Hello 5th Grade Families!
Welcome to the 4th Quarter! I can’t believe the year has flown by so quickly. This class team is incredible and I’m so proud of their determination and hard work. They are growing leaps and bounds. We’re on the countdown to Spring Break (April 1st-5th) and we’re going to make the most of it!
This week and next, we will be doing RISE benchmark testing in ELA, science, and writing. I want our team to feel empowered, confident, and prepared to tackle the summative tests in May. This will be a great way to see how far we’ve come. Please check with your child and make sure they have good functioning headphones. If not, please replace them as soon as possible as we will use them everyday. Blue light glasses are also a welcome tool as well if you feel your child could benefit from them as well.
In math, we will be learning all about evaluating, writing, and interpreting expressions and the order of operations. There will be no math club (tutoring) this week or next as I have administrative meetings to attend. Please feel free to have students use IXL or, even better, help in the kitchen using fractions at home. Please also encourage those mighty minutes of reading every night! They do make a difference!
By way of announcement, there will be a mandatory 5th grade parent meeting next Wednesday, March 27th, at 4 pm, for all students interested in participating in student council next year at the Junior High. At this meeting, students will get an application. The application is due on Friday, March 29th. Those chosen to advance to the next round will be notified by the Junior High advisors. If for some reason a parent is unable to attend the meeting, or if you have any other questions regarding the election process, please email Ms. Emilia Cook at ecook@questac.org.
Next Friday, March 29th, is a Dollar Dress Down Day. It will also be the last day to order a yearbook.
Finally, please save the date for the 5th grade maturation program on Friday, April 12th, in the Q1 cafeteria. Girls will meet from 8:35-9:25 am and boys will meet from 9:30-10:20 am. Parents are encouraged to please make every effort possible to attend the maturation program with their child! A permission slip will be sent home with your child this week. Please sign and return it as soon as possible.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Mrs. Shaw
