Alert! Trimester Ends on Friday, March 8th!

Hello Families!

NWEA Testing is Here! We will be testing on… 

• Wednesday, March 6th for Reading
  
• Wednesday, March 13th for Math
  
• If your student is absent, they will make it up the next day!
  
• If your student would like to do some practice tests, then visit https://www.prepdog.org/5th-grade.htm and do the Math and Reading Test
  

**Please check your student's grades! These are the grades if the semester ended today. There is still time for students to improve their grades. You should check your student's AR goals and comprehension grades. These grades impact the reading grades significantly, so it is essential to see if your student is on track. The trimester does end on Friday, March 8th, so AR goals should be met on that date!**

For Math, we have our Unit 4 Test on Monday. Students do have Math Test Homework to do this weekend to help them prepare for the test. Remember, the Math Journal and Homelink packet are excellent resources for studying for the test. Also, remember all homelinks and the family letter for the unit are on Google Classroom. 

For ELA, students work hard to organize and construct an essay by comparing and contrasting the themes of two books. If you want to read the essay, please ask your student to show it on Google Classroom.

For science, we started Changes Cycle 1 unit. We are investigating the idea that different metals conduct heat at different rates. Also, we turned in our Scientific Method Projects today. Students were able to share the projects with their peers in small groups, but students will present their projects in front of the whole class the week before spring break. 

Therefore, I asked the students to practice presenting their projects in front of their families, dogs, or even stuffed animals at home. The goal is for the student to refrain from the words right off the slides. They should be able to go through each slide summarizing and giving more details than the slide says when presenting since they did the project!

Remember, if you are absent, please look at Google Classroom. Most of the time, I put what we did on there. Plus, most science assignments, all the Math Lesson videos, and ELA assignments are on Google Classroom.

Here are some announcements for next week:

No School on Monday, March 11th

Movie Night at Maltby on Friday, March 15th

Spring Break is from Saturday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 31st. I will see everyone back at school on Monday, April 1st.

We have had many students not write in their planners correctly, which is causing communication problems with what homework to do, which can also lead to students not turning in homework assignments on time. 

Therefore, please talk with your students about how they are doing with assignments and turning them in. Also, please make sure you are checking the planner and Google Classroom for all assignments.  

Students need to wear their ID cards and DOG tags every day. They are allowed to keep them here at school. This protocol is essential since Maltby is so big that if all students have their cards and tags on them, we can identify them in passing times. 

Planners: Please sign the planner for Friday!
Math: We are taking the Unit 4 test on Monday. There are many games on the McGraw Hill app that students can play at home to practice their skills.
Reading/Writing: Students are still working on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading. AR Goals are due Friday, March 8th!
Science: Practice Scientific Method Project Presentations at home!

Homework:  Do Math Test Homework for Unit 4, study for Unit 4 math test for Monday, read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log.

Parent To-Do List: 

• Sign Planner
  
• Sign Reading Log 
  
• Sign Friday Communication Sheet 
  

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Mrs. Orrico

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