There is a lot going on this coming week!

Monday we will be doing our 5th grade musical for the school in the morning!  Tuesday is our big show for the parents  and honors night!  The students need to be in their classrooms at 6:45pm on Tuesday and the show will begin at 7:00pm in the middle school gym.  It is going to be great!

There is a science test over chapter 3 (healthy eating and digestion) on Tuesday. 

Wednesday is our first round of Battle of the Books!  The students should be reading over the weekend to prepare!  Friday will be the final round.

A few reminders about upcoming events:

The permission slip and money for Henry Ford/Greenfield Village is due Thursday, May 24.  Also, if you are going as a chaperone, you need to have a volunteer screening for on file.  If you do not, please contact the office ASAP to get that taken care of.  You cannot come on the trip if you do not have that form on file. 

Also, the busses will return at 4:30pm on Thursday, June 7th.  If you are not able to be here at that time, please make other arrangements for your student.

Here is the schedule for that day again:  

7:00-7:15-students and parents arrive at school

7:30-busses depart

9:00-9:55- explore museum

10:00-10:45- IMAX movie; Titanica

11:00-12:30- Titanic exhibit

12:30- 1:00- lunch

1:00-2:50- explore museum/village

3:00- board busses to return to Dansville

4:30- arrive back at Dansville

The students and parents will need a few things for the day including:

-          A sack lunch

-          Sunscreen

-          Bottled water

-          A back pack

-          Money for souvenirs

***Mrs. St.Amant’s parents and students:  As you know Mrs. St.Amant is expecting!  She is not due until the end of the month, but as it is always good to be prepared, we have a plan in place should anything happen earlier than expected.  Miss Curtis, who has been with us in fifth grade for a majority of the year, has completed her student teaching and is available to sub.  She will be taking over for Mrs. St.Amant should the need arise.  We are very lucky to have someone who knows the school, all the kids, and all our routines.  It should be a very smooth end of the year!

Just a few important dates to remember:

May 15: 5th Grade Musical! 7:00pm Middle School Gym (students in their rooms at 6:45pm)

May 25: No school for students

May 28: No school-Memorial Day

June 6: Quiz Bowl #4

June 7: Field Trip to Greenfield Village!

June 8: last day of school! (half day)

There is a test over chapter 2 in Science(health) on Monday.  The students should be bringing home a study guide today (Friday 5/4). 

If you and/or your child is not happy with a grade on a quiz or a test, please have your child talk with his/her teacher about a retake. 

There is a note about Greenfield Village coming home today as well!  Please look it over, sign and return with the money as soon as you can.  We are looking forward to this trip!

***Mrs. St.Amant’s parents and students:  As you know Mrs. St.Amant is expecting!  She is not due until the end of the month, but as it is always good to be prepared, we have a plan in place should anything happen earlier than expected.  Miss Curtis, who has been with us in fifth grade for a majority of the year, has completed her student teaching and is available to sub.  She will be taking over for Mrs. St.Amant should the need arise.  We are very lucky to have someone who knows the school, all the kids, and all our routines.  It should be a very smooth end of the year!

Just a few important dates to remember:

May 15: 5th Grade Musical! 7:00pm Middle School Gym

May 25: No school for students

May 28: No school-Memorial Day

June 6: Quiz Bowl #4

June 7: Field Trip to Greenfield Village!

On Thursday, June 7 the fifth graders, teachers, and chaperones will be heading to Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village for a fun filled day of learning!  Here is the schedule for that day:

7:00-7:15-students and parents arrive at school

7:30-busses depart

9:00-9:55- explore museum

10:00-10:45- IMAX movie; Titanica

11:00-12:30- Titanic exhibit

12:30- 1:00- lunch

1:00-2:50- explore museum/village

3:00- board busses to return to Dansville

4:30- arrive back at Dansville

The students and parents will need a few things for the day including:

-          A sack lunch

-          Sunscreen

-          Bottled water

-          A back pack

-          Money for souvenirs

There is a lot going on in the coming weeks!

There is a quiz Monday (4-30) in Social Studies over the vocab from the end of the unit on the Revolutionary War.  The students have compiled a study guide with words and definitions to study over the weekend.  For the rest of the week, the students will be completing and putting together a book that they have been working on since the beginning of the unit.  This book will serve as a study guide for the test over all of the Revolutionary War that will take place Friday (5-4).

In Science (health), we will have an assessment over the diagrams of the eye and brain on Wednesday.  Students are studying these in class, and the charts are in their quiz bowl books to study at home.  The following Monday (5-7) there will be a test over chapter 2, Body Systems That Control and Communicate.  A study guide will come home for this Monday or Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 15th is our 5th grade musical!  The kids have been working hard.  We will also be giving away some awards on that night.  It starts at 7:00pm in the Middle School Gym. 

 Friday, May 25 there is no school for students. 

Monday May 28, no-school, Memorial Day

June 6- final quiz bowl

June 7- Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum field trip

June 8- Last day, half day

The Fifth Grade musical is coming up!  The fifth graders, under the direction of Ms. Massaro, are busily practicing skits, songs, and instruments so that they are prepared to entertain family and friends. The musical will take place on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00P.M. in the Middle School Gym!

Quiz Bowl books are here!  Your student should be studying often, and bringing the book back and forth daily to school.

Battle of the Books will be held mid-May.  Each student has been assigned a group and a book to read.  Ask your student what book he/she is reading for battle of the books! 

Here are some upcoming dates:

April 27-Family Fun Night

May 15- 5th Grade Musical, 7:00pm Middle School Gym  

May 25- no school for students

May 28-no school-Memorial Day

June 6-Quiz Bowl #4

June 7th- field trip to Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum

June 8th- last day of school; 1/2 day

Our simple machine project is due Monday!  Check our an earlier post for project specifications, and also the rubric that will be use to grade the project.  Monday and Tuesday the students will be presenting their projects in Science class.

The fourth and final quiz bowl book will be out next week! Your child should be regularly studying from this book!

We are welcoming Mrs. King from the credit union back into our Social Studies classes on Thursdays for economics lessons! Welcome back Mrs. King!

Battle of the books will be taking place mid-May.  The students have been put in groups and assigned books to read.  Your student will be responsible for reading one or two books for their group.  It is important that each student reads the book he/she is assigned in order that the group can answer the questions on that title.  Check in with your student to see what Battle of the Book book they are reading! (each book is also an AR book! Bonus!)

Here are some upcoming dates:

April 27-Family Fun Night

May 25- no school for students

May 28-no school-Memorial Day

June 6-Quiz Bowl #4

June 7th- field trip to Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum

June 8th- last day of school; 1/2 day

Here is the letter about simple machines:

Simple Machine Project

Over the past few weeks, we have been studying simple machines that have been used for thousands of years.  The six simple machines we have focused on are: the lever, inclined plane, wedge, screw, wheel and axel, and pulley.  For this project, we are going to take at least one of these simple machines and demonstrate how it works. 

These projects will be due on Monday, April 16^th and will be presented in class.  Here is a checklist of requirements so you know exactly what is expected of you:

• A note card or sheet including your name, the name of the project, and all of the simple machines used in the project.
• The project is no taller than 18 inches and wider than 24 inches.
• The project should be made of house-hold materials (paper towel rolls, rulers, old toys)
• Parents may help, but the planning, designing, and most of the construction should be done by the student.
•  You need to prepare a short oral presentation for your project to be given at school on April 16^th.

Have fun and let’s see how creative you can get with a simple machine!!

Simple Machines Project Rubric

This is a short but very busy week coming up!

We first want to encourage you to come out tonight to our family reading night!  It is tonight in the elementary from 6-8pm.  There are projects and guest readers, and all sorts of fun activities for the whole family!

Monday, March 26, there will be a quiz on Social Studies over the events leading up to the American Revolution.  Your student has a study guide!

In Science the students are starting a simple machines project. This project will be due the week of April 16th.  More information will come home about this project soon!

Thursday is the end of the marking period, and also Quiz Bowl #3.  Your student still has a few nights to study!   

Also, Thursday is wear red and white day!  We will conclude our Reading Month festivities with an assembly on that day.  We are still having a competition between fifth grade classrooms to see who can earn the most AR points.  Get reading those books students!

Our “Battle of the Books” competition has begun!  Each student has been put into a group of 4 or 5 and has been assigned a book to read.  Each student will be responsible for reading one or two books (more if they so choose) for the competition in order that each group will have read all 8 titles.  The students will then be asked questions about each book during the competition.  The students are excited and have already started reading their first books! 

There will be no school Friday, March 30.  School will resume after Spring Break on Monday, April 9.

Have a great week!

What a beautiful week! 

We had the librarians visit us from the Dansville Library this morning to give us a preview of the titles that will be included in this year’s “Battle of the Books.”  The students will be divided up into teams of 4 and the teams will be responsible for reading all eight titles.  Some teams choose to divide up the reading, some students read all eight books!  Details of teams, dates, and book titles will be coming home next week! 

Quiz Bowl is quickly approaching!  Your student should be studying NIGHTLY for this upcoming competition!

Here are some other important events coming up:

April 21st-Aggie Day

April 23rd- Hat day/family reading night

April 29th- last day of the marking period, Quiz Bowl #3

April 30th- No school, records day

April 2-6- Spring Break

First, thank you to all parents that came to parent/teacher conferences this week!  We always look forward to discussing your students and their progress!

Next Friday, March 16th, is wear green day!

March is reading month!  The fifth grade is competing by classroom to see who can earn the most AR points.  Mrs. Weber will be keeping track of the points, and the students may read any book of their choosing that is at their grade level.  Your students should be reading nightly!  Congrats to Mrs. St.Amant’s class for having the most points for the first week!

Upcoming important dates:

March 29- end of marking period/quiz bowl #3 (you should be studying! )

March 30- no school, records day

April 2-6- no school, Spring Break

Our Spring parent/teacher conferences are here!  The fifth grade teachers will be in the elementary gym from 4-7 on both Wednesday and Thursday (March 7 and 8 ) waiting to speak with you about your child’s progress!

March is reading month!  The fifth grade is competing by classroom to see who can earn the most AR points.  Mrs. Weber will be keeping track of the points, and the students may read any book of their choosing that is at their grade level.  Your students should be reading nightly!  

Upcoming important dates:

March 5- stuffed animal day

March 6-8- Book Fair in the Elementary Library

March 7,8-Parent/teacher conferences in the Elementary Gym (4-7pm) 

March 29- end of marking period/quiz bowl #3 (you should be studying! )

March 30- no school, records day

April 2-6- no school, Spring Break

Have a great week!