Room 19 - 5th Grade Newsletter
Week of May 1-5, 2017
HANKINS' HERALD
Lawson Elementary - Our mission is to create a safe and respectful environment where all
students are engaged in academic and social learning to achieve their maximum potential.
Mark your Calendar
Sat., May 6 - Little Olympics at
JCHS Stadium
Tues., May 9 - Orchestra Assembly
in Gym 3:00 PM
Wed., May 10 - All library books
are due & TJMS Tour 1:15 PM
Thurs., May 11 - Safety Patrol Field
Trip to Bridal Cave 9:10 AM
Fri., May 12 - Safety Patrol Picnic
to Memorial Park 10:20 AM-2 PM
Mon., May 15 - 4th Quarter Goal
Getter's Celebration
Spelling List (Soft syllable endings -le/el/al & er/or/ar)
Tues., May 16 - Field Day
1. Rich
4. Asked
Wed., May 17 - 5th Grade
Promotion Ceremony 9:20 AM
2. Team
5. Morning
3. Period
6. Corner
Monday & Thursday - Art
Tuesday & Friday - Music
Wednesday - P.E.
Quote: Stay Humble. Hustle
Hard!
Teacher Information
The best time to contact me is
during my daily planning period
from 9:30 - 10:20 AM. Please use
the school office phone number at
(573) 659-3175. You may also
send email to:
7. Planned
8. Through
BONUS: Conscientious
Shout Outs & Reminders
• From Principal Tavenner: If your child plans to attend summer
school, please be sure he/she is registered. Please check with your
child's teacher or the school secretary to obtain a registration as
needed. Summer School dates are May 30 through June 22, 2017
starting at 7:30 a.m. at Lawson Elementary.
[email protected]
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Room 19 - 5th Grade Newsletter
Week of May 1-5, 2017
• Promotion News! Please note that 5th
grade Promotion will be held on
Wednesday, May 17th at 9:20 AM. The
ceremony will be approximately 45 minutes
in length. The school requests a note be
submitted to the office on or before May
16th for any younger siblings at Lawson,
whom parents/guardians would also like to attend.
Spotlight
Noah Brummel
• Most interesting project so far
in 5th grade: Making Pottery
• Favorite Restaurant: Habachi
Grill/Dragon Kithchen
• Favorite Animal: Lion
• One activity I would like to try:
BMX tricks or Sky Diving
Mrs. Hankins
• Most interesting project so far
in 5th grade: Pumpkinology
• Favorite Restaurant: West Main
Pizza
• Favorite Animal: Horse
• One place I really want to visit:
Paris or the Great Wall of China
Character Plus Monthly Trait:
Forgiving
To stop feeling anger or resentment
for a wrong done to you or a mistake
that was made. Synonyms: merciful,
showing grace, being magnanimous.
• This is the final week students will
practice for Little Olympics with
Coach Dey during their "Specials"
schedule. Please join me in cheering on
our Lawson Lions this Saturday, May
6th at JCHS Adkins Stadium!
What's going on in our classroom this week?
We have several mornings lined up to practice for the 5th grade
promotion ceremony this week and next: 5/5, 5/8, 5/10, and 5/15.
Reading/Writing: We will concentrate on finishing up our
guided reading books and continue working on our summary
projects due next Friday (5/12). We will complete our unit on the
discovery of Latin & Greek root words & meanings. We also
have several grammar lessons to check off, such as: using
commas with introductory clauses, when to use italics, and
apostrophe usage with singular/plural possessive nouns.
Math: Our focus is on volume and geometry
this week. Applying dimensional concepts (math
formulas) to both shapes and rectangular prisms,
proving that area is 2D (length x width = base)
and volume is 3D (length x width x height or
base x height). We will also begin a short project
to apply these concepts.
Social Studies: Students are wrapping up a packet over the
Civil War and post-war Reconstruction before beginning
Chapter 16 over the "Changing West."
Your student took their final Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
for the year, and will also take the end-of-year iReady diagnostic
in ELA on Thursday morning.
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