5th Grade Newsletter March 16, 2026
Upcoming Events: PTA Updates Link
3/18 - Field Day - 3-5: 11:45-1:45 Parents who want to take students home from the field please use this electronic form and touch base with the homeroom teacher before leaving the field
3/19 - Field Trip - Early Dismissal at 11:45
3/20 - Yearbook orders are due.
6/8/26 - 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony, Minnie Evans Arts Center, (5:45 students line up).
ELA & Social Studies News:
* Please send in a 1 subject spiral notebook if you haven’t already :)
ELA:
Learning Target: Students can explain insights to characters, events, and themes of a story.
Module 3: The War between us
Homework: CIVIL WAR PROJECT due March 19th or before spring break.
This week: Read for 20 minutes nightly
Social Studies: Slavery In America
5.B.1.2
Groups have contributed to the development of American identity
5.C&G.2.1
Civic participation and advocacy to encourage government protection of rights
5.H.1.2
Changing roles of women, indigenous, racial and other minority groups
5.H.1.5
Compare multiple perspectives of various historical events
If you have any questions about reading, writing or social studies, please contact Mrs. Locklear (Bailey) @ madeline.bailey@nhcs.net.
Math News:
We beginning our Volume Unit with Properties of Right Rectangular Prisms
Math Homework:
Monday - Module 4 Spiral Review # 5 Optional assignment to average with last quiz grade due Tuesday.
Tuesday -Module 4 Spiral Review #5
Wednesday - Module 4 Spiral Review #5 Due tomorrow
Thursday - Spring Break Begins
If you have any questions about math, please contact Mrs. Imperial @ catherine.imperial@nhcs.net.
Science News: We will take our test on Tuesday on Heredity- Inheritance and Variation of Traits LS.5.3 Understand some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.
inherited traits
acquired traits
Generations
Genetics
Characteristics
Offspring
Parent instincts
Obtained from the environment
Learned behavior
Monday 3/16: Study for test
Tuesday 3/17: None
Wednesday 3/18: None
If you have any questions about science, please contact Ms. Bianchi @ christine.bianchi@nhcs.net.