Upcoming Assessments ELA- 11/1 Text Structure test October 29,  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 ~ Oct. 31- PBIS Trick or Treat and class goodie bags Nov. 1 Thanksgiving Lunch - Due to limited space, the school asks that this be for students only. Nov. 6- Book Fair Nov. 8- Literacy Night Please RSVP for dinner. Nov. 9- Progress Reports Nov. 14 Field trip for Atcheson, Deal, Morgan Nov. 15 Field trip for Pridgen, Edwards, Hester ***Parents, please check your child’s folder for graded papers.  If you have any questions, please let us know.*** We Are Learning About… Reading – Vocab, Text Structure, Begin reading Number the Stars Grammar and Writing- Informative Writing, Commas, Correlative Conjunctions Math- Multiplying & Dividing Decimals Science - Constructive & Destructive Forces Social Studies- The Great Depression and The New Deal Specials Schedule      Atcheson        Pridgen         Mon- Art Mon- Music Tu- Tech Tu- Art Wed- Media Wed- Tech Thurs- PE Thurs - PE Fri- Music Fri - PE Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday PLEASE SEND IN DONATIONS FOR THE CLASS GOODIE BAGS ASAP! ~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- 11/1 Text Structure test Social Studies- 11/5 Unit 3 test Math- 11/2 Unit 3 Math Test - Study guide sent home Tuesday Science -  11/2 constructive & destructive quiz