Week 5

Count Day is Wednesday
Please be sure that your child is in school on that day unless he or she is sick.

 
Picture Day is October 2!
Order forms were sent home last week. Please be sure to return this if you are interested in ordering pictures.

Howell Nature Center Camp Forms -
These should be returned as soon as possible. Be sure to check for double sided forms, physician signatures when necessary, and scholarship forms if needed. 

Book Orders went home last week. You can click on the link on this page to order on line or send in a check made out to Scholastic Books if you would like to order.

Conferences
Please be sure to sign up for a conference if you were unable to make Curriculum Night. A note was sent home with available dates. If you did not receive this, please let me know and I will send home a new one. I will send home notes with conference reminders a few days before the date.

Howell Nature Center Camp: November 5 - 7, 2014
An information packet will be coming home soon. Please fill out ALL of the paperwork and send it back to school as soon as possible. If you are in need of a scholarship, please fill out the form and send that back in with all of the other paperwork.

 

Week 4

Math - The students finished their first math test on Friday. They will get their scores back on Monday. We will start Unit 2 in math on Tuesday. 

Unit 2 Math Outcomes:
- Identifies place value from the thousandths to the billions
- Multiplies multi-digit whole numbers
- Finds sums and differences of whole numbers and decimals
- Uses estimation to find the reasonableness of an answer

Social Studies - The students are learning about the oceans and continents. They had their first quiz and you will see that coming home this week. 

Date Change of NWEA!
Our Reading NWEA date had to be changed due to district restrictions of testing on Friday. Our new date is Thursday, September 25th in the morning.

5th Grade Camp Meeting for parents is this Wednesday, September 24th at 6pm. We will meet in the cafeteria.

Picture Day is October 2. Be sure to fill out the order form if you want pictures.

 

 

Week 3

Curriculum Night This Week!
Please join us on Tuesday, September 16 from 6:30 - 8pm. Learn about what happens in 5th grader, a bit about camp, and meet the special area teachers. 

Math
The students are now working in their Everyday Math journals. There will usually be homework every night except Fridays. Please be sure that they have time to complete this. 

Reading
Your child should be reading every night for 30 minutes. All fifth grade teachers will be working on having your child read a "just right" book. We are well under way with our reading classes.

Planner
Every day the students fill out their planners before going home. The information is written on the board and the students are expected to fill this information out. Please be sure to check this over and sign the planner each evening. I check this first thing in the morning. If you have any questions, you can write them to me in the planner. 

Pictures
Be sure to check out the blog link to our pictures page. I will be adding to this as the year goes on. This is a great way to ask your child what went on in the classroom.

25 Ways To Ask "How Was School Today?"
#1.  What was the best thing that happened at school today?  (What was the worst thing that happened at school today?)
#2.  Tell me something that made you laugh today.
#3.  If you could choose who would you like to sit by in class?  (Who would you NOT want to sit by in class?  Why?)
#4.  Where is the coolest place at the school?
#5.  Tell me a weird word that you heard today.  (Or something weird that someone said.)
#6.  If I called your teacher tonight what would she tell me about you?
#7.  How did you help somebody today?
#8.  How did somebody help you today?
#9.  Tell me one thing that you learned today.
#10.  When were you the happiest today?
#11.  When were you bored today?
#12.  If an alien spaceship came to your class and beamed up someone who would you want them to take?
#13.  Who would you like to play with at recess that you’ve never played with before?
#14.  Tell me something good that happened today.
#15.  What word did your teacher say most today?
#16.  What do you think you should do/learn more of at school?
#17.  What do you think you should do/learn less of at school?
#18.  Who in your class do you think you could be nicer to?
#19.  Where do you play the most at recess?
#20.  Who is the funniest person in your class?  Why is he/she so funny?
#21.  What was your favorite part of lunch?
#22.  If you got to be the teacher tomorrow what would you do?
#23.  Is there anyone in your class that needs a time out?
#24.  If you could switch seats with anyone in the class who would you trade with?  Why?
#25.  Tell me about three different times you used your pencil today at school.
          

Week 2

We made it through the first week! Thank you to everyone for getting in all of the paperwork that last week. I know it's a lot and we really appreciate it.

Curriculum Night 
Please join us for Curriculum Night on Tuesday, September 16 from 6:30 - 8. The evening will begin in the cafeteria at 6:30 followed by a teacher presentation in the classroom from 7 - 7:30pm. While in the classroom, you will have an opportunity to sign up for a conference time.

Google Accounts
All students in Ann Arbor will be getting Google accounts. Students will use these accounts to complete assignments. You and your child will be getting more information on this soon.

Book Orders
We will be using Scholastic Book Orders this year. Orders will come home about every other month. The easiest way to order is online. There is a link on this page to Scholastic. The first time you log in you will be asked to enter the teacher code which is also listed here. If you prefer to send in an order you can make out a check to Scholastic Books.