Hello fifth graders and families. Welcome to the last full week of fifth grade. You’ve made it! With ups and downs and many challenges along the way, we’ve all finally made it to the moment we’ve been waiting for.

Families, last week I shared some important details about promotion, but as a reminder, our promotion will be taking place over Zoom on Monday, June 8th, starting at 9am. There will be several speeches, we will be presenting student awards, and we will be reading the individual names of each student to recognize them for their accomplishments and hard work. We look forward to seeing you there. For those who are unable to attend, a video will be posted on the Columbus website after the event.

Additionally, fifth grade return and retrieve is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th, from 10am-1pm.  During this time, please return textbooks and One and Only Ivan books, and pick up your child’s belongings, including their promotion certificate. Report cards will be mailed home to all families this year. Please see the email from Dr. Rojas for more details.

Students, here is a short video message from Mr. Sasse to congratulate you:

Students please click here for this week’s learning plan.

Because our virtual classrooms are not confined to the walls of our school campus and therefore have limited control on confidentiality, we respect that some families might be uncomfortable with having their child’s name or image as part of the end of year promotion Zoom. If you would like for me to ensure that your child’s name and image are NOT shared during the promotion ceremony, please email me as soon as possible to let me know. In the absence of a response, my understanding will be that you consent to allowing us to include your child’s name and school photo in the promotion program. 

Hello families!

After a lot of planning and work, the Columbus staff have put together a “virtual” fifth grade promotion. All students will be individually recognized, with their name announced and photo displayed, as well as several students receiving awards and giving speeches. Thanks to online platforms, even those who live far away will be able to virtually participate in this year’s ceremony.

Our promotion will be held online using Zoom at 9am on Monday, June 8th, 2020. We expect the event to last  60-90 minutes. We look forward to “seeing” everyone there!

-The 5th Grade Team
Ms. Micev, Ms. Rivera, & Mr. Sasse

Because our virtual classrooms are not confined to the walls of our school campus and therefore have limited control on confidentiality, we respect that some families might be uncomfortable with having their child’s name or image as part of the end of year promotion Zoom. If you would like for me to ensure that your child’s name and image are NOT shared during the promotion ceremony, please email me as soon as possible to let me know. In the absence of a response, my understanding will be that you consent to allowing us to include your child’s name and school photo in the promotion program. 

Good morning families,

Welcome to our third week of online learning! Thank you for your patience as we continue to learn together the best way to keep students connected online. We’re in this together and things are starting to fall into place and routine.

This week, we’ll be having two new changes:

This will be the first week that we will be teaching new concepts in math – for the past two weeks, it has all been review of lessons taught before spring break. Some students may struggle, and that is okay. Please have them reach out for help if they need it. This is new and difficult for all of us, but it will become our normal for the rest of the school year and we must persevere through this difficult time.

Secondly, we will be having our first class Zoom meeting! Many students want to connect with their peers and just say hello, so I’ve planned a Zoom meeting for Tuesday at 11am. I look forward to seeing as many students as possible to connect and say hello. Attendance is not required but is strongly encouraged just to say “hi” to their peers.

Again, thanks for your support and patience as we navigate this new style of “school” together. I know it hasn’t been easy but we’re all in this together.

-Mr. Sasse

Contact Mr. Sasse: Click Here

Daily Lesson Plans and Directions: Click Here

Good evening families,
As you heard from Dr. Rojas’s phone call, materials and chromebook pickup will be this Wednesday, March 25th. All fifth graders will need to pickup their math workbooks and reading books on this day, as we are not scheduled to return to the classroom for 6 weeks.

To promote “social distancing” , pickup times are by last name.

8-9am: A-G
9-10am: H-M
10-11am: N-U
11am-12pm: V-Z

Please stop by the school during this time. Bring your student and a backpack to bring materials home.

Thank you for your understanding during this transition to remote learning. Remote learning will begin on March 30th. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Please see this important update from Superintendent Dr. Vivian Ekchian regarding extended school closures:

English: https://bit.ly/3bcbPMz 
Armenian: https://bit.ly/39a2GCE
Spanish: https://bit.ly/3bdJm95
Korean:  https://bit.ly/3bfJbdA 

Families: Rest assured that I will do the best that I can to be here to support your student and your family during this difficult time. This will be new, challenging, and scary for many of us, but together we will triumph in this difficult time. As always, I am available via email and ClassDojo to communicate. In the coming days, look for updated information about how fifth grade will proceed with distance learning. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns and I will do my best to address them.