our TCPS grandparents on campus! 

On this special day we invite our community's grandparents to come and visit with their grandchildren, meet our teachers and staff, and see what TCPS is all about. 

We need volunteers on Wednesday and Thursday to decorate and help make our grandparents feel welcome. 

Also on Friday the 17th to clean up after the school's annual holiday feast. 

Please sign up here to help make this event a success.

🦃FEAST DAY ~ 11/17: (Last Day Before Thanksgiving Break!)

Every year, on the day before our Thanksgiving break, TCPS students and staff come together to enjoy a hearty Thanksgiving meal together- family style! We spend time preparing the recipes for our Feast during Grandparents Day and cook the dishes the next morning for our student and staff lunch. 

We are in need of additional families to volunteer to purchase, cook, slice, and bring in a turkey for our Feast. This is a great opportunity to fulfill volunteer hours as well. 

Please bring your requested item for feast (even if you may not be able to attend). If you need your item of request emailed to you, please let me know! 

Welcome back Families! I hope you all had a restful and wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

Reminders: 

Dec 15 ~ Holiday Sing-Along (12pm) -Early Dismissal (12:30pm)

Dec 18-Jan 1 ~ Winter Break (No School, No Daycare)

Jan 2 ~ Return from Winter Break 

What is my Child Learning in...

Math ~ Unit 2, Module 1 (Adding and Subtracting Fractions/Decimals)

Students have completed Unit 1 for Bridges before Thanksgiving Break. Now, students have started a new Unit focusing on fractions. Students have also been learning how time, money, and fractions are all related as a whole and part.

Reading ~ Gentle Annie (Ch.'s 18-23)

Students are reading Gentle Annie: The Story of a Civil War Nurse, and will be continuing to complete their chapter summaries after each chapter. These summaries have students identify 3 major key events with text citations, make predictions for the next chapter, and ask questions about the story. When students complete the book, they chose their own assessment from board games to making a playwright!

Writing ~ My Thanksgiving Traditions (Informative Essay)

Students are working on their Thanksgiving essays explaining how their family spends time over the break with their families incorporating aspects of family questionnaires, recalling past celebrations, and reflecting on their break. Students will publish their essays with a family picture brought in by Next Friday!

History ~ Reconstruction 

Students are almost done learning about the Reconstruction (generally) and are currently working on their amendment and term reports of key words of the Reconstruction Period as well s researching either the 13th, 14th, or 15th amendments.

Geography ~ Starting Midwestern Region States

Students finished their presentations of the Northeastern Region and are beginning to research the Midwestern states. Students will also be reviewing for their Northeastern Region Quiz this Wednesday!

Vocab ~ Lessons 4-6

Students have finished lessons 1-6 in their Wordly Wise book and are going to be having a quiz on Lessons 4-6 on Friday. Students will be using their flashcards and Quizlet to help them study their terms.

Happy First Week of December Families! Here are some upcoming events for TCPS:

• Dec 11-15 Spirit Week (see details below)

• Dec 15- Family Holiday Sing-Along 12pm, (Early Dismissal at 12:30pm, No Extended Care)

• Dec 18-Jan 1- Winter Break (No School, No Daycare)

• Jan 2 - Return from Winter Break

Cynthia Heimbold is creating a SignUp Genius for our class' art projects! If you would like to volunteer to help set up and support students every other Friday for the remainder of the year from 12:30-1:30pm as they create their own rendition of famous artists' work, please sign up! It will be ready this week!

Please check your emails regularly, as Cynthia will forward important information pertaining to our class! 

Upcoming Projects & Tests Due Dates ~ 

• Reconstruction Era Test - 12/8

• Midwestern State Presentations - Week of 12/11

• Amendment Report Due - 12/6 

• Invention Report (Written Piece) Due - 12/14

Needed For This Week: 

• Please have your child bring a family photo (pets and extended family can be included!) for our Thanksgiving Traditions Essay Cover Page

Let's have a great week! Please reach out if there is anything I can help you or your child with! 😁

Welcome to the last week before WInter Break Families!!! Just a few quick reminders for you all 😀

SPIRIT WEEK ~

MON- Hawaiian Floral Print Day 

TUES.- CRAZY hair/headband/hat/sock Day

WED.- Dress like a Toy/Character Day

THURS.- Holiday Wear or TCPS Day

FRI.- PJ DAY! In-Service Day (Winter Break 12/16 - 1/2)

UPCOMING QUIZZES & PROJECTS ~

1. Midwestern Geography Quiz (Due: Tues., 12/12)

2. Midwestern Presentations (Due: Thurs. 12/14)

3. Gentle Annie Final Project (Due: 12/14)

4. Written Report for Invention Project (Due: 12/14)

Holiday Party for Friday, December 15th ~

This Friday, the students will have a in-service half-day! We will also be hosting a holiday party with bagels, cream cheese, and hot chocolate! Cynthia has been creating a sign-up genius for families to bring party favors for This Friday! Also on Friday, we will be having Gabriel's dad, Andrew, come and teach the students how to make some wonderful origami creations! 

Art Projects ~

Please continue to use the Signup Genius for parent volunteer hours from 12:30-1:30pm! We will be doing art projects every other Friday (unless told otherwise). We would love to have you! 

Coffee Cup Treats ~

We are SO EXCITED to announce the addition of baked treats to our Coffee Cup Shop! Please use the Signup Genius for what day you plan on bringing treats. Please be sure to choose a day that your child has a scheduled shift! Thank you! 

I wish you and your family a Happ Holidays, and a Happy New Years! As always, please reach out if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! Have a great week everyone! 😀

Welcome Back Families! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and restful or eventful break! Before we jump in, I wanted to thank ALL the support from the families so far this year! Thank you all for the wonderful and thoughtful gifts from my half birthday and on the last day before break! All the gifts made my heart happy! 🥰

Reminders:

We are at 80% of our Annual Giving, if you would like to donate please see the Tuesday Notice for the link! Thank you for all those who have donated to our TCPS Community! 

Jan 12 - Teacher Work Day (No School, No Daycare)

Jan 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed (No School)

Jan 17 - Conference Day (Special Daycare Available) 

• Please see Tuesday Notice to sign up for Day Care, and more information!

Feb 16 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

Feb 19-23 - Presidents’ Week Break (No School, No Daycare) 

The Month Ahead:

1. Coffee Cup Cafe COMING THIS FRIDAY!! 

• ALL HANDS ON DECK! We will be hosting our cafe outside at the gate beginning at 7:50am until 8:30am! Parents and family are welcome to enjoy the cafe until school starts.

• Every student will be on call for the Cafe! It is first come, first serve for the Coffee Jobs, each student will have an opportunity to make their family bagels or tea, and coffee will be brewed in bulk based on who is there first! We will make new coffee as needed.

• We closed our Coffee Shop for the Staff, and will be having our special event for our families only! The next Coffee Cup Cafe will not be till the end of the year, if you can make it please come! The students will be making personalized gifts for their families (limit 2 per student) for you all to enjoy! 

2. Upcoming Projects & Tests: 

   • Invention Project - Due 1/8 (students will be working on this at home as part of their homework this week!)

   • Southwestern Group Geography Presentations - Due by Thursday, 1/11

   • Fraction Checkpoint Quiz - Happening on 1/5

   • Vocab Test (Lessons 7-10) - Happening on 1/19

   • Southwestern States Quiz - Happening on 1/16

   • Industrial Revolution Test - Happening on 1/31

3. Conferences: 

   • I look forward to meeting with all of you for conferences! Please start thinking about some topics you would like to discuss for our 40 minute conference, so I may have time to address your concerns or needs! 

Have a wonderful first week back and see you all at the cafe! Please reach out via email if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! 😁

Cheers, 

Ms. Campbell 

Welcome to another wonderful week families! 

A HUGE shoutout to all the families who came for Coffee Cup Cafe last Friday. Don't worry, we will have one last cafe on the last Friday of May before the 5th graders move on to middle school 😭 

The Week Ahead - 

Monday - Beginning Southwestern States Group Presentations & 3D Model is due today!

Tuesday - Big Report Reveal to the students, which will be our research/writing project for the next two months! 

Thursday - Lyddie Ch. 3-4 Reflection packet is due! 

Friday - No School, Teacher Work Day! 

The Following Week Ahead -

Monday - No School, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther Kin Jr. Day! 

Tuesday - Southwestern States Quiz! 

Wednesday - No School, Parent Conferences 

Friday - Vocab Test (Lessons 7-10)!

Welcome back families to another wonderful week here at TCPS! This week is a 3-Day Week, coming back from MLK Day to no school tomorrow for PTCs! 

Reminders:

Wednesday, 1/17 - NO SCHOOL TOMORROW 

(Daycare will be available, but spaces are limited) please let me know if you have any last minute scheduling by today! You can expect work to be sent home tomorrow and homework to be given if your child was absent that are due tomorrow. We will have 40 minutes to discuss your child's overall progress through the first semester of 5th grade! 

• Coffee Cup Resumes this Friday @7:50! Please have your child ready for their shift if they are on schedule! 

• Thank you to Tracie and Becca (Quinn & William's mom) for volunteering to come and help with art these next few weeks! If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to Cynthia Heimbold and fill out the sign-up genius! 

UPCOMING PROJECTS/TESTS:

Thursday, 1/18: Math Test, Unit 2 (students will take their review home today!)

Friday, 1/19: Vocab Test Lessons 7-10

Welcome to another wonderful week here at TCPS families! I have already gotten some emails about the dangerous driving conditions and the rain for today, stay safe and dry out there!

Thank you to all the families I met with last week for Parent-Teacher Conferences! Many deadlines are approaching and coming in close as we close out the month of January. Also, Coffee Cup this Friday at 7:50am! 

Reminders - 

Big Report: 

• Friday, 1/26: Replicas due this Friday (drawings of the portrait of the influential person they chose and their plan for their 3D model drawn with color)

• Monday, 2/5: Digital Notecards due with all the important information about the students' influential person (ex. early life, major contributions, etc.) We will be going over this in class for the next two weeks, but students may need to take it home for homework on Thursday or the weekend of 1/31 to adhere to the deadline. 

History: 

• Thursday, 1/25: Bundle of Memories Suitcase is due this Thursday. Please have your child bring photos to glue into their paper suitcase by Wednesday! 

• Monday, 1/30: Family Tree due Monday where students need to fill out all important information about their family (as far back as their great-grandparents) of birthplace and full name

• Wednesday, 1/31: Industrial Revolution Test on the last day of the month, as well as the students' cursive mini report of Lyddie journals are due. This is an in-class assignment, but may need to be taken home for homework if necessary! 

Please reach out if you or your child need anything! 

Have a wonderful week, 

Ms. Campbell :) 

Welcome families to another great week here at TCPS! We are about to close out the first month of 2024! Here is the week ahead for January 29th! 

Upcoming School Assignments:

History Test on Wednesday (1/31) - Students will take home study guide for their homework tomorrow; we will play Jeopardy Today

• Lyddie Cursive Packet (1/31) - Students will finish their Works Cited for Industrial Revolution Research and cursive Letters to a character of their choice chosen from the Book Lyddie

Family Tree due Tuesday (1/30) - Students will transfer their information onto their final draft for their project

Big Report Note Cards (2/5) - Students will finish their digital notecards for their Big Report on their influential person and submit on Google Classroom

Upcoming Calendar Events: 

• Feb 1st - Re-Enrollment Opens

• Feb 15th - Re-Enrollment Contracts Due

• Feb 16 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

• Feb 19-23 - Presidents’ Week Break (No School, No Daycare)

• • March 9 - The Big Event

  • March 29 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare) 

Welcome to another wonderful week TCPS families! Please stay dry this week as we are getting tons of rain! 

What is my Child Learning in Every Subject?

📚 Language Arts: Students are finishing Lyddie before Ski Week, we are on ch. 19 of 23 chapters. Students will continue to work on their chapter summaries as well as their word wisdom (vocabulary for each chapter). Students will work on their end of book project when they come back from Ski Week

🌎History: We are moving into a new unit of history! Students just took their Industrial Revolution Test last week, and now we will be learning about The United States Becomes a Super Power  where we will discuss about The Monroe Doctrine, The Panama Canal, American-Spanish War, and Theodore Roosevelt

• Geography: Students are continuing on their Western Region states, and they will present their states after Ski Week

📊 Math: We are half-way through our Unit 3 Math, focusing on decimals. Students have mastered adding/subtracting decimals, rounding decimals, and evaluating decimals (greater or less than). Students will learn to multiply and divide decimals with word problems.

📝Vocabulary: Students will be working on their Lesson 11-13. Students will be tested on Friday

Upcoming Calendar Events: 

• Feb 1st - Re-Enrollment Opens

• Feb 15th - Re-Enrollment Contracts Due

• Feb 16 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

• Feb 19-23 - Presidents’ Week Break (No School, No Daycare)

• • March 9 - The Big Event

  • March 29 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare) 

Welcome to another wonderful week here at TCPS! I hope you and your loved ones enjoyed Super Bowl Sunday and are happy with the results (as a Raiders fan, I couldn't be more thrilled the 49ers lost!) Here's everything you need to know about the week ahead! 

Reminders:

• Feb 15th - Re-Enrollment Contracts Due

• Feb 16 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

• Feb 19-23 - Presidents’ Week Break (No School, No Daycare)

  • March 9 - The Big Event

  • March 29 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare) 

• Valentine's Day Party - This Wednesday, there will be no homework and our party is starting at 2pm until the end of the day. Please connect with Cynthia for further details and to see what we need for our party! 

Projects/Assignments:

• Unit 3 Math Test Tomorrow, please have your child complete the math packet to help study!

• ALL Chapter/Vocabulary Assignments due 2/15

• • Lyddie Project Due 2/29 

  • Yellow Journalism Project Due 2/28

  • Western State Presentations Beginning 2/26

  • Western State Quiz on 2/29

Welcome back families from Ski Week! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful break! 

Friendly Reminder - Please continue to bring reusable water bottles with your child to school so they may fill up their water throughout the day, and we can save our cup supply longer. Also, please pack more food in your child's lunches than they may eat so they can be sure to have enough fuel throughout the day. For any further questions, please reach out to Kate Felter or Donny Kim 🙂

Tomorrow: Western State Quiz 

Donations of chapter books, crayons, and notecards are welcome 🥰

Welcome to another fabulous week here at TCPS! I hope everyone had a fun and memorable St. Patrick's Day weekend!

Taken from The Tuesday Notice: 

March 16 - PATH Volunteer Day

March 29 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare)

April 1-5 - Spring Break (No School, No Daycare)

April 8-12 - Standardized Testing (Grades 4-8)

April 19 - In-Service Early Dismissal (No Daycare) 

May 24th - June 2nd The End of the Year Online Auction 

5th Grade Updates:

• Vocab Test (3/22)

• 50 States Test (3/29)

• WWI Advertisement Project (3/21)

• Student Created Tall Tale (3/28)

Reminders:

Please make sure your child is ready for their coffee cup shift on their designated shift day, if your child is unable to attend, please email me as soon as possible

We just sent home your child's Geography Journals, please make sure you check your email from Cynthia with further directions for all friends/family members who will be writing in the notebook. Please ship Priority Mail if possible to adhere to the May 17th Deadline!

As Always, 

Any questions please email me or chat with me at the gate after school! Thank you and have a wonderful week! 😊

-Ms. Campbell (Soon to be Mrs. Hernandez)

Welcome back families to another wonderful week here at TCPS! Also, if you can, there is a Lunar Eclipse tonight, be sure to check it out if you can! 🌔

The Week Ahead:

• Tall Tale Stories - Students are creating orginal tall tale or fairytale stories as a way to close out our unit. This is a graded assignment for our writing grade, and students have finished brainstorming their ideas. They will hand write their stories onto a Tall Tale or Fairytale character! This project is due this Thursday! 

• 50 States Test - Students will take their geography test on the states, capitals, and abbreviations as well as the state names for a blank map of the US. This test will take place on Friday! 

  • • If your child is going to be out this week before Friday please have them check in with me about taking the test on a different day! (Thanks to Lukas and Tilda for doing so!)

REMINDERS:

Coffee Cup - Please see the Signup Genius for bringing in a Family Baked Good on Fridays! The staff would prefer if this treat was made at home instead of store bought. Thank you for all the treats thus far! 

Art- If you would like to sign up for art volunteering, please also see the Signup Genius to help us out on Friday's from 12:30-1:30! 

In-Service Day- This Friday will be an in-service dismissal day, please be ready for pick up by 12:30 at the latest! 

SPRING BREAK is Next Week I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break and I look forward to seeing all my students' smily faces back to school on April 8th!

Friendly Reminder that this week there is NO SCHOOL! We are off this week until the following Monday, April 8th! Here are some updates to expect for when students come back!

REMINDERS - 

• Thank you for continuing to bring water bottles and plenty of snacks for your children. Can you believe that they are almost middle schoolers?! 

• Spring Show Permission Slips are to be signed and sent by Friday, April 19th! There will be an email with a PDF version sent shortly to all of with further information

• Standardized Testing Week will commence 4/8 - 4/11 with makeups being held on the 4/12 we will still have homework on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday but it will be much lighter than normal (as we are in the middle of English and History Lessons; Unit 5 Math will start the following week!)

• Jogathon coming to TCPS on Friday, 4/26 look out for more information coming to you via Tuesday Notice; there will be no Coffee Cup that day! 

• Please be sure to make sure the Geography Journals are circulating and check in with friends and family members to make sure it is on track

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Spring Break, and if you celebrate, Happy Easter! 

Welcome back families! I hope everyone had a restful weekend and enjoyed the rain! Last week, we had our Standardized testing and the students completed their testing! 

A HUGE shoutout to all the families who helped their child create the Great Depression Era foods! It was such a great experience and the staff loved their food! 

This Week's Main Events:

• LIBERTY STATION FIELD TRIP - We are going on our second field trip as a 5th grade class This Thursday, April 18th for some background information about WWII. Students will take home their permission slips today, and we will need at least three parent volunteers along with myself. This trip is a historical audio-walking tour! If you can volunteer, please make sure you have a working device for our audio tour! Also, please take LOTS of pictures! 😀

• BIG REPORT FINAL DRAFTS DUE FRIDAY - Students' Final Draft for their big report is due THIS FRIDAY! We have been editing in class for a few weeks, many students are finishing up their final touches and working on their Works Cited. 

• WWI, ROARING 20'S, & GREAT DEPRESSION TEST THIS WEDNESDAY - All students (unless I spoke to you and your child) have their Unit 5 history test this Wednesday. Please encourage your child to study at home, as it is their history homework this week!