5th Grade News

• Dismissal: Please remember to be in the carline each day no later than 2:30pm to pick up your child. We know the lines are long right now, but the dismissal process will start moving quicker next week. Elementary students dismiss at 2:15pm and teachers need to report to meetings various days of the week after school.

September 17 - Open House Session 1: 5:45, Session 2: 6:30 (please note the date change); Challenge meeting between sessions at 6:20 in the Media Center

September 30 - Beta Meeting

October 10 - Linder & Hoglund Roper Mountain Science Center

October 11 - Cloer & Kirkwood Roper Mountain Science Center

October 15 & 16 - Human Growth and Development Lesson (Parent Preview Here)

October 16 - Boosterthon Kickoff

October 17 - Long & Schauman Roper Mountain Science Center

October 18 - Fall Picture Day

October 25 - Boosterthon Fun Run

October 31 - Faulk & Nicholls Roper Mountain Science Center

Math: We are learning how to divide whole numbers using different strategies.

Reading: We are learning about the structure of poetry.

Language Arts: We are learning how to determine correct use of possessive nouns and pronouns.

Writing: We are learning how to write a fiction narrative.

Science: We are learning about mixtures and solutions.

Social Studies: We are learning about economic expansion.

Math-Multiplication and Division Strategies Test 9/20 (Major)

Reading- Module #2 Quiz 9/20

Language Arts - Spelling Test #05 09/20, Grammar Quiz 1 09/23 (minor)

Writing - No assessments this week.

Science-What is Matter Made of Unit Test 10/9

Social Studies- Economic Expansion Quiz 09/20

Spelling List #5

glory, aware, aboard, ordeal, pardon, torch, barge, perform, stairway, discard

Due to the pacing in individual classrooms, assessments may sometimes occur on different days than those listed above. Please check your child's agenda each night for any updates or changes.

Daily homework- Read for 20 minutes, get Green Light on Reflex, complete any assigned IXL skill assignments.

Students should be getting the green light in Reflex or completing a mission on Frax every night (Monday - Friday) each week. They know what this means. Sometimes, they have time to finish in class. They can show you in the top right corner of the computer program if they have earned the Green Light that day. Reflex is a computer program purchased by our school to build their fluency skills with basic math facts (multiplication and division through 12s). This is key to success in 5th grade Math this year!

1. Please keep in mind the rule for length of shorts in our WES Handbook and help us by checking your child's clothing to make sure it follows the rules: *The length of properly worn shorts, skirts, and skorts must be no shorter than the mid-thigh. *No tube tops, halter tops, or spaghetti strap tops. Tank tops straps must be an inch wide. *Dresses must not be shorter than mid-thigh.

2. Bring CHARGED Chromebooks to school each day.
   

3. Please remember that our 5th graders' bodies are changing as they are growing. We are encouraging the kids to dress for the weather, wear deodorant, and have water bottles with them to stay hydrated.
4. Have a set of headphones and pencil pouch of supplies that can stay at school.

Due to some changes at the state level, Greenville County Schools has had to make some changes to their chaperone policy in regards to over night field trips. Until further notice students will only be allowed to room with same gendered adults. For our Washington, DC field trip, if a student attends with the opposite gendered parent, we will ensure they are grouped together during the day, but for the hotel room accommodations portion of the trip they will be housed with another same gendered adult. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have already registered for the trip and need help making changes to your reservation due these policies please reach out to the trip leader Laura Nicholls at lnicholls@greenville.k12.sc.us or to Good News Travel directly.