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Prairie View's 5th Grade News
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Independent Reading
Cardinal Directions
Planning a Narrative
Online Spelling Tests are Up and Running!
Week 4 Learning Targets
Reading- We are catapulting forward in our reading strategies with making inferences, saying why, making connections, and drawing conclusions. Students will be practicing these skills in their independent reading book.
Writing- Our first Standards Based Board is upon us. We will practice using sensory details and use them in our first Narrative draft. Students will be choosing an experience from their life that they feel passionate about writing. We will also be creating a rubric for the "Characteristics of Good Writing for Narrative." I'm excited to get our first writing piece underway. We have a group of very talented writers.
Math- As we conclude our First 20 Days of rituals and routines we will continue to honestly reflect on our ability to effectively communicate and chart our progress. Our intentions are to solidly practice getting 'unstuck' and justifying our thinking. In our Stepping Stones lessons, we are breaking 1,000,000 in half, fourths, and tenths.
Science- Properties of matter are on the menu! We are building a property train and classifying objects according to their likenesses. We will close out the week investigating freezing, melting, and boiling points of water!
Daily Homework and Responsibilities
Every night your child should be reading 30 minutes from a book, newspaper, blog, etc. of their choice. On the back of their planner, they have one question to answer about their reading. This should be in complete sentences and make sense. We discussed setting a routine, whether it be immediately when they get home or right before bed. Talk with your child about what routine works for your family. A great idea would be to set an alarm everyday to help remind them. 5th grade is a great year to release some responsibility to your child to complete their homework. This reading log will track their progress towards our million words goal.
** Please remember to sign your child's planner daily. This will remain in their green "Go Folder." It should GO with them wherever they go! It is an important means of communication between parents and teacher.** It also verifies their reading minutes.
Friday folders will come home on Fridays. Those will include graded work, notes from the school, and other handouts. This folder is purple. Please sign and return on Monday.
Million Words Challenge
We challenge you! This year we will be counting minutes towards our Million Word Challenge. Our goal is for each fifth grader to read for at least 30 minutes a night or 150 minutes a week. At the end of the six weeks your child should have read a total of 900 minutes to meet the goal. All you have to do is make sure your child is logging the minutes they read every night on the back of their planner, where their homework is located, and log their total minutes for the week. Teachers will take the reading log up at the first of each week. October 3 is our first goal check. We can all get 900 minutes by then! Please make sure you are signing their planner to verify they read the minutes logged.
B.L.I.N.G. Club
Books Leading Inspiration “N” Girls
Girls, it’s time to get your B.L.I.N.G. on!!! Come join your friends at the PVE GIRLS ONLY reading club! If you are enthusiastic about reading, love to talk about books, and are responsible with technology then this is the club for you. Come and get an application from room #303.
Applications are due no later than Friday, September 19th to Mrs. Green.
Spelling/Vocabulary Test Monday, September 22
Spelling Words-
Saturday
Sunday
sure
through
thought
Thursday
together
Tuesday
Wednesday
watch
Vocabulary- (Must know definitions)
Declarative sentence- tells something; It ends with a period.
Interrogative Sentence- asks something; It ends with a questions mark.
Imperative Sentence- gives an order; It ends with a period.
Exclamatory Sentence- expresses a strong feeling; It ends with an exclamation mark.
Please Bring Headphones/Earbuds/ Pencil Holder
1st 6 Weeks Progress Reports
Monday, Sep 15, 2014, 09:00 PM
Check your email
Watch D.O.G.S. Kickoff Pizza Party
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014, 06:00 PM
Prairie View Cafeteria
Family Game Night
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 06:00 PM
Prairie View Elementary School, Farm to Market Road 3433, Rhome, TX, United States
1st 6 Weeks HAWK HUDDLE
Friday, Oct 3, 2014, 08:00 AM
Prairie View Gym
Contact Information
Mrs. Branstetter
Email: sbranstetter@nisdtx.org
Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Page/44875
Phone: 8172150580
Mrs. Davidson
Email: bdavidson01@nisdtx.org
Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Domain/1984
Phone: 8172150588
Ms. Fortner
Email: rfortner@nisdtx.org
Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Domain/5946
Phone: 8172150583
Mrs. Ward
Email: pward@nisdtx.org
Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Domain/1877
Phone: 8172150593