Monday, August 29, 2011

Fifth Grade Newsletter #2

August 29, 2011 to September 2, 2011

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

I hope you and your family are slowly getting into the routine of things. We are in the second week of school and things are getting busy. It is very important that students stay organize and on top of their assignments.

Wednesday, September 7th is Back to School Night. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you. I emailed the first newsletter to the email provided. Thank you to those who responded. If you have not received the first newsletter, please let me know.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

Please note the following:

  1. PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays; and the first day of PE is Tuesday, August 30, 2011. As explained during this morning’s assembly, please wear whatever piece of PE uniform your child has at this point. Please make sure all pieces of clothing are labeled. It is mandatory to have the logo on all of the PE uniform (pants, sweatshirt, and shirt).

A week in review:

Vocabulary: Unit 1; Vocabulary Map (please do not wait until the last minute to finish this), Test date: Friday, September 9, 2011

Spelling: Short u sound + Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas; packet is due Friday, September 2nd, test is on the same day

Math: Place Value, Exponents, Compare, Order, and Round Numbers, Problem Solving, Millions and Billions, Round large numbers; Math Facts test this Thursday (addition and subtraction)

Writing: ABC Book, Fortunately (due Friday); Narrative

Grammar: Singular, Plurals, Possessive Nouns, Collective Nouns, Nouns as Subjects, and Nouns as Subject Compliments

Reading: The Door in the Wall – group work, comprehension questions; summer book report presentations; literary terms; please bring a Picture Book by Friday (if you do not have one at home or cannot take a trip to the library, students may borrow a picture book from the school library)

Religion: Creation poster due Friday; Chapter 1 continued

Social Studies: Maps, geography terms

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information: (please do not hesitate to contact me)

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org

blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

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