Narwhal News

Quarter 4: March 18th, 2025

Updates

New Updates

Welcome to our last quarter of 5th grade!
If you haven't heard yet, it has now been confirmed by the district that Borton will for sure have a 6th grade next year. We are hoping to have 2 teachers but currently do not have enough students signed up. Therefore, I am still unsure if I will stay a 5th grade teacher or continue on to 6th with these students.
Report cards go home today and can be accessed through Synergy ParentView. Please check with me if you have any questions.
State testing begins this week. As always, please make sure your student gets a good night's sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and arrives to school on time. I will not be providing food during testing. Dates for each test are listed under the calendar below.
FYI, the Camp Cooper field trip next week on Tuesday doesn't end until 5pm! This means all students will need to be picked up from the front office at 5pm, as there will not be any busses running this late. (Kidco students can still go to Kidco). If we are not expected to be on time, I will send a message on ClassDojo.
Are you interested in taking the rats home during school breaks? If so, please fill out this form or use the QR code below: https://forms.office.com/r/SLVRh7hk1q

Old Updates

Make sure to check ClassDojo periodically or keep it as an app on your phone. This is my main method of parent/guardian communication.
Please give your student a reusable water bottle for school use with their name on it. These can be kept in the classroom. Please, no single-use water bottles! I am happy to buy a reusable water bottle for anyone that needs one, please let me know.
If your student enjoys eating ice, please allow them to keep a cup in the classroom, or they may use their water bottle if the opening is wide enough.
It can get chilly in our classroom, so students may keep a sweatshirt here if they would like. Students may also keep a pair of slippers to wear while in the classroom.
At Borton, we celebrate birthdays at the end of every month. If you would ever like to bring in treats for the class to celebrate your student's birthday, please wait until the last Friday of the month.

Rat Form

This form is for families who want to take the rats home during school breaks.

Class Dojo Sign-up

This is a link to sign up for our class's ClassDojo page where I post information about our class.

Class Amazon Wish List

This is a link to our class's Amazon Wish List.

Info for Field Trip Chaperones

I made a new form that is just for 5th grade field trips to help us teachers keep track of who is chaperoning. If you are planning to attend either of the upcoming field trips, please fill out the form using the QR code below or use the link here: http://bit.ly/3FBIL5F

Before attending field trips, you must:

Fill out the online TUSD volunteer form. The link is in ClassDojo. This will take about 2 weeks to get approved.
Let your classroom teacher know which trip you would like to chaperone at least 2 weeks before the date of the trip.
Be aware that any field trips you attend may have extra fees for chaperones. TUSD and PTA does not pay for chaperones. Please bring money or cards with.
Discuss with the classroom teacher whether you will take the bus or drive yourself, and be aware that if the bus is full, you will need to drive yourself.

Lastly, I want to again thank all chaperones for helping us out. These field trips couldn't be done without you!

5th Grade Chaperone Form

This form is just to help us 5th grade teachers keep track of who is helping us.

TUSD Chaperone Form

This form is required by TUSD for chaperones and volunteers to fill out.

Homework

Students now have 2 pages of mandatory homework each week. This will be one math page (front and back) and one ELA page (front and back). Homeworks are always due the next week on Tuesday.

Borton students are expected to read for 20 minutes every day. In addition, students are expected to practice their multiplication operations every day. Knowing their multiplication tables will be the key to 5th grade math, and students who have memorized them will have it much easier.

Unfinished classwork can be sent home as homework sometimes, as well as project work.

Students will also always be given math books throughout the year to have at home that correlate with what we are learning in class. Please save these books for use in math practice at home.

For Your Calendar

Tuesday, March 18th - Report Cards available on Synergy ParentView and Talent Show Dress Rehearsal at 2:45 and Hiking Club meeting at 2:45
Thursday, March 20th - AZ Merit Science Test - Day 1
Friday, March 21st - Planetarium Field Trip and Talent Show at 6pm (performers arrive at 5:30)
Tuesday, March 25th - Camp Cooper Field Trip from 10am to 5pm (pick up students from office)
Wednesday, March 26th - Professional Learning Day - No School
Thursday, March 27th - AZ Merit Science Test - Day 2 and Borton's 6th Grade Info Night at 5:30pm
Tuesday, April 1st - AASA Writing Test