First week of 5th grade completed!!

We did it!  We successfully made it through the first week of 5th grade!  It was a busy week, but the kids hung in there and helped us accomplish a lot!  

More paperwork coming home on Monday, please be on the look out for the following forms that they need to signed and returned:

School Bus Rules --(every child must complete one for field trips)
Code of Conduct-- We went to an assembly on Friday about the code of conduct, it can also be viewed online)
Weekly Conduct Report-- This needs to be signed and returned by Wednesday.  Each week this will need to signed and returned.
Mrs. Ray's Academic Requirements--slip signed and returned.

Have you joined the PTA yet?!?!  Our team is looking for 100% participation!  Membership fee is $6-- aunts, uncles, and grandparents can join too and show their support for BSE!!

Here is what is taking place during the week of 8/31-9/4:

ELA with Mrs. Ray
We have accomplished so much already in our ELA class! We are studying Human Rights and reading grade level material related to this subject.
We have also  started our first week of "Work Jobs" to be completed by Friday.  Students will complete vocabulary tasks in the workbook journal and we will have a vocabulary test on Friday.  Our words this week are all with the pre-fix PRE! Students also have a social studies task to do as well as their first response to literature in their RRJ. (reader's response journal) Students should be able to complete these tasks during work time at school.  
DUE THURSDAY--Read At Home Log. Students should be reading at home daily and recording it on their RAH's to be signed by an adult.
Please make sure your child has an independent chapter book to read for their RAH.  I have plenty to choose from in our classroom library. Our classes will be going to the media center this week as well!

Vocabulary Words:

Math with Ms. Tiberio:
We are working on place value and understanding our base ten units from millions to thousandths.  We will also look at exponents to name place value units and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point!  

Students can expect to have homework every night this week for Math.

Science with Ms. Tiberio
We will discuss testable questions and look at how scientists investigate.  We will have a few hands on activities this week.  Be sure to ask your child about what they are working on in science this week!

Resources:
Monday- P.E. 
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Media (Ray's Homeroom)
Thursday- Music & Media (Tiberio's Homeroom)

Upcoming Dates:
Monday, September 7th: No School: Labor Day!
Wednesday, September 9th: Early Release dismissal begins at 1:40.
Thursday, September 10th: Open House 6PM