FIFTH GRADE NEWSLETTER FOR
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Dear Parents,
Our 5th graders will perform their Famous American program in May.
Today your child will bring home a list of Famous Americans they can choose from.
They will dress up as their chosen character and select a quote to say in our program.
We ask that you go through the list with your students and have them list their top 10
choices, with the first person on their list being their number one choice. We put all
the students’ names in a hat and call them out one by one. When their name is called,
they give us their choice for their Famous American. We will be drawing names on
Friday, March 2nd.
We will send a report form home with your child once they have chosen their Famous
American. The students will need to find a couple of quotes from the Famous American
they choose and just a little information on them, as well. The report will need to be
filled out and a handed back to their teacher by March 16th.
Today your child will bring home a list of Famous Americans they can choose from.
They will dress up as their chosen character and select a quote to say in our program.
We ask that you go through the list with your students and have them list their top 10
choices, with the first person on their list being their number one choice. We put all
the students’ names in a hat and call them out one by one. When their name is called,
they give us their choice for their Famous American. We will be drawing names on
Friday, March 2nd.
We will send a report form home with your child once they have chosen their Famous
American. The students will need to find a couple of quotes from the Famous American
they choose and just a little information on them, as well. The report will need to be
filled out and a handed back to their teacher by March 16th.
We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. The celebration will be a
short, school-wide, read-a-thon, so your child will need to make sure to bring a reading
book
to school that day.
short, school-wide, read-a-thon, so your child will need to make sure to bring a reading
book
to school that day.
The final grade printout for third term will be Tuesday, March 6th. All work for
third term will need to be turned in by Monday, March 12th. Teachers will need the
missing work given to them first thing Monday morning. We will be swimming at the
Aquatic
Center on Tues., March 13 for our next Worker’s Holiday. We are asking for a $2.00
donation for each student that qualifies for Worker’s Holiday. This is to pay for renting
the pool. If your child has a pass s/he will not be able to use it on the day of this activity.
third term will need to be turned in by Monday, March 12th. Teachers will need the
missing work given to them first thing Monday morning. We will be swimming at the
Aquatic
Center on Tues., March 13 for our next Worker’s Holiday. We are asking for a $2.00
donation for each student that qualifies for Worker’s Holiday. This is to pay for renting
the pool. If your child has a pass s/he will not be able to use it on the day of this activity.
Remember that students will not have school on March 8th and 9th.
Thank you so much for all the help you give us. We appreciate you so much!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Little, Mrs. Payne, and Mrs. Williams
Personal note from Mrs. Payne:
This Friday we will begin creating our Circuit Cities for our Current Electricity Unit.
I need each student to bring 2 or 3 batteries (size C or D). I have a few that students
can borrow, if you can’t obtain any by Friday. This is an exciting unit, and I would
love a few parents to come in and help with trouble shooting, stripping wires, etc.
We will need help Monday or Tuesday of next week. Thanks!
I need each student to bring 2 or 3 batteries (size C or D). I have a few that students
can borrow, if you can’t obtain any by Friday. This is an exciting unit, and I would
love a few parents to come in and help with trouble shooting, stripping wires, etc.
We will need help Monday or Tuesday of next week. Thanks!
We would like to make you aware of two excellent online websites available to Iron County students.
1. Utah’s Online Library is available for all K-12 students throughout Utah. Utah’s Online Library provides access to newspaper articles, magazines, professional journals, periodicals, encyclopedia content, animation, audio, videos, photographs, maps, charts, graphics, and more, for homework help, or just for their own enjoyment. This is an Internet resource your student can access wherever he or she has internet access.
While we all google to get information, students often come upon sites that are not appropriate or contain inaccurate information. Using Utah’s Online Database eliminates inappropriate sites and avoids advertisements.
Login: online
Password: reader
2. OverDrive eBooks are available to all Iron County students, grades 3 through 12. OverDrive is a browser-based eBook reader that offers many titles in eBook, audiobook, and read-along book formats. You can check out books 24 hours a day, seven days a week, any place you can access the Internet. Books automatically check in, so they will never be late, overdue or lost.
In the Sign-In Box, select our digital library from the drop-down menu (Iron County School District - ID Login).
Then the student enters their student ID number.
We will be discussing these sites with your students. Please talk to them about using these opportunities, provided at no extra cost to you or our school. In the future, if you forget the addresses, you can find these websites by going to the South Elementary webpage. Click on the Library link and then either “Utah’s Online Library” or “Download audiobooks EBooks from your library.”
To access the Utah's Online Library from home:
