Welcome to Mrs. Ficarelli's class!

Students and parents, I am happy to be a 5th grade teacher at Collins-Rhodes this year. I set this page up to share important information and weblinks. If you have a Blogger account (you can make one--it's free!), you can comment on my posts. But you should all have my contact information, so feel free to email or call if I can be of assistance. That being said, I hope to see you all at Open House from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Looking forward to meeting you!

ACT Aspire Testing Schedule

Hi Parents! The ACT Aspire is a very serious yearly standardized test that will determine if your child is on the right track to scoring proficient on the national ACT given in high school before college. We have been practicing DAILY to ensure your student does well on these tests this year. One way we have been practicing is by accessing curriculum and games on usatestprep.com. Your child can practice at home too--they know their user names and passwords to get in. Below is a schedule for my class testing cycle. Keep in mind that during this critical testing time, it is very important that your child come to school on time every day! Thank you for your support. Thursday, April 7 -- READING -- 10:15-11:20 Thursday, April 21 -- MATH -- 10:15-11:20 Tuesday, April 26 -- SCIENCE -- 10:10-11:10 Friday, May 6 -- WRITING -- 9:40-10:10

Report Cards come home today!!

Please check your child's backpack for report cards if they do not hand them to you :)

Week of Jan. 11-15

This week we will continue practicing skills with multiplying and dividing fractions, study literary genres, explore the Industrial Revolution, learn about the human eye, and continue Unit 11 vocabulary. The words for that unit are: absurd, ensure, plea, security, avalanche, navigate, principle, selective, classify, nestle, realistic, tart.

Jan. 5, 2016 Homework & News

Reminder: Today MCPSS begins accepting magnet school applications. You can find the application at mcpss.com. Students are chosen by random lottery, so please apply to give your child the best chance at a brighter future! HOMEWORK: Read AR, spelling activity for Unit 11, complete math worksheets if they were not finished in class. School AND class bulletins went home today with important dates and memos. Please check, sign, and return any forms sent home today. Thank you for your support! If you would like to speak to me on the phone or have a conference, please email me at kficarelli@mcpss.com or call 251-221-1155. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Winter Break 2015

Have a safe and happy winter break! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! I'll see all of you back on January 5.

12/16 Homework

PEMDAS worksheet