5th Grade Newsletter- October 11th

Upcoming Dates

Oct 12- Early Release, 12:15p

Oct 23- Turkey Trot

Oct 30- Picture Retakes

Oct 31- Halloween parade, 9:20

Halloween party, 2:30

Can Drive Update!

The results are in...the winning class for the K-4 race was Mrs. Hendree’s 4th grade class!  The winning class for 5th grade was Mrs. Higgs’ class.  We want to again extend our appreciation to all those who helped take back over 32,000 cans!  We know it is a hassle and a bit gross, but we had our biggest and best drive yet!  This will pay off when it comes time to pay for camp!  Just a head’s up, we will be having our final can drive January 7-11.  Start saving those cans!

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.

In Clever, students can access All the Right Type to work on their typing skills. By the end of 5th grade, students should be typing 20 WPM. Students can check their typing skills by taking a test on https://www.freetypinggame.net/free-typing-test.asp

  

Assessments

If your child receives a 1 on any type of assessment, please do one of the following: sign the assessment and send it back to school the next day OR write a note in your child’s agenda stating you saw the assessment.  Thank you for helping us in this matter.  

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/

Halloween News

We will parade to The Laurels at 9:20 am this year.  Please have your child come to school in costume.  

Our Halloween Party will be Wednesday, Oct 31st from 2:30-3:30. Costumes are allowed for the party. Please make sure that their costume is school appropriate (for example, no blood, gore, knives, guns).  Below is list of volunteers who signed up at open house; let us know if you would be willing to organize/run a game:

Bolhuis’ Class-23 students

Sweet Snacks- Ava & Lucas

Salty Snack- Haley

Healthy Snacks- Alexis

Run/Organize the Games- 2 Still needed

Drinks/Cups if needed- Bryton

Napkins/Plates- Caeden

Higgs’ Class-23 students

Sweet Snacks-  Noah & Hayden

Salty Snack- Jia

Healthy Snacks- Allison & Lucy

Run/Organize the Games- Hunter & One still needed

Drinks/Cups if needed- Gabe

Napkins/Plates- Kate

Willmore’s Class- 21 students

Sweet Snacks-  Janaiah & Amiya

Salty Snack- Emma 

Healthy Snacks-  Ashlynn

Run/Organize the Games- 2 Still needed 

Drinks/Cups if needed- Jared

Napkins/Plates-   Kaylin 

What’s happening in… 

Reading:  Students are continuing their 2nd reading unit, which is on characters.

Writing:  Students will be starting the Interpretive Essay Unit with Mrs. Willmore.

Math: Students are focusing on reading, writing and comparing decimals.

SS: Students have begun unit 2, Three Worlds Meet- Europe, America, and Africa. 

Science: Students will be assessed on the different type of variables and CERs next Friday. Thank you for the Diet Coke donations!