FIFTH GRADE NEWS

Happy end of week 7 of school! 

Click here to view an announcement from the PTA!

Field Trip Update:

• Field Trip Permission Slips are due Friday October 31st

• Field Trip Payment due Friday October 31st, Please click on the following link to pay!

• Payment must be submitted by October 31st, link closes at 11:00pm that night!

Field Trip Payment Portal

Important Attendance Updates:

• With Infinite Campus measuring attendance in minutes, students who check out before 12:46pm will now be counted as a full day of absence instead of half day.

• If your student is going to be absent, make sure you fill out this Google Form. This is the only way that students can be marked for excused absences.

WCPSS: Important Changes

• Students are not allowed to wear any smart watches during school hours. Watches will be silenced and kept in the student's backpack until the end of the day. We encourage students to leave their smart watches at home.

• Head coverings such as hats, hoods, and bandanas are not allowed to be worn at school. Exceptions that are allowed is if they are for religious beliefs or cultural expression such as hijabs, yarmulkes, or geles.

• If you have any questions regarding these new WCPSS policy changes, please reach out to Principal Todd or Assistant Principal Bratton.

Updates & Reminders:

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

What Students Are Learning:

• EL - We have finished reading Esperanza Rising and students have begun working on writing their rough draft for their character reaction literary essay on an event in Esperanza Rising. 

• Science - This week students have begun learning about heat energy and how it transfers between objects. Students have also begun learning about conductors and insulators.

• Math - This week students have begun working on solving expressions using order of operations, and will begin working on practicing solving multiplication through area model.

Upcoming Dates:

Monday 10/13 No School- Teacher Workday

Monday 10/20 No School- Teacher Workday

Friday 10/31 End of Quarter 1

Friday 10/31 Payment and Permission Slip for Field Trip Due

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.

FIFTH GRADE NEWS

Happy week 6 of school! 

Click here to view an announcement from the PTA!

Field Trip Update:

• Field Trip Permission Slips are due Friday October 31st

• Field Trip Payment due Friday October 31st, Please click on the following link to pay!

Field Trip Payment Portal

Important Attendance Updates:

• With Infinite Campus measuring attendance in minutes, students who check out before 12:46pm will now be counted as a full day of absence instead of half day.

• If your student is going to be absent, make sure you fill out this Google Form. This is the only way that students can be marked for excused absences.

WCPSS: Important Changes

• Students are not allowed to wear any smart watches during school hours. Watches will be silenced and kept in the student's backpack until the end of the day. We encourage students to leave their smart watches at home.

• Head coverings such as hats, hoods, and bandanas are not allowed to be worn at school. Exceptions that are allowed is if they are for religious beliefs or cultural expression such as hijabs, yarmulkes, or geles.

• If you have any questions regarding these new WCPSS policy changes, please reach out to Principal Todd or Assistant Principal Bratton.

Updates & Reminders:

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

What Students Are Learning:

• EL - We are continuing to read Esperanza Rising while exploring its text structure and identifying how characters react to specific events in the story.

• Science - This week we finished up our first science unit on matter and the water cycle! Please continue to review this content with your students throughout the year.

• Math - This week students have been finishing their learning on volume and finding the volume of composite figures.

Upcoming Dates:

Monday 10/13 No School- Teacher Workday

Monday 10/20 No School- Teacher Workday

Friday 10/31 End of Quarter 1

Friday 10/31 Payment and Permission Slip for Field Trip Due

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.

FIFTH GRADE NEWS

Happy week 5 of school! Can't believe we are already half way through our first Quarter!

Click here to view an announcement from the PTA!

*Reminder: Next Week is Custodian Appreciation Week! Let's show our amazing custodian Mr. Israel how much we appreciate him! Feel free to have your student make him a card and bring in to your teacher to deliver it to him!

Dress Code Reminders:

If students are not dressed appropriately, they will be sent to the office and parents will be called to bring a change of clothes.

https://boardpolicyonline.com/bl/?b=wake_new#&&hs=622447

a) Students must wear clothing that covers their skin from chest to mid-thigh with opaque (non-see-through) fabric in front, back, and on the sides.

b) Students must wear shoes at all times except when changing for physical education or athletic practices or events or when specifically directed otherwise by a teacher or administrator.

c) Clothing must cover undergarments (waistbands and straps excluded).

d) Breasts, genitals and buttocks must be covered with opaque (non-see-through) fabric.

e) Specialized courses may require specialized attire, such as sports uniforms or safety gear.  Schools may impose restrictions on student clothing and/or hairstyles not listed in this policy only when strictly necessary to comply with specific health or safety regulations in light of unique hazards in a particular context (e.g., physical education classes, science labs, wood shop, or similar activities) or when otherwise required by law or Board policy. 

f) Head coverings (including hats, hoods, sweat bands, and bandanas) are generally prohibited in the school building.  However, students may wear head coverings in the school building as an expression of sincerely held religious belief (e.g., hijabs or yarmulkes) or cultural expression (e.g., hair ties or headwraps) or to reasonably accommodate medical or disability-related issues (e.g., protective helmets).

Field Trip Update:

• Field Trip information will be going home on Tuesday, September 16th

• We will not be taking any chaperone requests at this time, more information about chaperones will be sent at a later date

Important Attendance Updates:

• With Infinite Campus measuring attendance in minutes, students who check out before 12:46pm will now be counted as a full day of absence instead of half day.

• If your student is going to be absent, make sure you fill out this Google Form. This is the only way that students can be marked for excused absences.

WCPSS: Important Changes

• Students are not allowed to wear any smart watches during school hours. Watches will be silenced and kept in the student's backpack until the end of the day. We encourage students to leave their smart watches at home.

• Head coverings such as hats, hoods, and bandanas are not allowed to be worn at school. Exceptions that are allowed is if they are for religious beliefs or cultural expression such as hijabs, yarmulkes, or geles.

• If you have any questions regarding these new WCPSS policy changes, please reach out to Principal Todd or Assistant Principal Bratton.

Updates & Reminders:

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

What Students Are Learning:

• EL - We are continuing to read Esperanza Rising while exploring its text structure and identifying how characters react to specific events in the story.

• Science - We have finished the first half of our science unit on matter and will be starting the second part on the water cycle next week!

• Math - We have continued to learn about volume and how to solve the volume of composite rectangular prisms.

Upcoming Dates:

Friday 9/26 Interim Report Cards 

Monday 10/13 Teacher Workday

Monday 1020 Teacher Workday

Friday 10/31 End of Quarter 1

Friday 10/31 Payment and Permission Slip for Field Trip Due

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.

FIFTH GRADE NEWS

Happy week 4 of school! Your students have been working hard and we hope you enjoy the weekend.

Click here to view an announcement from the PTA!

Dress Code Reminders:

If students are not dressed appropriately, they will be sent to the office and parents will be called to bring a change of clothes.

https://boardpolicyonline.com/bl/?b=wake_new#&&hs=622447

a) Students must wear clothing that covers their skin from chest to mid-thigh with opaque (non-see-through) fabric in front, back, and on the sides.

b) Students must wear shoes at all times except when changing for physical education or athletic practices or events or when specifically directed otherwise by a teacher or administrator.

c) Clothing must cover undergarments (waistbands and straps excluded).

d) Breasts, genitals and buttocks must be covered with opaque (non-see-through) fabric.

e) Specialized courses may require specialized attire, such as sports uniforms or safety gear.  Schools may impose restrictions on student clothing and/or hairstyles not listed in this policy only when strictly necessary to comply with specific health or safety regulations in light of unique hazards in a particular context (e.g., physical education classes, science labs, wood shop, or similar activities) or when otherwise required by law or Board policy. 

f) Head coverings (including hats, hoods, sweat bands, and bandanas) are generally prohibited in the school building.  However, students may wear head coverings in the school building as an expression of sincerely held religious belief (e.g., hijabs or yarmulkes) or cultural expression (e.g., hair ties or headwraps) or to reasonably accommodate medical or disability-related issues (e.g., protective helmets).

Field Trip Update:

• Field Trip information will be going home on Tuesday, September 16th

• We will not be taking any chaperone requests at this time, more information about chaperones will be sent at a later date

Important Attendance Updates:

• With Infinite Campus measuring attendance in minutes, students who check out before 12:46pm will now be counted as a full day of absence instead of half day.

• If your student is going to be absent, make sure you fill out this Google Form. This is the only way that students can be marked for excused absences.

WCPSS: Important Changes

• Students are not allowed to wear any smart watches during school hours. Watches will be silenced and kept in the student's backpack until the end of the day. We encourage students to leave their smart watches at home.

• Head coverings such as hats, hoods, and bandanas are not allowed to be worn at school. Exceptions that are allowed is if they are for religious beliefs or cultural expression such as hijabs, yarmulkes, or geles.

• If you have any questions regarding these new WCPSS policy changes, please reach out to Principal Todd or Assistant Principal Bratton.

Updates & Reminders:

• Please complete and return ALL forms as soon as possible. These include: Student Information Google Form, Student Information YELLOW card, the Student Handbook back page, and the technology agreement. 

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• If you haven't already downloaded the Talking Points app, please do so ASAP! Talking Points will be the main source of communication from your child's teacher.

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

What Students Are Learning:

• EL - We are continuing to read Esperanza Rising while exploring its text structure and its connection to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Science - We have begun our first unit of science and students have been exploring the phases of matter. Students have also begun to learn about how matter can change through physical or chemical reactions.

• Math - We have started our volume unit and students have been exploring the connection between layers to find the volume of a rectangular prism.

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday 9/23 Teacher Workday

Friday 9/26 Interim Report Cards 

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.

FIFTH GRADE NEWS

Happy week 3 of school! Your students have been working hard and we hope you enjoy the weekend.

Click here to view an announcement from the PTA!

Field Trip Update:

• Field Trip information will be going home on Tuesday, September 16th

• We will not be taking any chaperone requests at this time, more information about chaperones will be sent at a later date

Important Attendance Updates:

• With Infinite Campus measuring attendance in minutes, students who check out before 12:46pm will now be counted as a full day of absence instead of half day.

• If your student is going to be absent, make sure you fill out this Google Form. This is the only way that students can be marked for excused absences.

WCPSS: Important Changes

• Students are not allowed to wear any smart watches during school hours. Watches will be silenced and kept in the student's backpack until the end of the day. We encourage students to leave their smart watches at home.

• Head coverings such as hats, hoods, and bandanas are not allowed to be worn at school. Exceptions that are allowed is if they are for religious beliefs or cultural expression such as hijabs, yarmulkes, or geles.

• If you have any questions regarding these new WCPSS policy changes, please reach out to Principal Todd or Assistant Principal Bratton.

Updates & Reminders:

• Please complete and return ALL forms as soon as possible. These include: Student Information Google Form, Student Information YELLOW card, the Student Handbook back page, and the technology agreement. 

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• If you haven't already downloaded the Talking Points app, please do so ASAP! Talking Points will be the main source of communication from your child's teacher.

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

What Students Are Learning:

• EL - We are continuing to read Esperanza Rising while exploring its text structure and its connection to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Social Studies - To wrap up ouw unit on geography, students have been working on a project about one of the 5 regions in the United States! 

• Math - We have finished our unit on categorical and numerical data, how to graph them, and identify trends in the data. We will be starting Volume next week! 

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday 9/16 Fall Picture Day

Tuesday 9/23 Teacher Workday

Friday 9/26 Interims

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.

FIFTH GRADE NEWS

We have had an amazing first two weeks of school! Your students have been working hard and we hope you enjoy the weekend.

Important Attendance Updates:

• With Infinite Campus measuring attendance in minutes, students who check out before 12:46pm will now be counted as a full day of absence instead of half day.

• If your student is going to be absent, make sure you fill out this Google Form. This is the only way that students can be marked for excused absences.

WCPSS: Important Changes

• Students are not allowed to wear any smart watches during school hours. Watches will be silenced and kept in the student's backpack until the end of the day. We encourage students to leave their smart watches at home.

• Head coverings such as hats, hoods, and bandanas are not allowed to be worn at school. Exceptions that are allowed is if they are for religious beliefs or cultural expression such as hijabs, yarmulkes, or geles.

• If you have any questions regarding these new WCPSS policy changes, please reach out to Principal Todd or Assistant Principal Bratton.

Updates & Reminders:

• Please complete and return ALL forms as soon as possible. These include: Student Information Google Form, Student Information YELLOW card, the Student Handbook back page, and the technology agreement. 

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• If you haven't already downloaded the Talking Points app, please do so ASAP! Talking Points will be the main source of communication from your child's teacher.

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

What Students Are Learning:

• EL - We have begun reading Esperanza Rising while exploring its text structure and its connection to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Social Studies - We are wrapping up learning about the Think Like an Historian Framework and have begun looking into U.S. Geography.

• Math - We have begun learning about categorical and numerical data, how to graph them, and identify trends in the data. We have also been practicing how to plot points on a coordinate grid and creating line graphs that represent a change in data over time.

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, 9/12 IA Appreciation Day

Tuesday 9/16 Fall Picture Day

Tuesday 9/23 Teacher Workday

Friday 9/26 Interims

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.

FIFTH GRADE NEWS

We had an amazing first week back at school and look forward to a great year!

Updates & Reminders:

• Please complete and return ALL forms as soon as possible. These include: Student Information Google Form, Student Information YELLOW card, the Student Handbook back page, and the technology agreement. 

• All dismissal transportation changes MUST be communicated with your child's teacher via email, Talking Points message or paper note. Please do NOT solely rely on asking your child to share the information with their teacher. Any last minute changes should be shared with the front office. 

• If you haven't already downloaded the Talking Points app, please do so ASAP! Talking Points will be the main source of communication from your child's teacher.

• Students need to come to school with their Chromebooks charged each day.

• Please have your child bring in book(s) for independent reading next week. Be sure that the book they select is a good fit book and can be read throughout the week. No Graphic Novels, please.

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, 9/1 Labor Day- No School

Dreambox Expectations:

Students will be expected to complete 5 lessons in Dreambox each week.