Hello there parents.  I wanted to let you know about some events that are coming up. 

     We will be having a Valentines Party on Friday, February 12th.  Remember if your child brings a Valentine for any friends, they must bring one for the whole class.  This way, no one gets their feelings hurt.

      Remember that Monday, February 15th is President's Day, and there will not be any school that day.  

     Tuesday, February 16th, the first Reading Revolution, for third quarter, is due.    

     On Wednesday, February 17th, a Progress Report and a Newsletter will be coming home.  Please make sure you look over your child's Progress Report with them.  If your child is missing any assignments please help him/her get their missing work in by Friday, February 19th.  All students will need their missing work turned in by this date, with a 80% or better to qualify for Worker's Holiday.  Our Worker's Holiday will be Monday, February 22nd.  It will be in the afternoon and we will be playing some fun games in the gym. 

     I sent a registration form home for the Science Fair, today (Wed., Feb. 10th).  Please, make sure that your child fills the information out that they need to on it, and make sure that it comes back to school by Tuesday, Feb. 23rd.  I told my students that the sooner they get back, the better off they will be.  Students need this form in order to participate in the Science Fair.  All fifth graders are required to do the Science Fair.  The Science Fair will be March 26, 2010.

     Be looking for a SEOP sign up sheet to come home, with the Progress Reports next week.  I will try to keep the same times as the Fall SEOP schedule, but if we need to make changes, we certainly can.  SEOP's will be in three weeks, on Monday, March 1st through Friday, March 5th. 

     Here is what we are doing in each subject area, for right now.  

     Math- Students are still working on fractions.

     Reading- Students are starting a new Theme, which is "Looking below the Surface", and reading some stories dealing with this Theme.  Students are still working on their fluency and sometimes, get a chance to read to themselves, out of their own individual book.

     Science- Students are just starting Static and Current Electricity.

     S.S.-  Just finished the Gold Rush and now students are getting into the Civil War.

     L.A.- Students are still working on Verbs, in the grammar part of language and we are practicing our 4 square writing in writing persuasive essays.

     Spelling-  We are working on list 17 words.

     Dictionary skills-  Homographs and multi meaning words.

     I will try to keep you updated as events come up each month, so you know ahead of time what is coming your way.  It is the end of the year and as we all know, time does sneak up on us, so be prepared for lots of activities to be coming your child's way.

     Thanks for all of your help and support.  

                                                                              Mrs. Little