Tuesday, March 22, 2016

March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016   NEWSLETTER
Dear Parents,
We are ready to start  4th quarter.  WOW!!  All work for 3rd quarter is due tomorrow, Thurs., Mar. 24 in order to earn Worker’s Holiday. All students got a missing assignment list last week.  We are going to the Aquatic Center this Fri., Mar. 25, in the afternoon, for our Worker’s Holiday.  Students who have not earned this will stay at the school to work on missing assignments. The cost is $2.00 per students.  WE ARE IN NEED OF A FEW PARENTS WHO WILL GET IN THE WATER WITH THE STUDENTS.  This will be from 1:15-2:45.  We will be riding a bus to and from the Aquatic Center, however, if you want your child to walk home after swimming please send a note.  If a student does not have a note s/he must ride the bus back to school.
Spring Pictures are tomorrow.
The last day to order a yearbook is March 29.  
We are excited to have your child present what s/he has learned from doing her/his science project.  The students will be presenting their finding to their classes on Fri., Apr. 1, during the morning.  They will display their projects in our classrooms from 2:45-3:15 for parents to come view, if you would like.  You are welcome to take them home at 3:15 if you wish.  We have the upper grade TALENT SHOW in the gym at 1:00 on Apr. 1, as well. Remember that tryouts are after school tomorrow, if your child turned in an entry form.
Please be thinking about what costume your child will need as s/he dresses as her/his famous American for our end of year program on May 24.  Make-up is fine, but please do not paint faces to change skin colors. Students will get a script in April.  Every student will have a part to memorize.  
We want to wish you a Happy Easter on Sunday!  We do not have any days off for Easter because of the week long Spring Break.
We are working hard in class and good attendance is so important.  We are still learning many new things, and will also start reviewing the things we have been learning all year.   We will be taking our end-of-year tests, starting in late April. We should be able to give you our schedule for testing in the next newsletter, on April 6.
We want to encourage students to READ, READ, READ!!  A book report for Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Little’s students is due by April 19.  the second report is due by May 17.  ALL BOOK REPORTS FOR READING REVOLUTION ARE DUE BY MAY 17.   Mrs. Payne’s students need to continue writing in their Reading Response Journals (due each Wednesday).  Our 5th grade Battle of the Books will be on May 12.  
We will need parent help during the morning of May 12 to help with
Battle of the Books.
Thank you so much for the great support that you give us and your children!  We love teaching your children and cannot believe how quickly this year has gone.
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Little, & Mrs. Payne

**Our next newsletter will be posted on April 6.




                      

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

STEAM Celebration (Science Share Fair & South's Got Talent!)

Our Science Share Fair has turned from  
STEM  to STEAM !  
We are adding South’s Got Talent at 1:00 in the gym, so you can pop into our room and see our student projects afterward. Remember, parents can come see the projects anytime between 2:30-3:15 on Friday, April 1st. I hope your child has been thinking, planning, and working on this project.

South’s Got Talent:
Applications due-March 21
Auditions held-   March 24
Talent Show-     April 1
*This is taking the place of Arts Night this year

5th Grade Science Share Fair
Forms due-   March 25
Projects/Inventions/Research/Collections Presented- April 1 (in each classroom)
    *We’ve added another category: COLLECTIONS  (the science variety)



Wednesday, March 2, 2016

March 2, 2016

5th Grade Newsletter
March 2, 2016
Coming up:
 March 4-  Mrs. Payne’s book projects due
7-11-Spring Break
14-   Yearbook art due
15-   YBTC Challenge
22-   2nd book report due(Williams/Little)
23-   next print-out/ newsletter
24-   Spring Pictures
25-   End of Term/ possible Worker’s Holiday
25-   Forms due for Science Share Fair
    April 1-   Science Share Fair

Attached is a letter explaining our Science Share Fair (formerly called Science and Engineering Expo). This will take place on the afternoon of Friday, April 1st.  Parents, you are invited to come to our 5th grade classrooms on this day (April 1) from 2:45-3:15 to look at the projects.  You may take your child home with you at 3:15.  Please read the letter so that you can guide your child in selecting an appropriate project. Be aware that students will choose only one of the following three science projects: Experiment, Invention, or Research Project.  Details are in the letter.  
The form must be returned by March 25th.
     We hope you are on the lookout for a costume for your child to wear in our American Heroes Program coming up in May.  Let us know if you run into problems.  We teachers are especially excited about this program and are spending our early mornings writing the script.
We are closing in on our Civil War Unit, and will begin learning about the World Wars and the Great Depression. For Science, Mrs. Little/William’s classes are learning about magnets, and Mrs. Payne is beginning the heredity unit.
Students are reading and writing every day, and increasing their literary skills so they can ace the SAGE test coming up the first of April.   
We appreciate your help and encouragement at home, both on daily math assignments and on special projects. If your child is behind, please administer a little tough love, if necessary, so s/he can catch up.  

Thanks for your continued support here at school.  We feel lucky to have parents like you on our team!

                  Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Williams