Greetings families!
I can't believe how close to the end of the year it is! We are officially done state testing (woohoo!) although students do have a few district-level assessments that they are working on this week, like math windowpanes to see what math strategies they know how to use. In math we just finished a unit on dividing fractions and are moving on to multiplying and dividing decimals! We have also finished up our writing unit on narrative writing and have moved on to learning more about the Civil War. I have had a lot of questions about the Civil War project so I want to clarify some things in case you have the same questions: 1. Students will be working on their essays in school. They will only bring them home to work on closer to the deadline if they aren't finished, but they should have plenty of time. 2. Students will be presenting to the class, but the family presentation on June 15th is less formal and they will stand by their trifold and answer any questions as people come by (not presenting by themselves in front of everyone) 3. Right now students are working on research at school and if they feel like they have enough information, they can begin to put together their trifold. If students need things printed at school or other materials like markers, glue, construction paper, etc. I am happy to provide those materials, I just need to know. Anything "extra" like stickers or stencils would be the responsibility of the families (please know that this is not an expectation, but it is an option if families choose). Please reach out if you have any other questions! I also wanted to give you the information about 5th Grade Fun Day in case you missed it in the Core: Hi Parents, We are thrilled that our 5th graders' fun day is planned! We will be going to Smuggler's Notch on Tuesday, June 13th 2023. We will be departing after the start of the school day. We will be taking school buses to get to Smuggler's Notch. We will be back in time for the end of the school day so that 5th graders can get home via their usual dismissal plans. Students can look forward to swimming in the heated pool with waterslides, and adventuring indoors at the Funzone, which features bounce houses and mini golf. Please note that students will not have access to the arcade. Lunch will be provided with this trip - it will include pizza, a drink, a snack and a dessert. The Cost for this trip will be $45.00 per student. Please consider making a donation to cover the cost of your child's trip and if you are able, an additional amount to contribute towards any student who is not able to make a contribution. All 5th graders will be welcome to attend, regardless of ability to pay. Parents are welcome to join us at Smuggs for the day. A separate sign up sheet will be available on Konstella for those parents who wish to join us and help out with being a chaperone. Kids will be able to ride home with their parent if they would like at the end of the day. Students will need to bring
Payment can be made electronically via Konstella at the link below: https://www.konstella.com/app/school/6053aecc105c0243ef2edbfa/donations/64654f7e47fcebc536f056b0 Or by check made payable to Orchard PTO and sent in to your classroom teacher. We look forward to celebrating this special occasion. The Orchard PTO has graciously organized this event so I may not have all of the information, but I can reach out to someone if I don't know how to answer any further questions about the day. I'm sure that it will be a ton of fun! As always, please don't hesitate to reach out! Sincerely, Mrs. Reagan
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