September 4-7

WHAT AN AWESOME FIRST WEEK! I truly enjoyed my first week with you all. It was so nice to get to know you and learn new things about you. I already know it is going to be a great year.

Reminders:

·         Parents if you have any more paperwork left at home please turn it in ASAP.

·         Please remind your children how they will be going home every day.

·         No school September 10^th

·         Curriculum Night/Open House will be September 13^th at 6 PM

·         Half day/early dismissal September 21^st

What’s coming up next week?

Math:

·         Prime, composite, factors

·         Powers of 10 multiplication

·         Multiplying by 2-3 digit numbers (Check out the videos!) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5qLWP3Fqo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYwunbpMHA

·         Estimation with 2 digit divisors

·         Division of compatible numbers

- PLEASE PLEASE practice multiplication facts to build stamina and speed à here is a great website for games Multiplication Games  à I also have flashcards if your child wishes to borrow them

- Problem Solving Quiz on Friday (your child has taken a practice problem solving quiz already, so they will know what it looks like)

English/Language Arts/Reading: Continue Chains read aloud: Quiz on Thursday

-Writing letters

-Reading Daily (minimum of 20 minutes of reading)

-Quizlet Test Week 2/Spelling Test on Friday

Science: Scientific Method (variables, controls, experimental design) and Science Tools

Social Studies: Age of Discovery

·         Early Civilizations

·         Migration to the New World

·         Letter to Spain/England 

I hope you have enjoyed your long weekend. I am so glad that you are visiting my blog to see what is coming up this week!

Welcome to fifth grade!

Welcome to fifth grade! I am so excited to have you in my class. It was wonderful to meet you yesterday.

Here is some additional information about our class:

School starts promptly at 7:30 and ends at 2:50.

Ancillary: 8:35-9:25

Lunch: 12:18-12:45 (Parents may join students at lunch starting September 17^th)

Science lab on Thursdays; Library on Fridays

First Unit of Inquiry: How the World Works

If you were unable to fill out the google survey for contact information at meet the teacher, here is the link: https://goo.gl/forms/NIR7DdwAcPgKsdID2

VIPS approval: Register on HISD website

Rainy Day Dismissal: During times of inclement weather, Parent Walk-Up students are dismissed from inside the building in designated locations.

Parents can enter the building from the following doors:

·         Red doors facing Greenbriar near flag pole

·         Doors near the covered basketball court

Parents may not enter via front doors on School Street.

Rainy Day dismissal locations are as follows:

Grade Level	Dismissal Area
Kindergarten	Rm. 120 (Waterman)
First	Rm. 314 (Estrada)
Second	Rm. 102 (Reyes)
Third	Rm. 210 (McCann)
Fourth	Rm. 123 (Nguyen)
Fifth	Rm. 220 (Moliver)