Hello Fifth Grade Families,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a restful and amazing Christmas break. Please read all the information you need for this week and upcoming events.
Assessment
* Target Vocabulary Context and Spelling Test (01/13)
1. frantic
2. lunging
3. stride
4. checking
5. wheeled
6. bounding
7. shouldered
8. strained
9. romp
10. picturing
* Grammar Quiz (01/13)
– Nouns as Direct Address
– Words Used as Nouns and as Verbs
– Words Used as Nouns and as Adjectives
SCIENCE PROJECT (Thinker-Tank Invention)
As a reminder, your child should be almost done with this project. Please check with your child / Google Classroom the steps completed:
* Project Proposal due Nov. 18
https://classroom.google.com/c/NTIwNDU1MjU5MzQ2/a/NTA0NTQ5MDYxMzYx/details
* Planning due Dec. 13
https://classroom.google.com/c/NTIwNDU1MjU5MzQ2/a/NTQwMDcwNTY3ODIz/details
* Build – Test – Redesign due January 17
https://classroom.google.com/c/NTIwNDU1MjU5MzQ2/a/NTgwMDc3MTY5NzAy/details
* Board Completion due Jan. 25
Students must bring printed pictures, gathered information (printed or handwritten), labels for each
engineering process, and other helpful materials to decorate their board on January 18. Presentation
board will be provided by Ms. Garcia. Your child’s presentation board will be completed in class.
* Presentation is on Jan. 27
Students may bring the final product on/before January 27. Students will show their item in class during presentation.
SCIENCE INVENTION will be displayed on January 29 for our Open House.
IMPORTANT DATES
* MLK No School – Monday (01/16)
* STAR Test Schedule (Fifth Grade)
– Math (January 18)
– Reading (January 19)
* Open House – Sunday (01/29)
* Catholic Schools’ Week (01/30 – 02/03)
* ST Math must be at
— 51% by 01/20
— 67% by 03/03
* AR Point Goal must be at
— 50% by 01/20
— 100% by 03/03
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