October 5-9

Dates to Remember

October 7^th ~ Early Release

October 10^th ~ Harmony Harvest

October 19-23 ~ Fall Break

Upcoming Test
Math test over Decimal Place Value on Friday, October 9th

Book Fair Shopping

Today I took the kiddos to preview our Book Fair.  They had the opportunity to record in their agendas anything they’d like to put on a wish list.  If you would like for your child to purchase any of these items, we will be shopping as a class on Monday morning.  Please send money with your child on Monday if he/she wishes to make a purchase.  Thank you!

Message from Our Room Mom

Our room mom this year is Jona Cox and she would love to gather parent contact info. so that she can communicate with the families of each student in our class.  Her communication with you will be related to our 5^th grade classroom such as information about classroom celebrations, etc.  If you would like to share your contact information with her (phone and email address), please send that to her at jonacox20@yahoo.com.  I am not permitted to simply share my contact list with her.  Jona is awesome and she will make a fabulous room mom this year!

Harmony Harvest

Come out next Saturday for the annual Harmony Harvest from 5:00-8:00pm!

This Week’s Learning Plan

7 Habits:  We will review the 7 habits and continue using our data notebooks which I will be able to share with you at conferences in November.  :o)

Science:  We will continue our first science unit, Building a Scientific Community.  We will investigate the scientific method, and learn about what it means to do science through inquiry.

Social Studies:  We continue to learn about Native Americans this week with a focus on the various culture regions the Native Americans settled in and how they adapted to these environments.  Your child will be able to make a mural of the region as well as a model of a Native American dwelling from his/her assigned region.

Math:  We will wrap up our study of decimal place value this week with a  test on Friday.  Look for a study guide to come home Monday.  This will be due on Wednesday.

ELA:  Our focus for ELA will be to continue our Clues to a Culture unit.  We will further our study of Native Americans by examining and writing our own trickster tales.  The kids will also have the opportunity to explore the different perspectives of white settlers and Native Americans on who owned the land.  They will then be given the opportunity to take a perspective and debate on this topic.