Well fifth grade families, this is it, the last week of school! We have a few exciting happenings this week. We will get yearbooks on Tuesday, attend 8th grade graduation on Wednesday, and have field day on Thursday. Please check your email for details on each of these events, especially field day! Plans are changing with the weather.
It's always hard for me to say goodbye. I get attached to my students and wish the best for them! It has been a wonderful year. I have loved working with each student and family. I hope you have a wonderful summer. Please stop by my new Oasis classroom next year to say hello!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Project Presentations
Please come see our final Science project presentations. We have seven groups who will be presenting simultaneously in our classroom, much like the Native American project from earlier in the year. You may go to each exhibit, or just see one or two groups. The students have learned a lot about how the different spheres interact and they are excited to share their knowledge with you. We are presenting on Wednesday, May 13, from 1:30 - 2:15 in our classroom. Hope you can come see what we've learned.
In other classroom events, we are having end of the quarter auctions again, so please send in a few treats or snacks. We have some students who have saved all year and they are excited to spend their hard-earned cash. This is the last week for reading logs as a graded assignment. It goes without saying that I hope your students will keep reading, even with no assignment to turn in! We will write our last parent journal entry this week too. These can come back on Monday for stickers and then they will go home to keep. I hope you will enjoy having that record of your communication with your student. Have a great week!
In other classroom events, we are having end of the quarter auctions again, so please send in a few treats or snacks. We have some students who have saved all year and they are excited to spend their hard-earned cash. This is the last week for reading logs as a graded assignment. It goes without saying that I hope your students will keep reading, even with no assignment to turn in! We will write our last parent journal entry this week too. These can come back on Monday for stickers and then they will go home to keep. I hope you will enjoy having that record of your communication with your student. Have a great week!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Project Building, Auctions, Supplies
We started building our projects today. These days are always exciting, and a little crazy. Thank you to those who sent in supplies. The days are much smoother when every student has what he or she needs. We will build Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. There are, however, a few supplies needed in our classroom: cleaning wipes and paper towels. I went to the back to get more today and apparently that massive stash of cleaning wipes and paper towels from the beginning of the year is gone and we are out! We have clay stuck to our tables with no cleaning wipes - a crisis for sure! If anyone has a spare container or two of wipes or a few rolls of paper towels, please send them in. That would be very helpful for our building tomorrow and as we finish up this year. In addition to our Science project, the students need some building supplies for math. Check with your student to see what is needed for that.
We are at the end of the year, but we will still be working and keeping to our routine as much as possible. We will have a reading log for the next two weeks, but not on the last week of school. We will do our end-of-the-quarter auctions in the classroom during the weeks of May 11 and May 18. Please send in a few small treats or toy items to auction off. Your students are really looking forward to this! Have a great week and thank you for all you do to support your student in his or her learning.
We are at the end of the year, but we will still be working and keeping to our routine as much as possible. We will have a reading log for the next two weeks, but not on the last week of school. We will do our end-of-the-quarter auctions in the classroom during the weeks of May 11 and May 18. Please send in a few small treats or toy items to auction off. Your students are really looking forward to this! Have a great week and thank you for all you do to support your student in his or her learning.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Earth's Systems Project
Hello fifth grade families,
As of today, for students who have been present every day, testing is over! Thank you all for sending in snacks and helping your child get to bed early. It got confusing with the changing testing days, so thank you all for being flexible. The students worked hard and hopefully were able to stay focused and do their best work.
Going forward, we will have reading logs every night until the last week of school. In class today we were just discussing the importance of reading in developing our abilities as writers and as readers. 20 minutes is really a minimum amount for home reading, so feel free to encourage your student to read longer on nights where he or she has time to do so.
Our Earth's Systems project is kind of off to a slow start. We got our vocab words before we started the testing, but we haven't done too much with it yet. Your student may have brought home a supply list. We plan to have research and writing days this week and building days starting as early as Thursday, April 30 and continuing into the week of May 4. The time is going way too quickly! I would like to present by May 12. More information to follow on that.
Have a great week!
As of today, for students who have been present every day, testing is over! Thank you all for sending in snacks and helping your child get to bed early. It got confusing with the changing testing days, so thank you all for being flexible. The students worked hard and hopefully were able to stay focused and do their best work.
Going forward, we will have reading logs every night until the last week of school. In class today we were just discussing the importance of reading in developing our abilities as writers and as readers. 20 minutes is really a minimum amount for home reading, so feel free to encourage your student to read longer on nights where he or she has time to do so.
Our Earth's Systems project is kind of off to a slow start. We got our vocab words before we started the testing, but we haven't done too much with it yet. Your student may have brought home a supply list. We plan to have research and writing days this week and building days starting as early as Thursday, April 30 and continuing into the week of May 4. The time is going way too quickly! I would like to present by May 12. More information to follow on that.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Testing Snack Days
Welcome back from Spring break! I hope it was a wonderful week for you all.
We are preparing for our first testing day this week. Wednesday morning we will take our Science test. Please have your child get to bed early on Tuesday night and eat a healthy breakfast before coming to school.
To make sure no one is distracted from doing their best work on the tests, I like to have snacks to give to students right before we start. Everyone is assigned a day to bring snacks according to their classroom number. Please send in a low sugar snack that is easy to distribute and eat in the classroom. Examples are applesauce cups (with spoons), pretzels, cut up apples or bananas with peanut butter, grapes, baby carrots with ranch, stuffed celery, string cheese, crackers, trail mix, dried fruit, mini sandwiches, whatever healthy snacks your child likes are probably good choices for the class. Two students are bringing gum, but any student who wants to have his or her own flavor of gum to chew may bring it in. This personal gum is to be chewed during testing times only.
This is the schedule:
Wed. 4/15: 1-4
Mon. 4/20: 5-8, 17 and 20 bring in 3 packs of gum each please.
Wed. 4/22: 9-12
Mon. 4/27: 13-16
Wed. 4/29: 18-19
Usually we have extra snack that we can eat on that last test day, so we should be good with only two kids on that day. If you have a question about your snack assignment, please email me. Have a great week!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Conferences, Stamina Days
This week is flying by! We have had two really productive practice testing days. We used the ear buds or headphones and they all worked perfectly. Thank you for sending those in by the deadline. Our walk to the park was really nice, we appreciate the parents who brought drinks and treats for Monday and paper goods, chips, cheese, and salsa for today. It was just what we needed after working so hard all morning.
I have met with many parents for conferences, but not all yet. Please be aware that we take our first test on April 15. That's the Wednesday of the week we return from Spring Break. We will have test days for the three weeks following Spring Break. Your students are working hard and giving a really good effort. Thank you for your support!
Also, there will be no parent journal this weekend and no reading log next week. Enjoy your week off!
I have met with many parents for conferences, but not all yet. Please be aware that we take our first test on April 15. That's the Wednesday of the week we return from Spring Break. We will have test days for the three weeks following Spring Break. Your students are working hard and giving a really good effort. Thank you for your support!
Also, there will be no parent journal this weekend and no reading log next week. Enjoy your week off!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Conferences and Stamina Days
Just a reminder, Parent Teacher conferences are next week, Monday - Thursday afternoons. I am looking forward to meeting with each of you. These are 15 minute conferences. I know how busy you all are, so it is important that I stay on schedule. If you have a concern that may take longer than 15 minutes to discuss, let's schedule a time when we won't feel rushed.
Also next week, we will be having some building stamina days to help us be ready for the Smarter Balanced Assessment. During these days, we will not have our normal morning schedule. Monday, March 30 will be one stamina day and Wednesday, April 1 will be another. Because these days may get mentally tiring, we are doing some more relaxed activities in the afternoon.
This is our schedule:
Monday 3/30 - Math stamina day in the morning, walk to Laura Mills park for lunch in the afternoon. Volunteer needed to meet us with a treat at the park, at about 1:00 with ice cream sandwiches.
Wednesday 4/1 - Reading Stamina day in the morning. Regular lunch at school. Board games and nacho bar after lunch. Volunteers needed for bowls, napkins, 1 case of water bottles, chips, nacho cheese in a crock pot, and salsa.
Please email to fill one of these spots. Thank you! These afternoons will be a nice break after the longer, mentally tiring mornings. See you at conferences!
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