We had another great week in 5th Grade! Thanks for stopping by to read our blog.
STAAR Testing
May 11th, 12th, and 13th will be STAAR testing for FACE TO FACE learners. Virtual learners will have alternate assignments during these three days of testing. May 18th and 19th will be STAAR testing for VIRTUAL learners. Face to face learners will work on alternate assignments REMOTELY at home. May 20th will be STAAR testing for VIRTUAL learners, however FACE TO FACE learners will still come to school. If you have any questions about this, please ask your homeroom teacher.
**When your son/daughter comes for testing, please be sure he/she has a charged iPad and headphones.
**This (below) is a copy of an email that Mrs. Ford sent to parents of virtual learners through Parent Square:
- On May 18th, 19th and 20th please drop off your child in the side loop (near the cafeteria) at 7:40 am. Teachers and administration will be out in the loop to greet learners and help them find their way to classrooms. Below are some reminders to help your child have a successful start to their day.
- Make sure your learner has had a good breakfast.
- We will have snacks and a bottle of water for each learner.
- Drop off learners in the side/cafe loop between 7:40-7:50 am with their mask, fully charged iPad, charger, and a book to read (in case they finish their exam early).
- Learners will begin their assessment no later than 8:15 in their homeroom classroom.
- Learners will be socially distanced.
- Please be in the side loop at 12:15 pm to pick up your child.
Talent Show
Calling all 5th graders with talent! We will be having our 5th Grade Talent Show on Flipgrid this year! Any 5th grader can post a video to the Flipgrid. ALL videos are due on Flipgrid by Wednesday, May 19th. Each child may perform in one solo act OR one group act OR one of each. Each act can be no longer than 2 minutes and must be suitable for all audiences. You can access the Flipgrid by clicking here.
Graduation (Lots of Information)
UPDATE/New Info: We would love to invite you to come celebrate our 5th graders on the end of their last walk. If you are able, you are welcome to come and line outside walkway at the entrance to the building. We will exit from the front doors, and we think it would be great for the kids' parents to cheer them out as they finish their final walk. *Note: We will make our way outside around 12:20, so we suggest you start lining up around 12:15.
Update/New Info: WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH GRADUATION
We are working on putting together a 5th Grade Video for our Graduation Celebration. As part of this video, we have asked each student to design two slides. The template for these slides as well instructions on how to complete them is in each class' homeroom folder. Students will be given some time to work on these in class, but will likely need some time at home too. (This is a great activity for the week they're at home/not taking STAAR.) These slides are due May 20th.
On one of these slides, there is a template for each child to include three photos of themselves. We'd love your help finding and selecting pictures from throughout elementary school.
For the middle picture, we will be taking portraits of our Face to Face kids. We've asked our virtual kids to take their own portraits. Parents of virtual kids, see
this presentation for more information on these portraits.
Information About Middle School
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Special Edition Pawprints |
| Annual Auction & Raffle - Virtual Event This Year - Starts in 3 Days!!! Bidding opens 8:00 a.m. May 1st -- closes 9:00 p.m. May 8th Campus/Summer Items Include: - 4 Front Row Seats @ North Band Winter Concert
- Lunch for your student and a friend with Principal Lorie Squalls (2 packages)
- Behind-the-scenes tour of North with Principal Lorie Squalls for incoming student & friend (3 packages)
- Water Boy/Girl for North 7th and 8th grade football games
- Warmups/Seats on the Bench/7th and 8th grade volleyball and basketball games
- Naming Rights: big gym, cafeteria, little gym, library, 6th grade/7th grade/8th grade hallways, front car loop, band hallway and more
- PE Uniforms
- Summer Performance Course - Free tuition for Summer 2021 course
- Track and Field Summer Camp - CHS, June 2021
- Girls' Basketball Summer Camp - CHS, June 2021
- Boys' Basketball Summer Camp - CHS, June 2021
- And much, much more....!!!!
Raffle Items: - Varidesk Pro Plus 36 (valued at $395)
- $50 Tangerine/Aveda Gift Card and Cherry Almond products
- Round of golf for 4 players at Riverchase
- Swarovski silver crystal dog tag necklace (valued at $150)
Winning bids will be notified by email. All Proceeds Benefit CMSNorth! |
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Principal Blog
Our Principal, Ms. Martin, has a Principal blog. We recommend reading this blog each time it's emailed as it is full of important information. Please click below for the most recent blog entry.
Upcoming Events
May 7th- TCE Dance Party during specials - 8:30-9:15
May 7th- ALL library books are due!
May 19th- Talent Show videos due on Flipgrid
May 20th - Graduation Slide Due
May 24th- Field Day (more information to come)
May 25th- 5th Grade Graduation @ 5:00 PM
May 26th- Last Day! Class Party & Early Release @ 12:30 PM
STAAR Calendar
May 11th - Math STAAR test for FACE TO FACE
May 12th- Reading STAAR test for FACE TO FACE
May 13th - Science STAAR test for FACE TO FACE
May 18th - Math STAAR test for VIRTUAL (Face to Face will be at home.)
May 19th - Reading STAAR test for VIRTUAL (Face to Face will be at home.)
May 20th - Science STAAR test for VIRTUAL (Face to face COME TO SCHOOL.)
Please see the information above about STAAR testing.
Our counselor's most recent guidance lesson was about drug and alcohol awareness and safety. Officer Freeman will also be coming to talk to the kids about Drug Safety in a few weeks. (This is rescheduled from our Health Expo.)
As part of our TCE Dance Party, led by Boosterthon, we focused on character this week. During our team huddles, we talked about caring, courage, grit, and celebration. The kids were given a challenge each day!
HAT DAY in 5C!
Lunch Bunch in 5D!
