We had a great week in 5A! We are in a great groove and all of our students are doing well. I’m so proud of everyone! We have had lots of super improvers this week! Ask your child how close he/she is from becoming a Rookie or a leader.   This is the main form of communication that I use to tell you all about the events for the week.  If you need anything, please feel free to message me on DOJO. I will get back to you quickly. I typically don’t check this after 9pm.

Congrats to Noelle! She is our Wonderful Wildcat! 

Project Impact Information:

Our parade was a success! Thank you to everyone who was able to walk in the parade to represent Project Impact! Our first fundraiser will be Nets for Vets. Look for information to come soon!

Canvas:

Many assignments are posted on our canvas page. Your child knows how to get into his/her canvas account. Ask them to show you what we have posted. This is also a great spot to find YouTube videos and Khan Academy videos about the topics we are studying. ALL of the study guides are also posted. Please let me know if you aren’t able to log in. 

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• This week we added to our knowledge of reading strategies. We learned all about determining the importance while we read.  Ask your student about the different motions for all of our reading strategies.
• We will continue to practice determining the importance while we read to help better understand the text. We will do a lot with main idea and supporting details too.We will also study multiple meaning words, references, and homonyms. Our test will be on THURSDAY! We will be on our field trip this Friday!  
• Now students have 5 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, asking questions, and determining the importance!
• Each student should now have a book that they want to read. Many have already completed at least one book and passed an AR test.
• As a reminder, the reading expectations for quarter 1 are to read 2 fiction books and one nonfiction book.
• If your child needs help finding a book, I am happy to help them. It is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask for help!
• Our fifth  journal entry is due this week! The journals can be completed as a google doc on their chrome books, but must be printed and put in their journals. I want to show writing growth and having them in the journal is a great way for me to see this!
• Students are in the full swing of Reader’s Workshop. They are doing a great job and are making smart choices about their learning. Ask them about it! Each week they must complete word word, a journal entry, a response to literature, and soon we will add a book project. ALL of this can be done in class if they are meeting expectations. I will pull small groups during this time for guided reading lessons.
• Book Project: Our students created their first book response video! I’m so proud of their hard work! They were very good.
• Remember, if your child is working hard during his/her class time, most of their homework should be completed at school.

Math: 

• Our quiz this week will be on Thursday since we will be on a field trip on Friday! 
• This week we will begin studying fractions!  Students MUST begin to master their multiplication and division facts. They can log on to Xtra math each day and practice.
• If your child still needs extra help with division, check out the videos on canvas, come in for morning math, or please encourage them to ask for help!
• There will be videos on canvas available for extra help on the fractions.
• This week we will spend time learning how to use bar models to solve real world word problems. There are several videos on canvas that will help students understand bar models.
• My goal is to help the students gain confidence.
• We will continue using  our math workshop format. During this format, I teach a 20 minute mini lesson, then students go to different centers to complete a variety of math activities at their level while I pull every student in our class for guided math.
• Students receive a math muscle paper that has problems with the concepts we are studying currently, concepts we learned in the past, and ones we will study in the future. On Friday, we play bingo! This was the first week everyone got to play! The sheet must be complete in order to play. Class time is given to work on this, but if they don’t finish it that day, I recommend them take it home and work on a bit of it each night.
• During math workshop, students receive extra practice sheets for the chapter we are studying. These sheets help reinforce the skills we are working on during whole class instruction and guided math. If the student completes the math extra practice pages in time for the test, they can turn them in for dojo and super improvers. (These aren’t additional homework, but most students did complete them during math workshop.)
• Math homework is also handed out during math workshop so that students have an opportunity to start it and ask questions if they need help.
• Every Friday we take a math quiz over the skills we study that week.
• Our morning math club will begin on Monday, Sept. 18. It is open to anyone who wants extra help with math. It begins at 7:20 when the doors open and goes until 7:45 when morning meeting begins. Students may come as often or little as they like. *Every 6th week, I have morning duty and those weeks we will not have morning math. I will let everyone know the week before.
• Math expectations for quarter 1 are to complete 30 minutes of math websites a week. A great place to start is Xtra Math. Students may then choose from Khan Academy or Frontrowed.
• They may also have some homework assignments on Khan Academy now that we have our Chromebooks.

Science:

• Our science fair was a success.
• We will take a short break from Science and study Social Studies for the next few weeks.
• When we pick up science again, we will be preparing for the Challenger Center.
• Social Studies
  • We will begin by studying geography of the United States and learning important vocabulary that will help guide us as we learn about the world around us.
  • Students will complete daily geography each week. It is their responsibility to get this completed as not much class time is spent on this each day. Students must write in complete sentences.
  • Students also get to watch the Channel One News each day. This is a great way to learn about the world around us. Please ask your students about what is going on in our world.
  • We will study chapter 2 in our social studies books. This chapter is about forming a new government, westward expansion, and industrial revolution.

We had a great week in 5A! We are in a great groove and all of our students are doing well. I’m so proud of everyone! We have had lots of super improvers this week! Ask your child how close he/she is from becoming a Rookie or a leader.   This is the main form of communication that I use to tell you all about the events for the week.  If you need anything, please feel free to message me on DOJO. I will get back to you quickly. I typically don’t check this after 9pm.

Congrats to Gavin! He  is our Wonderful Wildcat! 

Project Impact Information:

Our parade was a success! Thank you to everyone who was able to walk in the parade to represent Project Impact! Our first fundraiser will be Nets for Vets. Look for information to come soon!

Canvas:

Many assignments are posted on our canvas page. Your child knows how to get into his/her canvas account. Ask them to show you what we have posted. This is also a great spot to find YouTube videos and Khan Academy videos about the topics we are studying. ALL of the study guides are also posted. Please let me know if you aren’t able to log in. 

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• This week we added to our knowledge of reading strategies. We learned all about determining the importance while we read.  Ask your student about the different motions for all of our reading strategies.
• We will continue to practice determining the importance while we read to help better understand the text. We will do a lot with main idea and supporting details too.
• Now students have 5 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, and asking questions!
• Each student should now have a book that they want to read. Many have already completed at least one book and passed an AR test.
• As a reminder, the reading expectations for quarter 1 are to read 2 fiction books and one nonfiction book.
• If your child needs help finding a book, I am happy to help them. It is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask for help!
• Our fourth  journal entry is due this week! The journals can be completed as a google doc on their chrome books, but must be printed and put in their journals. I want to show writing growth and having them in the journal is a great way for me to see this!
• Students are in the full swing of Reader’s Workshop. They are doing a great job and are making smart choices about their learning. Ask them about it! Each week they must complete word word, a journal entry, a response to literature, and soon we will add a book project. ALL of this can be done in class if they are meeting expectations. I will pull small groups during this time for guided reading lessons.
• Book Project: Our students created their first book response video! I’m so proud of their hard work! They were very good.
• Remember, if your child is working hard during his/her class time, most of their homework should be completed at school.

Math: 

• We took a test over the majority of chapter 2 this week. Students MUST begin to master their multiplication and division facts. They can log on to Xtra math each day and practice.
• If your child still needs extra help with division, check out the videos on canvas, come in for morning math, or please encourage them to ask for help!
• This week we will spend time learning how to use bar models to solve real world word problems. There are several videos on canvas that will help students understand bar models.
• My goal is to help the students gain confidence.
• We will continue using  our math workshop format. During this format, I teach a 20 minute mini lesson, then students go to different centers to complete a variety of math activities at their level while I pull every student in our class for guided math.
• Students receive a math muscle paper that has problems with the concepts we are studying currently, concepts we learned in the past, and ones we will study in the future. On Friday, we play bingo! This was the first week everyone got to play! The sheet must be complete in order to play. Class time is given to work on this, but if they don’t finish it that day, I recommend them take it home and work on a bit of it each night.
• During math workshop, students receive extra practice sheets for the chapter we are studying. These sheets help reinforce the skills we are working on during whole class instruction and guided math. If the student completes the math extra practice pages in time for the test, they can turn them in for dojo and super improvers. (These aren’t additional homework, but most students did complete them during math workshop.)
• Math homework is also handed out during math workshop so that students have an opportunity to start it and ask questions if they need help.
• Every Friday we take a math quiz over the skills we study that week.
• Our morning math club will begin on Monday, Sept. 18. It is open to anyone who wants extra help with math. It begins at 7:20 when the doors open and goes until 7:45 when morning meeting begins. Students may come as often or little as they like. *Every 6th week, I have morning duty and those weeks we will not have morning math. I will let everyone know the week before.
• Math expectations for quarter 1 are to complete 30 minutes of math websites a week. A great place to start is Xtra Math. Students may then choose from Khan Academy or Frontrowed.
• They may also have some homework assignments on Khan Academy now that we have our Chromebooks.

Science:

• We are now studying the scientific method and the process of the scientific method. Students will do a variety of experiments that teach the scientific method.
• Most students have chosen their project.
• They must make sure that they are not creating a project, but an experiment that can use the process of the scientific method.
• Students will be given a grade daily on their participation and how well they interact with their group.
• The rubric went home so everyone knows the expectations.
• Students need to provide ALL materials they will need to complete this assignment. (Please let me know if you are unable to get something! )
• The assignment is also posted on canvas.
• Science Fair is on Friday, September 29 from 1:30-2:30.

 

• Social Studies
  • We will begin by studying geography of the United States and learning important vocabulary that will help guide us as we learn about the world around us.
  • Students will complete daily geography each week. It is their responsibility to get this completed as not much class time is spent on this each day. Students must write in complete sentences.
  • Students also get to watch the Channel One News each day. This is a great way to learn about the world around us. Please ask your students about what is going on in our world.
  • We will study chapter 2 in our social studies books. This chapter is about forming a new government, westward expansion, and industrial revolution.

We had a great week in 5A! We are in a great groove and all of our students are doing well. I’m so proud of everyone! We have had lot0s of super improvers this week! Ask your child how close he/she is from becoming a Leader!  This is the main form of communication and I use it each day in our classroom. If you need anything, please feel free to message me on DOJO. I will get back to you quickly. I typically don’t check this after 9pm.

Congrats to Lauren! She  is our Wonderful Wildcat! 

Project Impact Information:

Math:

 

Friday, September 29- 5th grade Science Fair from 1:30-2:30 in W.W. gym

Friday, October 6- Field Trip to Lincoln Museum in Springfield

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• This week we added to our knowledge of reading strategies. We learned all about asking questons while we read.  Ask your student about the different motions for all of our reading strategies.
• Next week, we will learn to determine the importance while we read to help better understand the text. We will do a lot with main idea and supporting details too.
• Now students have 5 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, and asking questions!
• Each student should now have a book that they want to read. Many have already completed at least one book and passed an AR test.
• As a reminder, the reading expectations for quarter 1 are to read 2 fiction books and one nonfiction book.
• If your child needs help finding a book, I am happy to help them. It is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask for help!
• Our third  journal entry is due this week! The journals can be completed as a google doc on their chrome books, but must be printed and put in their journals. I want to show writing growth and having them in the journal is a great way for me to see this!
• Students are in the full swing of Reader’s Workshop. They are doing a great job and are making smart choices about their learning. Ask them about it! Each week they must complete word word, a journal entry, a response to literature, and soon we will add a book project. ALL of this can be done in class if they are meeting expectations. I will pull small groups during this time for guided reading lessons.
• Book Project: Students must post a video on seesaw about a book they are currently reading. It is to be a one to two minute book talk. They need to tell me the genre, important details about the book, and then do a review of the book. Please don’t give the book away and make sure that you have the book too!
• Remember, if your child is working hard during his/her class time, most of their homework should be completed at school.

Math: 

• We will begin continue chapter 2 this week. In chapter 2, the focus is multiplying and dividing and solving equations using PEMDAS!
• Please encourage your student to work on division with two digit divisors. We took a quiz and the scores were low so it will not be recorded in the grade book. Instead, we are going to continue practice dividing with two digit divisors and be read for our test on Friday!
• We will continue using  our math workshop format. During this format, I teach a 20 minute mini lesson, then students go to different centers to complete a variety of math activities at their level while I pull every student in our class for guided math.
• Students receive a math muscle paper that has problems with the concepts we are studying currently, concepts we learned in the past, and ones we will study in the future. On Friday, we play bingo! This was the first week everyone got to play! The sheet must be complete in order to play. Class time is given to work on this, but if they don’t finish it that day, I recommend them take it home and work on a bit of it each night.
• During math workshop, students receive extra practice sheets for the chapter we are studying. These sheets help reinforce the skills we are working on during whole class instruction and guided math. If the student completes the math extra practice pages in time for the test, they can turn them in for dojo and super improvers. (These aren’t additional homework, but most students did complete them during math workshop)
• Math homework is also handed out during math workshop so that students have an opportunity to start it and ask questions if they need help.
• Every Friday we take a math quiz over the skills we study that week.
• Our morning math club will begin on Monday, Sept. 18. It is open to anyone who wants extra help with math. It begins at 7:20 when the doors open and goes until 7:45 when morning meeting begins. Students may come as often or little as they like. *Every 6th week, I have morning duty and those weeks we will not have morning math. I will let everyone know the week before.
• Math expectations for quarter 1 are to complete 30 minutes of math websites a week. A great place to start is Xtra Math. Students may then choose from Khan Academy or Frontrowed.
• They may also have some homework assignments on Khan Academy now that we have our Chromebooks.

Science:

• We are now studying the scientific method and the process of the scientific method. Students will do a variety of experiments that teach the scientific method.
• Once we have taught the scientific method, students will be put into groups and come up with their own experiment to conduct for our science fair.
• This work will be done in class and with their group.
• I will send home a rubric so everyone knows the expectations.
• The assignment is also posted on canvas.

 

• Social Studies
  • We will begin by studying geography of the United States and learning important vocabulary that will help guide us as we learn about the world around us.
  • Students will complete daily geography each week. It is their responsibility to get this completed as not much class time is spent on this each day. Students must write in complete sentences.
  • Students also get to watch the Channel One News each day. This is a great way to learn about the world around us. Please ask your students about what is going on in our world.
  • We will study chapter 1 in our social studies books. It talks about early explorers, colonists, and the Revolutionary War.

We had a great week in 5A! We are in a great groove and all of our students are doing well. I’m so proud of everyone! We have had lot0s of super improvers this week! Ask your child how close he/she is from becoming a Leader!  This is the main form of communication and I use it each day in our classroom. If you need anything, please feel free to message me on DOJO. I will get back to you quickly. I typically don’t check this after 9pm.

Congrats to Carson!  He is our Wonderful Wildcat! 

Project Impact Information:

 

Thursday, September 14- Family Reading Night and Book Fair

Friday, September 29- 5th grade Science Fair from 1:30-2:30 in W.W. gym

Friday, October 6- Field Trip to Lincoln Museum in Springfield

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• This week we added to our knowledge of reading strategies. We learned all about making inferences while we read.  Ask your student about the different motions for all of our reading strategies.
• Next week, we will learn about how to ask questions to help better understand the text.
• Now students have 5 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, and asking questions!
• Each student should now have a book that they want to read. Many have already completed at least one book and passed an AR test.
• As a reminder, the reading expectations for quarter 1 are to read 2 fiction books and one nonfiction book.
• If your child needs help finding a book, I am happy to help them. It is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask for help!
• Our second journal entry is due this week! The journals can be completed as a google doc on their chrome books, but must be printed and put in their journals. I want to show writing growth and having them in the journal is a great way for me to see this!
• If you attend Family Reading Night on Thursday, that may count as 20 minutes of reading time on your reading log this week!
• Students are in the full swing of Reader’s Workshop. They are doing a great job and are making smart choices about their learning. Ask them about it! Each week they must complete word word, a journal entry, a response to literature, and soon we will add a book project. ALL of this can be done in class if they are meeting expectations. I will pull small groups during this time for guided reading lessons.
• Remember, if your child is working hard during his/her class time, most of their homework should be completed at school.

Math:

• We took our first math test this week and our average was a 91%! Most of us understood the concepts of place value, rounding, and using estimation & compatible numbers to solve math problems.
• We will begin chapter 2 this week. In chapter 2, the focus is multiplying and dividing and solving equations using PEMDAS!
• We will continue using  our math workshop format. During this format, I teach a 20 minute mini lesson, then students go to different centers to complete a variety of math activities at their level while I pull every student in our class for guided math.
• Students receive a math muscle paper that has problems with the concepts we are studying currently, concepts we learned in the past, and ones we will study in the future. On Friday, we play bingo! This was the first week everyone got to play! The sheet must be complete in order to play. Class time is given to work on this, but if they don’t finish it that day, I recommend them take it home and work on a bit of it each night.
• During math workshop, students receive extra practice sheets for the chapter we are studying. These sheets help reinforce the skills we are working on during whole class instruction and guided math. If the student completes the math extra practice pages in time for the test, they can turn them in for dojo and super improvers. (These aren’t additional homework, but most students did complete them during math workshop)
• Math homework is also handed out during math workshop so that students have an opportunity to start it and ask questions if they need help.
• Every Friday we take a math quiz over the skills we study that week.
• Our morning math club will begin on Monday, Sept. 18. It is open to anyone who wants extra help with math. It begins at 7:20 when the doors open and goes until 7:45 when morning meeting begins. Students may come as often or little as they like. *Every 6th week, I have morning duty and those weeks we will not have morning math. I will let everyone know the week before1
• Math expectations for quarter 1 are to complete 30 minutes of math websites a week. A great place to start is Xtra Math. Students may then choose from Khan Academy or Frontrowed.
• They may also have some homework assignments on Khan Academy now that we have our Chromebooks.

Science:

• We are now studying the scientific method and the process of the scientific method. Students will do a variety of experiments that teach the scientific method.
• Once we have taught the scientific method, students will be put into groups and come up with their own experiment to conduct for our science fair.
• This work will be done in class and with their group.
• I will send home a rubric so everyone knows the expectations.
• Social Studies
  • We will begin by studying geography of the United States and learning important vocabulary that will help guide us as we learn about the world around us.
  • Students will complete daily geography each week. It is their responsibility to get this completed as not much class time is spent on this each day. Students must write in complete sentences.
  • Students also get to watch the Channel One News each day. This is a great way to learn about the world around us. Please ask your students about what is going on in our world.
  • We will study chapter 1 in our social studies books. It talks about early explorers, colonists, and the Revolutionary War.

• Our week in pictures:

We had a great week in 5A! We are in a great groove and all of our students are doing well. I’m so proud of everyone! We have had lots of super improvers this week! Ask your child how close he/she is from becoming a Leader!  If you haven’t signed up for Class Dojo, please do ASAP! This is the main form of communication and I use it each day in our classroom. If you need anything, please feel free to message me on DOJO. I will get back to you quickly. I typically don’t check this after 9pm.

We got our Chromebooks today! Please remember, the Chromebook must come to school each day fully charged! Please do not let your child have food or drink anywhere near them! These are ours for the year. They belong to Dunlap and we want to respect them and keep them nice!

Congrats to Zoe! She is our Wonderful Wildcat! 

Project Impact Information:

Friday, September 1- NO SCHOOL- Teacher’s Institute

Monday, September 4- NO SCHOOL- Labor Day

Thursday, September 14- Family Reading Night and Book Fair

Friday, September 29- 5th grade Science Fair from 1:30-2:30 in W.W. gym

Friday, October 6- Field Trip to Lincoln Museum in Springfield

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• This week we added to our knowledge of reading strategies. We learned all about making connections. Ask your student about the different connections and the motions!
• Next week, we will learn about how to infer to help better understand the text.
• Now students have 3 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, making connections, and inferring!
• Each student should now have a book that they want to read. Many have already completed at least one book and passed an AR test.
• As a reminder, the reading expectations for quarter 1 are to read 2 fiction books and one nonfiction book.
• If your child needs help finding a book, I am happy to help them. It is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask for help!
• Our first journal entry is due on Tuesday, Sept. 5. At that time, I will assign a new journal entry that will be due the following week.
• Remember, if your child is working hard during his/her class time, most of their homework should be completed at school.

Math:

• We finished our second week with place value. As a reminder, students take a quiz each Friday over the concepts we’ve learned that week.
• Our first math test will be on Thursday, Sept. 7.  I will send home the quizzes to help students study. The test will be very similar to the quizzes and those are the concepts they will be tested on.
• Math expectations for quarter 1 are to complete 30 minutes of math websites a week. A great place to start is Xtra Math. Students may then choose from Khan Academy or Frontrowed.
• They may also have some homework assignments on Khan Academy now that we have our Chromebooks.

Science:

• We are now studying the scientific method and the process of the scientific method. Students will do a variety of experiments that teach the scientific method.
• Once we have taught the scientific method, students will be put into groups and come up with their own experiment to conduct for our science fair.
• This work will be done in class and with their group.
• I will send home a rubric so everyone knows the expectations.
• Social Studies
  • We will begin by studying geography of the United States and learning important vocabulary that will help guide us as we learn about the world around us.
  • Students will complete daily geography each week. It is their responsibility to get this completed as not much class time is spent on this each day. Students must write in complete sentences.
  • Students also get to watch the Channel One News each day. This is a great way to learn about the world around us. Please ask your students about what is going on in our world.
  • We will study chapter 1 in our social studies books. It talks about early explorers, colonists, and the Revolutionary War.

• Our week in pictures: