Lynchsters Mr. Lynch's 5th Grade Class 

Well…well…well… looky what we have here. We got some future fifth grade stalkers trying to find out more information about the fifth grade world. Hmmmm… Ok there future fifth graders – so you got questions. While I am definitely going to make you wait until the school year starts to find out most of the stuff your brain wants, here are a few tidbits:

Snack

It’s important to start off by discussing food because food is delicious. Lunch is at 11:17 AM. Not 11:16 or even 11:18. 11:17 AM. Lunch is sort of early, but we will still have snack time each morning. You can bring in a healthy snack and eat it during the morning or during the afternoon. There is no official snack time in the afternoon, but if you’re hungry then snack away. I really don’t care when you eat as long as it’s not a distraction. If we’re in the middle of a discussion about your favorite color crayon at 1:30 PM and you pull out a taco, good for you. Tacos are yummy. However, if you start crunching loudly and fifth graders in India and Australia become distracted by your eating habits, then your taco is going ba-bye. I might even eat it. Feel free to bring a snack on the first day of school.

Schedule

Ok, so during the course of the day we gotta do a bunch of that learning thing. Edumacation and such. Here’s how your day will look:

7:55-8:20       Homeroom

8:20-8:40       Morning Meeting

8:41-9:31         Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop

9:33-10:23     Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop

10:25-11:15    Math

11:17-11:41      LUNCH

11:42-12:07   RECESS

12:09-12:59   Science (w/Mrs. Pooler)

1:01-1:51          Targeted Instruction

1:53-2:43        Specials

M=Music;  T=Spanish/PE;  W=Library;  Th=Art;  F=PE/Spanish

Recess

You will have recess outdoors everyday (25 minutes) at 11:42 AM unless it is raining. Unfortunately, fifth graders are notorious for melting in the rain so we don’t let you get wet. Last year I think I lost three or four students who melted. I miss them. On rainy days, recess will be in the classroom. The recess area at Thompson Brook is really cool and very large so there’s plenty to do.

Lunch

Mmmmm….food. If you haven’t heard from older friends, the lunch at TBS has a very good reputation. Remember, lunch is at 11:17 AM. The 17 minute part is very important and it’s probably historically significant or something. Maybe not. Anyway, every year I hear many comments from students about how good the lunch is here.

Bring it.

Buy it.

That’s your choice.

Lockers

You have been assigned a locker where you will store the dozens of sweatshirts and jackets you will keep forgetting to bring home. The lockers aren’t small, but if you buy a huge backpack meant to go on an excursion up Mt. Everest then it ain’t fitting. There’s no room in the class to store backpacks (except for the first day) so it needs to fit. Every once in a while I will remind you that your locker is ridiculously dirty and make you have a tag sale or just bring everything home.

Desks

Like your locker, your desk isn’t small, but you can’t fit all your worldly possessions inside.

Your quad. Not fitting.

Your field hockey gear. Nope.

Your favorite beach ball. Big no.

I will help you choose the right items to store in your desk and give you time each week to do some cleaning maintenance. Those of you who wouldn’t exactly call yourself “neat” or “organized” can take advantage of these times to keep yourself organized this year.

Specials

At Thompson Brook the specials are Music, PE, Art, Library/Health (one for each half the year – Library is first), and Spanish. I took four years of Spanish in high school and I remember how to ask a stranger where the bathroom is. Ummmm…that’s about all I remember so after a day or two of class you’ll be ahead of me.

Homework

Yup.

You gonna get it. You gonna get it good.

Monday – Thursday you’ll have homework and as a general rule, your weekends are homework free. The only time you might choose to do homework on a weekend is if you have a long-term project, but that would be your call. You might also decide to do homework you made up on sleepovers with your friends, but then I would just think you’re kind of weird.

Students

So, you’re probably wondering who is in our class this year. Humans? Aliens? A combination of the two? I’m not sure yet either (I conduct alien screenings during the first week of school), but at least you had the chance to see them on Step-Up Day. Here’s a list of the unknown species that will be living in Room 107 this year:

• Abigail B.
• Samuel C.
• Mason G.
• Molly H.
• Tessa H.
• Gavin K.
• Begench K.
• Dayanch K.
• Shelby L.
• Aidan M.
• Devon N.
• Katie O.
• Anna P.
• Luke P.
• Benjamin R.
• Adeline R.
• Sabrina R.
• Nadine S.
• Mariah S.
• Scott S.
• James T.
• Raghav V.
• Iris Y.

Supplies

What supplies should I bring on the first day of school? You could never go wrong by bringing your teacher (that Mr. Lynch guy) an oak-grilled filet mignon steak (cooked medium rare, please) and served over a bed of macaroni and cheese with a red mornay sauce. Tiramisu for dessert.

But… if that’s not possible, here’s the Lynch Student Supply List 2014-2015.

Cats

No. You can’t keep a pet cat in your desk or locker. No one has ever asked me this before, but you never know so I just want to make it clear. No cats.

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Ok there future fifth graders – so you got questions. While I am definitely going to make you wait until the school year starts to find out most of the stuff your brain wants, here are a few tidbits:

Snack

It’s important to start off by discussing food because food is delicious. We have a noon-ish lunch so we will have snack time each morning. You can bring in a healthy snack and eat it during the morning or during the afternoon. There is no official snack time in the afternoon, but if you’re hungry then snack away. I really don’t care when you eat as long as it’s not a distraction. If we’re in the middle of a discussion about the American Revolution at 2 PM and you pull out a taco, good for you. Tacos are yummy. However, if you start crunching loudly and fifth graders in India and Australia become distracted by your eating habits, then your taco is going ba-bye. I might even eat it. Feel free to bring a snack on the first day of school.

Recess

You will have recess outdoors everyday (25 minutes) unless it is raining. Unfortunately, fifth graders are notorious for melting in the rain so we don’t let you get wet. Last year I think I lost three or four students who melted. I miss them. On rainy days, recess will be in the classroom. The recess area at Thompson Brook is really cool and very large so there’s plenty to do.

Lunch

Mmmmm….food. If you haven’t heard from older friends, the lunch at TBS has a very good reputation. Every year I hear many comments from students about how good the lunch is here.

Bring it.

Buy it.

That’s your choice.

Lockers

You will be assigned a locker where you will store the dozens of sweatshirts and jackets you will keep forgetting to bring home. The lockers aren’t small, but if you buy a huge backpack meant to go on an excursion up Mt. Everest then it ain’t fitting. There’s no room in the class to store backpacks (except for the first day) so it needs to fit. Every once in a while I will remind you that your locker is ridiculously dirty and make you have a tag sale or just bring everything home.

Desks

Like your locker, your desk isn’t small, but you can’t fit all your worldly possessions inside.

Your quad. Not fitting.

Your field hockey gear. Nope.

Your favorite beach ball. Big no.

I will help you choose the right items to store in your desk and give you time each week to do some cleaning maintenance. Those of you who wouldn’t exactly call yourself “neat” or “organized” can take advantage of these times to keep yourself organized this year.

Specials

At Thompson Brook the specials are Music, PE, Art, Library/Health (one for each half the year), and a new one this year – Spanish. I took four years of Spanish in high school and I remember how to ask a stranger where the bathroom is. Ummmm…that’s about all I remember so after a day or two of class you’ll be ahead of me.

Homework

Yup.

You gonna get it. You gonna get it good.

Monday – Thursday you’ll have homework and as a general rule, your weekends are homework free. The only time you might choose to do homework on a weekend is if you have a long-term project, but that would be your call. You might also decide to do homework you made up on sleepovers with your friends, but then I would just think you’re kind of weird.

8:20 – 8:40          Homeroom / Morning Meeting
8:41 – 9:30           Specials
9:35 – 10:35         Math
10:35 – 12:05       Language Arts (Reading/Writing Workshop)
12:09 – 12:30       Lunch
12:34 – 1:00         Recess 
1:05 – 1:35            Targeted Instruction
1:40 – 2:40           Social Studies / Science
2:45 – 2:55           Homeroom / Dismissal

Students

So, you’re probably wondering who is in our class this year. Humans? Aliens? A combination of the two? I’m not sure yet either (I conduct alien screenings during the first week of school), but this will get you thinking.

• Haley B.
• Hannah C.
• Brooke D.
• Julia. N.
• Sarah O.
• Haylie T.
• Jessica T.
• Olivia Y.
• Tucker B.
• John C.
• Gabriel F.
• Luke F.
• Zachary H.
• Thejas N.
• David P.
• Christian R.
• Gregory R.
• Jack S.
• Mitchell S.
• Leighton W.

Cats

No. You can’t keep a pet cat in your desk or locker. No one has ever asked me this before, but you never know so I just want to make it clear. No cats.

If you’re looking for things to do in Connecticut this summer check out CT Visit. It’s loaded with day trips and ideas to keep you and your children occupied so they do not drive you insane. My five-year-old son likes to pretend our house is a indoor track (or sometimes indoor bumper cars) when he’s bored so if you can relate then the site might be for you.

Study Island is still active for students as well. Students have full access to both Language Arts and Math so this is a great place to send them for some review and preview. (Or just something to do while taking a break from hitting their siblings.) You could even keep track of their progress and whatever particular skills might be in need of extra review/practice. This works well on iPods, Smartphones, and all tablets, too. Mr. Nussbaum is a an excellent website for all subject areas and when we used it this year students really enjoyed the game-style of learning. The ability to type at a decent rate becomes more and more important as students progress through the grades. There are many typing programs out there and Avon Public Schools, like most schools in the U.S., has Type to Learn. Many versions of this could be found on Amazon or eBay, both new and used. However, plenty of free, online programs exist. Typing Web and KeyBr are just a couple.

Encourage your child to keep reading. Barnes & Noble even has a Summer Reading Program for students up to sixth grade where they will give out a free book to anyone who reads eight books over the summer. All students have to do is fill out the form (see attached) and bring it into a Barnes & Noble store to get their free book.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all your support both in and out of school this year. A special thank you goes out to Karen Kucharski and Amy Lodovico for all the extra time and effort they put in to make our celebrations memorable and delicious. Finally, thank you all for the gift cards – they will certainly come in handy over the next couple of months. It was a great year and now it’s time to enjoy the summer!

Got supplies? Click below to see what you need for class this year – this list is custom to this specific classroom. Parents, think of this like a treasure hunt. A treasure hunt through aisles filled with thousands of other kids, screaming and pushing and grabbing and crying and climbing. Have fun.

 

Ok there future fifth graders – so you got questions. While I am definitely going to make you wait until the school year starts to find out most of the stuff your brain wants, here are a few tidbits:

Snack

It’s important to start off by discussing food because food is delicious. We have an early lunch, but we will still have a designated snack time each morning. You can bring in a healthy snack and eat it during the morning or during the afternoon. There is no official snack time in the afternoon, but if you’re hungry then snack away. I really don’t care when you eat as long as it’s not a distraction. If we’re in the middle of a discussion about the American Revolution at 2 PM and you pull out a taco, good for you. Tacos are yummy. However, if you start crunching loudly and fifth graders in India and Australia become distracted by your eating habits, then your taco is going ba-bye. I might even eat it. Feel free to bring a snack on the first day of school.

Recess

You will have recess outdoors everyday (25 minutes) unless it is raining. Unfortunately, fifth graders are notorious for melting in the rain so we don’t let you get wet. Last year I think I lost three or four students who melted. I miss them. On rainy days, recess will be in the classroom. The recess area at Thompson Brook is really cool and very large so there’s plenty to do.

Lunch

Mmmmm….food. If you haven’t heard from older friends, the lunch at TBS has a very good reputation. Every year I hear many comments from students about how good the lunch is here.

Bring it.

Buy it.

That’s your choice.

Lockers

You will be assigned a locker where you will store the dozens of sweatshirts and jackets you will keep forgetting to bring home. The lockers aren’t small, but if you buy a huge backpack meant to go on an excursion up Mt. Everest then it ain’t fitting. There’s no room in the class to store backpacks (except for the first day) so it needs to fit. Every once in a while I will remind you that your locker is ridiculously dirty and make you have a tag sale or just bring everything home.

Desks

Like your locker, your desk isn’t small, but you can’t fit all your worldly possessions inside.

Your quad. Not fitting.

Your field hockey gear. Nope.

Your favorite beach ball. Big no.

I will help you choose the right items to store in your desk and give you time each week to do some cleaning maintenance. Those of you who wouldn’t exactly call yourself “neat” or “organized” can take advantage of these times to keep yourself organized this year.

Specials

At Thompson Brook the specials are Music, PE, Art, Library/Health (one for each half the year), and Science Lab. You will actually have Science Lab twice a week. This means that you have one special a day, plus one day with two specials. During this two-special day one of them will be Science Lab. However, at Thompson Brook we consider every day a special day. Wow – that was bad.

Homework

Yup.

You gonna get it. You gonna get it good.

Monday – Thursday you’ll have homework and as a general rule, your weekends are homework free. The only time you might choose to do homework on a weekend is if you have a long-term project, but that would be your call. You might also decide to do homework you made up on sleepovers with your friends, but then I would just think you’re kind of weird.

Cats

No. You can’t keep a pet cat in your desk or locker. No one has ever asked me this before, but you never know so I just want to make it clear. No cats.

My daughter: Lilly Ella Lynch

Born: July 5, 2012

Weight: 7 pounds, 1 ounce

Height: 18.5 inches

Here’s a video that gives a more in-depth look at how to find the volume of a rectangular prism.

Going along with our study of Volume, here’s a neat video that teaches you how to draw several three-dimensional shapes.