Weekly Update 5th Grade
Week of 10/14 - 10/18
We're excited about our year ahead in fifth grade!
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)
Mrs. Brown (5B)
Reading & Writing
Ms. Gawdun (5A)
Science & Social Studies
Mrs. Sledge
Mrs, Powell
Math EIP
Ms. Kinney
Reading Specialist
Mrs. Caspary
Mrs. Stanton-Cooper
Mark your calendars!
- Oct. 14-18, Conference Week, school dismisses at 1:15 p.m.
Students must be pre-registered for after school program for Conference Week.
October 28- Nov. 1- STARBASE (more information forthcoming)
Nov. 5th - NO SCHOOL ~ Election Day
Nov. 21st Turkey BINGO & PTA Mtg #3, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 - Thanksgiving LUNCH Grades 3,4,5
Nov. 25-29, 2024 - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break
Cancer Awareness Shirt
Panther Store
Fifth Grade Photos
Enjoy these photos of students during PE class. Some are pictured with the poster they created in honor of the Hispanic Celebration Month. PTA has posted these posters for all to admire in the gym during our Hispanic Culture Celebration Thursday night! More photos forthcoming in the next edition!
Headphones or Earbuds! Needed Supply!
Please provide your child with a set of headphones or earbuds for school. Students need headphones to plug into their chromebook to complete a variety of assignments that require the student to listen to lessons. You can even find earbuds at the dollar tree or affordable headphones at Walmart or Target! It is better for students to have their personal set due to health reasons to minimize the spread of illness.
Learning Fun This Week!
In ELA students students continue 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 mapping events in each chapter (exposition, rising action, falling action, and story resolution). Students will also analyze how characters' words and actions reveal beliefs and values. Additionally, students will explain and interpret the meaning of figurative language from the novel. In math we continued working on customary measurement conversions and line plot graphs. We had test on Friday over this material. In Science, We began our animal classification unit. We started by learning about the various groups animals can be classified such as vertebrae/invertebrae, mammal, reptile, bird, fish, and amphibian. Students learned the unique traits of each groups and then classify animals accordingly.
What Are We Learning Next Week?
Math - We will be accessing unit two, measurement conversions. Then in preparation for benchmark testing we will be reviewing volume, powers of ten, and all measurement conversions.
Science - We will continue our animal classification unit. We will study learned behavior vs. instincts as well as physical traits vs. acquired traits.
ELA - Students continue reading the novel, Thunder Rolling in the Mountains. Students will be mapping events in each chapter (exposition, rising action, falling action, and story resolution). Students will also analyze how characters' words and actions reveal beliefs and values. Additionally, students will analyze character's actions based on evidence from the dialogue and story events.
Resources to Assist - Math
Resources to Help With Reading
Resources to Help with Science & Social Studies
ESOL Corner
¡Hola familias! Están preocupados por la idea de bullying, o de cyberbullying? Esta semana tengo un video de consejos para padres alrededor de este tópico, presentado por una psicóloga, en español. En PSE tratamos de crear un medio ambiente positivo, pero si Uds. tengan alguna preocupación, por favor comuníquese con las maestras! —Sra. Caspary, maestra de apoyo para el desarrollo del inglés
Upcoming Events!
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.
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.
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.
Attendance
Attendance is a critical component to the success of an elementary student. If an unavoidable situation necessitates an absence, the parent must notify the school office in writing within 2 school days of the student’s return. You may send a note to your child's teacher or email parkstreet@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
An excused absence means that your child is absent for a legitimate reason, for example, personal illness, illness or death in the family, religious holiday, court appointment, quarantine, or conditions rendering school attendance hazardous to health and safety. All other absences will be considered unexcused.
Georgia Law requires school action after five unexcused absences or ten tardies. The process begins with parent notification.
Students are tardy after 8:30 a.m. A parent must sign the student in at the office if arriving after
8:30 a.m. A student is counted present for the day if he/she arrives at or before 8:30 a.m. and stays until at least 11:55 a.m. or arrives before 11:55 a.m. and stays until 3:15 p.m. Partial attendance of a day is considered a tardy.
Good attendance is vital to the academic success of students.
After three parental excuse notes in a semester, parents must submit documentation from a physician explaining the student's absence.
If documentation from a doctor is not provided after three parental excuse notes in a semester, subsequent absences will be marked as unexcused.
Excessive absences can result in the intervention of the school social worker.