Week of February 24
*Enrichment options for students are posted on Google Classroom. Due week of March 30 and April 6.
In addition to the social studies and science topics we are continuing our unit on Martin Luther King Jr. We will do a weekly lesson on MLK and focus on the following theme:
Essential Question: What events in Martin Luther King Jr's. life shaped him to be the man he became?
Science-observation stations for ecosystems-done in class. Lesson 3, p. 263-Environmental changes and how they affect organisms. 6: p. 276-280
Social Studies-Quiz Friday on New England Colonies. Students can either memorize poems or just remember who found each colony and why.
In class work-staring on interactive notebook to organize and memorize colonies. We will also start middle colonies-lesson 2. HW p. 43 and 44.
Important Dates
Feb 26-Ash Wednesday. Student attend Mass at noon. Please join us!
March 6-no school
Week of March 9-Spring Break
Please email me at ginad@cccparish.org if you have any questions. I do check my email regularly.
Google Classroom login info:
email: first name last initial@cccparish.org (janeb@cccparish.org)
password: fifthpink# or fifthlime# (their # is their class #).
*Band is Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2:35-3:15
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Sign up for class parties here https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0a4ca9ad2ba1f85-1sthiggins16
5th Grade Grading Policy 2019-2020
We will grade students on a variety of assessments including, homework (some are formative), tests, group work, participation and projects. Students know that they need to be active participants in any group work and turn in quality work in order to earn total possible points.
Please check the school portal for student progress reports and grades. School’s Portal (https://cccparish.eduk12.net/login)
If your child is absent, it is not always possible to do the exact work we did in class. We cannot replicate the support we give in a lesson and hand over work at the end of the day and expect your child to do it without any class discussion or interaction with either peers or teacher. Education is more than just the grade on a report card, it's an experience that happens at school. In instances where they need to make up work, we will do our best to give them a substitute assignment to complete on their own and turn back in.
If your student forgot to do their homework or receives work back to fix, they will have one week to redo and turn back to their teacher. Occasionally, students will be given the opportunity to fix and sign their quizzes or tests. A student can earn up to 90% for that quiz or test. We are trying to help our students to be intrinsically motivated to increase their grade on their own. All work must be turned in before the end of the quarter.
Missing homework-each student will need to turn in their missing homework within a week of its original due date. Students are responsible for their homework.
No extra credit is given.
These guidelines will help your student be organized, responsible and have a great 5th grade year!
Treasure Life,
Mrs. Dahlstrand
Mrs. Flanagan
Mr. Huber
2019_parent_info_night.pdf
*Enrichment options for students are posted on Google Classroom. Due week of March 30 and April 6.
In addition to the social studies and science topics we are continuing our unit on Martin Luther King Jr. We will do a weekly lesson on MLK and focus on the following theme:
Essential Question: What events in Martin Luther King Jr's. life shaped him to be the man he became?
- We will study a timeline, biographies, videos and some of his writings. We will compare him to other peace leaders such as Mother Teresa, Jesus and Native Americans. My goal is that this thematic unit will last the rest of the semester based on all that we can learn from MLK.
Science-observation stations for ecosystems-done in class. Lesson 3, p. 263-Environmental changes and how they affect organisms. 6: p. 276-280
Social Studies-Quiz Friday on New England Colonies. Students can either memorize poems or just remember who found each colony and why.
In class work-staring on interactive notebook to organize and memorize colonies. We will also start middle colonies-lesson 2. HW p. 43 and 44.
Important Dates
Feb 26-Ash Wednesday. Student attend Mass at noon. Please join us!
March 6-no school
Week of March 9-Spring Break
Please email me at ginad@cccparish.org if you have any questions. I do check my email regularly.
Google Classroom login info:
email: first name last initial@cccparish.org (janeb@cccparish.org)
password: fifthpink# or fifthlime# (their # is their class #).
*Band is Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2:35-3:15
I
Sign up for class parties here https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0a4ca9ad2ba1f85-1sthiggins16
5th Grade Grading Policy 2019-2020
We will grade students on a variety of assessments including, homework (some are formative), tests, group work, participation and projects. Students know that they need to be active participants in any group work and turn in quality work in order to earn total possible points.
Please check the school portal for student progress reports and grades. School’s Portal (https://cccparish.eduk12.net/login)
If your child is absent, it is not always possible to do the exact work we did in class. We cannot replicate the support we give in a lesson and hand over work at the end of the day and expect your child to do it without any class discussion or interaction with either peers or teacher. Education is more than just the grade on a report card, it's an experience that happens at school. In instances where they need to make up work, we will do our best to give them a substitute assignment to complete on their own and turn back in.
If your student forgot to do their homework or receives work back to fix, they will have one week to redo and turn back to their teacher. Occasionally, students will be given the opportunity to fix and sign their quizzes or tests. A student can earn up to 90% for that quiz or test. We are trying to help our students to be intrinsically motivated to increase their grade on their own. All work must be turned in before the end of the quarter.
Missing homework-each student will need to turn in their missing homework within a week of its original due date. Students are responsible for their homework.
No extra credit is given.
These guidelines will help your student be organized, responsible and have a great 5th grade year!
Treasure Life,
Mrs. Dahlstrand
Mrs. Flanagan
Mr. Huber
2019_parent_info_night.pdf