What your child should bring to school everyday:
Student's charged chromebook. 💻
Student's Binder
2/5: CHSC Meeting in Staff Lounge- 7:00-8:30 PM
2/9: USD School Board Meeting - 6:00
2/16-2/20: February Break- NO SCHOOL
2/27: Spirit Day- Matching Day
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.
President Report
Students have been assigned a president for their president report. Students will research one president, write an informational report about that president, create a puppet of the president, and present an oral report in the first person about the president. This is an at-home project. The informational report and puppet are due on Friday, February 13th. Oral reports will take place from February 23 to March 6, in the order of the presidents.
We have mapped out a project schedule on a calendar in their project packets, which they can adjust to fit their individual schedules. This week, students should finish typing the sections of their report and work on the bibliography.
We will continue our focus on stories from the American Revolution. This week, we will read And Then What Happened Paul Revere? We will focus on comprehension through Depth and Complexity icons.
This week, our Greek/Latin root is junct, join, jug (to join, meet, or link). The prefix is con___ (with), and the suffix is ___to make (ate). The vocab test will be on Friday.
In writing, we will continue our information article about an African American. This week, students take their research from last week and begin writing their article.
This week, we will continue Module 4, which focuses on place value concepts for decimal operations. Students will have a quiz on multiplying decimals on Wednesday. Then we will begin dividing decimals.
In 5th grade, all students must be fluent with multiplication facts. Please practice at home if your child is not fluent.
Students are with Mrs. Johal learning about Earth science- water- in this science rotation.
This week we will continue lesson 11- To Declare Independence or Not in our TCI textbooks. Students will learn about loyalists and patriots in the American Colonies. We will finish this lesson with a panel debate between loyalists and patriots.
We have PE with Rhythm and Moves on Tuesdays. This is in addition to our class PE.
Our music program takes place every Tuesday morning. Students are participating in either band or choir.