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.

Our new Wonderful Wildcat is Mickey Burdette Steele! 

Project Impact Information:

Our first fundraiser will be Nets for Vets. Look for information to come soon! Fundraiser forms will go home early next week and are due on Thursday, Nov. 9. If you have a veteran, please invite them to come and shoot baskets with us during our PE class on November 9. Our PE time is from 9:30-10:00. The class that collects the most money will earn a pizza party and students that collect money will earn a chance at an IPAD mini.

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:

• Our new reading strategies for the next two weeks are Retelling and Synthesizing.
• Our word work is homonyms.
• Our journal entry is a letter to a Veteran. If you know a veteran you may write to that person specifically, if you don’t you may write Dear Veteran.
• We will take a Theme test on Friday, November 3.
• Now students have 6 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, asking questions,determining the importance, and monitoring your understanding!
• Please encourage your child to keep reading. The reading logs are due every Friday.
• 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!

Math: 

• This week we will continue studying fractions!
• We will learn how to multiply and divide fractions in Chapter 4.
• Please remember to complete the math muscle so we can play on Friday!
• Each Friday we will have a math quiz over the concepts we learned that week.
• Math expectations for quarter 2 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.  The October math expectations will be due on November 1st.
• The Math expectations for November will be due on Friday, December 1.
• 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.
• Our new unit will be called Earth and Sun.
• All assignments will be completed in class. There may be a few assignments to finish as homework, but it will be seldom.

 

• 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.
  • Since we completed Chapter 2 and took a test, we will take a break from Social Studies until after Thanksgiving.
  • Students will get an opportunity each WEDNESDAY to work on their daily geography in class and watch the daily news.

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.

Our new Wonderful Wildcat is Caitlyn Doktor! 

Project Impact Information:

Our first fundraiser will be Nets for Vets. Look for information to come soon! Fundraiser forms will go home early next week and are due on Thursday, Nov. 9. If you have a veteran, please invite them to come and shoot baskets with us during our PE class on November 9. Our PE time is from 9:30-10:00. The class that collects the most money will earn a pizza party and students that collect money will earn a chance at an IPAD mini.

 

 

 

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:

• Our new reading strategies for the next two weeks are Retelling and Synthesizing.
• Our word work is homonyms.
• Our journal entry is a 5 paragraph autobiography. That means that 3 of the paragraphs are about most important facts from your life.
• We will take a Theme test on Friday, November 3.
• Now students have 6 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, asking questions,determining the importance, and monitoring your understanding!
• Please encourage your child to keep reading. The reading logs are due every Friday.
• 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!

Math: 

• This week we will continue studying fractions!Our math test will Tuesday, October 24th. At this time the math extra practice packet is due.
• The second half of the week we will focus on story problems.
• Please remember to complete the math muscle so we can play on Friday!
• Each Friday we will have a math quiz over the concepts we learned that week.
• 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.  The October math expectations will be due on November 1st.
• 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.
  • Our Chapter 2 social studies test will be on Friday, Oct. 27. Please have your students study the study guide! 

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.

We are celebrating all Wildcats! There will not be a new one since it is a short week!  

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!

Conferences: 

Our conferences for quarter 1 will be held on Thursday, October 19, and Friday, October 20. Please use this link to sign up for a conference time if you haven’t already. Students will lead these conferences and need to be present to show you all they have learned in quarter 1.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e4badab2aa02-201720181 

Fingerprinting: For your convenience, the district office set up a day and time for fingerprinting without making the trip to downtown Peoria.

The opportunity is during parent/teacher conferences.  If you have planned on volunteering in the school, this is a great time to take advantage of the fingerprinting process being so close to home!

When:  Thursday, October 19th

Place:  Hickory Grove Elementary

Time:  1:15 – 4:30

For volunteering, please do the following:

Click on the Volunteer Application Link below and apply to become a volunteer

https://www.applitrack.com/d323/onlineapp/_application.aspx?starting=true

Then go to Hickory as stated above for fingerprinting.

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:

• Next week we will review all the reading strategies we have learned in quarter 1.
• Now students have 6 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, asking questions,determining the importance, and monitoring your understanding!
• 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. This is due on October 17th! 
• 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!They are to use Seesaw to post a procedural text. Several students have already posted! Feel free to check them out!
• THERE WILL BE NO READING LOG DUE FOR NEXT WEEK! I WILL SEND HOME A READING LOG WEDNESDAY AND IT WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27.

Math: 

• This week we will continue studying fractions!  Students MUST begin to master their multiplication and division facts. They can log on to Xtra math each day and practice.
• Students can/should do a few minutes of math work each night on their extra practice packet. This will give them practice and help them gain confidence and be better! THIS MATH PACKET FOR FRACTIONS IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18. .
• 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.  The October math expectations will be due on November 1st.
• They may also have some homework assignments on Khan Academy now that we have our Chromebooks.
• THERE WILL BE NO MATH MUSCLE THIS WEEK. WE WILL HAVE A FEW MATH ASSIGNMENTS .

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 Kenzi! 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!

Conferences: 

Our conferences for quarter 1 will be held on Thursday, October 19, and Friday, October 20. Please use this link to sign up for a conference time if you haven’t already. Students will lead these conferences and need to be present to show you all they have learned in quarter 1.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e4badab2aa02-201720181

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 begin the new reading strategy monitoring your understanding..We will also study multiple meaning words, references, and homonyms.
• Now students have 6 different reading strategies they can use on their reading logs: creating images, predicting, making connections, inferring, asking questions,determining the importance, and monitoring your understanding!
• 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. This is due on October 17th! 
• 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 sixth  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.
• Remember, if your child is working hard during his/her class time, most of their homework should be completed at school.

Math: 

• This week we will continue studying fractions!  Students MUST begin to master their multiplication and division facts. They can log on to Xtra math each day and practice.
• Students can/should do a few minutes of math work each night on their extra practice packet. This will give them practice and help them gain confidence and be better!
• 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.)
• 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!
• 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.
• 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.  The October math expectations will be due on November 1st.
• 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.