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News from Room 22

Friday, September 23rd 2016

News from
Room 22

Important Dates
9/30

If you need
something blue
please let Miss
Rochefort know.

Miss Rocheforts Fifth

Grade Class

Contact
Information

Spirit Day
Class Color: Blue

9/30

Walk-a-thon. We
will be walking, next
Friday. Please
remember to send in
pledges and that
students dress
appropriately.

9/7

Teachers
Workshop, no
school.

Whats New in 5th Grade?

This past week, we have learned

on decomposing numbers from ones

about how to use latitude and

to tenths and tenths to hundredths.

longitude. We have also started to

Students have been working so hard

E-mail: arochefort@saco

learn about the different landforms

on this concept. We will be wrapping

schools.org

that make up our land.

up the review in the middle of next

Phone: (207) 284 5081

Ext. 222

In math, we have been working on

Classroom Website:
http://missrochefortsclass
.weebly.com

our review unit, which is preparing us

for the math we will be working with
all year long. Our emphasis has been

week.
In reading workshop, we have been
really been working diligently to be
more on

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Friday, September 23rd 2016

News from Room 22

The picture to the left is of an anchor

chart in our classroom. This chart
shows the cycle of the writing
process. We are currently working
in the rehearsal stage. At the heart of
writing is revision. Re-seeing the
writing and changing it continuously
to improve our writing is something
that we will be working on in writing
all year.

Whats New in 5th Grade Continued

Thinking about what we are reading, and asking

slow down the description at the heart of the

ourselves questions as we are reading. We are

story to help the reader feel like they are there

challenging ourselves to think deeply about our

in the story. Students have shared their

reading, and why the author made the choices that

sentences and they have been writing

s/he made.

beautifully crafted sentences.

In writing workshop, students have been

Everyone has started word work, and has

working on generating entries that they could

been putting in so much focused effort into

possibly turn into personal narratives. On

their word sorts. I have noticed how much

Thursday, we focused on elaboration, and how to

dedication they have put into their work.

Our fifth grade class has been working so hard in class. I taken
notice of their hard work in each subject area, and the kindness that
I have seen take place in the classroom community. I am incredibly
proud of all the effort and hard work the students are putting into
their schoolwork. This year is off to a great start, and I know we will
continue to work hard and accomplish our goals in room 22. Please
let me know about any questions, you may have.

When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.-Dr. Wayne W. Dyer