Classroom Updates

Good Afternoon Parents,

I hope everyone is doing well, and staying healthy!  Here are some assignments for your students to work on to keep their brains engaged, and occupied during this time.  If you have any questions about these assignments, as always please feel free to email me…this goes for students as well! 

 

TO ACCESS THESE ASSIGNMENTS YOUR STUDENT MUST LOG INTO MY MATH GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  Please have them go to the topic labeled “Emailed Assignment.”

Assignment: Math

 

As a review for math, I will be emailing a “countdown” google slide.  Each one reviews the various topics/standards that we have learned throughout the year.  Today, I am sending home Week 17. The standard covered in this assignment is multiplication.  The students do know how to use google classroom, and google slides. Have them show their work/justify their answers the best they can in the boxes provided.  Once they are finished with the google slides, have them submit it through the google classroom so that I can see that they have finished it.  

 

Assignment: Writing/Science

Have the students watch today’s CNN 10 episode (we are used to watching it in class everyday), and have them respond by writing two things that they have learned in the google slide I have posted.  There is a slide for each day remaining that school is closed.  

CNN 10 Link (https://www.cnn.com/cnn10)

 

Assignment:  Social Emotional Learning

Read through the activity, as well as print out and work on the “helping others (green button at bottom of the page)” worksheet.  Review the activities located on the website that I have linked below that have to do with empathy and helping others. If you can’t print it, just view it on your computer, and discuss the scenarios aloud with your child, or have them write it down on a lined sheet of paper.  

https://www.centervention.com/helping-others-activity/?tx_category=empathy

 

Assignment: Music Class

Have your students look through the google slide presentation that I have posted on the google classroom.  Locate Music, Ms. Murphy, 5th grade. They can complete the assignment she has posted for today. 

 

Also, I have more resources posted in my math google classroom (located under the topic school closing resources) for them to work on if they need more to do.  I will have more content in the coming days in my science google classroom as well. One in particular is a google doc “journal.” This is a document that you, your student, and I will all have access to.  It can just be a fun way for your student to communicate all the cool things you guys are doing at home, or if they just want to say hello! I will be checking these google docs periodically and responding to the students.  If your student has written in it, and I have not responded, just send me an email, and I will be sure to respond.  

 

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions that you have for me!   Again, please make sure that you are staying home as much as possible, and remaining safe and healthy!  Let your child know that Ms. Wolff says hello, and that I miss them : )

 

Ms. Wolff

 

Good Afternoon Parents,

I hope everyone is doing well, and staying healthy!  Here are some assignments for your students to work on to keep their brains engaged, and occupied during this time.  If you have any questions about these assignments, as always please feel free to email me…this goes for students as well! 

 

TO ACCESS THESE ASSIGNMENTS YOUR STUDENT MUST LOG INTO MY MATH GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  Please have them go to the topic labeled “Emailed Assignment.”

Assignment: Math

 

As a review for math, I will be emailing a “countdown” google slide.  Each one reviews the various topics/standards that we have learned throughout the year.  Today, I am sending home Week 18. The standards covered in this assignment are prime factorization and multiplication.  The students do know how to use google classroom, and google slides. Have them show their work/justify their answers the best they can in the boxes provided.  Once they are finished with the google slides, have them submit it through the google classroom so that I can see that they have finished it.  

 

Assignment: Writing/Science

Have the students watch today’s CNN 10 episode (we are used to watching it in class everyday), and have them respond by writing two things that they have learned in the google slide I have posted.  There is a slide for each day remaining that school is closed.  

CNN 10 Link (https://www.cnn.com/cnn10)

 

Assignment:  Social Emotional Learning

Print out and work on the “positive self talk” worksheet.  Review the activities located on the website that I have linked below that have to do with positive self-talk, and complete the worksheet.   If you can’t print it, just view it on your computer, and discuss it aloud with your child, or have them write it down on a lined sheet of paper.  

https://www.centervention.com/positive-negative-self-talk/?tx_post_tag=middle  

 

Assignment: PE Class

Have your students look through the google slide presentation that I have posted on the google classroom.  Locate PE, Coach Mac, 5th grade. They can complete the assignment he has posted for today. 

 

Also, I have more resources posted in my math google classroom (located under the topic school closing resources) for them to work on if they need more to do.  I will have more content in the coming days in my science google classroom as well. One in particular is a google doc “journal.” This is a document that you, your student, and I will all have access to.  It can just be a fun way for your student to communicate all the cool things you guys are doing at home, or if they just want to say hello! I will be checking these google docs periodically and responding to the students.  If your student has written in it, and I have not responded, just send me an email, and I will be sure to respond.  

 

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions that you have for me!   Again, please make sure that you are staying home as much as possible, and remaining safe and healthy!  Let your child know that Ms. Wolff says hello, and that I miss them : )

 

Ms. Wolff

Good Afternoon Parents,

I hope everyone is doing well, and staying healthy!  Here are some assignments for your students to work on to keep their brains engaged, and occupied during this time.  If you have any questions about these assignments, as always please feel free to email me…this goes for students as well! 

 

TO ACCESS THESE ASSIGNMENTS YOUR STUDENT MUST LOG INTO MY MATH GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  Please have them go to the topic labeled “Emailed Assignment.”

Assignment: Math

 

As a review for math, I will be emailing a “countdown” google slide.  Each one reviews the various topics/standards that we have learned throughout the year.  Today, I am sending home Week 19. The standard covered in this assignment is place value of whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.  The students do know how to use google classroom, and google slides. Have them show their work/justify their answers the best they can in the boxes provided.  Once they are finished with the google slides, have them submit it through the google classroom so that I can see that they have finished it.  

 

Assignment: Writing/Science

Have the students watch today’s CNN 10 episode (we are used to watching it in class everyday), and have them respond by writing two things that they have learned in the google slide I have posted.  There is a slide for each day remaining that school is closed.  

CNN 10 Link (https://www.cnn.com/cnn10)

 

Assignment:  Social Emotional Learning

Print out and work on the “compromise” worksheet.  Review what it means to compromise, and read the situations on the worksheet, and how the characters would compromise in their given situations.  The worksheet will be attached to this email. If you can’t print it, just view it on your computer, and discuss it aloud with your child, or have them write it down on a lined sheet of paper.    

 

Assignment: PE Class

Have your students look through the google slide presentation that I have posted on the google classroom.  Locate PE, Coach Mac, 5th grade. They can complete the assignment he has posted for today. 

 

Also, I have more resources posted in my math google classroom (located under the topic school closing resources) for them to work on if they need more to do.  I will have more content in the coming days in my science google classroom as well. One in particular is a google doc “journal.” This is a document that you, your student, and I will all have access to.  It can just be a fun way for your student to communicate all the cool things you guys are doing at home, or if they just want to say hello! I will be checking these google docs periodically and responding to the students.  If your student has written in it, and I have not responded, just send me an email, and I will be sure to respond.  

 

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions that you have for me!   Again, please make sure that you are staying home as much as possible, and remaining safe and healthy!  Let your child know that Ms. Wolff says hello, and that I miss them : )

 

Ms. Wolff

 

Good Afternoon Parents,

Here are some assignments for your students to work on to keep their brains engaged, and occupied during this time.  If you have any questions about these assignments, as always please feel free to email me…this goes for students as well! 

 

TO ACCESS THESE ASSIGNMENTS YOUR STUDENT MUST LOG INTO MY MATH GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  Please have them go to the topic labeled “Emailed Assignment.”

Assignment: Math

 

As a review for math, I will be emailing a “countdown” google slide.  Each one reviews the various topics/standards that we have learned throughout the year.  Today, I am sending home Week 20. The standard covered in this assignment is place value.  The students do know how to use google classroom and google slides. Have them show their work/justify their answers the best they can in the boxes provided.  Once they are finished with the google slides, have them submit it through the google classroom so that I can see that they have finished it.  

 

Assignment: Writing/Science

Have the students watch today’s CNN 10 episode (we are used to watching it in class every day), and have them respond by writing two things that they have learned in the google slide I have posted.  There is a slide for each day remaining that school is closed.  

CNN 10 Link (https://www.cnn.com/cnn10)

 

Assignment:  Social Emotional Learning

I have attached a kindness challenge that you can print off and work on with your family as well. Included in the challenge are conversation starters, quizzes, random acts of kindness journals, and other resources.  When completed, just have your student write me a paragraph (3-5 sentences) in the google classroom on what activities you guys completed in the packet I sent out, and what random acts of kindness they are or have been bringing to your household this week.  

 

Assignment: Art Class

5th Grade-  A form is a 3-D shape. A square is a shape and when you add depth it becomes a cube. A triangle becomes a cone. A circle becomes a cepher. I want you to practice drawing forms. See if you can draw three different shapes and then draw them as forms.

 

Also, I have more resources posted in my math google classroom (located under the topic of school closing resources) for them to work on if they need more to do.  I will have more content in the coming days in my science google classroom as well. One, in particular, is a google doc “journal.” This is a document that you, your student, and I will all have access to.  It can just be a fun way for your student to communicate all the cool things you guys are doing at home, or if they just want to say hello! I will be checking these google docs periodically and responding to the students.  If your student has written in it, and I have not responded, just send me an email, and I will be sure to respond.  

 

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions that you have for me!   Again, please make sure that you are staying home as much as possible, and remaining safe and healthy!  Let your child know that Ms. Wolff says hello and that I miss them : )

 

Ms. Wolff

 

Hello Families:

I am reaching out to all my students and their families to provide some information on what to expect throughout our closure. Schools are expected to be closed through March 27. Please take a moment to read the following information.

Academics and Educational Resources:

Teachers have been working to develop lessons and resources that you can work on at home with your children. In addition to all curriculum materials being available online, we have developed an Online Resources website, where you can find various resources to help your child keep up with academics. This can be found under the “Students” tab on our district website, www.LaveenSchools.org.

 

Please remember that your child will need to log in to our curriculum platforms in order to access the material. If you do not have your child’s login information, please contact me and I can provide it to you. One single sign-on through Google gives students access to all of our digital curriculum programs  Watch this video for details on logging in.

 

Please be aware that all Laveen schools have strict internet filtering when a student connects from our server. Once you use your personal device, this filter is not available. Please monitor your child’s internet usage as they will be able to explore whatever sites your home computer allows. Be sure to watch this informational video, also on the website, for parents on how to filter home internet, Internet Filters to Keep Kids Safe Online

 

Internet Connectivity

If you do not have wi-fi or are unable to access the internet at home, Cox Communications is offering one free month of internet access to qualifying low-income families through their Connect2Compete program. T-Mobile is also offering an EmpowerED data plan.

 

Free Meals for Children

Despite school closures, Laveen schools are providing free breakfast and lunch to all children. Families may visit any Laveen school (except Vista) for a grab & go bag. Breakfast is available from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and lunch is available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday- Friday.

 

Children must be present to take a meal. Adult meals are not available. Families do not need to register for meals and there are no income requirements.  Children do not need to be Laveen students. The district plans to expand this service to off-site locations in the coming days.

 

Child Care:

We know that some parents cannot work without childcare. For families needing this service, Laveen’s Kids Club will operate a day camp program that provides structured activities in a safe, supervised environment for children in grades preschool – 6th. This will take place at two locations, Desert Meadows and Paseo Pointe. The cost is $35 a day or $120 per week (preschool is $125 per week). A three-day plan is also available. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our Kids Club staff is cognizant of the importance of a clean environment and incorporates cleaning with a bleach solution as part of their regular protocol. Children and staff showing any signs of illness will be sent home. Please visit our Kids Club page for details.

Dear Parents:

The link below gives you access to all of the resources that the district has put together for you and your child during this time that school will be closed.  Also, Ms. Johnson and I have posted resources and assignments on our google classrooms for your students to complete while they are at home as well.   If you have any questions, please feel free to email her or myself.  Thank you, as always, for your patience and open communication during this time.

 

District Online Resources-School Closing

 

Ms. Wolff and Ms. Johnson

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

I know we are in a very unknown time right now and I have not been guided to email my families but many of you are reaching out to me for guidance.  I just want you to know that I can’t imagine not seeing my kiddos for an extended amount of time. I can only imagine how they are feeling right now!   I am hoping to have an email out to you by tomorrow evening with directions on how to access online learning. In the meantime, have your kiddos log into google classroom. I have posted digital learning opportunities in Writing, Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies. I also have daily homework practice that will be posted into the google classroom.  They have become amazing writers.   

Please continue to look for emails from our administration and school district.  Those will be very important to read and will help guide all of us! 

Sincerely, 

Ms. Wolff and Ms. Johnson

Dear Parents,

IF YOUR CHILD IS IN BAND OR ORCHESTRA, THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT APPLY TO THEM. FOR DRAMA SPECIALS STUDENTS ONLY : )

We are excited to announce our 5th-grade class play, The Quest for Pixie Dust. We will be performing it on Saturday, November 17th at our Trailside Performing Arts Festival. We would like to welcome and invite all parents to come to watch their student(s) perform. Times will be announced after fall break.  The final performance is worth 25% of their final quarter 2 grade.

 

If your child is unable to attend, Please let me know why they will not be able to attend. Please write me a note or an email, saying my child(name) is unable to attend because…

With a note or an email, I will be able to give your student an alternative assignment, so that missing the performance will not negatively impact their grade.

 

Each student will have access to their script via Google classroom, if your child does not have access to the internet to access it, please let me know so I can get them a paper copy of their script to practice their lines. Also, we will be wearing costumes, so please look for future updates.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at mtryon@laveeneld.org or call the school.

Updates from Fifth Grade:

 

As first quarter is winding down, we want to remind everyone about the First Quarter Incentive. In order to participate, students needed to have the Incentive form returned signed. Passing grades as of the day before the incentive are another of the requirements to attend. Also, they will need to continue to be at school every day on time all day. Eligible students will have no more than five absences, tardies, or early releases. Attendance is crucial and we appreciate your support.

 

First quarter Galileo testing will be NEXT WEEK, October 1st – 4th.. We’re excited to see the growth from the beginning of the year!

 

Please help your child find a place to keep the school ID so they have it every day. It is a required part of the uniform. Replacement IDs can be purchased in the office for $4.00.

 

 

From Mr. Bender:

 

ELA: Friday we assessed on Cause & Effect and Summarizing.  Grades will be posted in ParentVue shortly after this email. Next week we will be moving to Making Inferences and Quoting from the text. There will be new Spelling words on Monday and Reading Log due Friday. Make sure that your child is asking you to sign their reading log for each day! They are only required to do Monday- Thursday. The weekend is optional.

 

SCI: Scores from the Muscular System Test have been inputted, and next week we will be focusing on the Respiratory and Nervous Systems.

 

From Ms. Wolff:

 

MATH: We have begun chapter two: multiplying whole numbers.  Please be sure that you are having your child practice their basic multiplication facts EVERY NIGHT for about 20 minutes.  If they don’t have these basic math facts memorized, they will not be as successful with the coming chapters.  Also, the subtracting decimals reteach assignments are available on the google classroom, via MOBY MAX. Students may complete the reteach assignments on their own time for an effort grade.  The Subtract Decimals Test is now available for retest through Friday October 5.  Any student with a score of less than 75% is able to retest.  Retests can be taken Tuesday or Thursday after school in ABI or Friday during Paws retesting.  

 

 

All math homework can be found on the google classroom, and submitted through a google form.  Your child will be shown how to access and submit their homework properly here at school, so they are able to do it successfully at home.  If you do not have an internet connection, or a computer, your child is more than welcome to stay after school on TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS from 2:45-3:40pm for ABI, as a volunteer, to complete their work.  Below are the instructions for accessing the google classroom at home. Your child was given these instructions on paper last Friday, and they have their username and password already filled into the blank slots.

Accessing Google Classroom from Home

 

1.) Go to www.google.com

2.) Sign in with your student username ____________________@stu.laveeneld.org and their password

3.) Click on the 9 dots (waffle) in the top right corner and find the google classroom app.

4.) Once you have clicked on the google classroom app, you are now linked to all of the google classrooms you are assigned to, and you have access to them at home.

 

Almost everything your child may need to be successful is on our google classroom!

 

 

From Mr. Pitts:

Music: Fifth Graders continued their bucket drumming unit this week by reading short rhythm pieces and playing them on their drums. We also have been working on creating short rhythmic ideas for others to copy. We will eventually apply these concepts to a piece of music down the road.

 

Calendar Updates:

Please mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

10/1 – 10/4                      Galileo Testing

10/5                                     5th Grade 1st Quarter Incentive

10/6 – 10/14                             Fall Break

10/15                                   2nd Quarter begins

10/24-10/25                       Parent-Teacher Conferences

11/7 Saturday                      Trailside Point Performing Arts Festival

Good Evening Parents,

 

Thanks to those that have been checking homework and signing agendas each night! We appreciate you holding the students accountable.

 

Today was picture day.  If you would still like to order pictures you can do so on the LifeTouch website, or on the order form that was sent home with the students today.  Please send them with their order forms and money by September 11th if ordering a picture at school, otherwise feel free to order online at mylifetouch.com with the ID: SR268157Q0

 

Tuesday, 9/11 is Curriculum Night!  There will be two sessions:  5:00-5:40, and 5:45-6:30.  This will allow you to visit more than one grade level at the event.  We hope you will join us for a session to gain more insight on the 5th grade curriculum, expectations, homework procedures, and much more!

 

The Box Tops Competition has started!! Box tops help us earn money for our school, so the more collected, the better!  Send them our way when you have a bunch!!!

 

More info regarding our fundraiser for PTA will be attached in the PDF below!

 

From Mr. Bender:

 

ELA: Last week we have been focusing on identifying the Setting and Theme of any story. This week we will begin to learn about Cause and Effect.

 

Scholastic book orders have been extended to next Wednesday, September 19th for Mr. Bender’s homeroom class! See the email sent on that for more details.

 

Ms. Wolff’s homeroom class, book orders are due on Friday September 14th.   

 

SCIENCE: We have been learning about the Skeletal and Muscular Systems.  The Skeletal Quiz will be on Tuesday and the Muscular Quiz in the near future.  Keep quizzing them on those bones!

 

From Ms. Wolff:

 

Math:  This week we are continuing to work on chapter 5.  We just finished up adding decimals (5.NBT.7) and took a quiz today.  Tomorrow we will begin subtracting decimals, and take a quiz on that standard Friday.  

 

Social Studies: We have been diving into our online curriculum, Discovery Education, to learn more about exploration of North America and its colonization.

 

From Mr. Pitts: Students reviewed the recorder procedures and technique of playing recorder. We are going to spend the next couple of classes catching them up to where we left off last year in recorder before learning new material. Students will be working on earning their recorder “belts” similarly to how you earn belts in karate.

 

The Panther P.A.C.T.:

 

Here at Trailside we follow the Panther P.A.C.T.  The P.A.C.T. stands for Personal best, Accountable, Critical thinker, and Tolerant.  It is a proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.  

 

Personal Best:  Personal best means putting forth 100% effort into work and home responsibilities.  

 

Accountable: Accountable means being responsible and accomplishing tasks.  If you say you are going to do it, you do it in the time allocated.  

 

Critical Thinker: Critical Thinker means being a problem solver and making every effort to independently find appropriate solutions to problems that come up.

 

Tolerance: Tolerance means being patient, accepting, and understanding of others and their situations.  Put yourself in other person’s shoes.

 

How to use the P.A.C.T. at home:

 

It is beneficial to have common language between home and school to reinforce positive behaviors in all aspects of the student’s life.  

 

Examples and importance of using the P.A.C.T.

 

Personal Best: “I can see you have done your personal best by helping wash the dishes.”

 

Accountable: “I can see you were being accountable by completing your homework.”

 

Critical Thinker: “I am proud of you for being a critical thinker when determining which items were garbage, and which were recyclable.”

 

Tolerant: “Great job being tolerant of your siblings when they were trying to finish their homework.”

 

Students can spend panther bucks that they earn throughout the week at the panther store.  Items for purchase are pizza with the principals, week of dress down, help a teacher pass, among other examples.  The panther store will be open to students on Wednesdays and Fridays.