Weekly Announcements

Welcome to 5th Grade!

 

Click the link below for news and information about 5th Grade at Raven Stream!

 

 

 

One of the most important things your child can do to be ready succeed in math is to know their basic facts.  The expectation is for them to get 75 facts correct in 5 minutes with only one or two errors. We will assess these in the first week or two. Please check out how your child did on these as it will be important to know basic math facts for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing since we use them in all aspects of 5th grade math.  5-10 minutes of practice each night would really help. Even just quizzing your child in the car on a ride to school or the store is a simple way to get that practice in. Thanks in advance for your support in this area. Some other good ways to practice these skills include: flash cards, play Yahtzee together, or login to the "XtraMath" website and practice on the computer. Your child will have that login information (as well as IXL) taped to the inside cover of their planner.

 

 

 

Parent/teacher communication: I am a firm believer that we all need to work together to help your child succeed, and an important part of that is communication! Your child will write in their planner every day and the expectation is that they will bring it to you with a pen for you to read and sign each day. When they bring the planner back to school each day with a signature, they will receive a "Traveler's check" which they can use for our weekly drawing or save for the end of the year auction. In addition, every Friday, students will bring home their "Passport"  folder which will be filled with completed assignments to share, graded work, notes and forms from the office, etc. Again, the expectation here is for your child to bring that folder to you so you can go over those papers together, and then you can sign and date yellow sheet stapled inside. When they return the signed folder the following week, they will earn another Traveler's check. Look for that folder every Friday or the last day of school for the week. Finally, I will be sending you an email each week with a link to this page once I have updated it with all important news and announcements. Hopefully all of these things will help us to stay "on the same page", but if you ever have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or give me call.

 

In 5th grade we take our job as leaders of Raven Stream very seriously! We want to be role models for the younger kids in the building, and we do that by having integrity  and trying to do life big everyday! Each month Mr. Drazan, Mrs. Newton, and I will recognize one student from each class who excels in this area. We will have our kick off for this project (see presentation that was shared on the link below) during the first week of school. Students will make posters to bring home because we want them to Do Life Big at home and in the community as well! We would love to receive photos of your child making a positive difference at home or in the community so have them pose with their poster and email them to Mr. Drazan or I so I can share them with the students and add them to our "Do Life Big" slide show for the end of the year. Next year's students will view this as well to inspire them in ways to DO LIFE BIG!