Ms. Hines 5th Grade Classroom Newsletter (540) 658-6790 September 21, 2018 hinesbj@staffordschools.net Next Week’s Schedule Fall is Here! It’s been a great 3rd week! Literacy Math Review the purposes of fiction and nonfiction Review story elements Begin in-depth study of fiction texts Reviewing Prime and Composite numbers Dividing multi-step problems Science Social Studies Our first big Science unit will begin 9/24 with Matter. Geography Unit Test 9/27 Reminders If you wish to volunteer in our classroom or on field trips, please make sure you complete your fingerprinting through the Stafford County Public Schools Human Resources department. Fingerprinting must be completed annually. If you have questions or would like a fingerprinting form, please send me an email. We have had a great third week being able to dive, deep into the pool for knowledge, and beginning our learning journey! We reviewed school/ classroom expectations and procedures, discussed growth mindset, and participated in multiple STEM challenges in pairs and small groups. I hope your students came home telling you about the fun things we did in class! -Ms. Hines The MBES 5k Fun Run is Sunday, September 30th starting at 8am. You can register online on the MBES Website (Our School-PTO) or sign-up forms are in the front office! We have snack each afternoon, please pack a snack for your child. If you would like to send in donations of snacks, for allergy purposes we ask that they be store bought. For the rest of the school year, the bi-weekly classroom newsletter will only be sent out electronically through email. If you would prefer a paper copy, please let me know.