Littlejohn

**Please donate unwanted clothing items to the nurse's office

Hello,

The school nurse would appreciate it if parents would donate unwanted clothing to the office.  These items will be used for students who are in need of a change of clothes during school hours.  If you are able to help please let me know.

Assessments: (January 30, 2009)

Friday- DOL

Quiz on chapter 12

Week of Feb 3rd

The chocolate packet is due Feb 12th.  This packet is worth 4 grades.  Please encourage your child to work on this packet daily.

Information was sent home about several school related acitivies during conferences.  Please return this information as soon as possible.

The Atlanta Falcon's permission form was sent home this week with conference information.  Please return this form before Feb 6th.

Assessments:

Test on chapter 14 Friday

Spelling test

DOL Thursday

Adverbs test Thursday

**Health project-  The students will be placed into groups of five for an exciting project.  The basis of the project is to create an aerobic and anaerobic exercise course.  This course should promote cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance.  The students will use their health book as a guide as well as approval from me.  This project will relate to the lesson that we reviewed about maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system and a health respiratory system.  This project will be discussed on Monday, Feb 3rd.  The students will have two weeks to complete as a group.

The students will be participating in an assimilation of Ellis Island on Feb 17th.  If you are bilingual or if can volunteer please contact me as soon as possible. We need parent volunteers to help with this activity.

Any information about placement for middle school can be answered by the middle school in which your child is attending.

Final schedule for conference week

Hello,

Please review and send the conference forms to me as soon as possible.  These slips validate our conference times.  If you cannot come at a schedules time please contact as soon as possible.  At this conference we will discuss the CRCT practice tests, the student's report card, and information about test taking tips. 

Chocolate packet:

I know that many of you have seen the chocolate packets that were sent home Monday.  This packets are worth 4 grades: math, writing, grammar,and reading.  This packet includes activities that pertain to each of thesesubjects. The packet has activites that are completely surrounded aroun

d chocolate. The packet is to be fully completed and turned in by the 12th of February.  The packet is organized by a point system.  Therefore, the students can determine what type of grade they want to receive.  The points are located on the front of the packet.  In order to participate in the actual "Chocolate Day" festivity students must complete enough points to attain a "C."   

Chocolate day will include a fun day of chocolate and movies.  If the packet is not completed students will not be able to participate in this day.

Please encourage your child to complete a section of this weekly. This will give them enough time to review their work.

Assessments:

DOL- Thursday

Friday- test on fractions (math, chapter 13)

spelling

Don't forget- money for the fifth grade shirt, cookout, and keepsake.

Year book money

Coming up...

Test on Chapter 3 in health

Test on chapter 3, lesson 7 of social studies

Writing- Imaginative writing

Adverbs

Conference schedules

Hello,

On Friday, conference schedules were sent out to parents.  Please respond if you are either able or unable to make it to the scheduled meeting.  At this meeting we will discuss the student's progress as it relates to their second semester grades.

Assessments:

Tuesday:

math chapter 12

Adjectives: predicate adjectives, adjectives that compare, and descriptive adjectives.

Thursday:

Dol

Friday- Spelling (12 words to improve test scores)

**Please review the information that is sent home thoroughly.  Preparations for the end of year celebration for fifth graders is approaching.  Information about the slide show pictures and for the yearbook have already gone home.  Today, the students received information about the picnic and about the fifth grade t-shirts.  Each 5th grade students will have a t-shirt with his or her name on it.  Lastly, please be on the look out for information regarding the fifth grade end of year trip. 

Have a wondeful week!