Welcome to 5th Grade!

Dear Parents,

We are excited to be with your children! Here are a few things to know about the class and what will be expected from your student.

Homework Folders: Every student has a homework folder that should come home everyday as well as a planner. Inside are papers to take home and homework that needs to be completed. Please check their planners for all assignments for the week, upcoming projects and events. Please record reading minutes daily. Monday mornings, planners are checked for the total weekly reading minutes along with a parent signature.  

PLEASE CHECK FOLDERS AND SIGN PLANNERS NIGHTLY. 

Independent Reading Minutes: Each student is required to read 150 minutes per week or 30 minutes a night, 5 nights a week. There is a place to fill in reading minutes in the planner. 4,000 minutes is required for the Fantastic Falcon!!!

WEEKLY HOMEWORK:  
Math: There will be a nightly Math Expressions Homework Worksheet.  

Spelling: You will receive a Parent Letter on Mondays. Please read the entire paper and complete the assignments given, sign, and return no later than Wednesday of each week.

Language Arts: You will receive a Parent Comprehension Sheet on Monday. Please read, answer the questions, sign, and return by Friday of each week. The students will also receive a Comprehension Challenge worksheet on Tuesday. This assignment should be completed as morning work, and will be due on Thursday’s.

Crosswords: Students are given one state crossword a week that will be due on Friday. This assignment should be completed as morning work. Students need to underline the answer to each question to get full credit.  

Current Events: Students are assigned a day of the week and should bring their current event each week on that day. Please check to make sure they have summarized the article in their own words and included a 5th grade vocabulary word to share.

Falcon Friday / Missing Work: Student/Parents will need to check Skyward each week for a list of any missing assignments. Check with the main office for your user name and password. Students may find extra worksheets in the pink crate in our classroom. It will be their responsibility to gather any missing assignments and turn them in by the end of school on Thursday. Those students who have all their assignments turned in will get participate in a “Math Mat” activity on Friday mornings.

We look forward to a great school year and working with your and your children!

Sincerely, Mrs. Berven and Mrs. Thomas

End of Year Fun!

Parents and Students,
It has been such a wonderful year with all of you. We have been able to do so many memorable things. This coming week we will be able to remember some of those things as we make "Personal Timelines." I think the students will be amazed at all of the things that have gone on this year.

We have finished all of our end of the year testing successfully! Thanks for all your support and help in making sure your students are rested and here for the tests.

We are excited for all of the end of school activities. Please check the calendar to make sure you don't miss anything. We will have Field Day and Water Day on Thursday May 31st. Make sure to wear good running shoes for the activities and then you may wear clothes that can get wet for our water day...shoes that may get wet are also a great idea. We will be outside for much of the day so please wear sunscreen, bring a hat and towel if you would like.

On Friday, June 1st, it is our last day of school and we would like to have a pizza party as a class. If you could donate $2.00 towards this, we can have a fun lunch together before we are dismissed for the year at 12:30pm.

We have truly enjoyed your kids this past year and we wish them well in 6th grade!!!

End of the Year Testing

Hello Parents and Students~

Our end of year testing has already being scheduled. We will be taking all of our end of the year tests in the computer lab.

Language Arts:
Monday, April 16th 8:45-9:45
Thursday, April 19th 2:00-3:00

Science:
Monday, April 23rd 10:00-11:00
Thursday, April 26th 11:15-12:15

Math:
Monday, May 14th 12:45-1:45
Tuesday, May 15th 2:00-3:00

Please plan your schedules so that your child will be here for those testing times.

We ask that the students get a good nights sleep and have a good breakfast. The students can also bring a healthy snack that they may eat before we take our tests.

DARE Graduation will be April 27, 9:00-10:00 in the gym.

Fantastic Falcon deadline is May 18th.

Thank you for all of your support this year.

Mrs. Berven and Mrs. Thomas

5th Grade Update~

We are excited to have started our Science units this term. The students are having fun with all of the hands on experiments. Ask them about their DNA or how an electrical circuit works! We have also been learning about the Westward Expansion of the United States. They are working hard on "Video Diaries" that describe their travels across the United States.

We are also working hard on our Patriotic Program which will be held in the gym on Friday, February 17th at 9am. The students have been working hard on their songs and are excited to share them with family and friends.

Fractions are the name of the game for the next little while in math. With the new changes in math taking effect next year, we are really pushing to make sure your students are proficient in fractions. Please help them by practicing their times tables - this is key to being successful with fractions. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or email us at any time.

We are coming up to the end of the quarter and will be sending home missing assignments reports for the entire quarter. All missing/late work will need to be in no later than Friday February 24th. This also applies to any work missing due to an absence - they will still receive full credit, however we need it in by the 24th. We look forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Conferences on March 7th and 8th.

We have sent home a class list of names for Valentines. We will be having our party on Valentine's Day from 2-3pm. I'm sure our room mom would welcome any parent help. Please send a note if you are interested and we will get it to her.

Here are our students:

Conner
Ethan
Jonah
Kylee
Dallen
Mikey
Abbie
Tenney
Kayla
Courtnie
Nicholas
Bailee
Karlie
Kanyon
Zayden
Zachary
Lauren
Noah
Rich
London
Gavin
Morgan
Emily
Paysen
Nathan

Make it a fabulous day~

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!

Hello Parents~

As we are finishing the year, we have many exciting things going on. We are reading some classic Christmas books as well as some silly favorites! Ask your student which ones they like better as why. We are looking forward to our Christmas Choral Concert on Thursday December 22nd at 1:30pm. Parents are invited and our kids are practicing their songs to be ready to sing! We thank everyone who has donated food for the Utah Food Bank as well as fleece for our blanket service project. We really appreciate all of your support!

We are working hard to finish this year strong in math. The students just complete a unit on graphing, and did really well. We will be reviewing geometry for this last week of the school year, to make sure they have a strong foundation for what comes next. Try and take a few minutes practicing your times tables over the Christmas break - amaze your family members with your speed and accuracy!

Our unit on the American Revolution is also coming to a close and we have learned a lot about working together and standing up together for something that is right. As we move into our US Government unit, have your students spend some time watching the news and paying attention to the leaders of our country. We will be learning how our government works starting in January.

We will also start our Science rotations in January. Our students will start with a unit on heredity, which is always a lot of fun!

We hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday!

Mrs. Berven and Mrs. Thomas

Fall is here!

Hello Everyone-
The weather is changing, our time will be changing this weekend 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 22nd. We look forward to these activities, it is a terrific way to end our colonial unit.

We are having our Math Benchmark 1 Test this week. This is a test on all of the things we have learned about so far in 5th grade. 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 look forward to seeing each of you at our Parent Teacher Conferences on November 9th and 10th. If you have any questions or concerns we look forward to hearing from you then.

Thanks~

Term One Missing Assignments

Hello Parents~
We are quickly coming to the end of our first term. A missing assignment report was sent home yesterday for any assignments that are missing so far from this first term. Please look it over with your student. They are welcome to turn in any or all of these assignments up until Friday October 28th at 8:30am. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Thanks~