Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Class Notes

I can’t believe it’s almost May!  Yikes!  Well this week we are wrapping up testing.  We have completed the ELA portion of Smarter Balance.  The ELA portion included both Reading and Writing.  This week we are working on Math and we are planning to finish by Friday.  
This week we started a new art project involving sewing.  The kids are really excited!  This art project, along with several others, will be displayed at Art Night.  Don’t forget that Art Night is the evening of May 12th.
Next week is going to  be a busy one here in Room 21.  Passion Projects are due next Tuesday, May 3rd.  Students will begin presenting their projects Tuesday and we will finish all presentations by the end of next week.  Also, we still need a few parents to join us for Monday’s trip to Zenger Farm.  We will leave soon after the second bell and return by the end of the day.  Please let me know if you’re interested!  We are also heading to Reed College next week for a campus tour and then we have the Lewis Talent Show next Friday night.  Please let me know if you have any questions, especially as we approach our last full month of fifth grade.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Class Notes

Thank you to everyone who has returned their signed report card envelopes.  We will reuse these envelopes for our last grading period in June.  Please don’t forget to encourage your child to dress for the weather and pack a water bottle,  Our classroom gets quite toasty in this hot weather, especially in the afternoon.
We continue with testing this week and next.  We have completed the ELA portion of Smarter Balance.  The ELA portion included both Reading and Writing.  Next week we will begin Math.  This should take us about 5 days to complete.  
I sent home field trip permission slips for Zenger Farm.  Please sign and return as soon as possible,  We also need four parents to join us so please let me know if you are interested.  We are going to Zenger farm on May 2nd.  Other important events to mark down in your calendar-- Saturday, April 23rd Garden Fair, May 2nd Zenger Farm, May 5th Reed College Tour.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Classroom Notes

This month is blowing by! Our mornings are filled with Smarter Balance Assessments and our afternoons are filled with FLASH and art.  This week we begin our last media and garden rotation with Ms. Cyndi and Ms. Kathleen.  This will last for 4 weeks.  We also have several fun events coming up…
-April 20th-Late Opening
-April 21st-Talent Show Auditions
-May 2nd- Field Trip to Zenger Farms
-May 5th- Field Trip to Reed College for a campus tour and lunch
*We need parents for both the Reed College Field Trip and the Zenger Farm Field Trip.  Please let me know if you can join us!
Chinese New Year Scavenger Hunt

Monday, April 11, 2016

Homework

Please spend 45 minutes completing as many math problems as you can from this Math Packet . Please record your answers on a piece of paper or in your math journal.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Class Notes-- It's already April!

For these last few months of school I will try to keep you updated each Wednesday with upcoming events…
We are scheduled to begin the Smarter Balanced Assessment this week.  I want to suggest some sites to give you more information on testing. PPS Overview of the SBAC tests and Common Core: http://www.pps.net/Page/732 and State of Oregon Notice about Assessments including Opt Out information: http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/opt-out-final.pdf  Please contact me with questions, comments, or concerns.  
No school this Friday, April 8th.  It is a teacher work day since we are at the end of our 3rd quarter.  Report cards will go home next week.  If you still have the report card envelope from last quarter, please make sure you sign and return those.  I am only missing a few…
Next week, we begin our last media and garden rotation with Ms Cyndi and Ms. Kathleen.  This will last for 4 weeks.  We will be changing our scheduled time to the afternoon to accommodate testing in the mornings.
Please stay tuned for more announcements :)