Week of November 18-22

Happy Friday 5DL Families!

Even though November has a lot of interrupted days, the students have truly worked hard in all facets of their day!  Check out some of their learning…

Math

-Kids are working hard on multiplication of decimals

-We worked on estimating to find a reasonable answer

-Students visually drew decimal by decimal multiplication

-Students played games to support their learning

-Edpuzzle videos have been a fun addition too!

Literacy

-Students are finishing up book club books

-Ask your child about the book as they should be reading nightly

-5DL worked to brainstorm people/things we are thankful for

-They brainstormed what it is about those people/things

-We will be working to write a thoughtful piece about this

-Explode a Moments went home (there have been some printing issues)

-If your child’s writing didn’t come home, please ask them to show you in their Google docs at home

Special Guest Reader!

Check out the picture of this amazing first grader, Declan (Jackson’s little bother) who bravely read an Elephant and Piggie book to all the students in 5DL!

Science

-We began our earth and space science unit

-We’ve looked into our essential questions to see what we already know

-We’ve already come up with questions of topics we want to learn about

-We read a book about how incredibly large the solar system is!

-As we learn this unit, students will then work on an inquiry around a researchable question they have

Book Fair Times

-5L will go on Monday, December 2nd to the fair

-5D will go on Tuesday, December 3rd

-Send in money if you’d like your child to purchase

-Kids can shop in the mornings as well

Choose Love

-We are now working on Gratitude

-Gratitude helps us be happier

-Students have been thoughtful in sharing what they are grateful for

Geo Bee

-Congratulations to Beckett Hickey from 5D and Madeline Ralabate from 5L for making it to the school Geo Bee!

Schedule for November :)

-11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break (Gobble Gobble!)

Also, check out this picture as the students enjoy some music at dismissal time… 

We’ve been busy crafting up for the Thanksgiving holiday as well!  Enjoy the pictures!

Enjoy your weekend and your Thanksgiving next week! :)Shannon

Week of November 4-8

Happy Friday 5DL Families!

Even though November has a lot of interrupted days, the students have truly worked hard in all facets of their day!  Check out some of their learning…

Math

-We finished +/- Decimals

-Kids worked in partners on a real life challenge to buy the most Halloween Candy with $100

-We pre-assessed our next unit- Multiplying whole numbers and  decimals

-I would love kids to master all math facts through this unit (I promise it will help them throughout their years in math)

Literacy

-Explode a Moments are complete and we will do a small share out in class

-Book Clubs are continuing

-Students are comparing their two books they’ve read so far

-Everyone should be reading nightly, whether for book club or pleasure

Wolfpacks and Veteran’s Day

5DL students made cards for the Veteran’s Day assembly on Friday! 

Emery’s grandfather was our Master of Ceremonies and he did a fantastic job sharing stories of courage!  

Guidance Lessons with Mrs. Eitler

-Mrs. Eitler came in to do a lesson on empathy and guessing how people may feel.  The students worked in pairs to get to know one another then guess how their partner might feel in a situation.

Schedule for November :)

-11/11 Veteran’s Day

-11/14 Early Release for Conferences (Dismissal at 11:50)

-11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break (Gobble Gobble!)

Have a great, long weekend!

Shannon

Social Studies

We have been working hard on projects of our choosing to showcase our learning about early exploration!  Check out what the students have done in collaborative groups. We have game shows, TV shows, Kahoots, live presentations, poster board presentations as well as a puppet show. 

Play Day! 10/31/19

Hello 5D Families!

We had an absolute blast yesterday for our DAY OF PLAY!  We had two soccer arenas going as well as lots of building, painting and reading under forts.  I loved it!  I hope your kids did too!

Mrs. D

Enjoy the pics!