February 20th-23rd

Happy Friday! We hope everyone is staying dry and warm with all of this rain we have had lately. Please see below for some updates from 5th grade. 

Curriculum Connections 

In math this week, the learners created some Kahoots to review all of the concepts we have been working on in math this year. Have your child sign in to their account and you can play these at home as a family! We are currently in our expressions and equations unit, with our next unit being measurement. We spent some time looking at different expressions and decoding word problems with a letter standing as the unknown number.

In science, we have been wrapping up our Earth's Changing Surface unit this week. Learner's showed their understanding of weathering, erosion, and deposition, as well as different landforms. We are excited to start exploring renewable and nonrenewable resources, as part of our Alternative Energy unit!

In reading, we have wrapped up our unit on expository/non-fiction texts. Learners reviewed the importance of having a growth mindset. We also challenged ourselves to achieve what we feel we can't do.

In social studies, we finished talking about our US government and started our discussions about the Westward Expansion.

Upcoming

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Next Friday we have one of our School Board Members, Anthony Hill coming to present for IBM eWeek. They will be participating in the Discover E presentations. Feel free to check out this link for more information. 

SKY RANCH PAYMENTS

It is finally here! The last payment for Sky Ranch will be on March 9th. If you are on the payment plan please send in that payment by this date. Our Sky Ranch paperwork is also due on this day, so please send that in as soon as possible to your learners homeroom teacher. In addition, if you are signed up to be a chaperone, your $200 payment is also due on this day. 

Don't forget to check out our calendar in the blog as we update it with important information and events coming up in 5th grade. 

TWITTER!

Don't forget to follow the 5th grade teachers on twitter! You can find our feed on our Google Sites. There are lots of pictures and curriculum connections of things happening on campus and in our classrooms.

February 12th-16th

What's Happening at TCE?

Engineering Extravaganza

This annual event will be held on February 22nd at TCE from 5:00-7:00.

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart will be Friday, February 23rd at 11:10! Parents are welcome to come watch their child during this time. 

What's Happening in the Classroom?

In reading, we focused on the reading strategy of making inferences and drawing conclusions. Learners should be using their background knowledge and evidence from the text to make inferences. In language arts, we focused on prepositional phrases. 

In social studies, we finished our unit over the U.S. three branches of government and the U.S. Constitution. Our next unit will be over Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion. 

In math,  we have been working through our expressions and equations unit. We have been learning a lot of new vocabulary like prime and composite, factors and multiples, and order of operations!

In science, we have been exploring landforms as well as the changes to Earth's surface. We have been participating in labs that help us learn these concepts such as creating sedimentary rock from sand, gravel, twigs, and saltwater. 

Reminders

Sky Ranch Money and Form Reminder

All forms from the Sky Ranch packet will need to be turned in by March 9th. This is also the due date of the last payment. You are welcome to turn in the forms before the due date!

***This is also the due date for ALL chaperone money as well! 

Calling all Dads!

We are still in needs of dad chaperones for some of our 5th grade classes for our Sky Ranch trip from April 25-27th. The cost for chaperones is $200 and you will need to fill out the chaperone interest form in your learner's packet to bring back to school. It is important that we have enough dad chaperones in order for us to be able to go on this trip. Please let your homeroom teacher know if you are interested!

After School

Dr. Applegate has asked us to remind parents and learners that at the end of the day, learners are not allowed to play on the playground or school property due to the YMCA using our campus for their needs. Please make sure that your learner goes directly to where they need to be after school. 

Pictures from our Week

Valentine's Day

Olympics

February 5th-9th

Valentine's Day Party

Our 5th grade Valentine's party will be held on Wednesday, February 14th at 2:00 PM in the cafeteria. All parents are welcome to join. Your child's homeroom teacher will also share with you a class list of names if your child chooses to make valentines. We ask that your learner brings a valentine for every one in their class! Also, make sure that any treats that may come with are peanut and nut free. If your learner would like to make a box to hold their valentines, they need to decorate this at home. 

No School

Monday, February 19th will be a holiday for the learners. There will be no school.

Engineering Extravaganza

This annual event will be held on February 22nd in the evening. More details to come!

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart will be Friday, February 23rd at 11:10! Parents are welcome to come watch their child during this time. 

Sky Ranch Packet and Form Reminder

All forms from the Sky Ranch packet will need to be turned in by March 9th. This is also the due date of the last payment. You are welcome to turn in the forms before the due date!

Calling all Dads!

We are still in needs of dad chaperones for some of our 5th grade classes for our Sky Ranch trip from April 25-27th. The cost for chaperones is $200 and you will need to fill out the chaperone interest form in your learner's packet to bring back to school. It is important that we have enough dad chaperones in order for us to be able to go on this trip. Please let your homeroom teacher know if you are interested!

What's Happening in the Classroom?

In math this week, we have been completing flipped and blended lessons on expressions and equations. Learners have been exploring data from the last Olympics to practice creating stem-and-leaf plots, dot plots, and scatterplots. We have also been exploring new vocabulary such as factors and multiples, and prime and composite numbers.

In science this week, we have been continuing our unit on weathering, erosion, and deposition. Learners have had the opportunity to explore how these three forces play a part in creating landforms as well as destruction around the world. 

In social studies, we are learning about the three branches of government and their main responsibilities. We are also learning about the members of each branch. 

In language arts, we focused on vivid verbs this week. In reading, we focused on main idea and summarization. Learners should also be activating their background knowledge and asking questions before, during, and after reading. 

Pictures from our week:

January 29th-February 2nd

What's Happening at TCE?

Six Flags Read to Succeed

Your learner needs to log 6 hours of reading between now and February 23rd in order to receive a free ticket to Six Flags. Please have your learner complete their log and turn it into their homeroom by February 23rd if they choose to participate.

Valentine's Day Party

Our 5th grade Valentine's party will be held on Wednesday, February 14th at 2:00 PM in the cafeteria. All parents are welcome to join. Your child's homeroom teacher will also send home a class list of names if your child chooses to make valentines. We ask that your learner brings a valentine for every one in their class! Also, make sure that any treats that may come with are peanut and nut free. If your learner would like to make a box to hold their valentines, they need to decorate this at home. 

Monday, February 19th will be a holiday for the learners. There will be no school.

Engineering Extravaganza

This annual event will be held on February 22nd in the evening. More details to come!

Jump Rope for Heart

Jump Rope for Heart will be Friday, February 23rd at 11:10! Parents are welcome to come watch their child during this time. 

What's Happening in the Classroom?

Homework: Please make sure that your learner is completing the required homework. They will have a weekly math homefun sheet handed out at the start of the week that is due each Friday. Also, we will begin reading vocabulary homework on Monday. These words will be assessed on Friday. We will also begin Article/Passage of the Week on Monday, but we will complete it in class all week to model how to complete this homework assignment. Thank you for your continued support!

In reading, we are continuing to make meaningful connections, as well as activating our background knowledge to make inferences from nonfiction texts.

In language arts, we focused on compound-complex sentences and are continuing to write expository texts. 

In math, we are exploring coordinate planes, equations, graphs, and input-output tables. Learners have been using the app Desmos to create and explore data. 

In science, learners are exploring weathering, erosion, and deposition. See the pictures below of some great learning that has been happening!

In social studies, we are continuing to learn about America's early documents, as well as getting into the three branches of government.