Mrs. Pfister's Weekly Update
5th Grade Ireland Elementary
March 13, 2020
Classroom Learning
Spelling
No Spelling test next week
We will read George Washington's Socks. The novel is mixed with fiction and historical fiction, as a group of modern kids find themselves in the middle of the American Revolution. It's a great connection to our social studies content.
Science
Next week we will start studying the Earth's spheres.
Social Studies
Chapter 9 test on Friday.
Writing
We will be completing a Student Treasures project. The class just started drafting a book for the publishing project. This will take us a few weeks and we must hit our April 10 deadline.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Ireland Elementary is starting a new tradition of walking in the Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Since it is the final year for our 5th grade students to be at Ireland, we would like to give them the honor to walk in the parade with Ireland Elementary staff members.
The parade is on Sunday, March 15. Your child will need to be dropped off at 12:30pm in St. Mary’s Church parking lot. You will not be able to park in the parking lot. Please have your child wear his/her green Ireland Elementary shirt. There will be a letter sent home to those students who will be walking in the parade on Friday, March 13 with our parade number. Please sign and return the permission slip if your child is interested in walking. A paper copy of the permission slip was sent home on 2/21/2020.
Headphones
DARE Essay
All students participating in DARE are required to write a DARE essay. Officer Knies assigned the DARE essay on Feb. 20 and gave the class a couple of weeks to complete the essay. He has given them all the guidelines and requirements. Essays are due March 18. This is a date change. Officer Knies wanted the essays sooner. This may seem much earlier, but it is just a few days before spring break instead of just after spring break.The students will not have class time set aside for them to write their essay. I do encourage them to use free time (time after tests) or the late bus students to work on the essay at the end of the day. Please ask your child about their essay.
Ancestor Reports
Ancestor reports are written. Your child has a copy so that they can start prepping for their presentation. Their report is also on their Google Drive. In short, their report is basically the presentation. They can write notes on note cards for more a speech style presentation or they can use their paper report. It is important that they don"t read from the paper and practice strong voice and looking at the audience. Please practice with your child at home and help make sure they have props for the presentation. As the presentations get closer, I will make a tentative schedule for presentations, so that if parents or family members want to attend, they can. Please let me know if you have any questions. This has been a long tradition at Ireland Elementary and a memorable experience for students.
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Important Dates:
Mar. 9 Class Picture Day at 8:40
Mar. 13 Band Instrument try outs in morning
Mar. 18-20 Ancestor Report Presentations
Mar. 18 End of 3rd Quarter
Mar. 18 DARE Essays Due- New Date
Mar. 23-27 Spring Break
April 1 Frozen, Jr
April 6 Fun Run Kick Off
April 10 Snow Make-Up Day - No School
April 10 Book Publishing Date
April 13 5th Grade Trip to JHS for Band Introduction
April 14 JCAC Program Magic of Science
April 15 5th Grade to Toyota
April 16 Fun Run at School
April 20 -May 15 ILEARN Testing
May 14 JMS Tour 8:30-10:30
May 21 I Day
May 22 End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester