5th GRADE NEWSLETTER

  March 4, 2017

    MARCH

6- ALL missing work due to earn Worker’s Holiday

7- Worker’s Holiday-swimming at the Aquatic Center

($1 per student)

8- South Elementary Talent Show

8- End of 3rd Term

11-12- No school (Teacher work days)

14- Chemistry Challenge at SUU

15- Spring Pictures

18- Newsies musical/play at Randall Jones Theater

($1 per student) (We’ll walk there and back)

    APRIL

2- Science Expo   

Worker’s Holiday will be held at the Aquatic

Center this Thursday,  March 7.   All assignments

must be turned in by Wednesday morning, March 6.  

We will ride buses to and from, and will swim from

1-2:30 PM. If any parents would like to help, we could

use four chaperones who are willing to get in the water

with the students.  Please let us know.

Also, we need you to sign the slip giving your child

permission to attend the Worker’s Holiday (providing s/he

has all assignments turned in and has an 80% or above)

and return it by Wed, March 6.  We are asking for a $1.00

donation each to cover the cost of renting the pool. Thanks!

American Heros were selected last Friday. Students were

given a report form to fill out. The reports are due this Friday,

March 8.  We are using that information to write the script for

our 5th grade program held in May, so it is critical to have the

report turned in on time. The music teachers are helping teach

the songs for that program, and the art teacher will be teaching

our students to sketch a portrait of their hero.  It will be an

impressive production.

                                  

Science Expo forms included with your information today

are due by Fri. March 15.  Knowing your child’s plans helps us

prepare our classroom for this big event, and it helps your child

prepare ahead ;)  We are eager to see the experiments, inventions,

and research projects our students will be sharing.  Don’t waste

time getting started because most projects take a bit of time to do

well.  Students will be given information in their science classes on

how to set up displays and/or share what they have learned.  

The Science Expo itself will be held on Tuesday, April 2  

in each 5th grade classroom. Students will be giving a 3-5 minute presentation during the morning in their own classrooms.   Families are

invited to come between 2:45-3:30. Please don’t take  your child

home before 3:30.  Let us know if you have questions.

We are excited to attend the student performance of Newsies

on Monday, March 18.  The cost for this performance is $1.00.

We will be walking to and from the Randall Jones Theater for this

10 AM performance. All students will attend this.

No school next Monday and Tuesday. This is a Teacher

Development day.   Enjoy your family this long weekend and we

will see your child on Wednesday, March 13th.   Please don’t

hesitate to email us with your questions.

 

 Mrs.Williams, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Little, & Mr. Sahagun

• The first printout for 4th term will be sent on Wed., March 27.

P.S.  Our school web page has just been updated. We are sending a hard copy of our newsletter this time, just in case anyone has trouble logging in.  However, our blogs should be attached to the web page now.

5th grade newsletter

February 20, 2019

Events coming up:

   FEBRUARY

22- Talent show applications due (look on South elementary's

website for application form and details)

28-Talent show tryouts

    MARCH

7- Worker’s Holiday-swimming at the Aquatic Center

($1 per student)

8- South Elementary Talent Show

8- End of 3rd Term

11-12- No school (Teacher work days)

14- Chemistry Challenge at SUU

18- Newsies musical/play at Randall Jones Theater

(We’ll walk there and back)

    APRIL

2- Science Expo  (details coming home later)

Congratulations to our Chemistry team: Justin Baird,

Alyssa Ortega, Jake Riddle, Tucker Finch, Haider Khalique.  

Ellie Leavitt will stand by as an alternate. They will represent

South Elementary on the afternoon of March 14!

It will cost $1.00 for each student to participate in the Aquatic

Center Worker’s Holiday, and another $1.00 to attend the

Newsies production on March 18th.  Every student will

participate in the field trip to attend the Newsies.  (It’s not a

Worker’s Holiday).

Please watch for the American Hero List to come home.  

Each student will choose a hero to represent in our Great Americans

program in May.  We have explained to our students that they will

need to select 10 or so heroes from the list, since our students’ names

will be pulled out of a hat.  Their first (or second) choices may already

be taken. We know this is early in the year, but students will need to

write a report, sketch a portrait (in art class), find a costume, and

memorize a small part.  

We’ve added the Science Expo to the calendar above, although it isn’t

until April.  We want students to be thinking about a project. They can

invent something, investigate something, or research something.  

We will send a letter home later with details

Students have been taking mid-year assessments in math, science,

writing, and language arts. These tests show us how well each students

is doing and what we need to teach them to help them succeed in 5th grade.  

We enjoyed meeting with you at SEPs.  We value your association, communication,

and support, and we enjoy watching these students grow in knowledge and mature

into responsible young people.

                         Mrs. Payne, Mr. Sahagun, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Williams

5th Grade Newsletter

January 30, 2019

Events Coming Up:

SEP Conferences are coming up next  week. We’re looking

forward to discussing your child’s progress during February 4-8.  

School will be dismissed at 2:30 every day, including Wednesday.  

It is important for your child to attend the conference with you.

Your child will be registering for Middle School at the conference.  

The only decision they need to make is if they will be in band,

orchestra, or art.  Booklets will be sent home this week explaining

band and orchestra and describing the instrument choices.

If  your child chooses band or orchestra s/he will need to already

know which instrument they will be playing, so please discuss

that before your scheduled conference.

Worker’s Holiday will be next Monday afternoon, February 4

for all students who have all missing work turned in by this

Friday, February 1.  They must also have an 80% overall

score and good citizenship.  Students will have a game day.

They should bring games to play with others (Monopoly, Clue,

chess, Apples to Apples, etc.)  There is no wi-fi available for students.

KITE FLIGHT READING calendars(on pink paper) have been

sent home, and the same nightly reading that your children already

complete needs to be written on this calendar for the next 3 months.  

When students turn the calendar in at the Kite Flight event at Cedar

Middle School soccer field on Saturday, April 27  they will receive a

kite or a book.  The Lion’s Club then donates money to each school t

hat participates. The schools with the most calendars turned in gets

the most money.  Please help with the very easy way for the PTA

to earn money, by filling in and turning in this calendar.

DARE Graduation is tomorrow, Thursday, January 31 at 2:30.  

Parents are invited to attend.

Our school Spelling Bee will be held February 19 (class tests will

be given tomorrow, January 31) and two students from each class

will be selected). Winners on the school level will compete in the Region.

Our school Talent Show will be held March 8. If your child is interested,

s/he can start preparing for that.  

One student from each 5th grade class will be selected to compete at

SUU in a  Chemistry Competition. A test was administered to 5th

grade students , and a South Elementary team will be formed. This

team of students will compete at SUU Thursday, March 14.   We are

always thrilled to participate in STEM activities.

No School on Monday, February 18, which is President’s Day.

Your child can get free math tutoring at North Elementary (MTTh at 3:30-5:30,

and W at 1:30-3:30).

The next up-date and grades will be sent on Wed., Feb. 20.  We will be

having our end of 3rd quarter Worker’s Holiday at the Aquatic Center  

on March 7. Please help your child stay caught up, so that all students

will be able to attend. It will be a cost of $1.00 for each student (no passes are allowed)

and we will be needing some parents who would be willing to supervise in the water

from 1:00-2:30.

As always, we appreciate your continued support in our efforts to help your child
succeed in school. We value your insights and concerns as we work together in
this important effort.
  Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Payne, & Mr. Sahagan

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                                  5th Grade Newsletter-January 16, 2019       

Upcoming Events:

D.A.R.E. graduation will be held on Thursday, January 31st in the gym at 2:30.
Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend with their student(s).

SEPs will be held from Monday, February 4th through Friday, February 8th.

Your student’s teacher will be sending a schedule out in the next few weeks.

If you are aware of conflicts please contact your student’s teacher to make

alternate arrangements.

The spelling bee will be held on Tuesday, February 19th at 2:00 pm in the gym.

A qualification test will be given in class on Thursday,

January 31st. Students 

interested in competing should practice for the test using the list available at the following link: https://bit.ly/2FwgLjG

You Be The Chemist is a competitive science challenge that will be held on SUU

campus on Thursday, March 14th. One student from each of the four fifth grade

classes will qualify to participate in this challenge. A qualification test will be

given on Tuesday, January 29th. There are no study questions available and the

test is intended to assess a student’s understanding of general scientific principles.

The next update and newsletter will be on Wednesday, January 30.

                   Mr. Sahagun, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Payne, and Mrs. Williams