5th Grade Newsletter- January 31st
Upcoming Dates
Feb 1 - 5th Grade Health Video/Early Release
Feb 4-5 - Winter Break-No School
Feb 12 - Symphony Field Trip + Pizza Ranch Lunch
Feb 16 - Father/Daughter Bowling
Mar 1 - Read-a-thon
Mar 4-8 - School-Wide Change Wars (save your change!)
Background Checks
Park Elementary is making an effort to be aligned with the rest of the district when it comes to parents being in the buildings, including class parties. Our 5th graders will not be having a traditional Valentine’s party, but will be making plans to celebrate with a movie and snacks. Parents do not attend this party. However, if you have other children in the building, and plan to join them for parties, please read the message from our office:
Please do a background check if you will be visiting or volunteering in your child's classroom. Starting in 2019 we will request a reservation prior to class parties in order to check background entries. Thank you for your compliance. Here is the link to fill out now if you haven’t already.
Valentine Cards
We will be passing out Valentine cards on Thursday, Feb. 14th. 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 pick a movie to watch. 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.
Book Clubs
We are so excited to kick off our Book Clubs that will begin next Wednesday and go for 3 weeks. Our Book Club books will be comprised of the historical fiction and informational genres. These titles are focused on the time period that we learning about during our social studies units this year, spanning from settlements, colonization and the American Revolution. Students will be responsible for reading and responding each day in preparation of meeting with their book club members to discuss and share thoughts and ideas. Be on the lookout for their Book Club packet and book and ask what they are learning about!
Camp Pendalouan
**Thank you so much for helping return cans! It certainly is not the most glorious of jobs, but we sure appreciate your service. Because of your efforts, $1,242 was raised to help our 5th graders attend camp in the spring. The winning K-4 class was Mrs. Hendree, and the winning 5th grade class was Mrs. HIggs.
**Between the two can drives, we’ve raised enough to cover $67 for each student!!!!! We are so excited about this! Way to go! The remaining portion for Camp Pendalouan can be covered by funds raised in reading pledges for the Read-a-thon, or you can write a check for $33. More information to come on Feb 15th.
**We are in NEED of a few parents to help get prizes and serve lunch for our upcoming Read-a-Thon, which takes place Friday, March 1st. This is the last fundraiser for camp!!! Please let us know as soon as you can if you can help!
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!
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 will be starting Historical fiction book clubs on Wednesday.
Soc. St.: Students are studying Colonization and Settlement.
Writing: We have begun our unit on personal narrative writing. We will continue this for a few weeks.
Math: Students will be finishing unit 4, Multiplication: whole numbers, decimals, and powers of ten, next week and then will be taking the unit assessment.
Science: Students are exploring physical and chemical properties. Ask your child about the latest investigation.
