What's Going On...
I'm back!!! I am so excited to be with these wonderful students again! Thanks to everyone for your love and support!
I use REMIND to let parents know when I have updated the site, have a class announcement, or just need to relay information. If you have not already you can sign up using the link the below. I will also be sending home a hard copy of it.
www.remind.com/join/fkhefe
Specials Schedule:
Monday:
10:40-11:20 Q1 Music Q2 Drama Q3 Music Q4 Drama
Tuesday
10:40-11:20 Spanish
Wednesday
10:40-11:20 Q1 Music Q2 Drama Q3 Music Q4 Drama
2:30 - 3:20 Library/Dance (Color Groups)
Thursday
10:40-11:20 Gym
2:30-3:20 Art
Friday
10:30 - 11:10 Spanish
2:30 - 3:20 Library/Dance (Color Groups)
Snack Announcement: This year our recess/lunch period is from 11:35 - 12:20. Students will go to recess first and then lunch. Lunch will begin at 11:57. Since lunch is much later than the students are used to they are allowed to bring a morning snack with them and, of course, a water bottle.
SNACKS MUST BE NUT FREE, PACKED IN A SEPARATE BAG OR CONTAINER FROM THEIR LUNCH, and HEALTHY!
Attendance: Please make sure your child is coming to school on time. School begins at 8:30 and there is work to be done immediately. If they are coming in late it will become difficult for them to catch up. Also please try to schedule all appointments during after school hours (dentists, doctors, etc.) While I realize this might be difficult at times and necessary, there has been a lot of early dismissals this year. This makes it hard to move the class forward through the curriculum.
I use REMIND to let parents know when I have updated the site, have a class announcement, or just need to relay information. If you have not already you can sign up using the link the below. I will also be sending home a hard copy of it.
www.remind.com/join/fkhefe
Specials Schedule:
Monday:
10:40-11:20 Q1 Music Q2 Drama Q3 Music Q4 Drama
Tuesday
10:40-11:20 Spanish
Wednesday
10:40-11:20 Q1 Music Q2 Drama Q3 Music Q4 Drama
2:30 - 3:20 Library/Dance (Color Groups)
Thursday
10:40-11:20 Gym
2:30-3:20 Art
Friday
10:30 - 11:10 Spanish
2:30 - 3:20 Library/Dance (Color Groups)
Snack Announcement: This year our recess/lunch period is from 11:35 - 12:20. Students will go to recess first and then lunch. Lunch will begin at 11:57. Since lunch is much later than the students are used to they are allowed to bring a morning snack with them and, of course, a water bottle.
SNACKS MUST BE NUT FREE, PACKED IN A SEPARATE BAG OR CONTAINER FROM THEIR LUNCH, and HEALTHY!
Attendance: Please make sure your child is coming to school on time. School begins at 8:30 and there is work to be done immediately. If they are coming in late it will become difficult for them to catch up. Also please try to schedule all appointments during after school hours (dentists, doctors, etc.) While I realize this might be difficult at times and necessary, there has been a lot of early dismissals this year. This makes it hard to move the class forward through the curriculum.
In The Classroom
Stu
Language Arts: This week in Language Arts students will complete The Banza for Junior Great Books. Students will analyze the story using the story arc and elements of the plot. Students will also be introduced to internal verse external conflict. Students will use The Banza and identify two examples of internal and two examples of external conflict. Students will support their ideas with evidence from the text and be able to explain why. There will be a Junior Greats book test on Thursday. For informational students will compare and contrast two articles from Scholastic News. Students will review main idea and key details, as well as point of view. For writing this week, students will begin the persuasive unit beginning with a film review of their choice!
Math: Students began Topic 5 today which focuses on division by a single digit number and the strategies that are used. For this Topic I will also be teaching the 5th grade curriculum which is an extension of the 4th grade and focuses on dividing with multi-digit numbers.
Science: In the next two weeks before break students will wrap up the floating train unit.
Social Studies: Students will complete the Northeast History unit this week by revisiting important vocabulary and writing about how the words contributed to the development of the region. They will also complete the drawing conclusions packet that accompanied the unit. They will take the test on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday students will begin their tour of the Northeast!
ASSESSMENTS: SS Northeast History Test (Wednesday, 12/12), Junior Great Books (Thursday 12/13)
Language Arts: This week in Language Arts students will complete The Banza for Junior Great Books. Students will analyze the story using the story arc and elements of the plot. Students will also be introduced to internal verse external conflict. Students will use The Banza and identify two examples of internal and two examples of external conflict. Students will support their ideas with evidence from the text and be able to explain why. There will be a Junior Greats book test on Thursday. For informational students will compare and contrast two articles from Scholastic News. Students will review main idea and key details, as well as point of view. For writing this week, students will begin the persuasive unit beginning with a film review of their choice!
Math: Students began Topic 5 today which focuses on division by a single digit number and the strategies that are used. For this Topic I will also be teaching the 5th grade curriculum which is an extension of the 4th grade and focuses on dividing with multi-digit numbers.
Science: In the next two weeks before break students will wrap up the floating train unit.
Social Studies: Students will complete the Northeast History unit this week by revisiting important vocabulary and writing about how the words contributed to the development of the region. They will also complete the drawing conclusions packet that accompanied the unit. They will take the test on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday students will begin their tour of the Northeast!
ASSESSMENTS: SS Northeast History Test (Wednesday, 12/12), Junior Great Books (Thursday 12/13)
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