(HINT- if anything is GREEN in the blog, it is a hyperlink, click on it. Items in RED are important test dates or memos!)
Take a look at the Home Page for important Carpenter and Fifth Grade dates and reminders.
Items to Note:
Weekly "How to Help at Home" Tip! :
How to help out:
Academic and P2 Highlights for next week:
Positivity Project: Next week we will be learning about the character trait curiosity. This trait plays in nicely with our new science activities!
Math: Unit 1- This week we will continuing to use equivalent fractions to compare, add, and subtract fractions. You can Click on our Math Page to find Unit 1 Homework copies and other resources.
Readers' Workshop: Students will be learning about different perspectives in our book, as well as continuing to review important story elements.
Writers' Workshop: Students are beginning to grow their seed ideas into a potential narrative writing piece. Students will learn how narrative writers create pieces are are similar to their books and have a plot.
Social Studies/Science: Monday, September 17th we will be celebrating Constitution Day by watching a clip and reading a short article. The rest of the week we will dive into our first science unit on invasive species by studying the Phenomenon, "Should Michigan donate water to California?"
Thanks for reading! Have a great week!
Take a look at the Home Page for important Carpenter and Fifth Grade dates and reminders.
Items to Note:
- We all made it through the first full week of school! Lots of transitions from fourth to fifth grade, but the kids are quickly adapting!
- Thank you to all those families who were able to make it to Curriculum Night! If you were unable to attend, paperwork was sent home. You can review the slides that were shown and find the paperwork on the weebly by visiting the Orlowski Page
- Please sign up for our classroom Remind 101 if you have not already. This makes communication quick and easy!
- Click HERE for the Fluency Lab Interest Form!
- If you did not get a chance to purchase your SUBWAY fundraiser card during Curriculum Night, cards will continue to be sold through Friday, September 21, 2018. Cards are $20.00. Cash or check will be accepted. Please make checks payable to: Carpenter Elementary. Send in payment in an envelope marked with your child's name on it and give it to your child's teacher. The card will be sent home with your child in a sealed envelope. Proceeds support Fifth Grade field trips. Thank you to all who already helped support our field trip!
Weekly "How to Help at Home" Tip! :
- A good way to check in with your child is to check out their planner and their work folder. Are they filling in their planner every day? Do they have deficiency slips? Do they have handouts in the correct section of their folder! Getting organized is the first key to success in fifth grade!
How to help out:
- Some of you have asked how to help out in the classroom. This week I could use a few volunteers to come in and help tape their decorated Writers' Notebooks. Let me know if you are interested in helping out!
Academic and P2 Highlights for next week:
Positivity Project: Next week we will be learning about the character trait curiosity. This trait plays in nicely with our new science activities!
Math: Unit 1- This week we will continuing to use equivalent fractions to compare, add, and subtract fractions. You can Click on our Math Page to find Unit 1 Homework copies and other resources.
Readers' Workshop: Students will be learning about different perspectives in our book, as well as continuing to review important story elements.
Writers' Workshop: Students are beginning to grow their seed ideas into a potential narrative writing piece. Students will learn how narrative writers create pieces are are similar to their books and have a plot.
Social Studies/Science: Monday, September 17th we will be celebrating Constitution Day by watching a clip and reading a short article. The rest of the week we will dive into our first science unit on invasive species by studying the Phenomenon, "Should Michigan donate water to California?"
Thanks for reading! Have a great week!