Week of January 9-13

Important Dates to Know:

Monday, 1/9: Basketball forms due

Tuesday, 1/10: MAP Testing (Math)

Wednesday, 1/11: Early Release @ 12:20

 

Thursday, 1/12: 5th Grade Committee Meeting @ 6:30 @ Gustavo's in Crestwood

Friday, 1/13: Special 5^th grade pictures with message for yearbook due

 

Basketball Form

Today I am sending home a permission form for students to participate in the 5^th Grade Basketball Game on January 27^th. There are 7 slots available for each: 5 player slots, 1 announcer slot, and 1 slot for being Stripes, our mascot. I asked students to write on the form the way in which they would like to participate (Stripes, Announcer, Player) and return in by Monday, 1/9. Then I will draw names from each category to determine who will be participating. It is important to note that by signing and returning this form, you are committing to bringing your 5^th grader to SOMS from 6-8:30 on Friday, January 27^th so he/she can participate. Signing the form does not guarantee that he/she will be chosen, but it helps us to make sure we are only drawing from a pool of kids who can definitely participate on that night. I will inform students next week on who was drawn for each slot.

 

Yearbooks

Have you ordered your yearbook? Order forms for a message and picture of your 5^th grader to go in the yearbook are due by January 13^th. I’ve attached the form for this from the recent Tiger Tales to this message. However, online yearbook orders end on March 31^st. The cost is $19 and you can order at www.inter-state.com/yearbook.

 

Homework

Please make your child is completing XtraMath each night Monday-Thursdays. Weekends are optional. The night I sent home the letter introducing Xtramath, 23 out of 24 completed it! Let’s go for 24/24 each day next week. Thank you for your support in this endeavor to help kids have better mastery of their math facts! It will make a tremendous difference in their success over the next couple of math units. Also, please remember to sign the agenda each night and make sure your child records his/her book title.

 

Here’s what we’re learning this week!

Reading: How does text structure impact the meaning of the text? How do I effectively summarize an informational text?

Science: How do Earth systems interact? How does human activity impact Earth’s systems?

Word Study: What are the comma rules?

Math: How do I find the least common denominator of 2 or more fractions? How do I convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers?

Social Studies: How do I answer text-dependent questions about colonization? Students will read articles about colonization and then answer questions about the text by locating the information within the reading.