Greetings,

Students in the 5A homeroom are busy learning routines and procedures during the first two days of school. In between rules and procedures, students have time for an ice-breaker activity, art project, recess time, and a fun game of Sparkle!

Week 2 will mark the beginning of academia, and the 5th grade math students will begin practicing and memorizing basic math facts, as well as completing Simple Solutions.

Greetings!

It’s hard to believe we are a full two weeks into the school year.  5A has been busy learning classroom procedures, rules, and enjoying a fun game of Sparkle in down time.  In reading, we are starting with the novel “Where The Red Fern Grows.”  Students learned background knowledge about raccoons, trapping, etc. before we began the novel.  Weekly vocabulary quizzes, chapter comprehension quizzes will follow.

In 5th grade math, students have been busy learning multiplication and division basic facts.  Students can time themselves, but the number 1 priority is completing the facts accurately.  Each class begins with “skip counting” by a number between 3 and 12.  Skip counting is a wonderful way to accurately master fast facts and build more confidence.  We are reviewing multi-digit multiplication and long division to begin the year.  Knowing basic facts is the key to success in 5th grade math!

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!