Room 502 Adventures

I hope you have a great Winter Break! Enjoy time with your friends and family. I could not be more thankful for the wonderful families in our Room 502 community! Happy Holidays! We had a blast celebrating our Compliment Chain hitting the floor! Winter Parties: We will have our winter parties the morning of December 21st beginning at 9:45 am and concluding at 10:30 am.  We honor a food-free celebratory environment in accordance with Parkway's food policy, so no candy or food is allowed.  If you are joining us for the celebration, please be sure to sign in before going to your child's class. Half Day: We have a half day of school this Thursday, December 21st. We will dismiss from school at 1:05 pm. Winter Reading Challenge: Your 5th grader will be coming home with a Winter Reading Challenge on Thursday. Be on the lookout for an email outlining details of the challenge later this week! :) Activities for the Family Over Break in St. Louis! ...

Fun with Fred Bird at the Bee Healthy Assembly! We learned that good readers question their character's thoughts, actions, and feelings to help interpret the social issues they are facing. Native American presentations! Helpful Math Websites: Do you want your 5th grader to practice math skills at home in a fun and interactive way?! Here are two websites we use in the classroom that your child knows how to access and utilize to support their thinking and learning as mathematicians! Prodigy! Greg Tang Math Writing Notebook in Google Drive: Do you want to see what your child is working on as a writer in school?! Ask them to use their Parkway email to login to Google Drive. They have a folder titled, 5th Grade Writing, with all of the writing they have produced so far this year! Country Western Day: Country Western Day is this Friday from 9:20-10:20. You’re welcome to join in on the fun! Lost and Found: If you thought our Lost and Found item...

Thank you Anthony Slaughter from KSDK and Sarah Atkins from the National Weather Service for teaching us about Hurricanes! We're ready to prepare presentations to teach our younger students! Early last week, we met our new table teammates and played some games to get to know each other as people and learners! Ask your 5th grader about his or her new team! Helpful Math Websites: Do you want your 5th grader to practice math skills at home in a fun and interactive way?! Here are two websites we use in the classroom that your child knows how to access and utilize to support their thinking and learning as mathematicians! Prodigy! Greg Tang Math Writing Notebook in Google Drive: Do you want to see what your child is working on as a writer at school?! Ask them to use their Parkway email to login to Google Drive. They have a folder titled, 5th Grade Writing, with all of the writing they have produced so far this year! Late Start Wednesday: We have a lat...