WELCOME TO FIFTH GRADE!!

                                      FIFTH GRADERS ARE FANTASTIC!!

*BE SURE TO READ THE FAMILY TIMES NEWSLETTER FROM THE READING STATION PRACTICE BOOK! IT IS SENT HOME THE FIRST DAY OF EACH WEEK.   YOU WILL FIND  VOCABULARY WORDS ON IT, ALONG WITH OTHER INFO AND ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY.

*SPELLING WORDS ARE COPIED IN THE STUDENTS HOMEWORK FOLDER EACH MONDAY.  DAILY HOMEWORK IS ALSO WRITTEN THERE.

* GRADED PAPERS ARE SENT HOME WEEKLY. 

Dear parents:

We have completed the first nine weeks of the school year!  Please ask your child questions about what he/she has read to help improve comprehension.  We are learning how to compare and contrast, how to know fact from opinion, and all about sequencing.  Please discuss these with your child to help her/him understand.

5th Grade Math is very important!  Talk with your child about what he/she is learning. 

Read daily with your child.  Each child has an AR goal.  Remind your child to work towards her/his goal.  Reading is very important!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me.  My planning periond is from 8:45 to 9:25 each day.

Sincerely,

Debra Johnson



Students,

I hope the first nine weeks of school have been as exciting and as enjoyable to you as they have been to me.  You are all GREAT!

Love,

Mrs. Johnson

WEEKLY HOMEWORK

1.  Reading Station Work is due each Friday.  We work on this in class, but what your child does not finish he/she is expected to complete at home. 

2.  Write Spelling words 3 times each. Due Friday.

3.  Write a sentence with each Vocabulary word.  Be sure to underline the Vocabulary word!  Due Friday.

4.  Write a synonym for each Vocabulary word.  Write the Vocab. word - then the synonym.  Due Friday.

5.  Daily Math practice should be turned in by Friday.

6.  Any Math work NOT COMPLETED during class each day should be completed at home each night.

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

READING: We are reading Wings for the King. Our skill this week is Author's Purpose and our strategy is story structure.

MATH:  We learning how to use the order of operations rules.  We love math!

GRAMMAR:  We  are learning about Action and Linking Verbs, Main and Helping Verbs, and Subject/Verb Agreement.

SPELLING: Test on Friday

VOCABULARY: Test on Friday

WRITING: We are learning how to write an Expository essay.

SCIENCE: We are learning about Ecosystems, Communities and Biomes.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We are in Chapter 7. 

**Great Children's Literature website at the bottom of this page!!

SPELLING WORDS

1.  jewel

2.  kingdom

3.  gasoline

4.  factory

5.  garage

6.  tropical

7.  pajamas

8.  estimate

9.  towmorrow

10.  humidity

11.  Chicago

12.  bulletin

13.  carnival

14.  illustrate

15.  elegant

16.  census

17.  terrific

18.  celebrate

19.  operate

20.  celery

CHALLENGE WORDS

21.  rehearsal

22.  salamander

23.  prominent

24.  significant

25.  parakeet

VOCABULARY WORDS:  (you must know the definitions, too!)

1.  admiringly

2.  permit

3.  scoundrel

4.  subject

 5.  worthless 

UPCOMMING EVENTS!!!

NOV. 17TH - BLOOD DRIVE

NOV. 24TH - 5TH GRADE PLAY!! (1:00PM AND 6:00PM) PLEASE BRING A CANNED GOOD FOR ADMISSION.

NOV. 25, 26, 27TH - NO SCHOOL. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

TEACHER NOTES:

The 10 Best Ways to Help Your 5th-Grader Succeed in School

A parent's to-do list.

By Ann E. LaForge


1. Encourage reading in any way you can

2. Treat your child as though he's an author

3. Make math part of her everyday life

4. Teach your child how to listen

5. Support your child's teacher and the school rules

6. Tell the teacher everything

7. Make sure your child is ready for school

8. Spend time in your child's classroom

9. Encourage responsibility and independence

10.Ask your child about school every day