Dear Fifth Grade Families,

We have officially passed the halfway point of Fifth Grade!  It seems as if time has flown by this school year, and I’m sure Easter Break will spring upon us before we can say lickity-split!  Let me fill you in on what a busy January we’ve had upstairs.

The kiddos have been hard at work in all their subject areas.  Our Social Studies agenda has been packed with preparing for the American Revolution!  We have been busy learning about the struggles the colonists faced dealing with taxation without representation.  The kiddos had to live under the harsh rule of the dreaded “Queen T”, and experienced what it may have felt like during that time!  We have also made great strides with our Math this month, as we’ve entered into Fraction-palooza. We’ve been adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, and it’s been quite a task to accomplish!  We are also working on multiplying fractions and working towards dividing them as well.

In January, we found ourselves reading our latest novel, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by legendary author C.S. Lewis.  As we explored the magical Narnia, it has been inspiring to see your kiddos make connections between Christianity and this fantasy world.  I am especially proud of our growth in being able to independently find passages from both the Old and New Testaments, as we frequently make Biblical connections while reading each chapter of our novel.  Great job, Fifth Grade!

I would like to thank everyone who participated in our Catholic Schools Week Open House and Mass. Having you, their families, come and see what they have been working hard on is validating and a huge confidence booster.  Our Catholic Schools Week has been full of special memories and fun activities. We would especially like to say a big thank you to all of YOU, our amazing families, during our Parent Appreciation Day today!

February will be another busy month for us here in Fifth Grade.  I encourage you to check our class website regularly, as I update it frequently with important reminders, updates, and news of what’s going on in our class. Here are a few key dates:

I look forward to spending February with the best Fifth Grade class in the world!

Blessings to you and yours,

Ms. Tiedemann
 

Monday: no school

Tuesday: Math-- daily packet, LA-- daily packet, Reading-- daily packet and 20 minutes PR, Spelling-- define each vocabulary word in your own way

Wednesday: Math-- daily packet, LA-- daily packet, Reading-- daily packet and 20 minutes PR, Spelling-- use each vocabulary word in your own sentence

Thursday: Math-- daily packet, LA-- daily packet, Reading-- daily packet and 20 minutes PR, Spelling-- study for vocabulary test tomorrow

(Weekly spelling/ vocab test each Friday)

Rough Draft of YAF story, 2/22
Ch. 11 Religion test, 2/26
Fraction Unit test, 2/27
(addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
Ch. 11 Social Studies test, 2/28