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Newsletter September 3 (posted by Nancy Heins; 09/03/10)
Dear Parents,
Thank you to all of you who were able to attend Back to School Night.

For those of you who are interested in sending your child on either the Outdoor Ed trip to Estes Park in early November, or to Washington D.C. in late April, please plan on attending the parent meeting on Thursday, September 9th, at 5:30 in the cafeteria.

Ameritowne is coming up October 7, 2010. Please look for a bright green information slip in your child’s Friday Folder which will explain the event. We will need seventeen chaperones for this trip to assist in each of the businesses, so if you are interested, please send an email to Ms. Hernandez. On the day of the field trip, chaperones will need to plan on arriving at Ameritowne one half hour before the students arrive in order to learn about the business that you will be supervising that day. We will be attending the Ameritowne headquarters, which is located in Cherry Creek.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

Math:
Mrs. Silvers – We will be covering Lessons 11-14 next week. Our next fact test will be on Friday, September 10th.

Mrs. Heins:

Math 65: We will be covering Lessons 12-15 this week. Unit 2 test will be Friday. The next vocabulary test will be September 14th. The words will giving on Wednesday, Sept 8.

Math 87: Lesson 44-47 next week; unit test on Friday.

Mrs. Hernandez – We will be having a vocabulary quiz on Thursday of next week over chapters 1-12, and a subtraction facts quiz on Friday.

Mrs. Benedik – FWWW! Test 1 is over! However, next week we will be having a subtraction facts quiz on Wednesday and a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Resources will be on the website

Science:
Mrs. Heins: Students will begin Chapter 14, Building Blocks of Matter, Tuesday. The next quiz will be Thursday, September 9. It will cover Lesson 1.

Look for your child's online book access papers in today's Friday folders

Language Arts
Mrs. Silvers –We will be covering adjectives in our GWAT (grammar) program. We are focusing on our 8 “Smiley-Faced” tricks, and summaries in writing.
Reading
Mrs. Benedik – Students are responsible for reading 100 minutes every week, Monday-Monday, and recording it in their reading logs. I am continually impressed by your students, as we have started the year off practicing a hard skill – reflection! We will start The Secret Garden next week and get more into Spalding Spelling. For spelling, every student must have a composition book separate from their reading notebook.
Social Studies
Mrs. Hernandez – Tuesday we will be having MAPS testing. On Wednesday, we will do Ameritowne and on Thursday and Friday, we will be continuing with the Maya.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email, nheins@americanacademyk8.org; lhernandez@americanacademyk8.org; lsilvers@americanacademyk8.org, or mbenedick@americanacademyk8.org
Thank you,
Lynda Hernandez, Leslie Silvers, Meghan Benedik, and Nancy Heins
IMPORTANT INFORMATION (posted by Leslie Silvers; 09/03/10)
Please use the downloaded link, "TEXTBOOK CONDITION FORM," to complete for all of your students books. Once you have completed this form, please sign and print it. This important form is due, Friday, September 3rd, to each homeroom teacher. This form records any existing damage on the books so that you will not be charged in the spring when you turn the textbooks back in. Thank you for your help.

Newsletter August 27th (posted by Nancy Heins; 09/03/10)
Dear Parents,
Latest News
We made it through the first week with flying colors. Your children did an amazing job of falling into the routine right away. We the exception of Math, they began their ability grouped classes the first day. Math began on Wednesday. Be sure to check the Fifth Grade website for their homework assignments, as well as any upcoming quizzes or tests next week. You can now start checking Parent Portal for grades and messages as well.

The Fifth Grade newsletter will be emailed to you each Friday and will also be posted on the front page of our website. It is a good way to see the weekly assignments at a glance. You have very polite and respectful children. We look forward to a wonderful year with them. Have a nice weekend.

MATH
Mrs. Silvers – We will be having a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday. The students have their terms to prepare for this quiz. Our first math test, covering Lesson 1-10, will be next Thursday.

Mrs. Heins – We will be having a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, September 1. It will cover Lesson 1-6. The student’s first unit test will be Friday, September 3. It will cover lessons 1-10.

Mrs. Hernandez – We will be having a quiz on the first 100 multiplication facts next Wednesday and a test on Lessons 1-10 next Thursday.

Mrs. Benedik – We will be having a quiz on the first 100 multiplication facts next Wednesday and a test on Lessons 1-10 next Thursday.

SCIENCE
Mrs. Heins: Students are studying Chapter 13, Matter. They will have a Chapter 13 test on Friday, September 3. They have their first short lab write up due Friday, September 3. All labs are to be typed; charts are to be typed as well. The work was done in class and recorded in their lab books as a rough copy.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Mrs. Silvers –We have covered articles and nouns in our GWAT (grammar) program. Students will have their first quiz on Nouns/Articles next Tuesday, 8/31. We are focusing on summary strategies next week and beginning out 8 “Smiley-Faced” tricks.
HISTORY
Mrs. Hernandez – We will have a Quia test on the World Lakes Unit next Wednesday. There is a study guide under downloads on the website. Thursday, we will begin our unit on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. We will start with the Maya.
READING
Mrs. Benedik – In class we have been reflecting about ourselves as wise readers and have started studying “endurance”. From this topic, we will be able to apply what we learn to our reading and life as readers. Next week we will begin looking at A Family Apart as we continue to learn about ourselves as wise readers with endurance. Students are responsible for reading 100 minutes every week, Monday-Monday, and recording it in their reading logs.
Have a nice, restful weekend.
Your children are doing a good job in school. They have settled into their routine of moving from class to class with their supplies, making wise choices during Study Hall, and are working hard. We are very proud of them.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email: nheins@americanacademyk8.org; lhernandez@americanacademyk8.org; lsilvers@americanacademyk8.org; or mbenedik@americanacademyk8.org
Thank you,
Lynda Hernandez, Leslie Silvers, Megan Benedik, and Nancy Heins
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