The Pickett Fence January 30, 2017

Happy Catholic Schools Week!  Today, as we honor parents, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your support and dedication to our classroom.  It is truly a blessing and honor to serve you and your students in the classroom and I am blessed daily for your continued support.  Thank you!

Math PBL Needs

We are beginning our unit on division with decimals!  To help support our learning, we have  Bobsled challenge coming our way!  If you have any of the below listed items at home we would greatly appreciate them! 

-     toilet paper rolls

-     paper towel rolls

-     wrapping paper rolls

-     Any cardboard rolls similar to toilet paper rolls

-     We also need 5-10 rolls of masking tape. 

Our building will be scheduled for this Friday, if you could please send in any items by Friday February 3^rd. If you don’t mind, please feel free to also ask around for more rolls, the more we have the better our designs will be! J

Catholic Schools Week

Tuesday:  Student Appreciation Day – Uniform Skip 

Faith Buddies

Wednesday:  All School Mass:  Students need to be in regular uniform.

Adoration 10:30-11:00

Thursday:   Spirit Wear on top, regular uniform bottoms (skirts/pants)

Friday:       Spirit wear on top regular uniform bottoms (skirts/pants)

Talent show 1:30

Throughout the whole week we will be supporting Giving the Basics.  We would like to encourage you to send in the ‘basics’, toilet paper, tooth paste, diapers, wipes, deodorant, etc. We will be collecting items until Friday.

Student Appreciation Day

Tomorrow, Tuesday, in order to honor our students, I would like to have a movie day!  Students can bring in soft drinks (with a lid) and a snack to have during the movie.  They are also welcome to bring in a blanket and/or small pillow for watching.

Fifth Grade Auction Wish Lists and Party

With the auction quickly approaching, the fifth grade teachers are excited to share some of our wish list items with you as we continue preparing our students for a world which we do not know. 

Did you know that our fifth grade students will be retiring in 2070?  What will life be like then, and how can we prepare students for the unknown?  As fifth grade teachers, we are trying to build our students skills using problem solving strategies, engineering and cooperation.

Our wish list items include ozobots, littlebits, and Edison robots which will allow our students to becoming familiar with not only the engineer aspects of these devices, but also the software development!

Check out the Ozobots here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xFjTXQ8uho

Here is a quick view of the Edison Robots:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skmVeFYgHCs

We would like to encourage you to donate to our wish list items, even if you can’t attend, you can still support this mission! 

Finally, we would also encourage you to purchase a place at our Fifth Grade Auction party at Sky Zone!  Again, feel free to join in, even if you can’t attend on Feb 17^th!

Scholastic Book Orders

I am giving a few extra days to get in scholastic book orders.  I plan on submitting my order on Wednesday of this week.  If your child has a birthday book coupon I would encourage them to pick out a favorite and send their form into school prior to Wednesday!  Please look online, www.scholasticbooks.com  classcode:  Gpypp

President/First Lady Research Paper

Due to my absences last week, we are a little off of our schedule, however with a little extra work in the classroom, I hope to get back on track with the rest of fifth grade.  I would encourage you to check in with your fifth grader in the hopes of helping with the time management piece of this paper.

The fifth grade students will be working on a research paper based on a first lady or former president of the United States.  Their paper will include three different resources, included websites and books.  Coming home tonight will be a packet of information that will lay this project out for you in greater detail.  There will also be a schedule of due dates for different portions of the assignment.  To wrap up this project, students will participate in a wax museum and will share out what they learned!  Stay tuned for specific dates and times of this event!

  

Specials Schedule:

Monday _ PE/Music

Tuesday – Library and Art

Wednesday – Computer                   

Thursday –Spanish            

             All School Mass 8:15

Friday – PE/Music 

Upcoming Assessments

Unit 7 Vocabulary assessment January 27

Important Dates:

January 29^th- February 3^rd – Catholic Schools Week

February 1^st – Donuts with Dad

February 6^th – No School

February 8^th – All School Mass

February 10 – 7am Father/Child Mass

I Can Statements 

Reading:   I can identify the main idea and use details from the text to support my thinking..

Math:         I can divide whole numbers by decimals.

Science:    I can identify the importance of food chains and how ecosystems build upon each other.

Social Studies:       I know about indentured servants and how they were affected in the New World.  I can learn about presidents and first ladies and how they impact our country.

Language Arts:       I can identify past, present and future tenses and use them in my writing.