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August 20, 2018 5th grade Newsletter Mrs. Deal & Mrs. Morgan [email protected] [email protected] Tests/Quizzes Math quiz-powers of ten, exponents and long mutiplication- Wednesday We Are Learning About. . . Reading We are reading, The Orphan of Ellis Island.- We are working on theme, main idea Grammar Understand why we use conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections to make our writing stronger Math Exponents, Powers of 10, and Long mutliplication and division Science Matter and physical/chemical changes Social Studies Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Spanish American War, Immigration “Turn of the Century” IceCream -Thursdays, $1.00 Homework Your child has received a spiral notebook/planner. In 5th grade, teachers instruct students to write their homework in the planner each day. Please make sure to look over your child’s planner every day. We ask that you initial each school day. We appreciate your support in helping your child become a responsible and successful student. Family Tree Performance Assessment -This week we will begin our Family Tree / Heritage Project. Most of this will be completed AT SCHOOL unless a student is absent. Please read the instructions I sent home and especially the due date. It’s a good idea to ask your child what part they are on so they will make sure they are completing it on time. This will count as a Social Studies test grade. Classroom News. . . -Students write their homework in their planners EVERY day. Please look at this every night and initial it at home. -Coke and Popcorn Friday $1.00 -Check Parent Portal for grades on a weekly basis at least Read, Read, Read- We read for 20 minutes each night as part of our reading homework. This
