Calendar of Events - Monday, September 2 – Holiday (NO SCHOOL) -Tuesday, September 3 –PTO Meeting 5:30 p.m. -Thursday, September 12 – Back to School Night 6 p.m. -Thursday, September 19 Interims -Tuesday, September 24 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Resource Schedule Monday - Guidance Tuesday - Music Wednesday - Library Thursday - Art Friday - P. E. ***Reminder: Wear appropriate shoes on Friday for P.E. Fifth Grade Schedule 8:45 - 9:10 Arrival 9:15 - 10:00 Resource 10:00 - 11:45 Literacy Block (Reading and Word Study) 11:45 - 12:15 Writing/Grammar 12:15 - 1:00 Lunch and Recess 1:15 - 2:00 History/ Science 2:00 - 3:30 Math with Mrs. Carter 3:30 - 3:45 Prepare for dismissal 5th Grade Happenings August 26, 2019 News from Mrs. Thompson Word Study - SOL focus: 5.8j Use correct spelling. 5.4c Use knowledge of roots to determine the meaning of new words. The students will continue to work with words which have the prefix features re- and un-. The word study assessment will be given on Thursday, August 29 . Please check the agenda each night for Word Study homework assignments. HW: Check the agenda for weekly homework assignments. Word Study test will be Thursday, August 29. Reading - SOL focus: 5.5m/5.6k Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension. 5.5f Identify genres. Read with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression. The focus strategies for this week are Self-Monitoring, Making Inferences, Summarizing, and Synthesizing. Students are reading the fiction book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and A Package for Ms. Jewls from the Journey's textbook. HW: Read 20 minutes each night. Check the agenda for additional homework assignments. Writing – The student will 5.7 a Engage in writing as a process