Spooky Story Contest Sponsored by MyOn

See all the information here: Spooky Story Contest

Math Assessment

The Unit 2 Math assessment will likely be on Friday.

It will assess all of our work on decimals: adding, subtracting, multiplying, comparing & ordering, rounding decimals, standard/word/expanded notation, and number line placement.

Students should review their notebooks and the homework worksheets.

National Walk to School Day Wednesday October 4th

Howard Elementary will participate in the national “Walk to School Day” on Wednesday, October 4th.

Please click on this link for the details:

National Walk to School Day page 1

National Walk to School Day page 2

(note with all this information will be sent home on Monday)

Weekly Spelling Guidelines/Note Sent Home Monday

September 25, 2017

Dear Parents,

Each week the students will be given the new spelling list. After I go through the spelling pattern and words, students are given time to copy it down completely. Last week prior to Daily 5 rotations, I discussed the expectations with the students of what they need to complete for the weekly spelling: ALL words written 3x each and content words defined.

If students are not finished with these by the end of Thursday’s Daily 5 rotations, they are reminded to take them home for homework. Please talk to your student about getting their weekly spelling completed.  Any work not complete results in an “incomplete” in my gradebook and lowers their grade.

*This note was sent home on Monday. If you haven’t already done so, please sign it and have your student return it tomorrow.

Math Test on Monday

The unit 1 Math test will be on Monday, September 25th. Students should review their notes and practice problems from their notebooks and worksheets.

National Peace Day 2017

Howard Elementary students and staff recognized National Peace Day this past Wednesday with our annual “Pinwheels for Peace” assembly outside near our peace pole. It was wonderful to hear the students singing the peace song in various languages.

Upcoming: Quiz and Test

Social Studies: Tomorrow we will have a brief quiz on the regions in the United States. Students have a map with the 5 regions outlined. They need to know those region names. Additionally, they might be also asked about which regions a few specific states belong to.

Math: We will most likely have our Unit 1 assessment either Friday or Monday. It will be on the following areas: factor rainbows, factor arrays, prime vs. composites, and algebraic and numeric expressions. Algebraic and numeric expressions are very challenging for many students at this time of the school year. These concepts will be repeatedly reviewed and assessed each card marking. By spring, students should be meeting or mastering the expectations.

*Students have notes in their math notebooks and several worksheets from homework to guide their review for the test. Additionally, we practice some extra problems in our notebooks a couple of days before the test. They should review their notes, homework worksheets, and practice problems before the test. 

5th grade Class T-Shirts

Forms were sent home today for students to order class t-shirts.

Here is a link to the order form, which allows you to see the colors:                    Class of 2018 – Order Form

Please fill out the order form completely, include a cash payment, and place both in an envelope with your child’s name on the outside of the envelope. Orders and money are due by next Friday, September 22nd.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy whose number and email are on the bottom of the order form.

Thank you!

Conferences

Conferences are a couple months away still, but we had sign-up last night at Open House. Several families that attended forgot to sign up for a conference. Additionally, families that did not attend Open House will need a conference day and time scheduled.

Please email me at AlbertA@dearbornschools.org so you and your 5th grader can get signed up.

Young Authors’ Festival: A Celebration of Writing for Students in 3rd-5th Grades, their Parents, and Teachers

Everyone is invited to attend the Young Authors’ Festival on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Mardigian Library.