Ms. Spoor's Fifth Grade Class
August 2013 Newsletter
Upcoming Dates
Monday, Sept. 2 - No school
Friday, Sept. 6 - Grandparents' Day, 8 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 9 - Running club, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25 & Thursday, Sept. 26 - Parent/Teacher conferences
Thursday, Sept. 26 & Friday, Sept. 27 - No school
Wednesday, Oct. 9 - Picture day
ELA - English / Language Arts
With Common Core, we have combined English/Language Arts with Social Studies & Science. Currently, we are focused on Culture, Societies and Native Americans. Students will be researching different Native American tribes and creating reports to share with the class. Our Language Arts lessons are focused on nouns and verbs.
Math
It's all about place value. The students are learning place value and how that relates to decimals, and then turning decimals into fractions.
Every student has been given a login ID and password for Envision, our online math book: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. They can access the math worksheets, as well as the book.
Small Groups
In the afternoons, students switch for small-group reading and SOAR math. If you ever have questions about your child's small-group reading teacher or SOAR math teacher, please let me know. The homework assignments are listed in the agenda for these classes. The small-group reading classes will be reading different novels.
Clear Creek Elementary, Fifth Grade
Email: dspoor@usd232.org
Website: http://cce5th.weebly.com
Location: 5815 Monticello Road, Shawnee, KS
Phone: 913-422-8700