Week of November 21st, 2021
Hello Families!
Happy Thanksgiving Week! Time is flying, please make sure you are checking your powerschool and the missing work links located in the schoology pages and completing work on time! Remember late work will have points deducted off the final grade this nine weeks. Please always feel free to reach out with any questions you might have on DOJO or email!
Please review the newsletter below for materials needed, important dates, and concepts we will cover throughout the next week:
- As a reminder, please access this site for Henrico Family Device & Digital Resource Support. Also, click here for information on in-person technical support. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR COMPUTER TO THE NEAREST MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SUPPORT ON THE DEVICE! It is critical that you take care of your device and keep all programs running smoothly for a smooth educational experience.
- Google Form: For HotSpots for the internet or any other computer needs.
- Please make sure you are completing your Lexia AND Dreambox weekly! These activities will hold weight on your final grade.
- Remember late work will be graded as the teacher gets to it, NOT IMMEDIATELY, as we are trying to keep up with current material and make up work does take a back seat to this. Please have your child send a schoology message to indicate they have completed the work.
Important Dates & Events HERE:
Upcoming Schedule:
- November 23rd - Favorite Place Project Due for Social Studies & Math Test
- November 24th - 26th - Holiday
- November 22nd - My Place Project Due
Check out the 5th Grade Calendar!
What are we learning next week with Mrs. Gosney?
Reading-We will be finishing up the study of main idea and details next week with a non-fiction article, “The Amazing Boat Rescue of Sept. 11”.
English- Congratulations to our class Spelling Bee Winners! Aahad Kopparthi, Naomi Davis, Brielle Barnes, and Pri’Yana Blunt!
We have finished our Thankful Project and essay. I will be in the process of grading them in the coming week. Please feel free to have your child share it with you. I am proud of their effort on what is many of their first time writing a multi-paragraph essay. As we head into December we are going to be working on grammar.
Gosney Homeroom Math- Next week we will have our test on simple number computation. Please, please, please make sure that your child knows their math facts. I can not stress how important this is as they go through the coming years of study in mathematics. If they have that number fluency, then they are able to easily understand and apply strategies to make multiplication and division very easy. You can check out the weekly dreambox board here.
Harrington Homeroom Math- Next week we will continue working with computation of decimals. Please, please, please make sure that your child knows their math facts. I can not stress how important this is as they go through the coming years of study in mathematics. If they have that number fluency, then they are able to easily understand and apply strategies to make multiplication and division very easy.
You can check out the weekly dreambox board here.
What are we learning next week with Mrs. Harrington?
Small-Group Reading- We will be working on expanding our vocabulary in our weekly vocabulary notebooks. We will also continue to work on using our comprehension strategies while using leveled literacy Footprints lessons. We will continue to reinforce concepts taught by Mrs. Gosney and continue to develop our concept of “Aha” moments and how they can shift a change in characters or events. This lesson will continue into this week as well! Please continue to remind your child that the requirement is to complete UNITS on Lexia not TIME. This ensures the students are actively engaged in the program. We have heard your concerns and have our own about Newsela - therefore we will stop assigning Newsela and add on an additional Achieve article. Thank you for all the input!
Social Studies- Please continue to work on your My Favorite Project. Feel free to visit my classroom after school if needed or you have any questions! DUE TUESDAY!!!!
Science- Sound & Light: We will look into light and sound on a deeper level. The focus will be on how the two move and what kind of waves they travel in. We will learn the different parts of the light and sound waves. We will learn about which type of matter sound travels through the best. As well as the speed of their travel and other key characteristics of sound and light.