5th Grade News

September 23-26

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

We will have Elote, Fruit, and Aguas Frescas available for families to purchase!

ROE State Fair Contest

State Fair Contest Link

Student Work and Grades

As we are preparing our students to take on more responsibility and be accountable for their learning, in 5th grade and beyond, we are asking them to check skyward weekly. We encourage you to do the same. If your student has any missing work please encourage your student to ask their teacher about the assignment. If you still have questions after your student has advocated for themselves, please reach out to the teacher and we will be happy to clarify any questions.

Focus of the Week

Math - I can represent the value of the digit in decimals through the thousandths using expanded notation and numerals.

ELAR - Realistic Fiction - I can explain the author's purpose within the text.

Science - I can explain how unequal forces acting on an object cause patterns of motion, and a transfer of energy: and plan a simple experiment that tests a force.

Social Studies - I can identify the political and economic regions of the United States.

School Hours

Parents, please help us set your students up for success by getting them to school on time. School doors open at 6:50. Remember that all students have free breakfast & lunch this year! Students arriving to school at 7:40 have missed a full 20 minutes of instruction. This could more than half of the instruction time for their first class that day.

School starts at 7:20 am and students are tardy after 7:25. Every minute of instruction counts! Dismissal is at 3:05.

Important Information To Help Your Student At Home!

You may have noticed that your student does not have daily homework. The only time a student should have homework is to make-up missed work from an absence or work that was not completed in class.

Here are some suggestions if you want your student to have extra practice.

Read daily for at least 20 minutes
Practice fact fluency (multiplication & division)
Check out Sora, our online digital library.
Studyjams.com - Science review and extra practice.

Make-up missed work from an absence or work that was not completed in class will be considered homework. If your student was absent they have the number of days they were out to return missed work. For example, if your student was sick and missed two days of school, they have two days to complete the work they missed while they were out. It is the students responsibility to ask for makeup work.

Dates to Remember

September 23 - Beginning of 2nd Six Weeks

September 24- Hispanic Heritage Program @ 6:00 PM

September 27 - Staff & Student Holiday, all schools & district offices closed.

October 11 - No School / Parent Teacher Conferences - Sign ups coming soon!

Birthday Celebrations

We love to celebrate birthdays! Birthday celebrations will take place at the end of the day, on the last day of the week, so instruction is not disrupted. If you will leave any items you want to share with the class in the front, the office will make sure to get them to your child's class.