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

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. Kampa's November Conference Link
• Mrs. Faber - November Conference Sign Up
• Godfrey's Conference Link
  

Oldie, but Goodies

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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?v=V_LfBopeLPU

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.