What will fifth graders be learning this week?
Positivity Project Focus: Other People Mindset - Supporting Others
Literacy: Read short literary texts about how natural disasters impact humans.
Use visuals to help with meaning, tone, and beauty of the text.
Identify synonyms, antonyms, and homographs.
Math: Unit 6- Understanding and Utilizing Line Plots & Comparing Products; Begin 5th Grade Math Review
Social Studies: Continuing our study of the Constitutional Convention and the Constitution’s ratification
Science: Back to Space: Gravity on Other Planets
Testing Season
As mandated by the state of Michigan, fifth grade students will take the M-STEP for ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies to look at their learning over their elementary years. (Results usually are not released until the fall.)
Tuesday, 4/8 - Science M-STEP
Tuesday, 4/15 - Social Studies M-STEP
Tuesday, 4/22 & Wednesday, 4/23 - ELA M-STEP
Tuesday, 4/29 - Math M-STEP - Only one more M-STEP to go!
Students will also take our local assessments, NWEA Reading and NWEA Math. (Results to these assessments are available within 24 hours.)
Tuesday, May 6th - NWEA ELA
Tuesday, May 13th - NWEA Math
What can you do to help your student? Encourage healthy sleeping and eating habits. Drinking water is crucial to the brain as well. Last, consider doing something fun on Tuesday evenings to celebrate a day of hard work.
Dates to Know - This Week & Beyond
Wednesday, April 30th - Late Start
Monday, May 5th - Field Trip to the Air Zoom, Depart Lincoln at 8:45 and return at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7th - Late Start
Friday, May 9th - Elementary Track Meet 9:00 a.m. -12:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14th - Late Start
Wednesday, May 21th - Late Start
Thursday, May 22 - Visit to Upton Middle School (AM) & Field Day (PM)
Wednesday, May 28th - Half Day
Thursday, May 29th - Half Day & 5th Grade Farewell Breakfast
Friday, May 30th - Half day/last day & Awards Ceremony
Fifth Grade Teacher/Student Farewell Breakfast
While it is not until May 30th, this event will be here before we know it. Fifth-grade teachers and students will eat breakfast together in the cafeteria and have a special send-off. We are asking for ONE baby picture of your 5th grader. Please email a picture to your student’s homeroom teacher:
Mr. Werner: lwerner@sjschools.org
Mrs. Karpus-Lawrence: kkarpus@sjschools.org
Mrs. Kern: mkern@sjschools.org
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:
Thank you for the donations!
Mrs. Lawrence’s Classroom Wish List:
Thank you for all of the donations!
Mr. Werner’s Classroom Wish List:
Snacks! (they seem to forget snacks, almost daily…)
Nightly Reading Homework:
Please continue reading or listening to reading each evening at least 25 minutes each day.
Questions to Ask:
What have you been reading lately?
Choose a quote from the text. What do you think this part means?
Checklist
Share a baby picture with your student’s homeroom teacher
Mark a calendar for testing dates and please schedule appointments around those dates. Thank you!
Have you checked your student’s Friday folder and reviewed work?
Have you talked about their IXL work?
