Families,

What a great week! Our class TEAM is kind and hard working. I am loving getting to know them and their individual strengths and personalities.

In math, the standard algorithm for multiplication started a little challenging, but by the end of the week, I could see your children helping one another and tackling this huge math power standard! Monday and Tuesday of this week we will continue multiplying and then switch into Lesson 5, dividing multi-digit numbers.

In ELA this week we will be learning about long vowels and finding cause and effect in a text by asking and answering questions before, during, and after reading. We will be considering the question, “How does experiencing nature change the way you feel about it?” I have challenged each of them to spend some time in nature enjoying the sunshine and fresh air and reflecting on this question.

As a reminder-If you haven’t done so, please pay $30 for your student’s supplies in the office or online at Quest Payments. Please mark “Shaw Supplies” when doing so.

*Remember No School – Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023*

*The last attachment below is an informative pamphlet about the Utah Educational Savings Plan (My529)*

Looking forward to another great week,

Mrs. Shaw

Fifth-Grade Families,

It has been wonderful getting to know your children a little better and see our class team come together. It’s going to be a great year!

A reminder that this Thursday, August 24th, is early out at 1:10 pm. Also, there is no school Friday, August 25th.

Assembling our class promise was a highlight this week. Everyone had a chance to contribute, and their responses were thoughtful and meaningful. We talked about how just like the rings of a tree tell its story, we get to determine our rate of growth and our story for this year. A signed copy of this class promise will be on display in our classroom.

This week, we will complete our beginning of the year iReady diagnostics and Acadience Reading testing. We are also jumping right into our 5th grade curriculum!

In ELA, we will be asking and answering questions while we read to determine the author’s perspective. In math, we will be multiplying multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

If you haven’t done so yet, please pay your $30 supply donation here as soon as possible: Online Payments, marking “Other” and typing “Shaw Supplies.” You may also pay in the Q1 office.

Also, please be sure to complete the Food Permission Slip (sign-in permissions have been fixed), Family Survey, and Class Disclosure.

Thank you,

Mrs. Shaw