Fifth Grade and Math and Science

Kim Zvara • 1-262-377-4659 x120 • kim.zvara@splgrafton.org

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5th Grade Weekly Update... Oct 5-9

5th Grade Families,

I can't believe how FAST September went! I guess time flies when you are having fun and I am having a ball with these fifth graders!  This week, we missed several classes due to chapel preparations and the school musical. This coming week is no different - we must prepare for Wednesday’s chapel, so my apologies for the ever evolving lesson & testing schedules, especially for math & science, but we are working around a lot right now, so thank you for your patience. I will try to stay in touch as the week progresses with any major changes. Don't forget about parent teacher conferences this week Thursday/Friday. There is a half day on Friday. There is no signup needed for middle school conferences. We will all be set up in the gym waiting to talk with you. 🙂  Please be aware that you may need to wait in line to see teachers this time around, especially during the busy times.  Please plan to stop at my table on Thursday if you would like to see me. You are also welcome to visit any other teachers your child has if you would like.

***PLEASE NOTE: On Friday, I will be at a college visit with my daughter, so there will be a substitute for our half day and I will not be available for conferences on Friday. If you would really like to meet with me, but are unable to be there on Thursday, please send me an email and we can set up a time for a phone call or a time to meet next week. The other middle school teachers will be available on Friday. Thank you for your understanding. 

Important Dates: 

📅 COMING SOON / PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR:

  • Oct 7: We lead 5th Grade Chapel
  • Oct 8-9: Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Oct 9: 1/2 Day (11:30 dismissal)

📅 Right Around the Corner

    • Oct 7: We lead Chapel 
    • Oct 13: Fall Sports Pictures (pick up @ 3:45pm)
    • Oct 17: St. Paul School Auction
    • Oct 23: End of 1st Quarter
    • Oct 30: NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service
    • Nov 11: Veterans Day Chapel
    • Nov 20: End of 1st Trimester 
    • Nov 23-27: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK

INFORMATION/UPDATES:

⛪Class Chapel: You are invited to attend our fifth grade chapel service on Wednesday, Oct 7 at 8:25am.

🏐⚽🏃📷Fall Sports Yearbook Photos: Fall sports team and individual photos will be taken immediately after school on October 13th beginning at 3:20. Athletes should wear their uniforms for the pictures. Athletes should be ready for pickup between 3:45 and 4:00. Please contact Kristen Ernest at kristen.ernest@splgrafton.org or Hilary Collins at hilary.collins@splgrafton.org with any questions.

 

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Music & Choir

Writing

5 Writing: We will be adding to our paragraphs for our HOW TO essays.  Due date is Thursday, Oct. 15th. You should have signed a pink sheet for an OK on the topic.  Thank you for the help with the presentations!

Health

Math

MATH BLOCK: TUESDAY & THURSDAY & FRIDAY This week, we will finish up our unit on VOLUME.  We have several chapel rehearsals during this time, so our time is limited this week. We will learn how to find volume of composite figures. Then, we will review & keep practicing as much as possible until we take our UNIT 2 TEST. I will send an email with more details once I have a solid date.

Music

PE

Please have your inside shoes, pe uniform shirt, and athletic shorts ready to go.  Also, be sure to review grading for Mr. Fischer's pe class which is available on my webpage links. 

Reading

5 Reading: This week we will work on how we respond to answering questions on a test or quiz.  We will use the ACRONYM RACE. A RACE response is a structured writing strategy used to answer short-response questions completely and clearly.  The acronym stands for: R - Restate: Turn the prompt or question into a statement that forms your topic sentence. A - Answer: Directly and fully answer all parts of the question. C - Cite: Provide specific evidence, data, or quotes from the text to support your answer. E - Explain: Elaborate on how your cited evidence proves or supports your answer.

Religion

Week of October 5-9:   This week we will talk about how Abraham’s faith was tested and the birth of Isaac.  Due to a half day on Friday this week, we will do memory quiz and journals on Thursday, October 8th. This week’s memory verse is:  Matthew 22:37 ~ And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Science

SCIENCE BLOCKS: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY This week, I am hoping to wrap up our first unit in science. We will continue to review the Scientific Process (i.e. Scientific Method) including why we use it, the steps involved in that process and we will practice applying those steps in several different contexts.  We will watch & read about specific experiments and pick out parts of the scientific method.  We will then review a bit and take our first unit test on “How Scientists Work” hopefully on Friday if all goes as planned.  I will send an email with more information once we get closer.

Social Studies

We have a busy Social Studies week this week!
  • Unless I have spoken with your student, the Native American Story Project is due on Monday, October 5th.
  • Our Native American unit test will be on Tuesday, October 6th.
  • Wednesday, we will begin our 2nd unit on European Exploration and Colonization of the New World.
  • Our fourth states and capitals quiz will be on Friday, October 16th.

Vocab

5 Vocab: We will wrap up unit 2 this week. 
  • HOMEWORK: Pages 23-25 are due Thursday. All words must be written out to receive full credit, and at least 1 page must be completed using cursive. 
  • TEST: Thursday October 8th (due to no class on Friday for Parent/Teacher conferences) 
  • RESOURCES: Unit words can be found on the Vocab Google Classroom and on the sidebar of Mrs. Zvara's webpage.

Quarter Class

Next week in SOAR, students will create a clear and actionable learning goal. They will identify an area for growth, develop steps for reaching their goal, and decide how they will track their progress. Also, they will take a short Chapter 1 quiz to demonstrate what they have learned about learning strengths, brain growth, helpful strategies, and goal setting. Yellow Weekly Check-in due Monday.