What your child should bring to school everyday:
Student's charged chromebook. 💻
Student's Binder
11/9-11/17: CHSC & Student Council Food Drive
11/11 No School- Veterans' Day
11/12-11/20 Parent-Teacher Conferences (early dismissal 1:15)
11/20 Crazy Hair Day
11/23-11/27 Thanksgiving Break (No School)
12/15- Walk Through the American Revolution 8:30-11:00.
Ongoing/Upcoming projects:
Click here for this week's Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes
Current Events: Please click here for a sample Current Event project. Students have the directions and grading rubric in their binders, and have signed up for a date to present. They should have the date written down in their planners. There is also a google doc with everyone's presentation date in google classroom.
40 Book Challenge: Students have been given the goal to read 40 books (on their level) this school year. They are encouraged to read books across different genres. They are to fill out an index card summaring and rating the book when they finish a book. They also have a book log in their binders to keep track of their books and the different genres.
*Scholastic Book Orders: Please make sure to order your Scholastic Books online at https://orders.scholastic.com/Y68TK and use our classroom code: Y68TK.
Thank you to everyone who has donated materials for the classroom. If you'd like to continue to donate throughout the year, please check our Classroom Wish List.
Presentation to parents of 5th graders from UMS Principal, Mr. Feinberg- 11/13 at 8:15 am
Union MIddle School Principal, Todd Feinberg will be presenting to 5th grade families at Carlton on Friday, November 13th at 8:15 am in the cafeteria.
Principal Feinberg will be sharing a few slides with common questions he receives from incoming 6th grade families about the transition to Union Middle School. All 5th grade families are encouraged to attend. If you are unable to do so, don't worry... all of the information will be re-shared at the 5th Grade Parent Meeting next Spring at Union Middle (more info to come). If you have any questions ahead of time that you'd like to have Principal Feinberg address, feel free to submit them HERE.
Parent Teacher Conference Sign Ups
Parent-teacher conferences start this week- November 12-20. Please note that students will be dismissed at 1:15pm everyday throughout the duration of Parent/Teacher conferences.
If you haven't done so already, sign up on this Google Sheet. Since this is an editable document, I ask that you be very careful not to delete anyone else's sign-up. I would love to have a conference for each student.
Students can attend, but it is not required. If none of the scheduled times work for you, please reach out so we can arrange an alternative.
I look forward to meeting with you all soon!
Walk-Through the American Revolution
We will have our Walk-Through the American Revolution on Tuesday, December 15th from 8:30-11:00. Students were assigned their characters and expert cards, and they can start practicing their lines. Students can dress up as their character, but please do not go out and buy any costumes. Tricorn hats and bonnets can be crafted, and attire can be pieced together from what students already have at home, or they can borrow something from our costume bin.
This week we are continuing our book club novels. Students are reading one of the following novels based on the American Revolution: Eye for an Eye, George Washington's Socks, Midnight Rider, Woods Runner, Loyalty, and Sophia's War. Groups will read a set number of chapters per week. Each week students will practice comprehension skills including discussion questions, characterization, vocabulary, and a weekly focus. This week's focus is on characterization.
In grammar, we will continue our similes and metaphors page for our class book inspired by Our Many Colored Days by Dr. Suess.
In writing, students will start a narrative/informal writing piece. Students will choose an animal to research and write 10 diary entries from that animal's perspective.
This week we will continue Topic B, which focuses on multiplying fractions less than 1. There will be a Topic B quiz on Friday.
In 5th grade, all students must be fluent with multiplication facts. Please practice at home if your child is not fluent.
This week we will start Chapter 7 in our History Alive textbook, which focuses on comparing the 13 English colonies.
Room 22 students are with Mrs. Johal for this science rotation. They are learning about Earth's systems.
We have PE with Rhythm and Moves on Fridays. This is in addition to our class PE.
5th grade students are participating in either band or choir. Students are to bring their music folders with them every Tuesday.
Please see the following message from our music teachers:
Hello USD families! We are so thrilled with the progress we are making in Music Classes!
5th Grade Choir with Mrs. Barry—We have our repertoire set and will begin preparations for our Band and Choir Winter Concert in December. Stay tuned for more information!
5th Grade with Mr. Parker: We did a great job learning our first and second concert piece, and now it is time to learn our final concert piece. Please encourage your kids to practice at home and encourage them as well! Even if it does not sound amazing right now, I promise the more your kid practices the better they get. I still recommend practicing for at least 15 minutes a day and finding time to practice even if it is during commercial breaks on the TV or in the car with a mouthpiece. These small moments add up and will make a difference. I have gone over in class how to practice, so they shouldn't be asking “what do I do?” or say “I don’t know how to practice”.
I also encourage you to ask your children what they learned in Band and ask them to play their concert pieces for you. 😀