Week of September 25th-29th

Thank you to all the families who came out to Open House last Thursday!  It was so nice to see so many of you.  We have e-mailed out the PowerPoint from Open House.  If you were unable to attend, please let us know if you have any questions.

Girl Scout Parent Night will take place on Monday, Sept. 25th

Progress reports will go home on Tuesday, September 26th.

Early Release will take place on Wednesday!

Academics:

ELA:
We will continue our Morph study with list #3! Test on Friday! Test will include Morphs from previous lists!

Social Studies ticket and RRJ are both due Friday, 9/29.
We will continue our study of the UDHR and prepare for our upcoming novel study
Esperanza Rising!
We will also continue our Pirate Writing! Don't forget to memorize the
Pirate Rap for a chance to earn pirate booty!

Our bin of happiness winners for last week are:  Brianna, Caitlyn, and Thomas! Congratulations!

The new secret phrase is:

Math:

Science:  We will be moving on to Properties of Matter and looking at mixtures.  Students will have science homework this week.  We will complete an investigation this week looking at the different states of matter.  Students will have a test on Friday--this will cover practice of science, and matter.


Mrs. Groeteke's class during the Chemical Change in a Bag lab:

Resources:
Ray:
Monday: Music
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: Art
Friday: P.E.

Tiberio:
Monday: P.E.
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: Music
Friday: Music

Week of September 18th-22nd

Open House for 1st, 3rd, & 5th grade will take place this week at 6:00 PM on Thursday.  There will be a short presentation in the cafeteria and then parents will be invited back to listen to a presentation from us!

We will meet in the Media Center as a whole group.  We hope all will attend!

Picture Day on Thursday!!!


Academics:
ELA:
All previously due assignments will  be collected this week from all classes for any students who were absent before the storm.

New Work Jobs for the week!
RRJ due 9/29
Social Studies ticket due 9/29
RAHs will be collected from the days off and a new one will be issued on Thursday.

Due to the missed days, we will continue with  MORPHS  list #2. Test on Friday will include morphs from lists #1 and #2.

We will continue our study of Human Rights using primary and secondary sources.  We will also begin a new writing prompt with our Pirate Writing! Arrrgghhh!

This week will be a transition week for Mrs. Groeteke's homeroom as we learn the rituals and routines for my ELA class and set up notebooks.

Mrs. Ray's Secret Phrase is:

Write it on a sticky note and turn in to Mrs. Ray for a chance to win a trip to the Bin of Happiness!!!

Bin of Happiness Winners from the last secret phrase are Michael and Abigail.  Congratulations!

Math: Students will complete the end of module 1 assessment on Wednesday!  This will take place on the computer.  We will then move on to Module 2 which will cover multiplication and division, we will also look at the order of operations this week.


Science: We will discuss the differences between scientific investigations and experiments, this will be a helpful discussion for science fair project topic ideas!  We will complete an aligned investigation that reminds students why it is important to complete repeated trials.

Resources:
Ray:
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Media
Wednesday: Art
Tiberio:
Tuesday: Art & P.E.
Thursday: Music

Week of September 4th-8th

We hope everyone enjoyed the extra day off!

The Book Fair will take place this week!  Students can bring in money each day to shop for books.  There is a family night on Thursday, September 7th.

We hope to see everyone at Open House on Thursday, September 14th.

Academics:

ELA:
We have now completed our I-ready baseline test.  Wahoo! Hopefully with all of the testing out of the way we can get on a normal schedule with our reading, writing, and social studies lessons.
RRJs and Social Studies Tickets will be due this Friday, September 8.
We will continue our MORPH study this week with list #2.  The test on Friday will include last week's MORPHs from list #1 as well as list #2.

This week's SECRET PHRASE is:


Write this phrase down on a sticky note and turn it in to Mrs. Ray for a chance to go to the
BIN OF HAPPINESS!!!!

Math:
Lesson 11 & 12: Multiplying decimals by a whole number
Lesson 13, 14, 15: Dividing decimals by a while number
Students will take a Module 1 Assessment next week!  We will spend time reviewing on Monday & Tuesday!  This assessment will be completed on the computer.

Don't forget to check out the Duane Habecker helpful videos on YouTube!

Science:
I will do a demonstration this week that reminds scientist why it is important to do repeated trials and share their data with other scientists.  We will also discuss the differences between an experiment and an investigation.  We will also look at what is a testable question, this will be a good discuss especially with the science fair coming up.


All projects will be due November 8th!  Math & Science Night will take place on November, 16th.


Resources:
Ray:
Tuesday: Double P.E. Day!!  Be sure to wear tennis shoes!
Thursday- Music

Tiberio:
Tuesday: Music & Media
Thursday: P.E.
Friday: Art

Week of August 28th-September 1st

Our first early release of the school year will take place on Wednesday.  Dismissal begins at 1:40.

There will be no school on Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day!  Enjoy the long weekend.

Ms. Tiberio is encouraging all students to participate in Sunshine Math!  It is a great critical thinking tool and review sessions will be held every Friday morning from 8-8:20 in my classroom!

Academics:

ELA:
Students have successfully completed their first RRJs and have had Chats with me.  They also completed the Writing Baseline as well as Achieve 3000 Level Set with data chats.
Students will share  lexiles with parents! (share note will be sent home for extra credit points.)
We will begin a study of MORPHS-word parts that change the way we look at unknown or longer words. They include prefixes, suffixes, and root word parts. By knowing Latin and Greek root words and affixes, we can better understand what some words mean.
We will be studying 10 morphs per week with this week starting with list #1 only.  
Students will do tasks in class to study and practice using the morphs and will be tested on Friday.
REMEMBER LIST #1 ONLY THIS WEEK! :)

Work Jobs for this week include:
 RRJ's due on September 8th with a Chat.
Social Studies ticket due on September 8th.
RAHs collected and passed out every Thursday. 

Our study of Human Rights will continue with some conversation and activities related to the American Revolution.


Congratulations to our first Polite Pig Earner: Rasaam!  Manners is his middle name! Way to go Rasaam!


Math:
Module 1 Lesson 6: Compare decimal fractions to the thousandths place
Module 1 Lesson 7: Rounding Decimals
Module 1 Lesson 8: Rounding Decimals
Module 1 Lesson 9 & 10: Add & Subtract Decimals

If your child needs additional support for these math lessons you can find youtube videos that explain the lessons by searching: Duane Habecker Engage NY Module 1 Lesson 6 Grade 5 and you will be able to watch instructional tutorials for every lesson!  It also helps to teach the parent!  😄

Students will have a mid module assessment on Thursday.  This will cover Lessons 1-8 in their math workbooks.  Students can expect to have math homework this week.  I encourage the use of i-Ready at home as well.  Students are working to earn prizes and quarterly i-Ready/Achieve celebrations!

Science:  Students will have their first science assessment on Friday.  This will cover the differences between observations, inferences, experiments and scientific investigations.  The test will cover testable questions, why it is important to do repeated trials, and students will have to determine what the control group is in an experiment.  We will spend time reviewing this week.


Resources:  Students will complete Art, Music and P.E. baselines this week.
RAY:
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art/ Early Release
Thursday- P.E.
Friday: Art

TIBERIO:
Monday- Music
Tuesday- P.E.
Wednesday- Early Release
Thursday- Art/ Computer Cart

Week of August 21st-25th

We had a very busy first week but we are loving these kids!!  We are definitely going to have a great year!

Baseline testing will continue for i-Ready math this week.  Students have completed Achieve and the science baseline already.

Please be sure to sign and return conduct reports by Wednesday of each week.
Please sign and return the pink Student Code of Conduct to be sent home 8/21/17.


Academics:
ELA: This week we will continue to put rituals and routines into place.  Our first RRJ entry (Reader's Response Journal)  is due on Friday, August 24th. These count as test grades. We will be meeting in CHAT groups this week to become familiar with this practice.  We will  take the Writing Baseline Assessment on Tuesday, August 22.
Our first Read At Home log was given out on Thursday and will be due this Thursday, August 25.
We will begin our study of Human Rights this week with a focus on the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Document. Our skills focus is close reading!
ELA academic requirements will be sent home this week.
 REMEMBER TO HAVE A CHAPTER WITH YOU BOOK EVERY DAY!!!

Math:  We will continue with a review of place value and how it relates to decimal placement and multiplying or dividing by a power of ten.  Students will have homework this week.

Science: We will discuss the practices of science.  We will complete a testable questions activity and complete a penny investigation lab this week.

Resources:
Ray: 
Monday: Media
Tuesday: Music
Thursday: Art
Tiberio:
Monday: P.E.
Wednesday: Art
Friday: Music

First Week of School August 14th-18th

We loved meeting so many of you at orientation on Thursday and can't wait to get this year started!   Please continue to complete all beginning of the year paperwork and return ASAP.  Don't forget about the parent homework assignment.  We love to learn about your child!

Academics:  We will spend quite a bit of time getting journals set up, learning rituals and routines, and getting to know each other but we will also begin getting into the curriculum...

ELA:

Math: We will set up math journals and binder this week as well as begin discussing place value concepts.

Science:  We will discuss what scientists do, we hope to be able to get to our first investigation this week!  Students will also take the science baseline on Thursday and Friday of this week.

Resources:
Ray:
Tuesday: Music
Thursday: Art
Friday: P.E.

Tiberio:
Tuesday: P.E.
Wednesday: Art
Friday Music


Important Dates:
Open House: Thursday, September 14th at 6PM
Fun Run: Friday, October 13th
Field Trip to Marine Science Center: Tuesday, November 21st

Lunch Info

Information about school lunches:

•      Breakfast  8:00-8:25 am

•      FREE for all students

•      Lunch (assigned times with class)

•      $1.95

•      $.40 Reduced (for students who qualify)

•      Free & Reduced lunch forms (online)

•      Parents can use www.myschoolbucks.com to add money to their child’s account.