Author: emachuga

5th Grade News

November 22, 2013

Upcoming Events
Swimming has started (Wright and McKenna class). Please bring suit and towel on A days
At this time all families should have received a form requesting a parent-teacher conference.
November 22nd, 23rd, 24th: Musical Annie
November 25th: Board of Education Meeting at 6:00pm
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 7th: Yearbook Kids Night In—Parents Night Out
December 11th: Band and Chorus Concert, 7:00pm
December 12th: Jump Rope for Heart
December 13th: College Apparel Da
December 19th: Holiday Extravaganza 12:30-2:15
December 20th: Half day, 11:05 dismissal, Ugly sweater contest day
December 23rd—January 4trh: Holiday Recess, No School
February 14th: Marking period Two, fifth grade incentive (more information to follow)

ELA: Mrs. Wright lwright1@cscsd.org
This week in English Language Arts, student began working on a new unit. The unit that students began working on this week is module one, unit three. This unit will be centered around Reader’s Theatre. The students will be looking at the UDHR from unit one as well as Esperanza Rising and then writing their own Reader’s Theatre script.
Next week they will review what they have learned about Reader’s Theatre thus far and on Tuesday, they will be taking a short, written-response, mid unit assessment. Please watch planners for this on Monday night.
I enjoyed seeing parents at parent-teacher conferences. Please do not hesitate to call and or email with any questions and or concerns. Please also check my toolboxpro website.
We will not have a newsletter for next week, as it is only a two day week. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Math/FOSS: Mr. McKenna jmckenna@cscsd.org
This week the students took the end of module test on decimals/place value. I am reviewing the results with parents at the conferences...if you are not attending the conference at this time, please review with your child and return. The assessment was quite rigorous. Please do not take notice of what they did incorrectly...celebrate the points they were able to achieve!!!
In math we have begun Module 2. The students will be using their using their deep place value knowledge to multiply large numbers. Knowing basic facts will help this process!! You will see a lot of practice with these as we move forward.
In Science, we have continued our study of mixtures and solution testing the solubility of different and substances and discussing methods of how they can change. Soon the students will be switching to testing the concentration of solutions and how this can help us determine unknown substances.
As always. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Special Education-Mrs. Taft dtaft@cscsd.org
This week in the resource room we have been working on progress monitoring of each students individual goals. This helps to show the students and myself where there are and how they are progressing towards their individual goals. We have also been working hard on math modules being retaught in the resource room. We have also been spending time working on our individual goals.
Please remind your students that homework needs to be completed each night and the homework needs to be turned in every day.