First Week News!!

We've had a great start to our fifth grade year.  Here are some of the highlights from the week.


  • We started math on Wednesday.  All students have had a chance to preview their student reference book.
  • Classroom jobs have been assigned.  Ask your child about his/her job.
  • We previewed and started unit 1 in social studies.  We are learning about absolute and relative locations as well as locating continents and oceans.
  • Students learned about our new mini-economy and will receive their first paycheck on Monday!
  • With the help of ice breakers and group work, students learned more about their classmates.  
  • Our class visited all specials except for Art.
Next week we will start up our reading program, REACH for Reading.  We will also start NWEA testing on Monday and Wednesday of this week. 

Don't forget to stop by the evening of August 17th for our annual Meet the Teacher night.  I hope to see you there. 

Mrs. L

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