The second nine week grading period is well under way!!!! There are many exciting things going on in our class and throughout 5th grade!!
I am happy to announce that Latrell is our class Student Council Representative!!! The Student Council has been collecting canned goods for the Thanksgiving baskets. Thanks to all who have participated in this worthy cause. We will continue to collect food for the Christmas Holidays to support families from Big Shanty who are in need.
Speaking of Thanksgiving.......We would like to invite parents and grandparents to our annual Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, November 20th from 12:00-12:30. This is always a special treat!!! We appreciate our fantastic cafeteria staff for making this event possible.
Our class reading list is growing by leaps and bounds!!! I am proud to announce that our class read a total of 65 books during the month of October!!!! WOW!!!! Keep up the GREAT WORK!!! We also have several students in our class who have earned more than 50 AR points!!!
Please continue to encourage your child to read at home. Remember, Reading Logs are due every Friday, and must be signed by a parent. Independent Reading is critical to improving reading skills and increasing reading level.
Keep practicing those multiplication facts!!!! We are wrapping up multiplication and division with decimals, and will begin working with fractions in math. Memorization of multiplication facts is so important for success with fractions.
We continue our focus on non-fiction text in reading and writing workshop! Our "Expert Book" projects are in the revision stage. We are working on developing engaging leads and using powerful, descriptive language to inform our audience. We are reading non-fiction mentor texts to analyze the techniques and strategies of published authors. Our Expert Books will include some of the graphic aids that we are learning about in reading workshop. We can't wait for you to see our finished products!!
Students are very interested in our study of the Civil War. We are currently learning about the leaders and major battles of the war. The students are reading about the life of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War. As 5th graders, we also have a unique interest in the lives of the children who lived during the Civil War. I hope you will have an opportunity to visit some of the historic sights right here in our own community!!! It is exciting to learn about historic events that took place right here in Kennesaw!!
A FEW DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:
November 24-28---Thanksgiving Break!
December 9th--- Field Trip to Symphony Orchestra at the Cobb Energy Center (This is part of the Performing Arts program)
December 10th---Field trip to Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw (Information and permission slips will be coming home soon!!)
