5th Grade Newsletter- Nov 21

Upcoming Dates

November 21 Movie Outing at Rivertown

November 22-24 Thanksgiving Break

December 1 Early Release

December 5 & 6 Elf Factory

December 12 Christmas Program

December 21 Christmas parties 1:30-2:30

Wonder Movie Outing

We are super excited about our movie outing tonight, Tuesday, November 21 @ 6:10p.  Please be sure to have you child in front of the box office around 5:45.  Pick up will be around 8:10p in front of the box office.  Every person will receive a group sales coupon for the concession, $4.00 for small popcorn and pop OR $5.50 for a regular popcorn and pop.  We encourage carpooling to help with transportation!  

Service Project

Our 5th graders will have the opportunity to use their time/talents to venture out and shovel some driveways in our school’s neighborhood later on this winter. More details will come once the snow starts falling!

Christmas Party

This year our Christmas parties will be on Thursday, Dec 21st and NOT Friday, Dec 22nd. Also, please note that our party time is from 1:30-2:30.

Bolhuis’ Class

Sweet Snacks- Kenzie & Danica

Salty Snack- Brady L

Healthy Snacks- Bryce

Run/Organize the Games- Chase & Sophie

Drinks/Cups if needed- Connor

Napkins/Plates- Parker B

Higgs’ Class

Sweet Snacks-  Josiah & Taylor

Salty Snack- Shaleigh

Healthy Snacks- Madisyn

Run/Organize the Games-  2 PEOPLE NEEDED

Drinks/Cups if needed- Cohen

Napkins/Plates- Emma R

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

Sweet Snacks- Hank & Autumn

Salty Snack-  Jordan

Healthy Snacks-   Natalie

Run/Organize the Games-  2 PEOPLE NEEDED

Drinks/Cups if needed-   Sam S

Napkins/Plates- Kate

PE Cares Food Drive

Our school donated thousands of items for our PE Cares food drive.  The class who donated the most items was Mrs. Hendree’s class.  They will be heading to Hudsonville Lanes to celebrate with Mr. Beimers.   Mrs. Willmore’s class came 2nd, winning a pizza party.  Mr. Bolhuis’ class came 3rd, winning a free gym day.  Awesome job, everyone!  We are so thankful for your generosity!

What’s happening in…

Reading:  Students are beginning to learn about informational texts.   

Writing: We will be digging into reading and social studies content that will be supporting our new writing unit coming up.  

Math: Students are finishing unit 3 focusing on multiplying and dividing fractions.  Assessment  will be next week.

SS: We have begun our unit on Three Worlds Meet, Europe, North America, and Africa.   

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.

5th Grade Newsletter- Nov 3

Upcoming Dates

November 2-17 PE Cares Food Drive

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

November 6 Report Cards

Square 1 Art orders due

November  6 & 8 Parent Teacher Conferences

November 14 Parent Club Meeting

November 15, 16 Vision Screening

November 21 Movie Outing at Rivertown

November 22-24 Thanksgiving Break

Halloween Recap

Thanks so much to all of the volunteers who donated time, game supplies, and food for the Halloween parties.  The students all had a great time, and we greatly appreciate your efforts to make the parties something to look forward to and enjoy!

Wonder Movie Outing

We are excited about the opportunity to watch the movie Wonder with your child at the Rivertown’s movie theater. We just completed the book in class and they loved it!  We are still working on all of the details but this is what we know so far… The date will be Tuesday, Nov. 21st, times are TBD. We would meet in front of the Celebration Cinema's box office before the movie. Tickets will be prepaid and purchased prior to the event. The cost of the ticket will be $5.  Every person will receive a group sales coupon for the concession, $4.00 for small popcorn and pop OR $5.50 for a regular popcorn and pop.  We encourage carpooling to help with transportation!  

Report Cards & Conferences

In backpacks on Monday, you will find your child’s report card. We look forward to seeing you next week to discuss your child’s progress as well as answer any questions you may have.

PE Cares Food Drive

The fifth graders are being encouraged to donate “proteins and other.” Tuna fish, peanut butter, baked beans, etc. are suggested, but anything would be appreciated. Toiletries, such as toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, and soap are also being collected. Thanks so much for taking this opportunity to help teach our students about compassion and love for others.

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 beginning to learn about informational texts.   

Writing: We will be digging into reading and social studies content that will be supporting our new writing unit coming up.  

Math: Students have begun unit 3 focusing on multiplying and dividing fractions.  

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