Author: emachuga

5th Grade News

November 1, 2013

Upcoming Events
Swimming has started (Wright and McKenna class). Please bring suit and towel on A days
November 6th: PE Fun Night 5:30—7:00pm
November 11th: No School—Veteran’s Day
November 13th: November Book Order due
Nov. 21, 22: ½ days, dismissal at 11:05, Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 27-29: NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break
December 2nd: PTO meeting at 5:30pm
December 4th: Half Day 11:05 Dismissal. Teacher Conference Day
December 11th: Band and Chorus Concert, 7:00pm

ELA: Mrs. Wright lwright1@cscsd.org
This week in English language arts, students continued to work in module one, unit two. This module continues to work is focus on the novel "Esperanza Rising." Students gave a "just try" read for two chapters, as well as listened these chapters be read aloud. When the read aloud was finished, looked at many topics within each chapter.
The "Esperanza Rising" mid unit assessments have been scored and was given back to your student. Please look this over, sign and return it as soon as possible as I do not have all of them back as of yet.
Next week students will pick up the "Esperanza Rising" unit. We will be finishing the book and preparing for the end of the unit assessment. Please watch for "study for assessment" to be writing in your child's planner. Please also continue to sign reading logs nightly as they will always have reading homework. A completed and signed reading log earns a ticket daily.Kindly remember to check my website at toolbox.org for updates.

Math/FOSS: Mr. McKenna jmckenna@cscsd.org
Today the students took home the 1st mid module assessment that we took a awhile ago. I waited to send this home because the other 5th grade math class had not taken it yet. Also, I used the results to decide several re-teaching activities. The results showed the difficulty many of our students are having with the new core, but I can’t be prouder of the effort they are putting forth! They will get a crack to improve their average with the end of module assessment that they will be taking the week of November 12th. Please Please Please have your child bring test back to school!
Next week we will continue dividing decimals. The students will add to their toolbox the many methods and strategies to solve problems!
The students completed their final essay for Investigation 1 this week and will begin Investigation 2 next week. Don’t forget to fall back this weekend!! (Clocks 1 hour back this Saturday night!). I plan to get out a globe and explain the relationship between the earth and its “tilt” that cause seasons!

Special Education-Mrs. Taft dtaft@cscsd.org
This week in the resource room, we have been concentrating on the re-teaching of the Math Modules. We are re-teaching the areas of the assessment that we needed a little more help with. We have also been working on our individual goals.
I would like to congratulate the students who have been working hard on completing their ELA homework each night. I understand the book is difficult and I appreciate the help that the parents/guardians at home are providing.