Mrs. Atcheson & Mr. Pridgen September 4,  2018 “A” Week ~5th Grade Newsletter~ Mrs. Atcheson & Mr. Pridgen vatcheson@effingham.k12.ga.us jpridgen@effingham.k12.ga.us       Mr. P 912-383-5906 ~ Upcoming Events ~ Sept. 4 - Progress reports Sept. 5- Math Challenge Sept. 6- Fire Drill 1:30 Sept. 7- 4-H 9:00-10:00 Sept. 14- Student dress-down for $1; birthday celebration Sept. 20-PTSO 7:00 (4th and 5th performing) Parents, please check your child’s folder for graded papers.  If you have any questions, please let us know. We Are Learning About… Reading – Continue reading The Orphan of Ellis Island, vocab, theme, main ideas, compare/contrast characters Grammar and Writing- Narrative Writing, prepositions, root words Math- Reading & Writing Decimals Science -  Electricity Social Studies- Turn of the Century; Panama Canal, Spanish-American War Specials Schedule      Atcheson        Pridgen         Tu- Tech        Tu-  Art Wed- Media    Wed-  Tech Th- PE          Th- PE Fri- Music        Fri- Media Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday SAVE THOSE BOX TOPS! We are collecting them through the end of the month. ~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. Upcoming Assessments ELA- Root words “mal/bene” test Friday Social Studies- none Math- none Science -  none