Ms. Harner 5th grade 2022-2023
Week of 1/13
Updates and Reminders
Student goal setting forms
Students are bringing home goal setting forms for Q3. I asked them to have you sign the envelope and for them to return the envelope only (keep the form). This is just to ensure the form made it out of their backpacks :)
Scholastic Book Orders
Dear Family,
You can choose to have your books shipped to your home or delivered to me with our class order.
With a $25 order, you can pick a FREE $5 Book (use code: READS).
Class Order Due Date: 01/27/23
Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/Z22RG
Shop Digital Flyers for Our Grade with Your Child: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade5
Please share the Class Page link to extended family and friends. All orders also earn FREE Books for our class.
Thank you for your support!
Ms. HARNER
Hickory Hill Elementary
Winter Conferences
Hickory Hill will be hosting conferences on:
Tuesday, February 7th and Wednesday, February 8th
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Conferences will be hosted in person or via Zoom.
Teachers will share the Zoom link with families prior to conferences.
To schedule a conference appointment:
1. Log on to: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11609608
2. You will need to “Login/Create an Account” and follow the directions.
3. Select the teacher(s) with whom you would like to conference.
4. Tuesday, February 7th will appear below. If you would like to conference on Wednesday, February 8th click on the red arrows to select a time.
5. After you select the conference time, you will be asked to input your name and your student’s name. Please use first and last names.
6. After your student’s name, please write IP (in person) or Zoom.
7. You will receive an email confirming the scheduled conference.
8. You will receive an email reminder prior to your scheduled conference.
The online scheduler will open on Friday, January 13th and close on Sunday, February 5th at 11:59 PM.
Birthday Treats-
Birthday treats must be store bought and individually packaged. Please use the list below for guidance. If you are wanting to send a treat that is not on the list below, please contact the office to ensure it will be approved.
Upcoming events
Tuesday, January 17th
General PTO Meeting
6:00-7:00PM
Wednesday, January 18th
CNO @ Moran's
4:00-10:00PM
We are happy to announce our 7th Annual BINGO Night will be held of Friday, February 3rd.
This is a fun family event put on by our PTO. Participation in BINGO is free but families will have the opportunity to purchase pizza and ice cream, as well as raffle tickets to try to win some amazing raffle baskets.
In order to help make this event a success, we need your help donating items for the various raffle baskets. Please click the link below for the raffle basket sign-up for further information.
The pizzas will be ordered ahead of time so please also see the link for the pizza order form below. All pizzas will be picked up on site and there will not be extras available. Please have all pizza orders in by January 27th.
Amazon Wish List
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NEJMZEP9637R?ref_=wl_share
Highlights
Curriculum
This Week
Reading: Students began Unit 3 of Journeys. We reviewed what components make up historical fiction and practiced answering questions using text evidence.
Writing: Students began writing their informational compare/contrast piece.
Math: Students continued to work on comparing and ordering fractions, decimals, and percents.
Unit Studies: Students started learning about the American revolution and leaders who organized protests against the British.
Next Week
Reading:Next week we will practice responding to questions using complete sentences and text evidence. Students will learn about the RACE method to answer these questions.
Writing: Students will partake in peer editing once their compare/contrast piece has been completed.
Math: In math next week we will spend a couple more days comparing and ordering fractions, decimals, and percents. Students will take the assessment on Thursday.
Unit Studies: We will begin learning about the Declaration of Independence and have a guest speaker on Friday!
Contact information
Email: jessica.harner@plcschools.org
Website: https://www.plcschools.org/HickoryHill
Location: 1307 Rogers Drive, Papillion, NE, USA
Phone: 402-898-0469