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Cultural Traditions Luncheon

CULTURAL TRADITIONS LUNCHEON

Save the Date

Thursday, December 22

11:30 - 12:30

Mrs. Rosen's Room

Families (including children) are invited to enjoy a potluck lunch celebrating our diverse cultures.

Please bring a dish that is traditional in your family to share.

Field Trip to Harvest Amaranth

On October 5th our class went to the Bishop Cultural Center to learn about amaranth.

Students were separated into 3 groups. Groups rotated through stations where they got to do different activities with the amaranth. The first station is where students harvested amaranth. The tops of amaranth were picked and students also removed the leaves from the plant. Hands were used in a rubbing motion to separate as many seeds as possible, but some flowers were left with the seeds.The second station was to separate amaranth seeds from the flowers. Sifters were used over a bucket to separate the seeds from the flowers. Students also lightly blew on the seeds in their hands because the flowers are lighter than the seeds and the flowers would just fly away.  The third station is where students get to eat the amaranth seeds. We popped the amaranth and then enjoyed it with yogurt, banana, and honey. It was delicious!

Gabby

Ruby Holler Book Reviews

Student reviews of the fictional novel Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech:

• 5 stars "I like the suspense and the way Florida felt at the end of the book."
• 5 stars "I loved the adventure."
• 3.5 stars "I liked the character development and how they grew with each other."
• 4 stars "I liked all the adventure that was in the book. I disliked that there was no proper ending. It didn't tell us what happened."
• 5 stars "I liked the words."
• 5 stars "I liked how the story came together in the end."
• 4 stars "I liked that it was action packed."

What's Happening

What a fabulous first month of school! I'm so honored to be working with such respectful and hard-working students. Thank you for supporting your child as they learn to become more independent and accountable. I can already see many positive changes in just a few short weeks.

Students are finishing up Unit 1 in math this week and will have their first test. This will include finding volume, writing expressions, multiplication, and division. In reading and writing students are already working in Google Classroom. We have been discussing how to identify the theme of a story and we have also been improving our narrative writing skills. I've really enjoyed reading their stories. Their first Benchmark Test will be the week of October 3. Students are learning about mixtures and solutions in science. We have explored the scientific method with each experiment and they are proving to be amazing scientists. We are also doing a lot of research for Genius Hour. Each student has written an essential question to research and we spend Monday afternoons working on projects. I am excited to see where each student will go and what they learn. Students have a choice of how they want to present their learning. They can make a poster, write a research paper, create a slideshow, make an iMovie, do an oral presentation, or demonstrate how to do something.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 5th Grade Fundraiser!!! The money earned goes directly to Walk Through the Revolution which will happen in the spring. We also use the money raised for the 5th grade party, extra rock climbing expenses, and fifth grade supplies.

Important Dates:

• 9/26 - Rotary Job Interviews
• 9/30 - Student of Month Assembly
• 10/5 - Walk/Bike to School Day
• 10/11 - PTO Meeting
• 10/15 - Harvest Hoedown
• 10/20 - Rock Climbing Field Trip
• 10/28 - No School (Teacher Training)

Second Week of School

The second week of school my class learned how to do the add and subtract strategy along with the double and divide strategy.  

In history, we learned about geography.  We looked up words in the dictionary.  Some words we had to find in the dictionary were country and imaginary.

During band we started to play our instruments.  The clarinet players learned how to play the E note.  The alto saxes learned how to play the E note too.  

In P.E. we are doing soccer drills and games with balls.  When it was too hot, we played doctor instead of soccer drills.  

In science, we did a vinegar and baking soda experiment.  We all had fun.  

Written by Adam

         We are off to a great start to the school year! Thank you families for supporting your child. We are focusing on becoming organized and responsible. Hopefully you are checking in with your child daily to see how their day was at school, what they are learning, and what they have for homework. Tired of getting a one-word response when you ask your child how their day was at school? Try these conversation starters (from scholastic.com parent resources):

1. Tell me about the best part of your day.
2. What was the hardest thing you had to do today?
3. Did any of your classmates do anything funny?
4. Tell me about what you read in class.
5. Who did you play with today? What did you play?
6. Do you think math [or any subject] is too easy or too hard?
7. What's the biggest difference between this year and last year?
8. What rules are different at school than our rules at home? Do you think they're fair?
9. Who did you sit with at lunch?
10. Can you show me something you learned (or did) today?

Welcome to 5th Grade!

Can you believe school is beginning again? Summer always flies by because it is so much fun. I really enjoyed getting outdoors with my son, hiking, swimming, running my dog, and going to the beach. I've also been busy preparing for a great school year. We have a lot to look forward to this year and I am anxious to get to know each of you. We will be working hard and learning a TON while hopefully having fun along the way. Some things you can look forward to during your 5th grade year are:

• rock climbing
• creating iMovies with green screens and Chatter Pix
• Google classroom
• reading books of your choice
• starting a garden
• band or art class
• science experiments
• writing on our class blog
• Economy in the Classroom with Rotary
• Walk Through the Revolution
• Genius Hour (you will choose what you learn about)

I hope you will be attending Back to School Night on August 18. Students and families are encouraged to attend. I will be giving out a lot of important information and I would love to meet you before school starts. If you have any questions or just want to introduce yourself, please feel free to email me at rrosen@bishopschools.org. Please check our class blog on a regular basis for updates on what is happening in our class.