glencoe elementary school quarter 3 newsletter 5th...
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Quarter 3 Newsletter Glencoe Elementary School
Kelly Connolly, Naomi Fisher, & Paula Jeppesen
5th Grade Newsletter
DEAR 5TH GRADE FAMILIES,
It is truly amazing that we are already entering the last quarter of school. It seems like just yesterday we were getting settled into the new school year. Now that we’re moving onward to the last months of school, there is a lot to information to pass along to families. As our principal, Lori Clark, wrote in the most recent Glencoe newsletter, there will not be third quarter report cards this school year. This is due to the snow days that had to be made up, including the April teacher planning day (used to work on report cards) changed to an instructional day. If your child’s academic achievement has significantly declined since second quarter, a progress report will be mailed to you. A fourth quarter report card will be mailed at the end of the year. State testing at Glencoe will begin the week of April 17th. Fifth graders will be tested in the areas of: English Language Arts, Math, and Science. We will be sending out a letter/email to inform families of specific testing times and dates for each classroom. The month of May will bring about the 5th grade health curriculum—Family Life and Sexual Health. If you wish to review the materials, they are located in the office. A letter and permission slip will be sent April 17th, 2017 to all families. We will begin the health unit the week of May 1st, 2017. Lastly, at this time of year, it is doubly important for your child to keep working on managing classroom/homework assignments and organizational skills. Creating and maintaining good practices will make the transition to the sixth grade less stressful for all. Thank you for your continued support! It is greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
The 5th grade Team
Kelly Connolly, Naomi Fisher, & Paula Jeppesen
SCIENCE INQUIRY UNIT
The fifth graders have worked incredibly hard to complete their Science Inquiry pro-
jects, gaining an increased knowledge of the scientific method. This unit introduced
them to many concepts and skills. They learned to:
Ask questions and make predications that are based on observations and can be
explored via simple investigations
Design an investigation to answer questions and check predictions
Collect, organize, and summarize data from investigations
Analyze, interpret, and summarize data
Create a data table and graph of collected data
Compile and synthesize information into a written conclusion
Present findings and artifacts on a tri-fold board
Give a rehearsed presentation of their findings
UPCOMING DATES:
Variety Show: Thursday,
April 20th at 6:00pm
Run For the Arts: Friday,
April 28th
Timbers Field Trip: Fri-
day, May 10th
Field Day : TBD
Memorial Day-No
School: Monday, May
29th
Story Book Parade: Fri-
day, June 2nd @ 9:00am
5th Grade Promotion:
Wednesday, June 14th
@1:00pm
Last Day of School/
Bowling Field Trip:
Thursday, June 15th
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people
can change the world . Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead
In the upcoming weeks, students will be researching a state
and creating a persuasive writing piece to convince their audi-
ence to agree with them.
Our 5th grade writers will learn to…
Research a topic using a variety of resources
Take and organize notes using a graphic organizer
Write body paragraphs using a topic sentence, supporting
sentences, and a concluding sentence
Compose a strong, engaging introduction that states writer’s
position on the topic
Add transitional words and phrases to improve sentence fluency
Write a strong ending, which revisits the position stated at the
beginning
Create a resource list/bibliography
Revise using A.R.M.S. (add, remove, move, & sub-
stitute)
Edit using C.U.P.S.
Use Google Classroom to format and type a final
draft
UNITED STATES WAX MUSEUM
OPINION WRITING UNIT
This spring, our 5th graders will be pre-
senting the first ever, United States Wax Muse-
um. Students will be portraying one of the
many Americans that have positively influenced
our nation, including citizens from multiple
backgrounds, races, and perspectives. After re-
searching their historical figure, students will write a monologue to showcase
the person’s life and impact on the United States. Caren Graham, our artist in
residence, will be helping students bring their historical figure to life using an
actor’s workshop model. We will be putting on an evening performance later in
the month of May. Stay tuned for further details!
Student writing is scored
within 6 traits:
Ideas/Content
Organization
Voice
Sentence Fluency
Word Choice
Conventions
Students are scored using
The Oregon Department of
Education Official Writing
Scoring Guide Rubric. A
score of 4 or higher is con-
sidered meeting in 4th grade
and up.
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BRIDGES MATH UNIT 3
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Unit 3 Math Overview continued on back of this page…
This spring students will be participating in the 5th grade health unit:
Family Life and Sexual Health. This unit focuses on several topics in-
cluding family, self-esteem, gender roles, friendship, decision-making,
sexual exploitation, puberty, reproductive systems, pregnancy, and
HIV/AIDS. A parent letter regarding this unit will be included with stu-
dent report cards. Please review the letter and the contract with your
child and return it at your earliest convenience.
F.L.A.S.H. HEALTH UNIT
MULTIPLICATION
FACT FLUENCY
Thanks to the PTA for pur-
chasing the Reflex Math
program, students have
been able to practice their
multiplication and division
facts at school and at home.
This wonderful program
continually monitors stu-
dent progress and adapts to
each student’s individual
needs as they gain math fact
fluency.
Student Login
Directions:
1. Go to:
www.reflexmath.com
2. Click “login” in the
upper right corner of
the page
3. Login using the
teacher username,
class, and password
information given to
your child.
Encourage your
child to login
and play as
often as
possible!