Mrs. O’Connell’s Parent Newsletter
This is a sample of what the
Science Fair Project board should
look like.
I sent the children home with an
informational sheet of what is
required on the board. 
Week of 11-9-2015
Hello,
Please don’t forget to sign up for Fall Conference. If you would prefer a phone conference
please e-mail me a good time to contact you
There will be no homework this week except completing the Scholastic News test. I want the
children have plenty of time to work on completing their science fair project.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
November 10—Chick Fil A Night
November 11th—Holiday
November 16th- Science Fair Projects due.
November 18th- Meteorologist Visits 5th grade.
November 19th- Science Fair Projects on display & winner announced 6:00-6:30 pm.
This week in School:
Math: Dividing decimals.
Reading: We are reading leveled passages on Veteran’s Day in guided reading groups.
Skill: Sequence of events, drawing conclusions from text.
Grammar lesson: subject-verb agreement.
Writing: The children will be working on a Revolutionary War webquest and writing a friendly
letter to a Veteran.
Social Studies: We will be learning about the thirteen colonies after the Revolutionary War.
This week’s states we are learning about are:
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Homework for week of 11-9-2015
Work on Science Fair Project. I can’t wait to see them. 
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at
colleen_oconnell@iss.k12.nc.us 704-819-1698