Lynchsters Mr. Lynch's 5th Grade Class 

I hope that everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving break. There are half days on Thursday and Friday this week due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. I sent out sign-up instructions via SignUp Genius. If you have not signed up or need me to resend the instructions please let me know. The Conferences are officially on Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4, but I also opened up slots every morning that week as well.

Students all had the opportunity to make phone calls to local businesses for the Holiday Bear Project over the past week. Working with a script we created/revised, each student called a business of his/her choice to see if the business would support our project. Our (optional) adventure to Walmart will take place on Wednesday. We are sponsoring two 10-year-old kids (a boy and a girl – unrelated) who need a little boost this holiday season. An e-mail was sent out explaining all the details, but basically we’ll be raising funds to provide them with both needs (jackets, gloves, blankets, etc.) and wants (books, toys, etc.)

Upcoming Events

Holiday Bear Walmart visit (optional) – Wednesday, December 2 @3:30 PM

Parent/Teacher Conferences – Thursday, December 3 – Friday, December 4

Book Buddies – Friday, December 18

Last Day of School – Tuesday, June 7

We met with our first grade Book Buddies over at Pine Grove on Friday. Our next meet up will be on December 18, and this time they will come over to visit us. Our classes are partnered up, and each student will has a little buddy he/she is matched up with. This is more of a mentoring experience than one based on literature. While some reading will be involved, the appeal of the program is the yearlong partnership between a younger and an older student.

Last week students starting making phone calls to local businesses for the Holiday Bear Project. Working with a script we created/revised, each student is calling a business of his/her choice to see if the business would support our project. Our (optional) adventure to Walmart will take place on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving break. We are sponsoring two 10-year-old kids (a boy and a girl – unrelated) who need a little boost this holiday season. An e-mail was sent out explaining all the details, but basically we’ll be raising funds to provide them with both needs (jackets, gloves, blankets, etc.) and wants (books, toys, etc.)

Parent/Teacher Conferences are the week after Thanksgiving. I sent out  sign-up instructions via SignUp Genius. If you have not signed up or need me to resend the instructions please let me know. The Conferences are officially on Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4, but I also opened up slots every morning that week as well.

Upcoming Events

Holiday Bear Walmart visit (optional) – Wednesday, December 2 @3:30 PM

Parent/Teacher Conferences – Thursday, December 3 – Friday, December 4

Book Buddies – Friday, December 18

Last Day of School – Tuesday, June 7

Last week I introduced students to a program called typingtraining.com. Each student has an account, and they could use this program to practice their typing skills. In today’s world (and certainly tomorrow’s world even more), the need to navigate a keyboard with decent speed and accuracy is so important. I will give them time to work on this over the course of the year, but they could log-in at home to practice, too. By the end of fifth grade, students should be at at least 25wpm with at least 90% accuracy. In our class, only four students were at this point when we did the intro test.

Our first meetup for our Book Buddy program with one of the first grade classes over at Pine Grove will take place on Friday. Our classes are partnered up, and each student will have a little buddy he/she is matched up with. This is more of a mentoring experience than one based on literature. While some reading will be involved, the appeal of the program is the yearlong partnership between a younger and an older student.

We are currently working on Unit 3: Adding and Subtracting Decimals in math. I put a bunch of games on students’ Google Classroom accounts that they could use to practice these decimal skills.

Students were introduced to the Holiday Bear Project a couple weeks ago. We will be sponsoring two 10-year-old kids (a boy and a girl – unrelated) who need a little boost this holiday season. An e-mail was sent out explaining all the details, but basically we’ll be raising funds to provide them with both needs (jackets, gloves, blankets, etc.) and wants (books, toys, etc.). The project culminates with an optional after-school visit to Walmart where any interested student could meet me there after school on Wednesday, December 2 and we’ll go shopping for these students.

Parent/Teacher Conference sign-up instructions went out about a month ago via SignUp Genius. If you have not signed up or need me to resend the instructions please let me know. The Conferences are officially on Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4, but I also opened up slots every morning that week as well.

Upcoming Events

Book Buddies – Friday, November 20 @ Pine Grove

Holiday Bear Walmart visit (optional) – Wednesday, December 2 @3:30 PM

Parent/Teacher Conferences – Thursday, December 3 – Friday, December 4

Last Day of School – Tuesday, June 7

Veterans Day is on Wednesday and students will participate in a ceremony with local veterans that morning. They are encouraged to wear red, white, or blue.

Last week I invited two nuclear engineers, from Westinghouse, to come in to talk to the class about nuclear energy. They also had students enter a drawing contest that the organization they represent (NAYGN) hosts each year. The students asked some great questions.

Students are taking the Unit 1 Language Arts test on Tuesday. This is a test based on the skills learned throughout the unit. I gave students all the information they need for this last week (and they took notes in their notebooks), but I will have a Review Packet for them on Monday night as well to help them study.

Students took the Unit 2: Division test on Friday, and they will start the next unit, Unit 3: Add and Subtract Decimals, on Monday.

Students were introduced to the Holiday Bear Project last week. We will be sponsoring two 10-year-old kids (a boy and a girl – unrelated) who need a little boost this holiday season. An e-mail was sent out explaining all the details, but basically we’ll be raising funds to provide them with both needs (jackets, gloves, blankets, etc.) and wants (books, toys, etc.). The project culminates with an optional after-school visit to Walmart where any interested student could meet me there after school on Wednesday, December 2 and we’ll go shopping for these students.

Our first meetup for our Book Buddy program with one of the first grade classes over at Pine Grove will take place next week. Our classes are partnered up, and each student will have a little buddy he/she is matched up with. Our first visit to see our Book Buddies will take place on Friday, November 20 when we walk over to Pine Grove.

Parent/Teacher Conference sign-up instructions went out about a few weeks ago via SignUp Genius. If you have not signed up or need me to resend the instructions please let me know. The Conferences are officially on Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4, but I also opened up slots every morning that week as well.

Upcoming Events

Book Buddies – Friday, November 20 @ Pine Grove

Holiday Bear Walmart visit (optional) – Wednesday, December 2 @3:30 PM

Parent/Teacher Conferences – Thursday, December 3 – Friday, December 4

Last Day of School – Tuesday, June 7