To showcase what they have learned about geometry, math groups built their own geometric cities!

The year is quickly coming to an end, we only have 12 days left of school. It's hard to believe. We have many fun and exciting events coming up including our talent show, field day, the annual fifth grade bowling field trip and other end of the year celebrations. Students have accomplished many things this year and have shown a lot of growth both personally and academically. All students saw growth on their MAP tests and majority of students were able to meet their growth targets, exceeding our classroom goal of 70%. 

I hope you enjoy the extended holiday weekend and find some time to relax!

Jefferson raised $1,025.50 for the Sexton family! Team Innov8ors contributed $213.00 to that total. Thank you to everyone who was able to donate money towards Brandon.  

Spring MAP testing starts next week for room 314. The schedule below outlines the days and times the tests will take place. Students should get a good night sleep and eat a healthy breakfast prior to the test. I have also encouraged them to be working on Compass Learning and Scoot Pad to review the concepts that we have worked on this year. We are calling it their study guide for the test! Students have made wonderful gains and I look forward to celebrating their success on the tests.

Tuesday, April 23rd Language Arts test 11:15-12:15
Tuesday, April 30th Reading test 11:15-12:15
Wednesday, May 8th Math test 11:15-12:15


Today a notice came home letting you know that fourth quarter conferences are scheduled for April 30th. If I would like to have an individual conference with you, another note will be sent home next week letting you know the time. If you would like to request a conference please let me know.

We are continuing our inquiry unit on forms of energy. We have been learning about how sound travels. We did an experiment to show how vibrations make sound and Mr. Ivanyos taught us about sound in relation to the guitar!

Room 314

Have a wonderful spring break. Hopefully the weather warms up so we can all enjoy some much needed time outside! School resumes on Monday, April 8th. Students should come back geared up to work hard during the final stretch before Spring MAP testing.

Ms. McGrorty :)

It has been a fun week at Jefferson! Not only did the students do an amazing job singing in the concert but they also got to participate in a Radio Disney Assembly. Check out the pictures from both of these great events!

Today our guest reader was Bret Buganski, a reporter from FOX 6 news. He read us Dr. Seuss' book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. He also shared with us what steps he took in order to pursue his career goal.

A big thank you goes out to Bret and FOX 6!

WKCE results were sent home today with your child. If after reading the enclosed letters you still have questions about the results, please contact me so we can discuss them further. Thanks!

Ms. McGrorty



This week we continued our inquiry unit on forms of energy. We learned how to look up library books through our school's system so that we could write down books and check them out for out inquiry projects. We also finished our fraction math assessments and started learning about algebra patterns.

Room 314 Community

We started our new inquiry unit on Forms of Energy. Ms. McGrorty's dad came to our classroom and taught us about electricity!!

            For this secction in math we are learnig about how to multiply and divide fractions. When we are dividing fractions we have this method that we use. It is called KCF, which can only be used in dividing fractions. The K stands for keep it which you keep the first fraction the same. The C stands for change the division sign into a mutiplication sign. The F stands for flip it which means you flip the numerator and the denominator around in the second fraction. When we are multipling fractions all you do is multiply the numerators together to get the answer for the numerator. Then you multiply the denminators together to get the denominator. When you are dividing or multiplying you always ask yourself at the end can we reduce?

8/12 x 1/2 = 8/24  Can I reduce?  1/3

3/5 divided by 2/3 equals 9/10

We had a lot of fun this week. This week what we did was: worked on our Civil War prsentations, getting ready for our presentations on the keynote app. We also did Achieve3000 articles about the civil rights. Today we got to see a real athlete from the Olympics. Her name is Debbie Sullivan. Her sport was race walking. She made it to the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She also gave us dream rocks because she had a dream and she told us never give up on your dream even if someone laughs at you and your dream dont give up!



Homework
-Achieve 3000 or RazKids
-No school on Monday
-Wear green on Tuesday for POD color day

Your Weekly Student Bloggers,
Mariah, The Awesome Robert

Mrs. Rivest worked with our classes today to teach us how to use the Keynote app. We are going to use it for our Civil War presentations!

Ms. Galewski taught the Innov8ors about her great great grandfather who was a Union soldier during the Civil War.

Students working towards meeting their goals during Itime!

Our Unity Tree!

Students working hard at their math centers!

Greeting Families,

The past couple of weeks in room 314 we have been busy immersing ourselves in the study of the Civil War. Students have learned about causes, the different sides, and the Underground Railroad, just to name a few. Students have shown a lot of interest in studying the various topics outside of school and have brought in a lot of information to share with the class.

In math we have been reviewing multi digit addition and subtraction but our focus has been on multi digit multiplication. We have a lot of fun projects planned leading up to Winter Break, where students will be able to show off their multiplication skills they have worked hard towards improving!

In planning ahead, the following dates will be important to remember:

- Friday, December 7th @ 2:00 Winter Sing, progress reports are also sent home with your child today.
-Wednesday, December 12th @ 2:00 BOCS concert
-Friday, December 21st, Winter Festival in Ms. McGrorty's room. Treats are welcome.
-December 24th to January 1st Winter Break, classes resume Wednesday January 2nd

Testing week has finally ended! It has been a very busy week and students have worked hard towards achieving proficiency on all of the subjects they were tested on. I am proud of the work the students have done so far this year and we look forward to accomplishing many more goals as we move forward.

Report cards were sent home today with students. A parent/guardian should sign the envelope and return it to school, with their child, on Monday.

Reminders:

Student Council is continuing their food drive in support of the Salvation Army. Please send with your child any non-perishable food items that you are able to donate to this cause. The POD team that collects the most items will win a party.

Monday: Bear Wear
Wednesday: POD color day, wear green!
Friday: Favorite team color(s)

There is no school November 21st, 22nd and 23rd.

This week in our class we have been studying for the WKCE testing that will begin on Monday November 5th. We have been reviewing reading strategies and math work that we have done this quarter. We have also been making propoganda voting posters for our governement inquiry project.
Remember to study your things at home this weekend for the tests.

Your Weekly Blog Masters,

Hayden Yearian and Justin Jarumbo

Today in our classroom we did an algebra post test, everyone did a good job improving from their pretest.

In daily 5 we read an article on Scholastic.com about who won the presidential race according to students' votes in the Scholastic election. We voted in it earlier this month.


Remember:
-Monday is pink day
-Tuesday is Jefferson wear/colors day and band members need to be at school at 7:55 for practice.
-Wednesday is parent-teacher conferences for those of you who Ms. McGrorty scheduled a    conference with.

Your Weekly Blog Masters,
Justin Jarumbo and Hayden Yearian