G5 Life

G5 VLOG219 "Paranormal"

 

 

Thank you PTSA!

Thanks for the awesome care package!  I appreciate it and I’m thankful to have a wonderful PTSA that supports all of the Cherry Crest community!

 

 

G5 Week 6 Update!

G5 Week 6 Update! I can’t believe it’s already October!  Time flies when you are having fun, especially in the G5!  Here’s the latest happenings in the G5…   Students have been working on comparing fractions, finding equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like/unlike denominators. Students practice finding a common denominator, then making equivalent fractions in order to compare or add/subtract fractions with unlike denominators. Students have daily Freckle assignments, usually fact practice and fractions practice. Fact practices should take a few minutes, while the fractions practice may take 20-30 minutes. If your child needs support with the Fractions practice, please encourage him/her to come to Office Hours, email me or direct message me through the Teams chat. L.A:  Language Arts is going at full speed now! This month so far, the students have been learning about dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony. They learned to use story mountains to comprehend story structure. They also covered two spelling word lists with short/long vowel sounds. Most recently, the students learned about “theme” and practiced identifying themes in songs/texts.  The students have also been engaged in writing activities/assignments on their online Night Zookeeper.  Please ask them to share their zoo with you.  Please remind them to meet their required reading minutes on LEXIA each week and read at least 35 minutes a night. G4 Updates: In math: We continue to work into addition and subtraction in the thousands. Students are: *showing their thinking *using ‘math talk’ * checking the multi-step process for accuracy * borrowing/carrying or ungrouping/regrouping Our consistent routine invites shared work, large and small group work,  as well as math mysteries, games, readings and chants! In Science: Students may engage in STEM activities (hands on/observations and explorations) 1-2x  month via Teams Announcements- Always posted as announcements (vs. Assignments) Virtual modeling and supports always provided Student-sharing work is optional We will increase our science reading and modeling of engineering design as possible. Please ask your student to show you the science announcements so far. This is on Teams and is modeled. ELA/SS: We continue to work on sharing our story (personal identity/personal narrative) and learning the story of the land around us. ~ Story Elements: How to tell a good story? ~ Notes: reading and response journals, map making options and community curiosities ~ Students are encouraged to use the dictation and spell check tool to increase engagement and interaction ~ We are increasing our non-fiction reading and our funds of knowledge by using NewsEla ~ We aim to grow knowledge and understanding about the First Nations to Washington state SEL/Leadership/Teamwork/G5x Life: We are continuing to work on learning how to be respectful to our peers in the classroom. All students are doing an awesome job leading the way and setting a good example at Cherry Crest. School-wide opportunities to connect: 1. Join the PTSA: Multiple community opportunities in which to engage: https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/ 2. We are celebrating our diverse Cherry Crest Community! Please view and add to the “I Love My Culture” Flipgrid here. 3. City of Bellevue launches The Great Bellevue Scavenger Hunt October 2-30 With Covid-19 keeping people closer to home and looking for things to do, the City of Bellevue has launched a City-wide scavenger hunt via the free Goose Chase app that will run October 2-30. The game gives families a safe and fun way to enjoy time together by sharing challenges and exploring in and around your home, neighborhood and the city of Bellevue! New “missions” will be released three times/week throughout the game. Each of the four weeks will have a theme (e.g. Go Explore; Get Creative; Fall Favorites; Best of Bellevue) and each theme will have a little intro video by various people – the first done by our Mayor. Download Goose Chase Flyer

 

G5 VLOG218 "United"

 

Unity Day – Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Wear and share orange to show that we are together against bullying, and united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.

Make it ORANGE and make it end! What are your true colors when it comes to showing that you believe that all youth should be safe from bullying? Come together in one giant ORANGE message of hope and support, WEAR AND SHARE ORANGE to color our nation, and even the world, visibly showing that our society believes that no child should ever experience bullying.

“ORANGE provides a powerful, visually compelling expression of solidarity,” said Paula Goldberg, Executive Director of PACER Center. “Whether it’s hundreds of individuals at a school wearing ORANGE, store owners offering ORANGE products, or a community changing a landmark to ORANGE, the vibrant statement becomes a conversation starter, sending the supportive, universal message that bullying is never acceptable behavior.”

 

G5x News

Noteworthy dates: Oct. 9th: Professional Work Day. No student classes. Oct. 12th: Indigenous People’s Day (Since 1992 this is no longer Columbus Day learn more here) Oct. 30th: Fall Celebration-  Virtual Dress-up day: optional and inclusive*) *Costumes or dress-up requirements: be school appropriate. Ensure that clothing/costumes exclude violent, sexist or racially insensitive depictions. If you are looking to round out your Latinx Heritage Acknowledgement this weekend: Virtual Art Exhibit: Latinx Culture and Artists Full List of Events from LUSS here: Family workshops on Saturday! Celebrate Filipino American History Month. The Filipino American National Historical Society declared October as Filipino-American History Month in 1988. In 2009, both the U.S. Senate and Congress declared October as Filipino-American History Month. One out of five Asian Americans is Filipino, with close to 3.4 million Filipino Americans living in the U.S. (2010 consensus). You can find resources and information HERE to share, add to, and use as you plan for learning.

Just a quick note about conferences! I will be sharing a sign-up in late November, early December.  Stay tuned please. This allows us all to solidify a routine and collect information to share. It will be casual and celebratory! 😊

School-Wide opportunities to connect: 1.      Join the PTSA: Multiple commUNITY opportunities in which to engage: https://www.cherrycrest-ptsa.org/ 2.      We are celebrating our diverse community currently! All of us have something to share, please participate virtually and tell why you value your culture. This is for the entire school to enjoy and engage in as possible! “I love my culture because…..” https://flipgrid.com/70825c43

City of Bellevue launches The Great Bellevue Scavenger Hunt October 2-30 (flyer attached) With Covid-19 keeping people closer to home and looking for things to do, the City of Bellevue has launched a City-wide scavenger hunt via the free Goose Chase app that will run October 2-30. The game gives families a safe and fun way to enjoy time together by sharing challenges and exploring in and around your home, neighborhood and the city of Bellevue! New “missions” will be released three times/week throughout the game. Each of the four weeks will have a theme (e.g. Go Explore; Get Creative; Fall Favorites; Best of Bellevue) and each theme will have a little intro video by various people – the first done by our Mayor.

Download Goose chase flyer

G5x Read-A-Thon T-Shirt Design Contest!!

READ-A-THON T-SHIRT DESIGN ENTRY FORM 2020

Dear 5^th grade students!  Congratulations on becoming virtual 5^th graders!!!  It’s your turn to submit a drawing for the PTSA T-shirt logo for 2020-2021 school year!!!   (Yes, we too are very sad that there isn’t a WALKATHON this year.)

All entries are due on Friday October 23^rd!

The theme is:

“Connected”

 

Things you must know: 

You’re awesome!!  That’s why we’re asking you for help!  You ALL have unique creative ideas with your words and art.  Please share them!  The selected design will appear on over 600 t-shirts that will be handed out for the READATHON!

Entries must contain these words somewhere in your design:

Cherry Crest Elementary & Readathon 2020

All entries must be finished with BLACK ink only!  (no color) I would suggest using a pencil first and then going over it with a black sharpie. 

All entries need to be on 8 ½ x 11 in piece of WHITE paper with about a 1 inch border from the edge. INCLUDE YOUR NAME SOMEWHERE ON THE ENTRY. See sample. 

Use these thoughts for inspiration for your drawing: “Connected”

• "Connected" means “brought together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established”
• This year we are connected virtually, but a stronger connection exists between us.
• Think about your school family and how we all connected together.
• What THINGS brings us together to make our school unique during these unique times.
• What does it look like when you join together with people across different cultures?
• What does it look like to cooperate, work together and be a champion of our school and our classmates? 
• How does our school’s ethnicity bring us together?
• We learn in the classroom by connecting together and accepting change and new ideas! 
• What examples do you see of students supporting each other at Cherry Crest? 
• How do we combine efforts when working together for a common goal?

There is NO wrong way of doing this.  HAVE FUN!!  All entries are due on Friday Oct 23rd.

The WINNING design will be announced at the Readathon Assembly in November!!

If you have ANY questions please email Karin Olefsky at tshirts@cherrycrest-ptsa.org  

Submit designs via email, tshirts@cherrycrest-ptsa.org, or drop off at school in the marked bin by the front door.

Download Tshirt RAT 2020