5th Grade
Keefe, Kingsley & Ward
Upcoming Events
March 16 & 17th: Spring Conferences
March 21st: Human Growth and Development Permission Slips due
March 23rd: D.A.R.E. Graduation and Author Visit
March 25 - April 1: Spring Break (school resumes Monday, April 4)
April 7: Human Growth and Development
April 21: Brewer's Weather Day Field Trip & Term 5 ends
April 22: No School
Author Visit
Book order forms have been delivered to all students to pre-purchase books for the visit of Peter Lerangis. Book orders are due next week. Peter is the author of the Seven Wonders Series. He is also the author of 3 and a quarter books in the 39 Clues Series (Books 3, 7, and 11).
Wanting to learn more? Author sites:
Classroom Supplies
As we are working hard in 5th grade, we've noticed that a few of our school supplies have been dwindling. If you would like to help our house out and donate more supplies, we would greatly appreciate it. Here are the supplies that we are in need of:
- Pencils
- Eraser tops
- Dry erase markers
- Pens (not erasable)
- Loose leaf
- Clorox wipes
- Headphones (if your child doesn't have them yet)
Reading
Block 1: Monday, March 21st
Block 2: Friday, March 18th
Block 2: Tuesday, March 22nd
We have been working on mini lessons, webs, conferring and peer conferencing while focusing on the following paragraph and text structures writing that will be in our project:
- chronological
- compare and contrast
- cause and effect
- problem and solution
- a wonderful introduction to hook our readers!
- we will be adding our conclusion next week
Each project will all include many of our text features that we have been creating and discovering.
Another reading strategy that has been added to our comprehension growth is "Connecting to the Culture". As readers, one of the most wonderful things about literature is that it helps us see into the lives and experiences of others and allows us to see the world through a new lens.
Math
Your child will be bringing home their Unit 5 math test in their Math Take Home Folders today. (if they were able to finish before today). Please make sure you sign the slip, take the math sheets out, and returned the signed sheet and folder with your child on Monday. Here is a link to the signing sheet if your child lost his/hers.
If your child received a grade below proficiency and would like to gain more understanding of long division, I will be having a free study group Monday and Tuesday after school until 4:30. They would need a ride home promptly at 4:30 or a note giving them permission to walk home or ride home with another student. Students would also be taking an alternative assessment on the Tuesday session to demonstrate proficiency. If your child is unable to come Monday or Tuesday, they can still take an alternative assessment during recess to demonstrate proficiency.
Writing
We are aiming to publish are newest pieces late next week or early in the week of the 21st. Students are writing on a topic of choice in a much more independent writing process.