5th Grade News

Upcoming Dates

• Feb 8-9 No School, winter break
• Feb 12 Valentine’s Party
• Feb 13 Daddy/Daughter Bowling
• Feb 26 Symphony Field Trip

****Volunteers-­Read-­a-­Thon

We are looking for a few parents to help get prizes and serve lunch for our

upcoming Read-­a-­Thon, which takes place March 4th.  This is the last fundraiser for camp!!! Let us know if you can help.

Upcoming Field Trip

On February 26th, we will be heading to the Grand Rapids Symphony.  For this trip we do not need any chaperones. We will be leaving right after special for an 11:15 performance. Since we will not return to school until after lunch, we will be stopping at McDonalds/Taco Bell/KFC in Jenison to have lunch. Please send enough money for your child to have lunch there OR students can pack a lunch to eat at the restaurant.

Valentine Cards

We will be passing out Valentine cards on Friday, Feb. 12th. It is optional; however, we ask that your child hands one out to everyone in the class if he/she participates. Then for the party, the 5th graders will be planning it. Along with the snacks they plan, they will be planning games and/or watch a movie. We will give them some movie choices that are either G or PG rating. Please let us know if you have ideas of some good movies or any concerns.

Human Body Unit This unit in science will take about 8 weeks to complete. Your child will be introduced to 8 different systems. They will need to understand the main functions of each system and then how all the systems work together to complete a task. To make this unit ‘easier’, I encourage all students to review their notes at home throughout the week. It’s really important that they do not fall behind in their systems. After each system, there will be a short quiz.

Subject Overview

Reading: We are in full swing with our Historical Fiction book clubs.  Kids have been enjoying being in a group with others and learning new information about historical cultures, settings and events.  

Writing: Students began a fiction writing project that will written from a historical fiction perspective.  Students chose a topic and began to research.  We will be working on this for the next few weeks.  Ask your child what historical topic they chose!

Math: Next week we will finish Unit 5 is division of whole numbers and decimals.

SS: Students are studying Colonization and Settlement.

Science: Students are studying what the function is of the circulatory system and how it works.

Technology Update: Symbaloo Website,Moby Max, and Gmail

Every 5th grader was emailed a link to our 5th grade Symbaloo site. This site has all of the important links on it for easy access at home or school. Sites included are: Moby Max, All Right Type, Typing test, & email. Feel free to bookmark this symbaloo site http://mobileiphone.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAA8ObXOYAA41_V9y5TQ== at home for easy acess.