December 17, 2017


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!



December
21: Winter Parties, 9:45 am, Half Day - school dismisses at 1:05 pm
22 - 31: No School, Winter Break
January
1-3: No School, Winter Break
4: School Resumes
10: Late Start, School begins at 11:05 am, Spirit Day - PJ Day
11: All Read, 3:25 pm
15: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday
16-19: Abilities Awareness Week
17: Parkway Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm, Central Middle
22: Spelling Bee, 2:30 pm, MPR
23: Kindergarten Registration, 7:30 am - 6:00 pm, MPR
     West Middle Parent Orientation, 7:00 pm, West Middle
24: Choice Informational Meeting, 6:00 pm, South High
25: Snow Date for Spelling Bee, 2:30 pm, MPR
     Snow Date for West Middle Parent Orientation, 7:00 pm, West Middle
  PSO Meeting, 7:00 pm, MPR
29: Land of Smiles Dental Presentation, Grades K-3, 2:00 pm, MPR
January 29 - February 2: Stuffed Animal Drive
Reading: This week in reading, we will be wrapping up our Social Issues unit by assessing what students have learned. Students should feel comfortable asking and answering questions like…
  • What issue(s) are you starting to notice? Write about what you’re noticing the text seems to be saying about the issue? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
  • How does the character react to certain events, respond to challenges, and grow and change throughout the text?
  • How does this story apply to the world around you?
Writing:  This week in writing, we will continue our study of Memoirs.  Students will draft, revise, and edit their final memoir piece. At the end of the week, we will share our pieces as a class. Students can access their memoir piece and work on it at home via Google Drive.
Math: This week in math we will be reviewing and assessing Unit 2: Multiplication and Division. Throughout the unit, students worked to deepen their computational understandings with whole numbers by studying the U.S. algorithm for multiplication and by dividing larger numbers through sense-making strategies based on place value and properties of operations. Students extended their understanding of multiplication and division of whole numbers by performing all four operations on decimals to the hundredths.
Social Studies:This week in Social Studies, we will be assessing over our Native Americans unit. Study materials went home last Monday.
Science: Remember: Students will rotate every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for science. Our class is currently studying Levers and Pulleys with Mrs. Childes. This unit introduces fifth graders to simple machines.  Students will identify simple machines in common tools and household items.  Students conduct investigations using two kinds of simple machines, levers and pulleys.  They set up systems and measure outcomes in Newtons using a spring scale.  They relate the force needed to lift a load to the advantage resulting from the simple machines.  They graph to organize and interpret results of investigations.  Students will explore how friction affects the amount of force needed to do work.

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