Weekly News: Week 32

This week was pretty busy as we headed to the A's Game on Wednesday! The kids loved hanging out at the ballpark and having snacks. It was a great day with beautiful weather.

Students also worked on their second, and final, argument writing piece. If they did not finish in class today, they are finishing them up this weekend. We also studied the similarities and differences between George Washington and King George III as we delve farther into the Revolutionary War.

Yesterday we started reading the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. This a great novel set during the Revolutionary War, and is the beginning of a trilogy. Students will be reading it in class and participating in a digital book club with their classmates. Students can access their documents through Google Classroom.

Today, the school had a flag salute and our leadership kids did a great job leading it. A freeze dance party even broke out!

Next week we will be having three BYOD days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. I am hoping that we can start bringing our devices everyday to finish out the school year. If next week goes well, it will become an everyday occurrence. Remember to bring devices that are fully charged!


Upcoming Events:

• Monday, April 24th
• 6th Grade Placement Test
• Please be on time to school
• Library Books are due
• Last trip to the Library for the school year!
• Tuesday, April 25th
• BYOD
• Wednesday, April 26th
• Pay Day
• BYOD
• Friday, April 28th
• Auction
• BYOD

Weekly News: Week 29

This week the students worked on finishing their Tuck Everlasting maps of Treegap, they spent more time with area and perimeter, and looked into events like The Boston Tea Party, The Intolerable Acts, and the First & Second Continental Congresses, as we gear up for our Unit 5 test next week.

Next Wednesday is also our Fun Run for STEAM! Keep collecting donations online, or in your child's envelope and return it next week. We are looking into adding a lot of really cool STEAM ideas to our school.

Just an FYI... below I've included our upcoming spring testing dates. Please make sure your child is at school on time those days.




Upcoming Events:

• Wednesday, March 29th
• Fun Run for STEAM! 5th Grade wears BLUE... students will get their shirt on Wednesday.
• Thursday, March 30th
• Unit 5 Social Studies Test
• Pay Day for March
• Friday, March 31st
• March Auction

Don't forget... Spring Break is April 3rd-April 7th! School resumes on Monday, April 10th.

Upcoming Events & Projects

Another week of testing is over!

This week our class completed the ELA tests for state testing (CAASPP) and did a wonderful job! I know how stressful all the testing can be, so it's a relief to have a few under our belt, and be almost done.

We are also working on a fun new math project... Geometrocity! Students are in teams to create a complete city using all they know about geometry. The kids are excited to start building their cities and making sure they have a good infrastructure. It will be a fun project that you will all get to see at Open House!



Up Next Week
Monday- 6th grade math placement test



Week of May 23rd
Monday- Math CAASPP test
Tuesday- Math CAASPP test; Open House 6:30-7:30pm

Upcoming Testing Dates

As many of you are aware, the month of May is a busy time for testing. 5th grades takes the CST Science Test, on top of the CAASPP in both Language Arts and Math. Below are the testing dates. Please make sure your student is at school on these days, are well rested and have eaten breakfast before coming to school. Make-up testing will be at the end of May.

Week of May 2nd- CST Science Testing (actual dates TBD)
Tuesday, May 10th- CAASPP Language Arts Computer Adaptive Test
Thursday, May 12th- CAASPP Language Arts Performance Task
Monday, May 23rd- CAASPP Math Computer Adaptive Test
Tuesday, May 24th- CAASPP Math Performance Task


Also occurring in May is the 6th grade math placement test. Please read through the attached letter from Ken Rocha, Director of Secondary Education regarding the specifics of the 6th grade math placement test.

LINK TO LETTER

There are a few important dates regarding information nights. The actual test dates have not yet been scheduled. Your student will be notified when the test is scheduled.

Testing Reminder

Just a quick reminder... we start testing next week. Our first test is Monday, April 27th and we'll be taking the ELA Computer Adaptive Test.

Please make sure your child is at school next Monday, on time, and has eaten a good breakfast.

Here's the dates, again, for anyone who needs them:

Mon, 4/27- ELA CAT
Mon, 5/4- ELA Performance Task
Mon, 5/11- 6th Grade Placement Test Part I
Tues, 5/12- 6th Grade Placement Test Part II
Wed, 5/13- Math CAT
Fri, 5/15- 6th Grade Math Placement Test Part III
Tues, 5/19- CST Science Part I
Wed, 5/20- CST Science Part II
Fri 5/29- Math Performance Task


Remember that this just a chance for your student to share how much they've learned this year.  We are having a great year together, and they are such a friendly, exciting, thoughtful, intelligent group of kids. I want them to try their best, and be happy with their effort.

6th Grade Math Placement Test

The 6th grade math placement test will be given the week of May 11th. We will be taking the test as follows:

• Monday, May 11th- Part A
• Tuesday, May 12th- Part B
• Friday, May 15th- Part C

If you are interested in the details of the test and learn information about what the middle school math plan is, please click on the link HERE.

Also, please keep in mind that we will still be taking the SBAC Math Computer Adaptive Test that week on Wednesday, May 13th.

If you have any questions, please email me.