Holtmann 5th : April 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

I am so very proud of all the hard work that each and every student put into MAP testing this year. It was a long two weeks of testing but they never gave up! We are looking forward to spending the last month of elementary school continuing to learn and plan on enjoying every moment of the time we have left together as a class!

Upcoming Events:

5/1: Last day of LEAP

5/2: JA in a Day

5/4: 5th grade strings concert @ 7:30 pm (rehearsal 5/3 am)

5/5: Fifth grade day of fun!

Have a great weekend!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Holtmann

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Menu Change for Friday's Lunch

Fri. Menu - Reg. Popcorn Chicken w/Roll Dinner

Alt. Grilled Cheese w/Tomato Soap

Sack - Cereal Sack

5th grade party sign up!

Please use the link below to sign up to help out at the 5th grade party! Thank you!

5th Grade Party Sign Up Genius

Friday, April 21, 2017

Weekly Update 4/21

We had a successful week of MAP testing! We are looking forward to finishing up the second half of MAP testing strong next week.

Upcoming events:

4/24 : NO LEAP/ PM TESTING (MATH)

4/25: AM TESTING (SCIENCE)

4/26: AM TESTING (SCIENCE)

4/27: PM TESTING (SCIENCE)

4/28: PM MAKEUP TESTING DAY

If you haven't had the chance to send in a baby photo of your child and would like to, please send it in sometime next week!

Permission slips for the 5th grade party were due today. Please send them in on Monday if you have not yet.

Thank you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Holtmann

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Baby Pictures!

Hello Parents,

Just a quick little request! I thought it'd be fun for the kiddos to bring in baby pictures of themselves to share with the class. I will return the pictures to you when we are finished with them. If you have a picture that we could share with the class, please send it in. We are looking forward to guessing who each picture is! Thanks so much!

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

We've had a great two days of testing! Looking forward to finishing ELA testing strong tomorrow!

Monday, April 17, 2017

Strings schedule for MAP testing!

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Weekly Update 4/13

We spent this week switching between the fifth grade teachers to get ready for MAP testing. We practiced a variety of skills and are feeling super confident that we are going to ROCK the MAP test during the next couple of weeks!

A few reminders for MAP testing:

* We will be testing in the AM on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. (ELA)

* We will be testing in the PM on Thursday and Friday. (Math)

* Make sure your child has headphones at school.

* You may send in a water bottle for your child.

* If you would like to send in a letter for your child to read before MAP testing, send it in on Monday or you can also email it to me and I will print it out!

Reminders:

4/14: No School

Have a great long weekend!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Holtmann

Friday, April 7, 2017

Weekly Update 4/7

Happy, happy Friday!!

Science: During science this week we reviewed some topics from previous years and from earlier this year in preparation for the MAP test in a couple of weeks. We did some fun activities, including the kiddos' favorite QUIZLET!

Math: We finished up our geometry chapter and took our chapter 12 test today! We focused on finding volume of prisms and composite figures this week! I will hand the tests back on Monday.

Writing: We finished up are DARE essays. The kids worked really hard on them and seemed to enjoy the process! It was fun to get to use all of the knowledge they learned from DARE this year.

Reading: We continued reviewing some test taking strategies and enjoyed spending time independently reading. We tried out a new online reading program, MyOn. It is a website that can be accessed both at school and home. It is similar to ALEKS by having the kids take a "quiz" every so often in order to help them choose books that are appropriate for them.

It was a fun-filled week!

Upcoming Events:

4/14: NO School

Please don't forget to send in a letter for you child for MAP testing! They would love to read some encouraging words from you! Please send those in by Thursday (4/13)

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Holtmann