ALOHA Class of 2020
5th Grade at Mathews Elementary, Plano, Texas
CONGRATULATIONS - 5th Grade Homeroom Spelling Bee Winners
Please congratulate these students: Zirui, Harika, Magnus, Layahl, Jessica, Sanjit, Neel, Anika, Sahana, Bijan, Juna, Victoria, Sai, Ibrahim, Callum, Ridleigh, Michael C., Yug, Jonathan, and Claire.
The Spelling Bee will be held at Mathews on January 17, 2020.
YEARBOOK ORDER
Attached below is the link to place all orders:
Here is the link:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob?JobNumber=13410920
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM OUR FAMILIES TO YOURS!
Wishing you all a wonderful break, and a very Happy New Year!. Please encourage your child to do a few math problems each day, and read for 20 minutes.
The school will resume on January 7th, 2020.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS
Join our Remind Text Community
Please sign up for REMIND – We use this tool to remind you of upcoming tests, major assignments due, and other important announcements.
To join, send a text to 81010 and the text body should be
@mav5th2019
THANK YOU and DON'T FORGET Baby Pictures....
A big thank you to those that have sent in baby pictures already.
To those that have not, this is a gentle reminder that we NEED your child's baby picture. Please email ONE BABY PHOTO of your child to: mathews5thgrade2020@gmail.com Please have the photo labeled by your child's LAST NAME, FIRST NAME and limit the photo size to no more than 2.5MB.
Please start going through your pictures and submit them for the 5th grade graduation Slideshow. We are looking for pictures featuring two or more students from kindergarten (2014) through 5th grade (2020) at Mathews only activities such as classroom parties, field trips, Field Day, first/last day of school, dress up days, recess, etc. If it has 5th graders doing Mathews things, we want it. NO birthday parties.
Please email mathews5thgrade2020@gmail.com to send your pictures for the Slideshow. Please label in email subject line: Grade level at the time the picture was taken, event and students’ names. It will help keep pictures in chronological order.
FROM TECHNOLOGY - Help with Webdesk
Webdesk (Classlink) is available by accessing https://launchpad.classlink.com/pisd
Ø Once there, log in using the top option for PISD Network Login
Ø At the next screen use the information below:
Username: firstname.lastname.1 ß Sometimes this can be 2 (ask your child)
Password: (Varies depending on grade level – Ask your child)
· Now you are in the student’s “webdesk”. They can access all their apps from this environment.
(If it prompts you to install an extension, it is safe to do so. Please install that extension and once finished, proceed to website)
· You are done J
5th Grade Schedule - Morning
7:30 - 7:50 Announcements and Warm Up Work
7:50 - 8:40 Specials (PE, Fitness, Music, Art rotations)
8:40 - 10:15 Block One - includes Circle Time and instruction
for one subject - reading/language arts, math,
science, or social studies
10:15 - 10:40 Recess
10:40 - 12:00 Block Two - second block of instruction
5th Grade Schedule - Afternoon
12:00 - 12:30 Mon - Dreambox; Tues, Wed, & Thurs - independent reading time (with some differentiated activities), Fri - Freckle.com spelling work/lessons. During this time, students will meet with teachers for additional small group
instruction.
12:30 - 1:00 5th Grade Lunch
1:00 - 2:35 Block Three - third block of instruction
2:40 Planners updated/visit lockers