September 25th – October 5th: Important Dates: August 17th: Parent Coffee (9-10 A.M.) August 18th: PBIS Assembly (9:45-10:30 A.M.) August 24th: Open House (5:30-6:30 P.M.) August 28th – 31st: Spirit Week September 1st: Terrific Tiger Luncheon September 4th: Labor Day (No School) September 13th-15th: Parent Teacher Conferences (Half-day Dismissal at 11:45) September 25th – October 5th: Benchmark Testing October 6th: End of Quarter/Grading Day October 9th-13th: Fall Break 5th Grade News! Teacher: Mrs. Dwivedi jessie.dwivedi@tusd1.org Website: www.mrsdwivedi.weebly.com This Week: August 14th to August 18th Important: We will begin band, orchestra, art and coding this week. Please bring instruments (if you own or are renting them) on Tuesdays and Thursdays to be able to practice with the class. We will have a vocabulary test each Friday and math test most Fridays. Please check grades as I have already begun posting them on Synergy. Thank you! Thank you for checking out our Friday folders. This is just one more way to keep in contact with me and be aware of your child’s progress each week. A thumb’s up stamp was used to show a student’s success in one or more areas. AZ Merit scores from fourth grade will go home this Friday. Vocabulary Words: possibility migration immigrant agriculture brilliant ignorant extravagant quiet artifact feast This week in the classroom: Reading: comparing characters, perspective Writing: narrative from a book character Math: place values, exponents, powers of 10 Science: setting up our science notebooks, solar system Social Studies: U.S. colonization and exploration Behavior: Listening, Respect, Tully Tiger Expectations