Getting Started Update - martinez.k12.ca.us
RoqueStars’ Newsletter
Fourth/Fifth Grade
October 22, 2009
Parents are asked to read, sign, and return the top portion of each week’s update along with the Thursday Folder on Friday morning. Please have your child return this section with your signature Friday mornings with their Thursday Folder.
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Parent Signature Student Name
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Please sign your child’s planner daily and check for any listed missing work.
October 30
Please do not send any treats. Students will get plenty for Halloween. Thank you.
Math Textbook Online
Our new math series can now be used online. Anytime your child is “stuck” doing math you can now access the book. If your child is absent, you can now access the book and worksheets online as well, or if your child uses a tutor, this is a perfect guide. Go to
• Click on side bar: Math
• Click on grade level book
• Go to online tools
• Click on StudentWorks Plus Online
• Put in student access code
4th Grade: FFCA22FAAC
5th Grade: A091DC6A3F
Access workbooks:
When the actual book comes up, go to table of contents. Click on one of the chapters. Then go to Resources and click on your child’s book skills or homework practice book. If your child is missing an assignment, you can now print it.
Focus Groups (new name Power Hour)
The focal point is fluency and comprehension. Students will be placed according to their needs. This is for this trimester. I will reassess in December, and in January focus groups will start up again using that last assessment as a basis of what needs to be emphasized and where students will be placed.
Class Webpage
I am having trouble with it, so please be patient. Even though it is still under construction, you can access weekly newsletters, math textbook online, games, and an alphabetical list of the school’s Accelerated Reader List.
Go to martinez.k12.ca.us
• Schools
• John Swett Elementary
• Site Links
• Fifth Grade
• Mrs. Roque
Scholastic Books
I now have parent ordering online through Scholastic.
Username: roqueF5
Password: star
Reading
Our current novel is Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech. We will continue to discuss all aspects of the novel which will include:
5th: fact and opinion, story structure, topic-main idea- supporting details, and predicting outcomes
4th: sequence of events, main ideas and details, making inferences, making generalizations
Added fun: your child can now write a book review for scholastic and hopefully they will publish it. This is a great activity to help reinforce the story and to practice writing.
• student activities
• reading response
• write a review
Accelerated Reading (AR)
All students read at least one AR book and passed at least one test. A total of 41 books were completed last week. Great Job!!!! Our class totals will be posted in the library. Hopefully we can get a school wide contest going.
Idea: Instead of treats to celebrate your child’s birthday, how about donating an Accelerated Reading book. We are looking for books between 25-50 pages to enhance our classroom library. There is a list to choose from on my webpage under Accelerated Reader List.
This assignment must be completed to earn Blue Ribbon.
Writing
4th Grade 5th Grade
• Personal Narrative Descriptive
• Reading Response Summarizing
• Summarizing
Math
5th Grade and 4th Grad: Graphing
Science
Our first unit is Physical Science.
Social Studies
The next unit is on Native Americans:
4th Grade: of California
5th: of the United States
Fourth grade:
• The week before Thanksgiving break your child will be getting a requirement sheet on the Open House Project. This is so you can begin thinking about, researching, visiting (if possible) the California Historical Landmark your child would like to choose to do their project on.
• Native American Report will be completed in class.
Fifth Grade:
• Native American report was assigned this past Tuesday. Due October 30.
Current Events 5th Grade
We are now practicing how to do Current Events. Last week, I gave each student the same article, we as a class read the article, highlighted the who, what, when, where, why of each article, took notes on those items and then together as a class created a summary paragraph. I typed the paragraph and passed it out. Your student should have brought that home to keep for reference. We just finished our second example.
Homework
4th Grade:
Every night: Handwriting/math facts
Monday Spiral Math
Tuesday Science Worksheet
Wednesday Reading comprehension or
Greek/Latin affixes
Thursday Spelling workbook pages
Friday Sign Planner/Math Facts-
Any fact that is missed on Friday’s
test must be written 3 times each
and turned in on Monday.
Homework
5th Grade: Is your child budgeting their time?
Monday Spiral Math
Tuesday Science Worksheet
Wednesday Reading Comprehension or
Greek/Latin affixes
Thursday Newsletter/spelling workbook pages
Friday Sign Planner/Big 4: write any
missed problem 3 times each.
Future Dates:
Oct. 23 AHS Homecoming
Oct. 30 5th Grade: Native American Report
Due
Nov. 6 4th grade field trip to Benicia 1st group
Nov. 11 Veterans’ Day No school
Nov. 13 4th grade field trip to Benicia 2nd group
Nov. 23-27 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 4 No school/Teacher work day
Dec. 7-11 Conferences-Book Fair
Minimum days 8:15-12:00
Dec. 11 Trimester I Awards Assembly
Dec. 18 Minimum Day 8:15-12:00
Dec. 21-Jan. 1 Winter Break
Jan. 4 Return to school
VIP (Very Important Person)
Oct. 26 Keoni Gavieres
Trekkers
4th Grade:
Garrett Swartz 22 miles Brianna Edwards 10 miles
MacKenzie Canton 16.8 miles
5th Grade:
Jason Frost 56 miles Suraj Kumar 28 miles
Oliver Wells 39 miles
Joshua Lipman 13.4 miles
Jake Fahy 10 miles
Michelle Collins 5 miles
Blue Ribbon Winners
Weekending 10-16-09
Noah Cantwell Zoe Damon
Brianna Atz Nicolo DelBonta MacKenzie Canton Sarah Exner Jason Frost Suraj Kumar Joshua Lipman Maria Pain Garrett Swartz Angelica Raigoza
Brianna Edwards Nick Berry
Jacob Fahy Marina Perez
Kieara Rios
Trevor Simpson Kyle VanTonder
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