NEW CLASS, GREAT TIMES

TIME FLIES when you are actively engaged in creating a new classroom community.  We have now completed 12 days of school and it is exciting to see the 29 students in our class come together as learners.  I am very impressed with the ability of this class/team at White Pines. 

We are off to a great start!  Click on any photo for a larger view.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION is set for October 30 and October 31 for our team.  The $60 registration fee is due this Friday, September 20.  Your check should be payable to GHAPS.  If you are interested in serving as a chaperone these two days, please contact Mr. Chittenden via email (chittenk@ghaps.org) as soon as possible.  The camper/student health form and high ropes course consent form is also due this Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES is an important part of the content presented in fifth grade.  Our first test will be tomorrow, September 19.  Our focus has been on learning basic geography language and its application to reading maps, understanding various land forms.  The test permits open notes (not textbook) and students will use a learning response system to take the paperless test.

MATHEMATICS is an area that the fifth grade MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) will feature in October.  Our first unit of study in Everyday Mathematics Common Core addresses comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions.  These are challenging concepts, but we are making excellent progress in our understanding.

THE STUDENT PLANNER is an important communication tool.  Please check your child’s planner daily for a listing of assignments.  Students should “flag” their assignments as completed, in progress, or as homework requiring completion.  Please sign your child’s planner daily.