5th Grade News
February 22, 2016
Reminders
- Please remind your child to complete his/her Think Through Math homework. The students should be completing 90 minutes of Think Through Math each week. The fulfillment of this requirement will be reflected as a separate assignment in math ("% completed" grade).
- Please encourage your child to return his/her library books. There are a lot of outstanding books that other students would like to check out. Thanks for your help on this one!
- We will be taking the math and reading PRACTICE STAAR this week (Tuesday and Wednesday). We will share your child's information with you next week.
Curriculum This Week
Reading:
Practice Reading STAAR test: Wednesday, February 24
Reading Skills:
Summarize a reading passage
Identify main idea and details
Analyze a reading selection in order to determine the theme
Math:
Practice Math STAAR test: Tuesday, February 23
- Classify quadrilaterals
Recognize the properties and vocabulary of "special quadrilaterals"
Calculate the volume of rectangular prisms
Combine volumes of rectangular prisms
TEST: March 3
Topics 10 & 11: Algebra & Ordered Pairs and the Plane
- Understand and communicate the importance of earth's weather patterns
- Differentiate between weather and climate
Social Studies:
- Understand and communicate the importance of the constitution and the way it has shaped America
What's on the Calendar?
February
23 Practice Math STAAR
24 Practice Reading STAAR
March
1 Picture Day (class picture and spring picture)
Puberty film/discussion (girls)
2 Practice Science STAAR
Puberty film/discussion (boys)
3 Open House 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
4 Spirit Assembly 8:00 a.m.
7-11 SPRING BREAK
18 End of 3rd nine-weeks
24 Report Cards
25 NO SCHOOL (spring holiday)
29 Math STAAR
30 Reading STAAR
April
11-15 Spring Book Fair
21 Progress Reports
May
9 Math STAAR Retest
10 Reading STAAR Retest
11 Science STAAR
19 Haggard Field Trip (tour of school)
12-26 MAP Testing
27 No School (Teacher Work Day) (or a snow make-up day)
30 No School (Memorial Day)
June
2 Class Party (9:30 - 10:30)
Graduation (6:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
3 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
8:00 - 9:00 Spirit Assembly
12: 00 EARLY RELEASE
Report Cards
Contact a Teacher
Mrs. Beal michelle.beal@pisd.edu
Mrs. Probst kimberly.probst@pisd.edu
Mrs. Smith teal.smith@pisd.edu
Website: http://k12.pisd.edu/wells-elementary-school
Location: 3427 Mission Ridge Road, Plano, TX, United States