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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week #31)
Calendar
Thursday, May 1st--Drum performance for school
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 12th--5th Grade Talent Show Tryouts
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28th--Strings Concert 10:45am-11:30 am
Monday, June 2nd--Randall Talent Show
Thursday, June 5th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Monday, June 9th--PTO/PEG Ice Cream Social at Brittingham Park Shelter 5:30-7:00
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 pm-2:30 pm)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (11am -2 pm)
New News
- Permission slips for our last two field trips will be coming home on Monday, April 28th.
- Remember, no school for students next Friday, May 2nd for Teacher Professional Development.
Oldie, but Goodies
- Please consider joining us for our upcoming field trips as a chaperone.
Thursday, June 5th--All day field trip to Lake Kegonsa
Wednesday, June 11th-- 11:00 am-2:00 pm Vilas Park
In order for Thursday, June 5th to be a success, we need as many parent volunteers as possible. More parents allow for smaller groups and flexibility for everyone. If you are able, we would appreciate any help on June 5th.
In order for you to be a chaperone, you will need to be approved for Level 2 volunteering tasks which involves a background check. I recognize this can be an inconvenience, but unless we have you on our Level 2 approved list, we can not allow you to join us........ start the process by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Math
- We finished, reviewed and assessed Unit 6 this week.
- Unit 7 will be on Division of fractions and whole numbers.
- After Unit 7 we will reflect on the areas of the 5th grade curriculum that might need a bit more review and that will take us to the end of the year :)
- Our April Number Corner will be focused on some review of volume, fractions and decimals.
- Our May Number Corner will be focused on ordered pairs/graphing skills and converting liquid measurement from customary units to metric units.
Literacy this week
- This week we started Module 3 Unit 3. We will be answering the question "How have athletes broken barriers during the historical era in which they lived?"
- In Unit 3, we will be comparing various athletes that broke some type of a barrier. We will compare and contrast the factors that led these athletes to break a social barrier with what we have learned about Jackie Robinson.
- This week we researched other athletes and began planning for our Compare and Contrast Essay.
- Next week, we will write/revise/edit the essays.
- Our final project will be to create some posters that express our learning.
- This will be our LAST unit of this module!!
- For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Social Studies--
- We started our next mini-unit for social studies. We are learning about the Ojibway.
- We are using the text The Mishomis Book--The Voice of the Ojibway written by Edward Benton-Benai.
- We will learn about their migration story and how it connects to northern Wisconsin.
- We will be in this unit for about two weeks.
- After social studies, we will take some time to do our Human Growth and Development for 5th grade.
SELS/Health lessons
- Advocacy--The Power of Words
- Randall Way Video for April is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. Our April goal is 1,250 paws by being an ALLY to try and earn an extra recess in May.
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.
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week#30)
Calendar
Thursday, May 1st--Drum performance for school
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 12th--5th Grade Talent Show Tryouts
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28th--Strings Concert 10:45am-11:30 am
Monday, June 2nd--Randall Talent Show
Thursday, June 5th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 pm-2:30 pm)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (11am -2 pm)
New News
- Please consider joining us for our upcoming field trips as a chaperone.
Thursday, June 5th--All day field trip to Lake Kegonsa
Wednesday, June 11th-- 11:00 am-2:00 pm Vilas Park
In order for Thursday, June 5th to be a success, we need as many parent volunteers as possible. More parents allow for smaller groups and flexibility for everyone. If you are able, we would appreciate any help on June 5th.
In order for you to be a chaperone, you will need to be approved for Level 2 volunteering tasks which involves a background check. I recognize this can be an inconvenience, but unless we have you on our Level 2 approved list, we can not allow you to join us........ start the process by visiting the
Oldie, but Goodies
Math
- We finished our work with volume this week.
- Next week we will work with area multiplying fractions and decimals, review the whole unit and take an assessment for Unit 6.
- Unit 7 will be on Division of fractions and whole numbers.
- After Unit 7 we will reflect on the areas of the 5th grade curriculum that might need a bit more review and that will take us to the end of the year :)
- Our April Number Corner will be focused on some review of volume, fractions and decimals.
- Our May Number Corner will be focused on ordered pairs/graphing skills and converting liquid measurement from customary units to metric units.
Literacy this week
- This week we finished up our opinion essays.
- Next week we will start Unit 3 of Module 3. We will be answering the question "How have athletes broken barriers during the historical era in which they lived?"
- In Unit 3, we will be comparing various athletes that broke some type of a barrier. We will compare and contrast these athletes with what we have learned about Jackie Robinson.
- This will be our LAST unit of this module!!
- For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Science--
Our third unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why do some salad dressings have sediments and others do not?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why can salad dressing ingredients separate again after being mixed?
- We finished our Modeling Matter unit this week.
- After social studies, we will take some time to do our Human Growth and Development for 5th grade.
- After Human Growth and Development, we will begin our last science unit--Earth Systems
Social Studies--
- Next week we will start our next mini-unit for social studies. We are learning about the Ojibway.
- We are using the text The Mishomis Book--The Voice of the Ojibway written by Edward Benton-Benai.
- We will learn about their migration story and how it connects to northern WI.
- We will be in this unit for about two weeks.
- After social studies, we will take some time to do our Human Growth and Development for 5th grade.
SELS/Health lessons
- Online safety
- Randall Way Video for April is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. Our April goal is 1,250 paws by being an ALLY to try and earn an extra recess in May.
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.
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Summer work for your 5th ......I mean soon to be 6th grader
If your student has one of the following online accounts through the school, the account should be active through the summer (and available on any device):
i-Ready (for sixth and seventh grade math, log in through Classlink)
Beast Academy (for second through sixth grade math)
Dreambox (for second through fifth grade math, log in through Classlink)
Reflex math (for math fact fluency-Randall)
Additional free resources:
Khan Academy
YouTube videos from MathAntics (Darby’s personal favorite)
Bridges Math at Home (https://www.
mathlearningcenter.org/ curriculum/family-support)
The district does not recommend any workbooks other than the Bridges ones that students use during the school year. I have several students who attend Mathnasium, but that is also not recommended by the district nor endorsed by me.
Summer Learning Opportunities listed on MMSD’s AL webpage:
https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/
What math standards are taught at each grade level:
https://www.thecorestandards.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week #29)
Calendar
Friday, May 2nd--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 26th--No school for Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28th--Strings Concert 10:45am-11:30 am
Monday, June 2nd--Randall Talent Show
Thursday, June 5th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (11am -2 pm)
New News
- Thank you for taking the time to engage with your child for their conferences :)
- Ask your 5th grader about the Film Festival on Thursday!!
Oldie, but Goodies
- Forward Testing Schedule:
Math : 7:50 am
Thursday, April 10th
Literacy--1:00 pm
Tuesday, April 8th-- Reading
Tuesday, April 15th--Language/Writing
Wednesday, April 16th--Language/Writing
Math
- We finished our work with classifying polygons this week and then moved to more volume work and will continue with this work next week.
- We also did Forward testing during two of our math times this week.
- Our April Number Corner will be focused on some review of volume, fractions and decimals.
Literacy this week
- We are currently in Unit 2 of Module 3. We will be answering the questions "How have athletes broken barriers during the historical era in which they lived?" and "What factors can contribute to an individual's success in changing society?"
- This week we focused on our essays. We will finish these up next week and then will begin Unit 3 of of Module 3. This will be our LAST unit of this module!!
- For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Science--
Our third unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why do some salad dressings have sediments and others do not?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why can salad dressing ingredients separate again after being mixed?
- We will be finishing this unit next week and then beginning a mini-unit in social studies (see below) that will last about two weeks.
- After social studies, we will take some time to do our Human Growth and Development for 5th grade.
- After Human Growth and Development, we will begin our last science unit--Earth Systems
Social Studies--
- Our next mini-unit for social studies will be about the Ojibway. We will be using the text The Mishomis Book--The Voice of the Ojibway written by Edward Benton-Benai.
- We will learn about their migration story and how it connects to northern WI.
- We will be in this unit for about two weeks.
SELS/Health lessons
- No SELS/Health Lesson this week
- Randall Way Video for April is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. Our April goal is 1,250 paws by being an ALLY to try and earn an extra recess in May. Our March goal was 1,00 paws to try and earn a Dance Party in April, but we were a little short.
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.
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Friday, April 4, 2025
What's Up in 5th Grade? (Week #28)
Calendar
Monday, April 7th--Mid Day Release for students at 10:35 am
--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
--4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 10th--Film Festival Field Trip
Thursday, April 10th--Tornado Drill @ 1:45
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
Thursday, June 5th--5th Grade All Day Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
Tuesday, June 10th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00-2:30)
Wednesday, June 11th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (11am -2 pm)
New News
- Welcome back!!
- Remember for next week.....
- 10:35 early release on Monday, April 7th
- Conferences will be held on Thursday, April 10th after school/evening AND on Friday, April 11th.
- Our field trip is next Thursday morning to the WI Film Festival.
Oldie, but Goodies
- Please sign up for conferences in April Kampa Class Conference Sign Up
- Forward Testing Schedule:
Faber Class Conference Sign Up
Godfrey Link for Spring Conference Sign Up
Math : 7:50 am
Tuesday, April 8th
Thursday, April 10th
Literacy--1:00 pm
Tuesday, April 8th-- Reading
Tuesday, April 15th--Language/Writing
Wednesday, April 16th--Language/Writing
Math
- We picked right back up with Unit 6 this week. We finished up some work on coordinate grids, ordered pairs and looking for patterns. Then, we moved into the next module on classifying triangles and quadrilaterals.
- Next week we will finish classifying polygons and revisit how to find the volume of a prism........again :)
- Our April Number Corner will be focused on some review of volume, fractions and decimals.
Literacy this week
- We are currently in Unit 2 of Module 3. We will be answering the questions "How have athletes broken barriers during the historical era in which they lived?" and "What factors can contribute to an individual's success in changing society?"
- This week we focused on comparing and contrasting point of views from multiple texts on Jackie Robinson and students wrote some short answers to show our understanding. Then, we started thinking about our own opinion on the factors that led to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. After some small group discussions, we are prepped to start planning for our essay.
- Next week, each student will plan, find evidence, formulate their opinion statement and begin working on their end of unit essay. They will be working on this for the next two weeks.
- For ALL Block, we continue to work with vocabulary words, writing responses to our reading and fluency work.
Science--
Our third unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question: What happens when two substances are mixed together?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why do some salad dressings have sediments and others do not?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why can salad dressing ingredients separate again after being mixed?
SELS/Health lessons
- No SELS/Health Lesson this week
- Randall Way Video for April is shared in your 5th grader's Google Classroom. Our April goal is 1,250 paws by being an ALLY to try and earn an extra recess in May. Our March goal was 1,00 paws to try and earn a Dance Party in April---TBD if it was earned.
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.
Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
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