5TH GRADE NEWS
August 20-24
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, 8/20 -- Reading Bowl Interest Meeting in Media Center @ 2:30-3:30
Thursday, 8/30 -- House Competition - Wear your favorite Jackson Spirit Wear!
Monday, 9/3 -- Labor Day - No School
Wednesday, 9/5 -- 2nd Annual Greek & Latin Roots Superhero Conference
Thursday, 9/6 -- Field Trip to the Apple Store 10:00-12:30 (Mrs. Akin's Homeroom)
Friday, 9/7 -- School House Huddle @ 7:45-8:05 AM
Thursday, 9/13 -- House Competition - Pajama Day
Wednesday, 9/26 -- House Competition - Wear your house colors!
Thursday, 9/27 -- Picture Day
Tuesday, 10/16-- Field Trip to the Apple Store 10:00-12:30 (Ms. France's Homeroom) *NEW*
ASSESSMENTS
Monday, 8/20 -- SS Quiz - Cattle Drives, Black Cowboys, & Inventors
Friday, 8/24 -- ELA Quiz - Greek & Latin Roots (astr, bio, geo/terr, vit/viv, aqua/hydr, ped, bene/bon, mal, chron/temp, scrib, gram/graph, vid/vis, spec, phon, lum/luc, photo, audi)
Friday, 9/7 -- ELA Test - Greek & Latin Roots
Monday, 9/10 -- SS Test - Turn of the Century (Cattle Drives, Black Cowboys, Inventors, Spanish American War & Panama Canal) *NEW DATE*
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
READING BOWL
Click the link to learn more about the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Competition and see the 2018-2019 Reading Bowl book list.
CURRICULUM NIGHT POWERPOINT
GREEK & LATIN ROOTS SUPERHERO CONFERENCE
CLASS DOJO
Students will also be given their DOJO cash at the end of each month and can use their DOJO dollars to purchase from Mrs. Akin's class store. If you would like to donate items to the class store, please contact Mrs. Akin. Thank you!