May is Here and the End is Near

Hello, Parents!

We completed our argumentative papers for the first week of May and finished our math, science, and social studies units! Please be proud of your student and what they have accomplished this week! We are testing for the Math MSTEP on Monday and Tuesday. Please make sure your student gets enough sleep on Sunday and Monday night and eats breakfast on Monday and Tuesday Morning. Also, students should be reading for 20 minutes every night. So please make sure students are filling out their reading logs each night. Also, please read the information about DOGS Tags. These tags will be a daily item that students will need to have. 

Here are some announcements for next week:

No School on Monday, May 30th!

Field Day is Tuesday, June 14th!

MSTEP Testing Dates:

• Math Testing on Monday, May 9th, and Tuesday, May 10th
  

MSTEP Prep Website https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/
Directions (Do this over the weekend)

1. Click MSTEP Online Tool Training
   
2. Click Sample Item Sets (Click Here)
   
3. Click 5th Grade
   
4. Click Math
   
5. Sign In using the Username and Password Given
   
6. Read each page and press next
   
7. Begin the Sample Test
   

DOGS Tags are starting to be used every day at school. They need them for walking in the hallway, library, lunch, intramurals, and DOGS Recess/Rewards. Students will be staying in for DOGS Recess/Rewards if they do not have their DOGS Tag for the listed activities above! 

We are looking for a Class Donation of Pencils and Expo Markers! We are running low, and we use them every day. So please donate if you can!

Students now have the responsibility of using their lockers. Please practice their combination at home. Also, students should have a homework folder that they will bring to school each day. This folder should contain their reading log, homelinks, math journal, and other homework. If you have any questions, email me. 

Parents! what you need to sign this week:

• Planner
  
• Reading Log (These are counted as a grade and need to be turned in on Mondays)
  
• Friday Folder Communication Sheet
  
  • Please take all papers from this week out of Friday Folder.
    

Parent Connect/Gradebooks: Parents, you can start checking Parent Connect to see what assignments your student is missing or incomplete and see what they have received on homework and test. For missing assignments, I would suggest showing your students what the assignment is and looking for it in their backpack, desk, or locker. If they can’t find it, please tell me to make a new copy. Students could also check their grades using Student Connect if they didn’t know. This can be found on the Brighton Area Schools website under “I am a Student.” Please email me if you have any questions. 

Absent Students: Please look on Google Classroom for Assignments and Homework that you missed.

Planners: Please sign the planner every day!
Math: We took our math test today and taking MSTEP Math on Monday and Tuesday.
Reading/Writing: Students finished their argumentative papers and shared them with their classmates. Students were also allowed to write to a teacher who has made a difference in their life. Ask your student to who they wrote the letter!
Science: Students took their end-of-the-unit test!
Social Studies: Please check Mrs. Krayer’s Classroom for absent work and use the TCI website through Clever. 


Clever Apps to do at home:

• Power Up
  
  • Goal: Students can receive a Pawsitive, gaining more than 10 or 15 units. We do spend at least 60 minutes throughout the week on Power-Up.
    
• Imagine Math 
  
  • Goal: 20 minutes a day. Students spend at least 60 minutes throughout the week on Imagine Math.
    
• Khan Academy Mappers:
  
  • Students can use this app to increase their knowledge of mathematics that they need and are ready for. This program generates mathematical skills and concepts based on their NWEA scores. They can sign in using the link on Google Classroom.
    

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

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