Weekly Update

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” – George Washington Carver

Happy Halloween!!!  

Homeroom-

Parents, please check and sign your child's planner daily. Students do receive participation points for homeroom grade. Each day students earn one point for having planner in class and one point for having parent signature in their planner. We check name tags, uniform, planner, parent signature, and reading minutes, as well as learning and discussing the 7 Habits in homeroom. Students should be in the classroom by 8:10 a.m. 

Math- we are learning about long division. Students will divide 4-digit number dividends by 2-digit number divisors. 

This week's Prodigy assignments are practicing the following skills: 

1) complete steps for dividing 2-digit by 1-digit

2) complete steps for dividing 3-digit by 1-digit

3) Missing steps for dividing 2-digit by 1-digit

4) Missing steps for dividing 3-digit by 1-digit. 

We use Prodigy to practice math skills and concepts that we learned in math class. Please include Prodigy Math games in your child's daily math homework routine for 20 minutes. 

Go to: https://www.prodigygame.com/

Science- We are continuing to learn and discuss physical changes and chemical changes for Matter unit this week. Please continue to practice vocabulary words and concept cards with your child at home. Study guide was sent home with your child last week.  

This week's science vocabulary words (Matter LINCs Week#3) 

Below are the links for the concept cards and vocabulary words for Matter unit.

Concept cards- https://quizlet.com/_2ky517
Vocabulary cards- https://quizlet.com/_2kwlwu


Reminders
November 4: Half Day, Aguilas of Excellence; Day of the Dead Celebration from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at elementary building (Please see flyer below for details).

 

November 21-25 Thanksgiving Break; School resumes on Monday, Nov.28

Parents, thank you for your continued support and for working with your child at home!

Weekly Update

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails

 to always reach my destination." ~ Jimmy Dean

In math, we will learn the skill of how to divide multi-digit whole numbers and the concept of dividing and multiplying with 10, 100, and 1000. 

This week, Prodigy will be on 1) multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000, 2) dividing decimal by 10 and 100, 3) multiplication pattern for multiple of 10, and 4) division pattern for multiple of 10. We use Prodigy to practice math skills and concepts that we learned in math class. Please include Prodigy Math games in your child's daily math homework routine.

Go to: https://www.prodigygame.com/

In science this week, we are learning about the difference between physical changes and chemical reactions. Thank you so much for your donations to make our science experiments more exciting. Please review this week's science vocabulary words at home with your child. 

This week's science vocabulary words (Matter LINCs Week#2)

Below are the links for the concept cards and vocabulary words for Matter unit.

Concept cards- https://quizlet.com/_2ky517
Vocabulary cards- https://quizlet.com/_2kwlwu

Reminders
~ This week is Red Ribbon Week. Please check the flyer that was sent home with your child, or last week's blog for details.
~Please check your child's grades on Aspire together every weekend.

Parents,

Thank you for your support and including Prodigy in your child's homework routine!

Weekly Update

"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." ~ Chinese Proverb 

Dear Parents,

Thank you for coming to the Parent Teacher Conference. I have been enjoying working with your child. Time flies! The new quarter begins this week. This year, students are able to practice Sage online to get familiar with testing procedures and types of questions in Math and Science. We will begin Sage ONLINE Practice this quarter. Students are encouraged to bring their own headphone, if they have one on the testing date. Below are the scheduled dates for testing.

Science
October 11, 12 Earth's Crust Form B (Post test)-16 questions
October 17  Matter Form A (Pretest)-17 questions
Novermber 17Matter Form B (Post test)-17 questions
January 5 Magnetism Form A (Pretest)-13 questions  and Electricity Form A (Pretest)-14 questions
February 2 Magnetism Form B (Post test)-13 questions
March 9 Electricity Form B (Post test)-14 questions
March 13 Heredity Form A (Pretest)-13 questions
April 12 Heredity Form B (Post test)-13 questions

Math
December 6 Place Value System Form B (Post test)-10 questions
December 12 Operations and Algebraic Thinking Form A (Pretest)-12 questions
January 4 Fractions Form A (Pretest)-12 questions
January 26 Algebraic thinking Form B(Post test)-11 questions
February 22 Fractions Form B (Post test)-12 questions
March 15 Geometry Form A (Pretest)-9 questions
March 29 Geometry Form B (Post test) -9 questions


Math
This week, we will work on multiplying multi-digits whole numbers and decimal numbers. We will practice math word problem strategies. Please continue to practice multipication facts with your child at home. You can check out 5th grade Math Resources, or go to: https://quizlet.com/_2lbmqa

This week, Prodigy will write a decimal from a number line, place decimal point on number line, and multiplication patterns of multiples of 10.  We use Prodigy to practice math skills and concepts that we learned in math class. Please include 20 minutes Prodigy Math games in your child's daily math homework routine.

Go to: https://www.prodigygame.com/

Science
This week, we will learn what matter is made of and how the states of matter happen. Donations are graciously accepted for our science experiments. If interested in donating supplies, we need the following items for our science experiment: 8 bottles of Elmer's glue, color plastic cups, and food coloring. (Primary colors: red, green, blue, orange, yellow, purple).

This week's science vocabulary words: (Matter LINCs Week#1)

Please practice 18 Matter vocabulary words daily with your child. Students really enjoy playing quizlet in class.  Please allow your child to practice on quizlet if Internet is available at home. Studying or practicing science vocabulary words should be included in your child's daily Science homework routine.

Below are the links for the concept cards and vocabulary words for Matter unit.

Concept cards- https://quizlet.com/_2ky517
Vocabulary cards- https://quizlet.com/_2kwlwu

Thank you so much for your support at home!

REMINDERS
Oct. 22 @ 10:00 a.m. Fun Run 5 K ( see the flyer below for more details)

Oct. 24-28 Red Ribbon Week (Please see the flyer below for more details.)

 

Weekly Update

"The dictionary is the only place 

where success comes before work."  ~ Mark Twain

Math 

It is a short week this school week! We will practice and review multiplying multi-digits with whole numbers.  The fluency of multiplication facts is the foundation for students to be able to multiply multi-digit math problems. Most students are struggling with multiplication facts of: sixes, sevens, eights, nines, and twelves. Below is the link for math multiplication on quizlet. 

Go to: https://quizlet.com/_2lbmqa

This week, Prodigy will be on multiply 4-digit by 2-digit and 3-digit by 2-digit. We use Prodigy to practice math skills and concepts that we learned in math class. Please include Prodigy Math games in your child's daily math homework routine.

Go to: https://www.prodigygame.com/

Science

We are starting a new Science Unit: Matter. Below are the links for the concept cards and vocabulary words for this unit. You can use quizlet below to practice online at home. 

Concept cards- https://quizlet.com/_2ky517

Vocabulary cards- https://quizlet.com/_2kwlwu

Reminders

10/13 Elementary PTC from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. School dismisses at 12:45 p.m. 

10/14 Elementary PTC from 8:00 a.m. to noon. No school for students. 

10/14 Quarter 1 Ends 

10/17 Quarter 2 Begins 

10/22 OPA 5K Fun Run @10:00 a.m. 

Parents, please help your child to be proactive, and weekly check grades together on Aspire.  Thank you for working with your child and for your continued support!

Weekly Update

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. 

 The most certain way to succeed

 is always to try one more time."  Thomas A. Edison

Dear Parents,

Please train your child to be proactive, and together, check his/her grades on Aspire each week.  Your child has learned how to log in to Aspire and how to print out his/her progress report in Math class. This is something that can be incorporated into your child's weekly home routine.  Students' planners also need to be signed everyday and your child should be reading daily for at least 20 minutes, and record their reading minutes in their planner.

Math
We are working on multiplying multi-digit whole numbers with standard algorithm. Please practice multiplication facts with your child at home. It is essential that students know their multiplication facts in order to do multiplication word problems, and multiply multi-digit whole numbers, or decimal numbers. Click the link "5th Grade Math Resources" to find math games/drills.  Please make fun math games/drills a part of your child's homework routine. 

This week Prodigy will be on multiply 2 digits by 1 digit and 2 digits by 2 digits. We use Prodigy to practice math skills and concepts that we learned in math class. Please include Prodigy Math game in math homework routine daily.

Go to: https://www.prodigygame.com/


Science
We are reviewing concepts and vocabulary words that we learned in Earth's Crust Unit. Post-test will be on Thursday, October 6. Please practice concept cards and vocabulary words with your child at home. Study guide was sent home with your child. You can also use quizlet below to practice online.

Click the link below to practice Concept Cards:

https://quizlet.com/154980132/chiang-earths-crust-unit-concept-cards-flash-cards/

Click the link below to practice Earth's Crust Unit: 24 Vocabulary Words:

https://quizlet.com/154951722/opa-chiang-earth-crust-unit-flash-cards/alphabetical


Reminder/Up Coming Events
10/7 Aguilas of Excellence.  This coming Friday is half day and it is $1 Uniform Free dress.
10/13 Half day, Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-8:00 p.m.
10/14 Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m. to noon
10/14 Quarter 1 Ends

Thank you for your support at home!