Welcome to Room 9
Welcome to fourth and fifth grades in Room 9!
Week of September 7, 2026
- No school Monday, September 7th.
- Our fourth graders are reading The Circulatory Story to learn about the literal heart as well as informational text structure. In math, they took their mid-module test Tuesday, and will then continue with applying their knowledge of place value to adding and subtracting with larger values. In science, students created another hands on electrical system and started learning about various forms of energy.
- Our fifth graders are learning about Nez Perce culture through both informational texts as well as mythology. In math this week, they are applying their knowledge of place value to add, subtract, and multiply numbers to the thousandths place. In science, students are learning about the patterns of Earth's daily rotation as well as the revolutions it makes around the sun.
Week of August 31st
- Back to School Night is this Thursday, September 3rd. School will be dismissed at 1:30. Parents are invited to attend the Principal's presentation at 5:00. Classroom presentations will be made at 5:30, and then again at 6:15. I hope you can join us for one of them!
- This week, our students will have short presentations from parent volunteers regarding the Battle of the Books program and the PTA Art Reflections program.
- The fourth graders are preparing to write a short essay about how Dr. Samuel Gross showed a great heart figuratively. In math, they are continuing with place value including rounding numbers. They will be taking the mid-module test next Tuesday. In science, our students are learning about electrical systems.
- The fifth graders are preparing to write a summary of an informational text that is helping them build background knowledge for our upcoming literature selection. In math, they are continuing with place value including decimals and will be taking their mid-module test this Thursday. In science, our class is learning about the relative size and distance of stars from our solar system.
Week of August 24th
- This week, the students will have p.e. on Monday and music Tuesday/Thursday. Reminder that 5th grade students need to select their choice of band instrument or vocal music by this Friday. 5th grade music selection form
- Our fourth graders are beginning a language art unit about the difference between literal and figurative language through a study of the heart. In math, they are reviewing/learning about place value with multiplying and dividing by 10s and 100s. In science, students will begin our unit on electricity.
- Our fifth graders are beginning a language arts unit comparing and contrasting cultural beliefs and values based on a historical conflict in the 1870s. This week, we will be building background about that conflict. In math, they are expanding their knowledge of place value by multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, and 1000 working with decimals.
Week of August 17th
- School begins Wednesday, August 19th. Normal Wednesday schedule, dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
- We're going to spend the first few days building our class community and learning our class routines.
- Parents, please fill out both of these forms:
