5th Grade News
March News
Muddy Sneakers Next Wednesday
8:30- 2:30
Chaperons Needed Please
email alexandra.briggs@acsgmail.net
Students need to bring
Layered clothing,
shoes to get muddy
water bottle
packed lunch
jacket
Great attitude
Hiking or smaller backpack (empty)
Science notebook and pencil
Growth and Development Class
Permission slip went home today.
Please follow up with your child.
Note from Principals
Dear 5th Grade Parents,
As the weather continues to grow warmer, our staff want to remind families, specifically the students at Claxton, what is considered appropriate dress for school.
Students will not be allowed to wear...
- Sunglasses worn inside a school building;
- Hats, caps, hoods, hoodies, sweatbands, do-rags, scarves, bandannas, or other head wear worn inside a school building;
- Shorts and skirts shorter than mid-thigh;
- Straps on tops less than two inches wide and tops must be long enough to cover midriff;
- Any article of clothing that is physically revealing, exposing or provocative;
- Clothing that displays inappropriate pictures, words, or phrases; and
- Anything identified by law enforcement or school administration as gang related
- In addition, Claxton does not allow students to wear "leggings" without shorts or skirts. Skinny Jeans - OK! Leggings or tights without a skirt or shorts, not ok!
If a student does not meet these expectations, the student will need to call home for parents/guardians to bring different clothes.
Asheville City Schools Code of Conduct
Dress code - Page 16
Fifth grade teachers will be talking with students about these expectations. Thank you for your support in this matter.
BEE NEWS
Just wanted to share some very happy news and a big shout out. Last Thursday, Claxton's own Tricia Johnson and Molly Peeples donned bee suits and brought our bees back! Yes - the observation hive is buzzing again!
Taking part in the bee installation, Claxton 5th graders came to the media center and visited four learning centers with science journals in hand. They learned about bees and the relationship between honeybees and pollen-producing plants an in observation station where they got to see Tricia and Molly open the hive up, a non-fiction text station where they sifted through textual information, a flower dissection station where they had hands-on experience learning about the interdependence of flower and bee, and the documentary station where they learned from short informational videos about honeybee development and behavior.
UPDATE: 3:20 pick up time
Note from Claxton SIT meeting:
thank you so much,
Claxton Staff
Dates to remember
March Leader in Me theme- Begin with the End in Mind and Put First things First
March 28- Science Test
March 29 - MUDDY SNEAKERS Bent Creek, Terrestrial Ecosystems
March 30- Early Release- Growth and Development lesson
March 31- Teacher Workday
April- 5,6 and 7- D.C. Trip (reservation received months ago)
April 10-15 Spring Break
April 17 and 18 Bee Project Pollinator Garden Days
April 26- Reschedule for Muddy Sneakers to Weaver Park
May 8 - Bent Creek (Explorer Loop), Aquatic Ecosystems
chaperones needed for all 3 muddy sneakers
Email alexandra.briggs@acsgmail.net to volunteer.
Please check out Claxton's Racial Equity Workshop offerings
March Curriculum
Math - Dividing Fractions
Homework - students are able to log onto iReady for individualized, independent math practice. Go to:
- Claxton Homepage
- Student Links
- iReady/Clever
Social Studies/Writing - We are studying key battles of the American Revolution. A test will be given on Wednesday, February 22nd. We will be reviewing and studying in class. No outside studying will be necessary. Next week we will study the Constitutional Convention and how its members crafted the Constitution. The following week, we begin the War of 1812. Essential Standard 5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
Science - Human Body, Cells and genetics Test March 28
5.L.1.1 Explain why some organisms are capable of surviving as a single cell while others require many cells that are specialized to survive.
5.L.3.1 Explain why organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.
5.L.3.2 Give examples of likenesses that are inherited and some that are not.
Study vocabulary and notebooks each week
Reading - Our focus of learning and instruction over the next couple of weeks will be:
- I can quote accurately from the text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when making inferences (RI.5.1)
- I can engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on fifth-grade topics and texts. (SL.5.1)
- I can draw on information from multiple print sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
- I can determine the meaning of academic words or phrases in an informational text (RI.5.4.a)
- I can determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text (RI.5.4)
- I can determine two or more main ideas from a text and explain how they are supported by key details. (RI.5.2)
- I can read fifth-grade texts with fluency (RI.5.4)
*We will be having a mock EOG reading assessment on 1/31 and 2/1
*We will be having a Mid - Unit Assessment on 2/9/17 for blocks 1, 2 and 4 and on 1/17 for 3rd block
Homework - students are able to log onto iReady for individualized, independent reading practice. Go to:
- Claxton Homepage
- Student Links
- iReady/Clever
The Leader in Me
Claxton has been progressing towards becoming a Leader in Me (Lighthouse) School for a few years now. In January, we will begin in earnest. In homeroom we will be teaching the principals of being a leader during our daily morning meeting . You may see some things come home as well and I encourage you to learn about this amazing program by clicking on the link listed here: http://www.theleaderinme.org/