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:
- Please see click here for a letter regarding Week 1 of Life Skills!
- Click HERE for a note regarding Valentine's. If you are interested in sending a small snack (string cheese, fruit, cookie, etc) for the class for the Valentine please send me a quick email in what you would like to donate!
Weekly "How to Help at Home" Tip! :
- Multiplication practice! This next division unit really requires students to be fluid in their multiplication facts. Check out this presentation that came from Dragon University's Fact Fluency Presentation by Lake Orion's Math Specialist. She ran this presentation earlier this year and many parents found it to be helpful!
- We could use some HEALTHY SNACK donations! We are looking for individually packaged, peanut free snacks that can be stored in the classroom for when a child needs/ forgets to bring their own! Thank you in advance!
Academic and P2 Highlights for next week:
Positivity Project: On Monday, we'll begin learning about love -- which represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships.
Math: Unit 5: Division of Whole NUmbers and Decimals. This unit will begin by students learning strategies to divide with decimals in the divisor and/or the dividend. Students will need to continue multiplication and division practice to ensure they have mastered this concept!
Readers' Workshop: Students will be continue to read their historical fiction book as well analyze authors goals and techniques within their second book club book. Students will also begin comparing their books to a read aloud.
Writers' Workshop: Students will be drafting their literary essay based on a short story of their choice! Students this week will be writing or revising introductions and conclusions.
Social Studies: Chapter 5: European Explorers. Students will be assigned an explorer to read and learn about. Students will then create a poster to share why their explorer was important to European exploration.
Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful weekend with your family and friends!