Wow, it’s hard to believe that October is already here! We had a great week of learning! It was so exciting discovering what house all of the 5th graders were in on Monday, and then watching the reveal of the houses of all of the lower grades on the morning announcements in the days that followed. Glen Allen Ementary – 5 Houses, 1 community ~ Empowering EVERY Voice!
This week we will have our Virginia Growth Assessments in reading and math. The reading assessment will be on Thursday, 10/7 and the math assessment will be on Friday, 10/8. There is nothing students need to study in preparation for these assessments. The assessments will be utilized as a means for recognizing areas of strengths and weaknesses that will help to guide our instruction.
Homework: We believe homework is essential for long term success with our 5th grade students. The independent practice is so important to develop their understanding of the concepts. Students are held accountable for completing homework assignments. All students start with a perfect score of 100 in the homework assignment category (quiz grade). Each missing assignment results in a deduction of 10 points for that subject’s overall homework grade. Parents, thank you for all the support. It makes a big difference and we appreciate you!
10/7 VA Reading Growth Assessment
10/7 Math Quiz: Review (odd/even, prime/composite)
10/8 GAES Spirit Night at Chipotle
10/8 VA Math Growth Assessment
10/8 Vocabulary & Spelling Quizzes List #3
10/11 Student Holiday/Staff Development (No School for Students)
10/13 Math Order of Operations Quiz
Math: There will be a review quiz on Friday on odd and even numbers and prime and composite numbers. We will review for this quiz in class Monday and Tuesday. Thursday and Friday I will work with small groups to remediate, extend, and preview some upcoming topics.
Please continue to work with your child to master their multiplication and division facts as this is essential to the 5th grade math curriculum. The Portaportal site is an excellent resource for this.
Reading: We will continue to read aloud Because of Mr. Terupt and focus on the plot this coming week. We will develop an understanding of contrasts and contradictions with characters, as well as conflicts and resolutions in the plot.
Our word list this week is all about Earth Awareness (Vocab. #3). Find a fun way to practice the spelling and meaning of each word doing something you enjoy.
Science: In science we will wrap up our Earth, Moon, and Sun Unit with a fun activity with Oreo cookies on Monday! Be sure that you have responded to the form that was emailed on Friday to give your child permission to participate in this activity. On Tuesday we will move into our matter unit. We will be focusing on making observations to identify materials based on their properties (solid, liquid, gas). We will also observe the differences between mixtures and solutions.
Social Studies: In our Henrico unit we are wrapping up the history of the county with a fun in-class project on a Henrico Historical site. We will then move into the economy of Henrico, both past and present.