Welcome to 5th Grade!

Dear Fifth Grader,

                Welcome back to your final year as an elementary student! I am so excited to be at Scholls Heights. This year, we may have some new faces and I know you will make them feel welcome and be  a part of our family. Fifth grade is a time for many opportunities. You are the leaders of the school and much is expected from you. I have utmost confidence in your ability to meet that challenge.

We will learn about geography, economy,  explorers, colonies , American Revolution, as well as your heritage. In science we will learn about habitats, solar system, energy and matter.   We will also continue to build our mathematical skills and delve deeper into division, multiplication, fractions and decimals. Along with the new curriculum you will also learn more about yourself, others and the world around you! Fifth grade is a most interesting and demanding year as you prepare for middle school. With hard work, determination and a positive attitude you will enjoy it. 

 

Over the next few weeks we will learn more about each other. One of your assignments is to complete this survey about multiple intelligences . We will learn how we all have different "smarts" and different strengths. We will build on the strengths, as well as develop those that are not as strong. There are no right or wrong answers. Please take the survey and print the graph at the end to bring back to school. Here is the link, Multiple Intelligence Survey. Be thoughtful when answering the questions. Write your name on your graph.

Another item to bring by the end of the first week is an empty cereal box. If you have an extra bring it for someone who may forget. These will be used for our first project.

Your parents also have homework! They have a letter to write to me about YOU! In a Million Words or More Tell Me about your Child, these may be emailed to me at mehreen_krueger@beaverton.k12.or.us or you may bring them in on or before September 19th. 

Healthy snacks are encouraged as long as the first three ingredients are not sugar. You may eat your snack when you are hungry. 

It will be helpful for you to bookmark this blog. Explore the different tabs and helpful links, as well as taking a look at last year's fifth grade adventures. Looking forward to making memories!

Affectionately Yours,

Mrs. Krueger

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.  ~Buddha