The "Lyons' Den!"

Wow, only 5 more school days to go! We’re looking forward to making wonderful memories during this last week of 5th grade!

Happy Memorial Day! I hope you enjoyed the extended weekend.

Wow, only 9 more school days to go! While we are all very excited about the upcoming summer break, we still have more to learn, as well as some fun activities planned for this special time of year for our 5th graders. Please be sure to read over weekly updates and emails to stay “in the know!”

GAES Family Cultural Celebration Night: Thursday, June 1st – 5:30 – 7:30
We are excited to host a night of celebrating and learning about our GAES families’ cultures and traditions with delicious food, performances, games, crafts, and MOST importantly, a night of community! Please consider volunteering for a portion of the vent. Sign-Up Genius

GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix on Tuesday, May 30!! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: The students did a great job measuring the volume and creating various animals for our Volume Zoo project! Thank you for sending in boxes to assist with this. They will be finishing up their animal and then create a story about their animal and their habitat this week. Be sure to ask them all about it.

Reading/English: We will continue to read our class novel, Restart and practice the reading strategies we have learned this year. Students will present projects they created to the class on a topic of their choice in the past couple weeks.

We will also be completing some fun activities incorporating our memories of 5th grade!

Science: We’ll be completing some STEAM activities during the next two weeks demonstrating all that we have learned in science this year. Our Volume Zoo project will also cross over into our science unit as we dive into the habitats of the various animals created.

Social Studies: We will finish an in-class project to help reinforce what we have learned about the West Region. We will also begin to learn about the 4 states that make up the Southwest Region. Our 5th grade states and capitals competitions start this week! Go Lyons’ Den!!

Wow, we are quickly approaching the close of the school year! While we are all very excited, we still have more to learn, as well as some fun activities planned for this special time of year for our 5th graders. Please be sure to read over weekly updates and emails to stay “in the know!”

We had an absolute blast and learned so much on our field trip to the Virginia Living Museum last Thursday! Thank you for all your assistance in making this a memorable trip for the students, and a very special thank you to our wonderful chaperones!

Volume Zoo Project – Supplies Needed!

Please send in various size boxes for the Volume Zoo math project we will begin this week.

GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: We will wrap up our unit on metric conversions and then review elapsed time. Our test on elapsed time is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23. We will also be working on evaluating and creating various schedules to reinforce our understanding of elapsed time. 

We will begin a fun project this week to reinforce our measurement unit – Volume Zoo! Please send in various size boxes.

Reading/English: We will continue to read our class novel, Restart and practice the reading strategies we have learned this year. We will also be completing some fun activities incorporating our memories of 5th grade!

Our Vocabulary List #13 is all about wonderful describing words!

Students will begin composing a friendly letter to rising 5th graders giving words of advice on how to have a successful 5th grade year.

Social Studies: We will wrap up our study of the West Region of the United States this week. Students brought home a West Region Study Guide last Wednesday to help prepare for the test on this region scheduled for Wednesday, 5/24. Completion of the study guide is expected and is imperative to preparing for the test. The study guide is due the day of the test and counts toward the homework grade. We will begin a fun, in-class project to help reinforce all that we have learned about the West Region.

Science: This week we will judge our fabulous Wildflower STEAM creations making sure they met all of our design criteria.

Wishing you a very happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy this beautiful day with your families.

Thank you for all of the thoughtful gestures during Teacher Appreciation Week! I truly appreciate working with such supportive students and families.

Great job on the SOLS! I am so proud of how hard the students worked to show all that they have learned this year!

As your child completes SOL testing this spring, you will be able to access their up-to-date scores.  Please follow the directions on the included document for how to find your child’s claim code for this testing session, and how to utilize the parent portal to view them.PARENT PORTAL INSTRUCTIONS

We are so excited about our upcoming field trip to the Virginia Living Museum this Thursday, May 18! Please be sure that your child is on time to school, dresses appropriately for the weather and a full day of walking, brings a couple snacks for the drive to and from the museum, a water bottle, and a bagged lunch all labeled with their name. We expect to return to school at 4:00. Remember that no electronics are allowed on the field trip. Students are welcome to bring books, playing cards, puzzle books, etc. 

GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: We will wrap up our unit on metric conversions and then review elapsed time. Our test on metric conversions is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17. We will also be working on evaluating and creating various schedules to reinforce our understanding of elapsed time.

Reading/English: We will continue to read our class novel, Restart and practice the reading strategies we have learned this year. We will also be completing some fun activities incorporating our memories of 5th grade!Our Vocabulary List #12 is all about high energy hiking words.

Science: We will complete a collaborative STEAM activity this week to practice various skills including scientific investigation, collaboration, plant topics, measurement, and more. Thank you for sending in water bottles for this project! We are all set!

Social Studies: We will continue our study of the West Region of the United States. Students will be bringing home a West Region Study Guide at the end of the week to help prepare for the test on this region next Wednesday, 5/24.

Two down, one to go! The students worked so hard on the reading and science SOLs over the past 2 weeks.. We know that they will put forth that same great effort on the Math SOL this Thursday, May 11. Click on this link and play some fun games to review this week: 5th Grade Portaportal Review Site

Reminders for SOL testing:

• Get a good night’s rest the night before testing.
• Eat a nutritious breakfast the day of testing.
• Arrive to school on time – school begins at 7:40 and testing will begin promptly at 8:00.

Looking for a fun way to review math, science or reading content? Students have enjoyed using SOL Pass in class and they can access it at home too! Our school password is GAESCUBS.

Classroom Needs: We’re in need of clean, empty, disposable water bottles for a class activity this week!. Feel free to send in as many as you have by Thursday, 5/11.

We are so excited about our upcoming field trip to the Virginia Living Museum on Thursday, May 18! A permission slip, along with on-line payment instructions for this field trip came home with your child last Monday. Please return the permission slip by Monday, May 8.

School News GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: We will wrap up our unit on metric conversions and then review elapsed time. 

During small group meetings we will be reviewing order of operations and fraction computation. Click on this link to review these concepts at home this week: 5th Grade Portaportal Review Site

Reading/English: We will continue to read our class novel, Restart and practice the reading strategies we have learned this year. Our Vocabulary List #11 is all about fabulous food words.

Science: We will complete a fun STEAM activity this week to practice various skills including scientific investigation, collaboration, plant topics, measurement, and more!

Social Studies: We will return to our study of the West Region of the United States, with a focus on the climate and natural resources and vocabulary.

The students worked so hard on their Reading SOL last Thursday. We know that they will put forth that same effort on the Science SOL on Thursday, May 4. 

Reminders for SOL testing:

• Get a good night’s rest the night before testing.
• Eat a nutritious breakfast the day of testing.
• Arrive to school on time – school begins at 7:40 and testing will begin promptly at 8:00.

Looking for a fun way to review math, science or reading content? Students have enjoyed using SOL Pass in class and they can access it at home too! Our school password is GAESCUBS. 

We are so excited to announce our field trip to the Virginia LIving Museum on Thursday, May 18! A permission slip, along with on-line payment instructions for this field trip will be coming home with your child on Monday. We are permitted to take 5 chaperones per class. If you are interested in chaperoning on the field trip, please indicate this on the permission slip but DO NOT make a payment until you have been notified that you will be chaperoning.

School News GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: We will wrap up our unit on area, perimeter and volume this week with a test on Tuesday, May 2. We will then move into equivalent metric measurements for length, mass, and volume.

During small group meetings we will be reviewing decimals and fractions and ordering these from least to greatest.

Reading/English: We will continue to read our class novel, Restart and practice the reading strategies we have learned this year. 

Our Vocabulary List #10, wonderful weather words, correlates perfectly with our science review!

Science:  In Science, we will wrap up our review of the 4th and 5th grade content using a variety of activities. Students are completing a fun in-class activity to help with review of all of the 4th and 5th grade science content covered to help prepare for the science SOL on Thursday, May 4th. They have notebooks, interactive notebooks (4th and 5th grade) in Schoology, and binders that they can review daily. Here is a comprehensive study guide!

It’s hard to believe, but we are quickly approaching the end of the school year! However, in the short time that remains we have so many fun and important events. This is the time of year where students will have the opportunity to demonstrate all that they have learned this year in fifth grade! We know that they will work hard and put forth their best effort on the SOL assessments that start with reading on Thursday, April 27. 

Looking for a fun way to review math, science or reading content? Students have enjoyed using SOL Pass in class and they can access it at home too! Our school password is GAESCUBS. 

GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: This week we will begin our units on measurement focusing on area, perimeter, and volume. 

During small group meetings we will be reviewing even and odd, prime, composite and rounding.

Reading/English: Our Reading SOL is on Thursday!  We will be practicing our reading skills and comprehension strategies in preparation for the big day.  

April is poetry month! Students will be composing their own poetry.

Vocabulary:  There is no vocabulary this week.

Science:  In Science, we will continue energy conservation and energy sources.  This is the last 5th-grade science unit

Students are completing a fun in-class activity to help with review of all of the 4th and 5th grade science content covered to help prepare for the science SOL next Thursday, May 4th. 

Students were also provided an opportunity to complete an optional project on the layers of the Earth that will count as a project grade. This project is due on Tuesday, April 25.

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful spring weekend! We have a lot coming up in the next few weeks so be sure to note the important dates on the newsletter. A reminder that the coming weeks will be so important as we continue to learn new material, as well as review previously learned concepts. Please continue to emphasize the importance of focus on instruction, positive classroom behavior, completion of daily homework assignments, and preparation for quizzes, tests, and projects

Field Day! We had a blast at Field Day! Thank you to Karen Lucas, our PE teacher, and all of the parent volunteers who made this a memorable day for the students!

Looking for a fun way to review math, science or reading content? Students have enjoyed using SOL Pass in class and they can access it at home too! Our school password is GAESCUBS.

GAES Author Visit: So exciting! GAES 3-5 graders have the wonderful opportunity for an author’s visit from Magaret Peterson Haddix! She is the author of the novel study we completed earlier in the year! To support this author visit, you can order signed and/or personalized copies of Falling Out of Time and Running Out of Time by clicking on this link!

Math: We will wrap up our unit on Transformations and combining and subdividing shapes this week with a test on Thursday, 4/20. Be sure to review the study guides and notes in the math notebook to prepare for this test. Next week we will move into our units on area, perimeter, and volume. 

During small group meetings we will be reviewing fractions and order of operations.

Reading/English: April is poetry month! This week we will be looking for figurative language in a variety of songs and poems. Students will also begin composing their own poetry. We will also be reviewing concepts covered this year in preparation for our Reading SOL next Thursday..Vocabulary: Our weekly Vocabulary List #9 focuses on “Awesome Animal Words.”

Science:  In Science, we will wrap up our unit on the Earth and Rocks with a test on Tuesday, April 18. Please review the notes and study guide to prepare for this test. 

Students are completing a fun in-class activity to help with review of all of the 4th and 5th grade science content covered to help prepare for the science SOL on Thursday, May 4th. 

Students were also provided an opportunity to complete an optional project on the layers of the Earth that will count as a project grade. This optional project is due on Tuesday, April 25.

Welcome back and welcome to the fourth and final nine weeks of 5th grade! We hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break relaxing with family and friends and that students are ready to close out the school year strong! The coming weeks will be so important as we continue to learn new material, as well as review previously learned concepts. Please continue to emphasize the importance of focus on instruction, positive classroom behavior, completion of daily homework assignments, and preparation for quizzes, tests, and projects. 

Field Day! Get ready for some fun on Friday, April 14, 2023, 8:00 – 1:50 (grades k-2 – 8:00-10:40, Lunch 10:40-11:10, grades 3-5 11:10-1:50)

Students should wear their house colors, bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and a hat.

Field day is for approved parent volunteers, staff and students this year. We need around 50 volunteers. In order to follow all safety processes and effectively monitor who is on our campus, we will only be having approved volunteers for the event during the school day. No visitors or lunch guests on this day. Students are able to bring their lunch or purchase from the cafeteria. You can sign up to volunteer by completing the process below and then once you are approved you can sign up at (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4FAAAB2FA75-field).  Volunteers will work the same station all day.  There will be a virtual field day meeting on Monday, April 10^th at 3:30.  You can click my gym link to logon (Mrs. Lucas’s Gym Link).

Looking for a fun way to review math, science or reading content? Students have enjoyed using SOL Pass in class and they can access it at home too! Our school password is GAESCUBS.

Math: We will wrap up our unit on circles this week with a test on Tuesday, 4/11. We will then move into our geometry unit on transformations. Students will identify congruent figures and explain why they are congruent. We will also transform geometric figures by using mirrors, paper folding, and/or tracing to translate, rotate, and/or reflect. 

Reading/English: We will continue learning about Figurative Language language. We will look for figurative language in a variety of songs and poems and discuss the author’s purpose for using different forms of figurative language. Since April is poetry month, students will begin composing their own poetry in the coming weeks!

Vocabulary: Our weekly Vocabulary List #8 focuses on “Nifty Not Words.”We will continue with our small group novels, as well as our whole group read aloud of Restart.

Science:  In Science, we will continue with our unit on the Earth. We will review fossils and the movements of tectonic plates and then look at identifying types of rocks and their examples. We will also look into the characteristics of each rock and start looking at the rock cycle! A test on this unit is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18. Students will be provided with an opportunity to complete an optional project on the layers of the Earth that will count as a project grade. Prior to Spring Break, 7 students indicated that they would like to complete this optional project. They will receive detailed instructions this week.

Social Studies: We’re off to the West Region in social studies this week! We will focus on locating and describing the West Region and identifying the states and capitals that make up the West Region. A quiz on the 12 states and capitals of the West Region is scheduled for Thursday, 4/13.