Happy New Year!!!

Teachers Corner: Parents please ensure that you and your scholar are checking and completing assignments on their agenda every night including weekends. We will continue to assign infractions, once 3 of the same kind of infractions have been accumulated they will miss their house meeting on Friday. We will also continue to work with your scholar on rules, procedures, expectations, and transitions.

Math: This week scholars will continue to work with fractions as we learn how to multiply fractions. Next week we will work on dividing fractions.

Science: Scholars will return to Science by looking more closely at the Geosphere, then will begin to explore the processes of weathering, erosion and deposition.

History: This week as we get back from the Winter break, the scholars will start the next semester by learning about Feudal Japan. The scholars will learn about Japanese art and religion and how these were influenced by China and Korea throughout the centuries.

Literature: Scholars will continue our read of The Phantom Tollbooth and identify different types of figurative language throughout the story.

Writing: Scholars will write King Solomon Chreia

Upcoming Test/Quiz :

• Spalding Test: 1/17/25

Important Dates

• January 17 - Half Day Friday

• MLK Day (no school) - 1/20/25
• January 24 - Full Day Friday

Field Trip 

We are so excited about our field trip this year! Each grade level team of teachers has been combing through field trip options in order to find just the right one that will have a meaningful connection to an aspect of our curriculum.  We are so excited to announce our 5th grade field trip to the Witte Museum this year! This trip will take place on February 6, 2025 from 8:00AM to 1:30PM.