5th Grade Newsletter- Mar 15, 2019

Upcoming Dates

Mar 19 & 21- Parent Teacher Conferences + Book Fair

Mar 22- Middle School Course Selection Sheets due (note date change)

Mar 26 - MS Course selections made at school

Mar 29 - Apr 7 - Spring Break

Apr 15, 16, 22, 23, 24 - M-Step Testing Days

Apr 16 - Remaining camp payments due (watch for payment form) 

Middle School Transition Information 

We would be happy to discuss middle school course selection sheets at conferences if you have any questions.

M-Step Testing Days

We will begin M-Step testing on April 15.  Please make our testing days a priority for your son/daughter to be present at school, well-rested, fed, and ready to go.  If they are ill and need to stay home, we have make-up days for any missed tests. 

Camp Pendalouan 

There will be a mandatory parent meeting April 16th at 7pm in our gym. Matt Abel, YMCA Camp Pendalouan director, will be here with a slideshow presentation, explaining all about camp life.  He will also answer any questions you or your child may have.  You will be given a packet filled with directions, packing suggestions, schedules, cabin assignments, activity group assignments, schedules, etc.  Please make this meeting a top priority with your child!

After this meeting, there will be a short meeting for the parent chaperones going to camp. Next week, your child will bring home information regarding any final payments that might still be owed.

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 reading and responding to informational text. 

Soc. St.: Students are studying The Road to the Revolution and The Revolutionary War. 

Writing: We nearing the end of our unit on personal narrative writing.  We will then be moving into Informational Writing.  

Math: Students have been solving multi-step story problems. Next week, they will find the volume of figures. 

Science: Students are reviewing 5th grade concepts, all subjects, and test taking strategies.