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What’s Coming Up- Week of November 7

I am looking forward to seeing all of you at conferences next week. In case you need it, click Burdis Conference Schedule to see your scheduled conference.

Miscellaneous:Burdis 

  • Reading expectation 100 minutes per week.
  • Fifth-grade activities (Camp, Celebration, etc.) balance reminder sheet will be included with report card envelopes and given out during conference week. The remaining balance will be due by November 18.
  • Moby Max – All fifth-grade students are expected to complete five minutes of math fact fluency practice at home each night (Monday through Thursday) using Moby Max. Success in fifth-grade math is highly dependent on fact fluency and number sense.

Math:

  • Multiplication and Division with Fractions

Social Studies:

  • Three Worlds Meet: African Empires

ELA:

  • Character Analysis
  • Literary Essay

What’s Coming Up – Week of March

Miscellaneous:

  • Monday, March 7 is a records day for teachers; there will be no school for students that day.
  • Parent-Teacher conferences will be held March 7 – 9. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress.
  • Fifth graders will be visiting Baldwin Street Middle School on Thursday, March 10. Watch for a letter to come home today outlining our schedule while visiting.
  • Please make sure your child is practicing math facts at home using Mobymax five minutes each day.  
  • The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Georgetown. Information was sent home about the All for Books competition. I encourage you to participate in this worthy cause. It allows our PTC to purchase books for or classroom libraries here at Georgetown Elementary, and Scholastic matches each dollar donated to purchase books for underprivileged kids.
  • Upcoming Dates for 5th Grade

What’s Coming Up & Snow Day Challenge!

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All students who spend at least 30 minutes working online will be entered into a drawing for a $10.00 BARNES and NOBLE GIFT CARD – one per grade.  See who the BOILER DAY WINNERS were here.

To qualify for today’s snow day drawing have your child complete the snow day assignment on Study Island (30 questions), and spend 5 minutes on Moby Max practicing their fact fluency.  This work will also count toward an incentive we are working toward as a class.  At 36% of the

What’s Coming Up!- Week of February 29

Miscellaneous:

  • Moby Max has replaced Math Facts Pro for fact fluency.  It is an excellent program for your child to improve their fact fluency or maintain their mastery. Our class has this assigned as homework Monday-Thursday.
  • Parent-Teacher conferences will be held March 7 – 9.  Thank you for returning your conference slips! I look forward to seeing each of you to celebrate your child’s growth as a fifth grader!
  • Beginning next week Mrs. Ball’s class and our class will be switching for instruction for a small part of our day through the month of March. We look forward to giving the students an opportunity to experience different teaching styles and for us to get to know more fifth graders! 🙂

Update!

Dear Parents,

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Parent teacher conferences will be held on November 2-4.  I am looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress. Scheduled parent teacher conference times were sent home with students today.  Please confirm the day and time by returning the bottom half of your conference slip.  

Tonight is your child’s first homework assignment using Math Facts Pro.  This is a new math program we are using at Georgetown Elementary.  The kids have used it at school multiple times and are now ready to incorporate it into their daily homework. Tonight we are practicing for 10 minutes, but in the future we will only ask that students do 5 minutes of Math Facts Pro each night: M, T, W, TH

How does my child use MATHFACTSPRO?

  •   After signing in, start practicing.  
  •   The program will stop once your child has gotten 50 facts correct.
  •   Your child will see a chart of their fact progress – and you are able to view this as well.

Lastly, I hope the student fundraiser for the end of year festivities is going well.  You may send in your paperwork anytime this week.  All paperwork is due no later than Monday, October 28.

Have a great evening!

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