Mrs. Firman's 5th Grade
JANUARY! Happy New Year to all and welcome to a new and exciting 2009! With the holidays behind us, the new year offers us a chance for a fresh start.
Parents, please make every effort this year to spend more time with your children. Along with spending time, please encourage them to do well in school, and to come to school each day with a positive attitude.
During the month of January we will continue to be very involved with our lessons, but will also be busy preparing for our D.A.R.E. graduation which will be held in the beginning of February.
To my students, as we continue our school year I want you to remember these words. "Success comes to those who put forth the effort to succeed." If you try your best each day, I promise, you will succeed.This year you have met many new challenges including changing classes. I'm sure by now, you have realized how important it is to be prepared when changing classes. The most important thing you must continue to learn, is to be organized. Write down all assignments, complete all homework, and study for all tests. If you take this advice and try your best, you will have a wonderful year in 5th grade.
READING
We continue piloting new series this year. My two groups are using the Reading Street series by Scott Foresman. This includes our Spelling and Grammar as well.SOCIAL STUDIES
We will continue learning about Geography, using the learning of the location of the continents and oceans as we continue learning about the growth of the New World. Our current area of study is Chapter 4, "Spain Builds an Empire,"learning about the early exploration of the Americas.
SCIENCE
Our next unit of study in Science will be Unit B, Chapter B-1, "Classifying Matter," learning about elements and compounds and the Periodic chart.
HEALTH
Currently in Health we are doing activities relating to D.A.R.E.
January 1 New Year's Day January 5 School reopens January 19 Martin Luther King Day (No School) January 30 End of 2nd Marking Period Other Places to go:
