October 5

**I sent out an email last weekend from Sign Up Genius in regards to Parents Conferences.  If you did not receive that email, please email me and I will let you know the available times so we can get you scheduled if you would like to meet.

*Last Tuesday, Progress Reports went home.  I received a few of them back signed, if you did not see your child's progress report, please let me know and I will send out another copy.  Please return your child's progress report signed so that I know you have seen it.

Here are the objectives:

Math:  Decimal Multiplication.  QUIZ ON THURSDAY

-       divide four digit decimals by two digit whole numbers

-       represent quotients of decimals and whole numbers with area model  Divide decimals by Powers of 10 

Reading: Historical fiction novel - American Revolution

- Spelling and Wordly Wise this week.

Science:  Natural Resources

-       renewable vs. nonrenewable resources

-       how those resources are used by people today

-       creation and use of fossil fuels

Science Study Jams  *Scroll to the Energy, Light, and Sound section.  Watch these 3: Fossil Fuels, Natural Resources, Renewable Fuels.

Social Studies: French and Indian Qar

Exhibition!!!: We are officially launching Exhibition this Wednesday afternoon!  All fifth grade classes will meet in the cafeteria with the teachers and Mrs. Walton to watch the Exhibition video that was created by previous fifth grade classes.  We will explain what Exhibition includes, as well as the expectations of all students.  On Thursday we will brainstorm possible topics for our students to research/focus on.  Students will choose a few topics they are interested in and put into groups on Friday.  We are so excited!!!