Williams and Henry’s
Fifth Grade Facts
September 21, 2015
Word Study and Vocabulary:
Greek and Latin Roots
Unit 6: A Time and a Place!
ELAGSE5L4b: Use common, grade-
appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and
roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
(Students must know how to spell each
word, the definition, and how it would
be used in context in a sentence.)
Root
Word
chron
temp
loc
Meaning
Origin
time
time
place
Greek
Latin
Latin
Reading Skills
Shared Reading: Steal Away Home
Skills: informational text structures; using evidence
based terms; theme, point of view, and main idea
Writing Lab
Students will participate in an Underground Railroad
simulation and will create first person point of view
narrative essays using their simulation results.
Reminders
*Please send in notices for transportation changes
and include a phone number. If you must make a
phone call, please do so before 2:00pm.
*Make sure your child has pencils every day!
*Please cut out and return to school in weekly folder!
___ YES, I have read the attached IMPORTANT PARENT
1) chronological (adj) - arranged in the
order of time that the events
occurred or took place
2) chronically (adv) - to occur in a
habitual, repeated, or long-standing
manner
3) chronicle (n) – a description of
events in the order that they
happened.
4) chronograph – (n) - a device (like a
stopwatch) that is used for
measuring and recording
5) temporary (adj) - occurring for a
limited amount of time; not
permanent
6) contemporary (adj) - happening or
beginning now or in recent times
7) location (n) - a place or position
8) local (adj) - relating to or occurring
in a particular area, city, or town;
located or living nearby
9) allocate (v) - to divide and give out
(something) for a special reason or
to particular people, companies, or
groups
10) dislocate (v) - to force someone or
something to move from a place or
position.
INFORMATION.
Parent’s Signature:
Print Parent’s Name:
Print Student's Name:
Teacher’s Name:
Grammar Skills:
_____
Commas in a Series and Punctuating Titles
Weekly Newsletter Continued....
Contact Information:
Mrs. Henry: [email protected]
Mrs. Williams: [email protected]
Math, Science, and Social
Studies,
Social Studies/Science
Daily Geography will be completed each day.
We will continue our study of Unit 2 in Math: Decimals. Power
points will also be posted on my website that will help with this
unit. Math Differentiated Choice Board activities have been
passed out and are due on October 5th. These activities are
completed in class.
CCGPS skills
*Read and write decimals to thousandths using base ten numerals, number
names, and expanded form.
*Compare two decimals to thousandths based on meanings of the digits in
each place, using greater than, less than, equal symbols to record the
results of comparisons
*Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place. Perform
operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
Math homework will continue with each completed assignment being worth
10 points. After the tenth assignment, a grade will be given based on the
number of completed assignments.
Please make sure your child is reviewing the multiplication facts from 0-9.
We will begin an online program that can be practiced at home called
XtraMath. Passwords for this program have been sent home and are taped
inside their planners.
Important Dates:
• September 22- Ned Show Assembly at
8:30am
• September 23- See You at the Pole @
7:15am
• September 25- Reading Homework and
Spelling Choice Board Due! Word Study,
Vocabulary, and Steal Away Home End of
Book Assessment
• September 28- PTO Meeting @ 7:00pm
(4th and 5th Grades performing)
• October 5- Take home science project due.
• October 5- Differentiated Math Choice
Board Activities are due completed in class
only.
October 8- Early Release @ 12:15pm
• October 9-13:Fall Holidays: No School
•
We will continue talking about the causes of
the Civil War, Civil War leaders, and battles.
Constructive Take Home Science Projects are
due October 5th. More details are posted on my
website. Papers were also sent home.
 Students are encouraged to bring their
own headphones for use with Chromebooks.
 To receive Remind 101 messages from Mrs.
Williams text @8ebfad to (912) 472-2658.
 To receive messages from Mrs. Henry,
text @7fca7 to (404) 620-3287.
Class Dojo Champions:
Mrs. Henry’s Homeroom
Gold- Haleigh Sewell
Silver- Mary Schutzmann
Bronze- Deja Iwamoto
Mrs. Williams’ Homeroom
Gold- Morgan Coleman
Silver- Seth Wallace
Bronze- David (Buddy) Smith