Week of September 21st-25th

Progress reports will be sent home next Monday, Sept. 28th!  If your child has a D or F in any subject it serves as a scholarship warning.

Picture Day will also take place on Friday!  Our group is set to get pictures taken at 10:50!  Please discuss with your patrol if you would like for them to wear their patrol belt in the picture!!  :)

Early Release on Wednesday!  Dismissal will begin at 1:40.

Parents please continue to join our PTA!  Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles can all join!
Classes reaching 100% receive an ice cream party!  Please join!

Ms. Tiberio's class would like to welcome a pre-intern, Ms. Micolucci, from the University of North Florida, she will join us every Friday until December!  We look forward to having her!

Academics:

ELA:

We are  making progress navigating through our new curriculum.  It has been challenging to the students but I see great effort and good results!

We will have our end of the unit curriculum assessment on Monday for Reading.  It is not anything that can be studied for beyond previous participation in class.  Students will be given a grade level text with multiple choice questions as well as an essay to respond to regarding the text.  We have been reading, writing,  and annotating text to answer questions in preparation as well as continuing our study of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights document.
We will  begin our novel study on Tuesday!  The novel is Esperanza Rising and I can't wait!
As I said, we have only a class set so if you would like to purchase your child a copy that would be beneficial! 

We will have an RRJ due on Friday again this week.  Remember this is a test grade and adheres to very specific requirements.  The requirements are posted inside the journals. Please make sure your child has their independent reading book at school every day. Thank you!

We have a vocabulary test as well with our "poly" words below!





Vocabulary Words:

Math: This week we will focus on multiplying and dividing decimals using area models, and our understanding of the place value system.  Please continue to review the videos that I send that might be helpful in explaining what we are working on.

i-Ready can be accessed anytime for additional support and practice!

Monday, September 28th: we will have our Module 1 assessment, this has FSA style questions to assess the 16 lessons we have covered so far!  We will review briefly before the assessment.

Science: We will discuss weathering and erosion this week--students will complete a Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between them. We will use several different resources to research these things: PowerPoint, Sciencesaurus textbook, PSELL textbook.  We will also do an exploration looking at different scientists tools, students will explore with these.


Resources:
Monday- Music
Wednesday- Early Release
Thursday- P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Friday- Art

Wednesday's Math Video:

Week of September 14th-18th

Thank you again to all the families who came out to Open House on Thursday.  We had a great turn out!  Please continue to join our PTA!  The PowerPoint has been e-mailed, please let us know if you have any questions.

Academics this week:  
ELA:

Here are the vocabulary words for the week. Test on Friday.

Reader's Response Journal (RRJ) Due Friday.
Please make sure students have an independent reading book with them at all times.  I have a large library with many books for checkout! :)

We are currently studying the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" document in preparation for our novel study which will begin in a few weeks.  The novel is Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan.
We only have a class set of the novels which makes it difficult for students when they miss a day or when they would like to annotate the text. It would be very helpful for students to have individual copies of the book.  If you would like your child to have his or her own copy of the book, it can be purchased from Barnes and Noble for $6.99.
It is a very enjoyable book and goes along very well with our study of Human Rights!

Math: We will continue our work with decimals: rounding decimals, adding & subtracting decimals, etc...

Monday night homework for math is to complete 2 extra lessons on i-Ready.  I assigned some topic specific lessons that will help the students grasp the concept of place value, and decimal rounding.  Remember, if children are not able to get on at home they need to come in at 8:00 to complete these lessons.

Science: After wrapping up Chapter 1 last week, we will begin discussing minerals and rocks.  We will have several hands on investigations during this unit.  We will also use the computer program Gizmo's to explore further.

Resources:
Monday- Music
Wednesday- P.E.
Thursday- Art

Upcoming Event:
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd- Early Release
Friday, Sept. 25th- Progress Reports sent home

Week of 9/7-9/11

No school Monday, September 7th-- Labor Day!  Enjoy the long weekend!  This Wednesday will also be our first early release, dismissal will begin at 1:40!

We hope to see everyone at Open House on Thursday at 6PM.  

ELA with Mrs. Ray:
Another great week of learning in ELA! We have accomplished so much already.
Good Job on turning in the Read At Home Logs on Thursday.  Another log was given out and will be turned in again this coming Thursday. If students did not turn one in last week I will still accept it for full credit. 

This week I am not requiring another RRJ (Reader's Response Journal). We will take the time to make sure all students complete the first one correctly and have a "chat" with me to discuss the entrees.  The RRJ is a test grade so I want all students to understand the expectation.

We WILL have new vocabulary (pre-fix) words and a test on Friday even though it is a 4 day week.
Here are the words.

Vocabulary Words:

Our reading lessons this week have been related to Human Rights so it is also Social Studies.
We will be having a test on these words as well as the meaning of Human Rights as discussed in class. All information is found in our binders but the words that are important and will be tested are posted below.  The test for this material will be on Wednesday. Ask your students to tell you what it means to be "Brave"!

Math with Ms. Tiberio:
We will spend Tuesday reviewing concepts taught during the first 2 weeks of school: multiplying & dividing decimals by powers of 10.  

Wednesday- we will work on comparing decimal fractions using the greater than, less than, and equal to symbols

Thursday- we will work on rounding decimals using our understanding of place value

Homework Math:
Tuesday- i-Ready 30 minutes
Wednesday & Thursday- Lesson 6 & 7 worksheets

Science: 
We will review Chapter 1 and test this week!  Students will bring home their workbooks to study!
Test on Friday!


Resources:
Tuesday- P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Wednesday- Early Release/ Art
Thursday- Art



Check out the fun we had with M & M's in science class!  We were testing different variables regarding M & M's.  

Some of the variables we tested:
1. Does the color of M & M's dissolve faster or slower depending on the liquid?

We discovered it dissolves the fastest in hot water!  The temperature was over 100 degrees!  Cold water was the slowest!

2. Does the color on M & M's dissolve faster in a different liquid, such as Sprite?  

Ask your students some of the other variables and questions we asked about M & M's during Science last week!  

First week of 5th grade completed!!

We did it!  We successfully made it through the first week of 5th grade!  It was a busy week, but the kids hung in there and helped us accomplish a lot!  

More paperwork coming home on Monday, please be on the look out for the following forms that they need to signed and returned:

School Bus Rules --(every child must complete one for field trips)
Code of Conduct-- We went to an assembly on Friday about the code of conduct, it can also be viewed online)
Weekly Conduct Report-- This needs to be signed and returned by Wednesday.  Each week this will need to signed and returned.
Mrs. Ray's Academic Requirements--slip signed and returned.

Have you joined the PTA yet?!?!  Our team is looking for 100% participation!  Membership fee is $6-- aunts, uncles, and grandparents can join too and show their support for BSE!!

Here is what is taking place during the week of 8/31-9/4:

ELA with Mrs. Ray
We have accomplished so much already in our ELA class! We are studying Human Rights and reading grade level material related to this subject.
We have also  started our first week of "Work Jobs" to be completed by Friday.  Students will complete vocabulary tasks in the workbook journal and we will have a vocabulary test on Friday.  Our words this week are all with the pre-fix PRE! Students also have a social studies task to do as well as their first response to literature in their RRJ. (reader's response journal) Students should be able to complete these tasks during work time at school.  
DUE THURSDAY--Read At Home Log. Students should be reading at home daily and recording it on their RAH's to be signed by an adult.
Please make sure your child has an independent chapter book to read for their RAH.  I have plenty to choose from in our classroom library. Our classes will be going to the media center this week as well!

Vocabulary Words:

Math with Ms. Tiberio:
We are working on place value and understanding our base ten units from millions to thousandths.  We will also look at exponents to name place value units and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point!  

Students can expect to have homework every night this week for Math.

Science with Ms. Tiberio
We will discuss testable questions and look at how scientists investigate.  We will have a few hands on activities this week.  Be sure to ask your child about what they are working on in science this week!

Resources:
Monday- P.E. 
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Media (Ray's Homeroom)
Thursday- Music & Media (Tiberio's Homeroom)

Upcoming Dates:
Monday, September 7th: No School: Labor Day!
Wednesday, September 9th: Early Release dismissal begins at 1:40.
Thursday, September 10th: Open House 6PM

Headphones

Students will be doing a lot of work on the computer this year, with the shift to computer based testing.  We are asking for your child to bring a pair of headphones to school, they can be kept in their backpack.  The Dollar Tree sells headphones for $1, and they work great with our laptops and desktop computers.  It also helps to reduce the spread of head lice!  Please consider getting your child a pair of headphones that can be used at school for Achieve 3000, i-Ready and the FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) which will take place in April.

Let us know if you have any questions! 

First week of school!

We are well underway to have a very successful and busy 5th grade year!!  

Just a couple updates:

Science baseline testing is taking place this week on the computer.  

i-Ready Math testing is also taking place.

Due to testing, we have been delayed in beginning the curriculum.  Normally, students will have math homework Monday-Thursday evening.  However, because of testing homework will begin to go home sometime next week!  Please be on the look out.  

Once students have finished science and math baseline testing they will being to take the Achieve 3000 test on the computer.

Thank you to everyone who has turned in paperwork and materials on time!  We appreciate each of you and look forward to working with all of you this year!

Orientation Thank you!

Thank you to all the families that came out to orientation on Thursday!  It was a pleasure meeting everyone and we are really looking forward to this year!

On Monday, your child will receive an envelope with all the back to school paperwork.  Please, complete and return by Friday, August 28th.  It is very important that all of the forms get completed in a timely manner.  

What needs to be completed and returned:

-Student information card (white)

-Authorization for emergency care (blue)

-New and returning student registration (white packet)

-Student Health History Information (white packet)

-Healthy Schools 2015-2016 Seasonal FluMist Vaccine Consent Form

Also included in the packet:

-Information on how to log into Focus (our new grade portal)

-PTA volunteer request

-Information and Healthy Schools

Just a reminder, please consider joining our PTA.  Our team would like to have 100% participation this year!!  

Upcoming Date:

Open House for 5th grade: Thursday, September 10th at 6:00 PM