5th Grade News
February 15, 2016
Reminders
- Nurse Carol and her nursing team will be completing the scoliosis examination on 5th grade students on Wednesday, February 17. If your 5th grader is a female, please be sure to have your daughter wear a bra, sports bra, or a swimsuit top on that date (she will have to remove her shirt). She will also need to bring a hair tie so that she can put her hair up in order for the nurse to see her back.
- Please remind your child to complete his/her Think Through Math homework. The students should be completing 90 minutes of Think Through Math each week. The fulfillment of this requirement will be reflected as a separate assignment in math ("% completed" grade).
Curriculum This Week
Reading:
"Catch of the Day"
Reading Skill: Character and Setting
Identify character traits and motivation
Identify how a character changes from beginning to end
Math:
Problem-solving Strategies in Algebra (work backwards to solve a word problem)
Identify different polygons
Determine whether polygons are regular or not
Classify quadrilaterals
- Identify alternative energy sources (ie. wind, geothermal, solar, hydroelectric, biofuels)
- Design a city using alternative energy resources
Science test – Wednesday, February 17 over fossil fuels and alternative energy. Study tip: make vocabulary cards at home to review terms.
Social Studies:
- Describe how the American government was structured using the Articles of Confederation
- Describe the weaknesses of this governmental structure
What's on the Calendar?
February
17 Scoliosis exam (in nurses office for all 5th graders)
18 Multi-cultural Night (6:00 - 7:30)
23 Practice Math STAAR
24 Practice Reading STAAR
March
1 Picture Day (class picture and spring picture)
3 Open House 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
4 Spirit Assembly 8:00 a.m.
7-11 SPRING BREAK
18 End of 3rd nine-weeks
24 Report Cards
25 NO SCHOOL (spring holiday)
29 Math STAAR
30 Reading STAAR
April
11-15 Spring Book Fair
21 Progress Reports
May
9 Math STAAR Retest
10 Reading STAAR Retest
11 Science STAAR
19 Haggard Field Trip (tour of school)
12-26 MAP Testing
27 No School (Teacher Work Day) (or a snow make-up day)
30 No School (Memorial Day)
June
2 Class Party (9:30 - 10:30)
Graduation (6:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
3 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
8:00 - 9:00 Spirit Assembly
12: 00 EARLY RELEASE
Report Cards
Contact a Teacher
Mrs. Beal michelle.beal@pisd.edu
Mrs. Probst kimberly.probst@pisd.edu
Mrs. Smith teal.smith@pisd.edu
Website: http://k12.pisd.edu/wells-elementary-school
Location: 3427 Mission Ridge Road, Plano, TX, United States