Calendar
Monday, Dec. 22nd-Tuesday, January 2nd--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins
Saturday, February 7th-- Glow Ball @ Franklin Elementary 5:30-7:30
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/
--Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Saturday, March 14th--Super Science Saturday
Monday, March 23rd-27th--Spring Break
Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 16th--WI Film Festival Field Trip
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (11am -2 pm)
New News
- Have a wonderful Winter Break and a Happy New Year!!
Oldie, but Goodies
Math
- This week we did some work around and assessed some division strategies.
- We also took a math screener called FastTrack Math.
- After Winter Break, we will begin Unit 4 which will be on Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals.
- January Number Corner will focus on numerical patterns and graphs. Along with this, we will be using multiplication of fractions to help us keep a running total of time and money.
Literacy this week
- This week we finished up Module 2 Unit 1.
- We are reading a narrative non-fiction text called The Most Beautiful Roof in World by Kathryn Lasky.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- For our next unit, we will be doing some non-fiction research on a rainforest animal and writing an essay based on our learning.
- For our ALL block this week, we engaged in various reading skill activities that include: fluency work, summarizing, discussion, grammar and vocabulary.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science --Ecosystem Restoration
Our second unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:
How do organisms in an ecosystem get the matter and energy they need to grow and thrive?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why aren't the jaguars and sloths growing and thriving?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why aren't the cecropia trees growing and thriving?
SELS/Health lessons
- Gossiping
