Mrs. Hickson's Class

Instrumental music permission slips are due on Tuesday 9/19. The instrumental teacher will be meeting with the students on Thursday to fit them for instruments.

This week I will be giving student’s the DRA test during read to self. Students will also have a chance to complete NWEA tests they did not yet finish.

Remember that on any given day your fifth grader should be able to tell you what we did in school. The planner is a good reminder for them to help with this narrative. The planner should be signed by a parent or guardian every day.

Homework might not always be a worksheet!!!!!
**Students should be working on multiplication facts every night.
**They should be working on Spelling City 10-15 minutes per night Monday – Thursday.
**Students should be reading 20 – 30 minutes each night.
**Moby Max or Khan Academy can be done each night.

We are working on:
Math– We will continue our work with material from Unit 1. Below please find the CCSS that will be tested on this assessment.
Students received a review for the test on 9/15. The test will be given on 9/21.
5.OA.A.2: Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. For example express the calculations “add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2” as 2 x (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 x (18932 + 921), without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.
4.OA.B.4: Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in a range 1-100 is prime or composite.
(This is a 4th grade CCSS that is reviewed and will be assessed.)

Social Studies- We continue our review of the Federal Government. The District Common Assessment of this unit will be given on 9/22. Students received the unit review on 9/12.
The important questions the students will be able to answer after this unit are: Why is the federal government organized to give and to limit power? Why do we have both state and federal governments? How are core democratic values and constitutional principles reflected in our government? How is our government organized to give and to limit power?

Writing– We will be writing personal narratives from pre-writing to publishing over the next two weeks.

Reading-
*Fiction-We will begin a genre study of historical fiction while we continue to develop our Daily 5 routine.

*Non-fiction- We will begin working on the skill of identifying the central/main idea in a non-fiction piece.

Grammar – We will be doing a review of the different parts of speech.

Spelling – Please see Spelling City for the current spelling list and activities.

STUDENTS!!!!!
Please answer this riddle in your planner. I will check them tomorrow morning!!

Tall in the morning, short at noon, gone at night. But I’ll be back soon.
What am I????????

NWEA testing will take place Monday – Thursday this week.
Monday – Science
Tuesday – Math
Wednesday – Reading
Thursday – Language

Students will have a meeting with the Instrumental Music teacher on Thursday.

************Don’t forget Open House is on Thursday Night!!!

Remember that on any given day your fifth grader should be able to tell you what we did in school. The planner is a good reminder for them to help with this narrative. The planner should be signed by a parent or guardian every day.

Homework might not always be a worksheet!!!!!
**Students should be working on multiplication facts every night.
**They should be working on Spelling City 10-15 minutes per night Monday – Thursday.
**Students should be reading 20 – 30 minutes each night.
**Moby Max or Khan Academy can be done each night.

We are working on:
Math– We will continue our work with material from Unit 1. Below please find the CCSS that will be tested on this assessment.
Students will receive a review for the test on 9/15. The test will be given on 9/21.
5.OA.A.2: Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. For example express the calculations “add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2” as 2 x (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 x (18932 + 921), without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.
4.OA.B.4: Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in a range 1-100 is prime or composite.
(This is a 4th grade CCSS that is reviewed and will be assessed.)

Social Studies- We continue our review of the Federal Government. The District Common Assessment of this unit will be given on 9/22. Students will receive the unit review on 9/12.
The important questions the students will be able to answer after this unit are: Why is the federal government organized to give and to limit power? Why do we have both state and federal governments? How are core democratic values and constitutional principles reflected in our government? How is our government organized to give and to limit power?

Science-We will begin our unit on the properties of matter. The unit will span over the rest of the marking period.

Writing– We will be writing personal narratives from pre-writing to publishing over the next two weeks.

Reading-
*Fiction-We will begin a genre study of historical fiction while we continue to develop our Daily 5 routine.

*Non-fiction- We will begin working on the skill of identifying the central/main idea in a non-fiction piece.

Grammar – We will be doing a review of the different parts of speech.

Spelling – Please see Spelling City for the current spelling list and activities.

Here is the NWEA testing schedule we will be following next week:

Monday 9/11 – Science NWEA
Tuesday 9/12 – Math NWEA
Wednesday 9/13 – Reading NWEA
Thursday 9/14 – Language NWEA

The fall NWEA testing is important as it helps guide the setting of goals for the year for each student. Please be sure you get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast before you come to school each day.

Scholastic Book Fair is coming!

Our first book fair of the school year will be held Thursday and Friday, September 14th-15th, and Monday-Wednesday, September 18th-20th. We need volunteers to help students create “wish lists,” help them shop, run the cashier stations, and set up and clean up! Remember: every shift worked earns you 5 Scholastic Dollars!

Sign up here:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0b4fafa72ba02-back

Our class has computer lab tomorrow afternoon.
Don’t forget your headphones!!

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Thanks and have a safe and fun weekend!!!

Hi all,

If you are reading this you are probably one of the students in my class this year! If you are an adult reading this alone please go get your student so they can read my blog with you! This blog will be addressed to the students, for the most part, all year.

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I am very excited about the upcoming school year! We will have a learning community of fifth graders! It should be a terrific year!

The first day of school is Tuesday September 5th. School begins at 8:35 and ends at 11:45. Students will line up on the upper elementary black top. I will meet you there at 8:35. I can’t wait to begin our fifth grade adventure together!!

*The usual pencils, pens, and highlighters. You will use black, blue, and red pens this year.

*A small personal pencil sharpener. It saves time and I think sometimes that the sharpener in my room has a pencil eating troll living in it. 😀

*Loose leaf paper. Wide-ruled is probably best. It gives you more room to write neatly and besides…I have older eyes than you.

*You will need a couple of folders. I have plain ones, but if you want folders with Frozen, Star Wars (YAY), One Direction or something else on them you will need to go shopping. The same goes for a couple of spiral notebooks.

*You will use binders this year to stay organized. They should be 1″ binders so they fit in your desk easily. One should be white and will be used for your Leadership Binder. You probably already have one from last year. The second one will be used for literacy. The third one will be used for the content areas (Math, Science, and SS.) I do not care what these two binders have on them…kittens, Red Wings, Star Wars (YAY again)…whatever. They can be soft side or hard side.

*You will need a couple of packs of dividers to be used inside the binders.

***We will be organizing our binders on Friday Sept. 8th. Please be sure you have these items on or before that day.

*You also will be using crayons, markers, and colored pencils throughout the year. I have some, but if you want the crayons with names like Sunglow and Pink Carnation you will need to buy a big box.

*Dry erase markers are a must!! They don’t have to be fancy colors. Also, if you want to erase with something other than the baby socks I buy at the dollar store that I have you will need to bring that in too.

*We also always need lots of classroom size boxes of facial tissue and classroom size bottles of hand sanitizer.

*Headphones for the computer…we will be doing a lot of computer work this year. These do not have to be the most expensive ones.
(But I guess that’s up to your parents.)

***Please note that we WILL be having time for a snack on Tuesday Sept. 5th. Your snacks need to be healthy ones such as fruit, veggies, cheese & crackers etc. Please don’t bring in cookies, candy, pop, chips or other junk food for snacks. This is the rule for snacks for the whole year. Also, please avoid bringing nuts on the first day. I don’t know yet if this will need to be a rule for the year or just the first few days. I will let you know as soon as I find out. I do not keep a supply of snacks in my room for the class. If you want a snack, you will need to bring one with you.

Dearborn Public Schools Student Code of Conduct
Here is a link so you may read the Code of Conduct for the Dearborn Public Schools. There will not be a hard copy of this passed out to fifth graders unless they are new to the school district.

Safeties
******If you are a morning corner safety please meet me in the cafeteria at 8:20 on Tuesday. Bus safeties please work your bus posts and the captains will visit your classroom to give you your belts Tuesday morning after classes begin. Afternoon safeties, I will talk to you and give you your belts during the morning on Tuesday. I will have the captains come get you so don’t worry about when you should come to my room. Please tell your safety friends in the other classes!!

***************I can’t wait to see all of you on Tuesday Sept. 5th!!! This is going to be a great year!!!! I am very excited and I hope all of you are too!!!!!*************

Help celebrate the school year at the
Lindbergh Fun Fair
TONIGHT, June 9th, at 6:30 PM!

Thursday, June 15th, is Field Day. Our lunch is at 12:05 and our activities begin at 12:35. Students should wear comfortable shoes, sunscreen and BRING THEIR WATER BOTTLE with their name on it. We will keep the bottles in our lunch bin and carry them from station to station.
Lunch is provided by the PTA.

PBiS Reward Celebration
Thursday, June 8th

The May reward is watching the Tiger Game and junky snack. Your child may bring in a “Junky” snack (chips, candy, cookies, and soda or sports drink) to enjoy in the afternoon while watching the Tigers WIN! Students can also wear a Tiger shirt or hat on Thursday.

baseball game

Thank you.
Keep encouraging your child to follow “The Lindbergh Way!”