May 20-24

May 20-24

It is the final countdown!! 

- Exhibition Night – May 23^rd at 6:30 – 7:45 PM (We ask that students arrive at 6:15  and report to our classroom for set up instructions) **Invites will be in Tuesday Folders 

- No School May 27^th – Memorial Day

- 5^th Grade Promotion - May 28^th at 6:00 PM (Students should arrive at 5:45 pm and meet in the hallway to the right of the auditorium. Professional attire required.)

- May 29^th - 5th Grade Field Trip to University of Houston (be on the lookout for permission slips)

^-  May 31^st – Last day of school :(

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Exhibition: Practice, practice, practice!!! 

April 22-26

April 22-26

Updates:

- This sign up genius link is asking for volunteers for our very last fundraising event of the school year!  Please click on it and see if you are available to help.

Community Night Snack & Drink Sales

- Portfolio Picnic - April 29 - May 1  Picnic Sign Up Link & Picnic Info Link

- Science STAAR – May 15^th

- Exhibition Night – May 23^rd  

- 5^th Grade Promotion - May 28^th

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math: We will continue learning percentages and take a test on Wednesday. Here is a video that helps explain the concept: Percents: Math Antics

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading:  We will start our final book clubs on Monday!

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 31

Science:  

• The different types of forces and how they affect motion
• How simple machines make work easier/more efficient
• Simple Machines Video

Social Studies: We will be learning about Reconstruction and the amendments that followed.

Exhibition:

We are wrapping up revisions & edits to research papers and will begin working on presentation supports. Each group will need a trifold board (and any extra supplies you may want to create an eye-catching board)(preferably by Tuesday, 4/23), these can be purchased at Office Depot, Staples, Target, etc. I suggest that if one group member makes the purchase, other group members chip in $1-2 to cover the cost.

April 8-12

April 8-12

Updates: 

- Math STAAR - Tuesday, April 9

- Reading STAAR - Wednesday, April 10

- Due to testing, visitors/volunteers will not be allowed on campus on Tuesday or Wednesday

·     - Please be sure to get lots of rest and a healthy breakfast prior to testing

·     - Each test may last up to 4 hours - I suggest packing an extra snack or two, but please make sure these are "CLEAN" and "quiet" so that we don't mess up our test documents or disturb others.

·      - Students may read after testing - be sure to have a good book ready to keep you busy until the entire grade level completes the day's testing

·      -  Field Trip to the Menil Collection - April 12

·      - Please be sure to wear your grey 5th grade class shirt!!!

·      -  Spring Holiday - April 19

Monday - Final review of math and reading strategies for testing taking, and small groups will address any last minute content concerns.

Tuesday & Wednesday - Testing 8am - 12pm. Lunch, ancillary, and recess will follow.

Thursday - We will begin a life science project involving research of various biomes and the adaptations that help organisms thrive there.

Friday – Menil Field Trip 8-12 and the rest of the day will be fully dedicated to working on the science project and exhibition papers' revising and editing. We will not have a POD, quizlet, or spelling quiz this week.

April 1-5

April 1-5

 Updates:
-          Spring Picture Day - April 5
-          School Carnival - April 6 
Sign up to be in the dunking booth!

-          April 9-10 Math and Reading STAAR
-          April 12^th Field Trip to the Menil

-           April 19^th - Spring Holiday

What's Coming Up Next Week?

BIG WEEK WITH LOTS OF HOMEWORK! 

Math: We are continuing our review for the Math STAAR test this week.

Your child has daily math review homework, and if they have any extra time please have them work on Imagine Math online as a great supplemental review from home..  

Reading: The students begin their Historical fiction group projects on Monday, April 1^st. The projects are due on Friday, April 5^th

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 28

Additional review through passages and task cards will occur during rotations….  

Science: This week we are covering incomplete vs complete metamorphosis and heredity. There are some great videos for review: Study Jams  Under the Plant tab: Roots & Stems, Flowers, Plants with Seeds.  Under the Animals tab: Animal Life Cycles

Social Studies: Civil War: Students will continue to learn the causes of the war, the differences between the Northern and Southern economies at that time, States' Rights, Slavery/Underground Railroad, and a couple of key battles of the war.

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EXTRA STAAR review options:

Reading STAAR Quizlet Click here!

Math STAAR Quizlet Click here!

Imagine Math or Reading

Are you having a hard time logging into Imagine Math?

Tips on logging in to the HISD HUB from home:

1.                   Use Google Chrome.

2.                  Google “HISD HUB”

3.                  One of the first choices should be “PowerUp/HUB – Houston ISD.”  Click on it.

4.                  Click on the orange button near the bottom of the screen that says “HUB Sign In.”  A screen should come up that says “HISD Single Sign On Service”

5.                  Where it says someone@example.com, enter the student’s username.  Username is “student\s1900000” – the numbers being your student’s HISD ID number.  So a student named Jay Smith, with an ID number of 1923456, would have the username of “student\s1923456.”  The word “student” changes the domain to the student domain.

6.                  When typing the username, be sure you are using a BACK SLASH, not a forward slash.  The back slash key is located above the Enter key on the keyboard.

7.                  Password is the student’s birthdate in an 8 digit format. For example; Jan 1, 2010 would be 01012010.

Updates:

-          Spring Break - March 11-15
-          Spring Picture Day - April 5
-          School Carnival - April 6
-          April 9-10 Math and Reading STAAR
-          April 12^th Field Trip to the Menil (if you would like to be a chaperone please email me)

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Financial Literacy

Fun Taxes Activities

Problem solving quiz on Friday

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Short story read alouds 

Two reading letters are due on Friday, March 8^th

-Spelling Test on Friday (If you will not be here on that day please let me know)

Quizlet Week 25

Science: Earth, Moon, and Sun Test will be on Wednesday, March 6th 

Earth’s cycles and comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon 

On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Crash course kids on youtube: A great list of videos for this unit!
You might also want to check out Discovery Education videos, there are literally hundreds to choose from! (You can also access this through the HUB's digital resources)

Social Studies: 

Comparing the North and the South’s economy during the Civil War

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. 

Feb. 25- March 1

Feb. 25- March 1

Updates:

-          Mock STAAR - Feb. 26-27
-          PADRES Campout March 1-2

-                   Spring Break - March 11-15
-          Spring Picture Day - April 5
-          School Carnival - April 6

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures.
Polygons Math Antics
Triangles Math Antics
Quadrilaterals Math Antics

Quiz ON POLYGONS on Friday (Instead of the problem solving quiz) 

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Class Read Aloud: Ashes

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 24

Science: Earth’s cycles and comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon 

This week’s focus is the sun and shadows.

On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Crash course kids on youtube: A great list of videos for this unit!
You might also want to check out Discovery Education videos, there are literally hundreds to choose from! (You can also access this through the HUB's digital resources)

Earth, Moon, and Sun Test will be on March 6th 

Social Studies: 

The beginning of the Civil War - Compromises 

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. The research papers will be due on March 8th.

Feb. 18-22

Feb. 18-22

Updates:

·                     5th grade dance show, “So Totally 80’s.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

·                     February 21^st – International Mother Language Day

·                     Go Texan Day is Friday, Feb. 22

·                     Spring Break - March 11-15

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Types of Graphs Test on Wednesday, February 20^th à a GREAT resource for this test is the math journal!

A Maths Dictionary For Kids Look up these terms: Frequency Table, Bar Graph, Dot Plot.  

On Thursday, we will begin learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures.

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

English/Language Arts/Reading:

--> Reviewing past reading and language arts skills

We will start a new book club on February 25^th.

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 23

Science: Earth’s cycles and comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon 

This week’s focus is the moon and tides.

On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Crash course kids on youtube: A great list of videos for this unit!

Social Studies: 

American Indians and American Immigrants

Transcontinental Railroad

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. The research papers will be due on March 1^st.

Feb. 11-15

Feb. 11-15

Updates:

• ·          Roberts Auction - Saturday, Feb. 9
• ·         Valentine’s Day: We will not be having a party, but we will use last 20 minutes of the to pass out candy if your child wishes to do so. (27 students in the class)
• ·         Early Dismissal - Friday, Feb. 15
• ·         5th grade dance show, “So Totally 80’s.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
• ·         Spring Break March 11-15

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Analyzing dot plots, stem and leaf plots, and scatter plots.

Scatter Plot video
Stem and Leaf Plot video

Mean, Median, and Mode

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

English/Language Arts/Reading:

Book club-  time for a project! We will be creating “Instagram” pages for one character to show how the character has changed from the beginning, middle, and to the end... Rubrics and rules will be given on Monday. Project will be due on Thursday 2/21/19.  

-Spelling Test on Friday

Quizlet Week 22

Science: Earth’s cycles and comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon 

On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Crash course kids on youtube: A great list of videos for this unit!

Social Studies: 

Industrial Revolution invention advertisement project presentations

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War

Exhibition: 

Continue writing research papers on our topics. The research papers will be due on March 1^st.