Ms. Beal's Classroom

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***Remember*** Don’t spoil it for our friends in the other 5th-grade classes.

Thank you all for attending parent-teacher conferences. We appreciate your engagement and support as we continue our learning journey this school year.

English Language Arts (ELA)
Next week in ELA, we will explore the wonderful world of folktales. By analyzing the plot, setting, and themes of these traditional stories, students will deepen their understanding of narrative structure and literary elements. Additionally, we will focus on inflectional endings to strengthen our spelling skills. Our work on our spooky Halloween stories will also continue as students refine their creative writing abilities.

Mathematics
In math, we are expanding our number sense by working on reading, writing, and understanding decimals. Students will explore the relationship between decimals and place value, learning to fluently convert between decimal and standard forms. We will also revisit the concept of powers of ten, building on our previous lessons to solidify our understanding of this important mathematical principle.

Science
Our science exploration is focused on Earth’s intricate systems. We will delve into the geosphere (the solid Earth), the biosphere (the living world), the cryosphere (the frozen parts of the planet), the hydrosphere (the water cycle), and the atmosphere (the gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth). By understanding how these systems interact, students will gain a deeper appreciation for the complex and dynamic nature of our home planet.

Thanks!

Ms. Beal

Important Dates
Oct 25th – Dollar Dress Down
Oct 26th – Trick or Treat Trot & Graveyard Gallop
Oct 31st – Halloween Parade, Party, and Early Out
Nov 1st – No School
Nov 3rd – Daylight Savings

Families, I’m happy to announce that sign-ups are ready for our Halloween Party. Please click the link below if you can volunteer. As always, feel free to contact me with questions or concerns.

Ms. Beal

Halloween Party

*I am hopeful that I’ve corrected our blog email notification issue. I was able to keep all subscriptions and in theory, you shouldn’t need to do anything from your end. Thank you for your patience.

As a reminder, we will be having a sub all week while I am out of town getting married. If you email me, I will respond as soon as I return to school Monday, Oct 14th.

This week in math we will be learning about Powers of 10, and how to read, write, and evaluate expressions with exponents. This skill will prepare students for future algebra topics such as factoring and solving quadratic equations. As always, if your student could benefit from extra practice, you will receive an emailed invitation for after school tutoring which will resume October 21st.

In ELA, we are finishing our study of problem and solution text structure and will test on that skill on Friday. Please continue support of at-home reading for 20 minutes per day!

In science, we are learning all about Earth’s systems (the geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere) and how they interact to produce the environments we are familiar with.

If you haven’t done so yet, please sign up for a time to meet with me for Parent-Teacher Conferences next Monday, October 14th, and Tuesday, October 15th. Please choose a time that works for both you and your student to attend together. I can’t wait to discuss their progress with you!

Please note that Fall Break is also next week, October 16-18th, and there will be no school. I hope you enjoy that time together!

Warm Regards,

Ms. Beal

Parent Teacher Conference

Please use the following link to sign up! If there isn’t a time that works for your family feel free to email me and we can make other arrangements.

Fall Parent Teacher Conference

This week in math we will be learning all about place value in preparation for operations with decimals. Students will learn that for both whole numbers and decimals, a digit in one place not only has ten times the value it would have in the place to its right, but also has one-tenth the value it would have in the place its left. This means we will be using the multiplication and division skills we have been learning the past few weeks to expand our knowledge of numbers.

In ELA, we are practicing rereading to compare text structures, with a special focus on problem and solution, while we consider the question “What do good problem solvers do?” Please help your child remember to read for 20 minutes every day at home!

In science, we are finishing our study of weathering and erosion and will get to do some hands-on experimenting with this topic. We hope it will be a lot of fun!

Important reminders:

• Oct 1st – Picture Retakes (uniforms required)
• Oct 14th & 15th – Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Out, and Book Fair
• Oct 16th, 17th & 18th – Fall Break
• Oct 22nd – Cookie Dough Pick Up
• Please be sure to send your student prepared for those cooler temperatures with a jacket/coat.

Thank you,

Ms. Beal

Our class has won their second class party!! We will be having an electronic party. Students can bring their electronics from home, with parental permission of course. We will be using them for the last 30 minutes of our day. Students may also use their chromebooks, draw, or play board games during this time. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Reminder – Friday is also a dollar dress-down day. If you haven’t prepaid, remember to bring a dollar! Want to prepay for the year? Follow this link.

Our Cookie Dough and Jerky Fundraiser will continue through this Wednesday the 25th. Thank you for all of your support!

This week in math we will work to master using the standard algorithm for both long division and multi-digit multiplication. We build on these skills all year long and welcome at-home practice with IXL or a good old fashioned sheet of paper and two-three digit numbers for both operations. If tutoring for these skills will be helpful for your child, you will receive an email from me with more information.

In ELA, we are investigating the question “What are the positive and negative effects of new technology?” while learning more about an author’s claims and discerning their purpose in writing. We will test these skills on Friday. At home, please encourage your child to read for 20 minutes every night and ask them about their book. It all adds up!

In science, we are learning about weathering and erosion and evidence of those processes in Earth’s features all around us. They may even point out some of that evidence to you!

Warm Regards,

Ms. Beal

We have gotten far enough in our book to unlock the 3nd video. Please follow this link. The password is: PITANDPENDULUM

***Remember*** Don’t spoil it for our friends in the other 5th-grade classes.

Welcome to another great week! We have started math tutoring on Mondays and Wednesdays, and it’s already been a great success. If your student has expressed concerns about math and I have not contacted you please feel free to let me know.

Our cookie dough/beef jerky fundraiser starts Monday, I will be sending home information about it early this week. Contact me with questions you may have, if I can’t answer them I can certainly find someone who can.

In math, we will continue our quest to master standard algorithm for multiplication. Towards the end of the week, we hope to be ready to move into long division.

In ELA we will be working on plot and r-controlled vowels.

Ms. Beal