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Sandy KH’s Peek at the Week September 2009 Monday 21

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Day 1 – Media

Day 2 – PE

Day 3 – Music

Day 1 – Media

Day 2 -PE

MAP Testing Reading 2:20-3:20

Spanish

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5 GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT 6:00-7:00pm

Spelling Test Friday Activity Day

Parents only please

MAP TESTING MAP Testing will begin next week. MAP stands for Measures of Academic Progress. We will be taking this test three times throughout the year to monitor the progress of each student in reading and math.

IMPORTANT DATES:    

9/23 – 5th Grade Curriculum Night 6:00 – 7:00pm 10/14 – No School (Staff Development) 10/15 – No School (MEA) 10/16 – No School (MEA)

CLASS WEBSITE: We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes this year. Please check it out!

http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com

PATROL UPDATE All patrols were trained in on Tuesday by Deputy Kirk from Ramsey County. There are two teams of patrols – the orange team and the black team. One team will be on duty for two weeks, while the other team has those two weeks off. Please check the schedules posted at school and on the class website.

CLASS NEWS September 21 – September 25 WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?

This week we started our new math curriculum. Our first unit focuses on fluency and computation. We are learning different strategies to help us with our multiplication and division facts. Look for daily math homework coming home each day. We also started our first IB Planner, titled The Human Machine. We worked with the circulatory system and the respiratory system. We also started spelling this week. Each Monday, we will do a pre-test so that students know which words they need to study. We will also be spending 20 minutes each day throughout the week working on our spelling words in some way. This will be done at school. You may help your child spell the words at home. They will be in their Tracker each week. Next week we will start MAP testing and also have our first Spanish class of the year!

BOOK ORDERS Our first book orders of the year is coming home Monday. Please make checks out to Scholastic Book Clubs if you plan on ordering books. Orders are due back next Monday, September 28. If any parents are interested in being in charge of book orders this year, please email me.

HOMEWORK The first homework packet of the year went home today. Students will be getting a homework packet every Friday and are expected to complete and return it the following Friday. Please read the cover page of the homework for more specific directions.

Sandy KH’s Class 2009-10

PLAN AHEAD

5th Grade Curriculum Night is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23 from 6:007:00pm. We are looking forward to seeing you there and discussing important information about the 5th grade curriculum and activities planned for this year.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Sandy Kriz-Herbert Room 113 (651) 407-7600 x1608 [email protected]