5th Grade Newsletter- December 14th
Upcoming Dates
Dec 14- Ski & Snowboard order deadline (see below)- delivered before break
Dec 14- Early Release, 12:15
Dec 20- Caroling at Laurels
Dec 21- Classroom Party, 2:30
Dec 22 - Jan 6 - Holiday Break
Jan 8 - Parent Club Meeting, 9:00-10:00
Holiday Spirit Week is Next Week!
Monday - Wear cozy hats/scarves
Tuesday - Wear favorite flannel
Wednesday - Wear cozy PJs
Thursday - Wear fuzzy socks or fun socks
Friday - Wear red/green
Holiday Parties
Our 5th grade holiday party will be on Friday, December 21, from 2:30-3:30. If you plan to attend or help in classrooms, please make sure you have a background check completed. See the instructions below on how to do that.
Bolhuis’ Class
Sweet Snacks- Haley & Lawsyn
Salty Snack- Shiloh
Healthy Snacks- Luke
Run/Organize the Games- NEED 2
Drinks/Cups if needed- Trevor
Napkins/Plates- Kayla
Higgs’ Class
Sweet Snacks- Evan & Gabe
Salty Snack- Kate
Healthy Snacks- Lucy
Run/Organize the Games- Hunter
Drinks/Cups if needed- Jia
Napkins/Plates- Cameron
Willmore’s Class
Sweet Snacks- Alexis & Seth
Salty Snack- Ashlynn
Healthy Snacks- Dylan
Run/Organize the Games- Amiya & Ashlynn
Drinks/Cups if needed- Jared
Napkins/Plates- Maeve
Camp Pendalouan Can Drive
Our final can drive for camp will take place right after Christmas break- Monday, Jan 7th to Friday, Jan 11th. The reason for this timeframe is hopefully we can return people’s holiday cans. A handout went home today showing the volunteers and their assigned class. Thank you!
Be. Kind. 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 soon!
Background Checks
Please be aware that every year, each adult that would like to volunteer at Park needs to fill out a Background Check form that is found at: http://www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org/ The “Volunteer Background Check” tab is found on the main page in the bottom right corner. Park is asking that if you are planning on coming into our building and going beyond the office, please fill this form out at your earliest convenience. This does include class parties (ie Halloween, Christmas and Valentine’s), field days, field trips, classroom work, etc.
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/
What’s happening in…
Reading: Students are continuing their focus on Informational texts, their structures, and the special features they contain.
Writing/Soc. St.: Students are researching an informational topic and then creating a Google Slideshow that focuses on nonfiction text and features.
Math: Students are beginning unit 4, Multiplication: whole numbers, decimals, and powers of ten.
Science: Students will be concluding the science unit, Go with the Flow the week after break.
