I look forward to seeing everyone at Back to School Night this Thursday, September 22. There will be 3 sessions where I will share information on the 5th grade curriculum, classroom expectations and procedures, and exciting activities occuring in 5th grade. Click on this link for additional information: Back to School Night
If you are unable to attend, please email me and I will be happy to share the slideshow presentation with you on Friday.
The students had a blast with our Oreo Phases of the Moon activity on Friday. This helped them to better understand the 4 phases (New Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter, and Full Moon). Be sure to ask your student all about it!
Computers: In the coming weeks students will have the opportunity to bring home their Chromebooks Monday – Thursday. Please ensure that you have completed the Code of Conduct and Authorization for Internet Policy forms on PowerSchool. Students who do not have these forms completed will not be allowed to bring the Chromebooks home.
Regency Mile Race: Help earn PE & recess equipment for our school by signing up for the Regency Mile!
The Regency Mile School Competition is coming up soon. To participate in this competition, students enter their school’s name when registering for the race (link available at www.livered.org/regency-mile). Register from Sep 1- Oct 27 is $25.00. Packet pickup is Sat, Oct 29, 2-6 pm @ Dick’s Sporting Goods (11800 W Broad St) and Sun, Oct 30, 6-8 am @ The Race Site (1420 N Parham Rd). If you register by October 16 you are guaranteed a race t-shirt.
If students prefer to run on their own, they can still earn points for our school with the virtual run!
Important Information:
- When reviewing for quizzes and/or tests please have your child utilize their notebooks and any study guides.
- Please be sure that you are receiving and reading the Cub Family News sent by Mrs. Pruden each Sunday. It contains important updates and information for families. If you are not receiving this information please call the school office at (804)756-3040 to let them know.
- We will continue to perform individual reading assessments next week. These assessments will help gauge what reading skills your child needs assistance or enrichment with this year. Students will also take the reading and math growth assessments this week. These assessments will also assist in forming small groups to work with children in a capacity outside of whole class instruction and tailor mini-lessons to their needs.
9/20 Math Classwork Assessment on Word Problems
9/21 Science Test on Planets, Earth, Moon & Sun
9/22 Back to School Night for Adults at 6:00 (three 20-minute sessions)
9/23 Vocab. Quizzes on Greek & Latin List #2
9/23 GAES Spirit Night at Ashland Skateland
9/26 Watchdog Pizza Dinner at 6:30
Math: We will be focusing on computational skills and understanding key words within word problems at the beginning of the week and wrap up this unit with a graded classwork assignment on Tuesday, 9/20. Please have your child review their multiplication facts as they are the building blocks for most of our math lessons!
We will then be moving into our unit on Order of Operations. Please have your child refer to the study guide on this unit. Here’s a fun song to reinforce these concepts: Order of Operations Rap
Reading: This week we will focus on plot elements of a story, as well as character traits. Our read aloud, Because of Mr. Terupt is the perfect book to explore and understand these important comprehension concepts.
Our Greek & Latin #2 will focus on the root photo (light) and the prefixes im, in, il (not). Students are given time in class to complete independent activities of their choice aimed at helping them learn their words. They also have daily homework pages to do that we go over in class. However, your child needs to spend time reviewing these words every night so they are prepared for the Friday quizzes.
Science: This week in science we will wrap up our unit on the Solar System and the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Students will create an in school project on WeVideo to solidify their knowledge of the solar system and planets! A test on the Solar System and the Earth, Moon and Sun is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21.
Social Studies: We will begin our social studies unit on Henrico County later this week. Students will be learning about the geography and history of the county in which they live.