NEWS FROM FIFTH GRADE
WEEK OF NOV. 23-27
So thankful for your kiddos! They are all a joy and delight to be around. I hope your Thanksgiving is lovely!
READING
Students are reading a novel of their own choosing for silent reading.
Homework: READING 20 minutes per night. Students should still have a goal of reading 20 minutes or more even if they are tracking books read or pages. Reading calendars are due ONE week from today on December 1. Students might need a reminder to tuck those into their binder and get your signature…
Poppy will get finished next week early on and then we will spend the rest of that week doing non-fiction reading about the animals involved. We will then write a short paper with facts about each animal.
December will find us deep into a biography of Ben Franklin. There will be a very good book coming home for Christmas reading. I’d encourage you to read it aloud with your student. It’s a compelling and dramatic true story of what heroism is--and what true leadership can do with God’s help.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Spelling: Test 11 this week.
IXL E skills
SCIENCE
Final prototypes on flying contraptions-- photos will be taken and posted on school facebook page.
Owl pellets start next week.
US HISTORY and SOCIAL STUDIES
States and capitals 1-10 from list in binder.
Most students did a FANTASTIC job on the first few. We’ll be adding a few each week, then reviewing.
Week 3 finished today in Social Studies. We took our first test using the computers; I’d say it was a good first start but definitely a new concept. Students were allowed to re-access reading if they wanted to to find details. Retakes were allowed for those who had technical difficulties or who weren’t successful with 70% the first time. Most conquered it nicely on the second time around. We’ll do week 4 next week- the age of exploration!
Bible Verse:
Psalm 90:2
GENERAL INFORMATION
MUSIC- Fifth graders have a great part to play in this year’s Christmas program. Bring scripts to school and work on them at home per Miss Mazzuca’s request.
PE is M, T, F- please help students remember athletic shoes and good clothes for running and jumping. Showering nightly is a great idea at this age and deodorant is a critical school supply. Water bottles are also helpful.
Art will begin this quarter, our first class will be November 24.
FIRST HOME BASKETBALL GAME IS TODAY AT 3:30.
Our next class service project will be a warm sock drive. Both of my older kids volunteer with homeless ministries in the Olympia area, and clean warm socks are a frequent need that they see going unmet. This is a small gift that will make a big impact. I’d like to take the socks to Union Gospel Mission on December 17 as a class. Please consider donating or driving that morning.
Our class Christmas party will be Friday morning, December 18, at 9:30. We do small gifties-- one per classmate. Everyone brings a bag and we take turns sneaking about and filling the bags of our classmates. (Everyone else is watching a movie.) Examples of past gifties include: candy bars, homemade cookies, markers, funny bookmarks, whistles, ornaments, etc. Your child will need an even dozen.
PIZZA FRIDAYS! $2 per slice. ORDER by Wednesdays.
Christmas Program is December 11, 2014 at 6:30 pm.
See you there!
Auction is coming! I have a couple of fantastic ideas but need some help getting them into play. Care to help? Do you quilt or know someone who does?
Additionally, the general auction would be greatly enhanced if each family would commit to procuring 8-10 items. I know it sounds like a big commitment, but it really comes together with a little prayer and lots of hands.
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