News for you…11/02

I hope you are well and looking forward to the month of November.  It will be a busy month for the 5th graders.

• Reading:  Finishing Unit 2 Module A (social injustice/inequality)  The test will be Friday.
• Math:  Ch. 4 Division using a 2 digit divisor.  This concept is proving a challenge for many students.  Chapter test will be next week on Monday.
• Writing:  We have been working on our inequality/social injustice presentations.  Many students haven’t been doing the work.  You should check in with your child.  Tomorrow we will make the conclusion.  Wed-Thursday revise/edit.  Friday we work on the final copy. The final product is due Monday.
• Science:  Effects of gravity unit.  The test will be next week on Tuesday.
• Social Studies:  This week we finish The Age of Jefferson.  The test is on Thursday this week.

• We have rolled out a new PBIS Rewards program.  Instead of earning Bobcat Bucks for TRACK behaviors, students are earning Bobcat Coins online.  I have shared how they can create/access their accounts in their Gmail and Google Classroom Streams.
• Continue to check in on your child’s work.  I have better participation in the LIVE lessons with Nearpod activities; however, the Independent Practice is lacking.  This is where students are losing a lot of effort points.  Sometimes in the Independent Practice there can be quizzes and tests.  These are academic grades.
• All work is due by 8:00 a.m. the following school day.
• A 2nd progress report will be coming out by next week on Monday.

• Guidance:  The students will have a meeting with Mrs. McSwain on Friday at 2:00 p.m.  Please make sure your child attends.
• No Place For Hate

11/11:  No School due to Veterans’ Day

11/16-11/20:  NWEA MAP assessment week (Mid-year benchmark)

11/18:  Early Release day for staff development

11/25-11/29:  No School due to the Thanksgiving holiday break