Parents Corner Número

2022
10

Miss Teachy Class 5th grade

Teacher Claudia Ruiz

What we do to help students with this

issue:

1. Teachers leave enough time at the end

of the day for students to write their
homework in their agenda books and
gather the necessary materials to do that
work. We give assistance to students who
need it and teach them organizational
skills.
2. Teachers remind students to empty out
their backpacks weekly! Some students
have three or four recreational reading
books in their backpacks, some hardcover,
that add a lot of weight to their bags.
3. Students have spiral notebooks and
folders for their subjects which allows
them to take those lighter items and not
bring their entire trapper keeper home
every day. The Trapper Keepers are a few An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin
pounds with nothing in them!
4. The district has chosen lightweight
books for elementary students. The Wordly
Wise book, as well as the math journal and How Can Parents Help Lighten the Load?
study link book are all soft cover and do
not weigh much. In addition, our agenda 1. Help your child clean out his/her backpack every night.
books are small and lightweight. 2. Encourage him/her to carry only one recreational book at a time
5. We recommend that students carry their
lunch and snow gear, etc. in a separate bag. 3. Bags on wheels help to alleviate some of the weight

What is Differentiation?

. Change is the end result of all true
learning. – Leo Buscaglia
Differentiated instruction is
instruction that is tailored to
Study Strategies Resources individual students’ strengths and
challenges. The essential skills are
It is important for your child to know the same for all students. We
exactly what to study. We provide differentiate instruction because
study guides/packets so that students each child has unique needs and
can effectively prepare for upcoming should progress relative to his/her
quizzes and tests. We also teach study own abilities. The goal is to give all
strategies, such as two column notes, students access to the curriculum in
flashcards, etc. However, at the a way that will allow them to be
elementary level, do students know successful. Instruction can be
how to prioritize and plan their work differentiated by content, learning
at home so that there is ample time to profile, and skill level.
study every night? Is your child
effectively using their agenda book to The fifth grade differentiates by
schedule in studying time? The links learning profile when they provide
below give simple, practical tips to choice for post reading projects. One
help you work on these skills with student may be a talented artist and
your child. want to create a collage. Another
student may love to research and can
take a topic from their guided
reading book and learn about it
further to write a report.
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2022
Remember! Número 10

Teacher Claudia Ruiz

The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the
more places you’ll go.”– Dr. Seussn

What Should Be In Your Child's Some evenings: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Backpack? Learn as if you were to live forever.” ―
- Current events spiral notebook Mahatma Gandhi
Each night:
- Guided reading book and reading
- Agenda book notebook

- Math journal (to keep up with math

boxes)

- Math study link

- Wordly Wise
 Teacher Claudia Ruiz

Please Note
.
Before buying any product, including
those listed above, Read the Package
Labels Carefully to be sure they do not
contain any traces of nuts and were not
produced in a plant or on equipment used
to produce peanut products. Companies
may change their manufacturing practices
without notice and can add nut
ingredients in to their products

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” ― C.S. Lewis

Teacher Claudia Ruiz

Healthy Snacks
Fifth Grade
As guidance under the Reading School’s “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the
Health and Wellness Policy, the below list lighting of a fire.” ― W.B. Yeats
of suggested healthy, peanut free and nut
free snacks are permitted to be provided for
classroom celebrations:

Ø Vegetables
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will
never cease to grow. – Anthony J. D’Angelo

Ø Fruits (fresh, frozen, dried, cups)

Ø Plain Raisins / Craisins

Ø Yogurt

Ø Cheese / String Cheese

Ø Teddy Grahams

Ø Plain Lite Popcorn

Ø Crackers (Graham, Animal, Saltines,

Ritz, Wheat Thins, Triscuits, etc.)

Ø Goldfish Crackers

Ø Some Pretzels (check packaging -

some “may contain nuts”)

Ø Pita and Bagel Chips (check packaging

- some “may contain nuts”)

Ø Rice Cakes (non-chocolate flavor)

Ø Bagels (non-nut flavor, check

packaging - some “may contain nuts”)

Ø Muffins (non-nut and non-chocolate

flavor, check packaging)

Ø Frozen Juice Bars

Ø 100% Juice

Ø Water

Ø Milk

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