Field Trip - February 12th

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be taking a field trip to the Colonial Theater on Wednesday, February 12th to see Dr. Kaboom! We will leave Kittredge around 9:00 and return around 12:00.  Permission slips will go home closer to the date of the trip!

Mrs. Finnerty

BTG Homework Due Wednesday, January 29th

Write a two paragraph reflection of your BTG experience.  What did you like?  What did you dislike?  Remember, they count on your feedback to better the program so make sure you provide details and examples to support your thoughts!

Mrs. Finnerty

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a non-profit educational website created in 2006 by educator Salman Khan, a graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School. The stated mission is to provide "a free world-class education for anyone anywhere."  

Your child can access Khan Academy by logging in with their district Google account.  Students spent time last week learning how to navigate Khan Academy and how to get the most out of it.  All students are assigned a coach (which is me) and I can recommend lessons and skills to students.  For 5th grade, Math is the only subject that has both videos and practice.  Students can choose a recommended skill or any skill they'd like to practice and they can watch videos and complete practice problems.  Students who would like to review 4th grade skills can move down into 4th grade and students who wish to challenge themselves may move ahead to new 6th grade skills.  The best part about this is students have access to Khan Academy for free!!  

Parents are always asking what can they do to help their children at home.  Here is a great FREE resource that provides video explanations and additional practice.  Students can spend 20 minutes a night brushing up on previous math skills or working on current math skills.  If parents have a gmail account, they can log and refresh their 5th grade math skills or explore a topic they'd like to know more about.  

I plan to provide you all with a video of Khan Academy.  Check back later this week to view it!! If you and your child explore Khan Academy, please provide me with your feedback on how useful you feel it is. 

Mrs. Finnerty

Reminder of BTG PLay this Wednesday!!

Remember, the 5th grade will be presenting their BTG plays this Wednesday, January 29th at 1:30 in the school gym.  They have worked very hard over the last 14 weeks.  I am very proud of all they have accomplished!  See you on Wednesday!

Mrs. Finnerty

Springfield Armor Reading Program

The Springfield Armor Reading Program has kicked off! Your child should have brought home the program details yesterday.  Students will receive prizes based on the number of hours they read at home at night.  For every hour read, students can color in a snowflake.  Parents must initial the snowflake to confirm that you read for an hour.  Color in all your snowflakes and you will receive free tickets to a Springfield Armor game and be recognized on the court during the game!

Remember, everyone should be reading for 20- 30 minutes a night!

Mrs. Finnerty

BTG Homework

Due: Wednesday, January 22nd

Write out your lines in the play along with your cue line 3x each.  If you have more than 10 lines you may do it only once.

Mrs. Finnerty

BTG Play - January 29th

The fifth grade classes will be presenting their play on Wednesday, January 29th at 1:30 in the gym.  All parents, grandparents, families and friends are invited!

Congratulations to Kaeli for having her play selected!

Mrs. Finnerty