THE BRENNAN BULLETIN

Monday, Sept. 7th Friday, Sept. 11th, 2015

WELCOME
TO 5th
GRADE!
Thank you to everyone who
came to Curriculum Night this
past Wednesday. It was such a
pleasure to meet all of you we
have a fantastic year head!

Thank You!
A big THANK YOU to all of the
families who donated Clorox
wipes, tissues, hand sanitizer,
and sandwich bags to Room 14.
They will be put to use right
away to keep our classroom
clean and pleasant.

Star Student of the Week

Dates to Remember
Monday, Sept. 14th:
Informational
Band/Strings Parent
Meeting in the Athens
auditorium at 7 PM
Friday, Sept. 18th:
Picture Day!
Please return your
childs picture form
(with money) to school
ASAP

Looking Ahead
Thursday, Sept. 24th:
PTO Meeting from
8:45 10:00 AM
Friday, Sept. 25th:
MOVIE NIGHT at 8 PM
(outside!)

Beginning next week, a different fifth grader

will be highlighted each issue. He/she will
present the Star Student poster to the class
and will be featured in the weekly newsletter!

Coming Up This Week

MATH
Last week we began Unit 1: Addition
and Subtraction of Fractions. This
week we will understand the role of
the multiplier in equivalent fractions
(1-3), use a variety of strategies to
compare fractions (1-4), convert
between
fractions
and
mixed
numbers (1-5). There will be a quiz on
lessons 1 through 5 on Friday.
SCIENCE
Next week we will dig into the
Variables science kit. Our focus is on
controlling experiments with the use
of 1 variable per experiment. Our first
experiment is called Swingers. We
will investigate 3 different variables:
swinger length, release position, and
swinger weight. Please ask your
student what this means!

WRITING
On Monday students will use their
Writers Notebooks to complete
the Writers Workshop Quiz. We
will also begin our first unit of
study: Personal Narrative. This is
our first and last fiction unit of the
year. We will begin our study by
analyzing mentor texts and
practicing different strategies to
brainstorm ideas.
WORD STUDY/FLOCAB
Students received Word Study List
#1 on Friday. We also watched
the accompanying Flocabulary
video for Unit 1: Something That
Doesnt Exist. The Flocab packet
is due on Thursday, and the
accompanying WS/Flocab tests
will be on Friday morning.

READING
Students will receive Reading Response Log #1 on
Monday.
Each week, students are expected to
complete at least three -hour reading blocks AT HOME
and record their responses on the log.
Reading
Response Log #1 is due on Friday. We will then begin
our first unit of study: Reading with Power. Our class
read aloud will be Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper.
Also, we will discuss good habits of effective readers.
During the school day, students will be given the time to
independently
read
while
individual
readings
assessments are performed.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Next week students will label continents and oceans on
a world map, locate places on a map using
latitude/longitude, and learn the vocabulary terms of
different landforms.