Ms. Wagoner’s Peek at the Week September 2009 Monday 21
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Day 1 – Music
Day 2 – Media
Day 3 – Gym
Day 1 – Music
Day 2 - Media
MAP Testing Reading 1:00 – 2:00
Spanish begins
Spelling Test
5th GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT 6:00-7:00pm
Friday Fun
Parents only please
Star of the Week: Jordan
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 started off by tracing our bodies and drawing all we knew about different systems of the body. We then focused our inquiry on cells and even got to build our own cell models and compare plant and animal cells on the computer. 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. 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 went home today. Please make checks out to Scholastic Book Clubs if you plan on ordering books. Orders are due back next Friday, September 25. 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.
Ms. Wagoner’s Class 2009-2010
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: IB Planner – The Human Machine
Sarah Wagoner Room 114 (651) 407-7600 x1610
[email protected]