Friday, October 25, 2024

What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week 9)

 



Calendar
Friday, November 1st--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences
Monday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, November 5th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Wednesday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 14th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th--Fall Break
Monday, December 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 23rd-Tuesday, Jan. 5th--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 20th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 27th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, January 28th--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 21st--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break
Monday, March 31st--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 7th--Mid Day Release for students
                                --Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                --4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 10th-Tentative--Film Festival Field Trip
Thursday, April 10th-Evening conferences
Friday, April 11th--No school for students--Conference Day
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Monday, June 2nd--Randall Talent Show
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News
  • We look forward to seeing everyone for conferences on Monday! Remember to go to the Regent Street door to be buzzed in.
  • Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday!

Oldie, but Goodies
  • Notice we have a date for the Randall Talent Show!!
  • Upcoming schedule changes:  
Friday, November 1st--Mid-Day Release for Conference Prep
Monday, November 4th--No School for students for Conferences
Tuesday, November 5th--No School for students for Teacher PD

Math
  • This week we reviewed modules 1-3 and took a unit test for Unit 2.  We will still have one more module to complete next week , but that work is not being assessed at this point. 
  • Our November Number Corner will focus on identifying and classifying triangles, coordinate grids and ordered pairs and working with metric conversions!!  (Short month, but very busy.)
  • Our December Number Corner will be focused on reviewing and adding to our knowledge and understanding of quadrilaterals.  In addition, we will continue to collect, graph, organize and analyze data, but we will have another set of data.  We will be using student height and feet length!  
  • Looking for work for your 5th grader to do at home?  Your classroom teacher sent an email with an attachment.  This is optional as Randall has a no homework policy.  Thanks! 
Literacy this week
  • This week we worked on our first literary essay! Ask your child to show you what they have done. 
  • For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.  
Science 
We will continue with our second unit in science the week of November 18th. Our next unit will be Ecosystem Restoration.
  • Our second unit will be on Ecosystem Restoration as we answer the question: How do organisms in an ecosystem get the matter and energy they need to grow and thrive?

  • Our first chapter will focus on : Why aren't the jaguars and slots growing and thriving?

Social Studies
  • We are using a text called Mountain Wolf Woman-A Ho-Chunk Girlhood by Diane Holliday.
  • We will be reading, engaging in discussion, working with vocabulary and various activities to try and gain a deeper understanding of the Ho-Chunk nation.
  • We will be in this unit for 3 weeks.
SELS/Health lessons
  • I Care for Myself
  • Influences on health
  • Randall Way Video for October is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. October goal is 1200 paws to try and earn an extra recess.


Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the 
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.



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Thursday, October 24, 2024

What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week 8)

 



Calendar

Thursday, October 24th-Picture Day
Friday, October 25th--Jazz Concert 10:10-10:55 am
Friday, November 1st--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences
Monday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, November 5th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Wednesday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 14th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th--Fall Break
Monday, December 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 23rd-Tuesday, Jan. 5th--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 20th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 27th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, January 28th--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 21st--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break
Monday, March 31st--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 7th--Mid Day Release for students
                                --Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                --4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 10th-Tentative--Film Festival Field Trip
Thursday, April 10th-Evening conferences
Friday, April 11th--No school for students--Conference Day
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Monday, June 2nd--Randall Talent Show
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News
  • Notice we have a date for the Randall Talent Show!!

Oldie, but Goodies
  • Upcoming schedule changes:  
Friday, November 1st--Mid-Day Release for Conference Prep
Monday, November 4th--No School for students for Conferences
Tuesday, November 5th--No School for students for Teacher PD

Math
  • This week worked to find equivalent fractions to compare and order their value, we took another "checkpoint" on adding and subtracting fractions.
  • Next week we will continue this work, review modules 1-3 and take a unit test for Unit 2.  We will still have one more module to complete the week after, but that work is not being assessed at this point. 
  • Our October Number Corner will focus on gathering, analyzing and making predictions on data we collect on a daily basis using carrots.  In addition, we will be observing viewpoints of 3-dimensional buildings and using our knowledge of volume and shapes to uncover the "mystery buildings".
  • Our November Number Corner will focus on identifying and classifying triangles, coordinate grids and ordered pairs and working with metric conversions!!  (Short month, but very busy.)
  • Our December Number Corner will be focused on reviewing and adding to our knowledge and understanding of quadrilaterals.  In addition, we will continue to collect, graph, organize and analyze data, but we will have another set of data.  We will be using student height and feet length!  
  • Looking for work for your 5th grader to do at home?  Your classroom teacher sent an email with an attachment.  This is optional as Randall has a no homework policy.  Thanks! 
Literacy this week
  • This week we read finished our mentor text!  Students also took a mid-unit assessment.  They were asked to reread a scene from the story, answer some comprehension questions, write a reaction paragraph and analyze a metaphor used in the story.  Wow! Luckily we have spent the past few weeks preparing for this.  
  • The next project we worked on was a 2-Voice poem.
  • After that, we will dig in and start to think about how the analyze and prepare to write our first literary essay of the year.  
  • For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.  
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see stars at different times?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why don't we see a lot of stars in daytime?
  • Our second chapter will focus on :  Why is the sun up sometimes and not at other times?
  • Our third chapter will focus on :  Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
  • Our fourth chapter will focus on: How can we investigate why we see different stars on different nights?
We will continue with our second unit in science the week of November 18th. Our next unit will be Ecosystem Restoration.

Social Studies
  • Next week we will do our first "mini-unit" on Native Americans.  We will using a text called Mountain Wolf Woman-A Ho-Chunk Girlhood by Diane Holliday 
  • We will be reading, engaging in discussion, working with vocabulary and various activities to try and gain a deeper understanding of the Ho-Chunk nation.
  • We will be in this unit for 3 weeks.
SELS/Health lessons
  • My Many Identities (Part 2)
  • Conflict vs. Bullying
  • Randall Way Video for October is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. October goal is 1200 paws to try and earn an extra recess.


Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the 
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Advanced Writing Slides/Information

 Advanced Learning Slides

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week 7)

 





Calendar

Friday, October 18--Child Protective Lessons with Ms. Kati in the afternoon (1/2 hour)
Thursday, October 24th-Picture Day
Friday, October 25th--Jazz Concert 10:10-10:55 am
Friday, November 1st--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences
Monday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, November 5th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Wednesday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 14th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th--Fall Break
Monday, December 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 23rd-Tuesday, Jan. 5th--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 20th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 27th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, January 28th--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 21st--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break
Monday, March 31st--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 7th--Mid Day Release for students
                                --Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                --4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 10th-Tentative--Film Festival Field Trip
Thursday, April 10th-Evening conferences
Friday, April 11th--No school for students--Conference Day
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News


Oldie, but Goodies

  • Picture Day is coming on Thursday, October 24! You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVT22KHHH. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping! Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Teachers should keep any order forms and bring them to the camera on Picture Day. Picture forms came home today :) 

  • Don't forget to sign up for a conference time with your student's teacher!!
  • Upcoming schedule changes:  
Friday, November 1st--Mid-Day Release for Conference Prep
Monday, November 4th--No School for students for Conferences
Tuesday, November 5th--No School for students for Teacher PD

Math
  • This week we worked with money and clock faces to help us understand fractions.  We also started to think about finding fractions of whole numbers (IE--1/4 of 36).  We did a visual representation this week called the River Trail.  Ask your math student about it.
  • Next week we will return to equivalent fractions and how we can use them to compare portions with different denominators. 
  • Our October Number Corner will focus on gathering, analyzing and making predictions on data we collect on a daily basis using carrots.  In addition, we will be observing viewpoints of 3-dimensional buildings and using our knowledge of volume and shapes to uncover the "mystery buildings".
Literacy this week
  • This week we read  more chapters and wrote more paragraphs.  Everyone seems to be improving their writing skills with these activities.
  • When we create our character reaction paragraphs, we are inferring information, finding evidence to support our thinking,quoting accurately and writing structured and supportive paragraphs.   
  • Next week we will look at what a 2-Voice poem is and how we can create this using our text.
  • After that, we will dig in and start to think about how the analyze and prepare to write our first literary essay of the year.  
  • For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see stars at different times?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why don't we see a lot of stars in daytime?
  • Our second chapter will focus on :  Why is the sun up sometimes and not at other times?
  • Our third chapter will focus on :  Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
SELS/Health lessons
  • My Many Identities
  • Peers, Family and Cultural Influences
  • Randall Way Video for October is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. October goal is 1200 paws to try and earn an extra recess.


Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the 
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week 6)

 



Calendar

Friday, October 18--Child Protective Lessons with Ms. Kati in the afternoon (1/2 hour)
Thursday, October 24th-Picture Day
Friday, November 1st--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences
Monday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, November 5th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Wednesday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 14th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th--Fall Break
Monday, December 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 23rd-Tuesday, Jan. 5th--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 20th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 27th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, January 28th--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 21st--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break
Monday, March 31st--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 7th--Mid Day Release for students
                                --Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                --4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 10th-Tentative--Film Festival Field Trip
Thursday, April 10th-Evening conferences
Friday, April 11th--No school for students--Conference Day
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News
  • We released our monarchs this week.  The picture above is from Mrs. Faber's batch.  What a beautiful week to start their journey!

  • Picture Day is coming on Thursday, October 24! You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVT22KHHH. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping! Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Teachers should keep any order forms and bring them to the camera on Picture Day. Picture forms came home today :) 

  • Don't forget to sign up for a conference time with your student's teacher!!
  • Upcoming schedule changes:  
Friday, November 1st--Mid-Day Release for Conference Prep
Monday, November 4th--No School for students for Conferences
Tuesday, November 5th--No School for students for Teacher PD

Oldie, but Goodies

Math
  • This week we finally finished Unit 1 and started Unit 2!  We jumped into Unit 2 by using  clocks and money to help us to make equivalent fractions so that we can add and subtract them.  This is a continuation of our work that we did in September for Number Corner.  Fractions ore FUN!!!
  • Our October Number Corner will focus on gathering, analyzing and making predictions on data we collect on a daily basis using carrots.  In addition, we will be observing viewpoints of 3-dimensional buildings and using our knowledge of volume and shapes to uncover the "mystery buildings"
Literacy this week
  • The start of Module 1 Unit 2 has gone great!  We have continued reading the text while focusing our discussions and writing around how various characters are reacting to various events in the text. 
  • When we create our character reaction paragraphs, we are inferring information, finding evidence to support our thinking,quoting accurately and writing structured and supportive paragraphs.   
  • For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see stars at different times?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why don't we see a lot of stars in daytime?
  • Our second chapter will focus on :  Why is the sun up sometimes and not at other times?
  • Our third chapter will focus on :  Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
SELS/Health lessons
  • Understanding skin color
  • My identities
  • Randall Way Video for October is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. October goal is 1200 paws to try and earn an extra recess.


Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the 
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week 5)

 



Calendar

Thursday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct.4--No School for students
Friday, October 11--Child Protective Lessons with Ms. Kati in the afternoon (1/2 hour)
Friday, October 18--Child Protective Lessons with Ms. Kati in the afternoon (1/2 hour)
Thursday, October 24th-Picture Day
Friday, November 1st--Mid Day Release for students--Teacher
                                         planning/prep for conferences
Monday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, November 5th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Wednesday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 14th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th--Fall Break
Monday, December 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 23rd-Tuesday, Jan. 5th--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 20th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 27th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, January 28th--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 21st--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break
Monday, March 31st--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 7th--Mid Day Release for students
                                --Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                --4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 10th-Tentative--Film Festival Field Trip
Thursday, April 10th-Evening conferences
Friday, April 11th--No school for students--Conference Day
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News
  • It was great to see so many faces on Tuesday night!  Enjoy your long weekend :)
Oldie, but Goodies
  • It is Hispanic Heritage Month!  Ask your 5th grader what we have learned!!
Math
  • This week the 5th grade math class work through Module 4 on some basic division strategies.  We plan to do a review on Monday and then assess that learning on Tuesday. 
  • On Wednesday we will begin Unit 2 that will be focused on fraction work!!!  Remember, fractions are FUN!!
  • Our October Number Corner will focus on gathering, analyzing and making predictions on data we collect on a daily basis using carrots.  In addition, we will be observing viewpoints of 3-dimensional buildings and using our knowledge of volume and shapes to uncover the "mystery buildings"
Literacy this week
  • Wow!  We are already done with the first EL unit of the year based on Stories of Human Rights. This week we took an end of the unit assessment.  Next week we will start Unit 2.  We will begin the chapter by looking at models of character reaction paragraphs.  The next step is for the students to try writing these.  We will continue to work our way through the book as well.  
  • Fair warning:  The amount of writing expected in the 5th grade curriculum jumps dramatically from 4th grade.  There are some growing pains with this jump and we are finding where there are holes we are hoping to fill with their writing skills.  
  • For ALL Block, we will be working with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see stars at different times?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why don't we see a lot of stars in daytime?
  • Our second chapter will focus on :  Why is the sun up sometimes and not at other times?
SELS/Health lessons
  • Intersectionality
  • Learning to be a critical consumer
  • Randall Way Video for October is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. October goal is 1200 paws to try and earn an extra recess.


Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your student's class? - start the process by visiting the 
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.





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What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week #38)

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