Quarter 1 Posts

We survived the First Quarter of 5th Grade!  We were able to complete our Division lesson in Math, as well as get a good chunk of the way into our Writing Explanatory text. We completed our assessments about our Explorers and were still able to enjoy our first field trip to a musical production about the Royal School for the children of the last Ali'i of Hawaii!

 

Monday was Custodian Appreciation, and we were able to show our appreciation to our custodians today! We are so grateful for all they do and how hard they work to make our school a better, more beautiful, cleaner place!

 

Homework Over the Break:

 

When we return from break, be expecting a bunch of tests and projects coming home to be signed! 😬 This is because we had some friends who were absent, and needed some extra time to catch up on their tests. Please return those ASAP, as they will need to be added into your child's Progressfolios that will be coming home at the end of the month with their Report Card. 

 

Wishing you a happy and safe Fall Break! 🍁

 

This week we have been working really hard as we have been learning new things and making connections between those new learnings and what we have learned before! In Math, we've been taking what we learned about how to find volume, and using that to find the volume of composite figures! Check out the example we did together as a class below! In ELA, we took what we learned about sequencing and rereading to complete our first Reading Literature unit! We practiced using context clues and identifying parts of realistic fiction.

 

We have also just started our Social Studies, where we get to learn about Native Americans and the regions they lived in! This week we focused on how the geographic features of various regions have affected the cultural elements of the tribes of that region. You can see one example that we completed below!

 

So basically... lots of exciting stuff! Thank you to everyone who helped with the Papa John's Fundraiser and turned in your child's field trip forms! Looking forward to even more learning! 

Even with a four day week, we had quite the busy one! In math we completed our second lesson for more of a variety of how to find volume of rectangular prisms. In ELA, we read more about realistic fiction and used our strategies like sequencing to find out how to get the things we need.

 

The highlight of the week was our science culminating activity - the Egg Drop! The class was supposed to design a prototype for a safe emergency landing. They needed to use what we have learned about gravity, and more specifically how air resistance counteracts gravity, to help their astronaut egg land safely. Be sure to check out Class Dojo for pics and videos of all the fun!

We officially started our curriculum, and for some of our friends, it was a little more difficult of a transition (apparently all the warnings weren't enough of a heads up)! However, we've already been learning a lot!

 

In Math we've started learning how to find volume. In ELA, we are practicing sequencing, and context clues as we learn more vocabulary! In Science we learned more about the Earth's gravitational pull on objects.

 

Looking ahead, we have a monthly reading program that our PTO puts on. In Grade 5, the monthly RAP is required to encourage our students to read more of a variety of genres and talk about what they read with you, their families! The theme for this month is Biographies! Start looking for a book!

 

I'm sure you've read in your child's SPIN that we've been working on a lot of different types of art! We finally completed our self-portraits, and they now hang proudly in our classroom! 🤩 To add to the portraits, we also completed cinquains - 5 lined poems that tell you more about your child! Be sure to check out Class Dojo for the photo of your child with their own mounted self-portrait and cinquain!

 

And looking ahead - this coming week is the start of our curriculum! Fasten those seat belts... we're in for a wild ride! 😉

We finally completed our diagnostic testing... and we SURVIVED!!! 😅

 

We took our iReady Reading Diagnostic, our iReady Math Diagnostic, our KidBiz Level Set, and our Xtra Math Placement Quizzes! This was to help us know where we are starting, as we prepare for our grade level content.

 

We also took the diagnostic reports and did a data chat to set some SMART goals to help us improve in a specific domain. Looking forward to the growth that will happen this year!

We survived a very busy week! We mostly spent time getting to know each other and learning about the expectations and routines of 5th Grade, and of B1 specifically. We got to do some group work about our PLC Agreements, and practiced effective communication in various ways. We also got to experience our first Activity Day because everyone earned the necessary points to participate!