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.
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!
5/17 Math Test – Metric Conversions
5/18 5th Grade Field Trip
5/19 Vocabulary & Spelling Quizzes List #12
5/23 Math Test – Elapsed Time
5/24 Social STudies Test – West Region
5/26 School/Office Closed
5/29 School/Office Closed – Memorial Day!
6/1 Family Cultural Celebrations Night 5:30 – 7:00
6/2 Career Day & 5th Grade Market Day!
6/6 Flying Squirrels Night!
6/7 Virginia Wildlife Science Program at GAES
6/8 5th Grade Awards Program 8:00 (note this is a time change)
6/9 5th Grace vs. Staff Kickball Game; Last day of School! Dismissal begins at 11:00
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.