5th Grade
Ms. Booker & Mrs. Linzmeyer
Upcoming Events
February 26- Six Flags Read to Succeed slips are due
February 26-March 1: Student Council Smicker/Smencil sale. Smencils= $1. Smickers= $0.25 \
February 27th- Unit 4 Math Test
Week of March 11- Reading & Math MAP Testing
March 13- D.A.R.E. Graduation from 6-7 at the High School Auditorium
March 18- Spring Student Led Conferences (more information below)
April 1st- Yearbook Orders due (online)
Spring Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences for Spring of the 2018-2019 school year will be held Monday, March 18. These conferences are student let and optional. Four slots will be available for each 15 minute block. During this time students will present what they have been working on this semester. Through a series of interactive slides, you will gain insight into your child's proficiency on standards, observe your child's selected artifacts, and more! We will be there for any questions or comments you might have, but know these are optional, student led conferences. If you chose not to attend a conference at school, your child will be sharing their presentation with you via email.
Information on sixth grade placement or math class placement for next year will not be available for these conferences, as we need data from later in the year to make this determination.
If Mrs. Linzmeyer or Ms. Booker would like an individual conference with you, you will receive an email with time options.
Summer School
Option 1- simple let parents know that they can go on the summer school web-page to get needed information about summer school
Option 2- you could share with parents that Step One in the registration process starts on Monday Feb 18th and closes M March 4th. Step Two in the registration process will be signing up for classes this will open on Saturday March 16th at 8 am. The final step will occur in May when parents need to pay for any classes their child is taking that have a fee. All fees must be paid prior to summer school starting.
Yearbook Orders
If you have not yet ordered a yearbook you may still do so. The cost is $14.00 and can be done online or your child can pick up an envelope in the office and pay with cash or check.
To order a yearbook online visit:
Select "Horizon Prepay Yearbook" from the dropdown menu
Enter code: prepay
Enter your email and click submit
Click the products tab and select yearbook and checkout.
The deadline for ordering a yearbook is April 1st.
Language Arts
Reading - This week we continued working on our Argument and Advocacy Unit. I wish you all could have heard your students debate on interesting topics that included: bottled water, plastic bags, year round school, extreme sports, zoo's and climbing Mount Everest. Please ask your student which side they were assigned to and what they needed to do to prepare. It was a great few days watching them set personal judgement aside and focus on finding evidence to support their claim.
Writing - This week students worked on writing an argument essay either for or against serving chocolate milk in schools. They are using evidence found doing research on this subject. Students handed those essays in on Friday. We will continue with the Argument Essay Unit.
Math
This week we:
- Practiced multiplying decimals visually and symbolically
- Worked on math seminars-presentations start March 4th
(ask your child what their topic is)
- Completed Unit 4 Quiz 2
Please take a look for your child's Unit 4 Quiz 2 in their Friday Folders. Students can use these as a resource to study and as a resource on their test next week Wednesday. In addition, here is a link to the study guide.
Science
How Can Substances Be Identified?
All matter is made up of particles. These particles have distinct properties. Acting as a detectives, students observed unique properties of five different powders. They then used their knowledge of these properties properties to identify an unknown mystery powder. They formulated a claim, provided evidence, and wrote a reasoning to support their thinking.
Mrs. Quick's Math Class
This week we:
Continued our last chapter of the 5th grade curriculum, Measurement and Data Converted customary units of length, volume, and mass Reviewed metric and customary conversions with a “Circus Project” where students had to make calculations to help “save the circus!” Took a quiz on this material
Bonus Phrase/Word
Bonus Phrase/Word: More snow?