January Newsletter
Fifth Grade
2020!
Happy New Year! With this new year comes many new changes. We are so happy welcome Mrs. Glasper-Thomas to our team! She was a teacher for many years at Chimborazo, and we are very lucky to have her in our midst. We do have the second nine weeks end soon approaching, so it's important that we keep chugging along as we wrap up the first full semester! Mid-year testing will also begin this month. If you have any questions in regards to specific assessments, do not hesitate to reach out!
- Fifth grade team
Four Houses, One Family
- Motto: Speak Up
- Mascot: Dolphin
- Color: Green
House Veintimilla
- Motto: Lead Wisely
- Mascot: Wolf
- Color: Purple
House Politecnica
- Motto: Choose Kind
- Mascot: Elephant
- Color: Yellow
House Martinez
- Motto: Stay Curious
- Mascot: Llama
- Color: Orange
Important Dates
Jan. 9 - Blue Sky field trip
Jan. 17 - No school for students
Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
Jan. 24 - Class Pictures
Jan. 31 - Winter Dance
Science
4.2 Force & Motion
4.3 Electricity
5.2 Sound
5.3 Light
Language Arts
- Main idea and details in fiction and nonfiction texts
- Identifying genres
- Making inferences
- Drawing conclusions
- Character development
- Summarizing plot events
- Close reading and collaborative conversations
- Annotating
Math
5.15 Predictions and Outcomes
5.16 Data Collection
5.17 Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Online Resources for Extra Practice
- www.readtheory.org
- www.solpass.org (password: richmond)
- iReady (math and reading)
- www.reflexmath.com
Ms. Goldberg
A bit about myself:
- I'm a Church Hill resident, and I love being a part of this community.
- I like to spend my free time reading, working on craft projects, and hanging out with my dog and cat!
- I'm a Harry Potter fanatic!
- This will be my third year teaching fifth grade.
Email: agoldber@rvaschools.net
Phone: 518-321-7006
Twitter: @ariel_goldberg3
Ms. McCrone
- I am originally from Washington D.C. and moved to Richmond 6 years ago.
- I am a HUGE fan of reading and science.
- My favorite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because it was the first chapter book I read on my own as a kid.
- I love to stay active outside. A goal of mine is to visit every National Park in the United States.
Finally, I am super to excited to see how my students will grow and learn throughout the year.
Email: tmccrone@rvaschools.net
Phone: 703-678-3864