March Newsletter

Curriculum

Math: 5^th:  This month we will continue our Math Review Journals! These will be a valuable tool when studying for the end of year tests! Students will also continue working on passing off math facts for Math All Star Awards during intervention time! In addition we will take the 5/6 Grade Math Skills test again to check for student growth. Students are also working in our new online program called Aleks Math. Fifth Grade has completed and taken a test on Topic 8: Numerical Expressions, Patterns, and Relationships. We are now working in Topic 12: Volume of Solids, and will continue on to Topic 15 Classifying Plane Figures, Topic 16: Coordinate Geometry, and Topic 13: Units of Measure.  

        6^th:  This month we will continue our Math Review Journals! These will be a valuable tool when studying for the end of year tests! Students will also continue working on passing off math facts for Math All Star Awards during intervention time! In addition we will take the 5/6 Grade Math Skills test again to check for student growth. Students are also working in our new online program called Aleks Math. Sixth Grade has completed and taken tests in Topic 2: Variables, Expressions, and Properties, Topic 4: Solving Equations, and Topic 15: Equations and Graphs. We will now be working in Topic 12: Ratios, Rates, and Proportions, Topic 13: Solving Proportions, Topic 14: Understanding Percent, and Topic 16: Measurement. 

*Our fifth and sixth grade classes are now in an Aleks Math competition! The class with the highest percentage of mastery in Aleks will receive an ice cream sundae party during the last weeks of school! Good luck!

Spelling/Vocabulary: Spelling and vocabulary lists will be given for each FULL week this month. I will make an adjustment during SEP week. Spelling Tests will usually be every Friday. This is also the day that ALL spelling practice work MUST be turned in for full credit! Students have access to their spelling lists located in the SCHOOLTO HOME section on their Wonders Web site! They need to be STUDYING THE WORDS BEFORE FRIDAY TESTS!

Reading: We will be reading the basals and working on fluency, comprehension, and text analysis. Remember that each Wednesday is BASAL HOMEWORK NIGHT! Students need to bring their basal/Chrome Book home to reread the story and write a summary on their planner sheet.  Make sure your student is doing 20 min of reading Sun-Thurs with a short summary on their planner sheet. Parent signatures earn 3 extra credit points!

*Each week, students who complete their reading with 5 summaries, turned in ON TIME, will receive 1 Read to Ride ticket for the end of the year bike drawing.  

Language Arts: We will finish Unit 4: Modifiers, and move in to Unit 5:

Writing: We will continue to practice the writing process, and six +1 traits of writing. We will continue working on expository writing in the afternoon. We will also continue to practice the Four Square Method of organizing writing. We will review the four types of essays required for fifth/sixth grade: Expository, Persuasive, and Narrative.

Announcements

 *We will celebrate Dr. Seuss Day on Monday March 2!

*Book Orders are due 3/6!

*There will be an early out professional development day 3/6!

*Maturation Program for fifth grade boys and girls will be Wed. March 4 at 1:45

*Kindergarten Registration is March 6!

* The District Spelling Bee will be Mon. March 30 at Beaver High from 5-6! Good Luck Spellers!

*Spring SEPs are scheduled for Tuesday March 3! There will be NO regular school classes held on this day. Students and parents need to arrive for their assigned appointment time to conference with their teachers.

*Student Book Reports for third term will be due Tues. March 17!  St. Patrick’s Day!

*Third Quarter ends March 20! There will be a Day Between the Quarters on March 23. NO School for students on this day!

*Spring Pictures will be March 20!

*Fourth Grade will have a Utah History Program April 1 at 1:00.

*Spring Vacation is April 2, 3, and 6! No School on these days!

* Students are expected to earn 60 AR points throughout the course of this year.

*Spotlight: Keith 3/16.  You may send a class snack on the day we spotlight your child (optional). I will send home all the necessary materials needed for this activity when it is your student’s turn.

*Chrome books are becoming more and more useful! Please take great care in handling and charging the Chrome book each night and remembering to bring the Chrome book in its case with charger to school EVERY day! Students will be charged in Cub Cash for Chrome books that have been forgotten at home or not charged the night before.

*The Character Education Trait for the month of March is Citizenship.

*News assignments for this month are as follows Naveah H. March 3, Trinity M. March 10, Kyden P. March 17, Kinley S. March 24, Sage R. March 31, Tyler T. April 14, and James W. March 21.

Notes From Mrs. Stewart:  Don’t Forgot the Science Fair is Scheduled for April 15th, never to early to start thinking about different experiments to do.

6th Science: We are learning about the Universe, starting with the Moon & the Earth.

History: We are studying the Dark Ages, knights in shining Armor, Castles, Family Crests. A very Fun Unit

5th Science: We will be studying Heredity & Genetics

History: We will be studying the US Constitution, I encourage parents to talk with their student about what the Constitution is & how it affects them.

*Please feel free to visit our class blog at mrsgeorgesfantastic5th6thsplit.blogspot.com to keep up to date on things happening in the classroom and at school.

*Please watch for your child’s weekly behavior chart. These are half size sheets telling how your child’s behavior was during the week!

 *We appreciate ALL the wonderful donations of school supplies so far! If you are still planning on donating, please send your donation of pencils, cap erasers, lined paper, glue, notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, germ X,  or composition notebooks to school! THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR CLASS!

sarah.george@beaver.k12.ut.us      Phone: 386-2822

Volunteer Schedule:

Monday:

Tuesday: Chelsie H. (morning)

Wednesday: Annie H. (morning)

Thursday: Angie H. (afternoon)

Friday: Haylee B. (morning)

Nisha S. (when available)

Codie D., Amber R., Tiffany M., Kylee B. (when available)