McCree/Torch Class Navigating 5th Grade Together! 2011-2012

Dowell Elementary

                  

 

Welcome to 5^th grade!

We have been very busy in the first two weeks of school! Listed below are some of the topics that we have covered so far.

Math:

Place Value to the Thousandths, Comparing and Ordering Decimals, Multiples, Factors, Prime and Composite Numbers

Practice these 5^th Grade Math Standards on: www.IXL.com

Social Studies:

Bill of Rights, Amendments to the Constitution, and Due Process

Science:

Constructive and Destructive Forces (volcanoes, earthquakes, faults, weathering, erosion, deposition)

Reading:

Analyzing the themes of books (the take-away messages), and Reading Fluency

Grammar:

Parts of Speech review, nouns, action verbs, being verbs, verb phrases, linking verbs, and pronouns.

Spelling:

Words Their Way Sorts 1-3, Suffixes and Prefixes

Play spelling games and practice our sort words on our link:

http://www.spellingcity.com/mollytorch/

Writing:

Descriptive and Narrative Writing

Classroom Expectations:

S.T.A.R. Students

Sit Up

Track the Speaker

Ask and Answer Questions like a Scholar

Respect Others

 

Parents,

     Thank you for all of the items donated from our wish list! We appreciate your generosity! We still have several students who do not have scissors, so if anyone has any extra student scissors please send them with your student to school.

     Our classroom can be chilly at times! We only spend 15 minutes of our day outside at recess, and the rest in the classroom. Please send a sweater, or light jacket for your student to wear when needed.

     We will be in touch very soon with the parent volunteers to discuss how you can help out at school. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of students this year! Ask them about our chance jar and our class celebrations we are trying to earn.

Open House is on September 15^th. Details about Open House will be sent home with your students. We look forward to the opportunity to meet all of our students’ parents!

Please feel free to e-mail us or call the school with any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

Molly Torch                                                                            Joanna McCree

Molly.torch@cobbk12.org                              Joanna.mccree@cobbk12.org

Dowell Elementary School (678) 594-8059