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Welcome to 5th grade!!!
This year we will be learning about everything from ecosystems to forces and motion. We will be reading many exciting books such as Remember my Name and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We are going to learn how much we really apply math to our everyday lives. There will be lots of hands-on activities and active learning! We will be going on several exciting field trips. Get ready and hang on tight for a great school year!
I welcome you to the fifth grade and I am so excited about this year!
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IMPORTANT!!!
I do all reminders, updates, and communitcations through the Class Dojo App. If you have lost your username and password, please let me know. This is the best way to stay in touch with your child's educational experience.
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Nightly homework
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Reading Practice: Every night your child should read in his/her assigned book. This is important to help your child's growth as a reader. Please sign your child's reading log after he/she has read at least 30 minutes. Your child needs to read at least Monday through Thursday. Different genres of books will be required each grading period, those will be listed on your child's reading log.
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Any unfinished class work: Any work not finished in class will need to be completed and sent to school the following day.
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Important Dates
November 1- YMCA Black Mountain Field Trip
November 11- Veteran's Day- No School
November 27-29 -Thanksgiving holiday
December 19- DARE Graduation
December 20- early release
December 23- January 3 Christmas Break
January 20- MLKJr. Day - No School
February 15- Harlem Wizards Game
February 17- No School
March 6- Symphony at Lenoir Rhyne Field Trip
March 20- early release
April 9- Spring Pictures
April 10- April 17 Easter Break
April 24- Catawba Science Center Field Trip
April 30- Parent Night...about grade level transition 5:30-7:00pm
May 11- Field Day
May 22 - Science EOG
May 25- Memorial Day- No School
May 28- Math EOG
June 2- ELA EOG
June 5- last day of school - early release
In order to have perfect attendance, students can only have two tardies. If they have three or more, they are not eligible for perfect attendance.
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Wish List
Kleenex
Clorox wipes
Zip-loc bags of any size
smarties candy
dum-dum suckers
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5th Grade Supply List
6 dry erase markers
Mr. Clean magic eraser or generic brand
Pencil box
Pencils
Large pink erasers
2 packs of index cards
Standard clipboard
4 packs of loose leaf paper
12 pack of colored pencils
Individual pencil sharpener
Blunt tip scissors
8 glue sticks
Highlighters
2- 1 in. 3 ring binder
5 subject notebook for science
Book bag
2- 2 pocket prong folders
small pack of clear sheet protectors
2 single subject spiral notebooks
Optional: Anti-bacterial sanitizer, Clorox wipes, paper towels, Kleenex, zip-loc bags
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We are learning about...
Language Arts: figurative language, vocabulary in context, main idea, summarizing
Science: properties of matter
Social Studies: key events in the United States
Math: place value
