Boelter/Caskie AM Digital Planner (if your student starts their day with Ms. Boelter in the morning): Boelter Caskie Digital Planner
Caskie/Boelter AM Digital Planner (if your student starts their day with Mrs. Caskie in the morning): Caskie Boelter Digital Planner
Please see the school Newsletter to keep up with all that is happening in our building this week: Newsletter
Upcoming Events
- Volunteer Trainings: 1/2
- X-59 Live from NASA X-59 Launch Watch – 1/12
- No School – Dr. Martin Luther King Day 1/15
- In N’ Out Restaurant Night-1/17
- No School – Staff Development Day 1/22
Curriculum
Welcome back!
This week, your students will jump right back into curriculum. As we progress throughout the week, we will reinforce our expectations in all areas of the classroom and school, as students have been away from the classroom for a couple of weeks. Please check in with your students as they will self assess throughout the week.
In math, we’ll review adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators before moving into fractions that are greater than a whole, or mixed numbers. Students will complete a CYU daily (Check Your Understanding), another way in which they can self assess so they know what they need to learn. If students do not finish those in class, they’re welcome to finish them at home if they have Google account access. If you have a home computer on which you’d like help setting up Google access, please reach out and I can help with that.
In science, we’ll continue to work through mixtures and solutions. We will dive a little deeper into molecular structure and breaking down atoms. We have more science adventure as well! Our classrooms have been matched with scientists from Yale and the Netherlands Heart Institute and through the Skype a Scientist program. One of our scientist’s work focuses on heart rhythm disorders and how mathematics and computer science can help in finding out-of-the-box solutions to treat them. We will firm up dates with these scientists this week, and your students will have the opportunity to ask these scientists all kinds of questions. My favorite part of this program is seeing students find a passion in science and as mathematics as the scientists explain what they do.
We have even more exciting science based opportunities this month as well! We’ve been selected by NASA as one of the classrooms which gets to host an X-59 watching party. More information about the X-59 can be found here https://www.nasa.gov/mission/quesst/ and in the video below:
Check In
Before break, students completed their winter MAP test and report cards were sent home via Infinite Campus. If you have any questions about their performance, please reach out. I am looking forward to fostering continued growth this semester and making sure your child is prepared for 6th grade. Our 5th grade curriculum picks up pretty quickly as we moved into February, and students sometimes experience a little anxiety with that adjusted pace. Please reach out if you feel we need to connect as we progress through second semester.
Ms. B. in Class 