Parent newsletter 10/20

NEWS FROM FIFTH GRADE   

WEEK OF OCT.20-24

READING

Students are reading a novel of their own choosing for silent reading and we just started the novel Poppy today. Our heroine has faced tragedy, met her nemesis, and been wounded-- and it's just the first chapter!

Homework:  Read a minimum of twenty minutes nightly (bump it up!) at home starting in October. Please assist your student in making sure this is done.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Spelling: Lesson 7 came home today. Students should complete the packet and write the words for practice on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to the packet.  TEST is Friday morning and lesson is due upon arrival in class. Please use cursive at this point for the packet and the test.

Language arts is focusing on verbs and our VFW essays this week. Students are finishing their rough draft.

SCIENCE

The structure of the earth and the rock cycle

US HISTORY and SOCIAL STUDIES

Native Americans:  This is a brief overview of which major language/culture groups lived in what regions of the US. The physical maps and features we worked with last week really stretched our brains. I sent home a registration link to log on to the part of our curriculum we are using now. There are games, puzzles, and review on the site. Our class will be using this quite a bit. Please help your student create a login. If they are absent, makeup is a snap and it's going to be fun to see how else we will use this new tool.

BIBLE VERSE: Psalm 19:1-2 Test Wednesday. Please study!

CHAPEL- We will be presenting our service project; fifth grade heads up the shoebox collection for Operation Christmas Child for CCS. Our group will help present to the school on this opportunity to show God's love.

GENERAL INFORMATION

PE is Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday-- please help your fifth grade student remember athletic shoes and good clothes for running and jumping.

MUSIC is Monday and Wednesday.  Technology is Friday just after PE.

CHAPEL is every Wednesday.  Please encourage your fifth grade student to wear chapel clothes and bring their worship voices! Part of their spiritual growth we look for includes the ability to listen, worship, and participate in the body of Christ. They are leading the way for their younger (and sometimes older!) peers.

PHOTOS- October 22- just after Chapel. I have extra order forms, but check your child’s folder. Send form and payment that day.

PIZZA FRIDAYS return on 10/24!  Order forms came home this week. $2 per slice. ORDER by Wednesday 10/22.