Archway Lincoln Fifth Grade

Striving for Knowledge and Virtue

Week of 3/25-3/29, 2024

Dear 5th Grade Families:

We successfully completed our first State Testing task this year with the 5th Grade AZSci last Thursday.  Our next testing event is the 5th Grade AASA Writing Test, which is coming up next week.  The testing dates are shared below.

Testing begins first thing, so please be sure to have your students at school on time, and that they are well-rested and well fed 😊.  Here is the calendar for the rest of the 5th grade state testing.  We kindly ask that you please make appointments around these dates:

5th Grade:

      • Writing: Friday, April 5, 2024
      • Math/ELA-1: Thursday, April 18, 2024
      • Math/ELA-2: Friday, April 19, 2024

Student-led conferences are ongoing and a great success!  If you have yet to attend the conference, please remember that we are meeting families in or outside the Front Office (which may be closed during some of our conferences).  Please do not enter the school through the Archway Atrium (across from the field), since that entrance is reserved for Athenaeum pick-up.   We encourage ALL students and their families to take advantage of this opportunity to reflect on Elementary School triumphs and challenges, and discuss with their teachers and parents strategies for success in middle school and beyond.  If you have not signed up for this event, please contact your child’s teacher for a link to her sign-up.

A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 29, AND Monday-April 1st.  School is closed for our Spring Holiday.  This is an R&R weekend!

Curricular information for Q4, Week 2

Maths – We will finish our last lesson from Unit 11 on Monday.  We will be reviewing for our cumulative assessment on Unit 10 (Properties and Classification of 2-D Shapes) and Unit 11 (Line Plots and the Coordinate Plane) Tuesday and Wednesday.  Our cumulative assessment on these 2 units will be on Thursday.  Encourage your students to go back through their workbooks (especially for unit 10) in order to review and study for the assessment.

Science – This week we are finishing up Unit 5! We are taking our last set of notes on biosphere interactions today and tomorrow. On Thursday, students will receive their Unit 5 study guide. This study guide looks a little different than what they are used to. As we near the end of this year and continue to get them ready for middle school, this study guide embodies what they may see in preparation of a middle school exam. It has less guidance, but enough for them to still be successful. The format of this study guide highlights the importance of building strong study habits now, rather than later. Due to the upcoming 4-day weekend, the scholars will not take their test until Monday (4/8) and Tuesday (4/9), but have them start studying as soon as possible! The less procrastination, the better!

History – This week we are wrapping up “England in the Golden Age” with a review session and our test on Thu, March 28.   The review game we are using in class is linked on our blog in the history section, as is the reader.

English Language Arts

  • Literature The Secret Garden is the last novel study of this 5th grade year.  We will be reading Chapter 4 this week, and we will also begin our Across Five Aprils read-aloud.  Please have your student bring these books to school if they haven’t already!
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 6.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: We have covered all the 5th grade idioms and proverbs, and will be reviewing them throughout the rest of the year!
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing, we are finishing working on an Informational Essay in preparation for the upcoming AASA writing test next week.  We will work on it in class all week, ending with a completed rough draft before the R&R weekend.  We will also be reviewing 5th grade grammar standards, starting with comma rules this week.
  • Poetry – “The Tyger”, by William Blake.  Students will be assigned 2 stanzas, which are due THIS Thursday, March 28th, 2024.

Save the date! Fine Arts Festival is Sat, April 13th!

Fine Arts Festival is coming soon!  Please join us on Saturday, April 13th from 9a-1pm.  Come enjoy student artwork, music performances, and Latin! There will food trucks, Book Fair, Face painting and much more! See the Headmaster Update for more information.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Last Chance to Order Yearbook!

Archway yearbooks are officially on sale! Yearbooks are $30 each. Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login to purchase your yearbook using school code 715651. Last day to order is March 29th.

Spring Book-Fair Featuring Paper Pie

We are excited to once again have Paper Pie (formerly known as Usborne) for our spring book fair. We will be running the fair on Friday, April 12th from 3:10-4pm (after dismissal at the playground gate) and during the Fine Arts Festival on Saturday 13th from 9am-1pm.

                                                          Important Dates

March 29: Last Day to Order Yearbook

March 29-April 1: No School – R&R Weekend

April 3: 2nd Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk

April 5: 5th Grade AASA Writing Testing

April 10: 1st Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk

April 12 & 13: Spring Book Fair

April 13: Fine Arts Festival

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

Week of 3/18-3/22, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

We hope you have had a restful and relaxing Spring Break.  As we begin the final part of 5th grade, we are preparing for an eventful quarter.  Thank you to the families that have already participated in our Student Led Conferences, we are looking forward to meeting more of you this week.  If you have not signed up, please reach out to your child’s teacher to take advantage of this opportunity.  It has been a true pleasure to discuss school topics with the most important component of the mission – your scholar!!

We have lots of learning to engage us in the weeks ahead, and reviewing skills for the upcoming Arizona State Testing is also on our horizon.  The Big Event, of course, is 5th Grade Graduation – this year is really flying by…. here is information on what we are learning this week:

Curricular information for this week (Q 4, Week 1):

Maths – We started our unit on-line Plots and the Coordinate Plane! With line plots, students will be reintroduced to adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions.  If your scholar has forgotten how to do any of that, make sure they ask for help sooner rather than later! Scholars will also be learning about the coordinate plane. Students will be able to plot points on a coordinate plane and use them to make line graphs! We will not have maths on Thursday due to AZSCI, so we will resume the chapter on Friday.

Science – This week we are pausing our 5th unit because of our AZSCI test! Today and tomorrow, we will be working through a sample test as a class, showing students the types of questions and tools that are available to them during the test. This is a good opportunity for scholars to see the formatting of questions and answers, in order to get a sense for what they will see on their test. The AZSCI test is this Thursday! On Friday, we will be doing a small lesson on more interactions between the spheres, focusing on how the atmosphere interacts with the other three.  We are getting closer to the end of Unit 5, so there will be a test in the next few weeks!

History – This week and next we will be wrapping up “England in the Golden Age unit.  The focus of these final chapters is the English Bill of Rights and the shift to  the modern Parliamentary System that grew from the English Civil War.  We will wrap up and review the unit, and plan on a Unit Test on Thu, March 28.   The reader is linked on this blog.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are wrapping up Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and beginning our new novel of study, The Secret Garden.  We will also begin our Read-Aloud text this coming Thursday, Across Five Aprils.   Please have your student bring these books to school if they haven’t already!
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 5.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: We have covered all the 5th grade idioms and proverbs, and will be reviewing them throughout the rest of the year!
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing, we are finishing up our current Opinion Essay. The Essay will be due on Wednesday, March 20th, and we are taking time during Computer Labs this week to type the Final Draft.
  • Poetry – “The Tyger”, by William Blake.  Students will be assigned 2 stanzas, which are due Thursday, March 28th, 2024.

AZ State Testing

Parents – Spring state testing is just around the corner. Below are the testing days for 5th grade. Please make appointments around these dates:

5th Grade:

  • AzSci –Thursday, March 21st
  • AASA – Writing – Friday, April 5th
  • AASA – 1st Math/ELA –Thursday, April 18th
  • AASA – 2nd Math/ELA – Friday, April 19th

Yearbook Ordering Ends Soon!

Archway yearbooks are officially on sale! Yearbooks are $30 each. Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login to purchase your yearbook using school code 715651. Last day to order is March 29th.

Important Dates

  • March 20th – Third Grade Coffee Talk
  • March 21st – Spring Used Uniform Sale
  • March 22nd – Spirit Day/Treat Friday/Birthday Book Club
  • March 29-April 1st – No school – R&R Weekend

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

Week of 2/26-3/1, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

A heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that helped us make our annual Field Day such a great success.  It was a beautiful day, and our scholars got to spend time outside, enjoying comradery and friendly competition – it was wonderful!

We need your feedback!  Our school needs your opinion so that we can keep doing what we do well, and improve where needed.  Our goal is to 80% participation on our Family Survey, and we are far from that goal.  The importance of parent voices cannot be emphasized enough – won’t you please take a few minutes to let us know what you think?  Surveys are for good things too!  You can access the parent survey here.  Thank you!!

Spring Break…. It is just around the corner!!  We have 2 more weeks (including this one) until the end of the 3rd quarter – where did the time go?!  Please encourage your scholar to finish strong as we gather our data for upcoming semester grades.  Encourage them also to take responsibility for their learning, and reach out to their teacher with any questions or concerns about their progress.  Keep in mind that this is the year we are preparing them for middle school, where they will be expected to interact with more individual subject teachers, and manage several subjects’ materials and assignments.

This year, we are happy to announce the continuation of our fourth quarter student-led conferences for our 5th grade students!  We want to give your scholars time to meet with their homeroom teachers and their parents in order to reflect on their elementary school experiences and discuss strategies for success in middle school and beyond.  We have been supplying students with weekly reflection and self-assessing guides this quarter, and we will be using those to produce a discussion points form they will use to lead the conference.  The goal is to give students an opportunity to discuss their academic strengths, and to generate strategies to overcome any weak spots in their skills.  We will be offering these conferences after Spring Break, so please look out for the sign-up next week.  Should you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please reach out to your child’s teacher.

Curricular information for the coming week (Q 3, Week 8):

Maths – We will be completing our last lesson for chapter 9 on Monday.  We will be completing a chapter review on Tuesday, and taking our unit assessment on Wednesday.  Our unit assessment will be a cumulative assessment.  Overall, students have been doing a fantastic job finding the volume of 3D shapes.  Remind your scholars that they must include the unit of measurement and “cube it” when giving their answers.  🙂

Science – This week we are continuing our 5th unit: Modelling Earth’s Systems. This week we will learn about the atmosphere and biosphere! On Thursday and Friday, after learning about the biosphere, the students will play a fun taxonomy game where students will have to guess the animal/plant using the domain, kingdom, phylum, etc. of the living organism to figure out what it is.  Students will also continue reviewing for AZSci – we will do so in the form of bell work questions at the start of every class.  Students were given a large packet for review, which should only be done at school and not at home. There will be a Unit 5 review quiz next Thursday on everything they have learned so far in this unit. Make sure your scholar is studying their notes and rereading the student reader if necessary! Also, a good tool would be to look back on previous homework assignments.

History – We are finishing out the quarter with the first part of a unit on England in its Golden Age.  This unit will help students better understand the roots of Revolutionary War politics, and the reasoning behind current government Separation of Church and State practices in America.  We will be learning about Elizabeth I’s efforts to reconcile English Catholics and Protestants, the growth of English naval power, the colonization efforts in North America, and the shift to the modern Parliamentary System that grew from the English Civil War.  We will begin the unit this week, and continue it into next week and beyond Spring Break.   The reader is linked on this blog.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapters 9-11 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is in the new book, Level 6, and we are covering Chapter 3.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: We have covered all the 5th grade idioms and proverbs, and will be reviewing them throughout the rest of the year!
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing, we are finishing up our current Opinion Essay. The Essay will be due on Wednesday, and we are taking time during Computer Labs this week to type the Final Draft.
  • Poetry – “The Tyger”, by William Blake.  Students will be assigned 2 stanzas, which are due Thursday, March 28th, 2024.

AZ State Testing

Parents – Spring state testing is just around the corner. Below are the testing days for 5th grade. Please make appointments around these dates:

5th Grade:

  • AzSci: Thursday, March 21, 2024
  • Writing: Friday, April 5, 2024
  • Math/ELA-1: Thursday, April 18, 2024
  • Math/ELA-2: Friday, April 19, 2024

Spring Headmaster Coffee Talks

As we round off the 23/24 school year, we would love for you to join our Spring Headmaster Coffee Talks to promote conversation and community. A Lead Teacher will join us to discuss the upcoming grade expectations.

The 5th Grade Coffee Talk will be hosted by Lincoln Prep’s Headmaster and  Assistant Headmaster, Mr. Julian and Mr. Tope in the MPR on February 28th.

We will send EVITE invitations to families a week prior to each grade level’s coffee talk. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly. All Coffee Talks will be held in the MPR from 8:10 am to 9:00 am. Here are the dates:

 Important Dates

  • Feb 28th5th Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
  • Mar 5thKinder Cap & Gown Picture Day
  • Mar 6thFourth Grade Coffee Talk
  • March 11th-15thNo School – Spring Break!
  • March 20thThird Grade Coffee Talk

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

 

Week of 2/19-2/23, 2024

Good Evening 5th Grade Families:

Thank you for your kind donations for our celebration of the virtue of Friendship on Great Hearts Day last Wednesday.  We enjoyed a fun snack and had some great conversations about what it means to be a good friend.

Field Day is this Friday!

Our 2024 Athletic Field Day is this Friday, February 23rd!! The day is almost here, and excitement is building!  Students are allowed to wear athletic clothing throughout the entire school day.  Please see the Family Handbook pg. 44-45 as Archway Lincoln has guidelines for the students to follow (i.e. modest attire, no pop-culture, etc.) We highly encourage hats and sunscreen.

Volunteers who have signed up already for Field Day will check in at the front office to receive their badge and wristband for the event.  Those who are not signed up to volunteer are welcome to spectate from the field only.

  • K-2 will participate in the morning (8am-11am)
  • 3-5 will participate in the afternoon (12pm-3pm)

Please contact Coach Bare (K-2) or Coach Lee (3-5) if you have any questions. We appreciate your support!

*Hot lunch will NOT be served on AFD – Students MUST bring lunch to school.

Curricular information for the coming week (Q 3, Week 7):

Maths – This week we are starting unit 9 which is on volume.  Students will be measuring and comparing volume.  They will be finding the volume of rectangular prisms and composite solids.  On Tuesday we will review the difference between 2D and 3D shapes.  Ask your scholars at dinner to explain the difference and give you some examples of each.  🙂

Science – This week we are continuing our 5th unit: Modelling Earth’s Systems. This week we will learn about the geosphere.  Students will also continue reviewing for AZSci! We will do so in the form of bell work questions at the start of every class.  Students were given a large packet for review. This should only be done at school and not at home.

History – Today in History we had a review lesson on the Reformation.  A study guide was passed out and we went over each question after our Jeopardy-Style review game.  Tomorrow, students will have a vocabulary review assignment to help them with the Domain Vocabulary on the test, and the unit test is this Thu, Feb 22nd.   The reader is linked on this blog, along with the Jeopardy game that we played in class.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapters 7-8 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is in the new book, Level 6, and we are covering Chapter 2.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: We have covered all the 5th grade idioms and proverbs, and will be reviewing them throughout the rest of the year!
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing, we are starting a new 5-Paragraph opinion essay on “If Elementary Student’s Should Have Homework”
  • Poetry – “Casey at the Bat”.  Students will be assigned 3 stanzas, which is due THIS Friday, February 23rd, 2024.

 Spring Headmaster Coffee Talks

As we round off the 23/24 school year, we would love for you to join our Spring Headmaster Coffee Talks to promote conversation and community. A Lead Teacher will join us to discuss the upcoming grade expectations.

The 5th Grade Coffee Talk will be hosted by Lincoln Prep’s Headmaster and  Assistant Headmaster, Mr. Julian and Mr. Tope in the MPR on February 28th.

We will send EVITE invitations to families a week prior to each grade level’s coffee talk. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly. All Coffee Talks will be held in the MPR from 8:10 am to 9:00 am. Here are the dates:

 

Order Your Yearbooks Now!

Archway yearbooks are officially on sale! Yearbooks are $30 each. Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login to purchase your yearbook using school code 715651.

 

Current Links for Sign Ups and Volunteer Opportunities

Lunch volunteers: https://signup.com/go/iCWTrGm

Library volunteers: https://signup.com/go/DqUmVAh

Birthday Book Club: https://archwaylincoln.configio.com/pd/694/birthday-book-club

Birthday Book Club Volunteers:https://signup.com/go/ASZTkLf

 

Important Dates

  • Feb. 23rd – Field Day!
  • Feb. 28th – 5th Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
  • March 5th – Kinder Cap and Gown Photo Day
  • March 6th – 4th Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
  • March 8th – First Grade Coffee Talk
  • March 11th-15th – No School – Spring Break!
  • March 20th – 3rd Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk

 Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

 

Week of 2/12-2/16, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

We are looking forward to celebrating the virtue of Friendship on Wednesday during our Great Hearts Day festivities.  A reminder that we do not allow the distribution of Valentines at our school, nor do we let students hand out treats on this day.  Instead, we will be having a classroom celebration with a meaningful treat, and taking time to discuss and celebrate the virtues of a good friend.

Performance Notices

Some of our parents will receive performance notices from their child’s teacher this week. We send performance notices home when a student is not making sufficient and consistent progress in one or more critical subject areas or when tardiness and attendance impact their ability to access the curriculum. If you receive a performance notice for your child on February 12th, sign and return it to your child’s teacher by February 16th.  Please, feel free to email, call or schedule a meeting with your child’s teacher for more information.

No School – Monday, February 19th

Reminder: No School next Monday, February 19th in observance of President’s Day!

Curricular information for the coming week (Q 3, Week 6):

Maths – Unit 8 is an extremely short unit.  Thank you for your perseverance with your scholar’s homework for this unit.  We will be reviewing this week and taking our assessment on Friday.  This weekend will be an R&R weekend due to the 3 day weekend.  We will begin unit 9, which is on volume, next Tuesday.

Science – This week we are starting our 5th unit: modeling earth’s systems. This week we will learn about the hydrosphere and go in depth about the water cycle.  Students will also begin reviewing for AZSci.  We will do so in the form of bell work questions at the start of every class.  Students were given a large packet for review. This should only be done at school and should not be worked on at home.

History – This week in history we are learning how the effects of scientific discoveries triggered reforms and education within the Church.   The reader is linked on this blog.   We will be concluding the unit and reviewing next week, with the unit test scheduled for Thu, Feb 22nd.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapter 6 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.   Beginning next week, we will be reading 2 chapters a week, with an assignment per chapter.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is in the new book, Level 6, and we are covering Chapter 1.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.  Please ensure your student has the  Level 6 book as soon as possible, if you have not already done so.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: “What will be will be”.
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Grammar, we are continuing to practice complex sentences and will also review compound sentences. We will have a quiz on these topics on Friday.
  • Poetry – “Casey at the Bat”.  Students will be assigned 3 stanzas, which will be due Friday, February 23rd, 2024.

Class Group Picture Day is Tomorrow!

Picture Day is Tuesday, February 13th!  Place your order for a class group image today at mydorian.com. Search for your school’s name, click the green “Order” button next to the Class Group Picture Day event, and place your order!

Orders can be placed now and up to four (4) days after picture day. You can also find picture day date(s) and customer support at mydorian.com.

Field Day Coming Soon!

Our 2024 Athletic Field Day is on Friday, February 23rd. Students will participate in active and healthy competitions with their peers, striving to do their best! Over the next few weeks, students will begin preparing for these events and learning about the Ancient Greek games and the significant history of the Olympics.

Please sign up HERE to volunteer! We need several volunteers, most of whom will help run the athletic events. Volunteers MUST be Raptor cleared and have completed the required PSO training to help.

  • K-2 will participate in the morning (8am-11am)
  • 3-5 will participate in the afternoon (12pm-3pm).

Those who are not signed up to volunteer are welcome to spectate from the field only.

Please contact Coach Bare (K-2) or Coach Lee (3-5) if you have any questions. We appreciate your support!

*Hot lunch will NOT be served on AFD – Students MUST bring lunch to school*

Spring Headmaster Coffee Talks

As we round off the 23/24 school year, we would love for you to join our Spring Headmaster Coffee Talks to promote conversation and community. A Lead Teacher will join us to discuss the upcoming grade expectations.

The 5th Grade Coffee Talk will be hosted by Lincoln Prep’s Headmaster, Mr. Julian, and  Assistant Headmaster Mr. Tope.  It will be held on February 28th, from 8:10 am to 9:00 am, in the MPR.

We will send EVITE invitations to families a week prior to each grade level’s coffee talk. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

 Final Chance to Order Fifth Grade Ads

Fifth grade parents, you have a chance to buy a personalized ad in the yearbook for your fifth grader! Ads are 1/8 page for $25. Don’t delay on the opportunity to celebrate your scholar’s elementary years- space is limited.   Sales close February 16! To purchase go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login and use school code 715651. Question? Contact archwaylincolnyearbook@gmail.com.

 Important Dates

  • Feb. 13thClass Picture Day
  • Feb. 16thBirthday Book Club, Spirit Wear, Treat Friday
  • Feb. 19thNo School – President’s Day
  • Feb. 23rdField Day!
  • Feb. 28th5th Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

 

Week of 2/5-2/9, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

We have a very busy month ahead, with Great Hearts Day and Athletic Field Day both coming up soon.  We will begin with this week’s curricular information:

Curricular information for the coming week (Q 3, Week 5):

Maths – Students will complete a unit review on Monday, and Tuesday.  Originally the test was scheduled for Tuesday, but it was moved to Wednesday to allow for an extra day of review.  They will take their chapter 7 assessment on Wednesday, 2-7-24.  The links to the 5th grade Khan Academy units below will be of great help to your scholars if they are struggling with these concepts or if they need/want extra practice. 🙂

Science – This week we are finishing up our unit on Energy and Matter in Ecosystems. We will be working on our study guide and going over it today and tomorrow. Students will take the test on either Thursday 2/8 or Friday 2/9. Make sure your scholars are studying from their notes and study guide!

History – This week we are continuing our history unit on the Reformation, with a focus on the birth and spread of Protestantism.   The reader is linked on this blog.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapter 5 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.   We are assigning two homeworks a week to go along with the novel – a vocabulary and a comprehension assignment.  Typically, it will be a Tue/Thu arrangement, depending on the school schedule.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 20.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.  We have one more chapter in the current workbook, before we move on to Level 6 next week.  Please ensure your scholar has their copy ready to go in their locker no later than Friday, February 9th.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: “A watched pot never boils”, and “Well begun is half done”.
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing our Opinion Essays on Space Tourism are due Wednesday, February 7th. For Grammar this week, we are learning about independent and dependent clauses, and how to create complex sentences.
  • Poetry – “Casey at the Bat”.  Students will be assigned 3 stanzas, which will be due Friday, February 23rd, 2024.

 Class Group Picture Day is Coming!

Picture Day is Tuesday, February 13th!  Place your order for a class group image today at mydorian.com. Search for your school’s name, click the green “Order” button next to the Class Group Picture Day event, and place your order!

Orders can be placed now and up to four (4) days after picture day. You can also find picture day date(s) and customer support at mydorian.com.

Field Day Coming Soon!

Our 2024 Athletic Field Day is on Friday, February 23rd. Students will participate in active and healthy competitions with their peers, striving to do their best! Over the next few weeks, students will begin preparing for these events and learning about the Ancient Greek games and the significant history of the Olympics.

Please sign up HERE to volunteer! We need several volunteers, most of whom will help run the athletic events. Volunteers MUST be Raptor cleared and have completed the required PSO training to help.

  • K-2 will participate in the morning (8am-11am)
  • 3-5 will participate in the afternoon (12pm-3pm).

Those who are not signed up to volunteer are welcome to spectate from the field only.

Please contact Coach Bare (K-2) or Coach Lee (3-5) if you have any questions. We appreciate your support!

*Hot lunch will NOT be served on AFD – Students MUST bring lunch to school*

Uniform Reminders:

A gentle reminder that our uniform code, per the family handbook, does not permit jewelry at school.  We are seeing a lot of necklaces being worn to school, please see below for an excerpt of the handbook referencing jewelry:

Jewelry: Girls may wear small, studded earrings. No loops or dangling earrings are permitted. Boys may not wear earrings. No other body piercings are permitted. Boys and girls are permitted to wear one watch. This may not be a smart watch. Bracelets, rings, and necklaces are not permitted unless for religious reasons.

Please refer to this link for further information.

Absences

A reminder that if your student is out of school for an excused absence, we can provide same-day materials to be placed at the front office (or with a sibling) by the end of the day if we receive a request by late morning.  Students have the same number of days they were absent to make up the work.  Please refer to the Family Handbook link provided above for further information.

Tutoring Information

If your student is invited to attend tutoring before school, please meet our 5th grade teachers at the playground gate rather than the Archway Lobby.  This entrance gives us faster access to our building, so that we can start our tutoring as quickly as possible after drop-off.

This Saturday is Daddy Daughter Dance!

The dance is on Saturday, February 10th from 6-8:30pm. This years theme is “A Night Under the Stars”. Join us in the Lincoln Gym for an amazing Daddy/Daughter Dance with a DJ, treats, drinks, photos and crafts. Each father and daughter must have a ticket to enter.  Only a handful of corsages left. Once they are gone we will not be able to get more.  Corsages must be picked up on Friday during pickup between 2:45-3:45 outside of the MPR.

Get your tickets and corsages here:

https://archwaylincoln.configio.com/pd/751/2024-daddy-daughter-dance

Dads Needed for Drive Line on February 14th 

Calling all Dads!  Dad’s Club will be helping with drive line drop off on Great Hearts Day, Wednesday, February 14th.  To serve our teachers and give them a morning break from drive line duties, please volunteer from 7:35 am-8:05 am on 2/14!  Please contact j.messamore@gmail.com if you’d like to volunteer or have questions.

Fifth Grade Ads for Sale- Ending Soon! 

Fifth grade parents, you have a chance to buy a personalized ad in the yearbook for your fifth grader! Ads are 1/8 page for $25. Don’t delay on the opportunity to celebrate your scholar’s elementary years- space is limited.   Sales close February 16! To purchase go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login and use school code 715651. Question? Contact archwaylincolnyearbook@gmail.com.

Important Dates

  • Feb 10thDaddy Daughter Dance
  • Feb 13thClass Picture Day
  • Feb 14th – Great Hearts Day
  • Feb 19th  – No School – President’s Day
  • Feb 23rd Field Day!

 Have a great week! 

The 5th Grade Team

 

Week of 1/29-2/2, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

Welcome to week four of our third quarter. We have an early release day reminder below, as well as information on the upcoming Athletic Field Day – it is a truly splendid experience, we are anticipating a great day, and hope to see as many of you as possible attend this fun event.  Please be in touch with any questions!

Free Dress Day! 

TOMORROW is the last day to make your tax credit contribution count towards the FREE DRESS DAY contest!  The class at each grade level that brings in the most tax credits by January 30th will earn a FREE DRESS DAY on Friday, February 2nd.  The winning classes can wear their favorite jeans, sweatshirts, sneakers (whatever you’d like WITHIN GUIDELINES) to school on February 2nd.

Make your tax credit contribution HERE!

Today, January 29th, is the first day you can start filing your taxes.  Don’t forget to make your tax credit contribution before you file.  Once you make your contribution, you will receive an emailed receipt to complete Form 322 to claim your dollar-for-dollar tax credit!  Please note that donors no longer need to itemize deductions to claim the tax credit.

 Half Day Dismissal this Friday – Great Hearts Teacher In-service

In the spirit of continuous learning, we would like to remind you that The Great Hearts Spring Teacher In-service is scheduled for this Friday, February 2nd. As a result, we will have a half day on Friday. Our teachers and staff will be joining colleagues from across the network for engaging activities and opportunities. This day promises leisurely time, filled with good conversations and inspirational moments at diverse locations.  We kindly request parents to pick up their scholars by 12:30pm this Friday. This will allow our teachers to leave early, ensuring they reach their destinations for the in-service on time. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Typing Practice from Home!

Some students expressed frustration with the typing aspect of the latest Lincoln Writes Day.  We let students know that they are welcome to use the typing practice program we have reserved for them from their home computers, in addition to the practice they get in Computer Lab.  We have also arranged for specific instruction  during Specials time and upcoming lab times.  The information on getting your scholar some extra practice at home is included here:

 The application is Typetastic:

Archwayl.typetastic.com

User: first initial last name

Password: abc123

Here is the curricular information for the coming week (Q 3, Week 4):

Maths – This week we will finish our unit on decimals.  We will be completing our lessons on dividing decimals and also a lesson on converting units of measurement.  Students will complete a unit review on Monday, 2-5-24 and they will take their chapter 7 assessment on Tuesday, 2-6-24.  The links to the 5th grade Khan Academy units below will be of great help to your scholars if they are struggling with these concepts or if they need/want extra practice. 🙂

Science – This week we are continuing our unit on Energy and Matter in Ecosystems.  Students will learn about how energy transfers through ecosystems. This week we will be focusing on the components of ecosystems and how they may be disrupted—both naturally and human-caused. Students will have homework on Thursday. Make sure your scholar is studying their vocabulary. You never know when they may have a pop quiz! *wink wink!

History – This week we are beginning our new history unit: The Reformation.  It is a short, 5-chapter unit, and this week we will dive into an introduction, work on Chapter 1, and begin Chapter 2.  The reader is linked on this blog.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapter 4 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.   We are assigning two homeworks a week to go along with the novel – a vocabulary and a comprehension assignment.  Typically, it will be a Tue/Thu arrangement, depending on the school schedule.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 19.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday. Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.  We have one more chapter in the current workbook, before we move on to Level 6 the week after next.  Please ensure your scholar has their copy ready to go in their locker no later than Friday, February 9th.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: “A watched pot never boils”, and “Well begun is half done”.
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing we will be continuing to work on our 5 paragraph Opinion Essays on Space Tourism, and in Grammar we will be having a quiz on Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases.
  • Poetry – “Casey at the Bat”, by Earnest Lawrence Thayer. Students will be assigned 3 stanzas, which will be due Friday, February 23rd, 2024.

 Field Day Coming Soon!

Our 2024 Athletic Field Day is on Friday, February 23rd. Students will participate in active and healthy competitions with their peers, striving to do their best! Over the next four weeks, students will begin preparing for these events and learning about the Ancient Greek games and the significant history of the Olympics.

Please sign up HERE to volunteer! We need many volunteers, most of whom will help run the athletic events. Volunteers MUST be Raptor cleared and have completed the required PSO training to help.

  • K-2 will participate in the morning (8am-11am)
  • 3-5 will participate in the afternoon (12pm-3pm).

Those who are not signed up to volunteer are welcome to spectate from the field only.

Please contact Coach Bare (K-2) or Coach Lee (3-5) if you have any questions. We appreciate your support!

*Hot lunch will NOT be served on AFD – Students MUST bring lunch to school*

Next Week is Daddy Daughter Dance!

The dance is on Saturday, February 10th from 6-8:30pm. This years theme is “A Night Under the Stars”. Join us in the Lincoln Gym for an amazing Daddy/Daughter Dance with a DJ, treats, drinks, photos and crafts. Each father and daughter must have a ticket to enter.  Corsages are only available by preorder, with a limited quantity to sell. Once they are gone we will not be able to get more. Corsages must be picked up on Friday during pickup between 2:45-3:45 outside of the MPR.

Get your tickets and corsages here  https://archwaylincoln.configio.com/pd/751/2024-daddy-daughter-dance

Several Volunteers and Treats are Needed for Daddy Daughter Dance

We’re in need of volunteers and desserts for the dance. If you’re able to help in any way please sign up here… https://signup.com/go/fCrQKnT

Fifth Grade Ads for Sale- Ending Soon! 

Fifth grade parents, you have a chance to buy a personalized ad in the yearbook for your fifth grader! Ads are 1/8 page for $25. Don’t delay on the opportunity to celebrate your scholar’s elementary years- space is limited.  Sales close February 16! To purchase go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login and use school code 715651. Question? Contact archwaylincolnyearbook@gmail.com.

Important Dates

  • Feb 2ndHalf Day – Great Heats Teacher In-service Day
  • Feb 10th  – Daddy Daughter Dance!
  • Feb 13th Class Picture Day
  • Feb 19th No school: Presidents’ Day
  • Feb 23rd – Field Day! 

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

 

Week of 1/22-1/26, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

Welcome to week three of quarter 3.  We hope you are enjoying the cold weather – we don’t get much of it, we must make the most of it!  We have a scheduling reminder below, as well as general updates and curricular information.

In the wake of the latest Galileo testing, we would like to ask that you encourage your students to communicate any concerns they may have regarding their progress so far this year.  It is important that our scholars be ready to advocate for their learning as they move into the higher grades.  You will be hearing from your child’s teacher regarding any changes in tutoring needs in the next week or two as we scrutinize data from our latest testing.

Great Hearts Spring In-Service – Half Day Dismissal on Fri, Feb. 2nd 

Great Hearts Arizona Academies are privileged to participate in a Great Hearts In-service Day for professional development and camaraderie. This is a scheduled Half Day with dismissal at 12:30pm for all Lincoln students. Please plan accordingly so our teachers and staff can leave directly after dismissal to attend this In-service.

 Here is the curricular information for the coming week (Q 3, Week 3):

Maths – This week we will continue working with multiplying decimals, as well as dividing decimals.  Students should be making the connection between decimals and fractions.  They should also be understanding place value with decimals and how and why the decimal point moves.  Students are also continuing to complete word problems with bar models.  Chapter 7 is a long unit and we will be halfway finished with the unit by the end of the week.

Science – This week we are continuing our unit on Energy and Matter in Ecosystems (the Student Reader is linked on the 5th grade  blog).  Students will learn about how energy transfers through ecosystems. More specifically, they will learn about food chains and food webs. Students will be diagramming how energy transfers from one organism to another in both chains and webs.  There will be homework tonight/tomorrow, as well as Thursday/Friday. Make sure your scholar is studying their vocabulary: you never know when they may have a pop quiz, *wink wink!

History – Students will have a review lesson this week, and be provided with the study guide for the Renaissance unit test scheduled for Thu 1/25 or Fri 1/26.  The Jeopardy game link is on our blog, and contains several types of games and study aids.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapter 3 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  It can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Amazon,  or anywhere else books are sold, if your student still needs their own copy.  The ISBN # for the edition we use in class is 978-0064409469 – please ensure your student has the correct edition, so that we can literally all be on the same page 😊.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 18.  There is homework every day this week, with the usual test on Friday.    Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: “Tom, Dick, and Harry ” &  “vice versa”.
  • Grammar/Writing – This week in Writing we will be working on a 5 paragraph Opinion Essays on Space Tourism, and in Grammar we will be focusing on prepositions.
  • Poetry – “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, by Robert Frost.  Due Friday, January 26th, 2024.

GREAT HEARTS HIRING EVENTS AHEAD…

If you or someone you know may be interested in these upcoming Great Hearts Hiring Events, please share this link to register for an event near you. Learn more about teaching, coaching, and leadership opportunities by registering today!

Daddy Daughter Dance Tickets On Sale Now!

The dance is on Saturday, February 10th from 6-8:30pm. This year’s theme is “A Night Under the Stars”. Join us in the Lincoln Gym for an amazing Daddy/Daughter Dance with a DJ, treats, drinks, photos and crafts. Each father and daughter must have a ticket to enter. Corsages are only available by preorder, with a limited quantity to sell. Once they are gone we will not be able to get more. Corsages must be picked up on Friday during pickup between 2:45-3:45 outside of the MPR.

Get your tickets and corsages here:

https://archwaylincoln.configio.com/pd/751/2024-daddy-daughter-dance

Ending soon…Yearbooks for Sale! 

Archway yearbooks are officially on sale! This year we have two options. Hardcover books are $30 each and personalized hardcover books are $37. Personalized covers will only be on sale until January 26! Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login to purchase your yearbook using school code 715651.

Fifth Grade Ads for Sale- Ending Soon! 

Fifth grade parents, you have a chance to buy a personalized ad in the yearbook for your fifth grader! Ads are 1/8 page for $25. Don’t delay on the opportunity to celebrate your scholar’s elementary years- space is limited. Sales close February 16! To purchase go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login and use school code 715651. Question? Contact archwaylincolnyearbook@gmail.com.

Important Dates:

  • Jan 26thSpirit Wear Day/Birthday Book Club/Treat Friday
  • Feb 2nd  – Half Day – Great Heats In-service Day
  • Feb 10thDaddy Daughter Dance
  • Feb 13th  Class Picture Day

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

 

Week of 1/16-1/19, 2024

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

Dear 5th Grade Families:

THANK YOU so much to all our chaperones – our field trip was a great success!  We would like to invite you to share any good photos of the event that can be shared at our graduation ceremony later this year.  We hope everyone enjoyed the experience!

A reminder that our blog is FULL of useful information and links.  The current history and science readers are available on the subject tabs, and you can find links to GYV study resources as well as information about our current Literature novels.  Please take time to explore!

 Here is the curriculum information for this week (Q3, Week 2):

Maths – This week we began multiplying decimals.  We will work on mastering this skill throughout our short week.  Next week we will learn about dividing decimals as well.  Students are also continuing to complete word problems with bar models.  When checking your scholar’s maths homework, please check that they are labelling their bar models with the correct unit.

Science –  This week we are continuing our unit on Energy and Matter in Ecosystems.  Students will complete a diagram for the process of photosynthesis and understand what plants need for the process and what they produce.  We will continue by completing our chapters on “Living Things Use Energy” and “What Plants Need”.   There will be homework on Thursday/Friday.

History – We have one more chapter to cover before the end of the Renaissance Unit, with the unit test scheduled for Thu/Fri 1/25-1/26.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are reading Chapter 2 of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  It can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Amazon,  or anywhere else books are sold, if your student still needs their own copy.  The ISBN # for the edition we use in class is 978-0064409469 – please ensure your student has the correct edition, so that we can literally all be on the same page 😀.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 17.  There is homework every day this week, we are squishing in the whole chapter into a 4-day week!  The spelling test is on Friday as usual.  Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: “Till the cows come home ” &  “Time heals all wounds”.
  • Grammar/Writing – This week will be practicing  writing conclusion paragraphs for five-paragraph essays.
  • Poetry – “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, by Robert Frost.  Due Friday, January 26th, 2024.

 Semester 2 Extra-Curricular Clubs

Wednesday Clubs will begin this week – January 17th.  Tuesday and Thursday Clubs will begin the week of January 22nd. .  If you have any questions please reach out to Heather Templeton at HTempleton@archwaylincoln.org

SportsKidz -still has openings for Flag Football.  Flag Football is a speed and skill sport so all students (boys and girls) can enjoy it.

 Nurses Corner

We have seen an increase in respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses on campus. Please ensure your family is following the school guidelines and keeping your children home if they are contagious, have a fever, or do not feel well.

Students do need to be fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication to return to school. We depend on your partnership to help keep our community strong and healthy.

Please email bbrown@archwaylincoln.org or kwrublik@archwaylincoln.org if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

 Fifth Grade Ads for Sale- Ending Soon! 

Fifth grade parents, you have a chance to buy a personalized ad in the yearbook for your fifth grader! Ads are 1/8 page for $25. Don’t delay on the opportunity to celebrate your scholar’s elementary years- space is limited. Sales close February 16! To purchase go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login and use school code 715651. Question? Contact archwaylincolnyearbook@gmail.com.

 Daddy Daughter Dance Tickets On Sale Now!

The dance is on Saturday, February 10th from 6-8:30pm. This years theme is “A Night Under the Stars”. Join us in the Lincoln Gym for an amazing Daddy/Daughter Dance with a DJ, treats, drinks, photos and crafts. Each father and daughter must have a ticket to enter. Corsages are only available by pre-order, with a limited quantity to sell. Once they are gone we will not be able to get more. Corsages must be picked up on Friday during pickup between 2:45-3:45 outside of the MPR.

Get your tickets and corsages here https://archwaylincoln.configio.com/pd/751/2024-daddy-daughter-dance

 Important Dates

  • Jan 17thFirst Day of Semester 2 Clubs
  • Jan 18thFirst Day of SportsKidz Q3 Flag Football
  • Jan 22ndTue/Thu Clubs begin this week
  • Jan 26thBirthday Book Club/Spirit Day/Treat Friday
  • Feb 2ndHalf Day: Great Heats In-service Day
  • Feb 10thDaddy Daughter Dance

 Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

 

 

 

 

Week of Jan 8-Jan 12, 2023

Good afternoon 5th Grade Families:

Happy New Year!!!  We are so happy to have your students back with us – we loved having some down time with our families, but we DID miss our students just a bit!!  We are looking forward to a great Quarter 3, as we count down the weeks to graduation (eeeek!).

This Friday we are looking forward to our 5th Grade field trip to the Arizona Capitol Museum.  We will be having a picnic lunch, so please make sure your student comes to school with a sack lunch that day.

Here is the curriculum information for this week (Q3, Week 1):

Maths – Students received their new “B” maths workbooks for both in class and homework on Monday.  We are continuing to work on decimals and we will be doing all 4 orders of operation during chapter seven.  We will also be completing word problems which involve decimals.  Overall, students are truly enjoying our chapters on decimals.

Science – This week we are beginning our 4th unit: Energy and Matter in Ecosystems! We will begin this lesson by determining what makes something living, using a Venn diagram comparing a rock and a plant. Then, students will discover the 7 characteristics of living things! There will not be any homework this week!

History – This week our focus is Renaissance Literature, with a look at Machiavelli’s The Prince.  We have one more chapter to cover before the end of the unit, with the unit test scheduled for Thu/Fri 1/25-1/26.

English Language Arts

  • Literature – This week we are beginning our new novel for the quarter – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  It can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Amazon,  or anywhere else books are sold.  The ISBN # for the edition we use in class is 978-0064409469 – please ensure your student has the correct edition, so that we can literally all be on the same page 😀.
  • GYV – This week’s GYV is Chapter 13.  We will take the weekly spelling test on Friday before we head out for our field trip!  Links to study aids are on the GYV tab on our blog.
  • Idioms/Proverbs: Steal his/her thunder ” &  “Take the bull by the horns”.
  • Grammar/Writing – This week will be learning and identifying different text structures and practicing  writing conclusion paragraphs for five-paragraph essays.
  • Poetry:– “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, by Robert Frost.  Due Friday, January 26th, 2024.

 Semester 2 Extra-Curricular Clubs

Save the date! Our registration portal will open on December 15th and will remain open until January 12th, 2024 for semester 2 clubs. Information regarding Club options are posted on our website.

SportsKidz -still has openings for Flag Football.  Flag Football is a speed and skill sport that all students (boys and girls) can enjoy it.

Wednesday Clubs will begin the week of January 17th.  Tuesday and Thursday Clubs will begin the week of January 22nd. .  If you have any questions please reach out to Heather Templeton at HTempleton@archwaylincoln.org

Congratulations to our Yearbook Cover Contest Winners!

This year we had 59 amazing entries. Congratulations to our cover winner, Lillian Eom in Mrs. Robert’s class! And congratulations to our runners-up, whose art will be displayed on the back cover: Suchi Batra (5A), Aashvi Karthik (2C), Deborah Kim (5B), Hope Kim (3A), Dreya Faye (5A), Roman Derrico (5D), Anthony Derrico (1C), and Oliver Derrico (3D). All contest entries will be returned this week to each scholar’s classroom.

School Closed January 15th

School will be closed on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

Yearbooks for Sale! 

Archway yearbooks are officially on sale! This year we have two options. Hardcover books are $30 each and personalized hardcover books are $37. Personalized covers will only be on sale until January 26! Go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login to purchase your yearbook using school code 715651.

Fifth Grade Ads for Sale! 

Fifth grade parents, you have a chance to buy a personalized ad in the yearbook for your fifth grader! Ads are 1/8 page for $25. Don’t delay on the opportunity to celebrate your scholar’s elementary years- space is limited. Sales close February 16! To purchase go to https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/login  and use school code 715651. Questions? Contact archwaylincolnyearbook@gmail.com.

Important Dates

  • Jan 12thClub Registration Ends
  • Jan 13thGrandparents Night
  • Jan. 15thNo School – Martin Luther King Day
  • Jan. 17thClubs begin
  • Jan. 26thBirthday Book Club/Spirit Day/Treat Friday
  • Feb 2ndHalf Day – Great Heats In-service Day
  • Feb 10thDaddy Daughter Dance

Have a great week!

The 5th Grade Team

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