5th Grade with Ms. Osowski

Wednesday, October 11th

Library Check-Out

Friday, October 13th

NO SCHOOL

Scheduled Parent / Teacher Conferences

Monday, October 16th

NO SCHOOL

We have a four day week ahead of us. I hope you are looking forward to a long weekend with your family. I have just a few announcements.

1. Headphones:

If at all possible please have your child bring headphones to school daily!

2. SPELLING & VOCAB

There will be NO spelling & vocab this week. Students will use the time they usually spend on spelling & vocab on Dreambox to ensure they get their 10 lessons!

3. Parent / Teacher Conferences

October 13th had been designated as conference day! If I have any concerns about your child this year, I have already reached out to you, but if I have not reached out to you and you would like to meet with me about your child's progress, please feel free to schedule a time. If none of these times work for you, please reach out to me and we will find a time that does. Also, I am more than willing to meet however is convenient for you, Google Meet, in-person, or phone. October 13th had been designated as conference day!

4. Contact ME:

If there is something that you are wondering or something you want me to know, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Ratios Tables & Graphing Ratios

Homework:

Math Sheet nightly Monday-Thursday

Extra Practice:

Students are expected to know the multiplication & division tables 0-12. If your child struggles with these please have them practice them nightly.

Below you find videos and websites your child can access in order to help them learn this weeks mathematical concepts

Dreambox is a program that is tailored to your child specifically. It is the districts expectation that every student complete at least 5 lessons a week using this resource. I prefer students complete 10 lessons a week. They will be given time during class to complete this assignment but if it is not completed in class, it will need to be completed at home as part of their homework. Students can access Dreambox through their ClassLink account. .

Novel: Front Desk

Focus: How Setting Effects Character Development

Writing a Race Response to our Reading

Homework:

Read at 30 minutes every day

Extra Practice:

All students are expected to read 120 minutes a week outside of class; however, the more they read the stronger reader they will become.

NO WORD STUDY THIS WEEK!

Every week we will work on a mentor sentence talking about how the writer organized their words to create the best effect on their readers. Below, I have included our first sentence, what we will do with that sentence every day, and questions we will answer about the sentence. On Fridays, students will have a quiz on the things we learned through the sentence. This will all be done in class but I wanted to make you aware in case you want to talk about the sentence at home as well.

Immigration & Expansion:

The effects of the Transcontinental Railroad on the United States.

I am so happy to be your child's teacher this year. As we begin the year, I know there is often a lot of questions. I will do my best to answer any questions you may have. Teaching is my passion. I am here to serve you and your child so please do not hesitate to contact me.

Contact Hours:

Phone 7:00-8:00 AM & 2:45-3:10 PM Monday - Friday

Email Anytime

Email: mreece@lexrich5.org
Location: Dutch Fork Elementary School, Broad River Road, Irmo, SC, USA
Phone: 803-476-3900