5th Grade
Ms. Booker & Mrs. Linzmeyer
Upcoming Events
February 19- Symphony (new date)
February 26- Six Flags Read to Succeed slips are due
February 26-March 1: Student Council Smicker/Smencil sale. Smencils= $1. Smickers= $0.25
March 6 - 9- Reading & Math MAP Testing
March 13- D.A.R.E. Graduation from 6-7 at the High School Auditorium
April 1st- Yearbook Orders due (online)
Summer School
Option 1- simple let parents know that they can go on the summer school web-page to get needed information about summer school
Option 2- you could share with parents that Step One in the registration process starts on Monday Feb 18th and closes M March 4th. Step Two in the registration process will be signing up for classes this will open on Saturday March 16th at 8 am. The final step will occur in May when parents need to pay for any classes their child is taking that have a fee. All fees must be paid prior to summer school starting.
Menu Update-February 22nd
Choices for next Friday, 2/22 will be:
(A) Roasted Hot Dog on a Bun
(B) Cheese Lasagna Roll Ups
(C) Pretzel Bites w/Cheese Cubes
Yearbook Orders
If you have not yet ordered a yearbook you may still do so. The cost is $14.00 and can be done online or your child can pick up an envelope in the office and pay with cash or check.
To order a yearbook online visit:
Select "Horizon Prepay Yearbook" from the dropdown menu
Enter code: prepay
Enter your email and click submit
Click the products tab and select yearbook and checkout.
The deadline for ordering a yearbook is April 1st.
Language Arts
Reading - This week we continued working on our Argument and Advocacy Unit. Students are researching a having flash debates within their groups. I am so impressed with evidence they have found to support both sides of their argument.
Writing - This week students worked on writing an argument essay either for or against serving chocolate milk in schools. They are using evidence found doing research on the subject. They will finish those essays next week.
Math
- Shared Geometry Seminars (see pictures below)
- Used the properties of multiplication to make multiplying numbers easier to do mentally
- Started DreamBox February Frenzy!
Note: Unit 4 Quiz 2 will be February 20th.
- Multiplying decimals visually and symbolically
- Using the distributive, associative, and commutative properties to make multiplying easier
Mrs. Quick's Math Class
This week we:
Continued Unit 6, Operations and Word Problems
Took a mid-year assessment to determine concepts that need extra review
Played a review game before taking the Unit 6 Assessment
Started our last chapter of the 5th grade curriculum, Measurement and Data
Converted metric units of length, volume, and mass
Bonus Phrase/Word
Bonus Phrase/Word: Cold again?