Fifth Grade - Mrs. Novacek

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STEM Challenge - Build the highest tower your group can with 20 dot stickers and 12 index cards.  

STEM Dot Challenge - Build structures with a box of Dots candy and 100 toothpicks.

The 5th graders had a lot of fun with these two activities.

September 20th-24th Announcements

Important Dates

What we are studying this week:

Math - We will be studying surface area & volume.
Reading - We will be reading "A Royal Mystery".
Grammar - We will be working on the kinds of sentences.
Spelling - We will be studying long a & e.
Science - We will be studying about energy transfer.
Social Studies - We will be studying about current events.

Tests this week:

Friday (9-24) - Spelling and Think Central Test

Announcements from the Office

We highly encourage you to use the attendance@tricounty.k12.mn.us  
email address to notify if your child will be absent.

5th Grade Schedule 2021-2022


8:20-8:25 Morning Meeting
8:25-9:40 Math
9:40-9:45 Bathroom Break
9:45-10:10 Science
10:10-10:35 Physical Education
10:35-10:45 Bathroom Break (TH/F - Library)
10:45-11:10 Music
11:10-11:25 Read Aloud
11:25-11:55 Recess
12:00-12:20 1st S- Social Studies; 2nd S- Band
12:30-12:55 Lunch
12:55-2:25/2:35 Language Arts (Reading, writing, grammar, spelling)
2:25/2:35-3:00 1st S- Art/Study Time (2:25); 2nd S-Social Studies(2:35)
3:00-3:04 Go to lockers & dismiss


Subject to Change : )

Spelling Words for
Sept. 20th-24th

Skill ~ Long a and e
  1. awake
  2. feast
  3. stray
  4. greet
  5. praise
  6. disease
  7. repeat
  8. display
  9. braces
  10. thief
  11. ashamed
  12. sleeve
  13. waist
  14. beneath
  15. sheepish
  16. release
  17. remain
  18. sway
  19. training
  20. niece

Classroom Information

Before School
  • Students are to go to the cafeteria if they come early to school.  
Sick Days
  • If your child is ill and won’t be attending school, please email attendance@tricounty.k12.mn.us before school begins for the day or e-mail Mrs. Novacek. Any homework they have missed will be placed on their desk. Upon their return, they will need to complete this homework within two days. Exceptions will occur if other arrangements are made.
Homework
  • Your child will have daily homework most of the time. They are to complete their homework and bring it back to school the next day.
Breakfast
  • Students will go down to breakfast when they come to school.  

  • Book Orders
  • Several times during the year I will send home one or more book order forms with your child. You are never obligated to purchase any of the books. Should you decide to purchase from the order form you will need to complete the order form and send the correct amount together in an envelope. Please send a check made payable to the book company.
Library
  • The student’s will have library on Thursdays/Fridays. The student’s are allowed to check out two books. Many of the library books are AR books. Students will be able to take computerized AR quizzes on them.
Box Tops
  • Please get the Box Top app and select Tri-Co School as your donation school.  You can scan all your receipts and earn Box Tops for our school.  Box Tops will be collected all year. Box Tops are a wonderful way to raise money for our school. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents so check your grocery items carefully to make sure you aren’t throwing away 10 cents.
Winter Clothing
  • Students should wear boots, snow pants, scarves, mittens, etc., during the winter months. If students do not have warm clothing with them they are required to sit in the detention room during noon recess. It is important for the students to play outside and breathe in some fresh air.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Parent-Teacher conferences will be in November and April.​
Bus Time
  • Please send a note whenever your child is not riding the bus or is riding a different bus. It is very important that the bus drivers know if your child is riding the bus or not.