5th Grade Fun!

Biztown Fun!

Check out the link below to see the pics from Biztown.  Everyone worked hard and had a lot of fun.  Special congratulations to Dylan and Alana from our class for winning the Citizen's of the Day Awards.

Biztown 2020 Album

Parent Teacher Conference Forms

Thank you to everyone who turned in your parent teacher conference scheduling form.  If you haven't returned the form (green form in Friday Folder yesterday), please return by the end of this week.  Look for your conference day/time confirmation in next week's Friday Folder.

Snow Science

Today was all about snow!  We practiced teamwork and communication skills by working together to participate in a mini snowman building challenge. We also collected snow to use for some science observations and measurement  and graphing practice.  Check out some pictures below.

Happy 2020!

We've hit the ground running in 5th grade!  We've had a busy first two weeks back from winter break.  I wanted to share some pics of some of our fun.  We are all looking forward to an exciting and busy day at Biztown next week!

Winter Party Fun

Fine Arts Extravaganza

Makerspace Activity

Shadow Lab- testing how the sun's position effects our shadows

5th Grade Updates

BizTown Volunteer Form:

The gold letter in your child's Friday Folder is requesting volunteers for our upcoming trip to JA BizTown in St. Louis on January 22nd. To ensure a successful visit, we need adult volunteers. Parent volunteers will be in charge of helping students run the businesses at BizTown. (You most likely won't be at the same business as your child, but you will be able to eat lunch with them if you'd like!) If you are able to volunteer, please read the gold letter, fill out the bottom portion of the letter, and return to me no later than Wednesday, Dec. 11th. Please only sign up if you know for sure you'll be able to attend. There is a limited number of volunteers that we are able to bring. Just a heads up- In the past, we have had to have a lottery to determine our volunteers since we had so many parents volunteer. We are so lucky to have so many people willing to help! 😊

What is JA BizTown?

BizTown is a Junior Achievement program that encompasses important elements of community and economy, work readiness, financial literacy, and business management. At BizTown, each student will assume a job, produce and/or sell products, receive a paycheck, work on a business team, repay business loans, shop, and manage a personal bank account. Students will use critical thinking skills to learn about key economic concepts as they explore and enhance their understanding of free enterprise. To learn more about JA BizTown, check out this slideshow that I showed students earlier this week: JA BizTown Overview and Tour

December Calendar of Activities:

In your child's Friday Folder you will find our December Calendar of Activities and Information about our Secret Gift Exchange.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  We will need some supplies for some of our December fun.  If you able to sign up to bring items, I would really appreciate it!  See the sign up link below.

Holiday Sign Up


Check out some pictures of what we've been up to!

Removing Invasive Honeysuckle

PJ Day!

Turkey Tom Winners!

 Homemade Bread and Butter

5th Grade Fall Fun

We've had a busy and fun couple of weeks in 5th grade! Thank you to all the parents who helped and donated supplies for the Fall Party.  We appreciate you, and I know the kids had a lot of fun.

Next week is a full week, but 5th grade homework will look a little different. Students will still have spelling words, but they will not be required to do any math sheets or the reading log.  Instead, to conclude our study on the 50 states, students will choose a state to research and will be decorating "Turkey Tom" to represent what they learned about their state.  More detailed info about this project will come home Monday.

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend your child's parent teacher conference. I really do enjoy sharing about your child and getting know my students' families a little better.

Have a great weekend!

Carl, The Puking Pumpkin

Fall Party Fun

Fun with our 2nd Grade Buddies

Native American Projects