5TH GRADE NEWS
January 7th - 11th
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, 1/7 -- School Resumes
Tuesday, 1/8 -- Report Cards Go Home
Friday, 1/11 -- School-Wide Spelling Bee @ 8:30-9:30 AM
Friday, 1/18 -- 5th Grade Fathers and Friends @ 7:30-7:55 AM
Monday, 1/21 -- MLK Jr. Day - No School
Wednesday, 1/23 - Friday, 1/25 -- Jekyll Island Trip
Saturday, 1/26 -- Hawks Night
Wednesday, 1/30 -- "They Came for Me" performed by the Georgia Assemble @ 8:30-9:30 AM
Friday, 2/1 - Monday, 2/11 -- Read-A-Thon
Thursday, 2/14 -- Class Valentine's Day Party
ASSESSMENTS
Friday, 1/18 -- ELA: Figurative Language & Word Relationships Quiz (Metaphors, Similes, Idioms, Proverbs/Adages, Synonyms, Antonyms, & Homographs)
THIS WEEK'S SKILLS & CONTENT
5RI8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which point(s).
Writing
Examine feedback from Westward Expansion informational essays as well as feedback from Write Score informational essays.
Grammar
5L4a: Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
5L4b: Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
Social Studies
SS5H4a: Describe German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia (WWII).
SS5H4d: Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.
TUTORING
REPORT CARDS
HELP WANTED
If students maintain positive DOJO points at 85% or higher for the entire month, they are able to attend the DOJO party. Each month a different treat is given. In the past we've had pizza, cookie cake, and doughnuts. If you are interested in helping me purchase these special treats for future DOJO parties, please email me - chakin@atlanta.k12.ga.us
In addition, students earn DOJO cash. This allows them to purchase items from our store. Right now we have very few items remaining in our DOJO store. Of course, the first thing to go is usually candy, but kids also seem to love other small items like cool pens, stress balls, etc. If you'd like to send in items for our DOJO store, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!