Welcome to Grade 5 announcements.
January 31, 2012
Conferences are going to be held on February 16, 2012. Parents will be
notified if the team of 5th grade teachers feel that a conference is
necessary at this time.
Students showed great effort during the district assessments last week!
Everyone did his or her best!
January 23
This week students will be reviewing the rubric for Strand 25 (Mathematical
Applications), and completing a couple of these types of questions in class.
We will also continue to learn more about fractions including strategies for
finding equivalent fractions.
January 17
A test on Topic 3 will be given on January 18th. Students brought home books
this evening 1/9, to complete work on page 84. This will serve as a review
of the sections of Topic 3 that will be on the test. (Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3,
3.4 and 3.7.) We will continue to review these sections in class as well.
Students are so well prepared bringing in pencils, pens, and erasers!
Happy New Year! Students returned to school well prepared with pencils and
pens. There will be a quiz on area, perimeter, and measurement on Thursday,
January 5th. Students should study information in their Learning Journal to
prepare for this short quiz.
December 19th, 2011
Still shopping for the holiday season? Don't forget to restock your child's
suppy of pencils, red pens, and erasers. A good, handheld pencil sharpener
would be fantastic!
Best wishes to all for a healthy and restful winter break!
December 12th, 2011
Students will be having a quiz on Friday, December 16th. It will include
concepts and vocabulary from the last 9 vocabulary words posted in the
learning journal. Exponential notation, standard notation, and expanded
notation are some of the concepts that will be included.
Good luck the the 5th grade students who are perfoming tomorrow night!
December 5th, 2011
Students should continue to study words for Topic 3 that are in the Learning
Journal. We will continue to add vocabulary and concepts to this section;
the study of Topic 3 should be ongoing.
November 21, 2011
Wishing everyone a terrific Thanksgiving Day!
November 4, 2011.
Esteem Day:
Look for an informational handout that went home with students today.
On November 17th all fifth grade students will be participating in Esteem
Day. This is a day long interactive presentation with students from Canton
High School.
Parents are invited to view a performance by the 5th grade studens and the
Esteem Day Leaders on November 17th at 6:00 P.M. in the Porter gym. This
performance demonstrates what children have learned throughout the day.
Parents please plan to arrive at Porter with your child at 5:55 P.M. Students
should report to the cafetorium while parents find a seat in the gym.
Parents: Please take possession of your child's/children's coats before they
leave for the cafetorium.
October 24, 2011
There will be a test on Topic 2 on Friday, October 28th. Homework this week
will serve as a study guide for this test. These questions mirror questions
that might be on the test. In addition, students did a wonderful job
creating a vocabulary section in the math learning journal! Students should
study these words for Topic 2 each evening this week.
Reminder: Math books need to be covered by Wednesday, October 26th.
If you would like email notification of upcoming tests please click on
the NewsFlash link. Register your email address and you will receive
notification!
October 17th
Students are working on rounding numbers and using compatible numbers to
answer estimation questions.
October 10th, 2011
Checking the Parent Portal for grades? Please do not be alarmed if you see
an assignment but your child does not have a grade attached to that
assignment. In the case of the recent test given on Friday, October 7th,
some students did not finish the test in the class period and will be
afforded additional time on Tuesday, October 11th.
If you would like to have a "test alert" sent to you via email, please see
the NewsFlash tab. You can register there,and information concerning
upcoming tests will be emailed to you.
"On Time" homework return has been fantastic! I am so proud of each and
every 5th grade student for his/her efforts with homework!
October 4th, 2011
Period 4 students will be able to take home the study guide on Wednesday,
October 5th. Students have been working hard in class to review for this
test.
October 3, 2011
Students in Period 2 and 3 math class brought home a study guide today.
Students in period 4 math class will bring the study guide home on Tuesday.
Students should use this study guide to review for the test that will take
place Friday, October 7th. Homework that is assigned this week will serve as
a review for this test as well. Also, students have done a terrific job with
homework completion!
9/28/2011
Grade 5 will be conducting conferences on October 26th and 27th this year.
If we feel that a conference with your child is warranted, then you will be
contacted. However, if you would still like to schedule a conference, then
please email your child's homeroom teacher. Homeroom teachers will gather
information from the academic areas concerning your child and present it at
the conference. If your child is in my homeroom, please click on the
link "Conference Information" to find
additional information concerning dates and times to sign up for conferences.
9/21/2011
Students will be arriving home today with a study guide for a short quiz that
will be given on Friday, September 23rd. The quiz will include changing
decimals to fractions, and fractions to decimals. Students will be asked to
change numbers given in Standard Form to Expanded Form and Word Form.
9/12/2011
A note about the Thursday Paper manila envelope that will come home with
your child/children:
The Thursday envelope is a tool to enhance communication with parents. Each
Thursday your child/children will bring home this envelope that might be
filled with newsletters from the teachers, grade level, school, and PTO. If
you have signed up for electonic communication these items will be sent
electronically.
The Thursday envelope will also contain corrected homework and daily work, as
well as results of various assessments.
We hope that each week you will look forward to emptying this envelope and
reviewing the information with your child/children. Please help your
child/children remember to return the empty envelope to school each Friday!
Though we did have a late start to the school year, the students have made a
wonderful transition to the middle school!
Ms. Marcous