First, it was great to see that many of you were able to attend 5th grade Curriculum Night. For those of you who were unable to attend Curriculum Night, I sent home handouts etc. with your child. I would appreciate you filling out the STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET and returning it to school on Tuesday or as soon as possible. I know that the information about your child's strengths and weaknesses might be something you intend to share just with me and not your child. Please send the sheet back in an envelope.
There is also a blue sheet "5th grade policies" in my handout. Please review the sheet, especially the late work policy, with your child. This needs a student and parent signature and needs to be returned Tuesday or as soon as possible. Thanks!
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NO SCHOOL MONDAY = LABOR DAY
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HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MISS TREFONAS'S CLASSROOM:
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SPELLING: Lesson 2 Pretest Tuesday and the students will be learning about "word of the week"! The workbook assignment will be due Thursday and the final test is on Friday.
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ENGLISH: Unit 1 Sentences
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READING: We are practicing the reading stragegy of using predicting skills while reading text.
This includes what clues the author is providing, as well as, using our own experiences/knowledge to make valid predictions. We will be doing a lot of various predicting activities.
We have also started using our ISAT COACH workbook to practice and refine comprehension skills.
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SCOOPer Reading: This is our independent reading incentive program for the class. Hopefully your child explained how this program works when they had you sign their contract????
If you are needing further explanation, there is a sheet in the Curriculum Night packet or please contact me.
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SOCIAL STUDIES: We are finishing Chapter 4 - Lesson 1. Your child should be able to share some interesting facts about Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Exchange.
This week we will be doing a creative writing project that coincides with the information learned.
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SCIENCE: Using science tools and inquiry skills......there will be an "open note" quiz this week.
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MATH: (for students in Miss Trefonas's math class)
The students filled out their first homework sheet and took their first quiz this past Friday.
Next, we will be rounding whole numbers, estimating sums and differences and reviewing adding and subtracting of large numbers.
Homework sheet will be given on Friday.
