Fourth and Fifth Grade Newsletter
February 2013
Upcoming Events
2/8: Scholastic orders due
2/9: Math Olympics- Good luck to the following fourth and fifth grade representatives:
Deanna Azahar, Brianna Lewis, Dominic Pittman, Natalie Arias, Samantha Johnson, Brandon
McCool, AJ Rickman
2/11-15: Scholastic Book Fair
2/12: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night- Conyers
2/14: Valentine's Day; Please send Valentine cards with your child to share with each person in their class; Valentine's Day decorated boxes are due
2/18-22: Winter Break
3/1: ACSI Spelling Bee- Good luck to the following fourth and fifth grade representatives:
Deanna Azahar, Kristin Carr, Tiffany Baptiste, Juan Avendano
**Thank you to the fourth and fifth grade parents that contributed to our Hundreds Day Snack!
Fifth Grade, January "Panther of the Month"
Jacob Shott
Chapel
Fourth and fifth grade students presented Chapel during the months of December and January. They did a wonderful job leading the pledges, saying prayers, reciting Bible verses, and leading praise and worship songs!
Fourth Grade, January "Panther of the Month"
Kennedy Tarver
Content Information
Fourth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies
Social Studies: Students will complete their study of European, French, and Spanish explorers this week. Their projects will be presented in class Friday. Upcoming Units: Thirteen original colonies, Revolutionary War
Fourth Grade Math, Science
Math: Fourth grade is currently working on decimals. Our decimal unit consisits of place value, fraction equivalents, rounding, adding and subtracting, and multiplying and dividing decimals. We will be working on decimals for about month, and then we will move into the Geometry unit.
Science: We just finished the Motion and Force unit with our end of the unit test this past Monday. Next week, we will begin the Stars and Solar System unit, which the kids are very excited about! We will be learning about constellations, moon phases, seasonal changes, and all of the planets.
Fifth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies
Social Studies: Fifth graders are currently studying various aspects of the War Between the States. Our studies will focus upon major causes, generals, and battles of the Civil War. Our Civil War unit will also coincide with our writing genre of persuasive writing. This unit will be complete soon. Upcoming units: World War I, World War II
Fifth Grade Math, Science
Please make sure students are working on Math homework every night (Mon-Thurs). It is very important for them to go home and continue to practice the skill that we worked on in class.
Science: We just started the Electricity and Magnetism unit. We will be studying static electricity, circuits, conuctors and insulators, and how magnetism and electricity are related. We will be working in the unit for the next several weeks.
Birthdays
Fifth Grade Panther Basketball Players
Jacob Shott, Bryson Neal