TERM 6 WEEK 4!

Hello!
   The year is winding down.....19 more school days! Thanks so much for sending in the supplies for our tie dye shirts! We have enough shirts for everyone in the class and we also have extras! I will begin the tie dye process starting tomorrow so that there is enough time to get them all done!
 

I NEED YOUR HELP!!

Each day I will help 5-6 students tie dye a shirt and seal it into a ziploc bag. I will be send the shirt home with your child. Please rinse it out with cold water and then wash it, THIS MUST BE DONE SEPARATELY so it doesn't bleed and ruin other clothing.  Then hang to dry or dry it on low.

*** I had planned on doing this, but I don't have enough time or energy  (lol) to wash 25 shirts separately. If you do not have a washer/dryer, please email me and I will take it home.

THANKS SO MUCH!! :) 

#village! 

We will busy wrapping up the year with the following curriculum:

Math: We are finished with conversions as of today! We will begin multiplicative comparisons, coordinate planes and order of operations for the last 3 weeks of school.

Science: Students will be investigating 5th grade Science topics and creating a presentation on one topic they are interested in. This will be done using information provided in Google Classroom.

Ask your child to show you what they are investigating! 

Social Studies: We are finishing up with the pivotal battles of the Civil War and moving on to Reconstruction. 

Reading: The children have been enjoying our read aloud The Hope Chest  by Karen Schwabach. We are practicing writing summaries and following a character's actions and motivations in order to better understand them.

Writing: We will begin our "This I Believe" essays. The students will write an essay on a topic that they feel strongly about!

Important Dates

MAY 1st, 2nd, 3rd

MAP Testing

MAY 4th 

6:45 pm

FAVE Movie Night

MAY 10th

Atlanta History Center Field Trip

MAY 18th 

FIELD DAY

A Fly on the WALL

Elapsed Time! 

STUFF I WANT TO BUILD IN CLASS!!!! I HOPE WE HAVE TIME! 

Term 6 Week 3!

Hello Everyone!
  We have completed GMAS testing and the year is winding down! The students enjoyed indoor recess with some math games and Phineas & Ferb!

Curriculum for the last few weeks:

Math: Conversions with measurement
Reading & Writing: Summarizing stories & Crafting a strong thesis statement
Science: Reviewing and investigating this year's curriculum
Social Studies: The Civil War and Reconstruction

      FIELD DAY INFO!!!!

        Field Day will be on Friday May 18th. It will take place at McCoy Park from 8am-11am.
We are in need of volunteers! If you are interested please use THIS VOLUNTEER FORM.  If you can't volunteer, please consider donating:

BAGS OF ICE
POP-UP TENTS

FACE PAINT

COOLERS

     I am in need of parent volunteers to come in and  take small groups outside for t-shirt decorating! The theme for Field Day is 'Groovy Games'. We are going to TIE DYE and decorate the shirts. BUT...I have never done this before??? Anyone know how? WANT to come help? I'm thinking Wednesday May 9th. Please let me know if you can volunteer or if you are willing to send in any of the following items:

Tulip Tie Dye Party Kit (need 2)

Extra White T's (bc we will probably mess up)

Tulip Fabric Markers (need 4)

 

Important Dates

MAY 1st, 2nd, 3rd

MAP Testing

MAY 4th 

6:45 pm

FAVE Movie Night

MAY 9th
T-shirt Decorating! 

MAY 10th

Atlanta History Center Field Trip

MAY 18th 

FIELD DAY

A Fly on the WALL

Sorry I don't have photos from last week due to testing! 

Solving the cube without looking! 

Playtime with Ziggy! 

It's TERM 6!

Hello Everyone,

     I hope you had a  lovely Spring Break! I've enjoyed the stories about all of the adventures! There were trips to all sorts of beaches from Tybee Island, GA to Cape San Blas, Florida to Cancun, Mexico!  There were visits with grandparents, Atlanta stay-cations, a trip to Venice & Paris and one lucky friend went to Machu Picchu in Peru!

    We've spent the last two days trying to get our Student Led Conference presentations completed. It has been touch and go with a district-wide internet issue, but it was fixed this afternoon! In the event that it goes down again, I will email directions on how to access your child's SLC presentation from home as well as offer you a way to join a Google Hangout in case you have questions for me. If you haven't signed up, HERE IS THE LINK, or you are welcome to have your child login and share his or her presentation with you at home!
   
    Tomorrow we will practice logging on to the GMAS platform and the students will see some sample test questions. GMAS starts next week.

8:00 AM -10:50 AM Daily

Tuesday, April 17: ELA Section 1

Wednesday, April 18: ELA Section 2 and 3

Thursday, April 19 Math Section 1

Friday, April 20 Math Section 2

THIS WEEK's HOMEWORK:

Study the Civil WAR documents starting with the links about Uncle Tom's Cabin. They are located in Google Classroom! 

Fly on the Wall View

DANCE BREAK!!!! 

Get Ready to write on our tables! 

We love to EXPLAIN WITH STICKY NOTES!

Counseling Teamwork Session

Organizing our MATH information

Researching The ALAMO

TIMELINES

TERM 5 Week 4

HELLO!
  This is going to be short because I'll see you all on Wednesday at Night of Expressions! Since almost all of the students are doing Literary Cafe, we will begin at 6pm. The Black History Program is from 6:30-7 and then we will continue Literary Cafe from 7-7:30. If you want to come at 6 rather than 7, that is fine. Just show up and we will roll with it!
     The children have been working on their Speaking and Listening standards this week. Yesterday we discussed how  Volume, Pace, Expression, Body Language, Eye Contact and Preparation are the keys to a good presentation. I hope you enjoy their poetry!

THIS WEEK's HOMEWORK:

Study The Alamo  and Texas Revolution on Google Classroom. We will have an assessment task on Friday that covers the signifigance of the Battle of the Alamo.

Student Led Conferences are now re-scheduled for April 11th from 4-6pm. I am going to change the Sign-Up Genius  . If you no longer want the same time, then you will need to cancel and re-schedule for a different slot.

Fly on the Wall View

Our # Activity in lieu of the Walkout

LEGOLAND

Term 5 Week 3

Hello Everyone!
    We've got homework this week...............

THIS WEEK's HOMEWORK:

   Study the War of 1812 slides on Google Classroom. We will have an assessment task on Thursday that covers the causes and effects of the war. 

In Social Studies: We are learning about The War of 1812, The Alamo, and The Oregon Trail

In Science: We are also working on the forces of push & pull and simple machines 
In reading, writing, and ELA:  We are learning about how to read research and pay close attention to the way author's convey point of view and perspective.
In Math: We are plotting decimals on the number line and comparing decimals to the hundredths.

   We have some major schedule changes to share with you regarding Student Led conferences. We have changed the date in order to re-schedule Night of Expressions. We have also changed the times for NOE so I have updated the NOE document to reflect the changes. I am still unsure about the exact time for chorus but I will check and get back to you.

Here's the breakdown:

Night of Expressions is going to take place on March 21st from 6-7:30.  The schedule is different now since the book fair is over. Here is the new order of operation.

6-6:30   Session 1 Literary Cafe (room 216)

6:30-7   Black History Program

7-7:30   Session 2 Music, PE, ART Expressions

Student Led Conferences are now re-scheduled for April 11th from 4-6pm. I am going to change the Sign-Up Genius  . If you no longer want the same time, then you will need to cancel and re-schedule for a different slot.

And finally..we are going to Legoland on Thursday. I could still use one more chaperone so if you are interested, please email me! We will leave around 9:15 and return at 2pm. 

What goes up.....