What's Up in 5th Grade? Week # 4

 

Calendar

Friday, September 15- Sunday, October 15th--Hispanic Heritage Month

Friday, October 6th--Randall Fun Run (See separate blog post)

Tuesday, October 10th--Academic Success Night 5:30-7:00 

(5:30-6:30 classrooms are open)

Friday, October 20--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences

Thursday, November 2nd--Evening Conferences

Friday, November 3rd--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins

Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 24th--Fall Break

Wednesday, December 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD 

Thursday, Dec.21st-Tuesday, Jan. 2--Winter Break

Wednesday, January 3rd--School begins again!!!

Monday, January 15th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Friday, January 26th--No school for students--Grade reporting day

Monday, January 29th--3rd Quarter begins

Friday, February 16th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, March 25th-29th--Spring Break

Monday, April 1st--School begins again!!!

Monday, April 8th--4th Quarter begins

Thursday, April 11th-Evening conferences

Friday, April 12th--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, April 15th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day

Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!

New News

• West Homecoming Parade was amazing!!!!  Go Regents!!
• Next Friday is our Randall Rally so make sure your 5th grader is dressed for a run.

Oldie, but Goodies

• Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks!
• Ask your 5th grader about our monarch butterflies!
• Make sure to check out the other blog post that gives information about the Randall Rally!!
• Raccoon Rally Volunteer Signup. 
  
  
  

Math

• Our September Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
• This week we worked with strategies for multiplication and reviewed prior learning before we took the first part of the Unit 1 assessment.  Next week we will teach, practice and assess strategies for division of whole numbers.  

Literacy this week

• Our first EL Module is about Human Rights and we will be using the book Esperanza Rising as a mentor text.  
• This week we talked about and practiced how to accurately quote from a text and summarize learning from a chapter. 
• We continued to work with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to make connections. 
• We participated in our first Language Dive where we deconstructed sentences. 
• On Friday we had a virtual author visit from Grace Lin. 

Science 

• Our first unit is called  Patterns of Earth and Sky and we are answering the question:

Why do we see stars at different times?

• Our second chapter's guiding question is:  Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?

SELS/Health lessons

• I Am Me Poetry
• Finding health resources

Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

Scratch Club starts next week!!

    Starting October 4th!  Sign Up Below

Are you a 4th or 5th grader interested in learning more about Coding Projects in Scratch.  Here is your chance to sign up.  Wednesday  Afternoons 2:45pm-3:45pm in the Randall LMC October 4th-December 13th.  Please indicate whether you will be walking home or be picked up.  We can arrange taxi service for any raccoon who would like to participate, but needs transportation home on a case by case basis.  Please call the Randall Office if transportation is a concern.  We would like to give every raccoon the opportunity to participate.  However,  enrollment is limited so please sign up early. Registration is still open through Monday, October 2nd.   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I29-0WvhKY8SX7-Y0Utx8YqhyjPXcdiuHvRL-JBO8DE/edit?usp=sharing

If you have questions/concerns, or if these links are not working, for you please contact me and I will get you connected with the information you need.  I am here to help.

Thank you,

Gabrielle Sharrock

Your Library Media Technology Specialist

Randall Elementary

Advanced Learning Task Force

 

Student Success Night

 

 

Please remember to RSVP for Randall's Student Success Night happening on Tuesday, October 10 - that's less than 2 weeks away!

Pop into the cafeteria between 5:30 and 7:00 PM to grab a slice of The Glass Nickel pizza(gluten-free option available), served by West High School Girls’ Empowerment in Mathematics (GEMS) Club members. Classrooms will be open from 5:30 until 6:30 PM, and an ongoing scavenger hunt will also be held at that time to help you meet the Specials teachers and other staff. Pick up the scavenger hunt form in your child’s classroom.

If it works for you, we ask that you add the finishing touch to our Student Success Night by donating a dozen brownies or cookies, maybe one of your family’s favorites or a veggie tray, something easy to serve. Brownies/cookies and veggie trays may be brought to the office throughout the day on October 10 or to the cafeteria when you arrive that evening. Be sure to put your name on any plate/pan you wish to have returned. 

Please let us know if you wish us to put you down for pizza and if you plan to share a dessert/veggie tray -  Randall Student Success Night - RSVP. 

Go Raccoons!

John

LMC Newsletter

 

                                                                                    

October Randall LMC News You Can Use

We have several events and clubs starting around the corner! Plus news you can use to support your raccoon's growth from home.  Please take the time to read the information attached. If you have any questions/concerns please contact me.  I am here to help!

October-Randall LMC News You Can Use

Gabrielle Sharrock

Your Library Media Technology Specialist

Randall Elementary School

What's Up in 5th Grade?

 

Calendar

Friday, September 15- Sunday, October 15th--Hispanic Heritage Month

Friday, September 22--Popcorn!!--canceled

Friday, September 29--Author virtual visit from 12-12:45

Friday, September 29--West Homecoming Parade 1:45 

Friday, October 6th--Randall Fun Run (See separate blog post)

Tuesday, October 10th--Academic Success Night 5:30-7:00 (5:30-6:30 classrooms)

Friday, October 20--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences

Thursday, November 2nd--Evening Conferences

Friday, November 3rd--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins

Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 24th--Fall Break

Wednesday, December 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD 

Thursday, Dec.21st-Tuesday, Jan. 2--Winter Break

Wednesday, January 3rd--School begins again!!!

Monday, January 15th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Friday, January 26th--No school for students--Grade reporting day

Monday, January 29th--3rd Quarter begins

Friday, February 16th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, March 25th-29th--Spring Break

Monday, April 1st--School begins again!!!

Monday, April 8th--4th Quarter begins

Thursday, April 11th-Evening conferences

Friday, April 12th--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, April 15th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day

Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!

New News

• Please make sure to check your child's backpack for their fundraising packet!!
• Ask your 5th grader about our monarch butterflies!
• Make sure to check out the other blog post that gives information about the Randall Rally!!

Oldie, but Goodies

• Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks!
• This week we finished our CPU lessons with Ms. Kati. Last week we sent home some letters explaining what we would be covering. We encourage you to ask your 5th grader what was covered. 
• Raccoon Rally Volunteer Signup. 
  
  
  

Math

• Our September Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
• This week we continued to work with area, volume and multiplication of whole number strategies.
• Next week, we will continue to work with  strategies for multiplication and add in some division of whole numbers!!

Literacy this week

• Our first EL Module is about Human Rights and we will be using the book Esperanza Rising as a mentor text.  This week we did some inferring around this topic and explored texts to help support our thinking.  We also spent time talking about discussion norms we will be using this year in EL.
• Because determining characteristics of ethical people will be a theme in this unit, we also spent some time thinking and discussing what this meant to us as a class and as individuals. 
• We explored the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to make connections.
• We began reading Esperanza Rising. 

Science 

• Our first unit is called  Patterns of Earth and Sky and we are answering the question:

Why do we see stars at different times?

• Our second chapter's guiding question is:  Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?

SELS/Health lessons

• My many identities
• Finding trusted resources
• Child protective lessons

Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

Raccoon Rally Information

 

Announcing the First Annual Raccoon Rally!

Now that our students are all in their places with bright shiny faces, it’s time to get our Fun Run Fundraiser going! We thought it best to introduce this event in a Q & A mode. Here we go!

What is the Raccoon Rally?

• A school wide event on October 6, 2023, in which all students and staff participate

• Grade 3 - 8:00 am

• Grade 4 - 9:00 am

• Grade 5 - 10:00 am

• Students are encouraged to solicit pledges and run/walk laps to raise money for their school.

What are the goals of the Raccoon Rally?

• To help fund Randall programming, including classroom furniture and classroom technology

• To include the entire Randall School Community in a fun and healthy activity

What do students do for the Raccoon Rally?

• Collect pledges (more to come on this process)

• Run/walk a looped track on the school playground for 20 minutes on the day of the Rally 
  
  

What do parents/guardians do for the Raccoon Rally?

• Help your child recruit sponsors before the Rally.

• Use this link to volunteer the day of the Raccoon Rally!  

• Dress your child for running/walking according to the weather conditions on the day of the Rally

• Help your child collect pledges and thank their sponsors after the Rally

What are the takeaways for students from the Raccoon Rally?

• An appreciation of teamwork and the strong school unity at Randall

• A FREE t-shirt and healthy snack on the Rally day   

What about pledges?

• Sponsors can pledge an amount per lap or a set amount. 

• A receipt will be sent home for donations greater than $250 or by request.

• If your family prefers not to solicit pledges, please consider making a donation to Randall.
  
  

What happens after the Raccoon Rally? 

• Students collect pledges not made online, with checks payable to Randall (more to come on this process).

• Turn in pledges in the pledge envelope by October 13.

That’s it for now - stay tuned for more information coming soon.

Go Raccoons!

John

Student Success Night--October 10

 

Madison Metropolitan School District

Please join us Tuesday, October 10, for Randall’s Student Success Night!  The gathering is designed to have students and teachers engage you in an activity around literacy. Conferences or expressions of concerns with teachers are for another time. Your child will share with you what we call a “link to learning,” which is a way that you can support your child’s learning while working together at home. Our focus will be on reading. Each grade level will offer its own spin on this theme. Pop into the cafeteria between 5:30 and 7:00 PM to grab a slice of The Glass Nickel pizza(gluten-free option available), served by University of Wisconsin athletes. Classrooms will be open from 5:30 until 6:30 PM, and an ongoing scavenger hunt will also be held at that time to help you meet the Specials teachers and other staff. Pick up the scavenger hunt form in your child’s classroom. If it works for you, we ask that you add the finishing touch to our Student Success Night by donating a dozen brownies or cookies, maybe one of your family’s favorites or a veggie tray, something easy to serve. Brownies/cookies and veggie trays may be brought to the office throughout the day on October 10 or to the cafeteria when you arrive that evening. Be sure to put your name on any plate/pan you wish to have returned.  Please let us know if you wish us to put you down for pizza and if you plan to share a dessert/veggie tray Randall Student Success Night - RSVP.  Go Raccoons! Go Badgers! John

What's Up in 5th Grade?

 

Calendar

Friday, October 6th--Randall Fun Run (more info to come)

Tuesday, October 10th--Academic Success Night(more info to come)

Friday, October 20--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences

Thursday, November 2nd--Evening Conferences

Friday, November 3rd--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins

Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 24th--Fall Break

Wednesday, December 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD 

Thursday, Dec.21st-Tuesday, Jan. 2--Winter Break

Wednesday, January 3rd--School begins again!!!

Monday, January 15th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Friday, January 26th--No school for students--Grade reporting day

Monday, January 29th--3rd Quarter begins

Friday, February 16th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, March 25th-29th--Spring Break

Monday, April 1st--School begins again!!!

Monday, April 8th--4th Quarter begins

Thursday, April 11th-Evening conferences

Friday, April 12th--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, April 15th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day

Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!

New News

• This week and next on Thursday afternoon, your 5th grader met/will meet with Randall's social worker to engage in the district mandated CPU (Child Protective Units) lessons.  This week we sent home some letters explaining what we would be covering. We encourage you to ask your 5th grader what was covered. 
• Raccoon Rally Volunteer Signup. 
  
  
  

Oldie, but Goodies

• Please remember to sign and return the Digital Device Agreement form to school.
• Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks!

Math

• Our September Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
• This week we spent more time looking at, discussing and working with the concept of volume using a "real life scenario" called Bob's Baseballs.  Bob will be revisiting us throughout the year. The concept of volume will also come back in the Spring, so if there is confusion right now, there will be other opportunities later.  In addition, we worked with perimeter, area, arrays and strategies to help us figure these out. Finally, we started to explore the world of expressions, equations and order of operations.  This first unit is A LOT of new information.  Rest assured we will revisit as the year continues.
• We took the AMath assessment as a 5th grade to gather data to help us plan for instruction.

Literacy this week

• We will be doing a short book study that will compliment our first EL module.
• The book is called Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth (a Madison author) where we will begin the important discussion around human rights.
• We started working on our one on one initial fluency assessments with students for the year. Students also took the aReading assessment that will give us general idea of their comprehension skills. Using this data together will help us guide our instruction level moving forward. 
• Next week we begin our first module in EL!!

Science 

• Our first unit is called  Patterns of Earth and Sky and we are answering the question:

Why do we see stars at different times?

• Our first chapter's guiding question is:  Why don't we see a lot of stars in daytime?

SELS/Health lessons

• What is Social Emotional Learning?
• Healthy Me, Well Me

Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

Math Unit 1 Overview

 Unit 1 Math

Volunteer information for the Raccoon Rally!!!!

 Raccoon Rally Volunteer Signup. 

Raccoon Rally!! Friday, October 6th

 

Announcing the First Annual Raccoon Rally!

Now that our students are all in their places with bright shiny faces, it’s time to get our Fun Run Fundraiser going! We thought it best to introduce this event in a Q & A mode. Here we go!

What is the Raccoon Rally?

• A school wide event on October 6, 2023, in which all students and staff participate

• Grade 3 - 8:00 am

• Grade 4 - 9:00 am

• Grade 5 - 10:00 am

• Students are encouraged to solicit pledges and run/walk laps to raise money for their school.

What are the goals of the Raccoon Rally?

• To help fund Randall programming, including classroom furniture and classroom technology

• To include the entire Randall School Community in a fun and healthy activity

What do students do for the Raccoon Rally?

• Collect pledges (more to come on this process)

• Run/walk a looped track on the school playground for 20 minutes on the day of the Rally 

What do parents/guardians do for the Raccoon Rally?

• Help your child recruit sponsors before the Rally.

• Use this link to volunteer the day of the Raccoon Rally!  

• Dress your child for running/walking according to the weather conditions on the day of the Rally

• Help your child collect pledges and thank their sponsors after the Rally

What are the takeaways for students from the Raccoon Rally?

• An appreciation of teamwork and the strong school unity at Randall

• A FREE t-shirt and healthy snack on the Rally day   

What about pledges?

• Sponsors can pledge an amount per lap or a set amount. 

• A receipt will be sent home for donations greater than $250 or by request.

• If your family prefers not to solicit pledges, please consider making a donation to Randall.

What happens after the Raccoon Rally? 

• Students collect pledges not made online, with checks payable to Randall (more to come on this process).

• Turn in pledges in the pledge envelope by October 13.

That's it for now - stay tuned for more information coming soon.

Go Raccoons!

John

What's Up in 5th Grade? (Welcome Edition)

 

Mrs. Kampa

Godfrey

Mrs. Faber

Calendar

Tuesday, September 5th--School begins!!!

Friday, October 6th--Randall Fun Run (more info to come)

Tuesday, October 10th--Academic Success Night(more info to come)

Friday, October 20--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences

Thursday, November 2nd--Evening Conferences

Friday, November 3rd--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins

Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 24th--Fall Break

Wednesday, December 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD 

Thursday, Dec.21st-Tuesday, Jan. 2--Winter Break

Wednesday, January 3rd--School begins again!!!

Monday, January 15th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Friday, January 26th--No school for students--Grade reporting day

Monday, January 29th--3rd Quarter begins

Friday, February 16th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, March 25th-29th--Spring Break

Monday, April 1st--School begins again!!!

Monday, April 8th--4th Quarter begins

Thursday, April 11th-Evening conferences

Friday, April 12th--No school for students--Conference Day

Monday, April 15th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day

Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day

Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!

New News

• Please remember to sign and return the Digital Device Agreement form to school.
• Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks!
• This is our weekly blog where we will update what we did that week, post information for families, update calendar events and other important information.  An updated blog will be posted every Friday.
• If you are ever looking for past information, you will have access to all of our posts throughout the year. 

Oldie, but Goodies

• This is a spot for information that families may still need.

Math

• This week the 5th grade math class was introduced to our first unit on Expressions, Equations and Volume.  
• Our Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 

Literacy this week

• We will be doing a short book study that will compliment our first EL module that will begin in two weeks.
• The book is called Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth (a Madison author) where we will begin the important discussion around human rights.
• We also did a variety of "Get to Know Me" activities

Science 

• Our first unit will be on Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:

Why do we see stars at different times?

• Our first chapter will focus on :  Why don't we see a lot of stars in daytime?

SELS/Health lessons

• Community building
• Universal practices
• Healthy habits

Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

Daily Schedules

 Godfrey Daily Schedule

Kampa Daily Schedule

Faber Daily Schedule