☃️weekly newsletter - week of December 15th☃️
Announcements:
Holiday Celebrations: On Friday, we will have some fun holiday celebrations! We will start the day with a waffle bar and finish the day with hot cocoa after recess. Thank you to all the families who have donated items and helped organize these events.
Williamsburg Overnight Trip: Information went home in Friday Folders about the Williamsburg Overnight Trip on March 18th-19th. If you are interested in chaperoning, please let your child's teacher know. Signed permission slips and payments ($320 per person) are due by December 19th.
Chromebooks: PLEASE make sure your child brings their CHARGED device to school everyday. It is important to develop a routine for charging Chromebooks at home. Many students are not charging devices at home or forgetting the device altogether. Each classroom only has a few spare devices.
Baby Pictures Needed: Please send in a baby picture of your child to be included in the 5th-grade slideshow. Please email pictures to jyj5thpics@gmail.com, or if you have a hard copy, Ms. Burston will scan and return the picture to you (please write your child's name on the back of the picture).
Middle School Options: Not sure of your middle school options? Use the address lookup finder to see which magnet middle school(s) are assigned to your location and which school is your base (neighborhood).
Here's a list of WCPSS magnet schools and tour info. If you plan on continuing at a WCPSS magnet middle school, we encourage you to visit any school(s) you are interested in. If you have questions about the magnet process, please feel free to contact Ms. Burston (aburston@wcpss.net), school counselor or Ms. Davis-Jackson (sdavis-jackson@wcpss.net), magnet coordinator.
Weekly Objectives:
ELA/Social Studies: We will finish up the memoir writing project this week. Stop by after break to see them hanging in the hallway!
NCDPI Reading At Home Resources
Vocabulary: Students will have a set of 15 vocabulary words every 2 weeks. At the end of the two weeks, they will take a quiz. **We will start Lesson 8 after Winter Break**
(Click here to see word lists for each lesson)
Math: We will continue dividing fractions in word problems. The Unit 3 Test will be on Wednesday. It covers multiplying fractions and whole numbers, connecting fractions and division, and dividing fractions and whole numbers. Then, we will move on to decimal place value -- learning how to read, write, and compare decimals.
(WCPSS 5th Grade Math Parent Info Page with Videos, Lessons, and Overviews)
Science: We will wrap up over Chesapeake Bay project. Students are in groups that represent a different point of view. In these groups, they are proposing a solution to the problems in the Chesapeake Bay and presenting it to the class.
Important Calendar Dates:
Monday, December 15th: Math NC Check-In
Wednesday, December 17th: Unit 3 Math Test
Thursday, December 18th: Ecosystems Unit Test
Friday, December 19th: Williamsburg permission slips and payments due
December 22nd-Jan 2nd: No School - Winter Break!
