What's New in 5 Blue
Mrs. Jones' Classroom Newsletter 2020-2021
Week Thirty Three: April 26th- April 30th
Important Times
- Morning Meeting 7:50-8:10
- Specials: 8:30-9:15
- Recess: 11:30-12:00
- Lunch: 1:00-1:30
Conference Time:
- Daily: 8:30-9:15
Specials Rotation:
- Day 1: P.E.
- Day 2: Music
- Day 3: Design
- Day 4: P.E.
- Day 5: Art
- Day 6: Create
Spring Conferences
Kayanna Duff
Each week one learner in every class will be selected by the designer to be the "LEEder of the Week." Students will be selected by who showed the "Leadership Quality of the Week" best that week.
Our Leadership Quality of the week is Resiliency
CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE WEEK
LEEdership Quality of the Week:
Recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change.
A lesson in Leadership:
Accept that you are going to make mistakes. Learn from them and move on.
Lee Quote of the Week:
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” -Napoleon
5th grade families – see below a special message from Coppell Middle School West PTO
Hello Lee Families!
We are so happy that you're interested in joining PTO Board here at CMSW! There are volunteer opportunities to match just about anyone's interests and availability. Our West PTO does great work to support the students and staff year after year. Volunteering your time on the PTO is a great way to stay plugged into what's happening on campus. Also, your child is likely to think you're really cool for helping out! If you're interested in joining our Board, please fill out this google form. We kindly request you to fill out the interest form by April 11th. Our Parliamentarian, Urmi Subramanian, will contact you with more information soon after the deadline. We look forward to working with you!
Sincerely,
Ritu Sethi
PTO President, CMSW PTO
Run to Fund
RUN TO FUND
Whether you are registered or not, there are great ways to participate in the CEF Run to Fund. Here is a breakdown by day:
- Sat- take a picture of you running using the #RunToFund2021
- Sun- post a pic of you running in Harry Potter attire at #RunToFund2021
- Mon- post a pic of you running in mismatched shoes to #RunToFund2021
- Tues- post a pic running in your Star Wars gear at #RunToFund2021
- Wed- run over to Anamias and post a pic from there to #RunToFund2021
- Thurs- post a pic of you running and a gift card will go to your favorite teacher at #RunToFund2021
- Fri- run with mom and post a picture at #RunToFund2021
Did you know Teacher Appreciation is next week? Join the Celebration!
What we are learning:
READING & WRITING
Reading this week, we will be continuing reading "The One and Only Ivan" and completing a workflow that focuses on four guiding questions. Learners have volunteered to read sections of the book in the class zoom. They are doing a wonderful job. In Language Arts, we worked on a creative writing activity about planning a trip based on the climate and weather.
MATH
In Math, continued working on the conversion. Learners worked on solving problems by calculating conversion within the measurement system. We also reviewed key concepts learned this year.
SCIENCE
In Science, we continued our unit on life science. We learned about inherent traits and adaptation. We also did a fun activity on the survival of a Narf based on inherited traits and learned behavior.
SOCIAL STUDIES
In Social Studies, we started our unit on geography. Learners created their own country and designed a map.
Wear your College Shirt Wednesday!
Superhero Lunch Day
All elementary learners have access to free breakfast and lunch through the remainder of this school year.
Istation and Dreambox
We will be taking the February ISIP next week and goal setting.
Important Information
Istation: At the beginning of every month, learners will take their monthly Istation assessments. They know the routine for this - there are 4 parts to this assessment - Vocabulary, Spelling, Comprehension (reading a story & answering questions), and Fluency. It is very important that you DO NOT assist your learner with this assessment.
Student Zoom Sign In Update: Please make sure that learners log into ZOOM with their g.coppellisd.com accounts starting on Monday, August 31st. If you would like more information, please view this website.
Here is a step by step guide on how to complete this action
Schoology: As we continue with virtual learning, Schoology is a very important tool during this time. We know some of our learners are using the app, but it is best for them to use the web-based version: https://schoology.coppellisd.com/
Learners need to make sure they are completing and submitting all of their work for each course since that is how we are taking attendance. In addition, although online learning is taking place at home, learners should be starting and finishing their work on their own as they would in-person at school.
Lee Specials Quarterly Newsletter: Our specials team puts out a newsletter each week. Check it out!
Box Tops: Did you know you can SCAN Box Tops and earn money for our school with items you already purchase for your home? Learn more about this quick and easy way to help our school.
Hannah Jones
Email: hferrell@coppellisd.com
Location: Richard J. Lee Elementary, Chaparral Waters Way, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7900
Twitter: @MrsJonesRJL