Fifth Grade News
Curriculum Highlights
Literacy:
Focus Skills/Strategies
 Prefix, Suffix, and
Roots
 Main Idea and Support-
ing Details
 Preview
 Make predictions
 Revise predictions
**Please remember to read
with your child using the
weekly fluency sheets.
Writing:
Focus
 Introducing Writing
Workshop
 Creating “seeds” of
ideas (Brainstorming)
Fifth Grade Happenings
*Curriculum Night: Thank
you to all of the parents
that were in attendance on
Curriculum Night. The
fifth grade team appreci-
ates your efforts. We
hope to continue to build a
working relationship with
Social Studies
Focus
 Bullying Prevention
 How can the study of
history help show our
country’s diversity?
 What are some of the
basic beliefs or values
that Americans share?
 What were the contri-
butions of the Western
civilizations?
Science
Focus
 What is a scientist?
 The Scientific Method
you in order to have a suc-
cessful school year.
*CBM Benchmarking Dates:
September 8-10th
*No School: Sept. 6-Labor
Day
*No School: Sept. 7-
Cowlishaw Elementary School
Spelling
Focus
 Word Study
 Weekly spelling units
Mathematics
Focus
 Unit 1-Number Theory
 Accel Unit 1-Collection,
Display and Interpre-
tation of Data
Building Articulation Day
*Progress Reports: Sept.
24. If your child does not
bring one home, please con-
tact your child’s teacher
immediately.
Volume 1, Issue 1
September 2010
Fifth Grade Team:
 Jan Kelly:
jan_kelly@ipsd.org
 Ryan Klein:
ryan_klein@ipsd.org
 Christi Grezlik:
christi_grezlik@ipsd.org
 Tamela Williams: tam-
ela_williams@ipsd.org
 Julee DeGeus:
julee_degeus@ipsd.org
Reminders:
-Please be sure to
have your child bring
in all school supplies.
-Remember to up-
date your transpor-
tation sheet when
changes occur. Your
child must follow the
transportation sheet
directions unless the
school is contacted.
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