Mrs. Majetic's Class

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Dearborn Public Schools will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the School Year 2019-2020. All students enrolled at our school can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch and NO CHARGE.

We will still need your household to FILL OUT AND SIGN THE HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION FORM. This is CRITICAL in determining the amount of money our our school receives from State and Federal supplemental programs. All information submitted on the forms is confidential. Forms will be coming home this week.

Thank you in advance for your participation in the matter.

Have a great day.

Amal Alcodray, Principal

The Fall Parent Teacher Conference sign-up can be accessed via this Sign-Up Genius link.  🙂

This Week will be a weekly newsletter post that will highlight classroom events and curriculum.  Look for this every Monday! 🙂

Classroom Events

• NWEA testing begins this week
• 5th Grade T-Shirt Orders due by September 11th
• Open House is September 12th 6-7:30

Curriculum:

Math:

• 5th Grade – Students will round decimals to any given place value using the vertical number line.
• 4th Grade – Students will round multi-digit numbers to any given place value using the vertical number line.

Reading – Students will identify two or more main ideas in a text and explain how they are supported by the details in the text.

Writing – Our first writing assignment will focus on Narrative writing.  Students will create their own story based on a Big Top Circus theme.

Social Studies:

• 4th Grade – The first unit will focus on how the United States can be divided into different regions based on physical and human characteristics.
• 5th Grade – Students will be joining Mr. DeSantis’ class for Social Studies this year.  Their first unit of study will be an introduction to the Constitution and rights of citizens.

Science:

• 4th Grade – The first unit will focus on Energy.  Students will learn how it is transferred, converted, and related to the speed of an object.
• 5th Grade – Students will be joining Ms. Sherlock’s class for Science this year.  Their first unit of study will be the Structure and Properties of Matter.

Spelling Words:

All classroom spelling lists, activities, and tests will be online this year.  Students will be given spelling words on Monday each week and tested on Friday.   Please see this document to learn how to view your child’s grades.  Students are expected to study their words at home each night.  Here are some ideas on how to practice words with your child,  Spelling Practice Ideas  (please note, the directions on it do not apply).  

The first week of school is now behind us and it has been a great one! Please remember to check and sign your child’s planner nightly.

Spelling will begin the week of September 9th. On Monday, students write their words in their planner and I will post them on the blog.  On Friday, students will take their test.  Please review the words with your child nightly.

Students are also required to read for at least 30 minutes at home everyday.  Each child will receive a book bag and reading log to record their minutes as part of our Snow Read At Home Program;  More information will come home next week regarding this.

Enjoy your weekend!

Who:  Parents/Guardians of all 5th Grade students.  Students are welcome to attend.

When: Thursday, September 5th, 2019

Time:  6:00-6:45 pm

Where: Snow School Cafeteria

Why:  Receive Camp Pinewood permission forms, meet the Camp Director, camp presentation, Q & A with teachers and Camp Director, chaperone sign-up, and more!

Please do your best to attend this very important meeting!

Click here for the 19-20 Camp Information.

Students will be bringing home an order form for the 5th Grade T-Shirt. Orders are due by Wednesday, September 11th.  Click here for a copy of the order form you may print and use.

A copy of the letter sent home with students on the first day of school has been uploaded to the Class Info page.

This year we have students who are allergic to tree nuts and/or peanuts.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND FOODS CONTAINING TREE NUTS OR PEANUTS TO CLASS.

Welcome to 4th/5th Grade! This blog will serve as a very important tool for communication. Please enter your email address in the Classroom eNews box if you would like to receive automatic updates delivered directly to your inbox.