The end of the first 9 weeks of school is quickly approaching. It seems like yesterday that we were meeting our new 5th graders, and now it’s almost time for parent-teacher conferences!

There are several reminders for the week ahead:

Wednesday, October 9th- 5th grade field trip to the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Trip details are as follows:

-If you signed up to bring your lunch, you must bring it.  Bring a lunch that is disposable and/or in a small bag.

-Bring a water bottle that does NOT easily open or spill

-Bring a small cinch bag to keep up with your belongings

-Dress comfortably for a lot of walking outside and for the weather (check weather forecast the night before)

-You are welcome to wear sunglasses or a hat as long as they are school appropriate and not a distraction

-If you want to wear sunscreen, apply at home

-No electronics allowed on the trip

We will be participating in these 2 programs:

• Water Ways: Students participate in hands-on activities that highlight the constructive and destructive properties of water, and how it affects the metro Atlanta area. They explore engineering solutions to real-life water resource management challenges. GSE: S5E1a,b
• Wild Wetlands: Students hike our river wetlands boardwalk to learn about the unique relationships of this very fragile and important ecosystem. GSE: S5L4a,b

Thursday, October 10th: Early Release Day; school is dismissed 2 hours early.

Friday, October 11th: Last day of the 1st 9 weeks. Big Shanty’s Fall Festival (6-8 PM)

Week of October 14th: Parent/teacher conference week; please remember to turn in your conference confirmation form if you haven’t already done so. Thank you so much and we’re looking forward to talking with you!

Next week at a glance:

We’re finishing up our units of study for the first 9 weeks. In reading, we’ve been reading fiction novels and finding the theme. In writing, the students are working on elaboration and craft in their creative narratives. The students have been multiplying and dividing using powers of ten in math, and learning about constructive and destructive forces in science. We will review some grammar concepts and have a quiz on Friday; it will cover interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions. The study guide is below:

Grammar Study Guide

Quiz on Friday, October 11^th

This week, we will review the following parts of speech: conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections.

Students will need to know the function of each:

• The function of a conjunction is to join two words, phrases, or complete thoughts.
• The function of a preposition is to show a relationship, such as time, place, or movement.
• The function of an interjection is to show excitement or emotion.

CONJUNCTIONS: Remember “FANBOYS” (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

PREPOSITIONS: Include words such as on, in, at, beside, between, across, along, around, since, before, from, down, into,…….

INTERJECTIONS: These words show excitement or emotion. They must be set off by a comma if it’s within a sentence, or with an exclamation point if it shows a very strong feeling or emotion.

Examples:                         Woah, that’s a lot of slime!

I can’t believe the Braves got 2 home runs and lost the game! Wow!