Hello Students and Parents~
We are excited to be starting our Math Unit on multiplication. I know that some students have been struggling a bit with this new math, but please hang in there and keep trying your best. This next unit, works mainly with multiplication. The best thing to help with this is to practice your times tables EVERY NIGHT! Most of the concepts are not difficult, however if your student struggles with their times tables, then it will be harder for them.....so practice, practice, practice!
We are also beginning our Social Studies Unit on the Constitution. The students will learn about our government and how it gets things done! We had a great learning experience with our latest election and now we will look more closely at the branches of our government.
Congratulations to our Leader in Me Award Recipients! We are proud of the hard work they have put in for our first two habits. Learning responsibility and taking action to be successful are valuable qualities that will help your students in the future. Good work to Ashlen, Heather and Cameron (October) and Parker, Holly and Jaxson (November).
Christmas is around the corner and we are still collecting 1 1/2 - 2 yards of fleece fabric for our blanket service project. We will be completing them on December 14th. Please send any fleece fabric you have by then. The students will be making the blankets and then presenting them to our Veterans Representative. Thanks for your support!
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email or give us a call.
Mrs. Berven and Mrs. Thomas
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Hello Parents and Students-
The weather is changing, our time will be changing in the next few weeks and we are now moving into learning about the 13 Colonies of the United States. There are many fun activities we will do as a class, starting with our "Colonial School". This gives the students a taste of what is was like to go to school in Colonial Times. We will conclude our unit on American Colonies with our "Colonial Days" on Tuesday November 20th. We will be celebrating with pie on Tuesday afternoon, and thank our Room Mom for helping us out with this. We look forward to these activities, it is a terrific way to end our colonial unit and start the American Revolution.
We are having our Math Unit 3 Test this Wednesday and our Benchmark 1 Test on Monday November 19th . This is a test on all of the things we have learned about so far in 5th grade. We are sending home a practice test on Monday. Please spend some time with your student and make sure they understand how to work out the problems. We will spend time reviewing in class as well. We are finding that the concepts in 5th grade are not too difficult for the students, however we are finding some of them are struggling with their times tables. Please encourage your student to practice their times tables each night, even if only for 5 minutes. You can even do this as you are driving around.
We enjoyed meeting with all of you at Parent Teacher Conferences. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to call, email or come by our class.
Thanks~
The weather is changing, our time will be changing in the next few weeks and we are now moving into learning about the 13 Colonies of the United States. There are many fun activities we will do as a class, starting with our "Colonial School". This gives the students a taste of what is was like to go to school in Colonial Times. We will conclude our unit on American Colonies with our "Colonial Days" on Tuesday November 20th. We will be celebrating with pie on Tuesday afternoon, and thank our Room Mom for helping us out with this. We look forward to these activities, it is a terrific way to end our colonial unit and start the American Revolution.
We are having our Math Unit 3 Test this Wednesday and our Benchmark 1 Test on Monday November 19th . This is a test on all of the things we have learned about so far in 5th grade. We are sending home a practice test on Monday. Please spend some time with your student and make sure they understand how to work out the problems. We will spend time reviewing in class as well. We are finding that the concepts in 5th grade are not too difficult for the students, however we are finding some of them are struggling with their times tables. Please encourage your student to practice their times tables each night, even if only for 5 minutes. You can even do this as you are driving around.
We enjoyed meeting with all of you at Parent Teacher Conferences. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to call, email or come by our class.
Thanks~
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