Weekly Update Jan. 30-Feb.3

"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy.  

I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."  ~ Art Williams

Math ~ This week, we will continue to learn how to add and subtract fractions with mixed numbers and improper fractions and review fact families. Please continue practicing Math Facts with your child at home. 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.

This week's Prodigy is on adding and subtracting fractions, to review what we have learned in class.

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

Science ~We are on our 4th week of Electricity Unit. We will be reviewing concepts we have learned in class.  Please continue practicing vocabulary words at home. This week, students will have electricity week #4 vocabulary words quiz on Friday.  There are 22 vocabulary words for the electricity unit. Students can also practice on quizlet from the link below.


















Electricity unit vocabulary cards: https://quizlet.com/_2ugxjo
Electricity unit concept cards: https://quizlet.com/_2uhod6

Electricity Week#4 Vocabulary Words  

Reminders:
Feb.1 (Wednesday)- 5th & 6th Grade Literacy Night. Due to severe winter weather,  Literacy Night was moved from Jan.26 to Feb.1. Please come join us!!!
Feb.3 (Friday)- Half day, $1 Uniform Free Dress, school dismisses at 12:45 p.m.
Feb. 15 (Wednesday) -5th & 6th Grade Ski Day 8:00-4:15 p.m.
Feb.16 (Thursday)- Parent Teacher Conferences, @1:00-8:00 p.m. The Sign-Up sheet will be posted in the lobby a week before PTC's.
Feb.17 (Friday)-Parent Teacher Conferences, @8:00-Noon
Feb.20 (Monday)- No school, Washington/Lincoln Holiday
March 1 (Wednesday)-Utah Symphony Concert Filed Trip @8:30-12:00

Parents, thank you for working with your child!  Let's make this another great week!

Weekly Update Jan.23 -27

“A mistake is a crash-course in learning.” – Billy Anderson

Math ~ 

We are working on the fractions unit. We will learn about adding fractions with like and unlike fractions, or mixed number fractions, and also review changing improper fractions to mixed number fractions and mixed number fractions to improper fractions. It is essential for students to practice multiplication facts and division facts, to master their math facts. Please practice with your child daily as part of their homework routine. Online resources are available under 5th Grade Math Resources on the sidebar in my blog. Students have been using That Quiz: Arithmetic http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practice.html?arithmetic in class on Chromebooks. 

This week's Prodigy will be on the following concept:

• Mixed numbers written as an improper fraction-step by step
• Represent mixed fractions using fraction strips
• Improper fractions placed on number line
• Mixed fractions on a number line
• Mixed numbers written as an improper fraction
• Represent improper fractions using fraction strips

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 on week 3 of the electricity unit. This week, students will learn the difference between a series and parallel circuit. Please continue practicing vocabulary words at home. This week, students will have electricity week #3 vocabulary words quiz on Friday. There are 22 vocabulary words for the electricity unit. Students can also practice on quizlet from the link below. 

Electricity unit vocabulary cards: https://quizlet.com/_2ugxjo

Electricity unit concept cards: https://quizlet.com/_2uhod6

Electricity Week#3 Vocabulary Words 

Reminders: 
Jan.26 (Thursday)-5th &6th Grade Family Literacy Night, 5:15-7:15 p.m.  Please come and join us!

Weekly Update Jan.16-20

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, 

not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” ~ Vince Lombardi

We are off to a great start for the new year! Quarter 3 started on Jan.9th; please discuss the "3P's" with your child:  positive, prepared, polite.  Having a positive attitude, being prepared with school supplies (pencils, eraser, red pencil/pen, colored pencils or markers, glue sticks and scissors for projects) and using good manners will take your child far in life!  Please encourage your child to work on developing good daily habits. Students should keep all of their supplies in their pencil pouch, which is in their classroom binder.  Make sure daily math homework assignments are completed and turned in on time. If students are consistently not turning in their work, then it adds up and it is hard to catch up on Fridays. Please continue checking and signing your child's planner daily and ask them what they learned in school.  Please go on Aspire together each weekend, so that you can review your child's grades.

Math
We are learning about Fractions. This week, students will learn how to change fractions from improper fraction to mixed number and from mixed number to improper fraction. Students are also going to present their "Fractional Me" Math project that they have been working hard on in class. 

This week's Prodigy Assignments:
Fractions: Comparing
Scaling whole numbers by fractions
Scaling mixed numbers by fractions
Scaling fractions by fractions.

Science

We are in week 2 of Electricity Unit. This week, students will learn about what static electricity is and what causes it. We will also review and construct a model of Atom. Study guide was sent home with your child last Monday. Students can also practice on quizelt from the link below. Please continue practicing vocabulary words at home. This week students will have electricity week #2 vocabulary words quiz on Friday. Students have weekly science vocabulary words quiz on Fridays. 

Electricity Week#2 Vocabulary Words 

Electricity Vocabulary Words Study Guide

Electricity unit vocabulary cards: https://quizlet.com/_2ugxjo
Electricity unit concept cards: https://quizlet.com/_2uhod6

Reminders:
Jan.9 (Monday)-Quarter 3 Begins.
Jan.16 (Monday)-No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan.26 (Thursday)-Family Literacy Night. Please have permission slip turned in by Friday, Jan.20, so teachers know how many pizzas to order. 

Parents,
Please remember to include Prodigy in your child's daily routine. Thank you for supporting what your child is learning in the classroom. Let's continue to work together to make this the best year ever!  Donations are always needed and appreciated. At this time, we need boxes of tissues, wipes, and paper towels, colored pencils, markers, crayons, and glue sticks in our classroom. We do projects often and those supplies run out fast. Thank you so much for your generosity and support of your child's education. Thank you to those who have made donations to our classroom. We really appreciate your generosity!

Weekly Updates Jan.4-13

" Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."~ Oprah Winfrey

Welcome Back to School! I hope you all had a restful and fun holiday with friends and family. We are in a new year and have a new beginning! Quarter 3 starts on Jan.9; let's start the new year with a positive attitude and new daily habits. Please make sure daily math homework assignments are completed and turned in on time. Students have make-up time on Fridays in Math. However, if students are consistently not turning in their work, then it adds up and it is hard to catch up on Fridays. Please continue checking and signing your child's planner daily and ask them what they learned in school.

Donations are needed and appreciated. We need boxes of tissues, wipes, and paper towels in our classroom. Thank you so much for your generosity and support of your child's education.

Math
We are starting the Fraction Unit this quarter. This week, students will learn how to write fractions in words and understand the concept of numerator and denominator. They will also use pictures to represent fractions. Students will also learn equivalent fractions and comparison fractions.

This week's Prodigy Assignments:
Fractions: Comparing
Scaling whole numbers by fractions
Scaling mixed numbers by fractions
Scaling fractions by fractions.

Science

Students will take a post-test on Magnetism and pre-test on Electricity, on Jan.5, Students are strongly encouraged to bring their own headphones during Sage Practice Tests. We are starting a new unit on Electricity on Monday, Jan.9. Students will understand how electricity originated and understand two types of circuits. Below is the Electricity Week#1 Vocabulary Words and Study Guide for Electricity Vocabulary Words. 

Electricity unit vocabulary cards: https://quizlet.com/_2ugxjo
Electricity unit concept cards: https://quizlet.com/_2uhod6

Reminders:
Jan. 4 (Wednesday)- School Resumes.
Jan.5 (Thursday)-Sage Practice Test on Science -Magnetism Post test and Electricity Pre-test. Please bring your own headphones if you have them.
Jan. 6 (Friday)- Quarter 2 Ends. Half day and $1 uniform free dress. School dismisses @12:45
Jan.9 (Monday)-Quarter 3 Begins.
Jan.16 (Monday)-No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan.26 (Thursday)-Literacy Night 5:15-7:15