NEWSLETTER
(OCT 12 - 16, 2026)
5th Grade
Reminders:
Monday, Oct. 12th 3::30-6:30
Tuesday, Oct. 13th 3:30-6:30
10/15 - 10/16
Important Dates:
Mon, 10/12
Hagan (Science): Answer Unit Question CER
Tues, 10/13
Ryland/Blood ELA: CommonLit - “Down the Rabbit Hole”
Rachal (ss): Ch.1 Ghana Empire Test
Wed, 10/14
Ryland/Blood ELA: CommonLit - “Alice’s Evidence”
Hagan (Science) Ch. 4 test
Gates/Kendrick: Quiz on Lessons 7-9
Rachal (SS): Framing question Due
Thurs, 10/15
Fri, 10/16
We look forward to welcoming our families to Parent Teacher Conferences next week! Conferences will be held on Monday, October 12th, and Tuesday, October 13th, from 3:30–6:30 PM. Conferences will be held in a come and go format, so no appointment is necessary. We encourage all parents and guardians to stop by, connect with their child’s teachers, and celebrate their progress. We look forward to seeing you!
ELA
Math
Science
Social
Studies
READING: On Monday, we will being Unit 2 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. During this short
school week, we will read Chapter 1 of LWW and 2 excerpts from Alice in Wonderland.
Students will compare the character traits and experiences of Lucy in LWW to Alice in Alice
in Wonderland. Students will complete 2 CommonLits in class this week (see tracker)..
WRITING: Reviewing subordinating conjunctions. Proficiency review and test did throw off our
review for this, but we will now start back. Quiz date TBA. Study ELA notebook & practice with
task cards in Google Classroom.
HOMEWORK: Read 20 mins nightly to work towards new AR goal!
No Bell Ringer this week!
Students received a new CommonLit & Flocabulary Tracker last week!
Gates’ and Kendrick’s students: We are learned about Decimals this week. We are still working on Lessons 7-9.
We will have a Quiz on Lessons 7-9, Wednesday (October 14) We will not have a bellringer quiz this week .
Make sure to do nightly Multiplication Fluency.
Gates’ students: No Pixel arts this week
This week we will be completing Ch. 1 The Ghana Empire and working on answering our Framing Question. We will take our Test on Ch. ! The Ghana Empire on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. We will work on our Framing Question on Wednesday. Students should have enough time to complete their framing question in class. .
Flocabulary: Flocabulary lessons are assigned for the 2nd nine weeks. The assigned lessons are: Landforms & bodies of water, Monotheistic Religion, Feudalism, The Crusades, and Middle Ages: Europe. Students will have the entire nine weeks to complete these lessons and write their score down on their tracker. Students will have to score a 70% or higher on the quizzes for each lesson..
HOMEWORK: Review Study guide and Work on Flocabulary lesson 1-5
Lesson: We will wrap up the unit finishing Chapter 4.
Grades: Take Chapter 4 test all multiple choice questions
(Major Grade 10/14)
Students have been assigned 2 Flocabulary lessons for the new 9 weeks
we will work on them in class.This must be complete by Dec. 1 (minor grade)
Review: Vocabulary page & Chapter 4 Unit 1 Study guide. posted on google classroom