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We made it to Spring Break! Please take this next week to relax! We all deserved it! Remember, if your student is 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: Report Cards and Friday Folders go home tomorrow! Please sign and return the Friday Folder Communication Sheet and report card Envelope on Monday, April 1st! MSTEP Testing Dates
Spring Break is from Saturday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 31st. I will see everyone back at school on Monday, April 1st. 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 working on Unit 5, which includes solving fractions with all four operations. We will also learn about equivalent fractions, factors, multiples, and common denominators. We are looking to test the first part of Unit 5 the week after spring break! Also, remember all homelinks and the family letter for the unit are on Google Classroom. The McGraw Hill app has many games students can play at home to practice their skills. Reading/Writing: Students worked on their Non-Fiction One Pager Projects this week. The project directions will be posted on Google Classroom if your student is absent. Students are still working on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading. AR Goals are due Friday, June 7th! Science: Scientific Method Project Presentations were great! Homework: No homework over break unless you were absent this week. If you were absent, then please check Google Classroom for all the assignments we did this break. Of course, if your student wants to do some academic work then they can do Lexia or Imagine Math or read! Parent To-Do List:
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break! Mrs. Orrico
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We made it through the first week of the Last Trimester of 5th grade, and the students did a fantastic job testing this week! As the new trimester starts, there will be new AR Goals. I have met with each student to let them know their new reading level for AR and Lexile (based on NWEA reports), and students have chosen an AR Goal based on how they did last trimester. This choice will motivate them to meet their AR goal since they are the ones who decide on it. 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: Author Visit on Friday, March 22nd MSTEP Testing Dates
Spring Break is from Saturday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 31st. I will see everyone back at school on Monday, April 1st. 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 working on Unit 5, which includes solving fractions with all four operations. We will also learn about equivalent fractions, factors, multiples, and common denominators. Also, remember all homelinks and the family letter for the unit are on Google Classroom. The McGraw Hill app has many games students can play at home to practice their skills. Reading/Writing: Students are working on reading nonfiction texts and finding the main ideas in them. We will start our nonfiction project on Monday. The project directions will be posted on Google Classroom if your student is absent. Students are still working on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading. AR Goals are due Friday, June 7th! Science: Practice Scientific Method Project Presentations at home! Presentations start on Monday! Homework: HL 5.4, Math Boxes on page 166, practice Scientific Method Presentations, read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Parent To-Do List:
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Hello Families!
We made it through 2nd trimester! Please take this three-day weekend to celebrate your student’s hard work towards school work and testing! A grade sheet will come home today so you can be aware of your student’s grades on the report card. You can also look at Parent Connect. Please sign this grade sheet and have your student turn it in on Tuesday, March 12th. NWEA Testing is Here! We will be testing on…
For Math, we are working on Unit 5, which includes solving fractions with all four operations. We will also learn about equivalent fractions, factors, multiples, and common denominators. Also, remember all homelinks and the family letter for the unit are on Google Classroom. For ELA, students published their comparing-and-contrasting themes in two book essays. If you want to read the essay, please ask your student to show it on Google Classroom. We are now moving on to our Nonfiction Unit. If your student is absent, we have mini lessons on Google Classroom that we are doing in class. 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: Unit 5 homelinks and family letter are on Google Classroom. The McGraw Hill app has many games students can play at home to practice their skills. Reading/Writing: Students are learning how to read complex nonfiction text. We will be starting a non-fiction book project soon! Science: Practice Scientific Method Project Presentations at home! Presentations start the week of March 18th! Homework: Read for 20 minutes and fill out the reading log. Parent To-Do List:
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a fantastic three-day weekend! Mrs. Orrico Hello Families!
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**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:
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Happy Friday Families!
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. Final grades will be in Mistar by Friday, March 22nd. For Math, we are rounding and comparing decimals, coordinating grids, and plotting ordered pairs. The Math Journal, which includes the lessons and math boxes, is a great resource to review these skills. Also, remember all homelinks and the family letter for the unit are on Google Classroom. For ELA, students learn about the theme of the lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story. Students will identify the theme in stories and support their choices with evidence from the story. Look on Google Classroom for resources! For science, students learned about physical and chemical changes to prepare for our Changes Unit. Remember, this is the last weekend to work on the Scientific Method Project. The project will be due on Friday, March 1st. 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 are on Google Classroom, along with all the Math Lesson videos and novel study read-aloud videos. Here are some announcements for next week: 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 on Unit 4: Decimals. 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. Science: Chemical and Physical Changes. Homework: Decimal Worksheet and Math Journal page 143, Lesson 5 Vocabulary for SS, work on Scientific Method Project, read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Parent To-Do List:
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Happy Friday Eve Families!
For Math, we are working on decimals and how to read, write, compare, and order decimals. The Math Journal, which includes the lessons and math boxes, is a great resource to review these skills. Also, remember all homelinks and the family letter for the unit are on Google Classroom. For ELA, students learn about the theme of the lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story. Students will identify the theme in stories and support their choices with evidence from the story. Look on Google Classroom for resources! For Science, students have been learning about the Scientific Method and applying their knowledge to their projects. Next week, we are going to unpack physical and chemical changes. 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 are on Google Classroom, along with all the Math Lesson videos and novel study read-aloud videos. Here are some announcements for next week: We have had many students not write in their planners correctly, which is causing some communication problems on what homework, 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. No School on Monday, February 19th Kindness Week is from Tuesday, February 20th, to Friday, February 23rd Activity Afternoon is on Thursday, February 22nd The 100th Day of School is on February 21st! Students can wear a shirt with one hundred things/items on it, or it could say one hundred. 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 on Unit 4: Decimals. There are many games on McGraw Hill app that students can play at home to practice their skills. Reading/Writing: Students ares still working on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading. Science: Chemical and Physical Changes Homework: read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Parent To-Do List:
If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Happy Friday Families!
What a crazy couple of weeks we have had, but the students are working hard! In Math, the Unit 3 EFGH Math test went home yesterday. Test corrections are due on Monday for students who want to retake portions of the test who got a 70% or below. Remember, students must correct their test with a different colored pencil or on a separate piece of paper AND get the Retake Ticket signed by an adult to retake it. For ELA, students are learning Text Structure. We will be testing the five text structures next week. I have put all the videos and helpful Google Slides for students to use as a study tool when we get closer to testing. For Science, students took the Go With The Flow Cycle 2 and the written response question on Wetlands. I have put most of the grades into Parent Connect. Please make sure you take a look! 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 are on Google Classroom, along with all the Math Lesson videos and novel study read-aloud videos. Here are some announcements for next week: We have had many students not write in their planners correctly, which is causing some communication problems on what homework, 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. No School on Monday, February 19th The 100th Day of School is on February 21st! Students can wear a shirt with one hundred things/items on it, or it could say one hundred. 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 started Unit 4. Homelinks, family letters, and math videos are on Google Classroom Reading/Writing: Students will work on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading, and we will learn about Text Structure. We will be testing next week. There will be reading home next week, so please be aware of them. Science: We will be moving to our Scientific Method Project next week. Please look out for a permission slip for an at home project. Homework: Read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Also, Math Corrections if your student is retaking the test. Parent To-Do list:
If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Happy Friday Families!
We had a three-day week this week, but we got some learning and fun in! We finished our figurative language unit for ELA by taking the quiz on Tuesday. Some students have an opportunity to retake the quiz, so please check with your students to see if they need to. Also, we are starting to work on sticky notes again and writing Write Longers. Students received a Write Longer Bookmark today to help them with sticky notes in their books. Students should be writing 1 to 2 sticky notes per reading session. I have assigned a Write Longer for them to do for their silent reading book, due Friday, January 26th. For Math, we are working on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, turning improper fractions into mixed numbers, and looking at fractions as division problems. If you want to learn more about what we are learning, I have put the family letter on Google Classroom. We will test for the rest of Unit 3 on Friday, January 26th. Also, the Unit 3 Math test went home yesterday. Test corrections are due on Monday for students who want to retake portions of the test who got a 70% or below. Remember, students must make corrections to their test with a different colored pencil or on a separate piece of paper AND get the Retake Ticket signed by an adult to retake it. For Science, we will be testing on Go With The Flow Cycle 2 on Thursday, January 25th. Students can study using their notes in their science notebook, science packet, and science Google Slides for Lessons 1-6 on Google Classroom. All assignments are under “Go With The Flow Cycle 2 Unit”. 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 are on Google Classroom, along with all the Math Lesson videos and novel study read-aloud videos. Here are some announcements for next week: No School on Monday, January 29th 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 still working on Unit 3! Please make sure students are keeping their homelinks to study for the test. The test will be on Friday, January 26th. Reading/Writing: Students will work on reading for AR points and writing sticky notes while reading, and we will learn about Text Structure next week. There will be reading home next week, so please be aware of them. Science: Go With The Flow Cycle 2 on Google Classroom. The test will be on Thursday. Homework: Homelink 3.11, start working on Write Longer (CERER), Social Studies HW, read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Parent To-Do list:
If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Happy January Families!
I hope everyone had a relaxing Winter Break! This week, we got back into the swing of things by setting expectations and practicing routines that make our class run smoothly. For ELA, we are finishing up our figurative language unit. Students worked on task cards and created a mini book to help them review for the test on Tuesday, January 16th. For Math, we are working on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, turning improper fractions into mixed numbers, and looking at fractions as division problems. If you want to learn more about what we are learning, I have put the family letter on Google Classroom. 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 are on Google Classroom, along with all the Math Lesson videos and novel study read-aloud videos. Here are some announcements for next week: No School on Monday, January 15th. 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 still working on Unit 3! Please make sure students are keeping their homelinks to study for the test. Reading/Writing: Figurative Language test and mini booklet due on Tuesday. Science: Go With The Flow Cycle 2 on Google Classroom Homework: Study for figurative language test, finish figurative language booklet, homelink 3.10, and read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log. Parent To-Do list:
If you have any questions, then please email me at [email protected]. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Mrs. Orrico Hello, Parents!
We had a fabulous week working with book clubs, getting ready for our science test, meeting Dr. Outlaw and asking him questions about his job, and celebrating our 2nd place win for the Canned Food Prix with a hot cocoa bar! For Math, Unit 2 retakes for division will be on Wednesday, December 20th. Test Corrections will be due on Monday, December 18th. Retake permission slips were sent home yesterday! We will be having a Unit 3 Test sometime next week. Please let me know if you plan to be absent any time next week. For ELA, we are still working on book clubs. Students have a schedule of what pages must be read by certain dates in their ELA Binder. Students will be reading their book club book AND their AR book. They are only reading their book club to the page required by their book club meeting date. Please do not have your child read on. Students must make 1 to 2 sticky notes while reading their book club each time. This will help increase participation in book club conversations. Here are some announcements for next week: Spirit Week Days: Monday, December 18th - Holiday Plaid Day Tuesday, December 19th - Holiday Sock Day Wednesday, December 20th - Holiday Hat Day Thursday, December 21st - Favorite Holiday Colors Day Friday, December 22nd - Holiday Sweater or Favorite Holiday Outfit No School for Winter Break is from Saturday, December 23, to Sunday, January 7th. I will see everyone back at school on Monday, January 8th. 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 working on Unit 3, which is Fractions. Please refer to the Google Classroom for the Math Videos for each lesson, homelinks, and family letter. Reading/Writing: We are working on Book Clubs! Final Thought boxes are due on Wednesday! Science: We took our test about Zebra Mussels today. Homework: Thought Boxes are due Wednesday, Homelink 3.6, read for 20 minutes, and fill out the reading log. Parent To-Do list:
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