Week 12 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all of the parents who attended our Parent-Teacher conferences. I hope that our meetings were as useful for as they were for me and that we can use what we have discussed to ensure progress for all of the students in the final three quarters of the year.

With these meetings completed, we can now look forward to Fun Day and our Christmas Concert which will be held at the Science Park auditorium this year.

What we learned This week

Math: Topic 6: Variables and Expressions/Topic Test

Literacy: Interpretive Essays – Defending Big Ideas/English Unit 3 Verbs/Novel: The Tiger Rising

Science: Chapter 2 – Forces and Motion

Social Studies: Ch. 5 New Industries and People

What we will learn Next week

Math: Topic 6: Variables and Expressions/Topic Test Topic 7: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals

Literacy: Interpretive Essays – Defending Big Ideas/English Unit 3 Verbs/Novel: The Tiger Rising

Science: Chapter 2 – Forces and Motion

Social Studies: Ch. 5 New Industries and People

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Celina Park. Check out the Student of the Week page on the blog to find out more. 

Dojo Masters:

Thanks for all the hard work this week. Please check the Dojo Masters page on the blog to see who our masters for this week are.

Reminders

1. Our Fun Day will start at 1:10pm on Wednesday, November 29^th.
2. Our Christmas Show will be held at the Science Park Auditorium on the night of Friday, December 1^st. 
3. There are only four weeks left until our Christmas Vacation starts on December 15^th. Please be aware that the 15^th is a half-day. School will reopen on Wednesday, January 3^rd.

Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus