Parent Night Handout 5th Grade
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Service Projects
Operation Christmas Child-- Shoeboxes and Canned Food Drive
Reading
Students are reading a novel of their own choosing and our class novel study book, Shiloh.
Homework: Read a minimum of fifteen minutes nightly at home in addition to our fifteen minute block at school and normal classroom reading. Please assist your student in making sure this is done. Reading records (this month is a calendar to track minutes) will be due Sept. 30.
Classtime: I also listen to them read aloud from their current independent reading novel about 3-4 times per month. Your student should move through their personal choice books at a good pace for them; one student may be moving through books at one-two per week while another may be working through two-three titles per month. Class novels are read at a good clip, usually within two weeks. We incorporate vocabulary studies, writing activities, literary elements, and small projects. We also tie in science and social studies skills where applicable. Novels cover several genres.
Social Studies
Map skills review is taking place over the next two-three weeks. Then we will start with early U.S. history and move up to the Civil War. We will also start our state projects in January as soon as we return from Christmas break. Please help your student determine which state they’d like to study. Each student will study a different state in depth. Family ties often make this very meaningful. PASSPORT is independent study.
Bible
Summit Ministries Building on the Rock Curriculum
Bible Verse Test Weekly
Science
Topical and experimental by nature at this age and graded on journal/participation/some work
Geology, cells, human body, heredity, insects, light, matter
Possible participation in JBLM Evergreen Starbase in the Spring (fifth grade program.)
Spelling
Weekly Lesson, Weekly Test
Packet 40%, Test 60% - Packet comes home Monday and returns on Friday.
Language Arts
Meaningful writing and grammar studies
Essay and Poetry contests
At fifth grade, a finished language arts assignment should contain good vocabulary that varies throughout the paper. It also should have correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and other conventions. Complete sentences are a must.
A word about cursive: quick writes, short answer, and other assignments are not mandatory cursive. Spelling tests, bible verse test, and final writing assignments should be written in cursive (writing assignments may also be typed).
GENERAL INFORMATION
PE is Tuesday,Thursday, Friday-- please help your fifth grade student remember athletic shoes and good clothes for running, jumping and playing fun games!
TECHNOLOGY/ART- Rotating Basis. Students will receive three quarters of art and technology.
CHAPEL is every Wednesday. Please wear chapel clothes and bring your worship voices! MUSIC is Monday and Wednesday.
HOT LUNCH- Begins October 1.
Sign up at
( http://www.blbcolympia.com, click on registration tab at top leftish, and choose Cornerstone Hot Lunch when it appears on the next screen. )
GLOW RUN
October 18, RAC in Lacey.
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