Dear Families,
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Ours are busy, busy as we prepare for the holidays. I think the holidays get more stressful the older I get. I wish I was Michael's age when I worry about where my elf has flown too and if Santa will really bring me Legos! LOL
· Battle of the Books: Competition starts TOMORROW! Students should continue practicing their notecards and making sure they are ready with information. They should also wear their costumes to school tomorrow. Groups decided on costumes and most are wearing their green 5th grade shirts. Please join us at 11am for the start of competition!
· Grades: My schedule has caught up with me and I am behind on grading. They will be updated by the end of the week.
· Math: We have started our Topic 6. The test will be next Monday!
· Chat and Chew: Students were given a bookmark today about Chat and Chew. The directions to sign up are also on there. Any questions contact [email protected]. This is a great opportunity and I highly recommend the kids participating.
5th Grade Musical Information:
Costume Suggestions for the 5th grade musical
A Kid's Life
Everyone needs a small, pocket-sized flashlight and an OLD cell phone if possible.
The cast members are kids so they should dress in typical student clothing, however, I would like everyone to wear SOLID shirt colors, meaning no shirts with words or graphics please.
Grandma and Grandpa should wear "old people" clothing. Some options might include bib overalls, a funny hat, glasses, white hair, a shawl, or dress like senior citizens going on a cruise ship with flowered shirts, etc.
Mom might want to have a purse and dress more like a "mom".
Dad might carry a briefcase of sorts and dress more like "dad".
If you have any questions please email me at
We look forward to performing for you on December 13th at 6:00 pm!
- Mrs. Engle
- Twitter: If you have a Twitter account please follow us at @MrsDugganSPE. I post almost daily the fun things we are up to in the classroom!
- Grade Updates: I know a lot of you have been on Parent Vue checking grades. That is great way to keep up with what we have been working on. Please know that grades are updated each week by Tuesday at 10am. If you check on Monday they won't be updated and there might be missing assignments that aren't really missing. Same thing for a Friday. If you ever have questions about grades please let me know.
- Specials Schedule: (Today is a Day 5)
o Day 1: PE/Music
o Day 2: Computer
o Day 3: Art
o Day 4: Spanish/Music
o Day 5: PE/Spanish
Important Dates: (New dates bolded)
December 13th: 5th Grade Musical: 6pm
December 14th: Mrs. Walrod Lesson
December 15th: Spelling Bee
December 20th: End of 2nd Quarter: ½ day of School
December 21-January 3rd: Winter Break
January 4th: School Resumes
January 11th: Whole Class Pictures
January 16th: No School: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20th: Inauguration Day
January 24th: Early Release: Students out 2pm
Math: Topic 6: Multiplication of decimals
Reading: Inference: Fictional text
Writing: Informational Text-Culture Grams
Word Work: water roots and stems
Social Studies: Chapter 3: Native Americans and Their Land
Science: What Are the Earth's Four Systems?
Intervention: Fraction Boot Camp/Problem Solving
