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Writers DEEP in there notebooks. 

This Week in Room 33! Aug. 29- Sept. 2

Parents-- Our classroom and curriculum information is being shared electronically this year. Please click on the following link and read to learn more! Thank you for taking the time to learn more about your child's year in 5th grade. Please email me with any questions!

ABC's of Mrs. Schaefer & Miss Hake's Classroom 

This week in 5th grade...

Science: This week we are discussing tools that scientists use and participating in activities where students will classify, compare, contrast, and think like scientists!

Writing: This week we will continue our first writing unit on personal narratives! You can find our 5th grade writing checklists in the writing page for more information on what we are learning when it comes to narrative writing. 

Students are responsible for writing at home for 20 minutes each week (10 min. Tue. and Thurs. nights).  We will explore different options this week, including using the Google drive/classroom to turn in and share writing homework.

*Check out THIS SITE for a fun way to come up with topics to write about at home!

Reading: This year, 5th graders will be pushed and encouraged to read more than ever before! We are tracking our reading in our leader binders and challenging ourselves to finish up to 40 books this school year! This is a BIG challenge and we ARE up for it! We've already had multiple students finish a book! This week we will use our reader's notebooks to help us push the level of our reading and thinking.

*Students are responsible for tracking their nightly reading minutes in their planners (monthly view). At the end of the month, these minutes will be collected for a school-wide display. Our school's goal is 1,500,000 minutes this year! 

Math: We are so excited to continue our first unit on place value this week. Our chapter 1 test is scheduled for Wed., Sept. 7th. Students will be working in collaborative math stations, ALEKS (our individualized online program), and small group instruction within our math workshop. Students will be asked to work on ALEKS every Monday and Wednesday night for 10 minutes as part of their homework.

Social Studies: We will spend this time continuing to build our classroom community as we incorporate our leader binders and the 7 habits. Social studies will begin next week!

*Be sure to check out the posts below and our Flickr page (click this icon on right side of blog) showing glimpses into our classroom last week. Our social media leaders will be posting updates throughout each week! 

*Don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Social Media is a fantastic and easy way to connect with families and share what is happening in our classroom as well as other resources for you at home!

Taking Charge of Our Reading Lives!

I couldn't be PROUDER of our students' reading goals! It's going to be an amazing year in our reading workshop! Check out the below examples---

Exploring Genres

Really Awesome Readers!

We are enjoying reading time while building stamina by reading 25 minutes! We also set reading goals for the school year! -By Social Media Leaders

This Week in Room 33! Aug. 22-26

Happy 1st full week of school! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and had wonderful things to say about their first 2 days of school last week. I cannot wait to continue getting to know everyone- we have such a fantastic class of 5th grade leaders!

*Parents- If you have not already done so, please fill out THIS SURVEY. I am LOVING the responses so far and am so thankful that you are taking the time to complete this for me! 

As a reminder, at Lindbergh students are allowed to bring in their own devices to school (i.e.- kindles, iPads, tablets, etc.) and use for educational purposes during the school day. We love using technology in our classroom and the more devices, the better! Make sure your student knows how to download apps- the apps we use most in our classroom are listed under the parents tab (or click HERE).

Here's what to expect this week in 5th grade:

Science- We will begin the set up of our science notebooks and learn important terms and tools that we will be using in science investigations and activities this year!

Writing- We will introduce our writer's workshop this week and begin using our writer's notebooks! We will be doing a lot of writing this year and this week's focus will be on beginning to build our writing stamina. We will also begin our first unit on personal narratives.

Reading- We will be discussing how our reading workshop runs and begin our "Read to Self" training! We will explore what read to self looks like and will begin building our stamina so we can read for long periods of time. The absolute BEST way to become a better reader and to learn to enjoy reading is to dive in and READ! We will be discussing how to choose good fit books as well as the importance of REAL reading (THINKING while reading) vs. FAKE reading (reading the words without thinking of the text's meaning). We will also begin our first unit of study on analyzing themes with a focus on writing about our reading in our reader's notebooks.

This 1st week I encourage that you help your child build his/her reading stamina at home just like we will be building our stamina in school. Students are responsible for tracking their reading minutes in the monthly view of their planners. Students will also be responsible for reading the same book at school that they are reading at home. This will help students to focus on one book at a time and maintain our goal of reading more books this year than ever before! 

Math- We will be learning how our math workshop runs and begin to explore our math stations.  We will begin our first chapter on place value on Thursday. 

***Students will need a computer or device with Internet access for their nightly math homework (beginning Thursday night). They will either log in to their Google account to access their homework through the Google classroom or they can use the Google classroom app. I will also send out the option for parents to access their student's Google classroom as well (should be sent via email later this week). Students will show their work in their math notebooks and be encouraged to bring home their math textbooks for extra help and also extra practice if you feel it is necessary.

Social Studies- We will begin Social Studies next week as we will use this time to continue building our classroom community and learning how our classroom runs.

Homework- Homework will be posted under the Daily Homework page on this blog (top tab). It is important to help your child find a good time and place to complete reading and homework each night. Thank you for all of your support at HOME! :)

***Don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Social Media is a fantastic way to connect with families and share what is happening in our classroom as well as other resources for you at home!

Have a WONDERFUL week!!!

Share a Summer Picture and Parent Survey!

Would you like to share a summer picture with your new classmates? Please follow these (easy, I promise!) steps:

1- Email the picture to met62marry@photos.flickr.com. Include your name as the subject and write about your picture in the body of the email along with your picture.
(Parents- If you have a signature on your email, you may want to delete it so it doesn't show up on the Flickr page as part of the picture's caption.)

2- Go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsschaefer/ to view everyone's pictures and captions! The link to our Flickr page is also on the right side of this blog with this icon---   

***Parents- Please fill out this quick survey to help me better understand your child. I truly appreciate all of the information you give so I can better meet your child's needs this school year! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! Click HERE for the survey. (Your responses will only be seen by me.)

***Don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

Welcome to 5th Grade, Class of 2024!

It's going to be an AMAZING year!
I can't wait to meet you all- check below for more info. about Tuesday night!

Quinn D.

Thomas D.

Benjamin E.

Emma G.

Brian G.

Ayla H.

Kendall H.

Jack K.

Carrie M.

Cora N.

Hung N.

Zaiden P.

Anthony P.

Luke P.

Roniel R.

Adin R.

Gabby S.

Mila S.

Aidin S.

Jack S.

Quinn S.

Sabina T.

Audrey T.

Chloe W.

Lydia W.

Back to School Night and Ice Cream Social

We look forward to our annual back to school night on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.   On this evening, we invite you to visit your new classroom, drop off  your supplies, and enjoy a special ice cream treat in the cafeteria.  To ensure that every child has time to visit their classroom and our school, please follow the schedule below.  

Session 1:  Last names A-M:       5:30-6:15 p.m.

Session 2:  Last names N-Z:     6:15-7:00 p.m.

Due to limited parking, shuttles will be running from the Concord Farmers Club.  Please take the shuttle if at all possible.