Miss Thomas's 5th Grade Class

Reading:  Encourage your student to read quietly and out loud.  It is VERY important that students read for 30 minutes EVERY night.  Just like anything in life, the more they practice, the better they will get.  Check in with your student about what he/she is reading to make sure it is not too hard and that, most importantly, they are enjoying it!  Your nearest public library is Valley Hi-North Laguna Library .  When they finish a book they should take an AR quiz on this website:  https://hosted134.renlearn.com/287723/

Math:  MATH FACTS!  5th grade students should have their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts memorized.  If they do not they can practice at http://www.aaamath.com/.     Besides that, the most important tip I can give you in math is to look at your students homework – often students will just write random numbers down and say they are done.  You don’t always have to understand the concepts your students is learning to be able to tell if they are showing their work or not!   However, if you have more time and want to see what they are learning check out this FABULOUS website that is provided by our math program http://www.onlineintervention.com/OI/homeWork_anon2.jsp

Science:  Science is important too!  Check out this fascinating site that has videos, puzzles, journal entries and much more:  http://activities.macmillanmh.com/science/ca/grade5/

Test Prep:  To ease your child’s concerns about the CST test, here’s a wonderful site for practice:  http://www.mytestbook.com/