5th Grade Newsletter- March 23, 2018
Upcoming Dates       
* March 30-April 6         Spring Break
* April 10, 11                ELA M-Step
* April 13                Early Release
* April 17                Camp Meeting, Final payment due
* April 17                Math M-Step
* April 18                Soc St M-Step
* April 19                 Science M-Step

Conferences
Thank you very much to everyone who ventured out to attend conferences. We appreciate the support you show for your child’s education. We trust you found the time beneficial. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions about report cards, middle school, or camp.

Camp Pendalouan Update
Students signed up today for a cabin buddy and an activity partner.  We assured the students that everyone would be in a cabin and activity group if they were unable to sign up today.  If your child seems upset or concerned, please encourage them to talk with us.  We will make sure everyone is with friends and having a blast!

There will be a mandatory parent meeting April 17th at 7pm in our gym. Matt Abel, YMCA Camp Pendalouan director, will be here with a slideshow presentation, explaining all about camp life.  He will also answer any questions you or your child may have.  You will be given a packet filled with directions, packing suggestions, schedules, cabin assignments, activity group assignments, schedules, etc.  Please make this meeting a top priority with your child!

After this meeting, there will be a short meeting for the parent chaperones going to camp. Next week, your child will bring home information regarding any final payments that might still be owed.


Middle School Transition 
Please send in pink course selection sheets on Monday if you have not done so yet.

All students will visit either Riley or Baldwin in late May for a tour of the building, lunch, a Q & A session, etc.

What’s happening in… 
Reading:  We are focusing on text structures within informational texts
Writing:  We are continuing to practice essay writing responses for the M-Step
Math: Students have been solving multi-step story problems. Next week, they will find the volume of complex figures.
SS: Students are continuing to learn more about the road to the Revolutionary War and the events of the war.