3rd week

Things are rolling in 5th grade! We have been practicing and practicing our routines and procedures and everyday it gets better:)

In Writing we are going over the 6 traits of Writing to introduce and review before we start Writing.  In Projects, we started a new project where the students had to pick a President, a US Supreme Court Justice, or a congressperson. The rest of this week, we will work on researching about these people, their position, and their responsibilities. Students will present next Thursday. In Reading, we have been reviewing and learning the routines and procedures for Daily 5 and have introduced a few reading strategies.

A couple reminders, your child should have brought a new Spelling List home last night. That test will be on Thursday. Also, Parent Journals will come home on Thursday and are due back on Monday morning.

I hope everyone has a great week! 

Spelling Test

Hello All!
Your child should come home tonight with a Spelling List. They will have a new list every Monday and will be tested on 10 of those words every Thursday. They will have at least twice a week to study for 10-20 minutes in class.

Thanks!
Mrs. McElhannon

The First Week is almost here!

The first week is approaching fast! I wanted to let you all know ahead of time that your child will be bringing home a blue binder on the first day of school. It will need to be brought back and forth to school each day! This will be their binder they will be using for all subjects.

In the binder, there will be forms that need to be taken out of the binder on Monday night. These forms will need to be filled out, but we are asking that you wait and bring them in on Thursday night at Back To School Night. We are going to have an organized system in which the forms will be turned in that night. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

I am looking forward to a great school year! :)

Welcome 5th Grade Families!!

I am looking forward to this school year! The supply list is listed directly on the right side of this blog. Please remember to follow this blog by entering your email address under the "Follow by Email" tab located right under the supply list so that you will be updated on all the current events and important information going on in 5th grade. :)

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and will see you all soon!

Mrs. McElhannon

Three Weeks Left!!!

This week we will FINISH testing on Tuesday...YAY!! We will spend the rest of the week wrapping up our historical event project. On Thursday, don't forget about our Carson River Work Day, you should have all gotten an email from Mrs. Mori regarding all the details of this event. Please email her or I if you have any questions.

I also want to invite you all to our Historical Event Project on Wednesday from 2-3 pm in our classroom. The students have all been working hard on these, I am excited for you all to see them :)

That about sums up our upcoming week, I hope you all have a GREAT weekend!

Two More Weeks of Testing to Go! ~ 4 weeks left of school!

Please remember that 5th grade tests resume on Monday and Tuesday this week. Any questions about remaining testing dates, please check my blog. Make sure your child has their own snacks, (please only send the snacks that are on the approved list, the list is on my blog) water bottle, headphones, and gets plenty of sleep! I know this time of year is crazy busy for everyone:) One week down of testing, two more to go! 


Our field trip to City Hall and Maverick was a success! A huge thank you to Mrs. Taylor for walking with the class and to Judge Lister, he did an amazing job of presenting his role in the court system.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

Please read this WHOLE email as it has important testing dates and SNACK information. 

MAKE SURE TO SEND YOUR CHILD'S HEADPHONES IN WITH THEM BY MONDAY, THEY WILL NEED THEM THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. :)

Please mark your calendars for the following dates for 5th Grade Testing. We will start promptly at 8:30am all of these days. Please make every effort to have your child here on time and not absent on these days. 

​4/19/2016​   5th Grade Science

4/20/2016   5th SBAC Math Part 1

4/21/2016   5th SBAC Math Part 2

4/25/2016   5th SBAC ELA Part 1

4/26/2016   5th SBAC ELA Part 2

5/2/2016    5th ACT ELA

5/3/2016    5th ACT Math/Science

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I have attached below a testing schedule for all grades that was emailed to you on Monday. 

Snacks will also be allowed at testing, but ONLY the snacks from the following list due to allergies. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE LIST. 

​Goldfish

Cheez-its

Pirate Booty popcorn

Any fruits and Veggies

String Cheese

Gogurt

Beef jerky

Ritz

Wheat Thins

Frito Lay Brand--Doritos, Cheetos Puffs & Twisted, Fritos, Ruffles, Lays Classic, Wavy & Original chips, Baked Lays, Baked Doritos

Sun chips

Pringles

Stacy's Pita Chips

Gums

Mints

**All gum and mints are safe.

​Also, if your child's snack comes in a noisy wrapper, please put that item in a plastic bag so that it is not distracting to others while testing. ​

​Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Thank you!​

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