Happy almost Halloween!! We have had a great day in costumes and enjoyed some time to celebrate together as a class. There is only one week before the end of the first quarter. As we get into week 10, here are a few reminders:
- Missing Assignments = All quarter 1 assignment that have not been turned in are due by Monday, November 1. - End of Quarter 1 = Thursday, November 4th - Math Test (217) = Variables & Patterns unit math test is Tuesday, November 2nd. - Greek & Latin Test = Unit 3 test for Greek and Latin will be on Wednesday, November 3rd. - Math Facts = Remember to practice your multiplication facts regularly up to 12! - Missing Work = We have been working with students to see what work is missing and are encouraging them to keep completing and turning in work. If you see half the points as a grade in Aspen, that signifies that the work is missing. Here are some academic updates from this past week: - ELA (201) = We started our new Greek & Latin roots unit and officially finished our class novel. All students did a fantastic job presenting the final projects! - ELA (217) = We started our new Greek & Latin roots unit. We finished learning about point of view and perspective and have started learning more about theme. - SS = We learned about ancient civilizations, their accomplishments and their methods for innovation. - Math (201) = We reviewed multiplying by multi-digit numbers and began our second math unit called, Comparing Bits & Pieces. The students started looking at equivalent fractions. We also presented the math projects, My Favorite Number. - Math (217) = We learned about inequalities and how to write, graph and solve them. We also practiced evaluating expressions to prepare for the unit test on Tuesday. - Science = . We started answering the Chapter 3 question, do we see different stars at different times of the year. We planned an investigation to do in the Simulator and added to the Mt. Nose class model. Be sure to ask your students about the difference between the earth's rotation and orbit! We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Happy Halloween! Thank you, Mrs. Kovar & Mrs. Parsons
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Happy Friday!! We have officially made it 8 weeks together and can't believe that there are only two weeks before the end of the quarter. As we get into week 9, here are a few reminders:
- Math Project (201) = My Favorite Number project due Monday, October 25th - Novel Final Project (201) = due Thursday, October 28th - Independent Reading Assessments = due Friday, October 29th - Halloween = Ms. Humphrey sent out an email blast regarding information about Halloween. We will be celebrating with a class only party, a parade, and costumes on Friday, October 29th! If you have any questions, please refer to that Admin Blast. - Math Facts = Remember to practice your multiplication facts regularly up to 12! - Missing Work = We have been working with students to see what work is missing and are encouraging them to keep completing and turning in work. If you see half the points as a grade in Aspen, that signifies that the work is missing. - End of Quarter 1 = Thursday, November 4th Here are some academic updates from this past week: - ELA (201) = We finished our third unit of Wordly Wise. We finished point of view and have been learning about theme! - ELA (217) = We finished our third unit of Wordly Wise. We finished up learning about mood, tone, plot, and setting! - SS = We finished our first unit of Native Americans in North America and presented our projects about representing our families and culture! - Math (201) = We have finished our first unit, Prime Time! Students will be presenting their My Favorite Number projects next week. We will begin our second unit next week on ratios, rational numbers and equivalence. - Math (217) = We have been working on solving equations and simplifying expressions. We will be finishing up our first unit next week. - Science = . We finished up Chapter 2 this week and can confidently answer why the sun is up sometimes but not other times. We will start Chapter 3 next week. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Thank you, Mrs. Kovar & Mrs. Parsons Happy Friday!! Happy Pride Stride! We are so proud of all of our students and how many laps they accomplished today. We are done with week 7 and getting ourselves ready for week 8! Here are a few reminders going into next week:
- Prime Time Unit Test (201) = Tuesday, October 20th - Social Studies Test = Wednesday, October 20th (201) and Thursday, October 21st (217) - My Favorite Number Project (201) = due Thursday, October 21st - Wordly Wise 3 Test = Friday, October 22nd for Unit 3 - Social Studies Project = due Friday, October 22nd - Math Facts = Remember to practice your multiplication facts regularly up to 12! - End of Quarter 1 = Thursday, November 4th Here are some academic updates from this past week: - ELA (201) = We finished our unit of Greek & Latin Roots and started our new unit of Wordly Wise. We finished up mood and tone and have been learning about point of view and perspective! - ELA (217) = We finished our unit of Greek & Latin Roots and started our new unit of Wordly Wise. We finished up characterization and started learning about mood, tone, plot, and setting! - SS = We have been learning about North America and South America regions, climates, and vegetation! - Math (201) = We finished our Prime Time Unit learning about the distributive property and reviewing the order of operations. - Math (217) = We have been simplifying expressions and using the distributive property. Next week we start solving equations! - Science = We are still trying to answer "Why is the sun up sometimes but not other times?" and we are looking forward to hearing the presentations of our stars, moons, and galaxies projects next week. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Thank you, Mrs. Kovar & Mrs. Parsons Happy Friday!! 6 weeks down and we feel like we've been together so much longer! Another fantastic week and we are already at our three day weekend! Here are a few reminders going into next week:
- Star 360 = Today we are sending home the reports from our Star 360 Math and Reading tests that we took at the beginning of the year. Look out for those! - Picture Proofs = Pictures proofs were sent home this week from when we had picture day! If you did not receive one, you can view it and order pictures here: https://picture-day.hhimagehost.com/ces (the access code is your student's ID number which can be found in Aspen) - Greek & Latin Test = Wednesday, October 13th for Unit 2 - Reading Quiz (217) = Thursday, October 14th for Chapters 1-16 of our novel - Science Project = due Friday, October 15th - Pride Stride = Friday, October 15th. We are encouraging everyone to participate! We will be taking part in this from 8:45-9:15am - Math Facts = Remember to practice your multiplication facts regularly up to 12! Here are some academic updates from this past week: - ELA (201) = We started our new unit of Greek & Latin Roots. We finished up characterization and have been learning about mood and tone! - ELA (217) = We started our new unit of Greek & Latin Roots. We finished up summarizing and have been learning indirect and direct characterization! - SS = We have been learning about Native American governments, ceremonies, and different types of shelter! - Math (201) = We used prime factorization to find the GCF and LCM using a strategy with a Venn Diagram. - Math (217) = We learned about equivalent expressions and how to combine like terms. - Science = We are still trying to answer "Why is the sun up sometimes but not other times?" and we are continuing to work on our research project about stars, moons, and galaxies which is due October 15th. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and please remember there is no school on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day! Thank you, Mrs. Kovar & Mrs. Parsons Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Curriculum Night on Monday. For those that were not able to make it, we are linking our video of the presentation and have attached a copy of the Google Slides below. Please let us know if you have any questions. Let's make this a great 5th grade year together!
Happy Friday and happy October!! 5 weeks down - we had such a great week with our fifth graders! Progress reports are going home today so keep an eye out for that. Here are a few reminders going into next week:
- Virtual Curriculum Night = Please join us for our fifth grade Virtual Curriculum Night on Monday, October 4th from 6:00 - 6:45pm. Here is the Google Meet link: meet.google.com/hip-pccb-etu - Beginning Band = Classes start on Tuesday! Mr. W sent out an email detailing everything - Reading Quiz (201) = Tuesday, October 5th for Chapters 1-16 of our novel - Math Facts = Remember to practice your multiplication facts regularly up to 12! - Pride Stride = Friday, October 15th. Please look out for information that will be sent home today. Here are some academic updates from this past week: - ELA (201) = We finished our unit of Wordly Wise and we were working on indirect and direct characterization. - ELA (217) = We finished our unit of Wordly Wise and have been working on thin versus thick questions. We also are starting to work on summarizing! - SS = We have been learning about different Native American civilizations and what they used for food, shelter, and clothing. - Math (201) = We started learning about prime factorization. - Math (217) = We are writing and solving equations. - Science = We are trying to answer "Why is the sun up sometimes but not other times?" and we are continuing to work on our research project about stars, moons, and galaxies. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and that we will see you virtually on Monday night! Thank you, Mrs. Kovar & Mrs. Parsons |
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