2012

Wow!! It's hard to believe that we are half way through this fifth grade year. Book orders are due by this Friday, January 13. You can also order on line through Saturday. The end of 3rd term is Friday, January 13. All work is due by 9:00 Friday morning. A printout and newsletter was sent home with your child on Wednesday, January 11. The students who earned Worker's Holiday for Friday afternoon, may bring board games and other kinds of games to play with friends. They may also bring a few treats if they would like to.
There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16, for the Martin Luther King holiday.
Let's all work hard to stay caught up this term!! You can check grades on Power School every day if you want. I will continue to send progress printouts every two weeks on Wednesdays. The next newsletter and printout will be sent home on February 1.
We begin DARE on Monday, January 23 and a permission letter will be sent home that day.
All fifth grade students take the Direct Writing Assessment in February. Any typing practice the students can do at home would be great. Typing homework will continue to be sent home on Wednesdays. Your child can go into utahwrites.com and practice writing five paragraph stories. students know their username and password. They are currently working on one about living in Cedar City. Have them save, but not submit their writing. We will submit and print at school on Wednesday, January 18.
Thank you for the help you give your children. The students who have follow through at home are making great progress. Please continue to check daily planners and progress reports.

OCTOBER 17-28

Thank you all for attending your conferences. I enjoy teaching your children.
If you have further questions or concerns, please contact me.
E-mail works really well. julie.williams@ironmail.org

Calendar items:
Mon., Oct. 17--Second Reading Revoloution Book Report due.
Picture re-takes
Tues., Oct. 18-- First term final print out and newsletter coming home.
Thurs.-Mon., Oct 20-24-- NO SCHOOL
Tues., Oct 25 -- ALL work for first term must be turned in to earn Worker's Holiday.
RED RIBBON WEEK-- Wear jeans
Wed., Oct 26--Worker's Holiday; read-a-thon( may wear PJ's, bring a pillow or blanket, a few treats and, of course a good book!
VOLCANO DAY; We will explode the volcanos on the south playground at 12:30.
Crazy hair day
Thurs., Oct. 27--Wear PJ's
Fri., Oct. 28--Wear RED.

The new dead-line for Reflections entries is Fri., Nov. 4. Please encourage your child to do at least one entry. The entry forms and rules are now in the office. the theme is "Diversity is.."

You will also be receiving information for the up-coming Ancestor Share Fair. Your students should be writing interview questions in class the week of Oct. 25-28. Also, look that week for written information coming home about this project. This project will be due on Mon., Nov. 21. It will definitely be a family project. I encourage you to work together with your child to complete this fun project. You will be able to come in and view all the 5th grade projects in the afternoon of Nov. 21.

Parent Conferences Oct. 3-7

I look forward to meeting with you and your child next week at your scheduled time.

Mrs. Smith has a copy of my schedule in the office, if you have forgotten your time.

Remember that school gets out at 2:30 all week, including Wednesday.

September 12, 2011

We are doing a service project for the 222 National Guard Unit. We are collecting money until Wednesday, September 21. We will then purchase items to send to our soldiers in Iraq. We will have a collection jar at our Back To School Bash, which is Monday, September 12 from 5:30 until 8:00. You can also send money in during the next week and a half , which can be turned in to me.

If you have not already done so, please send back the signed newsletter and permission for our Cedar Mountain field trip which is on Friday, September 23. Students will need to wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and bring a jacket. Each student should also bring a flashlight for the cave exploration and a water bottle or two.

I also need the permission slips returned for the maturation program, which is on Friday, September 30.

Parent conferences will be held the first week of October. I will be sending home schedules on Wed. Sept. 21 with the next newsletter. If one day is better than another please let me know right away. I will be doing conferences before school at 7:45 and 8:00. Let me know if a morning time would work for you. I will stay a little later on Monday, so if you absolutely need a time after 4:00, please let me know that as well. I do look forward to meeting with and your child.

Signed planners(bright green) should always be returned on Monday. Be sure to have reading time verified on the planner. The third planner is due on Monday, September 12. Remember that you can check your child's progress on Power School anytime you want. You may also log in to the math program as well, which brings up the math book as well as teaches lessons and concepts.

We are begining our first spelling list this week. The test will be on Friday. You should all have the complete spelling lists for the year, as well as your child's pre-tests and a letter explaining the spelling program.

Remember that the first book report is due by Tuesday, September 20.

I enjoy teaching your children. You can always reach me at julie.williams@ironmail.org

Happy Labor Day

We're off to great start this year!! Remember that you can check your child's progress on Power School with their log in and password at any time. You will receive a progress print out and newsletter on Wednesday, September 7. You will also recieve a spelling letter and our spelling pre-tests. After school class will be held on Thursday, September 8 until 4:30. You must send a note in order for your child to stay on Thursday. I hope that you will all be able to enjoy the Labor Day weekend. You may contact me anytime at julie.williams@ironmail.org .