Flash Cards

Here is a great website that students for students to make their own flashcards to study spelling words, math and reading vocabulary, science and social vocabulary.

Check it out!

www.quizlet.com

Reading at Home

WE EXPECT THAT ALL 5TH GRADERS ARE DOING SOME KIND OF READING AT HOME.
Your child should be reading at least an hour every night! It is a good habit to get into.

Welcome!

Thanks for visiting our class blog! This is where you will find out what is going on this year!

Choosing Books

Have you ever spoken with a doctor, auto mechanic, or computer support

person that has given you advice or directions in a language that was

difficult to understand? This is comparable to reading a book that is too

difficult. For readers to have high success in reading, they must spend time

reading material they can read with 99 􀂲 100 percent accuracy. We

encourage students to select books that are a good fit so that they are

successful and enjoy reading. Working on the strategy of reading

appropriate level texts that are a good fit will help your child read smoothly,

engaging in texts they can read without difficulty.

How can you help your child with this strategy at home?

1. When your child goes to read a text, have him or her use the

 I-ˇPickmethod to explain why that specific text was chosen. 

The I-ˇPick

method is described below:

I 􀂲 I pick a book

P 􀂲 Purpose (What is my purpose for choosing this book?)

I 􀂲 Interest (Am I interested in this book?)

C 􀂲 Comprehend (Do I understand what I just read?)

K 􀂲 Know (Do I know most of the words?)

2. Model the I-ˇPick method for your child. Take a book you are reading and go

through I-ˇPick to set an example for what it looks like and sounds like to review

reading selection choices.

3. Help your child recognize when a text is too difficult. They are taught to ask:

􀁸 Are there five or more words on a page that I don􀂷t know?

􀁸 Is this book hard to understand?

􀁸 When I read it does it sound choppy and slow?

September 2012

Hello Families!

We are off to a great start of 5th grade! I have been having a blast getting to know your child.
We have been busy learning and practicing routines. These routines will help your child be
a successful student and reach their personal best.