🍀weekly newsletter - week of March 16th🍀

Announcements:

• • Picture Day is coming up!

    • Club pictures: On March 23rd, we will take club photos for Odyssey of the Mind, Science Olympiad, Girls on the Run, News Crew, First in Fitness, and Safety Patrols, Gold Choir, and Tour Ambassadors.  Students should wear their club shirts that day for the photos. 

    • Spring Picture Day is on April 30th. 

• • Read Across America Month: March is Read Across America month! We want to focus on reading books that celebrate diversity and show all children that they belong in the world and the world belongs to them. This is a great opportunity to continue reading habits at home or start new ones! Be sure to check out your nearest Wake County library. They have tons of great books and programs for kids. Here are some other resources:

    • Book recommendations

    • Read Across America calendar

• • Middle School Updates: Make sure you read the middle school updates above from Ms. Burston!

• • Student-Led Conferences: Student-Led Conferences are coming up on March 26th.  This is an opportunity for your child to showcase their learning and growth this year.  Please sign up for a 20-minute time slot on digital sign up from your child's teacher or on the green paper that went home in Friday Folders.

• • Cultural Night: We are excited to bring back Cultural Night on March 26th (same night as Student-Led Conferences)! It is an opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate the diversity of cultures represented at the school and additional countries around the world. 

    • During media time, students will produce posters highlighting the culture of one specific country.  They can also bring in an artifact from that country. In addition to viewing the posters and artifact tables, there will also be foods from around the world, provided by local international restaurants. 

    • Sign up using the form HERE

• • 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. 

Weekly Objectives:

ELA/Social Studies: This week, we will wrap up our study of the American Revolution. We will discuss the importance of the Declaration of Independence and analyze the preamble.  We will also explore the significance of several battles in the war.

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.  **Lesson 12 quiz on March 27th**

(Click here to see word lists for each lesson)

Math: We will continue dividing whole numbers and interpreting remainders.  The multiplication/division quick check will be on Tuesday.

 (WCPSS 5th Grade Math Parent Info Page with Videos, Lessons, and Overviews)

Science: We will review all the systems and how the systems work together.  The Human Body Unit Test will be on Tuesday.

Important Calendar Dates:

March 18th-19th: Williamsburg Overnight Trip

Friday, March 20th: No School - Teacher Workday

Thursday, March 23rd: Club Pictures

Thursday, March 26th: Student-Led Conferences & Cultural Night

March 30th-April 3rd: Spring Break

Monday, April 6th: No School - Teacher Workday

Friday, April 10th: Report cards go home

Friday, April 17th: United Skates of America field trip

Thursday, April 23rd: Call to Action Night - 4:30-5:30 pm (more details to come)

Friday, April 24th: Exhibition Day! (more details to come)

Thursday, April 30th: Spring Picture Day