1. A PEEK AT OUR WEEK Wish List August 27-31, 2018
Your 5th Grade Newsletter
August 27-31, 2018
Wish List
Printer Ink (HP 65 XL – Black & Color)
Color Copy Paper, Lysol Spray, Glade Plug-Ins, Wet Ones Antibacterial Wipes
Announcements/Reminders
Skills/Topics & Tests
*Please sign up for our REMIND account ASAP if you haven’t already done so. Just to
*Math homework quizzes will be given every Monday. Quizzes will consist of five random questions taken directly from the previous week’s homework page.
*Please sign calendars DAILY.
*Please help your child keep his/her binder tidy. The “Keep at Home” pocket should be emptied daily.
*September 5th will be the last day to purchase a school shirt ($12).
Topics / Skills
Upcoming Tests & Quizzes
Reading
*Using Main Idea and Details to Summarize Informational Texts
*Comprehension TEST on Friday (8/31)
Grammar
*Interjections
*Titles
Word Study
*vis/vid (Latin Root): see; look *aud (Latin Root): hear
*phon (Greek Root): sound
*QUIZ on Friday (8/31)
Writing
*Narrative Writing
Math
*Expanded Notation of Decimals
*Word Form of Decimals
*Comparing Decimals
*Rounding Decimals
*HW QUIZ on Tuesday, 9/4… Normally, HW quizzes will be every Monday.
Science
*Unit 5, Lesson 2:
Animal Growth & Reproduction (p )
S.S.
*Abolitionists
Spelling / Vocabulary Words
visualize: (v) to form a mental image of something; imagine
vista: (n) a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long narrow opening
visionary: (n) a person with original ideas about what the future will look like or could be
audible: (adj) able to be heard
audition: (n) an interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a performance
audience: (n) a group of people who have gathered to watch a performance or public event
auditorium: (n) the part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits
cacophony: (n) a mixture of various unpleasant sounds; harsh sounds
xylophone: (n) a musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets
phonograph: (n) a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player
Resources
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