Mrs. Wick's 5th Grade Friday Notes
May 10, 2012
Important Dates:
Fri., 5/11 – Collaboration Day
– no students
Mon., 5/14 – Eco forms and
fee due (and meds if applic.)
Wed., 5/16 – Ch. 16 Math
Test
Thurs, Fri., 5/17-18 – Eco!
Scoop on Science
Human Growth and
Development concluded this
week. I hope you had some
wonderful conversations with
your child about what he/she
was learning.
Students took the unit test for
Animal Biology and
Reproduction this week. These
will be returned to
students next week.
------------------Tues., 5/22 – Cultures &
Conflicts Test (Nat. Amer.)
Wed., 5/23 - Book Log, Book
Report with Diorama due
Thurs., 5/24 – States Test
Fri, 5/25 Capitals Test
--------------------Mon., 5/28 – Memorial Day
Thurs., 5/31 - Read-In, Tom
Sawyer movie, Promotion
rehearsal
Fri., 6/1 – Promotion and
Tom Sawyer Picnic (Half Day)
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Ready, Set, Contact
Mrs. Wick
488-7553
pwick@psdschools.org
http://staffweb.psdschools.org/pwick
Classroom Coordinator:
Mrs. Casey
223-0047
caseyclan5@comcast.net
Gist on Geography
Students should be
practicing their states and
capitals at home. This week
students used the laptops in
class to play interactive
online games to learn and
reinforce their knowledge and
recall of the state locations
and their capitals. Students
also have a myriad of
activities and handouts
available in the classroom to
help them practice and
memorize this information.
Memos on Math
Students are practicing adding
and subtracting fractions with
like and unlike denominators.
Our test for this is Wednesday.
We’ll then explore adding and
subtracting mixed numbers.
We will also take a final drill
on +, -, and x (5/24-25) for
those who haven’t yet reached
the exit expectation of 90%.
This does affect a student’s
final grade in math.
Heads Up!
As the weather warms and
Eco looms, in addition to the
prospect of summer, I find
some students starting to
really lose focus and pile up
the pink slips. We’ve talked
in the classroom about the
need to finish strong, but
your support with this is
crucial. We have a lot of
fun activities coming up
which are a privilege, not a
right; students whose work
isn’t finished may not be
able to participate.
Lots About Language Arts
Language: Students wrote an
essay on an assigned Native
American culture practicing the
expository skills taught and
reviewed this year.
I am busy (very busy ) grading
Animal Reports. You’ll be amazed
at how much students have
learned about writing a research
report!
These will be enclosed in next
week’s Friday folder!
Reading: We begin reading the
novel Sign of the Beaver by
Elizabeth George Speare Monday.
It ties in nicely with westward
expansion and our studies of
Native American cultures and
conflicts.
Students received information for
their final book report and project
last week. These are Wednesday,
5/23, and will be shared in the
classroom at that time. No late
assignments will be
accepted. Book logs are also
due at that time.