6/19/19

I hope everyone has a great summer vacation.

6/18/19

The fifth graders were fortunate to have some time in the spray park today followed by Italian Ice that was delivered to the building.

Members of A303 also undertook their last official math lesson of the school day.

Tomorrow is the last day of the school year and dismissal will be at 11:30. I look forward to seeing families during the clap out at the conclusion of the day.

6/17/19

Students worked to put the finishing touches on their Thompson CARES posters. These will travel with them to the Gibbs next year.

6/14/19

We wrapped up our last full week of the school year by working on a few different items. The fifth graders are all working to create posters that represent the Thompson motto of "CARES". These posters will travel with the students to the Gibbs next year and will serve as the focus of their first full all-school assembly.

In math class, we had a lesson that focused on properties of quadrilaterals. Our work from the prior two days informed the student's efforts.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

As a reminder, the students have pizza/movie day on Monday. Every student needs to have returned their permission slip to participate in this event. 

6/11/19

The focus of today's math lesson was quadrilaterals. The students worked to classify different figures based off of shared characteristics. We continue to build our working vocabulary.

We also began to undertake the first portion of our end of year social studies assessment. This exam will see the students write about what they believe are the two most important amendments in the Bill of Rights as well as the duties of the three branches of government.

Students should return their permission slips for the movie day on Monday June 17th and Urban Air on Thursday the 13th as soon as possible. 

6/10/19

The fifth graders had their celebration of learning ceremony today. It turned out perfectly. The students received their certificates and it was a great day.

Students should return their permission slips for the movie day on Monday June 17th and Urban Air on Thursday the 13th as soon as possible. 

Also, Field Day is this Wednesday. 

6/7/19

We concluded the week by taking a quiz in math class to gauge student's progress with recent lessons about converting units of measurement.

The fifth graders were also fortunate enough to have an enrichment opportunity with a program called WIngmasters. Jim Parks brought various birds of prey that have been rescued and rehabilitated by to health into the school for the children to learn more about. It was a great day.

http://www.wingmasters.net/aboutus.htm

Students should return their permission slips for the movie day on Monday June 17th and Urban Air on Thursday the 13th as soon as possible. 

Also, Monday the 10th is the fifth grade celebration of learning. I look forward to seeing families on this important day. 

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

6/6/19

Today, the fifth graders traveled to th Gibbs School to tour their new surroundings. The kids were able to visit some of the classrooms and teachers that they will have next year.

We also continued our work with decimals during math class.

As a reminder, students should return their signed permission slips for both the movie/pizza day and our trip to Urban Air as soon as possible. 

Homework

Reading - logs due on Friday June 7th

6/4/19

We built off of yesterday's math lesson by during our attention to measurement conversions in standard U.S. units. The students continue to persevere through some early struggles and had a productive lesson. I saw some great partner work today.

We also began our final iReady math assessment during the early stages of the day.

As a reminder, students should return their signed permission slips for both the movie/pizza day and our trip to the Gibbs School, which is this Thursday.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of reading per night, logs due Friday June 7th

Math - finish page 115 by Wednesday June 5th

6/3/19

The first school day in June saw the fifth graders working with converting metric units of measurement in math class. We have touched upon this topic at different points earlier in the year, but today's lesson was a nice way to reintroduce ourselves to the material. The students did a nice job of recalling key details and working their way through new problems.

Reading groups are also putting the finishing touches on their fantasy book club mural posters.

Homework

Reading - 30 minutes of reading per night, logs due Friday June 7th

Math - finish page 115 by Wednesday June 5th