Welcome to 5A!  We have a great year ahead of us. 

** It is the responsibility of the student to copy down all homework assignments, due dates, and test dates into their agenda!  Parents, you can help your child excel in my class if you check your child's agenda periodically to ensure they are copying this information.**

Parents, if you need to contact me, please do so by: emailing me at fivea@stagathaonline.org,  sending a note with your child, or leaving me a voicemail message at extension 4236.

It is the students' responsibility to copy all homework and test dates from the board into their agendas!  Parents please check your children's agendas to make sure they are copying this information. 

Reminder: Students must read three Accelerated Reading books and take the quizzes each trimester.   Students are allowed to read a fourth book to drop their lowest grade.  Fifth graders must choose a book that is marked 4.5 (grade level) and above. It is the student's responsibility to check out an AR book and let me know when he/she is ready to take the quiz. Quizzes may be taken during Library (Tuesday) or Ticket to Read (Thursday) time. 

 

 

         September 3rd  -  8:30 am Mass

                                                   1:00 pm dismissal

 

    September 6th  -  Labor Day - NO SCHOOL!

                                      

        

    September 9th  -  Open House 7:30 pm @ Church

        

   September 23rd  - School photos -  COMPLETE UNIFORM!

 

    September 24th  -  Welcome Back Dance  -

                                              Parents only!                          

 

     September 27-28  - Speech/Hearing Screening (voluntary)

                                                                                                   

        

                                                                                                 

                MONDAY:         COMPUTER

                   TUESDAY:          PHYSICAL EDUCATION    
                                                 LIBRARY 

                   WEDNESDAY:    SPANISH  &  ART

                   THURSDAY:       SPANISH, MUSIC, and   
                                                 TICKET to READ

                    FRIDAY:             PHYSICAL EDUCATION

                                           

              

                 

 

  

                                                       

 

 

Reading

  We will be reading and discussing the selection Mariah Keeps Cool by Mildred Pitts Walter.

 Test on Mariah Keeps Cool selection will be on

 September 9, 2010.

Reminder: Students must read three Accelerated Reading books and take the quizzes each trimester.   Students are allowed to read a fourth book to drop their lowest grade.  Fifth graders must choose a book that is marked 4.5 (grade level) and above. It is the student's responsibility to check out an AR book and let me know when he/she is ready to take the quiz. Quizzes may be taken during Library (Tuesday) or Ticket to Read (Thursday) time. 

 

Spelling/Vocabulary

 

 

 We will be working with words from the story Mariah Keeps Cool.

        Test will be on Friday, September 10th!e on

English

 

 

  We will be working on Unit 1,

  We will be working on Unit 1,

  The Sentence.

  Sentence.

 

 

Religion

We will be working on Chapter 1, Jesus Shares God's Life with Us.
 

 

 

Math

 

 

 

  We will be working on Chapter 1,

 Place Value, Addition and Subtraction.

 

 

Social Studies

 

 

 

 

 We will be working on Unit One,

 Chapter 1, Our Country's Geography.

 

 

 

   Science        

 We will be working on Unit A,

 Chapter 1, Cells.

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National Geographic - Animals, Lessons, Games, Information

Scholastic - Reading website for grades 3-5

Game Aquarium - Links to all subjects/holidays

BrainPop - Animated educational site for students