Sandy Kriz-Herbert’s
Peek at the Week
Monday
5 6
Day 1 – Media
IB Planner Civil
Struggles
(work on summative
assessments)
Go “Green”with Earth Hour:
Turn off your lights for an hour at
8:30 pm on Sat. March 27th
to show your support for our planet.
Read a book or play a game as a
family by candlelight! 
April 2010
Tuesday Wednesday
7 8
Day 2 – PE Day 3– Music
First Grade Buddies
Spanish
IMPORTANT DATES:
 3/29 – 4/2 – Spring Break (NO
SCHOOL…Have a great week!)
 4/16 – Art Show 6:00-9:00 pm
 4/26 – 5th Grade Orientatation 7:00pm
(at Sunrise Park and Central)
 5/6 – Science and Geography Fair
CLASS WEBSITE:
We have set up a website for all the 5th grade classes
this year. Please check it out!
http://www.fifthgradeteam.weebly.com
Thursday Friday
9
Day 1 – Media Day 2 – PE
Sign ups due for
Science and
Geography Fair (5/6)
Spelling Test
Spanish
FAD 
HOMEWORK UPDATE
Fifth graders will no longer be receiving
the homework packet every Friday.
Homework will be given out in
classrooms as teachers feel it is needed.
We will be reminding students to keep
track of their homework in their
agendas. This change will help ease
them into the homework patterns they
are likely to see in middle school.
Students will have to continue to read at
home and will be required to fill out a
monthly reading log. Math homework
will also continue on a regular basis.
Homework Due April 5
Over the Spring Break there is
homework MCA practice in math and
reading. Reading Logs are due and
Civil Struggles Reflections(5)
 WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?
Summative Assessment with Civil
In math this week, we finished our Unit 7 work
Struggles
with multiplying and dividing. We practiced, then
Be thinking over the break about a
reviewed for, then took our final unit test. Finally, we
civil struggle from history or present
reflected on this unit for our Portfolios. After our
time where you can understand the
break, we will begin learning about Data.
following;
We continued our work with our IB Planner,
 causes of the conflict
Civil Struggles. The central idea of this planner is that
societies have civil conflicts due to differences. Inquiry  what the conflict/struggle is
this week focused on civil struggles that have taken  contributing factors of the
place throughout history and around the world. conflict
Students will be able to choose a civil struggle from  perspectives of the people
any time or place to learn about. This would be good One of six stations with Civil Struggles involved
to think about over break.  an understanding of the sides
In literacy, we are reading some great books of the conflict
about civil struggles such as the Civil War, WWII, the  history of the region/people
Civil Rights movement, and civil rights for immigrant that have influenced this
workers. We are reflecting on the civil struggles we conflict.
are reading about and answering questions by citing When the students get back from
evidence, and extending our answers in complete break we will begin working with the
thoughts. Civil Struggles Summative
We also had our last Wednesday DARE Assessment.
session with Officer Just. Students will be writing a
DARE essay in April to sum up what they’ve learned.
It gets harder and harder to concentrate during
Spring in fifth grade. Please remind your child to be
responsible with turning work in on time. We are trying
to instill good habits as they make the transition to
middle school next year.
I hope you have a wonderful break from Bryce Ausen and brother Dylan on the White
school! See you in April…  Bear Lake Animal Hospital cite with their
CONTACT
dog Capone INFORMATION:
Sandy KH
Room 113
(651) 407-7600 x1608
skkriz@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us