Mrs. Atcheson & Mr. Pridgen September 17,  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. 19- PTSO wrapping paper sale begins Sept. 20-PTSO 7:00 (4th and 5th performing) Sept. 23-1st day of Fall Sept. 28- PBIS Eagles Nest; last Friday of the month dress down day; 4-H Oct. 4- Parent/Teacher conferences EARLY RELEASE Oct. 5-9- Fall Break ENJOY! 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, interjections, root words Math- Rounding, Adding & Subtracting Decimals Science -  Magnets Social Studies- World War I Specials Schedule      Atcheson        Pridgen         Mon- Media Mon- PE Tu- chorus        Tu-  Music Wed- chorus     Wed-  Art Th- chorus         Th-Tech Fri- Tech        Fri- PE Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday SAVE THOSE BOX TOPS! We are collecting them through the end of the month. We are also collecting pop tabs and Tyson chicken labels. ~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- none Social Studies- none Math- none Science -  none