Purple House 5 2023-2024

Dear Purple Families,

I am so excited to welcome you and your child to our Purple Fifth Grade class! This will be a year of curiosity, challenge, and growth—both academically and personally. Together, we’ll explore new ideas, build strong skills, and create a caring, respectful classroom community where every learner feels valued.

In our Purple Fifth Grade family, we believe in:

• Learning with curiosity – asking big questions and seeking thoughtful answers.

• Working together – supporting each other and celebrating our successes.

• Doing our best – persevering through challenges with a positive attitude.

• Leading with kindness – treating others with empathy and respect.

I look forward to partnering with you to make this a memorable, meaningful year for your child. We’ll share updates, celebrations, and ways to connect so you always feel part of our journey.

Here’s to a wonderful year ahead—full of learning, laughter, and lots of Purple pride!

IF a learner must be checked out from school, it should occur before 2:45? After 2:45, we will request parents wait in the car loop to ensure learners get dismissed safely. Learners should only leave early if there is a doctor's appointment.

Warmly,
Ms. May Voltz
Purple Fifth Grade Teacher

Our Purple Fifth Graders are already showing what amazing teammates they are! We’ve seen teamwork, collaboration, and encouraging conversations in action—and it’s only the beginning. We can’t wait to see how these skills grow and shine throughout the year! 💜🤝📚

Congrats Siddhi for demonstrating excellence!

Getting Oreo cookies will always motivate us to happily collect data! This week, our Purple Fifth Graders wrote guiding questions, designed survey questions, created data collection charts, and produced double bar graphs—all inspired by a sweet Oreo challenge.

You don't want to miss the tasting on Monday! 🍪 😋 📊

Thank you, Mrs. Stout, for the adorable read-aloud, we truly enjoyed the book Mr. S.!

We loved the attention to detail and how much we can learn from illustrations—just like in our own read-alouds in class this week. It was perfect!

And… we even got books to take home! 📚💜

We had such a great time blending creativity with problem-solving this week! Using Morse code, Roman numerals, fractions, and ratios, our Purple Fifth Graders coded fun facts about themselves and then pieced them together into a colorful “Getting to Know Us” hexagonal tessellation. It was the perfect kick-off to our year—learning more about one another while exploring math and history in a fresh, hands-on way!

These will be completed and on full display by Curriculum Night!

Ever wonder what the Greater Roadrunner looks like close up and sitting still? Here's Beep my backyard friend! He's been a common sight in recent weeks.

Need a great app to download and learn about birds? Try the Merlin Bird ID app. It's free!

As you make vacation plans this year, remember that missing school can impact your child's learning and success, and it also affects attendance laws. Please schedule trips following the holidays on the CISD calendar to ensure compliance and support your child's education. https://www.coppellisd.com/o/cisd/page/calendar

Our annual house fund donations are open now through September 14th. House funds are what we as a PTO use to support all the celebrations we host throughout the year. Please visit rjlpto.org/housefunds to learn more and donate! Your support is greatly appreciated!

Please consider signing up to be the Room Parent for your class! This role is an easy way to get involved and can be tailored to what works for you! Find out more and sign up at rjlpto.org/roomparent

Join us for the first big famiLEE event on August 22nd at our Back to School Spirit Night at Interskate! Reminder to bring a printed and signed waiver for each skater - rjlpto.org/waiver

Fifth-grade designer of learning experiences at RJ Lee Elementary a Net Zero school in Coppell, Texas.

Our Guiding Purpose: We empower learners to positively impact the world by designing learning experiences that promote relationships, risk-taking, and collaboration in a flexible learning environment.

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HEB Excellence in Education State Finalist 2018

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