​Week of October 22nd-

• Reading- We are beginning  lesson # 5 in Journeys. Think Central test will be Friday, November 2nd.
• Spelling- Lesson # 5 words in spelling are attached. The test will be Friday, October 26th.
• spelling_lesson_5.pdf
• Vocabulary For Achievement Spelling List- Attached is the list from the series Vocabulary for Achievement. Students who have shown a need for a challenge list will work with these words during spelling time and for homework. The test will align with the regular list test date.

​          vocabulary_for_achievement_list_lesson__1__2_.pdf

•       Field Trip -Vocation Day will be Tuesday, October 23rd. It is an all day trip and lunch will be         provided.
• Science Expo- Thursday, October 25th. 6:30-8:00. Come see the awesome arcade games the 5th graders made in science!
• Thank you for attending conferences! It was great talking with you.

Week of October 8th-

• Reading- We are finishing up Lesson # 4 and will take our Think Central test on Friday. Students have vocabulary words in their language arts spirals. We have read a non-fiction narrative and some poems that connect to the topic. We will follow up with some reading of non-fiction books and recording main ideas and details.
• There is no spelling this week since we have our Think Central test.
• Permission slips-Thank you for returning our permission slips for the upcoming field trips. The first one is Tuesday, October 16th.
• Conferences- I look forward to visiting with you about your child's progress at conferences next week.
• Pink Class Mass is this week. We have been practicing and I think the students are ready to do a fine job.

Week of October 3rd-

• Reading- We will begin working on lesson # 4 in Journeys this week.
• Our spelling test will be Friday, October 5th and the reading test will be Friday, October 12th. spelling_lesson__4.pdf
• Writing- We have finished our Symphonic Stories and look forward to our field trip to hear the music that inspired our writing when we go to the KC Symphony on October 16th.​
• Religion- We are beginning Ch. 4. Also, the pink class will be practicing our parts for Mass on October 11th.

Upcoming important dates:
October 11th- Pink class mass date
October 12th -End of quarter
October 16th -Field trip to Kaufmann Center KC Symphony
October 23rd - Vocation Day field trip
October 26th- Science Expo @ 6:30
October 31- Halloween class parties and dress down day









​Week of September 17th-
New spelling list!
Lesson # 3- long I and O- Test will be Monday, September 24th.
spelling_lesson__3.pdf
Writing- we are working on a narrative piece using description with sensory words and vivid language. Students now have writing spirals to keep track of all their writings. Exciting!
Religion- Jesus' public ministry and scripture. Ch. 4
Reading- Lesson # 3 - Focus is on comparing and contrasting characters in a story and persuasive reading and writing. We will spend 2 weeks on this lesson and will take the test on September 28th.
Book Project- Information about the book project is going home with students today.
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Please email me at marthaw@cccparish.org with any questions you might have.