Week of 9/18-9/21

WHAT AN AWESOME FIRST WEEK! I truly enjoyed my first week with you kiddos. It was so nice to get to know you guys and learn new things about you. It was hard to come back after such a long time away, but you rocked it! 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 that day.

·                     Thursday 9/21 will NOT be a half day. It will be a full day.

·                     We will not have school Friday 9/22

·                     Curriculum Night/Open House will be September 28

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Continuing rounding/comparing decimals

Expressing decimals as fractions

Adding/subtracting decimals

Prime, composite, factors

Decimal Test on Monday, September 25^th

Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JB3bNfLqEM decimal place value

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MIn3zFkEcc Rounding decimals to tenths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jcW-ZgpRbM Base 10 fraction to decimal (review from 4th)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_IbHId2Os Convert any fraction to decimal

- PLEASE PLEASE practice multiplication facts to build stamina and speed

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

English/Language Arts/Reading:

-Writing letters

-Reading Log Daily (20 minutes of reading)

-Quizlet Test /Spelling Test on Thursday  

Week 2 Quizlet

We will be starting book clubs this week! The students have already picked books, and we will be planning on our schedule on Monday. They will have a job due every time we meet. 

Science: Scientific Method and Science Tools

Social Studies: Early Civilizations (Letter to Spain/England) 

Ancillary Schedule

Mrs. Berens’ Ancillary Schedule

Time	Location
A	Music
B	Art
C	Spanish
D	Dance
E	PE
8:15-9:05	Science Lab on Thursday
9:25-9:55	Library on Friday

Update

It is hard to look outside, looking at the beautiful sunshine and remembering what has happening in the last 5 days. I hope that each and everyone of you are safe! 

Roberts is a strong community. During this time, we need to work together to help a few teachers heavily effected during Hurricane Harvey. Two teachers have had their roof cave, and six other teachers have water in their homes. They need our help. Heather Peterson, a Roberts' parent, is spearheading the effort to help these teachers. She is currently collecting items, such as: food, and replacement items (household and clothing). At this moment, she really needs hands to help with cleaning and packing of the homes. If you are willing to help in any possible manner, please contact Heather Peterson on Facebook or join the Roberts' page. 

This is the perfect time model action and community to our kids. 

As of now, we have not had any other word in regards for a later start and will be starting Tuesday, September 5. Please sign up for HISD texts by texting 'YES' to 68453. 

I hope to see everyone soon, safe and sound. 

Welcome to 5th Grade!!

Nothing like starting the new school year with a hurricane! This is just one example of all the exciting things to come!

A few reminders:

• Please carefully complete the paperwork in the yellow packet with updated information and return all items inside envelop
• If you haven't gotten a chance to fill in your contact information in the school's google doc, please take a moment to go to https://goo.gl/forms/SjLSb3ejx4MWrcI53
• Visit the Roberts PTO Webpage www.robertspto.org  or the school webpage www.houstonisd.org/robertselem for:
• VIPS clearance - remember, this can take up to 2-3 weeks to complete
• Directory listings
• Volunteer registration
• Rainy Day Dismissal: All “parent walk-up” students will be dismissed from inside the building. Fifth graders will be located in the fine arts wing.
• Alerts from HISD: You can opt-in for texts from HISD by texting 'YES' to 68453

For the first week of school, we will be:

• Creating essential agreements
• Becoming familiar with routines, schedules, and expectations
• Beginning our class novel
• Assessing reading levels
• Setting up subject area journals

Be safe over the weekend. We look forward to seeing you on our new start date, which is Tuesday, August 29, 2017.

May 8-12

Reminders:

·                     Science STAAR Test - May 10^th THIS WEDNESDAY! Please make sure your child has breakfast and is well rested.

·                     Cumulative Social Studies Test - May 17th

·                     Portfolio Picnics - May 15-17th from 12:05-1:05pm and May 18th from 5:30-6:30pm. If you have not yet returned the paper that went home in last week’s Tuesday folder, please email me when you plan on coming. This will greatly help with planning for that week.

·                     Redoes- Monday the 15^th will be the last day to turn in any redoes.

5th Grade End of Year Activities Schedule:

o                  Tuesday, May 23rd (9-11am) – Games2U Rotation at Roberts: video game truck, laser tag, foam pit. Please send a change of clothes!

o                  Tuesday, May 23rd (6pm) - Promotion Ceremony at Pershing Middle School Auditorium, 3838 Blue Bonnet Blvd.  There will be a professional photographer at Promotion from whom you can order photos directly.

o                  Wednesday, May 24th (9-11:30am) – Trip to University of Houston Student Center for bowling with glow effects, ping pong, etc. Students need to wear their 5th grade shirt and socks. (12-2pm) Pizza, DJ, Memory book signing, Photo Booth, Shaved Ice, and Pizza at Roberts

THIS WEEK:

Science: On Monday and Tuesday we continue our science cumulative review leading to our science STAAR on Wednesday. (More) Science Review Terms, science notebooks, textbooks, and previously linked videos are excellent study resources.

Social Studies: This week we will continue to review for our end of year social studies test. Social Studies Review Terms, notebook notes, newspapers, and review materials from this week and next in the S.S. folder are great resources for studying.

Math: This week we will continue our lessons on Probability and fine tuning the math skills from this year.

Reading: We have no spelling this week. We do have a Quizlet test on the Social Studies review words this Friday:  Social Studies Review set

May 1-5

REMINDERS:

*Spark Park dedication - May 6th

*May 15^th, 16^th, 17^th, and 18^th (EVENING TIME) we are having Portfolio picnics from 12:02-1:02.  A lot of you have sent in the days you are coming.  Just send me an email for when you are coming to have lunch with your child if you haven't already.

*May 10th, we have our Science STAAR test.
*May 17th, we have our End of Year Social studies test.

5^th Grade end of year activities:

Tuesday, May 23^rd

9:00 – 11:00 AM– Games 2 U rotation at Roberts: video game truck, laser tag, foam pit.

***Please send a change of clothes

Tuesday, May 23^rd

6:00 PM - Promotion Ceremony at Pershing Middle School Auditorium, 3838 Blue Bonnet Blvd.  There will be a professional photographer at Promotion from whom you can order photos directly.

Wednesday, May 24^th

9:00 – 11:30 AM – Trip to University of Houston Student Center (bowling with glow effects, ping pong, etc.)

***Wear 5^th grade shirt, bring socks. 

Noon – Pizza at Roberts

12:00 – 2:00 PM: DJ, Memory book signing, Photo Booth, Shaved Ice

This WEEK:

Math: This week we are finishing up our unit on Triangles.  We will have a test on Wednesday of this week.  Then we will begin our unit on probability!

Reading: We have Spelling this week and vocabulary lists Quizlet

Science: This week we will continue to review for our Science STAAR test as we cover Forms of energy, Earth science, and Life Science.  Here is the link for the Science Vocab (all of the words are review, none of them are new material) Science Review set. Science notebooks, textbooks, and previously linked videos are excellent study resources!

 
Social Studies: This week we will begin to review for our end of year Social Studies test. Here is a link to some very important terms.  . Social Studies Review

April 24-28

Reminders:

·                     Freedom Train - On Tuesday, a permission slip was sent home for our upcoming field trip to Miller Outdoor Theater. We will attend a performance about a mother and son’s journey to freedom on the underground railroad. Our trip is set for this Thursday, 4/27, and we plan to sit on the hill and have lunch while we are there. Your child will need to pack a hat, small (beach) towel, and a disposable sack lunch. Since this event is quickly approaching, I appreciate your help in returning the signed forms and $6.00 (cash) fee as soon as possible. Also, please email me if you would be interested in joining us as a chaperone. Thanks for your support!

THIS WEEK:

Math: This week we are continuing our unit on triangles.  Students will understand how to find the area of triangles and how to find interior angles of all triangles.

Reading: This week we are wrapping up our last book clubs. The final book projects are due this Friday, April 28th.  Students will present their projects on Friday of this week. We have quizlet and spelling this week!  

Science: We are continuing our review of all of 5th grade science before our Science STAAR test, which is May 10th. Students have excellent notes in their science journals and they have their science textbooks, as well. Additionally, they have daily review science homework. Please feel free to go to www.studyjams.com to review any science videos for review.

Social Studies: This week we are going to cover the basics of WWI, the Dust Bowl, and the Roaring 20's!  #flappers