Week 29 Newsletter

We have been enjoying the novel, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. Would everlasting life be a blessing or a curse? Our class has been having a lot of wonderful conversations around life and how we treat each other. This book is full of great characters and it's been fun to spark some debate in the room.

Speaking of debates... we started our Argument writing unit. Our very first argument piece will be on the topic of Chocolate Milk in schools. We definitely have a lot of opinions in the room and it's leading to very good debates. Students will be publishing a final argument piece after we return from Spring Break.

Next week will be a very busy 4 day week, especially in math. We will be finishing up Module 5 by learning about several different kinds of quadrilaterals. Geometry is always a really fun unit, and the students have been doing so well on all our new lessons. For homework, students will often have 2 lessons a night, so we can finish Module 5 before Spring Break.

Attached to this week's progress report is an important letter about all our upcoming events. You can view the letter HERE. Please keep this letter in a safe place! 5th grade has a lot of events happening from now until June 1st. Make sure you mark your calendars!


UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Monday, March 26
• Library Books due
• Thursday, March 30
• Module 5 Math Test
• Pay Day
• Friday, March 31- April 8
• Spring Break
• Monday, April 9
• Auction

Field Day Volunteers

Our annual Field Day is coming up on Thursday, May 31. Field Day is a super fun day of games on the grass field. 

We need parent volunteers to help coordinate leading up to the day and to volunteer during the event. Please consider helping! All volunteers need to be cleared by the district, so be sure to submit your volunteer clearance form. 

Let me know if you are willing to help with the event. We need many parents to help it run smoothly!

Week 27 Newsletter

So many things have been happening this week! In reading we've been working on summarizing complex nonfiction texts which often feature multiple main ideas. This can be tricky work, but I'm very impressed with how hard everyone has been working.

Today, students turned in their second nonfiction writing assignment, this time featuring a Historical report. These reports will be graded and will become the first writing grade of the 3rd trimester. Please do not expect to see them on the report card that will be sent home next Friday.

In Social Studies next week we will start diving into the Revolutionary War. This is always such a fun unit as we explore how our country earned their freedom from Great Britain.


Also, please see the letter below from Mrs. Berglin regarding recent changes to our school:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Monday, March 12
• Library Books due
• Read-a-thon continues (ends March 16th)
• Thursday, March 15
• Science Fair
• Friday, March 16
• Report Cards go home (2nd Trimester)
• Mid Module 5 Test

Field Trip Tomorrow!

We are headed to the Lawrence Livermore National Lab and their Discovery Center tomorrow. Every student needs to come early to school and be in the classroom at 9:00AM!

Please make sure you are early to school so we can head to our field trip. Thank you!

Week 26 Newsletter

It's hard to believe that the second trimester is coming to a close! We are already 2/3 of the way done with 5th grade... it seems like just yesterday we were all getting to know each other and now we're almost done with elementary school.

Next week is extremely busy with a few last projects before report cards. As a reminder, there will not be any Friday Folders/Progress Reports for the next three weeks as I grade and work on report cards.


Module 4 Test
On Monday, students will see their grades for Module 4. Any student who received a 2 or a 1 on the test will be invited to a Retake of the test on Thursday, March 8th. Students need to return the signed permission slip to have a second chance at a better grade before the trimester ends.


Science Fair Update:

The annual Mohr Science Fair is just around the corner. We are looking forward to seeing the many different projects and science exploration from our students.  In order to have this event, it takes many volunteers.  The good news is that the time we are asking you to volunteer for is SHORT!  PLEASE consider helping out this year and sign up for a volunteer time that works for you.  Here is the link for signing up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ca4ab23a5ff2-mohr

We still have a few science boards for $3.50 in the school office that can be purchased. Please refer back to previous science fair emails and the PTA Eagle Express for Science Fair specifics.

Thank you for considering volunteering for this school wide event!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Monday, March 5
• Wear silly socks (Read-a-thon)
• Historical report SPEECHES
• 5th Grade Panoramic Picture (1:20pm)
• Tuesday, March 6
• Wear green (Read-a-thon)
• Historical report SPEECHES (may continue based on time)
• S.S. Timeline project due
• S.S. Study guide due
• Wednesday, March 7
• Random act of kindness (Read-a-thon)
• Field Trip to Livermore Lab. Please be at school at 9:00AM
• S.S. Unit 5 Test
• Thursday, March 8
• Hat Day (Read-a-thon)
• Module 4 Retake
• Friday, March 9
• Dress as a story character (Read-a-thon)
• printed copy of Historical Report due