August 29, 2016
5TH GRADE NEWS
Peek at the Creek
In this issue:
 This Week!
Academics
Upcoming dates
Special Area
Schedule
8/29-9/2
Happening this week:
Your fifth grader will have a historical opportunity Wednesday of this week! The Civil
War Traveling Trunk program provides reproduction Civil War artifacts. The trunk fosters a greater
interest in the American Civil War and in battlefield preservation by allowing students to have a
hands-on experience. A huge shout out to Mrs. Julie Paul for arranging for the trunk to be sent to
OCE!!
Thank you for returning the MCS Handbook and OCE handbook consent forms! If
you have not, they need to be returned by Wednesday of this week! If you need
another copy, please let your child’s teacher know! This is important that the school
has these completed by Wednesday! Thanks so much!
Special Area Schedule:
Monday-
PE
Tuesday-
Library
Wednesday-
Music—Hill
Thursday-
Computer
Friday-
PE
This week we are studying...
Reading: Compare & contrast two or more characters/ in a
story/individuals in history and how they interact
Upcoming Dates:
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August 31—Kroger Grand Opening!
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School-wide Assembly—Otter
Splash Dash Kick Off!!
Language: Interjections
Writing: We will learn to how to generate and record ideas to
write narratives.
Science: Interdependence: Symbiosis
Social Studies: Evaluate each candidate in the campaign of
1860 and analyze how that campaign reflected the sectional
turmoil of the country.
Math: Expanded form, expanded notation, and expanded with
powers of ten exponents.
Engineering: We will define engineering, identify different
types of engineering, identify related jobs, and review the
steps in the engineering process.
***Girls on the Run of MidTN***
Please email Mrs. Hall if your daughter is interested!
[email protected]
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September 6 & 8 —Basketball
tryouts 5:00 PM
September 7 & 9—Cheerleading
Tryouts—5:00 PM
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September 9/9—Box Top Turn In
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September 15– Student 1/2 day
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September 17—Back to School
Dash 5k/10k
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September 22– PTO Meeting and
STEAM Night 5:30-7:30
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OCE Otters: Work Hard, Play Hard
Safety Week—9/6-9/9
September 23– Reading in the
Schools
September 24—Otter Splash Dash
YARD SALE!!