Welcome back from Spring Break!
I'm so glad to be back and can't believe we're 3 weeks away from EOGs. Don't worry, we'll be ready (:
We have a busy week this week. The spirit walk is scheduled for Thursday. Right now, Thursday's weather looks iffy. But I'll keep you posted.
*** Book Report - The final book report is DUE on Friday April 29. I apologize for any confusion. I had hoped to add some other options to the list, but just simply ran out of time. I'll have to save those ideas for next year. Email me if you have any questions! Thanks ***
Also, conferences start tomorrow. I sent home conference reminder letters in four student's Monday folders. The remainder of the conference reminder letters will come home in your child's agenda. I will staple the sheet of paper in the agenda, to make sure it gets home.
The fifth grade team has a planning day on Thursday. Again, don't worry. Your fifth grader will be in good hands. I'll put together some challenging material to keep them busy. I am looking forward to planning with the team to get some ideas for the post-EOG period. We are also going to work on some things for EOG test-prep.
In guided reading groups, we are starting to practice using the variety of reading strategies we've learned this year. These strategies will be helpful for your fifth grader when he/she begins testing. I'm hopeful we will be able to pull in short passages where your child can write on and manipulate the text, as he/she will be able to do in three weeks. I will be teaching a useful strategy that I'm hopeful your child will begin to use while reading. A large toolbox of strategies will be most helpful during testing. Please ask your child about what they're learning in class.
Poetry - We are working hard in our poetry unit. Your child has written three-four poems. The poems include an acrostic, haiku, one using personification, and a beginner poem about school (now or next year). We will be creating poetry folders to hold all of their work. In a few weeks, we will be putting together a poetry book to share with parents. I'm looking forward to this. I'm seeing so much creativity out of every student! I'm excited to see the final product.
Homework Schedule - A homework schedule will be coming home tomorrow. Hopefully this schedule will keep everyone organized until the end of the year. We're so close! I wish I would've come up with this sooner, but your survey responses gave me the idea. Please hang it on your fridge or bulletin board to help your fifth grader stay organized (:
Please email me if you have any questions throughout the week! I look forward to seeing many of you this week for conferences.
The countdown begins...
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