1. jdeal@effingham.k12.ga.us vatcheson@effingham.k12.ga.us
December 4, “A” Week
~5th Grade Newsletter~
Mrs. Deal & Mrs. Atcheson
Upcoming Events
Dec Santa’s Shoppe
Dec. 11- Wax Museum Display DUE, PTSO Supper with Santa
Dec. 12- Christmas Chorus and Old School Christmas 7pm
Dec th Grade Wax Museum
Dec. 15- Dress in PJ’s for PBIS Polar Express (no slippers)
Dec. 18- Redneck Christmas: Dress in red/green solid or plaid shirts, bandanas, jeans, and boots
Dec. 19- Christmas Party day and chorus concert: Dress to impress red, green, white
Dec. 20-Jan. 2-Christmas Break
Science vocabulary: dam, flood, floodway, reservoir, storm drain, levee, subsoil, barrier island,seawall, dredging, beach nourishment,jetty, soil, topsoil, contour plowing, and terrace farming
We Are Learning About…
Reading – Novel study Bridge to Terabithia, Text Structures, Vocab and Comprehension, Similes, POV, Root word GRAPH
Grammar and Writing- Commas, Appositives, Informative Writing
Math- Prime/Composite, Multiples and Common Denominators/Adding fractions
Science–Human Technology and Ecosystems
~~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.
~Parents, please sign logs and agendas nightly.
Upcoming Assessments
ELA- 12/6 GRAPH quiz, 12/4-12/5 BTT final
Math-12/7 Unit 4 midpoint test
Science-12/1-12/4
GA Beach Brochure Performance Task
12/8 vocabulary test
12/13 Unit 4 test
Specials Schedule
Deal Atcheson
Mon.& Fri.-PE Mon. & Wed.- PE
Tu.-Music Tu.- Tech
Wed.-Art Th.- Art
Th-Tech Fri.- Music
Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday