5th Grade Newsletter: Week
of
Hi Parents,
Phew, we made it through ITBS
testing! It’s nice to have a short week
to recoup from testing. Here’s what is
on the agenda:
Important Dates:
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Tuesday,
November 20th: Three Religion Assessments (See below)
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Wednesday,
November 21st:
Thanksgiving assembly at
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Thursday,
November 22nd -Friday, November 23rd: No School, Thanksgiving
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Tuesday,
November 27th: Frontier
Story rough draft due
Subject Update:
Language Arts/Social
Studies: Students were handed a purple study guide for
their chapter six test today. The test
is not until Thursday, November 29th, but I didn’t want to forget to
give it to the students before the break.
They were also handed a gold
project sheet outlining a Frontier Story and Map Project. The map portion of the project is EXTRA
CREDIT. All students are welcome to
complete the extra credit map, but those who did not like their score on the
chapter five test are encouraged to complete it. We will work on the writing portion of the
project in class tomorrow and all next week.
The extra credit portion must be done on the students’ own time.
Math: Student are working on a
measurement packet in class this week.
It will be due at the end of math class on Wednesday.
Religion: Tomorrow is a heavy religion assessment day. Students will finally take their Joyful
Mysteries test, the test on chapter three, and the first and
second grade vocabulary quiz. We reviewed
the Joyful Mysteries today and worked on the chapter three review
out of the book. Students also took
notes that should serve as a study guide for the book test – the terms for the
fill in the blank portion of the test were listed on the board as was the
response prompt (short essay) question.
Science: We are beginning our study of biomes of
I hope you all have a fun and restful Thanksgiving
break. I am very thankful for the fifth
graders this year, and the fun we have every day!
~Natalie Conrow