jdeal@effingham.k12.ga.us vatcheson@effingham.k12.ga.us October 2, 2017 “A” Week ~5th Grade Newsletter~ Mrs. Deal & Mrs. Atcheson jdeal@effingham.k12.ga.us vatcheson@effingham.k12.ga.us Upcoming Events Oct. 5- Early Release for Conferences Oct.6-10- Fall Break Oct. 12- PTSO Painting Party for Parents Oct. 27- PBIS Tailgating Oct. 31- Halloween Goody Bag *Hearing and Vision testing will be coming up soon. If your child wears glasses, please be sure they have them every day. We Are Learning About… Reading – Point of View Grammar and Writing- Interjections, Prepositions, Narratives Math- Decimal rounding, adding and subtracting decimals Science– Electricity and Magnets ~~Be sure to read 20 minutes each night and log your reading!! Reading increases fluency, which helps with comprehension and vocabulary acquisition in ALL subjects. ~Parents, please sign logs and agendas nightly. Upcoming Assessments ELA- LUAU-10/2 Math-Decimal performance assessment-10/2 : Unit 2 Test 10/4 Science- Unit 2 County Assessment 10/5 Specials Schedule Deal Atcheson Mon.& Fri.-PE Mon. & Wed.- PE Tu.-Music Tu.- Tech Wed.-Art Th.- Art Th-Tech Fri.- Music Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday