Reading Celebration!

I couldn't be prouder of our reading achievements this year! Students wrote their "shining moment" on their signs- something they are most proud of when it came to their reading this year! Check out the below album and our reading recommendations for the summer. They will bring home a paper copy tomorrow!

Reflecting on Our Writing Growth!

We took time today to organize our portfolios and marvel at all of our wonderful work from the year! We asked ourselves the question, "What do I notice about my growth as a writer?" Check out our responses below!

LAST Week in Room 33! May 23-27

I really cannot believe we have made it to the last week of 5th grade! I am going to miss this class SO much!!! We have a lot of fun end-of-year things happening this week in addition to completing our countdown to 6th grade with a fun surprise each day. 

Here is a quick glimpse of our last week together:

Monday- We are excited to welcome the middle school "Flight Crew" as they give 3 presentations to our 5th graders! We will also reflect on our writing portfolios & celebrate our DARE essays. Have your student show you all of their hard work when they bring these home! We will discuss how much we have learned and progressed as writers. Ask your students what they have noticed in their writing from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. 

Tuesday- 5th Grade Party at Vetta! 

Wednesday- We will share our causes of the American Revolution skits, Genius Hour projects and celebrate our reading achievements.

Thursday- We will have our final Home Run Club of the year! We will also have our final ALEKS Pie Party for those who met their ALEKS goals. We are hoping to spend time cleaning out our cubbies and meeting with our buddies. 

Friday- Last day of school and half day! There will be NO lunch served. We will have our last assembly and Concord's "Fly Up" day. As new 6th graders, students will get an extra recess as I meet the new, upcoming 5th graders! 

Countdown to 6th Pictures!

Check out the album below with pictures from all of our "Countdown to 6th" activities so far, soccer field trip, and more! We are enjoying all of the memories we are making as we end an awesome year together! Click the arrow on the right to see them all.

Special Visitors Today!

Can you spot our awesome visitors!?! Meet Chloe and Charlie!

This Week in Room 33! May 16-20

We have an exciting week ahead! We will be heading to the middle schools for our Fly Up Day on Tuesday! Our lunch will be earlier (at 12) and then we will board buses around 1:00. Please join us for our DARE Graduation and 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony on Thursday at 10:30 in the gym! Lastly, we have Fun Day on Friday (wear clothes you wouldn't mind getting wet and maybe bring an extra set of clothes for after!)

With all of our activities, we will try our best to squeeze in as much learning AND fun as possible! Here's what else is happening this week---

Social Studies- Students will work in groups to portray a cause of the American Revolution in a creative way (skits!) We will focus on the French & Indian War, Stamp, Tea, & Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts & Paul Revere's Ride!

Writing- This week we are reflecting on our year by writing a letter to next year's 5th grade students. We will also create "block-out" poetry (see example below!)

Math- We will continue to work towards our ALEKS goals! Our final ALEKS Pie Party will be Thursday, May 26th! We will also work on statistics and ratios.

Reading- We are hoping to have opportunities this week to read our books outside! :)

Reminders/Upcoming Dates-

5/17- Middle School Fly Up Day

5/19- 5th Grade Recognition and DARE Graduation Ceremony at 10:30 in the gym- Parents & Families, please join us!!!! 

5/20- Fun Day

5/24- 5th Grade Party!

5/27- Last Day of School! (Half day)

Beach party!!!!

We had a great.....actually awesome time at the beach party playing volley and soccer

Beach Day Tomorrow!

Inside Out Day Tomorrow!

We have started our 6 th grade count down three days ago and this is tomorrow's!

Countdown to 6th!

We started our countdown to six grade.remember to bring tennis shoes,sack lunch, and feel free to bring a board game for our count down to 6th grade

This Week in Room 33! May 9-12

It's hard to believe that we are already in the last 3 weeks of the school year! We are busy in 5th grade and will be enjoying our time together!!!

***Students need to wear tennis shoes and bring a sack lunch for our field trip on Tuesday! Please send in the waiver form as well- thank you!

This week...

Social Studies- Last week we discussed the French & Indian War. We will continue our discussions on the causes of the American Revolution this week.

Writing- We are wrapping up our DARE essays this week! They are due Wednesday on the Google drive! Click HERE for more information on the DARE essay!

Math- This week we will continue working towards our ALEKS goals and will begin working on some skills to help prepare for 6th grade including finding the mean, median, mode, range, and understanding ratios.

Reading- We are looking forward to reading our choice books for longer periods of time this week, keeping track of how many books and what genres we have read this year, and giving our recommendations to others.

Reminders/Upcoming Dates-

5/9-12 LEAP Space Camp

Tue. 5/10- Field Trip 

Wed. 5/11- DARE Essay Due

Fri. 5/13- No School!

5/17- Middle School Fly Up Day

5/19- DARE & 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony 10:30 AM 

5/20- Fun Day

5/24- 5th Grade Party!

5/27- Last Day of School!

This Week in Room 33! May 2-6

Hooray! We are almost finished MAP testing! I couldn't be prouder of our class' hard work and dedication to doing their very best on each session! Tuesday will be our last day of testing (make-ups will be Wednesday and Thursday). We also have Junior Achievement on Wednesday and a school-wide MAP celebration on Thursday!

***Please turn in field trip permission slips this week! Thank you!

Also this week...

Social Studies- For the remainder of the school year, we will spend our science time working on social studies! We are ready to get back into our study of the 13 English colonies and begin to study the American Revolution.

Writing- We are back to working on our DARE essay. Students are writing opinion essays on why they want to stay drug free. DARE essays are due May 11th on the Google drive.  Click HERE for more information on the DARE essay!

Math- With a busy schedule this week, students will have some time to focus on their ALEKS goals. Next week, we will begin to cover some topics that will prepare us for 6th grade math!

Reading- We are excited to get back to our "Read to Self" time, dedicating 40+ minutes to reading a book of our choice! We will be sharing book recommendations and making reading plans for the rest of the year and into the summer.

Reminders/Upcoming Dates-

Tue. 5/3- MAP Science Session 3

Wed. 5/4- Junior Achievement Day

Thurs. 5/5- MAP Celebration from 2-3

5/9-12 LEAP Space Camp

Tue. 5/10- Field Trip 

Wed. 5/11- DARE Essay Due

Fri. 5/13- No School

5/17- Middle School Fly Up Day

5/19- DARE & 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony 10:30 AM

5/20- Fun Day

5/24- 5th Grade Party!

5/27- Last Day of School!