And
our Leader of the Week is…
Cristina!!!
Cristina
was chosen as our Leader of the Week because she always remembers to begin with
the end in mind! She is a goal setter with
a can-do attitude! When she wants to excel,
she starts with a plan to achieve her goals—especially in her writing which is
organized, neat, and full of detail!
Cristina knows she wants to be a success and makes a daily effort to
begin with the end in mind!
Upcoming Test: Math Test over Number Theory on Wednesday,
September 24. Skills included on this
test are: order of operations, squaring numbers, finding factors, prime
factorization, and understanding verbal expressions.
Habit 2: This week we focused on habit 2 of the 7 habits of
happy kids, “Begin with the end in mind.”
This habit is all about making a plan to be a success. The kids spent some time thinking about what
they want to achieve and who they want to be 10 and 20 years into the
future. They also wrote a personal
mission statement. Check out the one
written by your child! It should be
on/in the agenda where they can remember their mission each day.
Harmony Harvest Silent
Auction: This afternoon, your child
will bring home a letter all about our class contribution to the silent
auction. Our awesome room moms have come
up with the great idea of creating a class recipe/picture book! Please see the letter for details. I will also attach it to this e-mail.
Edmodo: This week I’ve begun to roll out Edmodo with
the kids. This is an amazing tool is a free and secure learning network for teachers, students, and
schools. It provides a safe way for teachers and students to connect,
share content, access homework, participate in discussions, manage due dates,
and receive class information. Your
child will be using it next week for homework to access and discuss articles at
home instead of doing a reading log. I
also plan to put quizzes on Edmodo next week to help the kids prepare for their
math test. Some great things about this
tool are that the kids will get immediate feedback on quizzes and they can
communicate with classmates to make even homework interactive!
MAP Testing: MAP Testing is almost complete! The kids have one more test, Language, to
take next Friday.
Homework: Today as part of our 7 habits discussion we focused on
homework. I had the kids help me to
brainstorm why we do homework and what the end result of homework should be and
then I typed up their ideas. Here’s what
they came up with! Please support your
child at home and encourage him/her to study.
Fifth graders are still learning responsibility and oftentimes they need
a parent and a teacher cheering them on and applauding their efforts at both
home and school.
Here’s what we’re learning
next week:
Habit 3: Put first things first!
Math: In math, we will review number theory and prepare for
the test and the transfer task. On
Thursday, we will begin a new unit on place value.
Science: This week we will begin a science unit on the
properties of matter! There will be lots
of demonstrations and hands-on activities!
Word Study: We will continue exploring the different types and
uses of figurative language.
ELA: In ELA, the kids will explore idioms and they will be
writing a BioPoem and a short report on a famous scientist or inventor whom
they’ve researched this past week.
Blog Post for the Week: Don’t forget to check out our student blog post for
the week to see what’s been happening in class!
Have
a nice weekend!
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