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Read at least 10 pages of independent reading book Spelling Lesson/List 3 test & at least 4 online activities due Sept. 17th (no HW during testing) Math problem solving & LAD quiz tomorrow Sept 9-12th- IOWA Testing

Classroom Information Graded papers were sent home today, and grades have been entered in Parent Vue IOWA testing is next week – September 9 – 12    No homework during testing Our next spelling activities & test will be Sept. 17th Please check Parent Vue by Friday to see mid quarter grades (this is in place of paper progress reports).  Let me know if you have any questions. September Break – Sept. 23 – 27 Homework I will be posting homework on the blog daily.  Please check the blog to see your student's homework assignments. Your student should also be writing the assignments in the agenda. Reading Reading Benchmark Assessments will continue this week.  We'll continue the novel: Fish in a Tree.   Students will continue to use the UNWRAP strategy in their reading passages.  Language/Writing LAD this week will focus on the following concepts: Comma usage, conjunctions, figurative language, ...

Read at least 10 pages of independent reading book Spelling Lesson/List 3 test & at least 4 online activities due Sept. 17th (no HW during testing) Math problem solving & LAD quiz Friday Sept 9-12th- IOWA Testing Please check Blue Folder for graded papers & ParentVue

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Read at least 10 pages of independent reading book Spelling Lesson/List 3 test & at least 4 online activities due Sept. 17th (no HW during testing) Math problem solving & LAD quiz Friday Sept 9-12th- IOWA Testing

The Social Studies Unit test is scheduled for Thursday, August 27th. Please use the links below for studying resources.  Students also have notes that can be used for studying.  Please review the material with your child before the test on Thursday.  5th grade Social Studies Standards Describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century. a. Describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19 th  century; include the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail. b. Describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity). c. Explain how William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt expanded America’s role in the world; include the Spanish-American War and the building of the Panama Canal. d. Describe the reasons people immigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they set...

Reminders: Please, please, please be sure your student is reading at least 10 pages in their independent reading book each night! It is so beneficial and will help tremendously in their reading comprehension. Tuesday, August 27th- Division Quiz & Spelling Test   Wednesday, August 28th- Early Release 12:30 p.m. Thursday, August 29th- Social Studies Test, Mrs. Stevens Visit Friday, August 30th- Daily Language Quiz, Math Problem Solving Quiz, & Miller Money Store Open  Monday, September 2nd- No School  September 9th-12th- IOWA Testing September 23rd-27th-Fall Break Curriculum Update ELA/Reading-We will continue our novel study on Fish in a Tree .  Students will continue to use the UNWRAP strategy in reading passages.  We will  learn the comma rule for greetings & closings in a letter, and the comma rule for addresses.  We will continue working on our personal narrative drafts.  This week we will focus on writing a str...