Sunday, December 15, 2024

12-15-24 Blog

What will fifth graders be learning this week? 

  • Positivity Project Focus: Review of Traits

  • Literacy: 

    • Reading Informational Texts: Summarizing an Article

    • Preparing for Text-Based Discussions

  • Math: We will be continuing our Unit 4 discussion and working on multiplication and division through various methods.

  • Social Studies: Colonization:

    • Puritans and Pilgrims in the New England Colonies

  • Science: Watery Planet:  What would you do to save your town from a hurricane? Vocabulary Review

Reading Homework:

  • Please read for at least 25 minutes each day. 

  • Questions to Ask: 

    • Do I see my student reading every evening or morning?

    • Do I see my student reading a variety of books?

    • Does my student have a consistent time and place to read? 

Math Touchpoint:

This week in math, we are continuing Unit 4: Multiplying and Dividing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers. In 5th grade, we focus on learning the standard algorithm for  multiplication. When we return from break, we will resume math with multi-digit division using the partial quotient method. 

Dates to Know - This Week & Beyond

  • Monday, December 16th - Friday, December 20th = Spirit Week

    • Monday: Red and Green Day! 

    • Tuesday: Elf Day!

    • Wednesday: Grinch Day  

      • Late Start

      • 3rd Grade Nutcracker Performance at Lincoln

    • Thursday: Ugly Sweater Day

    • Friday: Holiday PJ day

      • Holiday Concert at SJHS at 9:00 a.m. (We depart Lincoln at 8:45 and return by 10:30 a.m.)

      • December 20th - Winter Party @ 2:15 p.m.


  • Winter Break Starts, December 23, 2024

  • School Resumes, January 6th, 2025

  • Wednesday, January 8th - Late Start

Holiday Parties - Friday, December 20 

Kern: 

  • I have 6 lovely volunteers signed up. Thank you!


Werner: I have 5 amazing volunteers signed up!


Lawrence: We have a party plan, but need your help to run the activities and provide the materials! Please sign up HERE.


Donation Opportunities

We will continue to add to our wish lists as needs arise. Thank you for considering any additional donations.

  • Mrs. Kern’s Classroom Wish List: 

Checklist

  • Have you checked your student’s Friday folder and reviewed work?

  • Have you checked with your student to see if he/she has any missing work to complete? 

  • Has your student practiced his/her multiplication facts? 



 

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

12.08.24

 

What will fifth graders be learning this week? 

  • Positivity Project Focus: Love of Learning 

  • Literacy: Module 2, Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge on the Rainforest 

    • Summarizing Informational Text

  • Math: Unit 4: Multiplying & Dividing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers

    • Section A: Multiplication using the Standard Algorithm

  • Social Studies: Colonization:

    • Fur Trade in the Middle Colonies

    • Quakers in Pennsylvania

  • Science: Watery Planet: When you turn on the faucet, where does the water come from?

Reading Homework:

  • Please read at least 25 minutes each day. 

    • Consider reading and discussing a book together. 

    • Ask: 

      • What happened in your book today?

      • What message do you think the author is trying to convey with this story? 

Math Touchpoint:

This week in math, we are starting Unit 4: Multiplying and Dividing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers. In 5th grade, we focus on learning the standard algorithm for  multiplication. 


As we continue to make headway in multiplying multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm, fact fluency is still tripping up many students. Making fact fluency and accuracy a priority at home makes a huge difference in student’s ability to problem solve efficiently. Using multiplication/division flashcards, making fact practice into a game, or simply going through one or two of the trickier facts (7, 8, 9, 12) per day and reviewing them during transition times could be a good place to start. 


If you’d like a refresher on the standard algorithm, please see this video.


Dates to Know

  • Book Fair!

  • Wednesday, December 11th - Late Start

  • Wednesday, December 18th - Late Start / Nutcracker

  • Winter Break Starts, December 23, 2024

  • School Resumes, January 6th, 2025

  • Wednesday, January 8th - Late Start

Holiday Parties - Friday, December 20 

Kern Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADA82FA2FEC16-44376910-classroom#/ 

  • I have 6 lovely volunteers signed up. I just need someone to be the party coordinator. Let me know if you are interested by December 6th. Thanks!


Werner: I have 5 volunteers signed up and we have started planning!


Lawrence: We have a party plan, but need your help to run the activities and provide the materials! Please sign up HERE.



Donation Opportunities

We will continue to add to our wish lists as needs arise. Thank you for considering any additional donations.

  • Mrs. Kern’s Classroom Wish List: 

  • We are almost out of tissues & Clorox wipes!

  • Any peanut, tree nut, and egg free snack donations would be appreciated as well. 

  • Mrs. Lawrence’s Classroom Wish List: 

Checklist

  • Have you checked your student’s Friday folder and reviewed work?

  • Have you checked with your student to see if he/she has any missing work to complete? 
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Sunday, December 1, 2024

December 1, 2024

 

What will fifth graders be learning this week? 

  • Positivity Project Focus: Prudence

  • Literacy: Module 2: Biodiversity in the Rainforest 

    • Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Why Scientists Study the Rainforest

    • Focus on Text Structure, Inference, and Citing Evidence 

  • Math: Unit 3 is coming to an end soon! Unit 4 is coming! (Multiplying & Dividing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers)

  • Social Studies: Colonization:

    •  Reviewing the history of and life in the Southern Colonies

    • Beginning to understand the formation of the Middle Colonies

  • Science: Watery Planet: How much salt is in the ocean? Where does the water come from when you turn on a faucet? (A closer look at groundwater). 

Reading Homework:

  • Please read at least 25 minutes each day. 

    • Consider reading and discussing a book together. 

    • Ask: 

      • What happened in your book today?

      • What message do you think the author is trying to convey with this story? 

Math Touchpoint:

Students will complete their Unit 3 Assessment late this week! Please look for those assessments to come home in their Friday folder this week and feel free to let me know what questions you have. 


Next in math, we are beginning Unit 4: Multiplying and Dividing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers. In fifth grade, we focus on learning the standard algorithm for  multiplication and the partial quotient method for long division. 


What typically trips students up when learning both of these concepts is their multiplication and division accuracy & fluency. Making fact fluency and accuracy a priority at home makes a huge difference in student’s ability to problem solve efficiently. Using multiplication/division flashcards, making fact practice into a game, or simply going through one or two of the trickier facts (7, 8, 9, 12) per day and reviewing them during transition times could be a good place to start. 


For more information on Unit 4, please CLICK HERE!

Dates to Know

  • Wednesday, December 4th - Late Start

  • Saturday, December 7th - Lincoln Holiday Breakfast 

  • Wednesday, December 11th - Late Start

  • Wednesday, December 18th - Late Start / Nutcracker

  • Winter Break Starts, December 23, 2024

  • School Resumes, January 6th, 2025

Holiday Party Update

We so appreciate all the work that was put forth to make our Fall parties a smashing success! With our Winter Party quickly approaching, we wanted to update you on a little change to our previous sign up genius links to hopefully make things a bit easier and clearer for everyone. D


Kern Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DADA82FA2FEC16-44376910-classroom#/ 

  • I have 6 lovely volunteers signed up. I just need someone to be the party coordinator. Let me know if you are interested by December 6th. Thanks!


Werner: I have 6 volunteers signed up - be on the lookout for an email coming soon! 


Donation Opportunities

We will continue to add to our wish lists as needs arise. Thank you for considering any additional donations.

  • Mrs. Kern’s Classroom Wish List: 

  • Does anyone have any dominos they don’t want? I have an idea for how to use them. 

  • Any peanut, tree nut, and egg free snack donations would be appreciated as well. 

  • Mrs. Lawrence’s Classroom Wish List: 

Checklist

  • Have you checked your student’s Friday folder and reviewed work?

  • Have you checked with your student to see if he/she has any missing work to complete?

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