Week of October 28th
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Please read through for important upcoming events, curriculum and 5th grade news! Please let your homeroom teacher know if you have any questions!
-Mrs. Cruz, Mrs. Jarosz, Mrs. Nagy, Ms. Rutledge and Ms. Tesar
--Upcoming Events--
Read-A-Thon
Savannah Elementary families, we are holding a Read-A-Thon and we really need everyone to participate. If you have not already done so, please click on this link to activate your reader’s personal page:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/
Activation takes less than a minute. Just by doing so you can help us meet our fundraising goal.
Registering your student also allows our classes to meet their reading minute goals with in-class reading! We just need you to register your student!
Thanks so much!
October Overview
10/18- Report Cards Released
Don't forget that you can check your students' report cards using the Home Access Center. CLICK HERE for more details.
10/28- Read A Thon Begins
10/28-11/1 - Red Ribbon Week
10/29- Hey Dude Nice Shoes Assembly 9:00am and 6:00pm for families
10/31- Yearbook Pre-Orders Close
Nov. 1st - Student Early Release
Nov. 1st - Data Binders Sent Home
Nov. 5th - No School- Professional Development Day
Curriculum
Reading, Writing, Grammar
Reading: This week students are learning about text structure, central idea and supporting details as we learn how to summarize a nonfiction text.
Writing: Students have been working hard writing about various topics they know a lot about. This week, students are going to start learning the writing process for a chapter book, starting with creating a Table of Contents!
Grammar: This week students will continue learning about AAAWWUBBIS, an acronym for a set of words that are used to create complex sentences by starting a sentence with a dependent clause: after, as, although, while, when, unless, until, because, before, if, and since.
Math, Science, Social Studies
Math: Students will be practicing GEMDAS/PEMDAS that now includes adding, subtractiong, multiplying and dividing decimals. We will complete this week reviewing all operations for rational numbers.
Science: This week you student will be wrapping up the 5.8 Energy Unit. They have learned about light energy and all of its properties, such as absorption, reflection, refraction, etc. Students will complete their Unit Assessment this week.
Social Studies: Students will be completing their completing their American Revolution Unit this week. We will discuss the Second Continental Congress and the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Finally, students will complete their report card assessment for the entire American Revolution Unit.
i-Ready
Wondering how to support your student in reading and math?
Wondering how to support your student in reading and math?
Have you explored iReady yet with your child? This is a FANTASTIC resource that your student can access at home via the Denton ISD Single Sign On Portal (SSO). Your child has customized pathways designed to help them grow on their just right next step. Click the iReady logo to the left for a quick video explaining the benefits of iReady for your child.
Students should only work "My Learning Path"
Background Check
Please fill out a background check. You must fill it out every year. This will allow you to enter campus for school events and lunch.
It can take up to 2 weeks to process, so don't wait!
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