December 19, 2016

Dear Parents and Families we have had a great quarter! Track out is this Wednesday and we track in January 23rd. 

Here is a look back at all of the fun we had while learning this quarter:*Pictures can be seen on Twitter with my handle @anelson 210

• DC Trip

• Mystery Skype (the last one we won in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada!)

• Lego Wedo 2.0

• Go Noodle Brain Breaks and Dance

• Walks on the Nature Trail and impromptu singing

• Trivia-Kahoot Games

• Read aloud's from Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul & My Librarian is a Camel

• Position Papers - Research Writing

• Heritage Day Projects

• Ecosystem Projects

• Creative Writing

• Analyzing Non fiction Text 

• Computing with Decimals

• Understanding and Plotting Coordinate Grids

• Human Growth & Development
• American Revolutionary War (Mr. Schoenebeck)
• Science is Fun - Body Systems 

• and so much more!!

I have enjoyed challenging your children and nurturing their academic development to prepare them for the Middle School. Parents thanks for your continued support at home in holding your child accountable for their own best work and other things. I look forward to seeing everyone in 2017!

December 13, 2016

Hello Parents,


Achieve 3000~

Please check Tuesday Folders for Home Edition Setup of Achieve 3000. Achieve 3000 is a program our county uses to increase reading lexile levels through reading nonfiction Text. The goal is for students to read the text and achieve a score of 75% on the multiple choice, on the first try. As a class we are aiming for each student to complete 6 articles a month between school and home. This has always been a part of our Daily 5, but I need your support to "check in" with your child as to getting this done.

 Starting next week an article will be a weekly part of homework. If your child does not have access to internet at home, he or she can complete that article at school in addition to the  two we do weekly for "Daily 5" at school. Thanks for your support, please let me know if you have any questions.

We will have a monthly celebration when we achieve our 6 articles per person. Our first celebrate reading day will be track in. We are aiming high and I am hoping to see some gains in lexile reading levels.

Thank you!


"Secret  Gift" items can be sent in with your child. The gift should be approximately $5 (5 and below). We will pass out on Tuesday during our learning experience.

December 12, 2016

Homework for this week due Friday:

• Read for Book Club
• Type Final Draft of Position Paper
• Study Ecosystem Vocabulary (previously seen) for Case 21. https://quizlet.com/93289830/ecosystem-flash-cards/
• Math Worksheet on Coordinate Grids

December 12, 2016

We need materials & helpers for our Holiday event, please sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044daca623a02-q2dayof

Thank you so much to our coordinating class moms and to those of you that have already signed up.

Ms. Nelson 5th grade class

Q2 Day of Learning

The Q2 Day of Learning for Ms. Nelson's class will be on 12/20 from 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm.  Parents who volunteer to help with stations and setup on the day of the event will meet just inside the front door of the school at 1:00 pm.

We've planned some fun activities for the kids.  The kids will tie dye some socks, make an ornament, go on a food chain scavanger hunt, have a snack, and get a gift from their Secret Santa.  Here is the itinerary:

• 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm:  Volunteer parents gather at front of school, donated items are collected, activities are setup.
• 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm:  Half the class works on tie-dye and the other half works on ornament decorating.
• 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm:  Kids switch stations and work on other craft.
• 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm:  Food chain scavenger hunt.  Winning team gets prizes.  Play dodge ball if there is extra time.
• 2:30 pm - 2:40 pm:  Go back inside, use bathroom if needed.
• 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm:  Decorate cupcakes and eat snack.
• 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm:  Secret Santa

We need a lot of supplies to make this successful.  Please look through the entire list before you sign up.  If you can donate multiple items it would be greatly appreciated.  If you do not plan to attend the event, please send in the items you signed up for with your child the morning of the event or drop it off at 1:00 pm at the front of the school.

Thank you in advance for your time and donations.

Date: 12/20/2016 (Tue.)

Time: 1:30pm - 3:15pm EST

Location: Ms. Nelson's classroom at Pleasant Union Elementary

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December 9, 2016

repost from Mr. Schoenebeck's Newsletter:

Hello parents,

Here are the points of interest for the upcoming week.

*Next week Wednesday (12.14.16) we will be taking the Reading Case 21 standardized test.  We give these tests quartly, and it is usually a good indicator of how students will perform on the End of Grade tests.  Please make sure your child gets enough sleep and eats a hearty breakfast.

*Next week Thursday (12.15.16) is the Science (Ecosystems) Case 21 test.

*Next week Friday (12.16.16) is the Math Case 21 test.

*Next week Friday (12.16.16) Pleasant Union will be showing "The Polar Express" in the gym from 6:30-8:30.  Bring a pillow and sleeping bag, come in your pajamas, and enjoy the movie.

*As we are moving through the 5th grade math curriculum, if you feel that your child needs extra help with specific math standards, here is a good website to print out your own practice worksheets along with answer sheets for them to check their work.  

http://www.commoncoresheets.com/SortedByGrade.php

I put the 5th grade math standards on the top of most of the work sent home for your reference.  The standards for this quarter are as follows: 5.NBT.7 5.OA.1 5.OA.2 5.OA.3 5.G.3 5.G.4 5.G.1 5.G.2  

We are currently working on 5.OA.3.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Thank you.

Mr. Schoenebeck's Class Only

http://teachers.oregon.k12.wi.us/sundstrom/Environmental%20Science/Outcome%203/Ecosystem%20Energy%20WebQuest.pdf

Some of the links were broken. Here is how you can access them.

For question #3 copy and paste this link into Google :   (see me if you need help) http://www.cas.psu.edu/DOCS/WEBCOURSE/WETLAND/WET1/identify.html

For question #4 use a laptop only as it needs to access Adobe Flash Player.

For question #5 use this link http://www.ftexploring.com/me/pyramid.html

For question #7 http://chemistry.elmhurst.edu/vchembook/321foodenergy.html

December 5, 2016

Math Workshop Q2W7

New- Coordinate Grids, 2 dimensional figures, and Polygons (5.G.1-4)

Review-Write Simple Expressions (5.OA. 2) & Divide Decimal Word Problems (5.NBT.7)

A.) Mrs. Nelson Days 43-50 (new)

B.) Draw into your notebook an example of each word, see attached. Quizlet -Polygons(see blog- https://quizlet.com/_1kh0hu) when done drawing (Assessment on vocabulary Friday) (new)

C.) Khan Academy-watch videos with earbuds and take notes on Multiply and Divide Decimal word problems. Divide Decimals 5 minutes

Write Simple Expressions Video 10 minutes

D.) Problem of the Day

Homework: Due Friday
Multiply & Divide Decimals Worksheets
Type Position Paper
Read for Book Club
Study Math Quizlet Vocabulary