Mrs. Gray's 5th Grade Newsletter

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Hello Parents! I hope you enjoyed the three day weekend. It was great seeing many of you at Back to School Night! Here are a few reminders and updates.

• Students should bring their chromebooks to school fully charged every day.
  
  
• Homework packets will go home on Mondays and are due the following Monday, however homework should be brought to school everyday.
  
  

This week's Tuesday folders will incude:

Keep at Home:

• Information about the IB program and the 5th grade IB Units of Inquiry
• 2023 Willard Read-A-Thon Sponsorship Form
  
  

Fill Out and Return to School:

• A walking field trip permission form (to go to Boys and Girls Club for PE)
• LCFF data collection form
• A form to fill out if your child is interested in participating in the International Fashion Show on Septemner 29
• 2023 Willard Read-A-Thon Pledge Card
  
  

If you have not done so, please return the Blue Willard Tuesday folders along with the blue emergency card and health update.

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) - Students will be able to evaluate their progress towards a personal goal so they can adjust their plan as needed.

Reading: Class Novel, Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

• Creating Reading Goals

• Making annotations (taking notes) on reading

• CIting evidennce from the text to support inferences
  
  

Writing:

• Pre-Writing - Generating Ideas for Personal Narratives
  
  

Math:

• Ready Math Lesson 3 - Find Volume Using a Formula
• Ready Math Quiz - Volume

IB Unit of Study: Who We Are (Culture Changes):

• Cultural Identity Maps
• Group Culture Projects

**Correction to the due date** - The Heritage Project is now due on Friday, September 29.

Heritage Project: Students will receive instructions for the end of unit project, "Heritage Float". Students will make a miniature float and prepare an oral presentation to share with the class. The project will be completed at home, but the students will have an opportunity to research their culture and take notes in class. Students may also create a Google slide presentation or poster board using the same guidelines. Please see the attached document for more detailed directions and a rubric. The project is now due on on Friday, September 29, 2023. There is no school on Friday, September 22.

Social Studies: Geography of the United States & American Indians and Their Land

Science: Structure and Properties of Matter - In the science lab, we will explore chemical reactions by finding out which liquids can change the appearance of dull copper pennies.

Thank you for continuing to send supplies to support our class. Here are a few more things that our class needs:

Tissue Boxes

Pencils

Disposable Gloves (Our class has yard clean up on Fridays after lunch)

September 16 - Sadie

Email: gray.melanie@pusd.us
Phone: 6263965600

“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.”

-Nelson Mandela