Fifth Grade Newsletter
August 23, 2018
Upcoming Dates
August 27-31 - Howdy Week
September 3 - No School
September 5 - Place Value Math Test
September 12 - Watchdog Meeting at 6:30 pm
September 12-14 - CogAT Testing
September 27 - Color Run & Fall Picnic from 5-7pm
November 13 - Camp Information Meeting for parents
November 27 - Camp payment is due before this date
This year we will go to camp from December 10-12 and Parent Information Night for camp will be on November 13.
Camp Payment:
The fee for your child to attend camp is $220. per student due before Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
To pay the fee by credit card go to https://www.pisd.edu/parents/paypams. Select the PayPAMS website option. VISA, Mastercard, and Discover are accepted by PayPAMS. Please note that PayPAMS will only accept payment for the full amount.
if you would like to make a partial credit card payment, you may go to the Finance Office at the Administration Building located at 2700 W. 15th Street.
We will accept checks, cash or money order for payments. If you choose to pay by check, make the check payable to Barksdale Activity Fund.
What We Are Learning!
Science - Students started the year with an Introduction to Science unit to familiarize themselves with the tools and procedures that will be used this year in Science.
Reading/LA and Social Studies - Students began their year learning the Elements of Fiction and Story Vocabulary. We read books as a class and worked together to determine these elements in literature. Students are now studying the four different types of conflict in a story. Next week, we will examine the point of view in a story and see how it impacts a story's narrative.
Outstanding Students
Homework and Agenda
Each teacher posts her agenda online weekly for students and parents to access. If your child wishes to copy down their assignments in an agenda it, that is fine but there will not be class time given. Teachers will go over any weekly homework with students at the beginning of the week.
Reading: It is the teacher's expectation that Reading homework is given nightly because your child should be reading every night at home and writing responses periodically in class about what they are reading. In addition to this, students can take home unfinished station work on Thursday night to complete at home if they are falling behind.
Vocabulary - There is usually a vocabulary test every other week. We use a program called "Wordly Wise," so you may see that written in your child's agenda. A Quizlet is typically posted on the Google Classroom to help students study.
Science - Students typically do not have Science homework, though they are expected to study their notebooks for occasional quizzes and tests. These test dates will be updated on the newsletter and teachers will have students write down in their agenda if they need to study.
Morning Drop Off
Dropping off before 7:30am. Students can immediately enter through the gym door in the front and wait with teachers and their grade level for the 7:30am bell to ring. There is much less traffic at 7:20am!
Lunchroom Reminders
Lunch visitors will begin after August 27 in order to give students time to acclimate to the new year and procedures. Thank you!
This semester our school kitchen will be undergoing reconstruction. The cafeteria will still serve students who want to purchase a lunch, but the food will be made at Plano West and then brought over to Barksdale to serve the students. The menu is posted on the district website. If students do not like what is served, we encourage them to bring a lunch the first semester while our kitchen finishes renovations.
Birthday Treats
Notes from Nurse Ericka
Academic Triathlon
PTA Reflections Contest: November 1
Science Fair: January 16
Bronco Press: April 24
Home and School Connection
Donations
Principal's Weekly eNews
- To get the Principal’s weekly eNews, please do the following;
- Go to http://parent.mypisd.net
- Go to the section titled eNews (in the upper right hand corner)
- Choose Barksdale
- Then UPDATE
Parent Information Night Documents
Fifth Grade Team
Math, Reading/LA, Social Studies,
Debbie Cornell
Science, Reading/LA, Social Studies
Kristi Pavlasek
Science, Reading/LA, Social Studies
Rienzi Reckling
Math, Reading/LA, Social Studies
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/Page/6664
Location: 2424 Midway Road, Plano, TX, USA
Phone: 469.752.0100