Ms. Griffith's Blog 2021

    Report Card Update:   Due to the holiday, several children out,  and the three days off plus the weekend,  5th grade will be sending reports cards home on MONDAY, November 29th!  Please look at the report card, keep it, sign the envelope and return it to school on Tuesday! Specials Monday- Art        Tuesday- P.E. Wednesday- None Thursday- Music & SEL Friday- Media Center Positivity Project  : Kindness Things We're Working On:  Reading:   Summaries AND Science Fiction  Math:   Unit 3- Dividing Fractions  Writing:  Persuasive Writing   Science:  Watery Planet Anchor Lesson Social Studies:  Exploration  Important Dates-  Ice Skating- 12/8 Time TBD Winter Holiday Party- 12/17 Time TBD Winter Break- 12/18- 1/2 School resumes- 1/3 MLK Jr. Day- 1/17 No School Sarett Cross Country Skiing- 1/20 9:30-2:00 Winter Holiday Party - We will have some kind of a holiday party on Friday, December 17th similar to our Halloween celebration. We will encourage the kids to dress in red, white, g

                                                                                                                                                            End of Trimester 1 -   Friday, 11/19, marks the end of our first trimester. Friday will be a half day with dismissal at 12:09.  All late work must be turned in by Friday to be graded for this Trimester.   *Report cards will be sent home the week of 11/22. Thanksgiving   Break - Next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 24th-26th will be off for Thanksgiving Break.  Important Dates- Sound of Music 11/15 at the high school  End of Trimester (1/2 day)- 11/19 Thanksgiving Break-11/24-11/26 Monday- Art           Tuesday- P.E. Wednesday- Late Start  Thursday- Music & SEL Friday - Media Center  Things We're Working On:  Reading:   Summaries Math:   Unit 3 multiplying fractions  Writing:  Personal Narrative  Science:  Web of Life - Dinosaurs & Unit wrap up Social Studies:  Primary and Secondary Sources Illustrative Mathemati

    Important Dates- Conferences-11/8-11/12 Half days 11/11 and 11/12- dismiss at 12:09 Thanksgiving Luncheon for students only - 11/10 End of Trimester (1/2 day)- 11/19 Sound of Music 11/15 at the high school  Thanksgiving Break-11/24-11/26 Parent Teacher Conferences- We will be doing Conferences the week of November 8th-12th. Here is the  sign up  if you need a reminder of the day and time you have signed up for. If you elected to attend conferences virtually, your student will use the link on our Google Classroom to join. If you will not be with your student or they did not bring home their Chromebook, please email me for the link. Thank you! Monday- Art Tuesday- P.E. Wednesday- Late Start  Thursday- Music (no SEL because of our 1/2 day) Friday - Media Center Things We're Working On:  Reading:   Inferences and Historical Fiction Math:   Begin Unit 3- Multiplying and Dividing Fractions  Writing:  Personal Narrative - due this Friday Science:  Web of Life - Dinosaurs Social Stud