I hope you are enjoying the summer with your family and friends and are excited for the adventures that await you in fifth grade. In addition to the fun that comes with fifth grade, you can look forward to the engaging and challenging curriculum and taking on the role as leaders in the school. Get ready for a memorable, final year at Hardy!
Summer Reading I encourage you to read tons this summer and am excited to hear about all of the great books you have read. Studies shows that by reading six books over the summer, you can maintain your reading ability for the start of the school year in September. Now that is something, isn’t it?A great way to choose a book is to look 2023 - 2024 M.C.B.A Book list (see below). Remember, the expectation is to read at least two books this summer ( one fiction and one nonfiction) and to record it on the reading log that was given to you in June. I also put another copy in the mailing you received in August. Your summer reading log is due on Friday, September 8th. I can’t wait to see what book choices you make this summer!
Preparing for Fifth Grade Math We will begin the year doing a lot of work with multiplication and division. In order to be prepared you should review your multiplication facts up to 12.. Knowing your facts will help you with all that we do in math this year. There are many free multiplication fact practice apps available and if you don't want to use good old fashioned flashcards!
Supplies This year will be an important year to develop good study and organizational skills and to become an independent learner.
PERSONAL SUPPLIES - Marble Composition Book (Journal Writing) - Expandable file/accordion folder (minimum of 7 pockets; pockets should be large enough to fit a folder - Pencil Case - Headphones/Earbuds for Chromebook - Blue Notebook (Math) - Yellow Notebook (Reading) - Black Notebook (Writing)
OPTIONAL ITEMS (We will have these in the classroom but some students prefer to have their own) - Pack of colored pencils - Pack of thin markers - Black Sharpie
The Hardy School PTO is the purchasing the following supplies for fifth graders next year: - Elmer's Glue Sticks ( 6 per student) - Black Flair Pens (72 per classroom) - Skinny Black Expo Dry Erase Markers (4 per student) - Ticonderoga #2 Pencils - 3 X 3 post-it notes (3 pads per student) - Thick Crayola Markers (1 box of 10 per student) - Tissues (20 boxes per classroom) - Clorox Wipes (12 canisters per classroom)
On the first day of school be sure to bring your personal supplies, a backpack, a snack, lunch and yourself!
See you on September 5th. I looking forward to working with you to make this a very special year!
Frizzy (Ortega & Bousamra) A Kind of Spark (McNicoll) Another Kind (Bream & May) Stella (Hoyle) Future Hero: Race to Fire Mountain (Blackwood) New From Here (Yang) Starfish (Fipps) Stuntboy, In the Meantime (Reynolds) How to Win a Slime war (Respicio) Falling Short (Cisneros) We Could Be Heroes (Finnegan) The Hero Next Door (Rhuday-Perkovich) Middle School's a Drag: You Better Werk! (Howard) Sisters of the Neversea (Smith) Finally, Something Mysterious (Cornett) Ana on the Edge (Sass) Battle Dragons: City of Theives (London) The Deep and Dark Blue (Smith) Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Pests and Pets (Warner) Air (Roe) My Life As an Ice Cream Sandwich (Zoboi) Rez Dogs (Bruchac) Thirst (Bajaj) Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe (Noel) Unsolved Case Files: The 500 Million Dollar Heist (Sullivan)
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award honors books that promote reading for pleasure among students in grades four through six. The Massachusetts Children's Book Award is sponsored by Salem State University