January 13, 2014

5th Grade Newsletter
January 13, 2014

Upcoming Dates:

• January 20-Martin Luther King Jr Day we will be in session

• Students will be going outside for recess unless the temperature is 20 degrees or below. Please encourage your child to dress weather appropriate, for they will be going out unless there is a doctor’s note.
• Morning Work will be supplementing the Science Curriculum, students are allowed to enter the classroom as early as 7:50, for those who do not have enough time in the morning, it may be taken home. All morning work is due the Friday of the week that it was handed out.

Homework: Identify the states in the Northeastern area in United States.

MATH:

Mr. Siders - We will begin our next section over division.  This week we will be working with dividing with 2 digit divisors (i.e 476 divided by 38).  Within the next week or two we will begin introducing and practicing dividing a decimal by a whole number (i.e. 85.2 divided by 6).

Students should be bringing homework home today over multiplying decimals, a skill we worked on before Christmas.  Homework is due back by Thursday.  Late work will be marked off 5% for each day it is late.

Ms. Blankenship - We will begin our next section over division.  This week we will be working with dividing with 2 digit divisors (i.e 476 divided by 38).  Within the next week or two we will begin introducing and practicing dividing a decimal by a whole number (i.e. 85.2 divided by 6).

Homework will be coming home today over multiplying decimals. This is due back on Thursday. Students returning homework on time will receive their payment from our classroom economy system.

Be looking for information to come home over our new classroom economy system. Thank you to the students who turned in their job applications!

Mrs. Watson- Students will be reviewing rounding, estimation, types of graphs, and decimal multiplication. Students will have a geometry quiz on Wednesday, January 15. Students will receive a homework pack on Tuesday and it is due ON FRIDAY!

If you have questions or concerns please email your student’s math teacher: nsiders@stjschools.org, bblankenship@stjschools.org, or swatson@stjschools.org. You can also visit the class web pages http://stjschools.org/fifth-grade/ for games and other sites to help review.

ELA: Mrs. Kemnitzer and Mrs. Shultz: 3rd quarter AR goals have been set! Mondays are our library days. Please help your student remember any books from home he or she has through the week so that we can have new books to read. Students should be reading at home as often as possible. Practice makes perfect! Please remember, if you ever have questions or would like to contact Mrs. Kemnitzer or Mrs. Shultz you can do so by writing a note in the red folder, calling us at 265-2300 x4292 or emailing dkemnitzer@stjschools.org and kshultz@stjschools.org.

Sandusky: Reading logs have started again! Please make sure your child documents 2 hours they read over the week, logs are due on Friday with a parent signature. Remember these are not for extra credit, they are an assignment. This week we will be going over a few whole group lessons based on questions that the majority of students missed on the Benchmark Assessment, we will be focusing on story elements this week. During AR time I will be meeting with each child to discuss their reading goals for this quarter, students will have a minimum of 20 points, and will not be allowed to read below a 5.0, unless with permission. Students have started book clubs (literature circles) this week, so it’s important if your child is absent to get their work for the day so they won’t be behind with their group. As always, you can contact me at bsandusky@stjschools.org.

Engelbrecht: Reading logs will be due on Monday, students need to read two hours at home and have a parent sign the log. We will be focusing on story elements this week. During AR time I will be meeting with each child to discuss their reading goals for this quarter, In reading we have started Walk Two Moons students are keeping a daily journal and using the book to answer questions related to story elements (predicting, setting, foreshadowing, flashback, problem and solution, and mood). We are reading Little House on the Prairie as our read aloud. If you need anything please email me at lengelbrecht@stjschools.org.

SCIENCE:
Mr. Siders - This week we are starting our next science unit over Weather and the Water Cycle.  On Tuesday we will be talking about what makes up our atmosphere including the ozone layer, and all layers of the atmosphere.  Wednesday we will be talking about the process of the Water Cycle including what the steps are and what they all mean.  On Friday, students will take a quiz over the Water Cycle.Ms. Blankenship - This week we will be starting our unit over Weather and the Water Cycle. Mrs. Watson- Students will be completing a webquest on simple machines this week.

Week 3

	PE 1	Art	Music1	PE 2	Computers	Music 2
Tuesday	Engelbrecht	Watson	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky
Wednesday	Watson	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht
Thursday	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson
Friday	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Blankenship