Fifth Grade Newsletter
May 21, 2020
5th Grade Celebration Parade!!
Please click on the green parade route bar for details.
Below are some district guidelines that you will need to abide by during the parade. Also linked is the parade route that you will follow. We can't wait to see everyone!!
Must follow traffic pattern that was shared. Please do NOT stop as we need to keep the traffic flow.
Remain in your vehicles at all times.
Be mindful of honking (think pompoms, etc.)
Please don’t throw any items out to the teachers as there will be no exchange of materials.
Please wait for Mrs. Young to start the parade.
Smith Reads Summer Challenge
Student Material Exchange Information
Annual Student Returning Information
The annual returning student registration snapcode notifications will begin May 18-28 for students enrolled prior to April 17. The primary student contact will receive a unique snapcode via email to complete the registration process online for each student. Parents of students who enroll for the 2019-20 school year after April 17 can expect to receive their invitation emails June 15-23.
Important Dates:
- May 22 & 25: No eLearning --> Bad Weather Day/Memorial Day
- May 26, 27: Student Material Exchange Days
- May 28: Last Day of School!!!
- May 29: 5th Grade Farewell Parade @9:00 AM
Lesson Plans and Assignments
As a reminder, all assignments are due on Sundays at midnight.
Next week's lesson plans will be available Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Lesson plans will be available in multiple locations. We will send them via email (a S'more), post them on our Google Classroom so students can see them, and post them on the Smith website.
We have had several questions about logins. Please note that the most common sites and login information are listed below.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions.
Accessing various resources, tools, and websites
Some of the most common sites we anticipate using and their logins are listed below, as well as a link to a document with additional resources you can access at home.
Seesaw: seesaw.com
- A separate email will follow with your child's NEW individual login codes. This is the ONLY login that will be different for them during this time. Your student needs to make sure to use NEW login we provide instead of the one they are used to.
Google Classroom: classroom.google.com
- Username: firstname.lastname.###@k12.friscoisd.org
(### is your child's last 3 digits of their lunch number)Password: 8 digit birthdate
Epic!: getepic.com
- Families can join for free for 30 days.
STEMscopes: stemscopes.com
Username: Student ID # (lunch number)
Password: 8 digit birthdate (mmddyyyy)
Username: Student ID # (lunch number)
Password: 8 digit birthdate (mmddyyyy)
BrainPop: brainpop.com
- Go to brainpop.com and click sign in with 'G Suite for Education'
- enter your Google Student Account login information
- Username: firstname.lastname.###@k12.friscoisd.org (### is last 3 digts of ID#)
- Password: 8 digit birthdate
Additional Login Links <-- click here
How Teachers Will be Facilitating This Process
Emails:
We are excited about this new adventure but know it will not come without its challenges. We look forward to working through this learning experience together with you and your child.