Ms. Beal's Classroom

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

Yet another great week! I hope your child is enjoying their time in our classroom as much as I am. I have loved starting our in-class read-aloud book and the suspense of the videos that go along with it! Our 5th-grade family is coming together fast!

As mentioned previously, I will start math tutoring this week after school from 3:15-3:45 pm. Tutoring will be each week on Mondays and Wednesdays after school. I will send an email each week if your student could benefit from the topic we are covering in tutoring that week. Tutoring is used to help students with previously taught standards and those students who have been absent.

This week in math, we will begin lesson 4, where students will be introduced to the standard algorithm for multiplication. This is a big math standard for 5th grade. We will spend a week on multiplication, a week on division, and then a week reviewing. The good news is that the standard algorithm is the method we grew up with, so parents feel free to dive into math with your student.

In ELA, we will discuss how we can re-read to compare characters, settings, or events in a story, drawing on specific details in the text. We will discuss the genre of realistic fiction and words with the “u” sound.

Important reminders:

• Cookie Dough Fundraiser starts Sept 16th.
• Book Fair Sept 23rd – 27th.
• Dollar Dress Down Sept 27th.

As always thank you for your continued support!
Ms. Beal

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

Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend! Last week we started into volume in math and will continue that this week. I will begin Math tutoring the week after this one and tutoring will be held from 3:15-3:45 Mondays and Wednesdays. Families can expect an email from me if their child would benefit. If your child expresses concern with math and I haven’t emailed you please let me know and I can add them in.

In ELA we will be discussing how we can ask and answer questions to determine text structures such as cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast. We have a set of new vocabulary and spelling words attached below, including what we will be further discussing.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.

Thank you,

Ms. Beal

Here we go, fifth-grade family! What an incredible first 3 days of school, I loved getting to know your child and seeing our classroom interact and come together. It’s going to be such a great year.

A quick reminder for this week – Friday is a teacher-only work day, with NO SCHOOL for students.

This week we will complete our beginning of the year diagnostics and Dibels testing, and start our first math and ELA lessons. Please contact me with any questions at all.

If you haven’t done so, and it’s feasible at this time please pay your $30 supply donation.

**Mark your calendar**

Picture Day – Aug 28th (Uniforms Required)

No School – Aug 30th (Teacher Workday)

No School – Sept 2nd (Labor Day)

Hello soon to be 5th graders! I hope you are having an awesome summer! I am excited to meet you and learn together!

Please mark your calendars for Back to School Night on Monday, August 19th, from 6-8 pm. Presentations will be given every 30 minutes starting at 6:00 pm, with the final session beginning at 7:30 pm. Our classroom is in the south hallway, the last door on the right, Room 158.

The First Day of School is Wednesday, August 21st. The first three days are early out days with dismissal at 1:10 pm.

Here are a couple of things you can do now to prepare:

1. Please subscribe to my blog by clicking on the icon to the right and inputting your email address.
2. Parents and students, please read through the Class Disclosures together and sign the form Class Disclosures Signatures.
3. Please complete this short Family Survey to help me get to know your student better.
4. Please complete the Food Permission form for the school year.
5. Instead of purchasing school supplies, please pay a donation of $30 here: Online Payments, marking “Donations-Class Supplies” and selecting “5 Beal” in the teacher drop down. You can also pay in the Q1 Office. Please do so on or before Back to School Night and I will take care of all the shopping, labeling, and organizing of class supplies. To see what your $30.00 will cover, please click on the class supply list under the Parent Info tab above. Please note, that these are the only supplies allowed; anything else will be sent home.
6. Make a $20 donation for a special end-of-year field trip. This can be paid at the same time as your school supplies by marking “Field Trips“.
7. If your student is walking home we need a Walk Release form filled out.

Additionally, students will need to bring the following items on the first day of school:

• Headphones or earbuds – labeled with the student’s name. Parents will be responsible to replace broken or damaged headphones/earbuds throughout the year. We use headphones multiple times every day, throughout the day in the classroom. Please try to find the highest-quality headphones possible. 
• Water bottle – Student may bring a small water bottle that they can have with them throughout the day.
• Small bag if needed – Only small bags are allowed for personal items if needed. Please, no large backpacks. They are not necessary. We are a technology school so we don’t send papers home often and classroom storage space is limited.

Students can prepare for 5th grade by reading for 20 minutes every day, and practicing their multiplication and division math facts. Most of all, I hope you can get outside and have some fun!

Please email me with any questions or concerns you may have. We’re going to have an incredible year!

See you soon!

-Ms. Beal

Field Trip to Ogden Junction – Instructions

1. Date and Activities:
   • Date: Tuesday, May 21st
   • Activities: iRock, iFly, FlowRider, and Bowling
2. Transportation:
   • Drop off students at Roy Frontrunner Station by 8:30 am
   • Pick up from Roy Station at 2:15 pm
3. Donations:
   • $20 donation to Q1 front office
   • Adults: $3.75 Frontrunner fee
4. Lunch:
   • Bring home lunch (or email me **before Monday** if school lunch is needed)
   • Bring a backpack with lunch, swimsuit, towel
   • Girls: one-piece swimsuit or rash guard with fitted board shorts
   • Boys: fitted board shorts
5. Have a great time!

Ms. Sara Beal

Quest families,

Teacher Appreciation Week will be held May 6-10. Please encourage your students to show their gratitude for everything these remarkable men and women do every day. POQA has created a flier, (attached) with a theme for each day, to provide the students with ideas for ways they can show their appreciation.

Thank you for all you do to help make Quest the BEST!

Parents, 
There are some additional forms/permissions that I need to be filled out for each student. As always, let me know if you have any questions.

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Dear Parents and Families,

I wanted to share some exciting news about our upcoming 5th-grade Field Day at Ogden Junction. Our students will have the incredible opportunity to enjoy activities such as iRock, iFly, FlowRider, and Fat Cats Bowling. It’s sure to be a day full of fun and memories for our children.

To make this event possible, we are asking for a minimum contribution of $20 per student. Your support will help cover the costs associated with these fantastic activities and ensure every child can participate.

In the event that we are unable to raise enough funds for the entire 5th grade to attend, rest assured that all money collected will be used towards another engaging field day activity for our 5th graders.

Your generosity and support are sincerely appreciated. Together, we can make this field day a memorable experience for our students. Thank you for being part of our school community and for your continued involvement in your child’s education.

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Donations can be made in the Q1 office or online

Ogden Junction Waiver

Warm regards,

5th Grade Teachers