Quarter 4, Week 5

Testing starts this week for us on Wednesday......

On Monday, we walked to the museum to kick off our new project. The kiddos are studying Native American Tribes and will be creating their very own museum display. Thank you to my Mrs. Kelsey and Mrs. Miller for walking over and back with us! Also, thank you for sharing pictures with me:)

To sum up our week:  We have two tests this week. The ELA ACT is tomorrow(Wed) and the Math/Science ACT is on Thursday. Please make sure that your kiddos have their own headphones. Also, thank you to those of you who have signed up for the snacks:)

In between testing: We will be practicing for SBAC and starting our new project. This is a BIG project and we only have a short amount of time in between testing to get it done.

Reminder: Don't forget our presentations this Thursday from 2:15-3:15 in our classroom. Students will be sharing their Wonder presentations and their very own owner's manuals. We hope to see you all there!

Here are some pics from the museum...

Week 4, Quarter 4

Writing: We will continue with the owner's manuals, these will be due on Thursday.

Projects: We will present the erosion projects tomorrow (Tuesday). We will start a new economics project on Wednesday where the students will learn how to write a check and use a check register.

4th Grade Writing: We will finish our informative paper for our state writing assessment practice. We will then practice and review language standards with IXL. Students will then practice their inferencing skills with reading different passages and answering questions.

Reading: We will continue working on our Wonder movie trailer where the students are focusing on changing the mood and the tone. We will record these on Thursday. Students will also finish study jams this week.

Testing is starting NEXT WEEK.. We will test on the following days..
4/26/2017 (Wed)
4/27/2017 (Thurs)
5/2/2017 (Tuesday)
5/4/2017 (Thursday)
5/9/2017 (Tuesday)
5/11/2017 (Thursday)
5/17/2017 (Wednesday)

 I will send out an additional email if you would like to sign up to bring snacks in on one of these days. 

Week 3, Quarter 4

5th Grade Writing: We are working on making an owner's manual about ourselves! This will give the students a chance to be creative and have some fun with their Writing.

Projects:Students will continue on with their projects on erosion.

4th Grade Writing: Students are working on their last practice test for the state assessments. This paper is an informative paper.

Reading: I am continuing on assessing the students. Students will be finishing study jams, working on IXL review, and also working on their movie trailer for Wonder, where they are focusing on having to change the mood and tone of the actual book. They have all come up with some great ideas!

Just a Reminder: The following days are when your child will be testing. We encourage your child not to miss these days. I will send more info about testing as it gets closer. 

4/26/2017
4/27/2017
5/2/2017
5/4/2017
5/9/2017
5/11/2017
5/17/2017

I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Week 1, Quarter 4

I can't believe we are in the 4th quarter already!

Writing: We will continue to practice for the state testing with writing an informative paper about living at the South Pole.

Projects: Students will learn about the different types of erosion and pick from a menu of how they want to present it to the class.

4th Grade Writing: We will continue to practice for the state testing.

Reading: We will prepare for the Student Led Conferences and work on our Precepts from Wonder. 

Auctions: Will take place this week because we only were able to have them a couple times before spring break.

Below is the information for conferences, looking forward to seeing you all on Friday:)

Student-Led Conference Information

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Dear 5th Grade Family,

Our class has been working hard this year on personal responsibility, work ethic and building community through our academic achievements.  As parent-teacher conference time approaches, I would like to implement a student-led style of conferencing.  Your child will take you through their achievements, difficulties, reflections and goals. I will be in the room as an observer, but not leading the traditional conference.

Their report cards will be available on this day as well.  Your child will go through their report card with you, as well as other work we have gathered.

These conferences will take place on the following day:

Friday, March 31. (Time- 7:30am-3:30pm)

There is NO set schedule; you may come in at any time mentioned above, unannounced, at your convenience.  Each conference will take about 20 minutes.  If you feel that you would like a separate conference with me after your child has presented their packet, I will have a signup sheet.  Those conferences will be held at a later date.

I am excited to watch them take control of, and be responsible for, their conferences and work.  They have made so much growth this year.  Their reflections are meaningful and their achievement has strengthened their confidence and self esteem.  I look forward to seeing you

As always, if you need to contact me, I am available!

Thank You,

Jenna McElhannon

Week 10 Quarter 3

It is the last week of quarter 3!! Wow, time is flying by!!

Writing: We will continue on with practicing for the State Writing Assessment. Your kiddos are working really hard on these, I know this makes for long days, but their work ethic is so GREAT!

Projects: We will learn and create our own fossils!

4th Grade Writing: We will continue on with practicing for the State Writing Assessment.
These kiddos are also working hard on these!

Reading: We will continue on with Wonder, practicing our reading strategies. We also are going to start preparing for our student led conferences and I will continue assessing all students.

A FEW REMINDERS:

-Spring Break is next week(yay!) March 20-23
-Conferences - March 31 (Student Led-must bring in your child with you) All information is on my blog. I will send a hard copy home with students on Thursday and will send out a couple email reminders the week of.
-Auctions! It is that time again, please send in at least one item so your child can participate:)

Also, thank you for letting me hang out with your kiddos everyday, I enjoy each and every one of them and will miss them next year!

I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Student-Led Conference Information

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Dear 5th Grade Family,

Our class has been working hard this year on personal responsibility, work ethic and building community through our academic achievements.  As parent-teacher conference time approaches, I would like to implement a student-led style of conferencing.  Your child will take you through their achievements, difficulties, reflections and goals. I will be in the room as an observer, but not leading the traditional conference.

Their report cards will be available on this day as well.  Your child will go through their report card with you, as well as other work we have gathered.

These conferences will take place on the following day:

Friday, March 31. (Time- 7:30am-3:30pm)

There is NO set schedule; you may come in at any time mentioned above, unannounced, at your convenience.  Each conference will take about 20 minutes.  If you feel that you would like a separate conference with me after your child has presented their packet, I will have a signup sheet.  Those conferences will be held at a later date.

I am excited to watch them take control of, and be responsible for, their conferences and work.  They have made so much growth this year.  Their reflections are meaningful and their achievement has strengthened their confidence and self esteem.  I look forward to seeing you

As always, if you need to contact me, I am available!

Thank You,

Jenna McElhannon

Quarter 3, Week 9

We only have 2 weeks left of the third quarter! Time is flying by!

Writing: We are practicing for the state writing assessment that will take place this spring.

Projects: We are building and conducting our "Save the Egg" project. We will drop eggs on Thursday.

4th Grade Writing: We will start learning and practicing for the state writing assessment this spring.

Reading: We will continue with Wonder discussions in our reading groups while also practicing our reading strategies. We will also learn about how to identify the tone and mood of a story.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Friday, March 31, these will be student led.  I will be sending out more information on these in the next few weeks.