5th Grade Newsletter
December 7, 2017
Winter Party - Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers to make sure our party runs smoothly. Please see the sign-up genius below if you are able to volunteer. Our room reps thank you!
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F054CA9AB2FA4FE3-winter
Here is the pre-registration link for those family members wanting to attend:
https://goo.gl/forms/mkEed4Ce4lQ3parg2
If you have not yet sent in your $12.00 party money which covers all three parties, please do so. You can just put it in an envelope or Ziploc with your child’s name. Thank you.
Important Dates
December 7 - Progress Reports (Return signed blue copy)
December 9 - Spirit Night on the Ice (3:30 - 5:00 pm)
December 13 - Smith Spelling Bee (8:00 am)
December 15 - Winter Party 1:45
December 16 - January 2 - Winter Break
January 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
Wacky Weather
If you happen to drop off a jacket, lunch box, etc. during the day, there is a bin with 5th grade’s label on it in the foyer. Please utilize this bin and it will be sent down to the grade level before recess and lunch. We are trying to teach students to check this bin if they forgot something to see if their parents dropped it off.
Yearbooks for Sale - On Sale until February 16th
Yearbooks are on sale and can be ordered through February 16 at https://goo.gl/QGzrCr for $20. When yearbooks arrive at the end of the school year, we will NOT have extras. Don’t miss your chance to order your child a yearbook with all the greatest memories of the year… Mrs. Young and Mrs. Sibley’s bubble suit showdown, Smith Stampede, Celebrate Smith, field trips, class parties, and much, much more!
Curriculum
Science - Fossil Fuels
Reading - Drama
Social Studies - Branches of Government
Writing - Poetry, Limericks
Grammar - Conjunctions
Special Note-Winter Break
Counselor's Corner
Our December Focus is Growth Mindset
Growth mindset is the belief that you can get smarter and improve. A person with growth mindset takes on new challenges with optimism. You can see why this is an important character skill that we want to encourage for our students. The students will learn more about this topic through guidance lessons and daily class meetings during the month of December. On another topic, thank you for supporting the Angel gift program.
Mrs. Hendrix