August 26, 2023 Hi– This is the first weekly newsletter for parents of students in Rooms 123 and 124, Mr. Mistretta’s math and science classes.. It’s to inform parents about what’s happening in class, what special events may be coming up, and to reinforce communication that may have come home from the school or district office. Communication Almost everyone I’ve spoken to has said that they prefer that I contact them via e-mail if there are questions or concerns. It’s the same for me. If you have something you need to ask me or talk about, e-mail is the best first way to do it. Sometimes I’ll follow up with a phone call, especially if the subject is so sensitive or complicated that it’d be easier to have a conversation. I’m at [email protected] I also maintain an Instagram account, where I sometimes post photos of class and school activities. Just follow me at mr.mistretta to join up. Third, there’s the Remind app, which I use to send out last-minute reminders about upcoming class and school events. Text the message @room123mi to the number 81010 on your cell phone to receive these. Student dismissals The school is using the Parent Patrol app to keep track of how students are being dismissed from school this year. You should have already gotten an email about how to sign up. I’m writing this on the Saturday before the first day of school, so if you haven’t signed up yet and are having problems, call the school office right away. CHROMEBOOKS should be recharged every night for a full day of use in school. We have a daily snack time between 9:00 and 9:30 every morning, so it’s OK for students to bring something from home to have at this time. Homework Math homework this year is ST Math– an average of 20 minutes per night on Monday through Thursday. Students may also do all 80 minutes on one night, or spread the 80 minutes out as you and they see fit. I’ll provide class time to help them work on it and reach the weekly goal, too. Activities for the first three days I’ll introduce the kids to the math and science programs this week, but we won’t work much in the textbooks and workbooks until next week. Our math program is Eureka Math, and we use a variety of materials for Science, including Elevate Science as a textbook. School supplies The student supply list is here. I sent it home on “Step Up Day” in June, but sometimes things do get lost in the shuffle, so if you haven’t had a chance to pick up everything for your 5th grader yet, it’s no worries. Let me know if there’s any long-term issue. Also, We take donations of Clorox-type wipes and boxes of tissues, which 5th graders go through at an alarming rate. :) That’s all for now. E-mail me with any questions and have a great rest of the weekend! Sincerely, John Mistretta Grade 5 Math and Science teacher Rooms 123 and 124 SHAW SCHOOL 508-865-3541 extension 34123 5th grade Supply list for 2023-24: Required Materials: (2) pocket folders for class work (ELA/SS and Math/Science) (1) pocket folder for take home work (this will travel home - to- school so it should be sturdy) (2) One subject spiral bound notebooks (8X10 ½ ) 2 packages of pencils Packets of sticky notes 1 package of dry erase markers pencil/supply case (zippered pouch or hard case is fine) 2 glue sticks scissors colored pencils OR markers pencil eraser handheld pencil sharpener with shaving catcher Optional Items (nice to have but we will have some available to share): highlighters Donations throughout the year: Any donation your family is able to contribute to our classroom is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your support! tissue boxes hand sanitizer Clorox wipes Magic erasers Zip Lock bags (gallon size)
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Happy Friday!
What a week. Who could have guessed last week that we'd all be learning how to do "remote learning" this week? I want to say again how very proud I am of everyone who's tried to participate, work, and learn during this difficult and unexpected school closure time. Today we're going to focus on some online learning. In Math, sign in to iReady and instead of going on the "path" they recommend, do the assignment I've left there for you.... fractions and line plots. It's interesting, it's challenging, and it's something you can handle because of the fraction work we've done already this year. In Science, go to the link below and view the Bill Nye video about energy. Then send me an e-mail with TWO NEW things you learned about energy. I'll gather everyone's comments and post some of the interesting ones over the weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GmxxAogTt8 Then enjoy your weekend. No homework unless you e-mail me to request some. Remember, I'll be on Google Meet at 1:00 today to answer questions and hear comments about the week's work. The link to participate is in an e-mail I sent to all of you. Happy Thursday, everyone!
I'm so very proud of those of you who have been keeping up with assignments and school work during this school closure. Your sense of responsibility and your effort have been tremendous. Keep up the good work! Today's work is posted in the Documents tab. You'll see an answer key to yesterday's workbook pages. Use it to correct your work, and put the work into the folder you're keeping for work to pass in when we get back to school. Then do the Mega Morning Math, which is also on the Documents tab. In Science, there's an article about solar panels, since before Friday we were studying the different ways people get energy. Be sure to do the multiple choice questions after the article. You can write down your answers as a comment to this post. Thanks for all of your e-mails, comments, and questions-- keep them coming! Stay safe and have a great day. Good morning everyone!
On the third morning of "remote learning," I hope that you're all in good spirits and that you're keeping up with your assignments. The longer we're out of school, the greater chance there is that you'll lose the skills you worked so hard to master this year. Keep at it and ask me questions if you need to In Math today: 1) Do Practice Book pages P49 and P50, a review of Chapter 2 (Long division, oh joy!). If you don't have the practice book, use the PDF file I left in the "Documents" tab on this website. 2) Do 30 minutes of iReady. Do whatever topic it gives you. It's designed to give you the topics you had trouble with on the iReady assessment in January. In Science: Use the article in the Documents section (labeled "A Special Kind of Matter" to answer the two questions printed below the article. Print it out and put it in your work folder. I'm available at different hours today because I need to go help my stepdaughter move out of her college dorm (they're closing her school for the rest of the spring). I'll be here from 8:30-11 a.m, then from 4:00-6:30 this afternoon, for questions and comments. Stay safe and have a great day! https://mysteryscience.com/earth/mystery-2/groundwater-as-a-natural-resource/123?code=NDEwMDY3MDQ&t=student
Use the link above to view the Mystery Science. Answer the questions right before the "Activity" by commenting on this post. DISCUSS (1 of 2): Where do you think people get their water if they don't live near lakes or rivers? DISCUSS (2 of 2): How do people get water from far undeground? |
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