Dear Fifth Grade Families,
We have greatly enjoyed getting to know your fifth graders. We began our first day with a 5th/6th grade assembly in which your students were inducted into their houses! Your students have been learning to successfully open and organize their lockers and prepare all the materials they need for class. We also read our opening fairy tale: “Rikki Tikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. We began our studies of place value, maps, scientific journals, and nouns, and we annotated our first poem for this year, “If,” also by Rudyard Kipling.
This Friday will be our first early release day. This year we will begin dismissing students at 1:25 p.m. on early release days.
Our Week at a Glance
Spalding
Handwriting
Phonograms
Grammar/Writing
Review Parts of Speech
Diagramming
Math
Big Question for Unit 1: How can we take apart and create numbers?
Expanded form
Approximation & Estimation
Factors & Divisibility
Science
Observation
Scientific Method
Lab Safety
History
Maps
World Lakes
Literature
Grimm’s Fairytales
Poetry
“If” by Rudyard Kipling due by September 6th
Upcoming events
August 23rd & August 30th – Early Release Fridays (1:25 pm)
August 28th – Registration for Fall Clubs begins
August 30th – September 6th – Enrollment for the first Intramural season: Mathletes, Girls Volleyball, and Boys Flag Football
September 2nd – Labor Day Holiday
September 5th – Curriculum Night for 4th-6th grade parents
Check out what your students are doing in their specials classes!
