jdeal@effingham.k12.ga.us vatcheson@effingham.k12.ga.us December 4, 2017 “A” Week ~5th Grade Newsletter~ Mrs. Deal & Mrs. Atcheson jdeal@effingham.k12.ga.us vatcheson@effingham.k12.ga.us Upcoming Events Dec. 4-8- Santa’s Shoppe Dec. 11- Wax Museum Display DUE, PTSO Supper with Santa Dec. 12- Christmas Chorus and Old School Christmas 7pm Dec. 14- 5th Grade Wax Museum Dec. 15- Dress in PJ’s for PBIS Polar Express (no slippers) Dec. 18- Redneck Christmas: Dress in red/green solid or plaid shirts, bandanas, jeans, and boots Dec. 19- Christmas Party day and chorus concert: Dress to impress red, green, white Dec. 20-Jan. 2-Christmas Break Science vocabulary: dam, flood, floodway, reservoir, storm drain, levee, subsoil, barrier island,seawall, dredging, beach nourishment,jetty, soil, topsoil, contour plowing, and terrace farming We Are Learning About… Reading – Novel study Bridge to Terabithia, Text Structures, Vocab and Comprehension, Similes, POV, Root word GRAPH Grammar and Writing- Commas, Appositives, Informative Writing Math- Prime/Composite, Multiples and Common Denominators/Adding fractions Science–Human Technology and Ecosystems ~~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- 12/6 GRAPH quiz, 12/4-12/5 BTT final Math-12/7 Unit 4 midpoint test Science-12/1-12/4 GA Beach Brochure Performance Task 12/8 vocabulary test 12/13 Unit 4 test 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