5th Grade Newsletter- October 20th

Upcoming Dates

October 24- Unit 2 Math Test

October 27- Make up picture day

October 31- Parade to Laurels/class parties

November 3- Early Release Day, students out at 12:15

November 6- Square 1 Art orders due

Nov 6 & 8 - Parent Teacher Conferences- Date/Time will go home on Monday.

Halloween News

Our Halloween Party will be Tuesday, Oct 31st from 1:30-2:30. Costumes are allowed for the party. Please make sure that their costume is school appropriate (for example, no blood, gore, knives, guns). We will be going to the Laurels to parade through their halls earlier in the afternoon. More information to come at a later time. Below is list of volunteers who signed up at open house; please remember all volunteers need to have a current background check on file.

Bolhuis’ Class

Sweet Snacks- Danica & Bryce

Salty Snack- Brady L.

Healthy Snacks- Sophie

Run/Organize the Games- Max & Josh

Drinks/Cups if needed- Skyler

Napkins/Plates- Chase

Higgs’ Class

Sweet Snacks-  Josiah & Madisyn

Salty Snack- Arianna

Healthy Snacks- Braelyn B

Run/Organize the Games- Kennedy & Lincoln

Drinks/Cups if needed- Shaleigh

Napkins/Plates- Taylor

Willmore’s Class (snacks-peanut free items, please)

Sweet Snacks-  Kendall & Autumn

Salty Snack- Cole

Healthy Snacks-  Hank

Run/Organize the Games- Jordan

Drinks/Cups if needed-  Jordan

Napkins/Plates- Sam S

Color the Park  

WCET (the public tv station in Hudsonville) created this fun video from our Color Run! Please check it out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkzKzIXyWqA

Can Drive Results

Thank you so much for the outstanding response to this fall’s can drive.  After adding up the grand totals, our school collected over 30,000 cans.  Park raised $3,006.30!  A special thanks to the volunteers who brought them all back. The winning classes were Mrs. Haagsma’s and Mrs. Higgs’!

Computers

Study Island is a great resource for students to review material for a test at home.  The question format will continue to give additional practice for the M-STEP test, and the content will prepare them for the unit test. In order to find the website, your child will need to first log into www.clever.com.  They just need their school e-mail and school password. Their e-mail is their username@hpsstudents.net. Their password is whatever they use to log onto the computers at school. They can then get to Study Island from that website. Students should know where to go from there.  However, if they forget, have them click on MI Programs, 5th grade.

Math Help

We encourage students to take their math notebook and textbook home to help with their homework. That way they can use them as a resource if they forgot how to do their homework.   If they forgot their materials or need additional help, the following links can be used:

5th Grade Homework Help OR http://elemmath.jordandistrict.org/5th-math-expressionslearnzillion-by-lesson/

4th Grade Homework Help (might be helpful for review) OR

http://elemmath.jordandistrict.org/4th-grade-math-expressions-learnzillion-corellation/

What’s happening in…

Reading:  Students are studying characters and how they develop.

Writing:  Students are drafting interpretive essays.

Math: Students are finishing our unit on decimals. Unit 2 Test B will be on Tuesday.  

SS: We will soon begin our unit on Three Worlds Meet.