Mrs. Walldorf's Classroom News
September Newsletter
Off to a Great Start!
I have enjoyed getting to know your students and watching us begin to "gel" as a group! When your students come in the classroom, they are doing a super job at getting unpacked, looking up the two science words of the day, and then being ready to begin our science class. We have been exploring the three ways heat is transferred (conduction, radiation, and convection) as we are already half way through our unit on Heat Energy. Students will have their first science test at the end of next week.
Homework for Science:
Students get two new glossary words every morning. These are words they need to know that relate to the unit we are studying in science. Students should take their binders home two or three times each week and review their glossary words. When we have upcoming tests, students may need to take binders home more consistently.
Tips for Helping from Home:
There are a few great ways you can help your student in their success this year. Encouraging your child to go online and spend time reading/watching videos on our online Techbook, Discovery Ed, will help reinforce what they are learning in the classroom. To access this students must go to the WSFCS website, click on "Staff and Student Links," and then find Discovery Ed.
Looking through their notes in their binders and spending time on my PowerSchool Learning site for our science class are also great supports.
Social Studies:
This quarter we will be learning about the early explorers, Native Americans, and early American settlers. We will discover the risks and sacrifices made by these people groups, and the interactions among them.
Students do not have homework in social studies.
Our class has quickly caught on to the routines of fifth grade and the days are just flying by!
Thank you for your support already! I am so grateful for all of the supplies you have bought for your students, and the supplies that you have provided from my "Wish List" from Open House. Thank you!!
Lastly, I hope you will come to Curriculum Night next Thursday, September 13th. You will have an opportunity to hear from the fifth grade team about what your students will be learning this year, gain information on field trips, and ask questions. I hope you can make it. Curriculum Night begins at 6 pm.
Always feel free to contact me with questions. I look forward to a great year with your children!
Mrs. Walldorf