Red House 5th Grade
Ms.Mitchell's Classroom Newsletter 2020-2021
Week One: August 17th -21st
WELCOME BACK! 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
Welcome 5th Grade Red House famiLEEs to our weekly newsletter! This website will be updated weekly (on Fridays) for you to find important news and resources about our learning.
Important Times
- Morning Meeting 8-8:20am
- Specials: 8:30-9:15am
- Recess: 11:30-12:00pm
- Lunch: 1:00-1:30pm
Conference Time:
- Daily: 8:30-9:15
Specials Rotation
- Day 1 - P.E.
- Day 2- Music
- Day 3 - Design
- Day 4 - P.E.
- Day 5 - Art
- Day 6 - Create
Leader of the Week: Vasisht Akula
Each week one learner will be selected by myself to be the "LEEder of the Week." Learners will be selected by who has shown the "Leadership Quality of the Week" best that week.
Our Leadership Quality of the week is "Excellence."
CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE WEEK
LEEdership Quality of the Week:
Excellence- to stand out with valuable quality
Lesson in Leadership:
Quickly learn the names of other designers and learners in the school and greet them by name.
Lee Quote of the Week:
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of High Intention, Sincere Effort, and Skillful Execution" -Aristotle
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
READING & WRITING
We are working on our reading goals for the year and learning how to write about our reading. We have started our grammar talks and will begin spelling next week.
MATH
We will begin our introduction to number talks and look at Math around the world.
SCIENCE
We are reviewing science safety, science tools, and characteristics of a scientist.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We are setting up classroom procedures and expectations and engaging in problem-solving team building activities.