Amana Fifth Grade Newsletter Update
Friday, September 2, 2016
News from Ms. Hess
This week we finished setting up many of our learning notebooks. The composition notebooks you so lovingly provided will become the storehouse of all the amazing work your child will do this school year.
We also worked on many group problem solving tasks. With our fourth grade friends, we worked to build towers using cards, and then tiny cups to cooperatively solve problems. In Science, we worked to save Sam - ask your child how they solved this sticky problem!
Next week, we will start spelling, our new math curriculum (Go Math), and our first literacy unit. Have a wonderful long weekend!
Learning Goals This Week:
Math: I can work with partners to play math games practicing using numerous operations.
Science: I can make, record, and communicate my observations.
Important Dates
Girls on the Run is almost here!
We are so excited to have Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa at Amana Elementary School starting on Tuesday, September 6th and will end with a 5K run/walk celebration on November 13. Practice will start on Tuesday, September 6th at 3:15 – 4:30 pm.
Space is limited. To register, visit www.girlsontheruniowa.org OR mail the form to PO Box 3222, Iowa City, IA 52244. We are very excited to get started.
Thank you,
Coach Heather Hess and Vanessa Krejci
Biscuit
Pebbles
Problem Solvers!
CCA Color Fun Run!
CCA District Color Fun Run
Saturday, 9/24
5K & 1 mile start at 3 p.m. @ CCA High School
Register at: http://getmeregistered.com/CCADColorFunRun (see link below) or fill out a paper registration form in the office.