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We are in need of tissues and hand sanitizer if you would like to donate to the classroom. We want to keep everyone healthy and safe.

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Add these dates to your calendar!

11/29-12/12: WME Read, Deed, Run Club Food Drive: Donate pasta, rice (1lb bags), beans (1lb bag), tuna, canned beans, canned fruit, canned corn, ramen, sugar (1lb bag), flour (1lb bag), ketchup, and mac n cheese to help our community during the holidays.

12/12: Read, Deed, Run Student Meeting

12/12: Report Card Grades DUE

12/13: PTA Board Meeting

12/15: Early Dismissal & Polar Express Day

12/18-1/3: Winter Break

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Attention all parents and guardians, on Friday, December 15th, our 5th-grade students will be treated to a Christmas movie while enjoying hot chocolate and cookies. We need your help to make this event possible and memorable for our students. Please bring all the necessary items, such as hot chocolate and cookies, by Wednesday, December 12th, so that we may distribute them to the team. Your contribution and support are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Cell Phone Reminders per our school handbook:

Elementary students in grades 2-5 may possess telecommunication devices; however, these devices are only to be used for instructional purposes under the direction of a teacher. These devices should be turned off and not visible at all other times during the school day on school property, including on school transportation.

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While your child won't be bringing home nightly assignments, we encourage you to continue fostering a love for learning at home. Spend quality time with your child engaging in activities that promote academic growth, curiosity, and creativity.

Here are some suggestions for valuable at-home activities that can enhance your child's skills:

📚 Read Together: Explore the wonders of literature by reading books together. Reading is a fantastic way to expand vocabulary and imagination, whether it's a bedtime story or an afternoon adventure.

🧮 Math Enrichment: Utilize the EnVision workbook to practice math problems at home. This will reinforce the day's lessons and allow your child to master key mathematical concepts.

📝 Assignment Catch-Up or Ahead: If your child is particularly enthusiastic about a certain subject, feel free to explore related topics or assignments from class. Likewise, use this time to catch up on incomplete tasks and ensure a solid understanding of the material.

Remember, the goal is to create a positive and engaging learning experience for your child. Encourage them to spend at least 15-30 minutes daily on these activities, tailoring the time to suit your family's schedule.

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When we get back from the Winter break, we will begin a new unit for Fractions.

In this unit, students will develop and use strategies & methods (concrete models, pictorial models, area model, & properties of operations) for fraction computation (operations) to solve problems.

The first week back we will review what a fraciton is and learn how to add and subtract with unlike denominators.

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Please ensure your child dresses appropriately for recess.

Heat Guidelines:

94 degrees or heat index above 99: 25 minutes max outside.

Above 100 degrees or heat index above 105: No outdoor activities.

Cold Guidelines:

Below 32 degrees or wind chill below 30: 25 minutes max outside.

Temps below 20 degrees: No outdoor activities.

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Module 4 - Wild West

In this module, students will listen to, read, and view a variety of texts and media that present them with information about the people who settled the West.

A genre focus on informational texts provides students with opportunities to identify central ideas, text structure, and author's craft techniques in order to better understand unfamiliar texts. Students will also encounter personal historical fiction to build knowledge across genres.

As students build their vocabulary and synthesize topic knowledge, they will learn about the settlers' varied experiences.

MODULE 4 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What character traits were needed in people who settled the West?

LEARNING MINDSET: Grit - Hard work leads to success.

SOCIAL STUDIES CONNECTION: Westward Expansion

WEEK 3 ESSENTIAL SKILLS

VOCABULARY:

Critical Vocabulary: frolics, stubble, dainty, plod, proportions, thresh, regaled, indispensable, oblivious

Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words

Generative Vocabulary: Prefix mis-, mal-, Suffixes -able, -ible

READING WORKSHOP:

Visualize

Literary Elements

Point of View

Varieties of English

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS:

Decoding: VV Syllable Division Pattern

Spelling: Words with VV Syllable Division Pattern

Fluency: Expression

COMMUNICATION:

Speaking and Listening: Use Formal and Informal Language

Make Connections

WRITING WORKSHOP:

Informational Writing: Letter

Grammar Minilessons: Verb Tenses

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This week is all about Holidays Around the World! Your child will be participating in fun activities to learn about how other countries celebrate the holidays!

If you would like your child to share how you and/or your native country celebrates the holidays, we would love to learn! Please feel free to share!

Students wil also be sharing their presentations teaching us about the Declaration of Independence!

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Please get headphones for your student as soon as possible. We only have 6 that are given to us by the school and many students don't have them. We use our Chromebooks every day and students need headphones.

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Other (10%):

Week 3 Station Work

Major (40%):

Module 4 End of Unit Assessment

Minor (50%):

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Week Summary: This week students will apply their learning about the American Revolution and create a presentation or project that describes all they know about this topic.

Social Studies TEKS:

5.2(A) analyze the causes and effects of events prior to and during the American Revolution, including
the taxation resulting from the French and Indian War and the colonist response to taxation such
as the Boston Tea Party
5.2(C) summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the establishment of the United
States

5.2(B) identify the Founding Fathers and Patriot heroes, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson, the Sons of Liberty, and George Washington, and their motivations and
contributions during the revolutionary period
5.14(A) explain the purposes, key elements, and the importance of the Declaration of Independence

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Other (10%):

Major (40%):

Minor (50%): Declaration of Independence Presentation

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Students are ONLY allowed to have CLEAR water in class.

During snack time, students have a chance to refuel and recharge. We give them a quick 5-minute break to enjoy a healthy snack. Please send your student a tasty, nutritious snack to keep their energy up and their minds ready to learn.

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This PDF shows ways that you can support your students' learning at home:

Discuss with your student the module topic and the module's Big Idea Words.

I highly encourage your student to read at home and talk about books together

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Other (10%):

Project Participation

Major (40%):

Group Project

Minor (50%):

Presentation

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Major (40%):

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Identify equivalent fractions using fraction strips