What your child should bring to school everyday:
Student's charged chromebook. 💻
Student's Binder
3/9: Staff Development Day - No School
3/10: Spirit Day- Mario Day- Dress up like a Mario character
3/11 & 3/12: Student-Led Conferences in Room 22
3/11- 3/20: Conference Weeks- Early dismissal every day at 1:15
3/20: 5th Grade Baby Pictures for the yearbook are due
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.
Student Led Conferences - 3/11 or 3/12
This trimester, Room 22 5th-graders will hold Student-Led Conferences.
You are welcome to come to Room 22 on either Wednesday, March 11, 2026, or Thursday, March 12, 2026, anytime between 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm (ending at 4:00) to witness and celebrate the growth your child has made this trimester. Please sign up for a date here.
This will be a relaxed, interactive event with subject-specific centers around the classroom. Your child will lead you through their conference, showing you their work and sharing their reflections and goals with you, as well as checking in with me for a few minutes.
All family members are welcome, and you’ll want to plan to stay for about 30-45 minutes.
Baby Pictures for Yearbook- due Friday, March 20
It’s time to continue a Carlton Yearbook tradition! Each year we feature a special section of our graduating 5th graders’ baby photos, and we’d love for you to share one of your child.
Select one memorable baby photo of your 5 grade child
Go to the picaboo photo upload page
Type your email and check the agreement
Choose the photo
Choose “2005__5th__grade__baby__photos" folder
Add your child’s first and last names in the note (most Important)
This week we will continue book clubs with novels set during the American Revolution. Students will read one of the following books: George Washington's Socks, Loyalty, Woods Runner, Sophia's War, or Midnight Rider. Each week, students will think about character, vocabulary, connections, and generate a discussion question. Every Friday, they will meet with other students who are reading the same book to discuss what they read.
This week, our Greek/Latin root is vers, vert (turn). The prefix is contra___ (against), and the suffix is ___ify (to make). The vocab test will be on Friday.
In writing, students will take the district pre-assessment in opinion writing.
This week, we will begin Module 5, which focuses on addition and multiplication with area & volume. This week we will begin Topic A, which focuses on properties of quadrilaterals.
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 continue lesson 12- The Declaration of Independence in our TCI textbooks.
Students are with Mrs. Johal learning about Earth science- water- in this science rotation. This the the last week in this science rotation.
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.