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Monday, October 30, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
Snack Information
Healthy Snacks
Hello Families!
Randall will be adding a short snack break to our daily schedule. In the effort to be consistent with Franklin, we are asking each student to bring their own healthy, individually packaged snack each day. Please let us know if your family needs assistance in providing a daily snack.
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Acceptable healthy snacks:
Fresh fruit
Fresh vegetables
Applesauce - and spoon
Pretzels
Cheese sticks
Meat sticks
Yogurt - and spoon
Crackers
Multigrain bars
Please DO NOT SEND cookies, candy, cupcakes, brownies, chips, or other unhealthy foods. We are asking families to follow the list above.
Many of our classrooms have students with severe nut allergies. Please do not send a snack that contains nuts.
If you are willing to make a donation of a box of regular Cheerios (or generic brand) for students who need a snack, we would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you!
5th Grade Teachers
What's Up in 5th Grade? #8
Calendar
Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students @ 10:40 am--Teacher
planning/prep for conferences
planning/prep for conferences
Thursday, November 2nd--Evening Conferences
Friday, November 3rd--No school for students--Conference Day
Sunday, November 5th--Daylight Savings Day (Move your clocks back one hour)
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
Monday, May 20th--Kampa/Godfrey Strings Concert @ 11:00 am
Wednesday, May 22nd--Faber Strings Concert @ 10:30 am
Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Tuesday, June 4th--Randall Talent Show (time/place tbd)
Wednesday, June 5th--5th Grade Moving On Celebration/Music Concert 1:00 pm
Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!
New News
- Early Release on Tuesday, October 31st @ 10:40
- Conferences are next week on Thursday after school/evening and Friday.
- No School for students on Friday, November 3rd
Oldie, but Goodies
- Randall Clothing Store Get some Randall clothes for you and your family :)
- Mrs. Faber - November Conference Sign Up
- Godfrey's Conference Link
Math
- Our October Number Corner this month focused on collecting data and measuring mass over time on some funky looking carrots. In addition we will be making observations on the top/front/side view of buildings and determining the shape they all make when put together.
- November Number Corner will focus on classifying triangles, placing triangles on a coordinate grid and observing the triangles as they transform from day to day on the grid. In addition, we will make conversions using the metric system and make connections between decimals and fractions.
- This week we took fraction checkpoints that worked with unlike denominators, fractions of a whole and some conceptual understanding of fractions. We also worked with finding common denominators in order to add/subtract/compare fractions.
- Next week we will focus on revisiting and reviewing our fraction strategies and learning. We will do a unit review to help us prepare for the test we will take the following Monday (November 6th) after the long weekend. After the test, we will take a few days to work with Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Denominators before we begin Unit 3.
- Check out what we will be doing in Unit 2!!
- https://www.
mathlearningcenter.org/sites/ default/files/documents/ family/PAR-BR5-U2.pdf
Literacy this week
- Our first EL Module is about Human Rights and we are using the book Esperanza Rising as a mentor text.
- This week we continued in Unit 2 in Module 1.
- This week we worked with themes and metaphors. We then did some peer reviews around our writing and even engaged in some two voice poetry.
- Next week, we will deconstruct what a literary essay looks like and and continue to talk about reactions that characters have in the story based on events that occur. We are working our way up to writing a literary essay comparing the reactions of two characters for our end of unit assessment.
Social Studies
- During the weeks of October 16, 23 and 30th, our 5th graders will do a short unit on Native Americans. We will be using the text Mountain Wolf Woman by Diane Holliday to guide our learning.
- This week we read, discussed, explored vocabulary words and wrote responses to what we read.
SELS/Health lessons
- Understanding Empathy
- Understanding conflict vs. bullying
- Watch the Randall Way video for October (Featuring Kampa Class!!) Our focus this month is being kind and we are working towards a goal of 1200 Raccoon Paws to earn an extra recess!!
( You may need to copy and paste the link address in a new tab)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
What's Up in 5th Grade? #7
Calendar
Friday, October 20--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Thursday, October 26--Picture Day
Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
planning/prep for conferences
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
Monday, May 20th--Kampa/Godfrey Strings Concert @ 11:00 am
Wednesday, May 22nd--Faber Strings Concert @ 10:30 am
Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Tuesday, June 4th--Randall Talent Show (time/place tbd)
Wednesday, June 5th--5th Grade Moving On Celebration/Music Concert 1:00 pm
Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!
New News
Oldie, but Goodies
- Randall Picture Day ID with - EVTXHVBGJ. Picture Day is taking place on Thursday - October 26 starting at 7:50 in the cafeteria.
- Randall Clothing Store Get some Randall clothes for you and your family :)
- Mrs. Faber - November Conference Sign Up
- Godfrey's Conference Link
Math
- Our October Number Corner this month will focus on collecting data and measuring mass over time on some funky looking carrots. In addition we will be making observations on the top/front/side view of buildings and determining the shape they all make when put together.
- This week worked with finding common denominators in order to add/subtract/compare fractions.
- Next week we will focus on revisiting and reviewing our fraction strategies and learning. We will do a unit review to help us prepare for the test we will take the following Monday (October 30th) after the long weekend. After the test, we will take a few days to work with Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Denominators before we begin Unit 3.
- Check out what we will be doing in Unit 2!!
- https://www.
mathlearningcenter.org/sites/ default/files/documents/ family/PAR-BR5-U2.pdf
Literacy this week
- Our first EL Module is about Human Rights and we are using the book Esperanza Rising as a mentor text.
- This week we started Unit 2 in Module 1.
- This week we worked with metaphors and continued to talk about reactions that characters have in the story based on events that occur. However, this week we also spent a lot of time comparing and contrasting these reactions. We are working our way up to writing a literary essay comparing the reactions of two characters for our end of unit assessment.
Social Studies
- During the weeks of October 16, 23 and 30th, our 5th graders will do a short unit on Native Americans. We will be using the text Mountain Wolf Woman by Diane Holliday to guide our learning.
- This week we read, discussed, explored vocabulary words and wrote responses to what we read.
SELS/Health lessons
- Understanding our culture trees
- Understanding influences from our family, peers and cuture
- Watch the Randall Way video for October (Featuring Kampa Class!!) Our focus this month is being kind and we are working towards a goal of 1200 Raccoon Paws to earn an extra recess!!
( You may need to copy and paste the link address in a new tab)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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.
Friday, October 13, 2023
What's Up in 5th Grade? #6
Calendar
Friday, September 15- Sunday, October 15th--Hispanic Heritage Month
Friday, October 20--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Thursday, October 26--Picture Day
Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
planning/prep for conferences
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
Monday, May 20th--Kampa/Godfrey Strings Concert @ 11:00 am
Wednesday, May 22nd--Faber Strings Concert @ 10:30 am
Friday, May 24th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 27th--No school for Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Wednesday, June 5th--5th Grade Moving On Celebration/Music Concert 1:00 pm
Thursday, June 6th--Last day of school!!!
New News
- Student Success Night was a blast! It was great to see so many families coming to Randall to learn what we are doing in school every day!!
- Next Friday there is no school for students. Teachers will have a Professional Development Day.
- Tuesday, October 31st will be an early release day for students for teachers to prep for conferences.
Oldie, but Goodies
- Randall Picture Day ID with - EVTXHVBGJ. Picture Day is taking place on Thursday - October 26 starting at 7:50 in the cafeteria.
- Randall Clothing Store Get some Randall clothes for you and your family :)
- Mrs. Faber - November Conference Sign Up
- Godfrey's Conference Link
Math
- Our October Number Corner this month will focus on collecting data and measuring mass over time on some funky looking carrots. In addition we will be making observations on the top/front/side view of buildings and determining the shape they all make when put together.
- This week we began Unit 2 where we will focus on how to add and subtract fractions. We started with using clocks and money to help us add and subtract.
- Next week we will focus on finding common denominators to add and subtract fractions.
- Check out what we will be doing in Unit 2!!
- https://www.
mathlearningcenter.org/sites/ default/files/documents/ family/PAR-BR5-U2.pdf
Literacy this week
- Our first EL Module is about Human Rights and we are using the book Esperanza Rising as a mentor text.
- This week we started Unit 2 in Module 1.
- This week we talked about the reactions that characters have in the story based on events that occur. We practiced how to infer information and back up our ideas with evidence from the text by quoting accurately from the text. We also worked to put our ideas into a cohesive and structurally sound paragraph format.
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 third chapter's guiding question is: How can we investigate why we see different stars on different nights?
- During the weeks of October 16, 23 and 30th, our 5th graders will do a short unit on Native Americans. We will be using the text Mountain Wolf Woman by Diane Holliday to guide our learning.
SELS/Health lessons
- Understanding gender identity
- Understanding personal identities
- Watch the Randall Way video for October (Featuring Kampa Class!!) Our focus this month is being kind and we are working towards a goal of 1200 Raccoon Paws to earn an extra recess!!
- ( You may need to copy and paste the link address in a new tab)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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.
Friday, October 6, 2023
What's Up in 5th Grade?? #5
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
Thursday, October 26--Picture Day
Tuesday, October 31--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
planning/prep for conferences
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
- The Randall Relay was a success! Thanks to all who participated, helped out or donated!
- Randall Picture Day ID with - EVTXHVBGJ. Picture Day is taking place on Thursday - October 26 starting at 7:50 in the cafeteria.
- Randall Clothing Store Get some Randall clothes for you and your family :)
- Conferences are in less than a month. Please use one of the links below to sign up for a conference with your child's classroom teacher.
- Mrs. Faber - November Conference Sign Up
Oldie, but Goodies
Math
- Our October Number Corner this month will focus on collecting data and measuring mass over time on some funky looking carrots. In addition we will be making observations on the top/front/side view of buildings and determining the shape they all make when put together.
- This week taught and practiced some division strategies and assessed what we learned this week to officially end our work with Unit 1.
- Next week we will begin Unit 2 where we will focus on how to add and subtract fractions. We will start with using clocks and money to help us add and subtract. Luckily, we did some work with this in our September Number Corner already! Finding our common denominators and equivalent fractions will be key to our success.
- Check out what we will be doing in Unit 2!!
- https://www.
mathlearningcenter.org/sites/ default/files/documents/ family/PAR-BR5-U2.pdf
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 took a mid-unit assessment. It was modeled after the work we did last week together and in small groups. Now it was time for the to show what they could do on their own.
- Then we worked with groups on how to participate in a Text Based Discussion Group in preparation for our end of unit assessment that we started on Friday.
- Next week we will begin Module 1 Unit 2!!
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 third chapter's guiding question is: Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
- We took an end of unit assessment this week, but we still have one more chapter before we move on. We will finish up this unit next week.
Social Studies
- During the weeks of October 16, 23 and 30th, our 5th graders will do a short unit on Native Americans. We will be using the text Mountain Wolf Woman by Diane Holliday to guide our learning.
SELS/Health lessons
- Understanding the beauty of skin color
- Being a critical consumer
- Watch the Randall Way video for October (Featuring Kampa Class!!) Our focus this month is being kind and we are working towards a goal of 1200 Raccoon Paws to earn an extra recess!!
- The Randall Way Video for this Month--
- ( You may need to copy and paste the link address in a new tab)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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.
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