Week of May 16-20

Good afternoon, parents! We had a great start to the week today! The kids enjoyed learning more about economics today, converting between metric units of measure, silent reading, and we even had the opportunity to do a little co-authoring about the 7 habits! Please remember that there is no school tomorrow for Election Day. However, come Wednesday, KPREP Testing is upon us. Please help your child to get plenty of rest, to eat healthy, and to enjoy some relaxation time at home. I will not assign homework during testing in an effort to allow them some extra free time at home. Testing can be stressful and I’d like to do all we can to reduce the kids’ stress levels.

Dates to Know

5/17 - Election Day – No School
5/21- Huskypalooza from 5-8 pm
5/27 - 5^th Grade Recognition @ 9:15 in the cafeteria
5/30 - Memorial Day – No School
5/31 – Class Ice Cream Social @ Wendell Moore Park 6-7pm
6/1 – Students’ Last Day & Jumpies in the Gym

 

Things you need to Know for Testing:

ü  We begin each day at 8:05am.

ü  NO cell phones please! If anyone does bring one, I must collect it and keep it on my desk.

ü  Please send the following items to school each day:

Ø  Snack

Ø  A water bottle

Ø  Gum or mints

ü  A snack is very important this week as our lunch time has been moved to 12:32. Please remember that parents are not able to come in during the testing window. Thank you for understanding.

 

Class Ice Cream Social

If you are planning to join us for the ice cream social, please let me know by May 27^th, so I will know how many ice cream sandwiches to buy. I’m looking forward to enjoying some non-school time with the kiddos! The location of the event will be at Wendell Moore Park (next to the Oldham County Aquatics Center). I have reserved the pavilion right next to the playground for seating.

5^th Grade Recognition

Our class will have 5^th Grade Recognition @ 9:15 in the cafeteria on  Friday, May 27^th! After the ceremony, please join us in the cafeteria for a short reception with cake. J Feel free to invite family members to share in this special celebration!

 NOMS Related Arts Forms

I still have 7 students who have not returned their North Oldham Related Arts forms. This is important because if not completed, your child will not get a say in his/her Related Arts for next year. Please complete this form with your child and return it to me by May 27^th. I’d like to drop these off at the middle school that afternoon. Thank you!

Our Learning Plan this Week

Classroom Guidance: The kids will be learning about something called The Conflict Resolution (TCR) with Mrs. Murphy. This is a great tool for learning to handle conflict in middle school.

Social Studies: This week we are going over economics again because the kids still seem a little confused, so we are learning how economics plays a role in our day-to-day lives.

Math: We will continue learning about measurement with a focus this week on the metric system.

ELA: We will practice planning our writing for a specific purpose. Next week the kids will get to begin writing a career research essay on the career of their choice!

*We will have Related Arts each day during testing, but it will take place at 1:25 instead of our usual 7:55 time.

Have a great week and please contact me if you have any questions or concerns! I can’t believe this school year is almost over. I’m going to miss your sweet kiddos!!

Study of the Distribution of Water on Earth

These science notebook entries represent our learning about the distribution of water on Earth! We've learned that fresh water is actually quite scarce on our planet compared with the amount of salt water that exists in our world!

Week of May 9-13

Good afternoon, parents! First of all, I would like to take a moment to thank each of you for your kindness and generosity during Teacher Appreciation Week! I received many sweet cards, beautiful flowers, tasty treats, and gift cards! I was also so surprised today to receive from the class a beautiful necklace with each of my sons’ names on it! I absolutely love it! It has been a joy to work with your children this year!

I would also like to thank all of the moms who helped with the 5^th Grade Picnic today! It was a tremendous success! The kids had so much fun celebrating and building community as an entire 5^th grade class!

Dates to Know

5/17 - Election Day – No School
5/21- Huskypalooza from 5-8 pm
5/27 - 5^th Grade Recognition @ 9:15 in the cafeteria
5/30 - Memorial Day – No School
5/31 - Ice Cream Social @ Wendell Moore Park
6/1 – Students’ Last Day
 
A Note from the Library
The last day for STUDENTS to check out books is next Wednesday, May 11^th and all STUDENT library books are due back by Friday, May 13^th.

Relay for Life

Hello Harmony Families!
We are so excited to share that the Harmony Elementary Community raised over $2,822.00 to support cancer research and Relay for Life.  This money will be combined with funds raised by NOMS and NOHS for our "North Oldham Team" total.  Once we know the total, we will share it with you.

This Saturday is Relay for Life (6pm-midnight at OCHS football stadium).  There is information coming home TODAY with your student.  Be sure to check it out.  We'd love for students and families to stop by and walk a few laps at the relay at any time that works for your family schedule.

 Thank you and if you have questions, contact one of us:

Mrs. Horn  

Christie.Horn@oldham.kyschools.us

or

Mrs. Kinnison

kimberly.kinnison@oldham.kyschools.us

Here’s what we’re learning this week!

Science: During science this week we will engage in a project-based learning activity to find ways to reduce our human footprint on the world. Ask your child about his/her plan to reduce the human footprint in Qatar!

Social Studies: Our focus for social studies this week will be to complete the student-created stations that the kids created for one another. We will also be working on some social studies projects that are student-centered to help deepen study understanding of common themes like colonization, economics, government, and Native Americans.

Math: Measurement will be our focus this week as we begin to learn about customary and metric conversions. Students will play games, complete sorts, and relate measurement concepts to real life.

Reading: During reading this week I will be administering DRAs and the kids will also have the opportunity to engage in their own personal reading followed by written reflections.

Writing: The culmination of our personal narratives will take place this week. Each child will have the opportunity to create an iMovie trailer for his/her personal narrative and then we will be sharing these with a 2^nd grade class!

Recent Learning Events

Recently, we completed a series of learning events from making salt dough maps of the United States to designing and testing parachutes for an egg drop to creating PicCollages as though we were keeping journals for the Lewis & Clark Expedition. It's been a lot of fun! See below to check out what we've been up to!

This is an example of a PicCollage Journal Entry from our study of the Lewis & Clark Expedition!

 

The results of our egg drop were awesome! NONE of the eggs cracked on the first drop (in the grass). However, during the 2nd drop (on concrete), 3 out of 6 eggs cracked. It was so exciting!

 We also got to make salt dough maps of the United States to help us identify key features including mountain ranges, rivers, climate of various regions, natural resources, and major bodies of water. As you can see, it was very hands-on!

 

 

 

Week of May 2-6

Our newest Leader of the Week is…

Lydia!!

       Lydia was chosen as our Leader of the Week for her dedication and hard work in 5^th grade! She always puts first things first by making sure she does her work to the best of her ability before moving on to other activities. She also begins her writing with the end in mind. When she knows she only has 1 page to explain her thinking, she writes neatly and carefully in order to allow for enough room to express all of her thoughts. Lydia is also a pro at thinking win-win and synergizing! She is friendly and easy to work with! Great job, Lydia!

 

Dates to Know

5/4 - FREE Skate Night 6-8 pm @ Champs Skating Rink

5/5 – Farnsley-Moremen Landing Field trip

5/6 - Oaks Day Pink Out~Wear pink and bring $1 for cancer research

5/9 – NOMS Field Trip/5^th Grade Picnic

5/17 - Election Day – No School

5/21- Huskypalooza from 5-8 pm

5/27 - 5^th Grade Recognition @ 9:15 in the cafeteria

5/30 - Memorial Day – No School

6/1 – Students’ Last Day

Upcoming Tests

Friday, 5/6 ~ Math Test over Volume, Area, Perimeter, and Interpreting Line Plots with Fractions

Fifth Grade Picnic        

Help us celebrate Harmony’s 5^th graders on May 9^th!  They will be touring NOMS in the morning then having a picnic lunch, playing games, signing T-shirts, and having the annual Tug-of-War competition.  We need all the help we can get setting up and organizing the events.

If you would like to volunteer please contact:

Julie Fadel at 608-5950 or jfadel@averyatms.com 

Thank you!

 

Testing Window Reminder

We will be unable to have visitors or parent volunteers in the building from May 16^th – May 25^th due to state testing in grades 3-5.  Please do your best to have your child at school during testing.

 

Relay for Life Change Wars

We are collecting change in the front office for cancer research. The race is on schoolwide, boys versus girls! This is our last big pull for Relay for Life. If you can send in any change, please do so this week. The winner gets bragging rights!

Save the Date

Our class will have 5^th Grade Recognition @ 9:15 in the cafeteria on  Friday, May 27^th!  Feel free to invite family members to share in this special celebration!

 

Here’s what we’re learning about this week!

Science:  During science this week we will continue learning about the human footprint and we will engage in a project-based learning activity to find ways to reduce our human footprint on the world.

Social Studies: This week we will rotate through student-created learning stations to gather information about various social studies topics from government to Native Americans to Westward Expansion. The kids are excited to share their research and planned learning activities!

Math: It’s time to review what we’ve learned about measurement in preparation for our test this Friday. This week we will be reviewing area, perimeter, volume, and interpreting line plots. A study guide came home today. Please have your child complete it and return it by Wednesday.

Reading: During reading this week I will be administering DRAs and the kids will also have the opportunity to engage in their own personal reading followed by written reflections.

Writing:  The kids have been working so hard on their personal narratives and they’re so interesting to read! Our writing task this week will be to finish, edit, and revise personal narratives.