WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8

Curriculum Night Follow-Up
Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend our 5th Grade Curriculum Night. If you were unable to make it, there was a packet of information sent home with your child on Friday.
*All parents need to complete and return 2 items: the Information Sheet and the bottom section of the 5th Grade Policies cover sheet.

MAP Testing
Our class will be taking the MAP tests on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Please encourage your child to do his/her best!


Subject Update:

• Spelling - The Lesson 2 Pretest will be given on Monday. The students will be assigned homework during the week to practice their words, and a final test will be given Friday.
• English - Students will learn how to determine if a group of words is a sentence or fragment, and identify the 4 types of sentences.
• Reading - We will review "close reading" and practice summarizing, or finding the "gist," of a text. We will also learn about metaphors, a form of figurative language often found in the texts we read.
• Science - The students will be exploring some of the tools used in scientific inquiry.
• Social Studies - Chapter 4 begins with Columbus's exploration and discovery of the "New World."
• Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We are starting our year looking at place value and different ways to express numbers. I told the students that our number system is "Base 10." What does that mean? We will explore the answer to that question and more this week.

Mark Your Calendar:

Sept. 9 - MAP Testing (Math)

Sept. 10 - MAP Testing (Reading)

Sept. 13 - Team 66 Community Event and District Dash

Sept. 16 - Magazine Drive Kick-Off

Sept. 25 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)