Dear Room 19
Families,
We have another
busy week ahead of us! Last week, we struggled to follow all parts of our
Essential Agreement. The month of February is jam packed with testing and
testing preparation for fifth graders. We do not have a second to lose. Please
review expectations at home with your student.
With that being
said, we have sadly lost the privilege
of snack. There has been candy, gum, and snack trash all over the classroom;
including gum in the classroom library. This is unacceptable. I know it is a
long morning until lunch, but snack is a privilege. Please ensure your learner
is getting breakfast every morning to tide them over.
Happenings this
week:
·
Concert
at NC on Thursday 12-1:30
·
SRI
Testing Thursday 2:30
·
Dad’s
for lunch on Thursday TBD
·
Talent
Show Thursday 5pm
·
Friday
fifth grade teachers out for Acuity analysis
Our learning
this week continues with:
•
Reading-Unit 4, Lesson 19
in Journey's-Darnell Rock Reporting (Realistic Fiction)
◦
Skill: Author’s Purpose
◦
Strategy: Summarize/GIST
◦
Word work focus: Greek and
Latin suffixes
◦
Fluency skill: stress
◦
New Novel Assignment: Due
February 27th
•
Social Science- As we
finish up our unit on Colonization and head into the Revolutionary War, we will
be discussing the French and Indian War. We will also be continuing to memorize
the 50 states. You can find blank templates online to quiz your geographer!
Furthermore,
next year, Washington Township has to select a new Social Studies textbook. I
have been participating on the committee since last school year. Starting this
week, 5th grade will be piloting 3 of the 4 companies that we can
choose from next year. Each teacher will have a different companies textbook.
Please feel free to look through your child’s new Social Studies text and
provide ant information or insights you have as a parent! This is a great
opportunity for our team to take part in the selection.
•
Writing-This week we will
be hitting parts of speech pretty hard. I was surprised to find last week how
much work we need in this area. Although, this may seem like a tedious use of
time, it is imperative students master and understand all parts of speech and
their purposes.
•
Math-Unit 7: This week, we
will review graphs and data sets, and will continue graphing with linear
equations. We will have a unit test on Friday.
Assessments
this Friday consist of:
•
DMR Quiz
•
Unit 4 Lesson 19 reading quiz
Students should
be using online resources every week!
Online
Resources for Students:
Username:
Student ID #
Password: Last
name
Please do not
hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful week!
srahrig@msdwt.k12.in.us
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