Info from the Fine Arts Department:

If your 5^th grader is interested in playing an instrument in 6^th grade band please attend the Instrument Try Me Out Night at Gentry, next Thursday, January 12^th, at 6:30 . If you are unable to be there on the 19^th, you may attend one of the other nights at a different school. Be sure to tell them that your child will attend Gentry. Note the dates and times for each Middle School.

TODAY, January 12, Lange Middle School, 6:30-9:00pm

Tuesday, January 17,  Smithton Middle School, 6:30-9:00 pm 

Thursday, January 19,  Gentry Middle School, 6:30-9:00pm

Pictures from our field trip yesterday:

5th Grade Fine Arts Extravaganza

This Wednesday, January 11th, 5th grade will be taking a field trip to Rock Bridge High School and Jesse Auditorium where I our students will listen and participate in presentations that will teach them about the fine art opportunities (band, orchestra, choir, art, and theater) that will be available to them as upcoming middle school students.  I wanted to share a few reminders about the trip.

- Unless your child signed up to get a school sack lunch, please bring a lunch and drink for the day in a labled paper sack that can be thrown away. (if you don't have a paper bag, I have extras at school)

- Encourage your child to wear RBE attire if they have it.

- Students will be responsible for keeping track of their lunch and other belongings all day.

- Since they weather appears that it will be warmer, I would suggest just wearing a light jacket or sweatshirt.  This way your child won't have to keep track of a bulky coat all day.

- We will be loading the buses at 8:20 and returning to school around 2:00.  Don't be late!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Busy Week

We've been busy in Trailer E.  Please be sure to read the papers in your child's Friday folder about upcoming activities.  Also, visit the link below to see how you can help at our Winter Party.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4aa9a628a75-5thgrade

I wanted to share some pictures of some of the things we've been up to!

Emily Arrow Concert

CPS Breakout- Pax Edition

Kindergarten Buddies

A few reminders...

- Please stop by the school and checkout our Lost and Found!  There are lots of items waiting for their owners!
- Our class has earned another celebration.  Tuesday, November 29th, we will celebrate our good behavior and hard work with a "Sick Day."  More details to come!

Today I am Thankful for my Students

We had fun today learning about the first Thanksgiving and discussing why we are thankful.  We made homemade bread (with the help of my bread machine) and the students shook heavy cream until it turned into creamy butter.  We learned that yeast is actually a live fungus that cause our bread to rise through a chemical reaction. Together we feasted on our bread and butter along with our lunch.

Check out last week's Crazy Hair Day!

Happy Thanksgiving!  Enjoy the time with family and friends!

News from Trailer E

We are nearing the end of our first trimester! I am excited to meet with every family next week at conferences. Please make sure you have your conference date and time. If you need a refresher, please email me.

This week in math, we’ve been practicing multiplying decimals. The students were hesitant at first, but we are starting to get the hang of it. It is a difficult concept to grasp, even for adults, so I have been impressed with their hard work and perseverance this week! We are working on a fun performance task where students have to calculate the cost for a vacation. They choose a destination and have to add and multiply with decimals to figure out the cost of gas, meals, lodging, and admission into a popular attraction. They are realizing how expensive it is to take trips!

In reading students are finishing up their first book club book of the year, students are reflecting on important themes and sharing with the class about their books.

Next week in writing we will working on our Diversity Writing. Students will submit their writing to the Columbia Values Diversity student writing contest. Last year we had several winners from our class! More info about this coming soon.

In Health Science, we've been learning about drugs and alcohol, and ways we can say "no". We will finish this unit next week.

Chicken BBQ Info!

Craig Adams has graciously donated a Day on the STEAM Bus for the auction at the Chicken BBQ.  The winning student’s entire class will get to spend a day on the STEAM Bus doing fun activities.  If parents in your student’s class would like to pool their money together so they have more to bid, this is completely fine.  J  Here is the website for the STEAM Bus if you would like to learn more about it.  http://www.cpsk12.org/steambus

If you would like to order a grade level picture and aren’t able to come to the BBQ or weren’t able to get your name added to the list at the Chicken BBQ, please have your child bring $5 (per print) to Mrs. Ross’s classroom by Tuesday, October 18 and you will be added to the order.  The order will be placed Tuesday afternoon, so we can’t accept any late orders.  Prints will be sent home in Friday folders once they have been printed.  This is a great memento to add to your student’s memory box.  Thank you for your support!

Also, don't forget to sell your BBQ tickets to help our class win a prize for selling the most!