Please be sure that you are logging into your OLS each day Monday-Friday. Check your plan for lessons that need to be completed, as well as daily class connect sessions. Be sure to complete lessons and attend classes each day.

October 4th: Fall Festival

October 15th: Last day of 1st quarter

October 16-18: No School Fall Break

October 21st: First day of 2nd quarter

November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break

Please ensure that you are logging in to the OLS everyday Monday-Friday. Look over your plan to see what lessons need to be completed and view your daily class connect schedule. Regular class connect attendance and completing you coursework daily in the OLS are both extremely important in order to have a successful school year. Please make attending live class a priority and communicate with your teacher if you will be absent.

Sometimes your student will take a quiz in the OLS and won't get an 80% or higher (showing mastery) or maybe your student isn't 100% happy with their score. They can re-take it!! The OLS has 3 attempts built into most quizzes. Below is a video on how to find and retake unmastered quizzes. But, before giving it another try, please have your student review their previous attempt and see which questions they got wrong and why.

We will be working in the Liftoff portion of a program called Progress Learning. We are completing diagnostics in class and then you will be able to work in your Galaxy. Below is a video to help you navigate Progress Learning/Liftoff. You are expected to be working in Progress Learning/Liftoff for 20 minutes a day. Diagnostics MUST be complete in order to work in progress learning!

In Unit 2 are working with Numerical Expression. Students will learn about Grouping Symbols and Variables. Students will need to understand the definitions and be able to understand the Orders of Operations and what variables, expressions and equations are. They will need to understand how to follow the steps to using the Order of Operations.

Intervention will begin in September. It is important that fifth graders are fluent in their multiplication and division facts. If you aren't, please practice daily.

ELA/Writing

This year in ELA, we will be:

• Reading a variety of more challenging texts of different types (books, newspapers and poems, for example)
• Reading for different purposes, such as to find information or for fun
• Focusing on elements of writing including style, structure and the author’s purpose for writing
• & so much more!

What to do at home

Read & Discuss: Explore different sources on a topic.

Write Together: Collaborate on a paragraph about your child's interest.

Daily Word Challenge: Pick a word for everyone to use each day. (https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-word-of-the-day is a great resource)

We will be reading so many great stories and books in your classes and OLS lessons. Be sure to keep your curriculum materials in a safe and accessible place so you are ready to use them in class.

It is so important to get into the habit of reading for at least 20 minutes every single day! If you don't already do this, start today! Find books on Big Universe through the OLS or at your local library.

We will begin science at the beginning of September. We will have 2 lessons most weeks and live classes. We will start in Unit 2 learning about Matter. Here are some of the things we will learn about in unit 2:

• Measure and/or describe a physical quantity, such as weight, time, temperature, or volume, using standard units.
• Identify bulk matter (microscopic observable matter; e.g., sugar, air, water).
• Explain how energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.
• Describe the different ways in which energy can be generated from one form of energy to another form of energy.

Links below are live click the one you need to get into the unit that you need resources for.

Students can connect with their classmates and teachers in the Zone! Students can connect with others through video, chat function, and audio. Additionally, the K12 Zone offers many activities for students, such as chess games, tic-tac-toe, library access, scavenger hunts, access to Stride ESports, and much more.

The zone will be open daily at 8:30am and 2:00pm.

Hola! Bienvenidos a nuestra escuela!

Mi nombre es Sonia Gaytan, Asesor Familiar Comunitario

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