5th Grade Information
by Becky Catlin
Bonne Annee!
That's French for Happy New Year! We hope your holiday break was relaxing, and you were able to stay warm. This group of 5th graders continues to amaze me. What a wonderful group!
We're back and ready to hit it hard.
*It's time to start working on your measurements. (e.g. How many cups are in a pint? How many quarts in a gallon? How many feet in a mile? etc.) These are some of the basic conversions 5th graders are expected to know before advancing to 6th grade. Mrs. Catlin will be sending home a complete list of expectations for measurements in the 5th grade standards by mid January. Please work on these and practice them daily.
*The 5th grade students are continuing to work very hard. We are reviewing our 3D solids, making sure we remember all we need to know about faces, edges, and vertices.
*Super 6 and Power Drills start back up on Monday, January 11. This gives us great practice with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, both with and without decimals. Please double check all work. Power Drills are due every Thursday. Super 6's are done in class daily with a Quick Check Quiz every Friday.
*Formative tests are being practiced in preparation for the Kansas State Assessments. Math tests will be in late March.
*Be sure to keep studying your basic multiplication & division facts. Knowing these facts is so important for building math confidence.
*In Social Studies we are still studying the colonies. We will be headed into the American Revolution very soon. We will take off enough time to study Martin Luther King, and the Civil Rights movement.
*On Kansas Day, we will be visiting the Post Office Oak to learn a little more about our local history.
*Our annual field trip to Exchange City in Kansas City, MO will take place on May 14. If any parents are interested in going along as a helper, please contact Mrs. Catlin. We will leave at 6:00 a.m. and return around 5:00 p.m. that day.
Thank you for sharing your 5th grade child with me.
Feel free to contact Mrs. Catlin with any questions at beckyc@cgrove417.org.
Have a great week!
