2025 - 2026 School Year
We have reached the final stretch of the year. 3/23/26 begins the fourth and final quarter of 5th grade. It is such an exciting time as we work through our final unit, and experience all the fun "end of the year excitement" together. The last day will be here before we know it! So, let's soak it all in and make the most of our time together.
**Please see the "Week at a Glance" section for detailed plans for each day of the week.**
Important Dates
Tuesday, April 7 - Return from Spring Break
Thursday, April 9 - Feature Presentation - Wheel of Wisdom Assembly for those who qualified
Friday, April 10 - DARE graduation
Tuesday, April 14 - Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
Wednesday, April 15 - Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
Thursday, April 16 - Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
Friday, May 1 - SIP Day - 12:05 dismissal
Thursday, May 14 - Step Up Day (visit Hickory Creek)
Monday, May 25 - No school
Tuesday, May 26 - Field Day
Thursday, May 28 - Tug of War
Friday, May 29 - LAST DAY!! 12:05 dismissal
Remind Updates
Our Encore classes for the year are as follows:
Quarter 4 - Music with Mr. Bertrand
We have PE every day - please remember to have appropriate gym shoes with you each day.
My ELA classes will visit the library on Mondays.
Quarter 4 Overview
Essential Question: How does society benefit with adaptations?
Novel: Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop
- Narrative writing - Students will work on story writing.
- L 5.2 – I can demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Reading Literature Standards:
- RL 5.1 I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- RL 5.3 - I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama.
- RL 5.4 - I can use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words.
- RL 5.5 - I can explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
- RL 5.7 - I can analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or aesthetic of a text.
- RL 5.9 - I can compare and contrast stories in the same genre according to similar themes and topics.
- RI 5.1 I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- RI 5.5 - I can compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
- RI 5.6 - I can analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
- RI 5.7 - I can draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate and answer to a question or to solve a problem efficiently.
- RI 5.8 - I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which points.
Scholastic Book Club Orders
Our class code is QCDZK. I place orders from Scholastic at the end of each month. These book orders give our class a chance to build our classroom library as well as earn free books for our classroom. If you need any help with your order, please let me know! Thank you for supporting our classroom. Access Scholastic Book Order
E-Learning Plan
In the event of the need to call an e-learning day, we will be utilizing the schedule attached below. E-learning days will only be called if we have fair warning of severe inclement weather and have time to send students home with all their materials and devices.
