5th Grade Hawkeyes

Reading:  The students have begun to participate in a literature circle during our ELA time.  They'll be working on many of the fiction reading standards: supporting with evidence, using context clues to figure out words, identifying theme, etc.  Much of the reading will be done in class but there are times when the students may come home with some reading to do.  Math:  We're finishing up our unit on Place Value and Decimals.  We've been adding and subtracting decimals, rounding decimals and identifying place value.  We'll test on this unit next week after doing a few days of review.  Science:  We've been digging into the idea of simple machines.  This week we experimented with catapults.  We will continue exploring simple machines and forces as we move into next week. Social Studies:  The students took their social studies test on Native Americans next week.  This week they begin their new unit.  Random Information: *Make sure your child is coming prepare

Happy Conference Week!   We are looking forward to meeting with you on Tuesday evening or Thursday evening this week to talk about your child!  We will go over some work that they've done but we'll also be focusing on the transition your child has made.  Thanks for taking some time to meet with us! Math:  Last week we took our Chapter 1 math test.  Monday we'll go over the test and and also look back at the pretest to celebrate our growth.  Our next unit of study is place value.  This week we'll talk about how to read a number and begin discussing decimals. Reading:  We will be finishing up the book Guests  this week.  We've learned a lot about other genres (folk tales and pourquois tales) as we've read through the book.  We'll be connecting the theme of Change as we introduce another picture book as well. Science:  Last week we took our first quiz in science.  The quiz focused on point of reference and graphing.  This week we'll begin talking

This week parent/teacher conferences are on Tuesday, October 17 and Thursday, October 19. If you haven't signed up yet, please click the link below: https://ptcfast.com/schools/Ha milton_Middle_School We are looking forward to meeting with you all and discussing your child's progress. Have a great week!

Good Afternoon Parents! Just a reminder that 5th/6th grade Bingo Bash is coming up soon! Bingo Bash for the 5th and 6th graders will be on Thursday Oct. 5th from 2:50-3:30 in the Cafeteria. There will be prizes and snacks. Please arrange to pick up your child from school at 3:30 if they are attending that day.

As of now, we are surviving the Heat Wave of 2017!  How lucky we were to start school with such comfortable weather but now we're digging deep to make it through this bout of heat.   Who would've thought that we'd have 90 degree temps at the end of September?!  Honestly, the students are doing a great job.  Thankfully we start the day with comfortable temps in the classroom and by the time it gets really hot outside, our day is almost done.  Regardless, we're all learning how important it is to stay hydrated and be mindful of the heat.  We can do this ... One more day! Math - Last week we started investigating addition and subtraction of mixed numbers with like denominators.  We are continuing that this week but adding another element .... different denominators!  Yikes!  There's certainly a lot of steps involved in these problems. Math RtI - Last week we focused on reviewing several of the multiplication strategies.  This week we are looking into long division.

Just a reminder that tomorrow Team Dransen will be heading to the 5th grade day camp.  We will leave here at 7:30am and return at 5pm. Students should remember to bring: -A sack lunch (unless they ordered one from food service) -Snacks -Water bottle -A small backpack to keep their things in.  They may also want to have an extra pair of socks (if their feet get wet.) Please make sure to watch the weather.  We will be outside for the day (even if there's rain).   The mornings can be a bit chilly so a light jacket or sweatshirt may make the morning more comfortable for them. Let us know what questions you have!