Snow Day, Conferences, Math Test
I hope everyone is enjoying their Tuesday. Because of the Snow Day, the District will decide when tonight’s conferences will be rescheduled – one day next week most likely. As soon as I know which day, I will send home a note. This might be a slight inconvenience for many. However, please make adjustments in your schedule accordingly to attend the conference with your 5th grader.
It seems many students have NOT been putting in appropriate work & study time with their Math problems as evidenced by some of the Topic D scores on papers sent home yesterday. The Assessment for Mid Module 2 will be tomorrow. Please make certain your 5th grader is putting in extra practice today.
As I mentioned to many parents at last week’s conferences, fifth grade is much more challenging than 4th grade. (And it isn’t the same 5th grade expectations we had as 5th graders 20+ years ago.) It is supposed to be that way to get the students to grow – cognitively, emotionally, and socially – and to be ready for middle school and today’s world. Please continue to monitor your 5th grader’s homework closely each night. Thank you for doing all you can!
Monday, November 11th
- Read 30 minutes
- help parents
- Math Assessment! Study!!!
- Language Review quiz
- Howard Gear
HOMEWORK reminder!
Parents – PLEASE check your child’s homework (especially MATH!) for completion. Module 2 has been practicing the standard algorithm for multiplication – why would anyone think that the students can use a calculator to complete their homework? Or not show any work?!
Over half the class received an incomplete today on the math review for the Mid-Module Assessment … how very disappointing.
This review was nearly identical to problems we completed in class over the past several weeks. The students need to look in their notes and workbooks for the similar example problems if they get stuck.
Friday, November 8
- Read 30 minutes
- Help parents
- Food drive – bring nonperishable food items
- Howard Gear
- S.S. (1) Read from online S.S. book pages 45 – 48
- Complete Columbian Exchange map with items
- Math: Review for Test, complete review in notebook (show work!)
- Zearn- finish to end of 15
- Language Review quiz on Tuesday
Thursday, November 7
- Read 30 minutes
- Help parents
- Math p. 145-146, 149-150
- Zearn up to end of 14
- Spelling
- Howard Gear
- Food Drive
Fall Conferences
No matter if your conference is scheduled for tomorrow, November 7, or next Tuesday or Thursday – please make certain that your child is attending the conference with you. Otherwise we will be rescheduling for another time when you are available to bring them. Conferences are more productive this way. Thank you for your cooperation.
Wednesday, November 6
- Read 30 minutes
- Help parents
- Math pages 141-142
- Zearn – up to END of lesson 13, but you should do 14 too
- T.D.A: rhino and bird, 3 pieces of evidence along with what it is connected to (in parentheses)
- Howard Gear
- Spelling
Monday, November 4
- Read 30 minutes
- Help parents
- Zearn up to end of 12
- Math: p.129, 131, 137
- review S.S. chart on Native Americans
- Howard Wear
- Conference note
November 1
- Read 30 minutes
- Help parents
- Zearn – end of 12
- Writing: finish personal narrative
- Howard Gear
October 31
Read 30 minutes
Help parents
Narrative Writing: Rough Draft
Spelling 37 words
Math – get decimal worksheet signed
Howard Wear
Zearn