5th Grade Weekly Updates

It has been a hot week, please remember to send your child to school with a sealable water bottle for the classroom and a healthy snack for mid-morning.

Sincerely, The 5th Grade Teachers

Ms. Taft, Ms. Stucky, Ms. Hormachea & Ms. Dunlap

Stucky and Hormachea Group 1: STEM

Taft and Hormachea Group 2: Music

Dunlap and Hormachea Group 3: Spanish

August

• Aug 24: PLEA Swirl's Frozen Yogurt
• Aug 27: Band & Orchestra Rental Night @ MHE 6:15 PM

September

• Sept 2: Bear Brunch 8-9 AM (North Cafeteria)
• Sept 3: 5th Grade Hearing & Vision Screening
• Sept 3: PLUM Parent Information Meeting
• Sept 4: PLEA Bear Crawl Kickoff
• Sept 7: Labor Day (No Students)
• Sept 18: PLEA Bear Crawl
• Sept 21: Professional Development Day (No Students)
• Sept 24: PLEA Chick fil A
• Sept 28: CHAP Homecoming Parade

All 5th grade students will be universally screened for hearing and vision on September 3rd. Please see the attached letter from DCSD for more details.

This week in literacy, students completed a writing pre-assessment to help us understand their current writing skills. We have also been learning how to determine an author’s purpose: to entertain, inform, or persuade. Next week, we will begin Unit 1, which is all about corn! As we explore this topic, students will practice identifying the main idea, asking questions, and recognizing different text structures.

This week students worked on defining their identities as mathematicians, as well as a variety of refresher skills to reignite our minds and get prepared to dive into 5th grade math concepts. Next week, students will take the iReady Inform assessments for the beginning of the year, and continue to work on collaboration, critical thinking and foundational concepts.

Students used a variety of videos to practice writing CERs (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) assignments. We made detailed, scientific observations of Oreo cookies using all five of our senses to describe an Oreo. Then, using some Superbowl commercials, students worked on answering a question with a claim, gathering evidence from the commercials and supporting that claim with a reasonable paragraph.

The club meets every Monday morning from 8:00-8:55 AM, and the cost to participate is $30. We'll be hosting a Parent Info Meeting on September 8th at 8:00 AM in the North Library to share more details about the program, expectations, and how you can support your child throughout the season. We hope you'll join us!

Questions? Reach out to Arin Simon or Lauren Hormachea

PLUM is the annual Pine Lane Outdoor Education trip. PLUM (Pine Lane Up in the Mountains) takes students into the mountains for two nights to explore teamwork, new activities, and outdoor science concepts in action. This annual event is a major milestone for PLE students! Please see the website linked below for details. As we get closer to the trip, more and more details will be shared.

Ms. Dunlap's Website | Contact Ms. Dunlap

Ms. Hormachea's Website | Contact Ms. Hormachea

Ms. Stucky's Website | Contact Ms. Stucky

Ms. Taft's Website | Contact Ms. Taft