Becker Bulletin

Hello, everyone! Please make sure you read the “Things to Note” section below.

Math

• We will finish chapter 12 this upcoming week, but we will not test on chapter 12 until after math PSSAs
• We will be working on cumulative review this week.

ELA

• We will start Lesson 24 this week. Due to ELA PSSAs, we won’t start Lesson 24 until Friday.
• Comprehension, focus skill and Vocab Test for Lesson 24 will be on Friday, April 26th. (again, due to PSSAs)
• Spelling test list 24 will be on Monday, 4/29.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson 24 vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 24 Book list or Challenge list 24.  They also have a printed copy)

Things to Note

• ELA PSSAs start this week. We will be testing on Monday through Wednesdays in the mornings (afternoons we will be doing regular math lessons).
• Friday, 4/19 – Monday 4/22 we have no school

Hello, everyone! Report cards went home today, April 8th. They are to be signed and returned by Wednesday, April 10th. As a friendly reminder, please keep the report card paper, and return the envelope with the question sheet inside. Thank you!

Math

• Chapter 11 test will be returned tomorrow. Signed tests/optional test corrections will be due on Thursday, April 11th.
• We started our last chapter, chapter 12, today.
• We will have a math quiz on Thursday, 4/4

ELA

• We will continue Lesson 23 this week.
• Comprehension, focus skill and Vocab Test for Lesson 23 will be on Friday, April 12th.
• Spelling test list 23 will be on Friday, 4/12.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “Any Small Goodness.” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson 23 vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 23 Book list or Challenge list 23.  They also have a printed copy)

Things to Note

• Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder; they will often bring home graded assignments or things that need to be signed.
• I’m collecting Pringles Cans for activity. If you eat Pringles, please send in your empty Pringles cans with your student! Thank you in advance!

Tomorrow is our classroom comfy day! A reward our class voted on, and earned this past marking period. Below are the rules/guidelines for comfy day:

Students may:

• Bring a small pillow
• Bring a small blanket
• Pack slippers to where in class (but most wear normal shoes to school)
• Wear school-appropriate pajamas (no onesies)

Students may NOT:

• Come to school in their slippers
• Bring a stuffed animal

Any questions? Please feel free to send me an email! Aliza.Becker@pennmanor.net

Hello students and parents,

We were supposed to have a comfy day tomorrow; a class-earned reward for good behavior. HOWEVER, we did not get to discuss the expectations for comfy day (rules on what can or cannot be brought) so we will postpone comfy day until MONDAY, APRIL 8th!

I will post the expectations on the weekly update for next week. Thank you!

Math

• We will be finishing Chapter 11 this week
• Chapter 11 test will be on Friday, 4/5
• As usual, I will create a study guide that will go home Wednesday. Please encourage students to practice it and study it. I always offer blank

ELA

• We will continue Lesson 22 this week.
• Comprehension, focus skill and Vocab Test for Lesson 22 will be on Thursday, 4/4.
• Spelling test list 22 will be on Thursday, 4/4.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “The Power of W.O.W.” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson 22 vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 22 Book list or Challenge list 22.  They also have a printed copy)

Things to Note

• Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder; they will often bring home graded assignments or things that need to be signed.
• I’m collecting Pringles Cans for activity. If you eat Pringles, please send in your empty Pringles cans with your student! Thank you in advance!
• We are officially in marking period 4 (although I can’t believe that is possible)! Report cards will come home on Monday, April 8th.

Math

• We will be continuing chapter 11 this week.
• Monday -Wednesday we will be talking about different metric units of conversion. Thursday will be review. We will have a metric conversion quiz on Friday, 3/29 (Chapter 11 Lessons 10,12, and 13)
• Chapter 11 will be the following week.

ELA

• We will continue Lesson 21 this week.
• Comprehension, and Vocab Test for Lesson 21 will be on Wednesday, 3/27.
• Spelling test list 21 will be on Wednesday, 3/27.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “Interrupted Journey” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson 21 vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 21 Book list or Challenge list 21.  They also have a printed copy)

Things to Note

• Please make sure you are checking your child’s take home folder; they will often bring home graded assignments or things that need to be signed.
• Please also make sure you students have pencils; I have exhausted my classroom supply. Thank you!

Math

• CHAPTER 10 TEST IS TODAY! Monday, 3/18
• **PLEASE NOTE** I have began a cumulative review with students on Khan. Khan, if your child hasn’t explained to you, is an online education site that quizzes (and teaches) students 5th grade math content. Student’s Week 5 assignment is due on Friday, 3/22. Students have been motivated to work ahead–and are encouraged to do so!

ELA

• We will continue Lesson 20 this week, and start Lesson 21.
• Comprehension, Focus Skill,and Vocab Test for Lesson 20 will be on Tuesday, 3/19.
• Spelling test list 19 will be on Wednesday, 3/20.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “The Invention Convention” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson 20 vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 20 Book list or Challenge list 20.  They also have a printed copy)

Things to Note

• March 22 is an early dismissal day.

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Weekly Update: 3/4/19 – 3/8/19

Posted on March 4, 2019 by aheinicke

Math

• We started Chapter 10 on Friday, and will continue Chapter 10 this week.
• We are going to have our Chapter 10 Math Quiz on Thursday, March 7th on Lessons 1-4
• **PLEASE NOTE** I have began a cumulative review with students on Khan. Khan, if your child hasn’t explained to you, is an online education site that quizzes (and teaches) students 5th grade math content. Student’s Week 3 assignment is due on Friday, 3/8. Students have been motivated to work ahead–and are encouraged to do so!

Our chapter 10 math test will be on Monday, March 18th. We reviewed in class today. Tomorrow we will spend another class reviewing, and then they will receive a study guide. The answer key will be posted on Math Google Classroom.

Math

• We will continue Chapter 10 this week.
• Students will receive their Chapter 10 Quiz on Monday
• Monday will be a review day — Tuesday we will have a short quiz on multiplying fractions.
• **PLEASE NOTE** I have began a cumulative review with students on Khan. Khan, if your child hasn’t explained to you, is an online education site that quizzes (and teaches) students 5th grade math content. Student’s Week 4 assignment is due on Friday, 3/15. Students have been motivated to work ahead–and are encouraged to do so!

ELA

• We will continue Lesson 19 this week, and start Lesson 20.
• Comprehension, Focus Skill,and Vocab Test for Lesson 19 will be on Monday, 3/11.
• Spelling test list 19 will be on Tuesday, 3/12.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “Inventing the Future” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson’s vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
  
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 19 Book list or Challenge list 19.  They also have a printed copy)
• If you ever want extra copies of spelling/vocab lists please don’t hesitate to email me! 
• We will Start Lesson 20 on Wednesday.
• Click here for this lesson 20 vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 20 Book list or Challenge list 20.  They also have a printed copy)

Math

• We started Chapter 10 on Friday, and will continue Chapter 10 this week.
• We are going to have our Chapter 10 Math Quiz on Thursday, March 7th on Lessons 1-4
• **PLEASE NOTE** I have began a cumulative review with students on Khan. Khan, if your child hasn’t explained to you, is an online education site that quizzes (and teaches) students 5th grade math content. Student’s Week 3 assignment is due on Friday, 3/8. Students have been motivated to work ahead–and are encouraged to do so!

ELA

• We finished Lesson 18 today; students took their comp/vocab/spelling tests.
• Comprehension, Focus Skill,and Vocab Test for Lesson 19 will be on Monday, 3/11.
• Spelling test list 19 will be on Tuesday, 3/12.
• Click here for the link to our online storytown book. After reaching the table of contents, click on “Inventing the Future” to read this lesson’s story. Please encourage your student to reread the story in preparation for the comprehension test! 
• Click here for this lesson’s vocab words. (Students also have a printed copy)
  
• Click here for the link to this lesson’s spelling words (students must find their list, Lesson 19 Book list or Challenge list 19.  They also have a printed copy)
• If you ever want extra copies of spelling/vocab lists please don’t hesitate to email me!