Merry Christmas!

Thank you all for the sweet, generous gifts! We had a great day celebrating! I hope everyone has a wonderful vacation! See you all on Jan.4th

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mrs. Wagner

Coming home today: 

1. New spelling list
2. Math test to look at, sign, and send back Monday
3. Thanksgiving acrostic poems-These are great!
4. STAR Reading Performance Reports
5. Book orders are due Dec. 4th.         

    If you choose to order books as gifts, just send me an email. I can keep a secret! When the books arrive, you can pick up in the office. Just a reminder, you can easily order online from scholastic, for any age children.Books make great gifts! Just remember to enter our class code PR482. We sure enjoy earning those free books to grow our classroom library!

    The STAR Reading Report shows the growth this year in reading based on this assessment. The best way for any child to improve their reading skills is to read!  Please make sure your child is reading the 20-30 required minutes daily.

      We will start Unit 5 in math on Monday. There are some students who still need to be reviewing their multiplication facts. We really want to be quick at multiplying!

     Please sign up to follow our blog. It is so important to stay informed! kwagner5.blogspot.com. Also, if anyone would like to donate disinfectant wipes, that would be appreciated. We are running out of them. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy some family time! I am grateful for this wonderful bunch of students I get to see every day!

                                               Have a blessed Thanksgiving,

                                                         Mrs. Wagner

• We are finishing up our science unit on land forms. Vocab quiz on Monday. It was great to explore stream tables, erosion, and maps. On Tuesday, our next rotation for middle school starts. Our class moves to Mrs. Marquette's room for ELA.
• Tuesday is unit 4 math test. PLEASE continue to review multiplication facts. It really helps, as we do long division.
• No spelling due to the short week.
• Continue to read 20-30 minutes a night to hit our reading goals of 40 books this year. 
• We are finishing up our narrative writing unit by writing a memoir. It is exciting to see these writers developing!

Fall Party Fun~

We had a great time with legos, board games, and plenty of treats! Thank you!!

Upcoming...

*Math Unit 3 test on Friday. We will review Thursday.

*Spelling test Friday. Next week we will take a leveling test. Some students may switch levels depending on their scores.

*Reminder that the book fair is coming up Nov. 10th. Friendly Monster contest is due Friday the 6th. Winners have a chance at a book fair gift certificate!

*Conferences are scheduled for Nov. 11 and 12th. Your child should have brought home a pink sheet with your times on it. I am looking forward to visiting with each of you about your child's progress.

* No school Monday, Nov. 9th & Friday, Nov. 13th. I will be at school Monday if you need to contact me.

*Middle school block will rotate on Monday. We start land forms in science. The 10 days of art has been a great experience for these 5th graders.

We'll see you at conferences! Mrs. Wagner

Our Writer's Celebration~

Thank You for sending in treats to have with our hot cider. These writers worked hard on their narratives! We had a great time celebrating their published stories.

• Monday, October 26th our class starts art at the high school with Mrs. Martin for middle school block. 

• Class Fall Party Friday, Oct. 30th-Students may bring a beverage, and/or treats to share for 26 kids.  They can bring board games, legos, or art supplies to draw and color.  No costumes

• Community Fall Party on Halloween from 3-5 at the school. Flyers went home Thursday. Each classroom is decorating a pumpkin to be displayed at the party. Be sure to vote for your favorite pumpkin! Our 5th graders voted on a funny idea that we'll attempt to create this week, (we're keeping it a secret until the reveal)! The winning class gets $100.00 for their classroom!

• Picture Retake Day is Thursday, October 29th. If students want their pictures retaken, they will need to bring their packet with them that day for retakes at no charge. 

* Just a reminder that daily homework includes: reading at least 20 minutes, spelling tests are Fridays. Spellingcity.com, and IXL.com 10 minutes or more. Occasionally, there is another assignment which should be written in the agenda and returned the following morning.  

Have a great week!

Mrs. Wagner

Short week...
     I am so proud of these writers! They have been working hard on writing their stories for several days. We went through the complete writing process. Monday is our "Writer's Celebration." I will be providing apple cider so we can make a toast to the great 5th grade authors. If anyone would like to bring in treats, they certainly are welcome to do so. Besides our celebration on Monday, writing will consist of some fun writing prompts this week.
     In math, we will finish up unit 2. The test will be on Wednesday. Please sign the test and send back on Monday. Continue to work on those multiplication facts at home. It is so important to have them memorized.
     Readers are working towards their 40 book requirement for the year. We are half way through the 1st quarter so students should have read approximately 5-6 books so far. They get time in class, and during library but they need to be reading a minimum of 20 minutes a night.  I am always looking for ways to add new books to our classroom library. If you have any, or see any on a sale we will gladly accept the donated books! Thanks for ordering your child books from Scholastic! I got to order 4 free books that were on our class wish list. Three students have already devoured one of the books! That is a teacher's dream! I LOVE to see them develop a love of reading. I will do whatever I can to help them all become voracious readers.
    For middle school block, our class is going to Mr.Wagner for Social Studies 10/8-10/23. They seem to be enjoying it. Next, they walk to the high school for art 10/26-11/6. 
     Book orders are due Oct. 26th. Or order any time online using our class code P4R82.
     Have a great week and a nice MEA break.
     Mrs. Wagner 

This last week of September...

• Math Tests are coming home today, Monday, to be signed and returned tomorrow. This week we start Unit 2: estimation and computation. Try to do 10 minutes of IXL a night. Please practice multiplication facts.
• Reader's Workshop: we are learning reading strategies. These students have great reading stamina! Also, we are reading Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, as a class. It is a great book!
• Writer's Workshop: We are starting the writing process with one of their ideas in their writer's notebook.
• Spelling: A couple of students got 100% on their pretest today, so they do not need to test Friday.Great work! The new lists go home on Fridays. Please study those words at home on Spelling City or however you choose.
• ELA: our class is in English, Language, Arts with Mrs. Marquette for 10 days.

Let's Have a great week!

Mrs. Wagner

Math- Reviewing Unit 1, study those multiplication facts! Test Thursday

Reader's Workshop- Introducing Cafe reading strategies: Comprehension,Accuracy, Fluency, Expand Vocabulary
*Continue to read at least 20 minutes a night.

Writer's Workshop- Learning to write with sensory detail

Science- Test Tuesday! Review Levers and Pulleys

Spelling- Practice those words on spelling city or write them. The test is Friday!

*Please check that your child has their homework done and sign their agenda. 5th graders are working on organization skills. Let's be on their team and help them be successful. Thanks!
                              Mrs. Wagner

     Time flies when you're having fun! I have really enjoyed getting to know your children. This week, our eager scientists have been investigating levers. We have started writing stories in Writers Workshop. Notice the homework about decorating their notebooks to represent them. It is a fun assignment to do together. Read at least 20 minutes this weekend. Ask your child about the boat lift clip we watched. We had a great 911 discussion.
     Next week is homecoming! There is a parade at 2;30 on Friday. If you have school colors, wear them on Friday. The home football game starts at 7:00 p.m.
     Have a nice weekend!

I am looking forward to meeting everyone on Back to School Night! We start Tuesday at 8:20. It looks like it will be warm so dress accordingly. Also, remember to bring a healthy snack. Feel free to bring a water bottle also. I'm super excited to get started! See you soon. Remember to sign up to follow our blog.