5th Grade Newsletter- May 18, 2018
Upcoming Dates
* May 21 Middle School Visit
* May 28 No School
* June 5 4/5th Grade Field Day (Rain Date June 6th)
* June 7 End of Year BBQ + Park Pride Field Day
* June 8 5th Grade Honors @ 9am
Middle School Visit
On May 21st, your child will head over to their middle school for a tour and to experience middle school lunch. A note came home last week explaining the lunch process for that day. If your child is eating the hot lunch, it costs $2.50, including milk (no money is taken to school; it just needs to be in the student account). If your child is not eating hot lunch (which we strongly encourage them to), please pack a lunch for them. Milk will be available for $0.50. Please refer to the note from Food Service or reach out if you have any other questions.
Save the Date!
On Friday, June 8 at 9:00, we will be celebrating our 5th graders in a special honors ceremony. Students are encouraged to invite family members to help celebrate the occasion. Students can wear anything they wish, ranging from appropriate school attire to Sunday best, whatever is best for your family. A light refreshment and treat will be served at the conclusion of the ceremony with time to take pictures.
End of year push
As the end of the year is winding down we recognize that there will be an end of year push to finish and assess current units of study, as well as end of year assessments. We will make every effort to give students time to create study guides and give them time to study and prepare. Please be watching their agendas for information about assessments and partner with us as we prepare them. Next week looks like this: Math unit 8 test and Opinion Writing On Demand on Thursday; Math Units 1-5 Friday-we’ve been reviewing for this one in class.
Summer Reading Program
Park’s Library (enter by Upper Elementary basketball court) will be open on the following Tuesdays this summer from 9:30-10:30 am:
June 12,19, & 26 July 10, 17, 24, & 31 August 7
Check out books, meet with teachers, see classmates, enjoy a snack and best
of all...pick out A FREE BOOK!
What’s happening in…
Reading: Students will be continuing to read nonfiction texts, especially Scholastic News articles/activities. Students are also focused on finishing their 40 Book Challenge.
Writing: Students are writing an opinion essay supported by research.
Math: Students are working through a long unit on measurement and geometry.
SS: Students are continuing to learn more about the road to the Revolutionary War and the events of the war.
