1. Mrs. Atcheson & Mr. Pridgen
December 3,  2018 “A” Week
~5th Grade Newsletter~
Mrs. Atcheson & Mr. Pridgen
      Mr. P
~ Upcoming Events ~
Dec. 3-7 Santa Shoppe
Atcheson shops Tuesday
Pridgen shops Wednesday
Dec. 5 Christmas Meal - no visitors, please, due to lack of room
Dec. 12 Class presentation of research (bring in costume)
Dec. 13 Christmas Concert and 7:00
Dec. 14 PJ Day with appropriate shoes
Dec. 17 Country Christmas Day
Dec. 18 Dress Merry and Bright,
Wax Museum (bring in costume)
Dec. 19 Dress like a snowman,
PBIS Inflatables and Class Party
Dec. 20-Jan. 1 Christmas Holiday
***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, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homographs, Similes, Metaphors
Grammar and Writing- Informative Writing, Commas, Correlative Conjunctions
Math- Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Science - Constructive & Destructive Forces
Social Studies- World War II
Specials Schedule
     Atcheson        Pridgen        
Mon- Tech Mon- Art
Tu- Media Tu- Tech
Wed- PE Wed- PE
Thurs- Music Thurs - Media
Fri- PE Fri - PE
Ice cream-$1.00 Every Thursday
~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- 12/6 NTS vocab test; 12/11 LAUA;
12/12 Number the Stars, class Research presentation
Social Studies- 12/14 Unit 4 test
Math- 12/4 Teacher Created Quiz on Fractions and Mixed Numbers
12/6 - Fractions Unit Test - County
Science - 12/7 - Science Vocabulary Quiz
12/12 - Earth Science