Fifth Grade Newsletter September 14-18, 2015 Upcoming Events * September 14: Reading Benchmark Test * September 15: Math Benchmark Test * September 17: Science Benchmark Test News from the Teacher: **Don’t forget Math tutoring is Monday/Tuesday and Reading tutoring is Wednesday/Thursday; don’t forget to pack a small healthy snack/drink *Please have students practice multiplication tables daily. *Please have students work on their IXL assignment. Each student has a login and password. This assignment is due Sept. 8th. *Students are to read daily 20 minutes/short summary for reading log. Parents sign log on Thursdays. *Please sign agendas daily. *Students are now able to use I Station at home, please let me know if you are interested by writing a note in the agenda. *Parents if you would like to meet with me please send me an e-mail at ptagga@sisd.net to make an appointment. What We are learning this week: ELAR: We will be learning about Fiction, plot, character roles, setting MATH: We will be learning about estimating products of whole numbers and multiplication of three digit by 2 digit numbers. SCIENCE: We will be learning about Matter SOCIAL STUDIES: We will be learning about colonization and colonial trades SPELLING: These are the spelling words for this week continue as: solution oven companion governor senator common dozen mention mayor differ section citizen mission motor bother million profession onion remember copper Birthdays for the Month of September: Kelly Muller 09/23 Ana Gonzalez 09/27