Hi everyone! Happy New Year! We hope that you and your family had an enjoyable holiday break and a Happy New Year! We are so excited to start 2019 with these wonderful 5th graders!
Please see the Google calendar embedded above with important dates and reminders.
Important Reminders:
- The learners will not have school on Monday, January 21st.
It's that time of year to purchase a yearbook for your child. Yearbook cost was not part of the Trailpass this year, so the only way to purchase is through balfour.com at a cost of $25. You can also purchase an ad to appear in the yearbook to make this year extra special. Optional ads come in multiple sizes ranging from $15-$120. We sold out last couple of years, so don't miss out! Yearbook sales end January 18, 2019.
Yearbook Submissions
PTO would love your help as they begin the process of collecting pictures throughout the year to spotlight in the yearbook. We'd love to send any pictures you have from school events, field trips, and spirit rallies, etc. through the platform "Imageshare". Please see Ms. Martin's Parent Blog for information on how to submit pictures.
December Spirit Rally
The Spirit Rally just before the break was a lot of fun. Our very own 5th Grade Student Council Officers planned and lead the entire spirit rally. We were really proud of their hard work and bravery. Ms. Martin shared a video of the spirit rally in her parent blog. Take a look if you have a minute!
A Peek into Our Classrooms
Just before the break, the 5th graders had the opportunity to participate in a few service learning projects. We were overwhelmed by the number of donations that you, our 5th Grade Families, sent in for both the Bridge Homeless Shelter and the Gateway House. Thank you! 
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| An abundance of donations came in for the Holiday Boxes for the homeless shelter! |
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| The learners enjoyed being able to "shop" through the donations to add to the Holiday boxes. |
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| The learners loved getting to wrap the boxes and add a little holiday cheer to the donations! |
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| We ended up with 24 shoeboxes full of donations, and we had lots of leftovers to take to the shelter! |
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| The Gatehouse was very appreciative of our donations as well! The Gatehouse asked us to pass along the following message: I’m so thankful for all the TCE families that participated, and grateful for teachers who teach our kids about service. Happy Holidays to all! |
You can always follow the hashtag #tce5th on Twitter to see more pictures from our classrooms.
Curriculum Updates:
Math
This week in math, we will continue our unit over operations with fractions. We will review adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, and then we will move on to multiplying whole numbers by fractions.
Science
This week in science, the learners will be investigating how fossil fuels and different landforms are made. They will be creating a foldable to showcase the different stages of the creation of fossil fuels. The learners will also be participating in different stations to understand how landforms are created using weathering, erosion, and/or deposition.
Social Studies
This week in social studies, the learners will continue to learn about the three Branches of Government and the balance of powers.
Reading & Language Arts
This week in readers workshop, we will continue to work on nonfiction skills. Specifically, we will focus on the organizational structures of nonfiction texts and how recognizing these structures can help us understand what we read.
This week in spelling, we will be focusing on the Greek root, graph. Learners will learn to spell words containing graph as well as understand the meaning of the root.
This week in writing, learners will continue working on their expository pieces responding to the prompt: "Write about what you wish was different in the world." We hope you'll take some time to talk to your son/daughter about their chosen topic.
