St. Cletus School Learning • Growing • Leading • Believing
📅 Important Dates to Remember
September 30th – School pictures
October 9th – 2PM dismissal
October 12th – No school
✏️ ELA | English Language Arts
We are beginning our opinion writing unit! We are in the very first stages of our opinion writing we just started.Students are continuing to learn the important skills needed to write a strong opinion writing piece, including proper paragraph structure, organization, and developing their ideas.
Next, students will begin working on their rough drafts, as they bring their stories to life.
✨ Coming Soon: first drafts of our opinion writing, and starting drafting our sloppy copy.
🔢 Math
We just finished our Unit 1 multiplication strategies and students were testing on that unit. Moving right along, our focus will be on understanding division strategies and area models.Students will continue building their understanding on multiplication fluency and their fact families. We have quilt dove into unit 2.
📚 Up Next: Quizzes on division strategies.
✝️ Religion
We are moving into Chapter 1 of our religion textbook. Students are learning about Jesus’ healing miracles and will be creating a creative magazine cover highlighting what they have learned.
🙏 Up Next: Chapter 1 Religion Quiz
📖 Reading
We are excited to begin our very first class novel:
⭐ George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Louis and Stephen Hawking
We will be reading and studying this novel throughout the month of September.
Students will also receive a weekly reading packet to complete throughout the week. These packets will be collected at the end of the unit and will count toward their points, so please help your child remember to complete it!
📚 Weekly Reading Reminder
Miss Pretzie’s students have a reading log! The purpose of this log is to help students keep track of their reading progress at home.
Students should read for 20 minutes each day and turn in their reading log each week to earn 5 points. 📚✨
📝 Spelling
Every Friday, students will take a quiz on that week’s spelling words and their definitions.
Good news! Spelling quizzes can be corrected for half-credit recovery. Encourage your child to review their words throughout the week!
🔬 Science
We are currently moving into the phases of the water cycle. This should be a review so this unit 2 should go quick,and we are learning where water comes from the ground? Front he sky? We are starting a pioneer lab on well water and where it comes from.
🧪 Up Next: Students will have to complete there pioneer lab, and quiz.
🇺🇸 Social Studies
We have officially started Chapter 1!
Students are practicing important study skills, including note-taking, creating note cards, and summarizing information.
We are learning about the Colonial Era and exploring what life was like for people during this important period in American history.
📖 Up Next: Chapter 1 Quiz
💌 Questions or Comments?
As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions, concerns, or comments. I truly appreciate your continued support as we work together to help your child learn, grow, and succeed!
🌟 Let’s keep learning and growing together! 🌟
Have a blessed week! — Miss Pretzie 5th Grade Teacher St. Cletus School
