Happy October!
What will fifth graders be learning this week?
Positivity Project Focus: “Creativity”
Literacy:
Interactive Read-Aloud: Esperanza Rising
Summarizing
Expanding Vocabulary
Math: Understanding Fractions as Division
Click here for Unit 2 Information
Social Studies: Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest Indigenous groups
Science: Mystery #3: Where do fallen leaves go? (Introduction to decomposers).
Book Club
On behalf of Mrs. Gruchot:
Do you like to read books and then discuss them with friends? Well, join our book club and meet every month to talk about books! Join Mrs. Gruchot for a lunchtime book club (lunch & recess) to discuss some really good books!
Who: 4th and 5th Graders
Where: Our Media Center
When: Once a month during lunch and lunch recess (bring your lunch!)
The expectation is that students in the book club will read the selected book for the month. Our discussions are much more meaningful when all students read the story and are ready to talk about it! Remember, even if you do not like a book, you will still need to read the book so you can join in the discussion. Due to a limited number of copies of the books, the first 18 students with a signed permission slip, will receive a copy of the book. jgruchot@sjschools.org.
Math Touchpoint:
We have begun our new unit all about fractions! Typically fractions can be conceptually tricky for students to grasp. To support your student’s learning at home, helping them connect fractions to everyday activities such as cooking, sharing, time, measurement, etc. is key. Currently we are working on reviewing fair share problems where students identify what fraction of a whole each person would receive.
For example: 3 people would like to share 2 cookies. What fraction of the cookies will each person receive? The division expression to represent this would be 2 ∻ 3. Each friend would receive ⅔ of the cookies. A representation of this could look like:
Fall Student-Led Conference Sign Ups:
This round of conferences will take place with your student’s homeroom teacher. If you have questions or concerns about the content areas being taught during switches and your student’s progress in those areas, please contact Ms. Griffith for Math, Ms. Karpus for Social Studies, and Mrs. Kern for Science.
Werner: Sign Up Here
Lawrence: Sign Up Here
Kern: Sign Up Here
In Case You Missed It…
Links to Back to School Night Presentations:
Interested in volunteering for Mr. Werner’s classroom parties? Click here!
Lawrence: Back to School Night Presentation
Interested in Coordinating our Halloween or Valentine’s Day parties? Email me!
Interested in volunteering for Mrs. Kern’s classroom parties? Click here.
Interested in donating food for the Fall Party? A separate sign up will be coming soon for specific foods.
Want to pay the $5 for field trips? Click here.
Please send in field trip forms as soon as possible. Thanks!
Safety Patrol
Is your student interested in volunteering time before or after school to help with patrolling the sidewalks? Please see information below:
Dear Families,
If your child has any interest in participating in Safety Patrol this year, please have them attend an informational meeting with Mrs. Fiesbeck (Room 107) on Tuesday, October 1st at 8:15 a.m. If, after hearing about how Safety Patrol will work this year, your child is interested, this form will need to be completed before they will be given a post. Forms need to be completed by Friday, October 4th.
On Tuesday, October 8 from 3:55 pm-4:15 p.m. there will be a Kickoff Meeting in Mrs. Fiesbeck's classroom. If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Fiesbeck directly at lfiesbeck@sjschools.org
Missing School = Missing Learning Opportunities
Missing school sometimes is unavoidable. When it does happen, please remind your student to check in with all three teachers for work that needs to be made up after returning. We try to keep up, but we would also like students to take initiative too. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Homework:
Please read at least 25 minutes each day.
Consider reading and discussing a book together.
Ask:
What did you learn about the main character?
What did that chapter make you wonder?
Dates to Know
October 2nd: Late Start Wednesday
October 9th - November 8th: Fall Student-Led Conference Window
10/10: 1/2 Day Y5/K-5 Only- Parent Teacher Conferences
10/11: 1/2 Day Y5/K-5 Only- Parent Teacher Conferences
October 11th: Laps for Lincoln Evening Event at Dickinson Stadium from 5:00 - 7: 00 p.m.
// SPIRIT WEEK! \\
Donation Opportunities
We will continue to add to our wish lists as needs arise. Thank you for considering any additional donations.
Mr. Werner’s Classroom Wish List:
Thank you so much for all of your support and generosity! We are loving our new materials and snacks!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2JOE5904OHNF3?ref_=wl_share
Lightly used board games for indoor recess use.
Mrs. Lawrence’s Classroom Wish List:
Thank you so much for all of the donations thus far!
We’re running out of tissues, disinfecting wipes, and hand sanitizer already! We could use more of these as germs are definitely out there!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RA7YD3ZA3Q03?ref_=wl_share
Mrs. Kern’s Classroom Wish List:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2UYMMD1LBLTT?ref_=wl_share
Paper towels, disinfectant wipes, and Kleenex please!
Any peanut, tree nut, and egg free snack donations would be appreciated as well.
We will need empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls NEXT WEEK for Social Studies! A huge thank you to those who have sent some in so far! For every student to do this project, we need 80 rolls. If you can keep collecting this week and next and send them in, we would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!
Checklist
Sign Up for a Fall Student-Let Conference.
Review work in Friday Folder.
- Ask your student if he/she is interested in
- Book Club or Safety Patrol.
