September 24-28,2012

Science
Finally back to a normal week! We will be getting to all of the things I discussed in last week's science blog that we didn't get to due to Pro Ohio testing last week. Please refer to last week's blog posting for information.

Social Studies
We finished our North America salt dough maps on Monday. We worked on them all last week and two other days in class. This should have been enough time to complete our fantastic maps. We sure learned where things are located in North America and how to use an atlas correctly! Be looking for grades to be posted within the next week or two.
We will be learning about two very important documents this week, The Declaration of Independence and The U.S. Constituion. We'll be learning just how our government started and then will lead into learning about our current government.

Parent Volunteers and Intervention Block
We will begin our Intervention Block schedule this week. This is when we will utilize our parent volunteers to help us work in small groups. Each child has their own daily Intervention Block schedule and will be going different places, working with different teachers and parents each day. They will also be going to Success Lab during this block throughout the week.

Agendas, Friday Folders, Progress Book
Continue checking your child's agenda daily for their homework and notes from teachers. Your child should be bringing home weekly papers in their Friday Folder. These are due back to me signed every Monday, this signals me that you've seen your child's papers and have taken them out. Keep checking for weekly grade updates on Progress Book. Anytime you see a zero for a grade, that is your cue that your child didn't turn in an assignment. All three fifth grade teachers have the same policy: we give full credit to work turned in on time. We give half credit to work turned in one day late. We do not give any credit to work turned in later than one day late. Thank you for helping us teach and support your child learning early on in school the necessity of turning in their work on time. This is a life skill they need to be successful in their world, and we all want successful children!