Weekly Update 5th Grade
Week of September 15-19
Thank you for reading the fifth grade Weekly Update! We look forward to the week ahead!
We strive to create an environment that helps our students to meet their highest potential.
Please read our newsletter each week to get important updates and reminders.
Meet the Team
Ms. Underwood (5C)
Math/Science/Social Studies
Mrs. Brown (5B)
Reading & Writing
Ms. Gawdun (5A)
Reading & Writing
Ms. Maxwell
Mrs. Olusegun
Ms. Kinney
Reading Specialist
Mrs. Caspary
Mrs. Bennett
Ms. Rivas (5D)
Congratulations, Ms. Gawdun!
We are so proud of our fifth grade teacher for winning the Discovery Ed. Award!
Weekly Fifth Grade Photo Album
Barney, our favorite dog, decided to join our PSE Fifth graders and teachers to celebrate learning! Barney delightfully hopped up on our student study desk in the hall! Also pictured are students in small group instruction, reading, taking part in IXL ELA (online personalized learning program for ELA & math), and completing Mindplay Reading activities with our reading specialist, Mrs. Montgomery!
Mark your calendars!
- Sept. 19 - Pie Mr. Soto Day - Must pass/know all multiplication facts to participate!
- Sept 18 - Fall Pictures
- Sept 19 - Doughnut Day
- Sept 19 - Falcons Friday Pep Rally 9-10 a.m.
- Sept. 22-26, FALL BREAK, No school
- Oct. 9 - Hispanic Heritage
- Oct. 13 - 17 Conference Week (Early Dismissal)
- Oct 13-17 Book Fair
Donut Day
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Classroom DoJo
Teachers will be using Classroom Dojo to communicate with parents and send important updates. Teachers also use Classroom DoJo to send quick text messages when needed.
Weekly Communication/Homework
Learning Fun This Week
Math - Students will multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by powers of ten!
Social Studies - Students will be reviewing map skills and examining concepts/key vocabulary such as scaling, legend, map key, longitude, latitude, cardinal rose, and learn the continents and the oceans!
ELA - Students will deepen their understanding of Nez Perce culture and its relationship to homeland as they listen to and read traditional stories at the heart of Nez Perce culture. Students will listen to storyteller J.R. Spencer bring to life the origin story, "Coyote and the Monster." Students will be summarizing key story elements, address problems, attempts to solve the problem, and resoution.
Learning Topics for Next Week
Math - Students will multiply and divide by powers of ten within word problems.
Social Studies - Students will be reviewing map skills and examining concepts/key vocabulary such as scaling, legend, map key, longitude, latitude, cardinal rose, and learn the continents and the oceans!
ELA - Students begin reading the novel, Thunder Rolling in the Mountains. This novel of historical fiction by Scott O'Dell and Elizabeth Hall is the story of Sound of Running Feet, Chief Joseph's daughter from the Nez Perce tribe, narrating the tragic defeat of the Nez Perce. Students will be closely examining, "conflict"
Resources for Math
Check out helpful websites and anchor charts to enhance student's learning in math! Also, we have pictured some exemplary student work from our math journals.
Resources for ELA
Social Studies Resources
ESOL Corner
Septiembre ESOL Noticias
¡Hola familias! ¿Conocen la frase “inteligencia emocional?” Es importante para todos los estudiantes, pero especialmente cuando los niños llegan al momento de la adolescencia. Aquí les presento un video en español donde pueden aprender más sobre este tópico. —Sra. Caspary, maestra de apoyo para el desarrollo del inglés
Park Street Dress Code
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.