5th Grade Newsletter for September 23-27

Dear Families,

This is just a reminder that Girls’ Reading Night is on Thursday, September 26. Doors open at 5:45 and it will go through 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP for this event by calling 720.886.4049. We hope to see you there!

Our first field trip is right around the corner! In conjunction with our social studies unit on government, we will be visiting the Capitol in Denver on October 8. Please read and return the permission slip being sent home today.

The science extra credit project is going home today. Crystals and reports must be turned in by October 18 to receive credit.  Have a great week! J

Vocabulary: This week’s words come have the root aqua meaning “water” and terr meaning “land.” The test on Friday will cover definitions and parts of speech.                                      

1.     aquatic (adj.)

2.    aquamarine (adj.)

5.    subterranean (adj.)

8.    territory (n.)

3.    aquaculture (n.)

4.    Mediterranean (n.)

6.    terrace (n.)

7.    terrain (n.)

Spelling: This week’s words are a review of vowel patterns in one-syllable words. Study the words each night for the test on Friday.

1.       chief                       6. twig                                  11. thank                             16. groan                 

2.       wrap                     7. sharp                                12. brave                             17. phone

3.       smell                     8. theme                             13. scout                              18. climb   

4.       whine                   9. brief                                 14. plot                                 19. quit     

5.       fruit                       10. when                             15. front                               20.  quote

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 #3 and MENU #3 are DUE THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

Writing: We will continue writing informative articles focusing on using textual evidence to support a claim. Articles that we read in class from Time for Kids and Story Works magazines will serve as models for our writing.

Science: A weekly review packet will be sent home each Monday. This is DUE ON FRIDAY. This week we will focus on static electricity, gravity, and friction (pages 113-116 & 121-124). In class, we will continue FOSS Kit called “Mixtures and Solutions.” This week we will focus on concentration of solutions.

Social Studies: We are studying the U.S. government, including the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Tests will be open notes/book and if students are listening and participating in class notes and discussion they should do very well.