Dear 5^th Grade Families:

State testing is behind us!  We are so happy to get back to regular business 😊.  This is week 6 of 10, so we are past the half-way mark for the quarter.  Progress reports went out today, so if you received one, please be sure to sign it and return it to your child’s teacher by this Friday, 4/26.  Please encourage your scholar to finish the year strong – we have lots more learning opportunities to offer our students!

Curricular information for Q4, Week 6

Maths – This week we will be starting and completing our short unit on number patterns and relationships.  Students will be identifying patterns and determining the equation or expression which can be used to solve for any value, including “X”.  Students will also be plotting their ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.  We will be taking our unit 12 assessment on Thursday.  This will complete our work in our blue and green workbooks, therefore students will be bringing them home.  For the remainder of the year we will be working on assignments (many are for enrichment) and projects.

Science – This week we are finishing our Modeling Earth’s Systems 2-paragraph writing assignment. This assignment is due no later than Wednesday, so make sure your scholar is using their time wisely during their science block! Later this week, we will be diving into our 6th unit: Genetics! This unit will be short, but there are some fun activities and projects planned ahead!

History – This week we are continuing the American Expansion before the Civil War unit, and we are diving into the doctrine of Manifest Destiny.  Students will receive a writing prompt Wednesday regarding the role improvements in transportation played in the settlement of the American West.  The paragraph is due next Monday, 4/29.   The reader for this unit has been updated on this blog.

English Language Arts –

• Literature – The Secret Garden is the last novel study of this 5th grade year.  We will be reading Chapters 12-15 this week, as we meet new characters and witness Mary’s continuing transformation.
• GYV – This week we are working on Chapter 8 or our GYV this week.  As usual, we will have nightly homework, which will be due Friday.  We will have the usual spelling test on Friday, also.  As always, 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 moving on to Narrative Creative Writing. Students will learn about the basic story elements needed in any story. In Grammar, we are continuing to review the 5th Grade grammar standards.
• Poetry – “The Road Not Taken”, by Robert Frost.  Students will be assigned 2 stanzas, which are due Friday, May 3rd, 2024.

Lincoln Prep Summer School Offerings

We are happy to provide information regarding the upcoming summer classes Lincoln Prep is offering for your rising 6^th Graders.  Please follow the link below to find out more!

https://lincolnprep.greatheartsamerica.org/2024-summer-school/

Great Hearts Day at Chase Field: Friday, May 3!

Join us for another Great Hearts Day at Chase Field, Friday, May 3 as the Dbacks take on the Padres!

Enjoy a discounted ticket package that includes a co-branded Great Hearts x Dbacks hat (limited quantity), plus the opportunity to win game day experiences and prizes exclusive to Great Hearts families and friends.  We hope to see you at the ballpark!

Save the Date: Yearbook Signing Party- May 15th

Come join in on our annual yearbook signing party on Wednesday, May 15th from 1:30-3:30pm at Main Event in San Tan Village Marketplace. 20% percent of all purchases made goes back to us when you turn in your receipt to us at the time of the event. Come anytime between those times to see all our friends (possibly some teachers) and sign each other’s yearbooks.

If you didn’t buy a yearbook but want one, this will be the only chance to get one. We will be selling a small quantity of extra yearbooks at the yearbook signing party. First come first serve, we will not be able to hold yearbooks or take orders outside of the event.

Important Dates

• April 24^th – Kinder Coffee Talk
• April 26^th – Spirit Day, Treat Friday, Birthday Book club
• April 29^th-May 3^rd – Teacher Appreciation Week!
• May 7, 8, 9 – Last week of clubs
• May 17th – Spirit Day, Treat Friday, Birthday Book Club
• May 22nd – Half Day – 12:30 Dismissal
• May 23rd – Half Day – Kinder & 5th Grade Commencement Ceremonies
• May 24th – Half Day – 12:30 Dismissal – Last day of school

Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

Dear 5^th Grade Families:

This week we wrap up our yearly state testing calendar with the 5^th Grade ELA/Maths tests.  Students will take the ELA/Maths Part I on Thursday, and the ELA/Maths Part II on Friday.  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 😊.

We are covering the sample tests in class, but if your student would like to try them out at home, the instructions follow below:

https://www.azed.gov/assessment/aasa → AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials → Choose ARIZONA → go to: MIC CHECK & SAMPLE TESTS (under blue Sign In button) → choose AASA TestNav Sample Tests → choose Grade 5 AASA Sample Tests → Choose from the top three options → From there, students can navigate the test at will.

Lincoln Prep Summer School Offerings

We are happy to provide information regarding the upcoming summer classes Lincoln Prep is offering for your rising 6^th Graders.  Please follow the link below to find out more!

https://lincolnprep.greatheartsamerica.org/2024-summer-school/

Barca Memorial Week Soccer Camp

We are thrilled to announce the return of Barça Soccer Camps this Summer at Scottsdale Prep, running from May 28th to June 1st, for boys and girls aged 6-14! As a gesture of appreciation, Great Heart students are being granted an exclusive invitation with a 10% discount! Secure your spot today!

Sign Up Here! Discount Code: GH24BA

Great Hearts Day at Chase Field: Friday, May 3!

Join us for another Great Hearts Day at Chase Field, Friday, May 3 as the Dbacks take on the Padres!

Enjoy a discounted ticket package that includes a co-branded Great Hearts x Dbacks hat (limited quantity), plus the opportunity to win game day experiences and prizes exclusive to Great Hearts families and friends.  We hope to see you at the ballpark!

Curricular information for Q4, Week 5

Maths – This week we are continuing our test prep and review of the material that we have covered this year to prepare for state testing on April 18th and 19th.  We will not be working in our blue or green workbooks until testing is finished. Homework will be packets for students to complete and we will check these in class the following day.

Science – This week we are working on our Modeling Earth’s Systems Writing Prompt. This is a 2 paragraph assignment that is mostly done in class. If your scholar does not finish in the time allotted, they may have to do some of it for homework!

History – This week we are continuing the American Expansion before the Civil War unit, with a look at transportation improvements as our focus.  Looking ahead, next week students will receive a writing prompt regarding this very topic!  The reader for this unit is linked on this blog.

English Language Arts –

• Literature – The Secret Garden is the last novel study of this 5th grade year.  We will be reading Chapters 10-12 this week, and we will also continue our Across Five Aprils read-aloud.  Please have your student bring these books to school if they haven’t already!
• GYV – There is no GYV this week, due to State Testing.  As always, 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 we are continuing to review 5th grade grammar standards that we have been covering over the course of the school year in preparation for State Testing on Thursday and Friday.
• Poetry – “The Road Not Taken”, by Robert Frost.  Students will be assigned 2 stanzas, which are due Friday, May 3rd, 2024.

Important Dates

• April 24^th – Kinder Coffee Talk
• April 26^th – Spirit Day, Treat Friday, Birthday Book club
• April 29^th-May 3^rd – Teacher Appreciation Week!
• May 7, 8, 9 – Last week of clubs
• May 23^rd – Half Day, Kinder & 5^th Grade Commencement Ceremonies
• May 24^th – Half Day, Last Day of School

Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

 

Dear 5^th Grade Families:

Welcome to week 4 of the last quarter of this last year of elementary school for your scholar.  We are full steam ahead for graduation in May!!

Testing for 5^th grade concludes next week with maths and ELA parts 1 and 2.  We are covering the sample tests in class, but if your student would like to try them out at home, there are instructions below:

Testing dates:

• AASA – 1st Math/ELA –Thursday, April 18^th
• AASA – 2nd Math/ELA – Friday, April 19^th

Sample tests information:

https://www.azed.gov/assessment/aasa → AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials → Choose ARIZONA → go to: MIC CHECK & SAMPLE TESTS (under blue Sign In button) → choose AASA TestNav Sample Tests → choose Grade 5 AASA Sample Tests → Choose from the top three options → From there, students can navigate the test at will.

Curricular information for Q4, Week 4

Maths – This week we are continuing our test prep and review of the material that we have covered this year to prepare for state testing on April 18th and 19th.  We will not be working in our blue or green workbooks until testing is finished. Homework will be packets for students to complete and we will check these in class the following day.

Science – This week we are taking our Unit 5 Science Test! Scholars will take this test today and tomorrow. Later this week, the students will start a writing prompt about Modeling Earth’s Systems. This will be a 2 paragraph writing assignment. Most of the work, if not all, will be done in class. The only time students will have to work on this at home is if they do not use their time effectively over the next couple weeks.

History – This week we are continuing the American Expansion before the Civil War unit, with a look at the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and at the conflicts with Native Americans as the nation acquired new land to the west of the Mississippi River.  The reader for this unit is linked on this blog.

English Language Arts –

• Literature – The Secret Garden is the last novel study of this 5th grade year.  We will be reading Chapters 6-8 this week, and we will also continue 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 7, with the usual nightly homework, and a test on Friday on the unit’s words.  Looking ahead, we will pause on the GYV work next week due to testing times.  As always, 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 beginning our Fictional Narrative Writing Unit.  We are continuing to review 5th grade grammar standards that we have been covering over the course of the school year.

Poetry – “The Road Not Taken”, by Robert Frost.  Students will be assigned 2  stanzas, which are due Friday, May 3rd, 2024.

Fine Arts Festival is Saturday- April 13th

Fine Arts Festival is this Saturday from 9a-1pm! Come enjoy student artwork, music performances, and Latin! There will food trucks, Book Fair, Face painting and much more! Click on Flyer attached for more info.

We look forward to seeing you there!

GREAT HEARTS DAY AT CHASE FIELD: FRIDAY, MAY 3!

Join us for another Great Hearts Day at Chase Field, Friday, May 3 as the Dbacks take on the Padres!

Enjoy a discounted ticket package that includes a co-branded Great Hearts x Dbacks hat (limited quantity), plus the opportunity to win game day experiences and prizes exclusive to Great Hearts families and friends.

We hope to see you at the ballpark!

Important Dates

• April 10^th –    First Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
• April 12-13 – Spring Book Fair
• April 13^th – Fine Arts Festival
• May 24^th –  Kinder Headmaster Coffee Talk

 Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

Good evening 5^th Grade Families:

Welcome back from our short Spring Holiday.  We hope you have had a relaxing and refreshing R&R weekend with your loved ones, and that your scholars are ready to take on the last 7 weeks of elementary school!

It is April, and testing season is upon us!  We have several days of it ahead, with the AASA Writing this week.  Please note the dates below and make sure students are on time and attending the entire testing session. We kindly ask that you do not plan appointments or unnecessary absences during the testing times to avoid having students miss class for make-up testing.  It is important that all students try their best on the state testing.  These activities help to measure their growth and proficiency levels as individual learners. Families can help by ensuring students get a good night of sleep, and eat a healthy breakfast.  They can also help their scholars walk through the practice tests linked below.  Here is the calendar for the rest of the 5^th grade state testing.

5th Grade:

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

AASA Practice Test Link:

https://az.testnav.com/client/index.html#

From this link, scroll down and choose “Mic Check & Sample Tests”, then “AASA TestNav Sample Tests”, and “Grade 5 AASA Sample Tests”.  The top 3 are applicable to our students.

Please reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions!

Save the Date: Fine Arts Festival – 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 – Please see the flyer for more information.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Curricular information for Q4, Week 3

Maths – This week we are beginning our test prep and review of the material that we have covered this year to prepare for state testing on April 18th and 19th.  We will not be working in our blue or green workbooks until testing is finished. Homework will be packets for students to complete and we will check these in class.  Students also received  a packet of the maths vocabulary words that they should be familiar with.  We will be going over these terms when time permits and their homework for Tuesday is to review the vocabulary packet.

Science – This week we are preparing for our Unit 5 Test! This week, students will play a jeopardy review game. Students revised their study guide last week, so they should be using that to guide their review.  I also strongly advise students to use the jeopardy game to review. Even though we will play it in class, it is a good gauge as to what types of questions they may see on the test. Here is a link to the jeopardy:

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/unit-5-modeling-earths-systems-review

Scholars will take their test on Monday 4/8 and Tuesday 4/9! Happy studying!

History – This week we are beginning our first unit focused on American History: American Expansion before the Civil War.  The reader for this unit is linked on this blog!

English Language Arts –

• Literature – The Secret Garden is the last novel study of this 5th grade year.  We will be reading Chapters 5-6 this week, and we will also continue 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 review of Level 6 Chapters 1-5.  Due to the short week and Friday’s Testing, we will pause on chapter work until next week.  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 on Friday and their Informational Essay is due Thursday.  We will also be reviewing 5th grade grammar standards that we have been covering over the course of the school year.
• Poetry – “The Road Not Taken”, by Robert Frost.  Students will be assigned 2 stanzas, which are due Friday, May 3rd,

 

GREAT HEARTS DAY AT CHASE FIELD: FRIDAY, MAY 3!

Join us for another Great Hearts Day at Chase Field, Friday, May 3 as the Dbacks take on the Padres!

Enjoy a discounted ticket package that includes a co-branded Great Hearts x Dbacks hat (limited quantity), plus the opportunity to win game day experiences and prizes exclusive to Great Hearts families and friends.  We hope to see you at the ballpark!

 

Important Dates

• April 3^rd – 2^nd Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
• April 10^th – 1^st Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
• April 12^th & 13^th – Spring Book Fair
• April 13^th – Fine Arts Festival
• April 24^th – Kinder Headmaster Coffee Talk

Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

Dear 5^th Grade Families:

We successfully completed our first State Testing task this year with the 5^th Grade AZSci last Thursday.  Our next testing event is the 5^th 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 5^th 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 1^st.  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: 5^th 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 5^th Grade Team

Good afternoon 5^th Grade Families:

We hope you have had a restful and relaxing Spring Break.  As we begin the final part of 5^th 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 5^th 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 21^st
• AASA – Writing – Friday, April 5^th
• AASA – 1st Math/ELA –Thursday, April 18^th
• AASA – 2nd Math/ELA – Friday, April 19^th

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 5^th Grade Team

Good afternoon 5^th 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 3^rd 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 5^th 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:

• 5th Grade: Feb. 28th – Sign Up Here
• 4th Grade: March 6th – Sign Up Here
• 3rd Grade: March 20th – Sign Up Here
• 2nd Grade: April 3rd – Sign Up Here
• 1st Grade: April 10th – Sign Up Here
• Kinder: April 24th – Sign Up Here

 Important Dates

• Feb 28^th – 5^th Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk
• Mar 5^th – Kinder Cap & Gown Picture Day
• Mar 6^th – Fourth Grade Coffee Talk
• March 11^th-15^th – No School – Spring Break!
• March 20^th – Third Grade Coffee Talk

Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

 

Good Evening 5^th 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:

• 5th Grade: Feb. 28th – Sign Up Here
• 4th Grade: March 6th – Sign Up Here
• 3rd Grade: March 20th – Sign Up Here
• 2nd Grade: April 3rd – Sign Up Here
• 1st Grade: April 10th – Sign Up Here
• Kinder: April 24th – Sign Up Here

 

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

 Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

 

Good afternoon 5^th 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 28^th, 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.

• 5th Grade: Feb. 28th – Sign Up Here

 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. 13^th – Class Picture Day
• Feb. 16^th – Birthday Book Club, Spirit Wear, Treat Friday
• Feb. 19^th – No School – President’s Day
• Feb. 23^rd – Field Day!
• Feb. 28^th – 5^th Grade Headmaster Coffee Talk

Have a great week!

The 5^th Grade Team

 

Good afternoon 5^th 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. 🙂

• Adding and Subtracting Decimals
• Multiplying Decimals
• Dividing Decimals

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 5^th 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 10^th – Daddy Daughter Dance
• Feb 13^th – Class Picture Day
• Feb 14th – Great Hearts Day
• Feb 19^th  – No School – President’s Day
• Feb 23^rd – Field Day!

 Have a great week! 

The 5^th Grade Team