September 2, 2014

5th Grade Newsletter
September 2, 2014

Upcoming Dates:

• September 4 -Picture Day
• September 5- Early out 11:30
• September 9- PTO Meeting
• September 11-Skate Night at The Zone

Homework- Cursive Practice ‘Week 3’.

Parents- PTO is in need of volunteers, if it fits in your schedule we highly encourage your participation. It is a great organization that benefits the kids in our community. They meet once a month at the Mash House.

MATH:

Ms. Blankenship - We are working on Module 1, which covers place value from the millions to the thousandths and volume. We will also be covering volume this week. If you have any questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to contact me at bblankenship@stjschools.org or 573-265-2300 ext. 4321.

Mrs. Watson- We are working on Module 1, which covers place value from the millions to the thousandths and volume. We will also be covering volume this week.

SCIENCE:
You should find your child’s Matter Test in their Red Folder today.  

We are beginning our unit over Force, Motion, & Simple Machines.  This unit is expected to last about 3-4 weeks.  This week we will be covering Force, Friction, and Work through some in class lessons and a couple of activities and experiments.  

ELA:
Mrs. Shultz: I have added my class calendar to my website and other helpful information! www.mrsshultzsclasswebsite.weebly.com

We have completed our lessons on poetic devices and will spend this short week working in small groups and assessing our knowledge. Our other major project is to complete a biopoem on an inventor. We are doing this as a class in order to conduct effective research and complete a biopoem.  As always, we are busy busy busy! Please be here as much as possible and let me know what I can do for you! * Parents, sign your name here and your student will get a trip to the treasure box in my room! ____________________ Please remember, if you would like to contact Mrs. Shultz you can do so by writing a note in the red folder, calling me at x4292 or emailing kshultz@stjschools.org.

Sandusky:. Extra credit opportunity! Reading logs that are turned in by Friday with two hours of reading will count as 5 points extra credit. This week we will be focusing on L5.4 & RI5.4, both of which focus on context clues. Students will also be responding on the class blog about our read aloud. We will also be looking at boxes created by Joseph Cornell and comparing the images we see to our essential question, “How do we play with language?” I will make sure to include you on my email list for assignments and newsletters, if you send me your email address. Feel free to contact me at:  bsandusky@stjschools.org, or 573-265-2300 ext: 4294 (my plan time is 2:00-2:50, if you call during school hours I may not be available to pick up, but you can leave me a message.)

Engelbrecht: This week students are publishing their  Biopoems about a famous inventor or artist.  Students will be taking their Fall Writing Assessment. It is a 45 minute sample of independent writing, students will not be given the topic as it needs to be a ‘base’ for their writing capabilities.This week we will be continuing with standards L5.5 and RL5.4, both centered around figurative language. We will finish reading the book The Phantom Tollbooth.  Our read aloud is still Wonder. NO READING LOGS THIS WEEK! If you have any questions please email me at lengelbrecht@stjschools.org or 573-265-2300 ext: 4293.

Week 4

	PE 1	Art	Music1	PE 2	Computers	Music 2
Monday	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Blankenship	Siders
Tuesday	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz
Wednesday	Engelbrecht	Watson	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky
Thursday	Watson	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht
Friday	Blankenship	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson