Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Spring in the fifth grade is a very busy time! Below is a list of upcoming events that are happening with your fifth grader. This will be updated when there is more information available.



March
7 - Spring Concert 9:15 - Band, Strings, and Chorus students show off their skills. Parents welcome!
9 - Students attend an assembly to kick of the CPort college essay contest.
14 - Students from Saint Joseph’s College come to teach science.
14 - Math Meet - Southern Maine Meet, only 6-12 members of math team can attend.
21 - Students from Saint Joseph’s College come to teach science.
22 - Math MEA Day 1
23 - Math MEA Day 2
24 - Movie Night! This is a fundraiser to raise money for our fifth grade trip. We are showing the movie ‘Trolls’ $5 per family
27 - In school conferences - already scheduled
27 - Portland Symphony Orchestra Field Trip
28 - Language MEA Day 1
28 - Students from Saint Joseph’s College come to teach science.
29 - Language MEA Day 2
30 - ½ day dismissal
30 - Parent Teacher Conferences
30 - District 2 Elementary Music Festival - 5 of our musical students will be attending.
31 - ½ day dismissal
31 - Parent Teacher Conferences

April
1 - 14 MEA Testing Continues
4 - Students from Saint Joseph’s College come to teach science.
4 - Reading MEA Day 1
5 - Reading MEA Day 2
7 - side x side kickoff - Students will be starting a film project with teaching artists from the side x side project. We will be showing our final films in May
11 - Students from Saint Joseph’s College come to teach science.
11 - Math Meet - Portland Schools meet, entire math team can attend.
17 - 21  No School, April Vacation
24 - 28 MEA Science test. 3 tests done on 3 different days. Exact days and times have not yet been determined.
25 - Winners of last year’s CPort Essay contest visit UNE
27 - Science field trip to Saint Joseph’s College

May
2 - Math Meet - Southern Maine Meet, only 6 math team members can attend.
8 - 19 MEA writing test. This will be one day of testing. Exact days and times have not yet been determined.
16 - Fifth grade parent night and side x side film screening. Parents encouraged to attend!
18 - Field Trip to see a Portland Sea Dogs game
26 - Step up day - students visit the middle school they will attend for sixth grade.
29 - No School - Memorial Day

June
1 - All City Elementary Track Meet - 9:00-1:30
2 - CPort essay winners announced 1:30
9 - Field trip to the New England Aquarium in Boston
*The following events will occur but we do not yet know specific details.

  • Field Day
  • Fifth Grade Farewell

Fifth Grade Math

Fifth grade is full of Mathematicians!!!! The fifth grade recently finished their fourth math unit and the students were very successful! The class average for the unit assessment was 80.1% This is amazing! I am so very proud of all the students. Most of the students got more than 80% on their assessment. 

The fifth grade is now working on unit 5. Unit 5 is all about fractions. We are learning to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators. We are also learning about multiplying and dividing fractions. If you have the chance ask your student to show you some of the work they are doing. It is pretty amazing. 


5th graders have been working hard in reading, writing, and math.

In writing students are preparing to compose their college essays. Guest speakers, including Bob Stewart, will provide support in their writing process to make college essays a more meaningful experience.

While in reading, students are researching the Westward Expansion. Understanding different perspectives is key when reading about events in history. We are learning how to properly take notes, find main ideas, and then build our own ideas from what we are reading.