What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week #1)

 

Mrs. Kampa

Mrs. Faber

Ms. Dickerson

Calendar

Wednesday, September 3rd-School begins!!!

Week of September 15th--String begins

Tuesday, October 7th--Picture Day

                                    --Randall Success Night 5:30 pm 

Friday, October 10th--West Homecoming Parade

Thursday, October 16th--No School for student/Teacher PD Day

Friday, October 17th--No School for students and staff- Mid Fall Break

Friday, October 24th- Randall Fun Run

Friday, October 31st- Randall Fun Run rain date

Monday, November 3rd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences

                                        --Evening conferences

Tuesday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day

Thursday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins

Thursday, November 13th-Picture Retake Day

Wednesday, November 26th-Friday, November 28th--Fall Break

Monday, December 1st--No school for students--Teacher PD 

Monday, Dec. 22nd-Tuesday, January 2nd--Winter Break

Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!

Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day

Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins

Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences

                                   --Evening conferences

Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day

Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break

Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!

Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins

Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day

Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show

Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)

Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)

Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!

                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)

New News

• We sent home a Digital Device Agreement with your 5th grader.  Please make sure this is signed and returned to school asap. Thanks!
• If you know throughout the year that you will be gone on vacation, you will need to fill out an online form.  IN ADDITION, please let us know so that we are also in the know.  Thanks!
• Here is our shameless plea to all parents/guardians.  We don't take many field trips during the year, but if things come up at the last minute and for the end of the year all day trip we really count on parents joining us.  If you think you might even consider this, please do the volunteer training now so we are not scrambling at the last minute. The training is good for only one year.  After that, you do need to re-apply, but it is a simple process after the first round of training.  Thank you!!  Volunteering Link
• Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks!
• This is our weekly blog where we will update what we did that week, post information for families, update calendar events and other important information.  An updated blog will be posted every Friday.
• If you are ever looking for past information, you will have access to all of our posts throughout the year. 

Oldie, but Goodies

• This is a spot for information that families may still need from prior weeks. 
• Food Service Menus can also be found at the following link - Menus

Math

• This week the 5th grade math class was introduced to our first unit on Expressions, Equations and Volume. 
• Our Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 

Literacy this week

• We will be jumping right into our first EL unit of the year based on Stories of Human Rights this coming Monday.  We will be using a variety of texts.  Our main texts will be the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and an abridged version of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will be focusing on finding the gist of the text and expressing our learning in verbal and written communication.

Science 

• Our first unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:

What happens when two substances are mixed together?

• Our first chapter will focus on :  Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?

SELS/Health lessons

• Hopes and Dreams
• Healthy Me, Well Me
• My Wellness Triangle