Week 14 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all of the parents and other family members who were able to attend our Fun Day on Wednesday.  We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did.


As you will know, we will be donating Christmas gifts to charity this year. The students will have told you about the Christmas Tree in the foyer along with the list of other requests. Please note that gifts selected from the tree should be wrapped. The last day that any donations can be accepted is next Friday, December 8th.

What we learned This week

Math: 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

What we will learn Next week

Math: Topic 7: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals/Topic 8 Shapes

Literacy: Yang The Second and Her Secret Admirers/English Unit 3 Verbs – Unit Test

Science: Chapter 2 – Forces and Motion/Chapter Wrap-Up

Social Studies: Ch. 5 New Industries – Chapter test/Ch. 6 Growth and Change

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Leo Lee. 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. Please be aware that school closes at 2PM tomorrow, Friday, December 1^st.
2. Our Christmas Show will be held at the Science Park Auditorium tomorrow night. Please be punctual as the show starts at 7PM. Students need to be at the auditorium at 6:15PM
3. The due date for all donations for the Christmas Charity Drive is Friday, December 8th.
4. There are only two weeks left until our Christmas Vacation that starts on December 15^th. Please be aware that the 15^th is a half-day. School will reopen on Wednesday, January 3rd.

Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus