1.25 Newsletter

Math Benchmark Testing was a success!  Students really showed how much they knew and I couldn't be happier.  I will let students know their benchmark score next week.  In the meanwhile, let's celebrate a successful first semester and continue to encourage your child to do their personal best!!

What's Happening in Science?

This week we started (and most students completed) a Mystery Science activity called "How can you save a town from a hurricane?"  Students received engineering jobs (Environmental Engineer, Seawall Engineer, Levee Engineer, and Structural Engineer) and were given a budget of $1,000,000.  Ask your child about their job and their plan for how they saved "Beachtown".  Next week we will present our final plans and learn more about the movement of water and Earth's landforms. Students will also work on BrainPop assignments to learn about weathering and erosion as well as Flocabulary assignments to learn about hurricanes.  Students will be given time in class to complete these assignments (due Thurs) but are also encouraged to complete at home for homework. 

What's Happening in Math? 

We are now into our next module (Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions).  The parent newsletter has been upload to the "Math Newsletter" page of this blog. This week we completed Topic B (Lessons 2-5) where students interpreted division expressions as fractions.  Students are highly encouraged to model with tape diagrams to interpret division word problems.  Review any of these lessons with your child to make sure they understand how to read a problem and create a division problem.  The solution needs to be a fraction. (Example: 2 divided by 3 = 2/3 and 3 divided by 2 = 3/2 = 1 1/3) Students still need to understand how to turn an improper fraction to a mixed number as well as simplifying fractions.  The anchor chart used in class for simplifying fractions is below.  Continue with multiplication fluency as we will have our 5's and 10's multiplication quiz soon.

I have been working on a program called VoiceThread.  I have decided to upload the videos on Google Classroom for students to view if they are absent or need a refresher on the lesson.  Parents may not have access to this program so it is important to have your child log into their Google Classroom to get to the videos.  Email me if you have any questions about this. Homework answers are also posted on Google Classroom math the morning the homework is due.

**Report cards have been sent home today.  You may have received an email from Mrs. Juniewicz about report cards**

Upcoming Field Trips
Information for these field trips has been sent home in Family Folders.  You may pay for these online or send in money to your child's homeroom.

Starbase: April 8-12 (Permission and Money due March 29th)
Cost: $25

Carowinds: May 31 (Permission and Money due April 12th)
Cost: $50

December Birthdays 
9- Madison Derrick
10- Omni Jones
22- Baye & Tinnin Lewis
31- Gabi Ressler

NASA Question of the Week (the link for the question will be updated next week)

Click this link to work on and complete the question of the week.  Answers need to be submitted to me by Thursday!  Students may complete this at home with a parent as well!




Magnet Information
Please view this link that was presented to students this week by our Guidance Counselor Mrs. DuBose!




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Module 4 Lesson 2 Homework Help Video from Ms. J

1.18 Newsletter

Important Event this Week

We are having Mastery Connect Benchmark testing this week.  It is important that students take these assessments seriously as it helps to gather data concerning instruction that is taken place in the classroom.  It is important that your child gets a good night's sleep as well as a healthy breakfast.  Testing on each day will occur right after activity (which ends 9:10 am).  Testing will take place in your child's homeroom teacher's classroom.  

Tuesday: Reading

Wednesday: Math

Thursday: Social Studies

Friday/Monday: Make-Up Day

What's Happening in Science?
This week we completed a Mystery Science activity called "Will A Mountain Last Forever?"  This activity helped us understand the definition of the terms "weathering" and "erosion".  Ask your child what happened in their experiment (Sugar Shake Lab). See pictures from Block 1 on the Pictures Tab.  This week we will work on saving a town from a hurricane.  Stay tuned for an update on our science activity for the week.



What's Happening in Math? 

We finished with Module 3.  We are now into our next module (Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions).  The first topic we covered (Topic A) was only one lesson.  Students will be given opportunities to interpret and analyze fractions on line plots.  This week's topic involves students interpreting fractions as division.  Students still need to understand how to turn an improper fraction to a mixed number as well as simplifying fractions.  The anchor chart used in class for simplifying fractions is below.  Continue with multiplication fluency as we will have our 5's and 10's multiplication quiz soon.

What are Sprints?

We use Sprints in certain lessons.  They are a part of our fluency practice which is like a math warm up.  Students are given 1 minute to answer as many problems on Side A as they can.  Afterwards, they check their work and identify the number they got correct.  This is their goal to reach or beat for Side B. These are all located in their math workbooks.  Review your child's sprints with them.  You may even have them complete Side B with you at home. 

Sprint Champions for the Week

Lesson 12: Subtract Fractions with Unlike Units (Side B)
Block 1: Harshdeep Wadhwa (master), Arpith Gopu, Micah Lovett, Steven White
Block 2: Joshua Flores (master), A'Niya Adams, Lily Griswold, Jaylen Sullivan

**Grades will be finalized Tuesday, January 22 by 3:30 pm**

Upcoming Field Trips
Information for these field trips has been sent home in Family Folders.  You may pay for these online or send in money to your child's homeroom.

Starbase: April 8-12 (Permission and Money due March 29th)
Cost: $25

Carowinds: May 31 (Permission and Money due April 12th)
Cost: $50

December Birthdays 
9- Madison Derrick
10- Omni Jones
22- Baye & Tinnin Lewis
31- Gabi Ressler

NASA Question of the Week

Click this link to work on and complete the question of the week.  Answers need to be submitted to your child's homeroom teacher before Friday.




Magnet Information
Please view this link that was presented to students this week by our Guidance Counselor Mrs. DuBose!

1.11 Newsletter

What's Happening in Science?
This week we took notes on natural disasters.  Students were able to see photos and news coverage videos of significant disasters.  Ask your student about earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical storms, and hurricanes.  Here is a list of natural disasters we talked about in class:
Alaskan Earthquake, Indonesian Tsunami, Hurricane Matthew, Hurricane & Tropical Storm Harvey

What's Happening in Math? 
We covered Lessons 8-11 in class this week.  Students practiced adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.  Students expressed that the concept was easy for them.  Some feel more comfortable drawing the models while others can do it numerically.  Please make sure your child understands how to interpret the models.  Students should continue practicing with finding the common denominator between fractions as well as simplifying fractions.  Simply make up fractions and see how well your child does with these two concepts.  This will help them become successful with adding and subtracting fractions.  The word problems for the lessons are the most important thing your child needs to understand.  We will practice more next week.  Continue with multiplication fluency as we will have our 4's and 6's multiplication quiz soon.

What are Sprints?

We use Sprints in certain lessons.  They are a part of our fluency practice which is like a math warm up.  Students are given 1 minute to answer as many problems on Side A as they can.  Afterwards, they check their work and identify the number they got correct.  This is their goal to reach or beat for Side B. These are all located in their math workbooks.  Review your child's sprints with them.  You may even have them complete Side B with you at home. 

Sprint Champions for the Week

Lesson 9: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Units 
Block 1: Harshdeep Wadhwa (Master), Nati Glowacki, Chaz Belle
Block 2: Lynn Marie Jones (Master), Elijah Berry, A'niya Adams, Asia Davis, Jaylen Sullivan

Lesson 10: Adding and Subtracting Whole numbers and Ones with Fraction Units
Block 1: Nati Glowacki & Harshdeep Wadhwa (Masters), Micah Lovett, Jonathan Burgess
Block 2: Marques Moultrie & Aaron Dennis (Masters), Elijah Berry, Asia Davis

Lesson 12: Subtract Fractions with Unlike Units
Block 1: Harshdeep Wadhwa (Master), Nati Glowacki, Arpith Gopu
Block 2: A'Niya Adams (Master), Jaylen Sullivan, Madison Derrick

Upcoming Field Trips
Information for these field trips were sent home today in Family Folders.  You may pay for these online or send in money to your child's homeroom.

Starbase: April 8-12
Cost: $25

Carowinds: TBD
Cost: $50

December Birthdays 
9- Madison Derrick
10- Omni Jones
22- Baye & Tinnin Lewis
31- Gabi Ressler

NASA Question of the Week

Click this link to work on and complete the question of the week.  Answers need to be submitted to your child's homeroom teacher before Friday.




Magnet Information
Please view this link that was presented to students this week by our Guidance Counselor Mrs. DuBose!

12/14 Newsletter

This week we began Module 3.  Lessons 1 and 2 were review of the 4th grade material.  We also began working on adding decimals with unlike denominators.  Please see the Math Newsletters page of this blog to see the math concepts for Topic A and Topic B.  

Make sure you are practicing 2's & 3's facts. They need to be able to solve 20 facts in 1 minute. The quiz will be next week.

We are learning about the ocean floor in our Exploring Changes in Landforms and Oceans unit.  We will continue with exciting learning experiences to learn more about natural disasters.

NASA/STEM Question of the Week

Every week students are given a question of the week to answer using the resource provided.  Students are given the chance to work on this in class but are welcome to do it at home.  All submissions must include the answers, student name, and teacher name.  



News Show: TEAM A (Please arrive at school by 7:45 am)

Next Week is our Project Lead the Way Week.  Block 2 (Mrs. Juniewicz homeroom will be there from 1:40-2:25)

Tues., Dec. 18 Golden Eagles Field Study

Wed., Dec. 19 Winter Concert (1:00-2:00 in the FLE Gym)

Fri., Dec. 21 Early Dismissal

Dec. 22- Jan 6 Winter Break


4- Micah Lovett
9- Ayla Neely
15- Harshdeep Wadhwa
17- Jaylen Sullivan

Eagle Leaders for the Week

Students receive this recognition in class based on work ethic, leadership behavior, and character.  Students will be chosen each week and receive an "Eagle" to add onto their Brag Tag! Let's congratulate these students for their hard work!

Block 1: Baye Lewis

Block 2: Sadie Fleniken

WINTER BREAK CHALLENGE

We are so excited to introduce to you and your child/ren our Winter Break Challenge. This challenge is a fun way to keep our children reading, writing, researching, building, and thinking, during the break. Your child received a calendar today in their Family Folder. The "rules" for the challenge are:

1. Complete the activity for the day - you can even go out of order if you need to. Do all 10 activities during the break.

2. Write at least a few (2-3) sentences about what you did each day. There are lines on the back of the calendar and you can use notebook paper as well.

3. Bring your calendar back to school on Monday 1/7 and earn a special treat!

Extra Challenge - After the calendars were printed a typo was noticed (it is not on the attached calendar). I've challenged the children to find that typo on the print calendar too!

The calendar and "journaling" page are below.

Winter Challenge Calendar

Winter Challenge Sentence Page

Lost & Found

If your child has misplaced anything, please have them check Lost & Found. Our Lost & Found is located in the cafeteria - right where students enter each day.  All remaining articles will be removed and donated to a local charity after December 21.

**Please help us return items to the correct owner by labeling outerwear with your child's name.**

Future Chef Competition (Grades 3 - 5)

Information for this is included in the letter below. I have also added the info flyer, recipe card, and the tip sheet below the letter!

Bon Appétit

Future Chef Flyer

We are fortunate to have quite a few groups provide classes on campus. Each program is run by the sponsored group and registration and prices vary. Please see the Winter/Spring After School Program flyer for information.

Soccer Shots (Mondays - K-2 Only)

The winter season will kick off on Monday, January 14th. Register online

Language Buzz (Tuesdays)

The spring session begins on Tuesday, January 22nd. The registration form is included below.

Strategery Chess & Games (Tuesdays)

The spring session begins on Tuesday, January 15th. The registration form is included below.

We still have openings in the following programs:

Golf (Mondays)

Gymnastics/Cheer (Thursdays)

Taekwondo (Fridays)

**Lace Up Dance is full 

NEW OFFERING:

STEM for Kids: Robotics

Fridays 3:00 - 4:00

Details are on the flyer

12.7 Newsletter

This week we continued working on division with multi-digit dividends and two digit divisors.  We also worked on dividing with decimal dividends.  Students had a quiz on Thursday/Friday using the strategy of estimating quotients using compatible numbers.  Some students had difficulty with this skill as some did not see the usefulness in estimating prior to solving.  Please reinforce the concept of using this strategy to check for reasonableness.  

Example: If I'm solving for 154 ÷ 12, I would round the divisor first and then come up with a compatible number that is divisible by the rounded divisor.  I would think 150 ÷ 10 = 15.  This would help me after I solve to know that my answer to the original problem is going to be close to 15 (12 R. 10).  This will help me check to make sure that if I got a number like 34, that answer would not be reasonable.

We are finished with Module 2 and will be moving into Module 3 next week.  Expect to see a new math workbook coming home next week.  We will continue to have quizzes from Module 2 next week (Topic F & Topic G).  Please look for graded exit tickets to use as a study guide.

I have updated the Math Newsletters page of this blog.  If you would like to see what your child will be learning for each topic click on the links to learn more.  This will also give parents an idea of the concepts taught in class and the essential vocabulary we use.  (I know it's not videos but it is really helpful information!)

We took our multiplication quiz on all multiplication today (The results are on Google Classroom).  I will input these scores into PowerSchool this weekend.  Continue practicing multiplication facts for fluency.  Students need to be able to fluently know the products without using other strategies (such as dots, fingers, skip counting).  Daily practice is key!! We will start with 2's & 3's facts where students need to know 20 facts in 1 minute. We took a practice test today. Ask your child how they felt about it.

We are finished with our Ecosystem unit.  We are moving into Exploring Changes in Landforms and Oceans.  Look at my pictures page to see how students were oceanographers this week.  On Wednesday, we will be in the library for research on weathering and erosion.

NASA/STEM Question of the Week

Every week students are given a question of the week to answer using the resource provided.  Students are given the chance to work on this in class but are welcome to do it at home.  All submissions must include the answers, student name, and teacher name.  



News Show: TEAM C (Please arrive at school by 7:45 am)

Thurs., Dec. 13 BETA Club event (Kindergarten reading buddies)

Tues., Dec. 18 Golden Eagles Field Study

Wed., Dec. 19 Winter Concert (1:00-2:00 in the FLE Gym)

Fri., Dec. 21 Early Dismissal

Dec. 22- Jan 6 Winter Break


4- Micah Lovett
9- Ayla Neely
15- Harshdeep Wadhwa
17- Jaylen Sullivan

Eagle Leaders for the Week

Students receive this recognition in class based on work ethic, leadership behavior, and character.  Students will be chosen each week and receive an "Eagle" to add onto their Brag Tag! Let's congratulate these students for their hard work!

Block 1: Jonathan Burgess

Block 2: Lynn Marie Jones

2nd 5th Grade Order Form 

I apologize for the late notice but the 2nd round of 5th grade t-shirts are underway.  I've sent home a 2nd order form for families to fill out.  Here is the form that was sent home.  I have given out the paper to students who have asked for another form.  If you need another copy, please email me so that I can get it to you.  The cost is $15 and money is due by Friday, December 14th.  We anticipate having shirts returned after winter break.  5th grade appreciates your support.

Impact Aid Forms

Impact Aid forms were sent home on Friday 11/30. All students need to return a completed form. These forms help us secure funding for our school!

Remember to include at least the following on your child's form:

• Name of the child
• Date of Birth
• Public School Name and Grade
• Parent's Signature

Lost & Found

If your child has misplaced anything, please have them check Lost & Found. Our Lost & Found is located in the cafeteria - right where students enter each day.

All remaining articles will be removed and donated to a local charity after December 21.

**Please help us return items to the correct owner by labeling outerwear with your child's name.

We are fortunate to have quite a few groups provide classes on campus. Each program is run by the sponsored group and registration and prices vary. Please see the Winter/Spring After School Program flyer for information.