March-A very Important Month (My birthday)!

We had quite a time  celebrating Black History month!  As we get closer to the CRCT, we are aiming for excellence. Here's the website for CRCT practice:  www.georgiaoas.orgr   

(You will need your child's 10 digit number given to you at conference time.) If you have difficulty, please email me at quinton.ricks@cobbk12.org. )

Here's another useful file from the Georgia Department of Education. Please feel free to download it from this site! Note: You  Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Here's the link for the latest free version :

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html?ogn=EN_US-gntray_dl_get_reader 

Download crct_study_guide_5th_grade.pdf

Hi guys! We are back and ready to tackle the last half of the school year.

Curriculum Information:

Please click here for a letter to parents briefly describing upcoming topic in Mathematics!

Download fractions_and_geometry_letter.doc

For Science Information, please click the link below and refer to the strand "Life Science-S5L1 Classification of Organisms"

 

http://picasso.cobbk12.org/index.php?module=curriculum&type=standarddomain&func=display&sdid=393&unitid=

Social Studies: We are studying about the Roaring 20's, The Great Depression, and World War II!

As part of  Black History month, we read "The Watsons Go to Birmingham"-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.

Click here for a review of the book:

Download review_of_the_watsons_go_to_birmingham_old_version.doc

Upcoming events:

Georgia Writing Test For 5th Grade is Tuesday March 4th. Test begins promptly at 8:00 am. Please make sure your child is on time and gets plenty of rest the night before.

6:00pm

PTA CRCT Parent Resource

When Thu, Mar 6, 6pm – 7pm

Students: Please stay informed about the presidential candidates for the 2008 election. As fifth graders, you should at least be aware of who the candidates are! Ask your parents if you have questions. Keep in mind the ideals  of community responsibility and citizenship we have discussed as a class all year long!

Students:

Here are the candidates for the Democratic Party:

Hillary Clinton

Mike Gravel

Barack Obama

And here are the candidates for the Republican Party:

Mike Huckabee	Alan Keyes	John McCain
Ron Paul (Libertarian)	Mitt Romney