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.
Friday, March 20, 2026
Week of March 20
Calendar
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
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
- Spring Break will be next week (in case you forgot
)! Students will return back to school on Monday, March 30th. Enjoy your time with your family!
Oldie, but Goodies
- Here is a link if your family is interested in looking at what type of questions/format there will be for the Forward standardized testing in April WI Forward Practice Tests
- Thinking ahead.....Tuesday, April 7th/Wednesday, April 8th/Thursday, April 9th are going to be Forward Testing days for the 5th grade. PLEASE try to have your child to school on time, eat a hearty breakfast and avoid making any appointments on those days. Thank you!!
Math
- This week we started Unit 6 in the Bridges Curriculum. This unit will be focused on graphing, geometry and volume. (Yes! Volume again!)
- March Number Corner will focus on finding area of rectangles with dimensions expressed in decimal form. In addition, we will conduct an experiment with pencils where we measure our math pencils every week, collect the data, sort the data on a scatter plot and then analyze what we collected and look for patterns. Finally, we will continue to practice our division skills through some games.
- 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.
- In addition.....your 5th grader will be writing a LOT MORE in this module. Be prepared for possible whining and complaining. It is a lot, but it is important work. Their skills and confidence in writing summaries will jump a significant amount :)
- 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?
SELS/Health lessons
- The Power of Words/Advocacy
- Reflecting on Personal Identities
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
Week of March 13
Calendar
Saturday, March 14th--Super Science Saturday
Tuesday, March 17th--Trinity Irish Dancers (15 minutes performance)
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
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
Oldie, but Goodies
- Here is a link if your family is interested in looking at what type of questions/format there will be for the Forward standardized testing in April WI Forward Practice Tests
- Thinking ahead.....Tuesday, April 7th/Wednesday, April 8th/Thursday, April 9th are going to be Forward Testing days for the 5th grade. PLEASE try to have your child to school on time, eat a hearty breakfast and avoid making any appointments on those days. Thank you!!
Math
- This week we finished up Unit 5, reviewed content and took the Unit 5 Assessment.
- Next week we will start Unit 6. This unit will be focused on graphing, geometry and volume. (Yes! Volume again!)
- March Number Corner will focus on finding area of rectangles with dimensions expressed in decimal form. In addition, we will conduct an experiment with pencils where we measure our math pencils every week, collect the data, sort the data on a scatter plot and then analyze what we collected and look for patterns. Finally, we will continue to practice our division skills through some games.
- 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.
- In addition.....your 5th grader will be writing a LOT MORE in this module. Be prepared for possible whining and complaining. It is a lot, but it is important work. Their skills and confidence in writing summaries will jump a significant amount :)
- 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 (We started this mid-week!)
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?
SELS/Health lessons
- The Names We Want To Be Called
- Online safety
Monday, March 9, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026
Week of March 6
Calendar
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
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
- SPRING AHEAD! Sunday, March 8th is Daylight Savings. Remember to move your clock ahead by one hour. Bring on the sunlight!!!!!
Oldie, but Goodies
- Here is a link if your family is interested in looking at what type of questions/format there will be for the Forward standardized testing in April WI Forward Practice Tests
- Thinking ahead.....Tuesday, April 7th/Wednesday, April 8th/Thursday, April 9th are going to be Forward Testing days for the 5th grade. PLEASE try to have your child to school on time, eat a hearty breakfast and avoid making any appointments on those days. Thank you!!
Math
- This week was short so we only were able to do a couple lesson in Unit 5 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. These lessons were on division of fractions.
- Next week we will finish up this last module, review and take the Unit 5 Assessment.
- This week we also took the Bridges Interim Assessment #2
- March Number Corner will focus on finding area of rectangles with dimensions expressed in decimal form. In addition, we will conduct an experiment with pencils where we measure our math pencils every week, collect the data, sort the data on a scatter plot and then analyze what we collected and look for patterns. Finally, we will continue to practice our division skills through some games.
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.
- In addition.....your 5th grader will be writing a LOT MORE in this module. Be prepared for possible whining and complaining. It is a lot, but it is important work. Their skills and confidence in writing summaries will jump a significant amount :)
- 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.
Social Studies--The Mishomis Book
- Over the next 3 weeks, our classes will be reading and discussing a book on the Ojibway Nation and learning about the origin story of the seven fires.
Science --Patterns of Earth and Sky (Starting the week of March 16.)
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?
SELS/Health lessons
- My Many Identities: Mango, Abuela & Me
- Online safety
Friday, February 27, 2026
Week of February 27
Calendar
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/
--Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
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
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
- Here is a link if your family is interested in looking at what type of questions/format there will be for the Forward standardized testing in April WI Forward Practice Tests
- No School next Monday, March 2nd or Tuesday, March 3rd for Teacher Professional Development and Conferences!! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B48A5AC2EA4FE3-61895849-2026#/
Oldie, but Goodies
- Thinking ahead.....Wednesday, April 8th and Thursday, April 9th are going to be Forward Testing days for the 5th grade. PLEASE try to have your child to school on time, eat a hearty breakfast and avoid making any appointments on those days. Thank you!!
- Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Math
- This week we continued in Unit 5 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. We spent time this week working on story problems involving fractions. In addition, we made and discussed generalizations about multiplying with fractions.
- Next week students will take the Bridges Interim Assessment #2.
- February Number Corner will focus on finding the area of objects that are measured in fractional parts along with whole numbers. In addition, we will do activities involving converting units in the metric system using milliliters and deciliters.
- March Number Corner will focus on finding area of rectangles with dimensions expressed in decimal form. In addition, we will conduct an experiment with pencils where we measure our math pencils every week, collect the data, sort the data on a scatter plot and then analyze what we collected and look for patterns. Finally, we will continue to practice our division skills through some games.
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.
- In addition.....your 5th grader will be writing a LOT MORE in this module. Be prepared for possible whining and complaining. It is a lot, but it is important work. Their skills and confidence in writing summaries will jump a significant amount :)
- 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.
Social Studies--The Mishomis Book
- Over the next 3 weeks, our classes will be reading and discussing a book on the Ojibway Nation and learning about the origin story of the seven fires.
SELS/Health lessons
- Stress/Courageous thoughts
- Ways to become a digital citizen
Friday, February 20, 2026
Week of February 20
Calendar
Thursday, February 26th--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in A-L
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/
--Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
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
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
- No school for students Friday, February 20th for teacher professional development.
Sign up for parent teacher conferences: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B48A5AC2EA4FE3-61895849-2026#/
Oldie, but Goodies
- Thursday, February 26th--Hamilton Orientation for Family name ending in A-L 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
- Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
- Thinking ahead.....Wednesday, April 8th and Thursday, April 9th are going to be Forward Testing days for the 5th grade. PLEASE try to have your child to school on time, eat a hearty breakfast and avoid making any appointments on those days. Thank you!!
Math
- This week we continued in Unit 5 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. We spent time this week using our knowledge of multiplying fractions by whole numbers and expanded to multiplying fractions by fractions. Then, we moved to making sure we knew how to make a model of this.
- February Number Corner will focus on finding the area of objects that are measured in fractional parts along with whole numbers. In addition, we will do activities involving converting units in the metric system using milliliters and deciliters.
- March Number Corner will focus on finding area of rectangles with dimensions expressed in decimal form. In addition, we will conduct an experiment with pencils where we measure our math pencils every week, collect the data, sort the data on a scatter plot and then analyze what we collected and look for patterns. Finally, we will continue to practice our division skills through some games.
Literacy this week
- This week we started 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.
- In addition.....your 5th grader will be writing a LOT MORE in this module. Be prepared for possible whining and complaining. It is a lot, but it is important work. Their skills and confidence in writing summaries will jump a significant amount :)
- 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.
Conference Prep
- During our social studies and science time for this week, students prepared for their student led conferences. They reflected on their learning and found evidence of strengths/struggles this year. They also be practiced presenting this aloud to an audience.
Social Studies--The Mishomis Book (Starting next week)
- Over the next 3 weeks, our classes will be reading and discussing a book on the Ojibway Nation and learning about the orgin story of the seven fires.
Science --Patterns of Earth and Sky (Starting the week of March 16.)
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?
SELS/Health lessons
- Ethel Payne
- A is for Advocacy
Friday, February 13, 2026
Week of February 13
Calendar
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Thursday, February 26th--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in A-L
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/
--Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
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
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
- No school for students next Friday, February 20th for teacher professional development.
Oldie, but Goodies
- Thinking ahead.....Wednesday, April 8th and Thursday, April 9th are going to be Forward Testing days for the 5th grade. PLEASE try to have your child to school on time, eat a hearty breakfast and avoid making any appointments on those days. Thank you!!
- Thursday, February 26th--Hamilton Orientation for Family name ending in A-L 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
- Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Math
- This week we started Unit 5 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Luckily, we have done some work on this earlier in the year with our Number Corner work. We will continue this work, learn how to make a model for these equations and practice our skills with complex story problems.
- February Number Corner will focus on finding the area of objects that are measured in fractional parts along with whole numbers. In addition, we will do activities involving converting units in the metric system using milliliters and deciliters
Literacy this week
- This week we completed our narrative animal stories and worked on artistic representations of the various layers of the rainforest.
- We have completed our 2nd Module of our EL curriculum for the year! Next week we will start Module 3 on 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 history and his journey to become an athlete for social change.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read. In addition.....your 5th grader will be writing a LOT MORE in this module. Be prepared for possible whining and complaining. It is a lot, but it is important work. Their skills and confidence in writing summaries will jump a significant amount :)
- 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.
Social Studies--Black History Month
- Students selected a book to read with a partner(s) or solo. They chose from some titles we have here at Randall that were written by African American authors. Then, during the weeks of January 26-February 13th, we will be using our science/social studies time for students to just enjoy these rich and beautifully written books.
- Today we had our Author's Tea and students had time to share about the books they have been reading with their peers. It has been such a joy to watch the students really embrace this time to just read and share.
- Thank you to all of you who volunteered to send in goodies for the tea. It was greatly appreciated by all.
Conference Prep Next Week
- During our social studies and science time for next week, students will be preparing for their student led conferences. They will be reflecting on their learning, finding evidence of strengths and struggles this year. They will also be practicing presenting this aloud to an audience.
Science --Patterns of Earth and Sky (Starting the week of February 23rd
Our third unit will be on 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?
SELS/Health lessons
- Counting on Katherine (Katherine Johnson)
Friday, February 6, 2026
Week of February 6th
Calendar
Saturday, February 7th-- Glow Ball @ Franklin Elementary 5:30-7:30
Tuesday, February 10th-- Battle of the Books @ 11-12 am
Friday, February 13th--Author's Tea (timing is unique to each classroom)
Friday, February 13th--Pass out valentines to classmates
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Thursday, February 26th--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in A-L
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/
--Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
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 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
- Thursday, February 26th--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in A-L 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
- Tuesday, March 3rd--Hamilton Orientation for Family names ending in M-Z 6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Math
- We have finished Unit 4 on Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals. This week we reviewed our learning and took the Unit 4 assessment.
- Next week we will start Unit 5 on Multiplying and Dividing Fractions.
- February Number Corner will focus on finding the area of objects that are measured in fractional parts along with whole numbers. In addition, we will do activities involving converting units in the metric system using milliliters and deciliters
Literacy this week
- This week we finished our work in Module 2 Unit 3 of EL. In this unit, we will be working towards creating a narrative piece of writing based on the animal that we did for our informational writing a few weeks ago.
- We are reading a narrative non-fiction text called The Most Beautiful Roof in the World by Kathryn Lasky.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- 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.
Social Studies--Black History Month
- Students selected a book to read with a partner(s) or solo. They chose from some titles we have here at Randall that were written by African American authors. Then, during the weeks of January 26-February 13th, we will be using our science/social studies time for students to just enjoy these rich and beautifully written books. They will also be asked to summarize and then share what they read during our Author's Tea on Friday, February 13th. (A sign up was shared with all the families for families to provide drinks/treats.)
SELS/Health lessons
- Black History Month- Black Lives Matter: It is important for us to recognize the significant contributions those that identify as black have made to our community and country. Black history is United States History.
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