FMS Weekly Newsletter
November 9, 2015
[THE WEEK AHEAD]
Language Arts:
5th- Unit: Opinion Writing-We will be learning the
parts of a good opinion piece
6th-Unit: Writing and Supporting Arguments-What
makes a good argument-How to support your
writing.
Reading:
5th –We will continue reading "The
Apprentice". Students will be drawing inferences
and comparing/contrasting characters.
Dear 5th & 6th Grade Families
We would like to invite you to our
Veteran’s Day assembly on Wednesday,
November 11, 2015. We will gather in the Gym
beginning at 7:45 until approximately 8:15, to
honor those who served and currently serving
our Country. A few of our winners for the
VFW essay contest will read their essay. The
choir will sing the National Anthem. Please
join us and if you have a family member who
served or currently serves our country please
bring them along so that we may honor them
for their service.
NEW ADDITION TO OUR TEAM
I would like to take a minute to introduce
myself. Many of you may know me, but for
those who don’t, my name is Christy Drury. I
will be working with your student in Reading. I
am excited to work with you and your students
to make this a successful year.
**Students will have nightly reading
homework. I am asking that students read at
least 20 minutes per night.
5th Grade: You will have a Reading Tic-TacToe board to complete.
6th Grade: You will have a Reading Log Page to
complete
Please don't hesitate to contact me if
you have any questions. You can reach me at
875-8658 or
christy.drury@frankfort.kyschools.us
6th-We will be starting a short story "The Bracelet".
The Bracelet is a fictional short story that takes
place during the start of WWII. In the story we will
be reading from the point of view of a Japanese
American. Students will be watching short video
clips from Pearl Harbor to help build background
knowledge.
Math
5th Unit Topics: The Standard Algorithm for
Multi-Digit Whole Number Multiplication
6th Unit Topics:
Division of Fractions
Science:
5th –Continuing the unit on Space the solar system
6th –Working on stars and constellations
Social Studies:
5th-We will be wrapping up our unit on Native
Americans and taking our end of the unit
summative assessment on Friday.
6th-Continuing with thematic maps to investigate
why people live where they do in North
America. There is a summative assessment on the
thirteen territories and provinces of Canada on
Friday.
ESS Schedule:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Mrs.
Thomas
Thursday
Mrs.
Thomas
Science
Social
Studies
[REMINDERS]
11/9 Monday:
Language Arts Homework
BOE mtg at FHS 6:00
11/11 Wednesday:
Spelling Words
5th Grade
Veterans Day – Elementary
Classes –Veteran Visitors. FMS-Veteran’s Day
Assembly in the
veteran
opinion
apprentice
equation
11/12 Thursday:
persuade
audience
nomadic
galaxy
Arts Night - 6:00-8:00pm
Central Kentucky Choral Fest - 7:00 performance
for 11 of our students
11/13 Friday:
MIDTERM
Kentucky State Book Fair - Civic Center
Reality Store meeting - 8th grade
11/16 Monday:
Parent/Teacher Conference - 3:00-7:00
IF YOU CHILD’S TEACHER HASN’T
CONTACTED YOU AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SCHEDULE A CONFERENCE-PLEASE CONTACT
THEM.
11/17 Tuesday:
Spelling Words
6th Grade
veteran
interned
province
argumentative
multiplicative
claim
inverse
constellation
Spelling Homework-Due Wednesday:
Write a definition; try to find the one that best fits the
content area. Use each word in a sentence and
highlight each word that you capitalized and underline
where there is punctuation.
WOW/Vocabulary-Due Thursday
Write a definition; try to find the one that best fits the
content area. Use each word in a sentence. Write
each word 3x times include the part of speech.
WOW Words
Reality Store - 8th grade
UPCOMING TESTS
11/12 (5th and 6th )
Definition
Word
Motive
Part of
Speech
(n.)
Twart
(v.)
To stop; prevent
Scrutinize
(v.)
A reason
Vocabulary Quiz
th
th
11/13 ( 5 and 6 )
Spelling test
Social Studies Test
To examine closely;
inspect
Spelling Homework-Due Friday:
Write words 3 times each and complete an activity
from Creative Spelling-Group A
Don’t forget to label your assignments.