Our first Full week of school!

Hi Folks!

We have made it through our first full week of school and I am excited for our upcoming week! It was nice to settle into our schedule and start introducing 5th grade Content. It takes about 6 weeks to fully acclimate to our new room and delve into the content, but those first several weeks are so important in establishing a safe learning environment. Here is some of the content that we began this week:

In Science we started talking about the Scientific Process. Be sure to ask your child how they used this process to "Save Fred". This week we will continue to explore this process as well as starting our first unit on Ecosystems.

In Social Studies we began introducing basic geography and map skills. We learned how grids can be utilized to help name specific locations. This week we will begin our first unit on the Maya, Inca and Aztecs. Your child may or may not have told you that this year I will be teaching both Science and Social Studies. I am excited about the opportunity to integrate both of these subjects across the curriculum.

In Reading we introduced our first vocabulary unit and the students had their first week of homework. We will continue to learn the vocabulary routines this week and will introduce spelling in the next couple weeks. This week was also your child's first reading log assignment. I hope that this online reading log will reduce the stress of a daily log and help build responsibility and independence in your child.

In Writing we are exploring the writing process. Over the coming weeks we will review and enhance our knowledge of the Personal Narrative.

In Math we have settled into our new "switching" model. Students are loving the opportunity to move to a new classroom and work with different students, as well as a new teacher. This process is a great step towards preparing your child for the Middle School model.

Over the next couple weeks I will be updating you more specifically on how your child is doing in the classroom. If you have any questions before you hear from me please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

I look forward to seeing you all on September 28th at Curriculum night.