Week of August 24-28

Welcome to the second full week of school!

* Don't forget Back to School Parent Information Night on Wednesday, August 26. Fifth grade teachers will be presenting from 6-6:30 in our pod. Parents will have time afterwards to sign up for their conference time. This time will be used for both conferences.

In Math this week . . .
Students will finish up Unit 1. On Monday we will be working on problem solving word problems. Students will take their Unit 1 test on Tuesday. Make sure your child is studying their vocabulary words for this Unit.
The rest of the week we will begin Unit 2 which focuses on reading and writing larger numbers.

In writing this week . . .
* Students will have a spelling test on Wednesday morning. Spend some time studying words each night.
* We will begin a new writing piece this week. Students will have a choice of topic for a realistic fiction piece. Final copies will need to be turned in on Friday.

This week we will also be . . .
Meeting with our book buddies for the first time. Mrs. Minor's class will be paired up with Ms. Ross's 2nd grade classroom. On Wednesday we will watch the second graders perform their reader's theater.