5TH GRADE NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Dear Parents,

     Can you believe that we are already halfway through first quarter.  Time really does fly by when you are having fun.

     We want to encourage students to keep up their reading each night that they have been doing.  We are seeing a lot of Reading Revolution reports being filled out in Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Little’s rooms.  In Mrs. Payne’s and Mr. Sahagun’s room the reading journals are looking awesome. 

     The Orchestra students have gotten off to a good start and have been required to bring their instruments for a couple of weeks now.  Please keep up the good work in remembering to bring those instruments on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  It is always good to take them home, as well, so that students can practice each night.

     Be sure to look at your child’s progress report online tonight, as well as this Blog (Mr. Sahagun classroom dojo)  If you see that your child is missing any work, they will have until Friday to get their missing assignments into their teacher.  Students that have all their missing work handed in and have an 80% or better, on their overall grade, will get to attend Worker’s Holiday on Monday, September 24th.  For this Worker’s Holiday, we will be having a kickball tournament with a treat for students at the end of the tournament. We will start the activity at 12:45 and it will end at 2:15.  The students that don’t qualify this time around will stay in with a teacher to get caught up on their missing work, so they can possibly make it to the next Worker’s Holiday.

     Don’t forget our Field trip on Thursday, September 27th.  We will be seeing a volcano, Mammoth Caves, and hiking the Alpine Loop at Cedar Breaks.  There will be lots of hiking at the caves and at the Alpine Loop, so make sure that your child wears good hiking shoes, and brings plenty of water.  Students will need to remember to bring a flashlight/headlamp if they plan on going into the cave; it is pitch black in there, and students won’t be able to see, if they don’t have one.  It would also be smart to wear long pants, because the cave can get pretty cold.  It might be getting a little cold on the mountain, as well, so a light jacket or sweatshirt would be smart to bring.  We will leave the school at 9:00 and will be back at 3:25, just in time to catch the bus to go home.  We do have enough parent help for this field trip.

     Please ask your child for your schedule for SEOP.  If you can make the time that is scheduled for you then sign and return, but if you can’t make the scheduled time, please fill your name in an open time that would be better for you, and we will let you know if it will work or not.

     South Elementary Family Fun NIght will be on Monday, September 24 at the Fiddler’s Fun Center. Movies are at 4:30 and 7:00, with lots of other fun.  Information has been sent home today.

     There will be a Code Changer kickoff event at Cedar Middle School on October 10, 2018 at 6:00 PM.  Go and discover what coding is all about and sign up for the free after-school program.

     The next blog will be posted MONDAY, Oct 1.

                                                                 Mrs. Little, Mrs. Williams,

                                                                                    Mrs. Payne, & Mr. Sahagun