August 31 - September 4

WOW!  It's been a busy but very productive first week of fifth grade.  Thank you to everyone who has sent in all of your completed paperwork.  If you haven't sent in your $6 to join to PTA yet, please consider doing so soon.  If homeroom classes have enough parents join, we get $50 to spend on supplies for our classroom.  That's $50 worth of supplies I don't have to ask you to help send in for the students.  One item we can always use more of is glue sticks.

Be sure you are following  my Take A Look Ahead blog  AND Ms. Curry's blog.  Although information may be the same for weekly updates, one of us may post additional informational specific to her subjects.  Better to be over informed than under informed.  I will be setting up my parent emails over the weekend and will send our some reminders that way too but the blog (which will also show up on my website) will be my main method of updating you.

Students need to have a pair of headphones or earbuds that remain at school.  Next week we will begin doing things on the chromebooks and in computer class that require sound.  If you want your child's teacher to remain sane then we can't have 24 chromebooks all having videos with sound playing at the same time!

Your child should have written down 3 upcoming things for next week.  Most of these will actually be done in class but I wanted them to practice filling out the Friday agendas.  They should have a spot marked for this week's coupons earned/lost.  BE SURE TO SIGN by the coupons AND for the READING LOG (front monthly calendar) over the weekend.

Monday- Reading Log due (it will actually be checked on Tuesday)
Tuesday -
Wednesday -
Thursday - Spelling Definition Quiz (done in class - we're going over this today so ask your child about this - more information can be found in the Spelling section on my website)
Friday - final draft of Narrative Writing due in Google Classroom

**We are starting Social Studies on Monday and there will be a test on Thursday September 10 for Chapter 1.  A study guide and notes are linked to the Social Studies section of my website.

If you have questions about anything, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.