5th Grade Newsletter for August 26-30

 

Dear Families,

Thank you to all who were able to attend last week’s Back to School Night. Hopefully you’ve had time to review the Power Point presentation, PTCO newsletter, information regarding the new report card, and the 5^th Gear Kids video that were emailed last week. Please let us know if you have any questions.  

Our PTCO Fundraiser Kick-off assembly is this Thursday. Be on the lookout for information going home in the Thursday folder. That night is also BTE Night at Chick-Fil-A. Come out and support a good cause!

Finally, there will be no school on Monday, September 2. Happy Labor Day and enjoy the long weekend!

This week NIGHTLY homework includes:

·         Read for 20 minutes each night

·         Study spelling and vocabulary words (both tests are on Friday)

·         Complete math homework

Vocabulary: This week’s words come from the root ‘equ’ meaning “same” and ‘pend’ meaning “hanging.” Students must write the definition and part of speech on the back of this page. Look for these types of root words in your reading this week. The test on Friday will cover definitions and parts of speech.                                          

1.     dependent

2.    equality

3.    equate

4.    equator

 

5.    equidistant

6.    equilateral

7.    pending

8.    pendulum

Spelling: This week’s words are frequently misspelled. Look for homophones, contractions, and compound words.

 

1.       something          6. myself                  11. no                             16. by         

2.       sometimes         7. about                  12. know                          17. buy             

3.       especially            8. what                     13. knew                         18. who             

4.       usually                  9. won                      14. new                            19. doesn’t         

5.       except                  10. one                     15. then                           20. didn’t

 

Reading: Students will be expected to read a fiction book of his/her choice every 2 weeks. This book MUST be brought to school each day as in-class assignments will be given in the Reader’s Response Notebook based on the reading. BOOK #1 and MENU #1 (all 9 prompts) are DUE THIS FRIDAY.

Writing: We are learning about parts of speech and writing tools. In class projects may be sent home for homework if not finished in class.

Math: Unit 1 focuses on addition and subtraction. Unit 2 will focus on multiplication and division.  

Science: A weekly review packet will be sent home each Monday. This is DUE ONFRIDAY. This week we will focus on physical changes of matter and what happens when matter is heated (pages 97-104).