Friday, August 21, 2015

Mr. Lehrer’s 5th Grade Class! Week of August 17-21, 2015

 I hope that your child had an excellent first week of school! If you have any questions regarding the classroom, feel free to email me.

This year the students will have a 30 minute Lyceum (Study Hall/ Reading Enrichment) time four days a week (not Wednesday) from 2:50- 3:20. This time will be used for various activities including, but not limited to: reading instruction (if deemed necessary), homework/study hall, silent reading, read alouds, and tutoring (if deemed necessary). This will give more opportunity for other after-school activities for the students.

Curriculum Night is approaching quickly! On Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:30-8pm, parents of 3rd- 5th graders are invited to their child’s classroom to learn about the daily routine, classroom expectations, and yearly curriculum. On that evening, we ask that you don’t bring your children. Thank you for your understanding.


Reminders:
  • The students need their own copy of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
  • If you are coming on campus to volunteer, you must sign in with the front desk. You must also have fingerprint clearance through Great Hearts.
  • All Wednesdays are early release days. Archway students will be dismissed at 12:30pm. We will not have lunch on Wednesdays. Those students who stay after school for clubs or Athenaeum may bring their own lunch to eat.  If you plan on having your child stay after school in study club, or any other offered club, you must sign up and pay for these clubs. Please check the weekly Headmaster Updates for more information. 

Class Wish List: Large dispenser of hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial wipes, and red pencils. Fulfilling these wishes will really help to make our classroom run smoothly.

Paper Towel/ Kleenex Rotation:

Every month, a new group of families will be responsible for bringing in one box of Kleenex and one roll of paper towels. This will be announced in the weekly newsletter. The Month of September will be any family with a last name starting with the letter A or B. Please be aware that you may be asked to send in these materials more than once this year. Thank you!

This Week:

Language Arts: We will start reviewing our phonograms and proper letter formation in Spalding and begin reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  We will have a comprehension quiz on the first four chapters of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
History: We will continue to study the great lakes of the world, specifically the lakes of North America and Eurasia.  We will have a test on the material on Wednesday, August 26th.
Science: We will continue our pursuit of Scientific Inquiry and have a test on Tuesday, August 25th.
Math: We will learn how to estimate numbers to different place values and how to approximate answer in addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems.

Upcoming Events
-August 24:
Dawn Treader Comprehension quiz (Ch.1-4)

-August 25: Great Lakes of the World Test

August 26: Science Test

-September 2: Curriculum Night (3-5) 6:30pm- 8:00pm

-September 7: No School

September 17: Singapore Math Night (6:30-7:30)


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