5th Grade Happenings
Happy Friday!!! I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend!
Upcoming events:
1.
State Report: We have about three weeks until state reports
are due. All note cards are completed. Our
outline is due on Wednesday! The students have had a lot of time in class
to complete them, but if they have not, they must do them by Wednesday**** We
just started on our posters today. Our final report with map, flag, and written
report is due on Friday, Feb. 8th The week after the written report
is due; we will have our state report speeches and the poster is due. They will
be a 3- 5 minute talk about their state. Please help your child with checking
their state report calendar regularly to stay on target.
2. Language Arts: We are
reading the book The Cay, a book
about a two strangers—a blind boy and a older man--stranded on an island who
grow to look beyond race and respect one another for who they are. We will be
discussing the idea of themes in a story such as survival, prejudice, and
Please look for comprehension questions and vocabulary
3. We are studying Mixtures and
Solutions. We will be choosing an
element to do a project on later this week.
4. LASD film Festival: If your
child is interested in submitting a short film please free to submit it to lasdfilmfestival13@gmail.com.
5. Congratulations to Cole on coming
in 2nd place for the school Geography bee!
6. Outside Reading for the 2nd Trimester is due March 2, 2012
A = 3000 pages Please
check for requirements.
B = 2000 pages
C = 1600 pages
Due dates:
Outline due Wed. Jan 23rd
Final report completed Thursday, Feb. 8th
Report Speech and poster due week of Feb. 11th
Have a great weekend!
Thanks,
Mrs. Jones
