Fifth Grade Newsletter #2

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter

September 8 to 11, 2009

 

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

 

I hope you and your family had a great three-day weekend! This Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM is Back to School Night. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you.  I hope that you were able to sell those chocolates over the weekend.  Thank you very much for your support on this fundraising effort.  Money raised will be used to purchased new textbooks for our school.  Your generosity is very much appreciated. 

 

Please note the following:

1. As stated in last week’s newsletter, corrected work will be sent home every Friday. We ran out of time last Friday and I wasn’t able to send them home, there should be some corrected work sent home today.  Corrected papers will either have a number grade or just a check.  Papers with just a check are papers that are either checked together in class or just checked for completion. 
2. We are going on a fieldtrip on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from about 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (this includes travel time) at the Walt Disney History Museum in the Presidio.  Thank you Mrs. MacDonnell for arranging this visit.  More information will follow within the week.  Chaperones will be chosen by first come, first serve basis. 
3. Vocabulary and Spelling: After reevaluating the programs, we will have a separate vocabulary and spelling list.  Week 1 – learn new vocabulary words- just the 12; students will be tested Friday of Week 2.  Week 2 – List of Spelling Words, test on Friday of that week. This means that Spelling Words will be given every other week. We start this week.
4. Please encourage your child to ask questions in class if he/she is not clear about lessons and assignments.  If you notice that your child is having difficulty with any of his/her homework, please let me know.  I am available for extra help after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays if students have questions or needs clarifications on the lessons.  Please encourage your child to seek help as needed. 
5. I will be showing President Obama’s speech to the students.  Please contact me if you do not want your child to see this. 

 

A week in review:

Reading: The Wind and the Willows – Chapters 3 to 6; responses, quotations, study guides 

Religion: Sacraments; family page (see handout for the family)

Math: Guess and Check Strategy, Quick Check and Test Prep, Place Value and Decimals, Compare and Order Decimals, Round Decimals – Quiz on Friday, and Chapter Test – Thursday, September 17, 2009 (changed from last week’s date)

Language Arts: vocabulary, nouns, Spelling List #1 /u/ short vowels

Social Studies: Unit 1 – The Ancient Americas, two-column note-taking

 

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information:

e-mail:       kronquillo@sfsta.org

blog:               stafifthgrade.blogspot.com