Mrs. Lee's Class Newsletter
Week of February 17, 2020
What's Happening?
Don't forget conferences are next week. Students will be dismissed at 12:50. Please send any transportation changes in writing.
We will be visiting the book fair on Tuesday for our purchasing time.
Log reading minutes on Beanstack.
In this week's Friday Folder:
Fifth Grade Events on Mypaymentsplus
1. Field Trip to Fox Theater (March 9th)
2. Field Trip to the GA Aquarium (May 14th)
3. Finale and t-shirt order
More info on the two field trips are coming soon. You can go ahead and complete the information for both on mypaymentsplus. You do not have to wait for the permission slips. We will be taking two chaperones per class to the Fox Theater in March. If you are interested in joining us, please let me know. Due to space at the Fox, we will not be able to have more than two parents per class.
Please take care of the t-shirt order first. We would like to have these printed and ready for our March trip.
Georgia Milestones Dates
April 7 - science sections 1/2
April 13, 14, 15 - ELA sections 1-3
April 20-21 - math sections 1/2
April 27 social studies sections 1/2
What are we learning?
Math (Mrs. Lee's Class): We are learning about volume of rectangular prisms.
Science (Mrs. Lee's Class): We are finishing up the second part of this unit. Students will get the study guide on Tuesday. The test will be on Friday.
Social Studies: We finishing our study of the Cold War. Students may receive the study guide on Friday. If not, they will get it next Monday. Test date has not been determined yet.
Reading: We are working on improving our comprehension skills with different types of nonfiction reading such as technical texts, historical texts, etc. We will also spend a good amount of time with constructed response questions. We will focus on breaking them down to determine how to answer them and what details are best to include to support our answer.
Writing: We will be focusing on responding to text in writing. We will begin with narrative texts. Students will work on telling the story from another character's point of view.
Word Study: none this week
Specials Schedule
2/19 Science
Word Study
none this week
Dates to Remember
2/14 Snow Day - no school
2/17 Planning Day - no school for students
2/18 Book Fair purchase day
2/19-20 Early Release Conferences
2/28 Grades 3-5 Dance 7-9pm