Snowy, Snowy Day!

Welcome to February and our second snow of 2014! Since school can get cancelled, we've compiled some great websites to keep the learning going outside of school :-)

OAS - CRCT Prep tests created by students and teachers! Logins are in the front of your child's agenda. Send those scores to your teacher so we can see how well you're doing! 

https://www.georgiaoas.org/servlet/a2l

Brainpop - Great place to check out videos on LOTS of topics. Each video also has a quiz to check for understanding on topics. 

http://www.brainpop.com/

Adapted Mind - Great website to practice math and reading based on your personal skills. Logins were sent home in this week's Monday folder

http://www.adaptedmind.com/

Khan Academy - Having trouble with learning how to add mix numbers? This website has step-by-step videos and practice problems. This site also has some Science and Social Studies videos as well! 

https://www.khanacademy.org/

IXL - Great way to review math standards we have gone over in class as well as a preview to standards we will learn later in the year.

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5

iCivics - Want to learn and play games at the same time? This site is for you! It's a great place to learn more about our government and the part you play in it! Ms. Smith recommends the Bill of Rights Game - test your knowledge on the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution

https://www.icivics.org/

Safari Montage - Like a video your teacher showed in class? Want to find more just like it? This is a great site to do that! Login using your HallCo username and password and you now have access to lots of information videos! 

http://safari.hallco.org

If you enjoy these websites, let your teacher know! Find a website you think we could use, tell us about it! Comment below if you find one we need to check out! 

Make sure to check out our teacher webpages for updated class information as well as more website lists. Feel free to email your teacher if you need login information or have any questions. Stay safe and warm!

Fifth Grade Fundraiser!

Fifth grade has started an amazing fundraiser! We are now selling Domino’s Pizza Cards. For only $10, you can purchase one of these cards for you and your family. When you go to purchase a LARGE pizza, if you present this card you can get another LARGE pizza for FREE! What an amazing deal! The money should be turned in NO LATER than Monday, January 27^th.

This fundraiser will help raise money for the exciting things we have planned for fifth graders at the end of the year! The information was sent home this past Monday so be on the lookout for the order form and prize sheet.

If you need more order forms, please let your child’s homeroom teacher know! Have fun selling!

Welcome Back from Winter Break!

We hope you all had a wonderful winter break! We are ready to finish up the year strong. In the next coming months, we will be working really hard so make sure you’re present, in class, and participating as much as possible.

We’ll be working towards our Fifth Grade Writing Test and the CRCT in the next coming months. Make sure to use your OAS passwords now to get in some good practice early. There are plenty of great websites that offer practice tests as well. Check your teacher's page for more information on those websites. 

Important Upcoming Events:

January 9^th – McDonald’s Spirit Night

January 10^th – End of 2^nd Nine Weeks

January 15^th – Class Picture Day

January 16^th – Report Cards Go Home

January 20^th – No School

January 23^rd – Stevie B’s Spirit Night

January 28^th – Skate Country Night/Hall County Spelling Bee

Make sure to keep updated on the exciting upcoming events we have going on in Fifth Grade! 

The Holidays Are Almost Upon Us!

Hope you all enjoyed your week long Thanksgiving break! We’re headed into an exciting two weeks and two days ahead so be on the lookout for some important activities and happenings in fifth grade.

Don’t forget to check with your child about when they have a 4-H project due. Our next meeting is January 27^th. We’ve had some wonderful projects turned in so far so make sure to keep up the good work :-)

Congratulations to our Rotary Club 4-Way Writing Test Winners!

1^st – Malia Bryan

2^nd – Jocelyn Castro

3^rd – Anyrhi McCray

They will be honored at a luncheon on December 3^rd. We are proud of all the hard work that went into all of the essays turned in!

Important Dates:

December 5^th – McDonald’s Spirit Night

December 6^th – Preview for Reindeer Lane

December 7^th – Pancakes with Santa – 9:00 to 11:00

December 9^th to 13^th – Reindeer Lane!

December 12^th – K/1^st PTO Performance/Art Show/Music Enrichment Group Performs

December 17^th – Last Day for Students

December 18^th to January 7^th – Winter Break/No School for Students

The Most Busiest Time of the Year!

We can hardly believe it is already November! Fifth graders have had LOTS of exciting things happen in the last few weeks. We had an amazing trip to Aqualand Marina where we learned about repairium barriers, water filtration systems, and lake wildlife. We spent our time learning both on a boat looking for phytoplankton and on land learning all about our lake and all the valuable resources it has!

Fifth graders also turned in some AWESOME volcano projects! Mrs. Baldwin is so proud of each one. It was amazing to see how much knowledge these students showed during their presentations and it’s always fun to see these volcanoes erupt!

On November 11^th, our school honored Veterans Day through presentations performed by our fifth graders! Our students showed a video, performed a play, and led an activity for all the grade levels in our school.

Check back soon for updates on the exciting things we are doing in fifth grade!

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 18^th – 4-H

November 19^th – Skate Country Night

November 21^st – Stevie B’s Night

November 25^th through November 30^th – Thanksgiving Break

We are Scientists and Historians!

In science, students have been learning what it takes to be a scientist. We had a test over the characteristics of science and how to think like a scientists. Now, we are moving on to Earth Science. We have been discussing how the Earth's surface is built up and destroyed. Our volcano project is coming up, so I hope students have been preparing at home. The due dates are: Nov 6th for girls, and Nov. 7th for boys. We can't wait to see what they come up with!

In social Studies, we learned about what a historian was and how we are students of history, just like historians! We had a great first unit on economics where we learned all about how our economy works as well as what role we play in the economy. Students are working hard for their money for our classroom economy! On Friday, we successfully had our first classroom auction! Thank you to all who donated items to our class auction. Now were are learning all about the Civil War but will quickly be moving into Reconstruction and Life at the Turn of the Century. A project sheet will be coming home this week so make sure to check it out!