Weekly Update 5th Grade
Week of Aug. 14-18
Meet the Team
Fifth Grade Teachers:
Mrs. Peace 5A
spalmer@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Peace 5A
courtneybrown@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Ms. Bradley 5C
ebradley@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Ms. Underwood
sunderwood@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Ms. Kinney (Reading Specialist)
Bkinney@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Sledge (IRR)
msledge@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Powell (Math EIP)
epowell@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Stanton-Cooper (ESOL)
vstantons@maretta-city.k12.ga.us
Mrs. Turturro (ESOL)
What We are Learning...
This Week:
Reading
We are using various texts to cite evidence and support our beliefs.
Writing
Paragraph writing will be our focus this next few weeks. (See examples of what should be included in a strong paragraph.
Math
We will be learning about the volume of rectangular prisms. (See below for examples)
Please also practice multiplication facts daily!
Social Studies
Our focus will be World Geography this week. This will include learning about continents, oceans, rivers, and mountains.
Next Week:
Reading
We will be reading to learn about the U.S. Constitution. We will discuss how the rights and responsibilities in the constitution have changed over time. We will use details from the books we are reading to support our ideas.
Writing
Our focus will be on mastering informational paragraph writing. We will learn how to write a strong topic sentence . We will also practice using text evidence to correctly answer questions about the passages we read.
Math
We will continue working on the volume of rectangular prisms. We are also focusing on mastery of multiplication facts.
Social Studies
We will continue to learn about geography. We will practice identifying different types of landforms found in North America.
What can Parents do to help at home?
Math
Parents, help your child make flashcards with math vocabulary for each math unit to study. They will be using these words daily in math.
Rectangular prism - A 3-dimensional figure where all faces are rectangles
Volume - The number of cubic units it takes to fill a 3-dimensional figure
cubic unit - A unit used to measure volume
Volume Formula - Length X Width X Height
Base - The bottom face of a 3-dimensional figure, also Base = Length X Width
Click this link for interactive vocab cards about the Volume of a figure/ https://quizlet.com/78160726/volume-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Reading
Social Studies
Use the link below to practice your geography skills.
Join us for an ESOL Parent Meeting on August 17th at 9:00 a.m.
Reunion informativa para Padres
Jueves Agosto 17th 9:00 am
Biblioteca de la escuela Park Street
Por favor reunase con nosotros para informarse sobre…
● Que son los servicios de ESOL
● Una explicacion de los resultados de las pruebas ACCESS
● Cosas que puede hacer para ayudar su hijo(a) en casa
● Una explicacion de los resultados de las pruebas ACCESS
● Cosas que puede hacer para ayudar su hijo(a) en casa
Come to Open House!
Join the PTA!
5th Grade Families:
PTA is excited to announce that we are now open for memberships! The GA PTA has moved to an online membership system called Totem. The cost to join has increased by $1.00, for a total of $11.00. Here is the link to join PTA: https://jointotem.com/ga/marietta/park-street-es-pta
Once you join, you can download a digital membership card to your phone or print a physical copy. You can also choose to send in $11 cash with your child to put in an envelope at school. The goal of the Park Street PTA this year is to build capacity to support students, families, and teachers! We will kick off a membership drive during Open House on Aug. 15th!
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events!
8/15 Open House - 5:00p.m.
8/17 ESOL Parent Meeting- 9:00 a.m.
8/22-8/25 MAP Testing
8/23 Vision 2 Learn
9/4 Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)
9/14 DLI Math Family Night- 5:00-7:00 p.m.
9/20 Fall Pictures
9/25-9/29 Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)
10/2 - 10/6 STARBASE Field Trip (5A and 5C)
10/9 - 10/19 STARBASE Field Trip (5B and 5D)
Weekly Communication/Homework
Weekly Communication Folders are sent home each Thursday, to be returned on Friday. Inside the folders you will find your student's weekly homework. Your student is expected to complete all homework AND read 20 minutes each night. Homework is turned in on Thursdays and will be graded.
Classroom DoJo
Teachers will be using Classroom Dojo to reward positive behaviors. Students earn points and are able to "shop" with their points to purchase items. Teachers also use Classroom DoJo to send quick text messages when needed.
Mrs. Brown's Class (5B)
Transportation
Arrival / Dismissal
Change of Transportation
If there is a change in transportation arrangements, we require notice from the parent before allowing students to be transported by anyone other than a parent. You may send in a note with your child or email parkstreet@marietta-city.org with the details of the change. We do not allow students to walk or to ride home with unauthorized people.
At dismissal time bus riders will be put on the school bus unless a parent is present for pick-up, or the parent has notified the school office of another arrangement.
Students are not permitted to change buses to ride home with friends without a note from their parent. Please make arrangements for your child before he/she comes to school. If you must make a change during the day, notify the school office staff before 2:30 p.m.
Pick-up by Car in the Afternoon
Anyone picking up a child must have his/her Panther Car Tag. If you do not have a Panther Car Tag, you may get one at Sneak-A-Peek or by coming to the front office.
Please do not park across the street and have your child designated as a “walker”.
This is extremely dangerous, and teachers on duty will stop children crossing the street
unescorted by a parent or adult. If you need to come into the building, please park in a parking space.
Tardy Drop-Off
When a student arrives late (after 8:30), an adult must sign the student in at the office.
Early Pick-Up
Please limit early pick-up of children to emergencies and appointments. If a child is out for any portion of the school day, the missed time is recorded as a tardy. A note sent in the morning will help us to have your child ready. To avoid interruptions to instruction, no student
will be released between 2:45 and 3:15. Parents will be asked to wait for the dismissal bell. Come to the office to check out a student. Please be prepared to present photo identification upon request. No student will be released to an unknown or unauthorized person.
Late Pick-Up
Students waiting to be picked up will be supervised until 3:30. After 3:30 they may be sent to the After School Program if they are pre-registered ($10 fee). Regular after school charges will apply. Many parents sign up for the program so their children can attend in case of emergency.
