Week of October 22-26

Hello families,

The kids have been busy this week reflecting on quarter one.  They've also started Three Worlds Meet projects in groups.  Make sure to ask your child about these things as well as our new "Choose Love" social curriculum and playing games with buddies.  Thanks to the parents I sat down with this week!  I look forward to meeting with the rest of you next week.

Early Release this Thursday at 12:50.

Enjoy some pictures of our Buddies!  We had a blast.

More importantly, enjoy the weekend with your children!

Shannon

October 15-19

Happy Friday 5D Families!

The students have been working diligently in all curriculum areas so far this year.  See what they've been working on!

Math

• Math Menu is still going well with check ins each day to make sure the students know what they need
• We have worked on multiplying and dividing decimals by powers of ten
• Reinforced the decimal point moving to the right with multiplication
• Reinforced the decimal point moving to the left with division
• Practiced ten times more and 1/10th of within place value
• Reviewed our first unit
• Played TRASHKETBALL and then took a unit assessment

Literacy

• Book Clubs have continued with character problems as well as plot versus theme
• Book range from The Thing About Jellyfish to Schooled,  Wringer,  Absolutely Almost and Rules
• Students should be reading nightly from their book AND keeping track of their things on sticky notes or in an electronic document
• In writing, students took a second look at their lead and reworked it using a mini-lesson on effective leads (Mystery, Dead End, Onomatopoeia, Descriptive, Question)
• Students were asked to work with literacy partners to get to the bottom of what their story is truly about ( the "SO WHAT?" of the story)

Social Studies

• We've visited all three worlds in depth, pre-exploration
• Push and Pull factors of exploration were discovered
• Students worked on the Venn-Doodle Gram to add these factors
• Ask your child if they thing exploration was a good or bath thing depending on who you were
• Ask them about how Africans ended up in the Americas and how slavery began
• History and perspective is an amazing life lesson

Remember we have conferences on 10/25 and 11/1 so those Thursdays will be early releases at 12:50.

Our school day will end at 2:55 starting on 10/29.  Also, lunch and recess have been changed to 25 minutes a piece.

Wellness Policy can be found here.  Letter

Halloween Party will be on 10/31 starting after lunch.  A signup will go out and you can send things in with your child.  

Literacy Partners

Math Games to Review!

Book Clubs

Have a wonderful, crisp fall weekend with your children!

 ☼ Shannon

Hiking with our Science Buddies

Enjoy some pictures from our hike with our buddies last Friday.  We will go again in the month of November to jot down our observations of the changing patterns in nature.  

Week 6

Happy Friday everyone!

Well, another full week of energy and learning has passed!  These students have been working so hard and you should all be proud of them!  Here's a glimpse into our week...

Exciting news in 5D!  WE have elected our first Student Council representative, and it is....

Chloe!

All four speakers were very impressive and gave it their all.  Well done!

Bhumika

Cole

Eesha

Social Studies

• Students looked closely at Europe pre exploration
• Students noticed many similarities and differences between Europe and the Americas
• Worked in pairs to create a Venn-Doodle-Gram
• We are onto Africa, our final world next week

Some Venn-Doodle-Grams

Literacy

• Students "Dreamed the Dream" of an important moment in their life through the five senses
• Ask them all about Mrs. Loh's and my dog story along with the music video we watched
• Book browsing for our first unit took place mid week for our first unit
• Book clubs met to talk about a contract, schedule as well as calendar
• Look for their book to come home each night to keep up with their book group
• We also had a Poetry Slam at the "DeLoh Cafe"!  Make sure to ask your child about it!

Math

• We worked hard on standard, expanded and word form of decimals
• Some used manipulatives to make connections
• Continued onto comparing, ordering and rounding decimals
• Powers of ten was touched upon
• Ask your child how the self guided "Math Menu" is going for them
• We played games on Friday to boost our decimal skills

Technology

• Mr. Burch came in for his second out of 4 digital citizenship lessons

Conference Sign Ups

Important!  Students will be going outside for a photography unit in Art.  They should dress warm and wear appropriate shoes for Art next Wednesday.

Important Dates

Columbus Day 10/8

Early Release 10/25

Early Release 11/1


ENJOY the three day weekend!

Shannon