165 Bethany Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
School Office Hours 7:30 am - 2:45 pm
732.264.5578
"Your mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open."
March Insights 2024:
Book Fair: 3/15
School Closed: 3/28-4/5 {Spring Break}
Class DoJo: Don't forget to check Class Dojo to see and comment on your child's portfolio work!
Now is a good time to check with your 5th grader about supplies! Many of been without supplies.This time of year students are running low on glue sticks, colored pencils, and a black felt tip!
ELA:
Students are fully immersed in nonfiction. They are working on a Biography Project that is due March 8th. This is an at home project that stems from your child's summer reading. Additionally, they are learning how to research and take notes. This will lead to learning about expository writing and creating an informational piece on an animal!
Homework continues to be reading each night for 20 minutes and creating a post-it to reflect on their reading. Students can read fiction or nonfiction at this point! All books reading logs, and post-its are required to be brought in each Friday! Please help remind your child to do so!
Some students have not been using class time effectively and are starting to bring home incomplete class work to finish as part of their homework.
Any students who are beginning new books, should check the guided reading level using Scholastic Book Wizard: click here. Remember, 5th grade levels typically range from "T-W".
For Epic's leveled library: click here.
Science:
Students have been learning about the 4 systems of Earth; biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere. They are learning what each sphere is and how each system interacts with one another. Students have been completing Mystery Science activities to answer investigative questions about water, and created their own water cycle experiment within the classroom to observe how the water cycle works! Students unit test on this material will be on March 12th.
Monday - MUSIC
Tuesday - PE & STEM
Wednesday - SPANISH
Thursday - ART
Friday - CHARACTER ED