Fifth Grade News
Middle December News
Mulan Jr. Musical Information
From Mrs. Rigsby
These are due to me by NEXT Tuesday December 12th. Students must have a signed form in order to stay after school for auditions on Tuesday December 12th.
The fee to participate is $40. I am encouraging students to do a Online School Payment, however if they bring in Cash/Check- you can have the student bring it to Shannon Casson or Cherie Davis to receipt. (You can receipt it yourself under "Musicals" if you have time- just email me the child's name and amount :)
This is going to be a lot of fun! Thanks for your support.
Exciting Technology News
All students need headphones or earbuds please
Dates to Remember
Night of the Arts (Winter Concert) December 7th
Family Voices - Dec 14
Holiday Assistance Night Thursday, December 14th
International Potluck (replacing Celebration of Learning) TBA
Hour of Code (1st Week of December)
Storytelling Festival - December 7th or 14th. TBA
Christmas Lunch - December 13th
Weather Science Test- December 18th
Bee Day (Around Earth Day) - April 19th
Day of Service (2-5th, one a quarter and 5th for MLK)
Stand Against Racism Day- April 27th
Muddy Sneakers Field Trips:
12/15- Weather (Weaver Park)
3/7- Ecosystem Interactions Or Terrestrial Ecosystems Bent Creek
4/25- Aquatic Ecosystems (Bent Creek)
5/2-Rain date (we will hold it on the schedule and utilize if a day needs to be rescheduled)
DC Trip: April 10th - 13th
Monthly PTO Meetings, 1st Tuesday of every month
Testing Dates
NC Check-Ins
MOY Testing Window (iReady and mCLASS) - January 8 - 30, 2018
NC Check-ins
EOY Testing Window (iReady and mCLASS) - May 7 - 25, 2018
EOGs, Friday, May 25 - Friday, June 8
Washington, D.C. field trip information
Chaperones, please send in two reservation forms with two deposits. Also, please start the background check application found here: http://www.ashevillecityschools.net/pages/Asheville_City_Schools/Human_Resources/Volunteer
Online payments can be made here: https://osp.osmsinc.com/AshevilleNC/
Payment Schedule:
Note from Data Manager to Families
Attendance
The school calendar contains 178 student days. Regular school attendance increases the amount of academic progress students can make so it is critical that students attend school each day. Students who miss more than 18 days of school during the same school year may not be eligible for promotion to the next grade level unless the Appeals Process is followed (see pg.11 in ACS Code of Student Conduct and Students Rights Handbook). Students who miss school must bring a note explaining the reason for their absence on the first day they return to school. Absences which are NOT followed by a note will automatically be coded as unexcused/unlawful. Please schedule trips, appointments, and other activities in order not to interfere with your child’s school attendance. For your convenience, an Asheville City Schools Calendar is posted on the Claxton Web Page. In order for a student’s absence to be considered for approval as an excused educational absence, the parent must submit in writing, to the principal, two weeks prior to the absence, the specifics of the absence and its educational impact. Educational activities will need to be tied to the NC Standard Course of Study for the appropriate grade level (found at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/). The principal will then notify the parent/guardian whether or not the absence can be excused as an educational absence.
Current Learning Topics
Study Guide for weather- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1o0ZvUU-UZjJuJZKseW4L0kjlcGW3V6cg
Math- In Math we have begun exploring decimal fractions. In this unit we will be working on understanding, ordering, adding, and subtracting decimals and fractions.
Reading- In reading, we are finishing up discussing non-fiction text features and text structures and how author's organize their text in order to help the reader better understand the content. Beginning next week, we will be working on standard RI.5.3, which focuses on relationships and interactions in historical, scientific, and technical texts.
Social Studies- This week we are studying the 13 Original Colonies. We began with a map last week and are now working to complete a chart on the founding of the colonies, their economies, and the relationships they each had with Native Americans.
The Essential Standards for this unit include:
5.H.1.1 Evaluate the relationships between European explorers (French, Spanish and English) and American Indian groups
5.H.1.2 Summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen colonies.