Friday, June 5, 2026
Week of June 5
Calendar
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
Oldie, but Goodies
Last 10 Days of School Spirit Days
Monday, June 8th--PJ/Stuffy/Movie Day
Tuesday, June 9th--Sit Anywhere You Want Day
Wednesday, June 10th--Lunch Outside Day
Math
- Our last math class was today!
Literacy this week
- Now that the third module is complete, students will be choosing chapter books among various genres to read and then, using a variety of activity options, summarize their book.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Social Studies
We have been working on US state practice. They are ROCKING IT!!! Can't wait for them to share their growth! Quiz them on how to spell some states!
SELS/Health lessons
- Gender Expression
Friday, May 29, 2026
Week of May 29
Calendar
Monday, June 1st--Leotha Stanley Artist in Residence Rehearsal 9:15-10:45 @West HS
Monday, June 1st--Franklin/Randall End of Year Ice Cream Sandwich Social
at Brittingham Park Shelter 5:30-7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show/Leotha Stanley Artist in Residence Performance 8:30-10:30
Wednesday, June 3rd--Superbowl Football Games (all day)
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa (9:00-2:00)
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- PTO Ice Cream Social: Monday June 1st 5:30-7 at Brittingham Park. Come enjoy an evening of playground fun with Franklin-Randall students, caregivers & school community. Pack a blanket/chairs and come dance and play to the sounds of Mr. Moffit’s band The N’achos! The PTO will be providing free ice cream sandwiches for all (one treat/person while supplies last). There will not be food for sale this year, so you might consider packing a picnic dinner. It’s a great way to celebrate our whole Franklin/Randall Community. There will be no make up/rain date. Please watch for updates on cancelation in case of rain. Hope to see you there!
- "Evento de helados del PTO: Lunes 1 de junio, de 5:30 a 7:00 p. m., en el parque Brittingham. Vengan a disfrutar de una tarde de diversión en el área de juegos junto a los estudiantes de Franklin-Randall, sus cuidadores y toda la comunidad escolar. ¡Traigan una manta o sillas, y vengan a bailar y jugar al ritmo de la banda del Sr. Moffit: *The N’achos*! El PTO ofrecerá sándwiches de helado gratuitos para todos (una unidad por persona, hasta agotar existencias). Este año no habrá comida a la venta, por lo que les sugerimos considerar traer su propia cena tipo pícnic. Es una excelente manera de celebrar a toda nuestra comunidad de Franklin/Randall. No se programará una fecha alternativa en caso de lluvia; por favor, manténganse atentos a las actualizaciones sobre posibles cancelaciones en caso de lluvia. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!
Next week is our field trip to Lake Kegonsa!!! Please make sure your child brings their backpack to carry their lunch and water bottle.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR LAKE KEGONSA TRIP:
If you did not order a school lunch, please remember to send one for your child.
If you did order a lunch through the school, your child will still need a water bottle as there are no coolers to keep the milk cold.
WE SUGGEST AT LEAST 2 WATER BOTTLES IN CASE THERE IS NOT RUNNING WATER AT THE PARK!!! No glass containers, please.
Anyone wanting to fish must bring their own fishing pole and bait. We will ask chaperones to transport the poles to and from the park.
All students should dress appropriately for the weather for that day.
All students should bring a backpack to carry their lunches and water bottle(s)
Please apply/send sunscreen and bug spray.
Students can bring books, coloring, balls, games to play--no electronics and they are responsible for keeping track of these items.
All students will stay with their designated adult for the whole day. No exceptions.
All groups must keep track of time to meet back at the designated check in spot at 1:15pm to do a head count and load buses for a 1:30 pm departure.
There will be NO swimming or dipping feet in the water while at Lake Kegonsa.
All Randall guests to the park will be expected to stay on the marked trails while hiking.
5th Graders must ride a bus to Lake Kegonsa. If your 5th grader wants to ride home with you at the end of the day, we need you to check in with us before you leave the park. Also, you are NOT allowed to take any other child home with you in your car unless their parent is also in the car. (MMSD rules)
There will be NO PHONES ALLOWED on the field trip.
Oldie, but Goodies
Last 10 Days of School Spirit Days
Monday, June 1st--Twin Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Arts and Crafts/Creative Day
Wednesday, June 3rd--Hat Day
Thursday, June 4th--Outside Day
Friday, June 5th--Game Day
Monday, June 8th--PJ/Stuffy/Movie Day
Tuesday, June 9th--Sit Anywhere You Want Day
Wednesday, June 10th--Lunch Outside Day
Math
- Unit 7 in our Bridges Curriculum will focus on division of whole numbers and fractions.
- This week we finished/reviewed/ Unit 7 and officially finished the 5th grade Bridges curriculum.
- Some classes took the Unit 7 test this week and some classes will take in on Monday, June 1st.
- For the remainder of the year,we will revisit some skills that could use some extra practice before summer.
- Our last math class will be on Friday, June 5th.
- May Number Corner is complete!
Literacy this week
- This week we some classes finished their final project for this EL Module 3.
- Now that the third module is complete, students will be choosing chapter books among various genres to read and then, using a variety of activity options, summarize their book.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science --Earth Systems
We are in our fourth unit of science, Earth Systems, as we answer the question:
What can determine how much water is available for human use?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why is East Ferris running out of water while West Ferris is not?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why does more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why is more water vapor getting cold over West Ferris than East Ferris?
- Our fourth chapter will focus on : Why is there more water vapor hugh up over West Ferris than East Ferris?
SELS/Health lessons
- Middle School Transition/Saying Good-bye
Friday, May 22, 2026
Week of May 22
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 26th-Friday, May 29th--Leotha Stanley Artist in Residence 1:30-2:20
Wednesday, May 27th-- Strings Concert @ 10:45 am
Monday, June 1st--Leotha Stanley Artist in Residence Rehearsal 9:15-10:45 @West HS
Monday, June 1st--Franklin/Randall End of Year Ice Cream Sandwich Social
at Brittingham Park Shelter 5:30-7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show/Leotha Stanley Artist in Residence Performance 8:30-10:30
Wednesday, June 3rd--Superbowl Football Games (all day)
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa (9:00-2:00)
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- No School next Monday for Memorial Day
Oldie, but Goodies
Last 10 Days of School Spirit Days (Starts Next Week!!!)
Thursday, May 28th--Extra Recess
Friday, May 29th--Read In Monday, June 1st--Twin Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Arts and Crafts/Creative Day
Wednesday, June 3rd--Hat Day
Thursday, June 4th--Outside Day
Friday, June 5th--Game Day
Monday, June 8th--PJ/Stuffy/Movie Day
Tuesday, June 9th--Sit Anywhere You Want Day
Wednesday, June 10th--Lunch Outside Day
- Over the next few weeks, we will engage in our final round of MMSD assessments for the year. Your child will be assessed on reading fluency, reading comprehension, microphases (spelling) and a final math interim assessment.
- Human Growth and Development Dates
Dickerson 5/26
- We have sent home permission slips for two more field trips at beginning of June. We will need parent volunteers to join us at Lake Kegonsa to allow for more freedom of activities with smaller groups. PLEASE consider joining us on Thursday, June 4th. Chaperones do need to be Level 2 approved. Here is the link you can use to make this happen. Please do this asap if you plan to join us so that the your application has time to be approved. We can't allow parent chaperones who have not gone through this process to attend. This is an MMSD rule.
- Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your child's class - start the process now by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Math
- Unit 7 in our Bridges Curriculum will focus on division of whole numbers and fractions.
- This week we took the Bridges Assessment #3 and continued our work in Unit 7.
- During the week of May 22nd we will assess Unit 7 and officially finish the 5th grade Bridges curriculum.
- For the remainder of the year,we will revisit some skills that could use some extra practice before summer.
- May Number Corner will focus on ordered pairs, coordinate grids, customary units in measuring volume with liquids and using conversion strategies to go from cups to ounces.
Literacy this week
- This week we some classes finished their final project for this EL Module 3.
- Now that the third module is complete, students will be choosing chapter books among various genres to read and then, using a variety of activity options, summarize their book.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science --Earth Systems
We are in our fourth unit of science, Earth Systems, as we answer the question:
What can determine how much water is available for human use?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why is East Ferris running out of water while West Ferris is not?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why does more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why is more water vapor getting cold over West Ferris than East Ferris?
- Our fourth chapter will focus on : Why is there more water vapor hugh up over West Ferris than East Ferris?
SELS/Health lessons
- Middle School Worries/Thought Traps
Friday, May 15, 2026
Week of May 15
Calendar
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Monday, June 1st--Franklin/Randall End of Year Ice Cream Sandwich Social
at Brittingham Park Shelter 5:30-7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Wednesday, June 3rd--Superbowl Football Games (all day)
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- Last 10 Days of School Spirit Days
Thursday, May 28th--Extra Recess
Friday, May 29th--Read In Monday, June 1st--Twin Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Arts and Crafts/Creative Day
Wednesday, June 3rd--Hat Day
Thursday, June 4th--Outside Day
Friday, June 5th--Game Day
Monday, June 8th--PJ/Stuffy/Movie Day
Tuesday, June 9th--Sit Anywhere You Want Day
Wednesday, June 10th--Lunch Outside Day
Oldie, but Goodies
- Over the next few weeks, we will engage in our final round of MMSD assessments for the year. Your child will be assessed on reading fluency, reading comprehension, microphases (spelling) and a final math interim assessment.
- Human Growth and Development Dates
Kampa 5/19
Dickerson 5/19, 5/21, 5/26
- We have sent home permission slips for two more field trips at beginning of June. We will need parent volunteers to join us at Lake Kegonsa to allow for more freedom of activities with smaller groups. PLEASE consider joining us on Thursday, June 4th. Chaperones do need to be Level 2 approved. Here is the link you can use to make this happen. Please do this asap if you plan to join us so that the your application has time to be approved. We can't allow parent chaperones who have not gone through this process to attend. This is an MMSD rule.
- Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your child's class - start the process now by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Math
- Unit 7 in our Bridges Curriculum will focus on division of whole numbers and fractions.
- This week we continued our work in Unit 7 and took a district assessment for math.
- During the week of May 18th, we will work in Unit 7 and take Bridges Interim Assessment #3.
- During the week of May 22nd we will assess Unit 7 and officially finish the 5th grade Bridges curriculum. For the remainder of the year,we will revisit some skills that could use some extra practice before summer.
- May Number Corner will focus on ordered pairs, coordinate grids, customary units in measuring volume with liquids and using conversion strategies to go from cups to ounces.
Literacy this week
- This week we worked on a final project for this EL Module 3. They are creating and will present a slideshow on Factors of Success for Athlete Leaders of Social Change. In addition, they will create a poster to show their opinion on factors of success for all people.
- Once this module is complete, students will be choosing chapter books among various genres to simply read and then, using a variety of activity options, summarize their book.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science --Earth Systems
We are in our fourth unit of science, Earth Systems, as we answer the question:
What can determine how much water is available for human use?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why is East Ferris running out of water while West Ferris is not?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why does more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why is more water vapor getting cold over West Ferris than East Ferris?
- Our fourth chapter will focus on : Why is there more water vapor hugh up over West Ferris than East Ferris?
SELS/Health lessons
- Middle School Transition/Stress and Transition
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Week of May 1
Calendar
Thursday, May 7th--Japanese Drum Performance @ 1:00 pm
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
May 11-May 15 Scholastic Book Fair (See separate blog post) Godfrey's eWallet link: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=f840fe0b-6306-4725-977b-da2fa87ae070
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Monday, June 1st--Franklin/Randall End of Year Ice Cream Sandwich Social
at Brittingham Park Shelter 5:30-7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Wednesday, June 3rd--Superbowl Football Games (all day)
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- Over the next few weeks, we will engage in our final round of MMSD assessments for the year. Your child will be assessed on reading fluency, reading comprehension, microphases (spelling) and a final math interim assessment.
Oldie, but Goodies
- Human Growth and Development Dates
Faber 5/5, 5/7, 5/12
Kampa 5/12, 5/14, 5/19
Dickerson 5/19, 5/21, 5/26
- We have sent home permission slips for two more field trips at beginning of June. We will need parent volunteers to join us at Lake Kegonsa to allow for more freedom of activities with smaller groups. PLEASE consider joining us on Thursday, June 4th. Chaperones do need to be Level 2 approved. Here is the link you can use to make this happen. Please do this asap if you plan to join us so that the your application has time to be approved. We can't allow parent chaperones who have not gone through this process to attend. This is an MMSD rule.
- Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your child's class - start the process now by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Math
- This week we started Unit 7 in our Bridges Curriculum. Unit 7 will focus on division of whole numbers and fractions.
- May Number Corner will focus on ordered pairs, coordinate grids, customary units in measuring volume with liquids and using conversion strategies to go from cups to ounces.
Literacy this week
- This week we continued our work in Module 3 of EL titled-- Athlete Leaders of Social Change.
- We are reading a non-fiction text called Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson. She is the daughter of Jackie Robinson and we will learn a lot about his personal and professional history and his journey to become an inspirational athlete for social change.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- This week we started to work on our comparison essay between Jackie Robinson's factors for success with another athlete that broke a social barrier.
- After this essay is complete, 5th graders will engage in one final project for this module. They will create and present a slideshow on Factor of Success.
- 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 --Patterns of Earth and Sky
Our third unit in science will be: Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see different stars at different times?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
- Our fourth chapter will focus on : How can we investigate why we see different stars on different nights?
SELS/Health lessons
- Stop Asian Hate
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026
Week of April 24
Calendar
Thursday, May 7th--Japanese Drum Performance @ 1:00 pm
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Monday, June 1st--Franklin/Randall End of Year Ice Cream Sandwich Social
at Brittingham Park Shelter 5:30-7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to Lake Kegonsa
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- Next week we will be sending home permission slips for two more field trips at beginning of June. We will need parent volunteers to join us at Lake Kegonsa to allow for more freedom of activities with smaller groups. PLEASE consider joining us on Thursday, June 4th. Chaperones do need to be Level 2 approved. Here is the link you can use to make this happen. Please do this asap if you plan to join us so that the your application has time to be approved. We can't allow parent chaperones who have not gone through this process to attend. This is an MMSD rule.
- Interested in volunteering at Randall or chaperoning a field trip with your child's class - start the process now by visiting the Volunteering page at MMSD’s website.
Math
- We finished our work in Unit 6 of the Bridges Curriculum. This unit was focused on graphing, geometry and volume.
- This week we finished our lessons, reviewed the unit and assessed our learning.
- During the week of April 27th, we will begin our LAST UNIT in 5th grade Bridges!!! Unit 7 will focus on division of whole numbers and fractions.
- April Number Corner will focus on volume, decimals and fraction relationships and story problems involving each of these concepts.
- May Number Corner will focus on ordered pairs, coordinate grids, customary units in measuring volume with liquids and using conversion strategies to go from cups to ounces.
Literacy this week
- This week we continued our work in Module 3 of EL titled-- Athlete Leaders of Social Change.
- We are reading a non-fiction text called Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson. She is the daughter of Jackie Robinson and we will learn a lot about his personal and professional history and his journey to become an inspirational athlete for social change.
- In this unit we focusing on thinking about factors that helped Jackie Robinson becoming a leader for social change.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- This week we started Unit 3. We did some additional learning, reading, research and discussions to explore other athletes that have broken a social barrier.
- Next week we start to work on our comparison essay between Jackie Robinson's factors for success with another athlete that broke a social barrier.
- 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 --Patterns of Earth and Sky
Our third unit in science will be: Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see different stars at different times?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
SELS/Health lessons
- Ally or Bystander?
- HGD letters were sent out
Friday, April 17, 2026
Week of April 17
Calendar
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 Lake Kegonsa
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- Ask your 5th Grader what was their favorite short film from the field trip on Thursday!!
Oldie, but Goodies
- Human Growth and Development Dates
April 28 and 30th and 5th.
Math
- We are working in Unit 6 of the Bridges Curriculum. This unit will be focused on graphing, geometry and volume.
- This week we went back to our old friend of volume :)
- Next week we will be finish this work, review the unit and assess our learning.
- During the week of April 27th, we will begin our LAST UNIT in 5th grade Bridges!!! Unit 7 will focus on division of whole numbers and fractions.
- April Number Corner will focus on volume, decimals and fraction relationships and story problems involving each of these concepts.
- May Number Corner will focus on ordered pairs, coordinate grids, customary units in measuring volume with liquids and using conversion strategies to go from cups to ounces.
Literacy this week
- This week we continued our work in Module 3 of EL titled-- Athlete Leaders of Social Change.
- We are reading a non-fiction text called Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson. She is the daughter of Jackie Robinson and we will learn a lot about his personal and professional history and his journey to become an inspirational athlete for social change.
- In this unit we focusing on thinking about factors that helped Jackie Robinson becoming a leader for social change.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- This week we completed our opinion essay on factors that we thought led to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in the MLB. This was also the end of Unit 2 in this module.
- Next week we will begin Unit 3 where we expand our learning, reading, research and discussions to explore other athletes that have broken a social barrier.
- 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 --Patterns of Earth and Sky
Our third unit in science will be: Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see different stars at different times?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
SELS/Health lessons
- Just Ask--Learning About Differences
- HGD letters were sent out
Friday, April 10, 2026
Week of April 10
Calendar
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 Lake Kegonsa
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
Oldie, but Goodies
- Human Growth and Development Dates
April 28th and 30th, and May 5
Math
- We are working in Unit 6 of the Bridges Curriculum. This unit will be focused on graphing, geometry and volume. (Yes! Volume again!) Due to Forward Testing, we only had 2 math lessons this week.
- Next week we will be shifting our focus more towards finding the volume of rectangular prisms and surface area.
- April Number Corner will focus on volume, decimals and fraction relationships and story problems involving each of these concepts.
Literacy this week
- This week we continued our work in Module 3 of EL titled-- Athlete Leaders of Social Change.
- We are reading a non-fiction text called Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson. She is the daughter of Jackie Robinson and we will learn a lot about his personal and professional history and his journey to become an inspirational athlete for social change.
- In this unit we focusing on thinking about factors that helped Jackie Robinson becoming a leader for social change.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- Students will be writing about which factor they think was the most important factor that helped Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in the MLB.
- This week we didn't have much time to work on our essays due to Forward Testing. Next week, students will resume this work and complete the essay.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science --Patterns of Earth and Sky
Our third unit in science will be: Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see different stars at different times?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
SELS/Health lessons
- Exploring Our Feelings About Race
- HGD letters were sent out
Friday, April 3, 2026
Week of April 3
Calendar
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Tuesday, April 7th--Forward Testing
Wednesday, April 8th--Forward Testing
Thursday, April 9th--Forward Testing
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 Lake Kegonsa
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 (9:30am -12:45 pm)
--West High School graduate walk through at Randall (12:45)
New News
- Reminder! Next Monday is a PD Day for teachers. There is no school for students.
- Forward Testing is next week! Please make sure your 5th grader is rested, at school on time and has a hearty breakfast. Thanks!
- Human Growth and Development Dates: April 28th and 30th.
Math
- We are working in Unit 6 of the Bridges Curriculum. This unit will be focused on graphing, geometry and volume. (Yes! Volume again!)
- Next week we will be working on classifying characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals.
- April Number Corner will focus on volume, decimals and fraction relationships and story problems involving each of these concepts.
Literacy this week
- This week we continued our work in Module 3 of EL titled-- Athlete Leaders of Social Change.
- We are reading a non-fiction text called Promises to Keep by Sharon Robinson. She is the daughter of Jackie Robinson and we will learn a lot about his personal and professional history and his journey to become an inspirational athlete for social change.
- In this unit we focusing on thinking about factors that helped Jackie Robinson becoming a leader for social change.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- This week we started to prep for our end of the unit opinion essay. Students will be writing about which factor they think was the most important factor that helped Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in the MLB. If we have time next week between our Forward Testing, students will be continuing this work and hopefully finishing the essay the following week.
- 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 --Patterns of Earth and Sky
Our third unit in science will be: Patterns of Earth and Sky as we answer the question:
Why do we see different stars at different times?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times.
SELS/Health lessons
- There were no activities for this week.
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Godfrey Daily Schedule Monday 7:20 Breakfast/Soft Landing 7:35 Morning Meeting 7:55 Math 9:10 Literacy w/snack at 9:45 10:40 Gym 11:1...
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The 5th graders asked that I share the Northern Lights Pictures I took at my rural home the last few nights. Not having city lights did make...
