Week of September 16th

This blog will act as our fifth grade weekly newsletter. We, as a 5th grade team, will update the newsletter weekly to include what your child will be learning, important dates, announcements, and more!

What We're Working On

Math: Decimal Place Value (Relationships, Comparing/Ordering, Rounding)

Reading: Launching Book Clubs

Language Arts: Writing: Goals & Writing Drafts with Theme
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
No Spelling Words
       

Science: Matter and Density

Social Studies: Native Americans and their Lands


Bring a Fruit (Optional):
On Wednesday in Science, we will be doing a lab with fruit. If your student would like to bring a fruit for Wednesday's lab, they are encouraged to do so. This is optional.


Visitors

Here is the link for parents who will be visiting for an event to sign up on a Google Form. This will allow them to print them in advance. This is different than the one for Family Fridays (see below)

https://forms.gle/kZjAejzwVFyWouPe6

Joining us for Family Fridays? Click the link below: You must have signed up by 12:00 noon, the prior Thursday, so that the office can batch print labels.

https://forms.gle/pXvFW1x3QdTykpVdA

Snacks:

This year 5th grade has the latest lunch time, 12:45-1:15. We will be having snack in the morning after Specials, usually around 10:00 am. We are asking that snacks be something your child can eat quickly (within five minutes), dry, no utensils, or containers, and is peanut free.

Good examples: goldfish crackers, blueberries, granola bar, grapes, etc.

Bad examples: chips, fruit cups, cookies, anything with nuts, etc.

Family Fridays:

Families of Austin students are permitted to eat lunch with their child on Fridays only. The cafeteria is arranged with extra seating for you and your child on these days. This is a time for you and your child to have lunch together, so please do not invite other students to sit with you during this time. We will not be having Family Friday the first week of school, but will start September 6th.

Dismissal:

Be sure that if you are picking your child up after school in person, you bring the green pick-up card with you. If you do not have the green card, you will be required to go to the office in order to verify the pick-up arrangement. Thank you for your cooperation in order to keep all students safe.

Background Checks:

Are you interested in helping in the office or classroom at Austin? Are you willing to accompany a group of students on a field trip, serve in our classroom during holiday parties, or help the PTO with events? To be eligible to volunteer on any of the CISD campuses for any of your "yes" responses above, you must complete a Background Check every year. The form must be completed at least a week prior to the volunteer event. It is best to go ahead and fill one out now, just to be safe! Click here for the CISD page on volunteering - https://www.coppellisd.com/volunteer

Dates to Remember:

September 16th PTO Meeting@ 6:30 in the Library
September 19th PTO Room Parent Meeting (Library 7:40-8:40 am)
September 20th Progress Reports Sent Home (4th and 5th Grades)
September 20th Mustang Mutual
September 23rd Signed Progress Reports due back to the teachers
September 24th Picture Day
October 11th Student/Parent/Teacher Conference Day
October 11-14th Fall Holiday