5th Grade Yellow House
Mrs. Jennings Classroom Newsletter: 2020-2021
Week Fourteen: Nov. 16th-20th
WELCOME BACK! 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Welcome 5th Grade Yellow House famiLEE to our weekly newsletter! This website will be updated weekly (on Fridays) for you to find important news and resources about our learning.
Schedules:
Important Times
- Morning Meeting 7:50-8:10
- Specials: 8:30-9:15
- Recess: 11:30-11:00
- 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
Leader of the Week: Axl Ibarra
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 "Fairness"
CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE WEEK
LEEdership Quality of the Week:
playing by the rules
A lesson in Leadership:
Whenever you are offered food, whether it be a birthday treat or a snack, never take more than your fair share.
Lee Quote of the Week:
“Fairness doesn’t mean that everyone gets the same. Fairness means that everyone gets what they need.” -Rick Riordan
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
READING & WRITING
Reading this week, we will begin our poetry unit. Learners are learning ways how to analyze poems. They started a keynote animated project on vocabulary. We also will continue our new read-aloud book, Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park. This is the 2020 Global Read Aloud Book.
Math
In Math, learners began a new unit on operations with fractions. Learners explored different web sites to work interactively with fractions. They practiced representing different problems that included multiplication and division of fractions.
SCIENCE
In Science, learners are exploring all the different kinds of energy and their uses. This week explored how to design an experiment to test the effect of the force on an object.
SOCIAL STUDIES
In Social Studies this week, we learned about the Three Branches of Government.
NOTE FOR FACE TO FACE PARENTS
Parents, please remember to follow social distancing during the Thanksgiving Holiday. If your child tests positive over the break, or you are made aware that they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, please email Mrs. Kastrounis at ckastrounis@coppellisd.com. If your child is having any COVID-like symptoms, please do not send them back to school on Monday, November 30.
COVID-like symptoms:
- Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- Loss of taste or smell
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Shortness of breath
- Headache
- Chills
- Sore throat
- Shaking or exaggerated shivering
- Significant muscle pain or ache
- Diarrhea
Holiday Program for Families
During the holiday season, the following programs are available to families who might have a need:
St. Ann’s Thanksgiving baskets - Every year, St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Coppell provides Thanksgiving baskets with supplies to cook a turkey Hodinner to those in need. If you could benefit from this assistance, please click on the link below and fill out the Google form as accurately as possible. By completing this form you understand this information will be shared with St. Ann’s Catholic Church for distribution of your basket. Please fill out this form no later than October 20th, 2020. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/7KHaTobRDbhthehr7
Make a Child Smile- This program is sponsored by the City of Coppell that provides gifts for all the children in the family. This program is intended solely for children enrolled in CISD and residing within the city limits of Coppell. If you qualify and want your children to be included in this program, please go to this address: www.coppelltx.gov/make-a-child-smile. The online form should be completed by October 30, 2020.
Valley Ranch Baptist Christmas Store – This program provides families with the opportunity to pick out 2 toys /gifts for each child plus socks, underwear, and a t-shirt. Each family will also receive a Walmart gift card to help purchase groceries for the holidays. Please contact CHS school nurse, Beth Dorn for more information on registering for this program.. Registration will be October 11th and 14th.
Please contact CHS school nurse, Beth Dorn at 214-496-6116 or bdorn@coppellisd.com for more information.
Important Information
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.
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.