Mrs. Atcheson & Mr. Pridgen August 27,  2018 “B” 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 ~ Aug. 30 - Chorus begins Aug. 31 - PBIS acknowledgement Sept. 3 - No school for Labor Day Sept. 4 - Progress reports Parents, please check your child’s folder for graded papers.  If you have any questions, please let us know. Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday We Are Learning About… Reading – Continue reading The Orphan of Ellis Island, vocabulary, theme, main ideas Grammar and Writing- Narrative Writing, conjunctions, root words Math- Order of Operations, Expressions, Whole Numbers Science -  Chemical & Physical Changes Social Studies- Turn of the Century; Wright Bros, Edison, Carver, Bell Specials Schedule     Atcheson        Pridgen Mon- Media         Mon-  Tech Tu- PE          Tu-  PE Wed- Music          Wed-  Media Th- PE          Th- PE Fri- Art           Fri-  Music ~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- 8/29 Test over main idea, theme, conjunctions Social Studies- 8/29 Test over Turn of the Century Math- Unit 1 Test on Friday Science -  Physical & Chemical Changes Test on Wednesday