1. 5th Grade News
February 12, 2018
Mrs. Morgan & Mrs. Edwards 5th Grade Newsletter
Upcoming Events
Feb Boosterthon Fun Run
Feb. 14- Full Day for students. Conferences will be from 4-7
Feb. 15- Make up weather day
Tests and Quizzes
Social Studies-Unit 6, February 15
Word Study-February 14
We Are Learning About…
Reading –Comparing and contrasting two stories
Grammar and Writing- Verbs Perfect Tense Verbs, Opinion writing
Math- Measurement and conversions Customary and Metric
Social Studies-Cold War
We are asking for donations to put in our Valentine Goody Bags. We are asking for a $3.00 donation, or individually wrapped candies or goodies. All donations are due Tuesday if possible. Although we will NOT have a Valentine party, we WILL exchange Valentine cards. Students may bring these in on Wednesday.
Word Study Quiz February 14
Words with cred= cred means believe
accreditation –granting approval or belief in a school
credential –a document that proves a person is believable
credible –believable; reliable
credit –to believe that someone will do something
creditor –a person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned
credulous –tending to believe to easily; easily convinced; easily focused
creed- a set of beliefs or principles
discredit –to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue
incredible –not believable; improbable; unlikely
incredulous –doubting; unwilling or unable to believe
We are having a Box tops contest. The homeroom that brings in the most get a prize!
4H service projects-We are collecting pop tabs. Our next 4H date is February 15.
Mighty Eight Field Trip-Please send in permission forms along $5. Dog tags can also be purchased for an additional $5, but it’s optional. All forms and money need to be turned in by February 14.
With Cold and Flu season upon us, we are in need of tissues and Lysol/Clorox wipes. Thank you in advance for any donations that you send.