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Updates and announcements

Happy week 7! Fifth grade has some exciting happenings every week until the end of the school year! Be sure to check out the “Important Dates” section of the blog.

The Spring Concert is on Wednesday. See you there!

Our week in learning

Students have learned all of the idioms in our curriculum! We may use this time to catch up on some that we missed.

Students will learn about the roots orthos and dokein. There will be a routine roots quiz over these next week.

Students will recite the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” on 5/1 and learn about the poem “A Bird Came Down the Walk”, to be recited during the week of 5/13.

In Literature, we will finish reading “Across Five Aprils”. Students should be mindful to keep up to date on their journal entries. Students will also be starting a newspaper project for the book. There will be ample class time to work on this, however students should also plan to work on it at home as well. More information will be coming home this week.

In Grammar, we postponed the End of Year Grammar Test to Wednesday, 5/1. We will review a little bit each day. Students will also be starting a creative writing unit. They will be writing their own Tall Tales. This week, we will work on analyzing Tall Tales, creating an introduction and main character, and the problem/solution and conclusion parts of their story. Next week, they will work on their illustrations and final drafts.

We will finish our study of the endocrine system this week. Students will receive their study guides Monday, and they will be due Friday. We will spend the week reviewing notes and playing games, with some time built in to work on the study guide to make sure students are not burdened with homework the night of the spring concert. The endocrine system test will be on Monday, May 6th.

This week in History we will continue our unit on Westward Expansion After the Civil War. Discussions will include the cattle frontier, farmers moving west, life on the plains, and acquisition of Alaska. This is a short unit, and students will receive their study guides on Tuesday. These will be due the following Tuesday, May 7^th. A short test will be administered on Wednesday, May 8^th.

In math, we will continue a unit on angles. This week, students will be measuring exterior and interior angles, finding the unknown angles in triangles, and finding the sum of angles in a quadrilateral. ALL workbook homework assignments will be half of every type of problem. Students should complete all of the packets that are homework. Math groups will be on Wednesday, 8:45-9:50 due to our Spring Concert rehearsal in the morning.

Updates and announcements

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4-day weekend! I am excited to have finished up 6 of my 7 classes over the weekend! It feels so good to have the extra time to sew and relax in the evenings.

We have a lot of exciting things coming up in our calendar! Be sure to keep an eye on the “Important Dates” section. We are back to our regular learning in addition to these fun and exciting events.

Our week in learning

Students have learned all of the idioms in our curriculum! We may use this time to catch up on some that we missed.

Students will learn about the roots rideo, laboro, and ergon. There will be a routine roots quiz over these next week.

Students will learn about the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” and recite it on 5/1.

In Literature, we will read through chapter 11 in “Across Five Aprils”. Students should be mindful to keep up to date on their journal entries.

In Grammar, we will learn about predicate nominatives (predicate nouns and pronouns) on Tuesday. We will review for the rest of the week and take our End of Year grammar test on Friday.

This week in science, we will continue our study of the endocrine system. On Thursday and Friday, students will learn about the effects the endocrine system will have on them as they learn about how humans grow and develop during puberty. Students will be in gender separated classrooms during these important lessons.  Please see the letter that went home with your child for additional information.  

This week in History we will begin our next unit: Westward Expansion After the Civil War. We will pick up with the gold rushes in the West, and different mining towns that popped up as a result. We also will learn about the first continental railroad, and the two companies, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Central Pacific that built it.

In math, we will start a unit on angles. This week, students will be measuring angles and learning about the relationships between the addition of angles in a straight line and a circle. ALL workbook homework assignments will be half of every type of problem. Students should complete all of the packets that are homework. There will be no math groups this week as we have just started a unit.

Updates and announcements

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We have just a couple days of AZMerit testing left. Please make sure your child goes to bed early tonight and Wednesday night, and eats a good breakfast on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Fifth grade is lucky in that we have a four day weekend after our last AZMerit test!

Tutoring is cancelled this week due to AZMerit testing.

If you are interested in chaperoning for the Capitol field trip on May 15^th, please email me ASAP. I want to give priority to parents who did not get to chaperone the last field trip.

The Human Growth and Development letters went home last week. These are opt-out lessons. If you do not want your child to participate in these lessons, please send back the form signed. If you have any questions on the curriculum or would like to review it, I can help you set up an appointment with Mrs. Mason.

Thank you to all who attended our Usborne Book Fair this week! It was a joy to see you and we are so thankful for your support. If you are interested in purchasing more Usborne books, please visit the link below.  This link will bring you to a unique page connected to our school and will be valid until April 19th. After your purchase, you will receive contact from our Usborne Representative, Mrs. Cleary, and she will refund you the shipping cost. 

Please email Ms. Modisett (bmodisett@archwayarete.org) with any questions!

https://j4938.myubam.com/1272858

There is no school on Friday, 4/19 and Monday, 4/22.

Our week in learning

Students have learned all of the idioms in our curriculum! We may use this time to catch up on some that we missed.

Students will learn about the roots fides, solus, and monos. There will be a routine roots quiz over these next week.

Students will learn about the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” and recite it on 5/1.

In Literature, we will read through chapter 10 in “Across Five Aprils”. Students should be mindful to keep up to date on their journal entries.

The AZMerit ELA tests will be on Tuesday, 4/16 and Thursday, 4/18. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.

Due to AZ Merit, this week will again will be light in science. Students will learn about the thyroid and the pancreas, as well as common diseases that affect those organs.

This week in History, students will review for and take the Unit 10 test on the American Civil War. Study guides are due on Monday, which will be our review day. Although Tuesday is reserved for AzMERIT, students that finish early will rotate through stations with facts about Jim Crow Laws that were in place after the Civil War. Our test will be on Wednesday.

In math, we will review for the AZMerit test, though with two tests this week, math work will be very light. ALL workbook homework assignments will be half of every type of problem. Students should complete all of the packets that are homework. We will have Math Groups most weeks until the end of the quarter. Math groups will be on Wednesday, 8:00-9:15.

Updates and announcements

Happy Week 4! The quarter is just flying by. I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing weekend. Our scholars persevered on their AZMerit writing test on Friday and I believe they turned in their best work!

The letters on our Human Growth and Development classes went home on Friday. This is an opt-out lesson. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Fine Arts and French Night is Wednesday, 4/10.

Our week in learning

Students have learned all of the idioms in our curriculum! We may use this time to catch up on some that we missed.

Students will learn about the roots vox, loquor, and felix. There will be a routine roots quiz over these next week.

In Literature, we will read through chapter 8 in “Across Five Aprils”. Students should be mindful to keep up to date on their journal entries.

In Writing and Grammar, students will review informational text and practice language AZMerit questions. The AZMerit ELA tests will be on Tuesday, 4/16 and Thursday, 4/18. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.

Due to AZ Merit, this week will be very light in terms of science. Students will be introduced to the endocrine system this week, which will culminate in our lessons on human growth and development on April 25th and 26th. A letter with more information on these valuable lessons was sent home with your child last week.

This week in History, we will finish our unit on the American Civil War. We will discuss the assassination of President Lincoln, and the Reconstruction efforts under Andrew Johnson, including his disagreements with Congress and Radical Republicans. Lessons will detail Johnson’s impeachment, as well as the end of Reconstruction in the South and the institution of racist groups, such as the Klu Klux Klan, and laws, such as the Jim Crow laws.

In math, we will finish a very short, abridged unit on average and rate. There will be no test on this unit. We will also be working on some of the last AZMerit math packets of the year! On Friday, we will work through a paper practice test together and discuss how the problems may appear on the computer-based test. ALL workbook homework assignments will be half of every type of problem. Students should complete all of the packets that are homework. We will have Math Groups most weeks until the end of the quarter. Math groups will be on Wednesday, 8:00-9:15.

Hello Archway Arete Family! Fine Arts and French Night is Wednesday, April 10^th  from 5:30 to 7:30. Please bring your friends and family for a night of celebrating our student’s achievements in Art and French! Art will be displayed on the walls by classrooms, French videos and performances will take place in the MPR, and there will be mini art lessons in the art room. Light refreshments will be served on the playground courtyard by our lovely PSO. Excited to see you there!

Updates and announcements

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I finished 3 of my 7 classes for the semester at Rio Salado. I am so excited to be able to spend more time relaxing at home.

The AZMerit writing test is taking place this Friday, 4/5. Please make sure your children get a good night’s sleep on Thursday night and eat a healthy breakfast on Friday morning. We want our students to feel good about the work they have worked so hard to prepare.

If you have not already, please send the permission slips back signed for the State Capitol field trip in May. We would like to get that squared away as soon as possible.

The book fair is next week! Check the weekly newsletter for more information.

We have so many exciting things happening this quarter! Keep checking the “Important Dates” section of the blog for these fun events.

Our week in learning

Students have learned all of the idioms in our curriculum! We may use this time to catch up on some that we missed.

Students will learn about the roots rumpo, pax, and specto. There will be a routine roots quiz over these next week.

Students will recite “Jabberwocky” on 4/3.

In Literature, we will read through chapter 5 in “Across Five Aprils”. Students should be mindful to keep up to date on their journal entries.

In Writing and Grammar, students will review informational text and practice language AZMerit questions. The AZMerit writing test will be on Friday, April 5. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.

This week in science, we will continue our study of the muscles. We will have a special guest with us on Thursday who is an expert on the human body, and will be helping us understand the muscles and how they function. We will also be doing some hands on labs to understand the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles.

This week in History, we will learn about the important role women played off the battlefield for both the Union and Confederacy. We will examine the Union’s growing advantage, including non-military problems that wrought the Confederacy, until Lee’s surrender to Grant in Virginia – the end of the American Civil War.

In math, we will start a very short, abridged unit on average and rate. We will also be working on some of the last AZMerit math packets of the year! ALL workbook homework assignments will be half of every type of problem. We will have Math Groups most weeks until the end of the quarter. Math groups will be on Wednesday, 8:00-9:15.