- Dates to Remember
Monday Jan 27- Friday Jan 31- Blanket Drive for senior citizens
Friday, January 31: Non-uniform day
Friday, February 7: Georgia Day (Wax Museum information to come)
Friday, February 7: Q3 Midterm
Monday, February 17: President's Day Holiday
Friday, February 28: Non-uniform day
March 3-7: Mrs. Brown's class: STARBASE (dodstarbase.org)
March 6-9: SCPS school-wide musical "Peter Pan, Jr." - Trustees Theater
Thursday, March 13: End of Q3
March 14 - 23: Spring Break
Thursday, March 27: Q3 Report Cards
Friday, March 28: Non-uniform day
April 7-11: Standardized Testing
April 18-21: Easter holidays
April 22-25: Mrs. Speir's class: STARBASE
Friday, April 25: Q4 midterm
Friday, April 25: Non-uniform day
Saturday, April 26: Super Saturday
April 28-May 2: Mrs. Garola's class: STARBASE
Friday, May 23: Fifth Grade Honors Assembly and Reception
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day holiday
May 27-30: Non-uniform days
Thursday, May 29: Talent Show
Friday, May 30: Last day of school
Tests and Quizzes This Week
- Monday and Tuesday- Many Elijah of Buxton groups will have a vocabulary quiz- Please check your student's assignment pad to see if it affects them.
- Friday 1/24- Bible verse test
Bible: Lesson- Saul, Israel's First King
- Verse- Psalm 119: 3-4
- Psalm 119: 3-4
They do no wrong but follow his ways. You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
Reading:
- All Elijah of Buxton groups- Get through chapter 19 by the week's end- This may mean some reading homework for these groups this week.
Other Groups: We'll continue to read our self-selected novels this week. Students WILL have reading home work a few nights each week for 15 minutes.
Our targeted story element this week will be THEME and SETTING.
- Language: Language Unit 5 this week on Adjectives and Adverbs
- Our projected Unit 5 Language test will be the first week of February.
Writing: This week we'll begin on a Valentine's Day Writing assignment. Last week's Proof Sandwich assignments are fantastic. Take a peek if you're in the fifth grade hallway.
- Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns!
Thanks! Mandy Garola