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Monday, August 27, 2012

5th Grade Homework Newsletter for August 27-31

Thank you to all families that attended Back to School Night last Thursday. We hope you found it helpful and encourage you to contact us via email or the planner if we can answer any other questions or concerns about the beginning of the year. Student council members will be announced this week. We are very proud of all of the 5th graders who completed the nomination process. We look forward to working with student council this year! Remember, there will be no school on Monday, September 3, for the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy your long weekend!  
Below you will find your homework for the week. You should expect to spend 50 minutes each school night on homework. Everything is due on Friday so be sure to budget your time accordingly. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week! J

Vocabulary: On the back of this page are words that come from the other subjects we are currently studying. You need to know the definition, the part of speech, and how to use it correctly in a sentence. You will have a vocabulary test on all 10 words on Friday. The format of the test will vary each week.
Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. Spelling tests will be on Fridays. This week we will focus frequently misspelled words. Be sure you know how to spell these words correctly in your writing too. Here are your 20 words:

1.      beautiful          6. they’re                    11. are                         16. our
2.      their                7. first                         12. everyone               17. won’t
3.      before             8. went                       13. can’t                      18. right
4.      there               9. school                     14. everything             19. everybody
5.      enough            10. when                    15. don’t                      20. write


Reading: In order to become a better reader, you must read! You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night.
 
Science: Complete worksheet pages 7-8 to review important concepts regarding food chains and food webs. This is due Friday and will be for a grade.
Social Studies: We are beginning our unit on government. Complete the worksheet pages 1 & 2. It is due on Friday for a grade.

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