Our Weather Reports went great! It was so fun watching students take on the role of meteorologists and get into character! Be watching for our videos on my youtube channel, our class website and facebook so that you can see our wonderful presentations. I am also happy to email you your specific students video for you to hang on to!
We will continue working on our Fixer Upper PBL has we prepare for our final presentation! Students will also begin working on some new projects this week. Stay tuned.
Grades
I would encourage you to continue checking your child’s assignments as I hope to keep these grades current as we continue through the remainder of second quarter.
As a reminder, if students do not return assignments in the day that they are do, they will be asked to attend homework help that afternoon.
MAPS Testing
I was proud of everyone’s hard work and determination on their MAPs assessments. I am eager to see their growth and perhaps set some new goals as we continue through the school year.
5th Grade Servers
On Friday last week, your child was given a permission slip to become a server for Cure’ of Ars Parish. It is our goal, both Fr. Storey, Mr. Huber and myself to have as many fifth graders as possible serving and helping the Priest to lead God’s people in prayer. Once your child has committed to serving, they will be trained during school hours. They will also be given a form to fill out at a later date to pick good times for serving.
These need to be returned tomorrow!
The Fixer Upper Open House PBL – 12/20 @ 2:15
The fifth grade students have been working hard on designing their dream homes! They have used their knowledge of area, perimeter, multi-digit multiplication, and other math skills to create an amazing product. We would like to invite you to come to our open house to see some of our hard work. During this time we would encourage you to walk around all three fifth grade classrooms asking students to share pieces of their project and the process they went through to achieve the final result. Students will have a total price for their home in hopes of persuading you to purchase their masterpiece! Get ready to check out some awesome math, writing, art, and many other components that went into these great projects. An RSVP would be appreciated however it is not expected. We also welcome you to forward this invite to other important guests, or family members that might be interested in joining in on the fun!
Treat Yourself Bakery
In order to continue working on some of our math skills, specifically multiplying decimals. We are going to add an extra element to our Open House on December 20th. Each group of students will also be running a bakery to piggy back on their Interior Design PBL (maybe to help entice purchases! J) . During this portion of the project, they will be selling baked goods to you as parents for purchase. Upon your arrival to the Open House, you will be given Cougar Bucks to spend throughout the different fifth grade classrooms. Groups will be selling baked goods for various prices (perhaps at a discounted rate!) They will then make change for you and you will have a sweet treat to enjoy as you view our projects.
So what does this mean for you? Each group will be asked to bring in some treats. Each member can bring something, or as a group they can decide to bring in a dozen. We will begin discussing this on Friday of this week, so you should have a week’s notice should your child be responsible for bring in items. We would love for the items to be sent to school on December 19th (Monday) so that we can package and prepare them before Tuesday afternoon. Should this be a problem for you, or your student, please let me know and we can make arrangements to take care of this portion of their project at school. Store bought items work great too!
Specials Schedule:
Monday _ PE/Music
Tuesday – Library and Art
Wednesday – Computer
Thursday –Spanish
All School Mass 8:15
Friday – PE/Music
Upcoming Assessments
December 7 – Vocabulary Quiz Unit 5
Important Dates:
December 8th – 2:00 All School Mass
December 12th – 10:30 Reconciliation
December 14th – All School Mass 8:15
December 19th – Christmas Pageant
December 20th – 2:15 Fixer Upper PBL Open House
December 21st – 11:30 Dismissal Christmas Break
December 21st – All School Mass 8:15
I Can Statements
Reading: I can use theme to help me understand a story.
Math: I can multiply decimals by one, two and three digit numbers.
Science: I can identify the different types of extreme weather.
Social Studies: I know about indentured servants and how they were affected in the New World.
Language Arts: I can identify action verbs, helping verbs and linking verbs and use them in my writing.
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