We will be having our Valentine’s Day Party on Monday, February 13th at 2:00.  This party will be held in each individual homeroom unlike the Christmas Party which was a combined 5th grade event.  Since February is Heart Health Month, we ask that “heart healthy” snack be sent in.  Snack suggestions are fruit, vegetables, popcorn, cheese and crackers, jello, pudding, raisins, or dried fruit.  Students may bring treat bags as well.  Drink suggestion:  juice.

Students may create Valentine containers to bring into class if they choose.  They may also bring a box they used in the past.  We have paper bags available to decorate and use as well.

In addition to our students’ names, we would like students to send 2 extra valentines for our friends from Cedar Ridge.  We are asking each student in include them when making valentines.  Just label the:  “To a Friend.”

Thank you for all of your help and involvement to make this school year a great one!

Don’t forget to study your spelling tonight.

Homework tonight includes:

Read 15 mins. and log

Rough Draft of School Uniform Opinion piece

Study for Social Studies Common Assessment

Spelling Sentences

Thank you to the parents and families for helping with the fall festival.  The PTC was able to raise much needed funds for our students.

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It is time for the annual Fall Festival.  The festival will be Saturday October 1^st  from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.  The theme for the festival is SEAS.  Each class is responsible for a game booth and a themed basket. We will need volunteers to help with both of these areas.

Ø    The basket theme is A Few of My Favorite Things.  We will need as many items as possible to fill our Favorite Things basket.  Information has already been sent home regarding this theme, if you have any questions please contact me.  You may send in donations for the basket any time between now and September 29th.

Ø    The game booth that we will be setting up and running is Ping Pong Ball Toss. We will need volunteers to help decorate, run (collect tickets), and clean up the booth.  The theme for our booth is Sea Creatures.

Ø    Please fill out the schedule at the bottom with the time you would prefer to help.  As I receive the forms back I will then give them to our head roomparent, Mrs. Kreer, to create a schedule and contact individuals as needed.  If you are able to help after school on Friday September 30th please mark that as well. 

This year there will be a competition for booth decorations with a monetary reward for the classroom.  If you have any ideas and are willing to help it would be greatly appreciated.  Please keep in mind that I believe that the booth should represent our student’s efforts and not a professional’s work.

Thank you for helping with this year’s fall festival.

IMPORTANT — PLEASE HELP

Each year the homeroom classes are asked to put together a basket for the fall festival.  The basket that our homeroom was assigned to create seems to be a challenging theme; therefore, I have decided to change our basket.  We will NOT be creating an extreme couponing basket.

 Our basket will be "A Few of Our Favorite Things."  Please think about what is something that is a favorite for your child.  Let's give a sample of who we are.  Some ideas include a favorite book or movie, pokemon cards, boxed macaroni and cheese, a doodle pad, markers, McDonald's coupons, a favorite magazine, or a favorite snack.  Your are not limited to this list; these are just a few thoughts.

The PTC has been so generous to our classrooms over the years and this is just one way for us to contribute.

There will be a sign up sheet coming next week for the booth.  Please consider helping to set up and run the booth on October 1.

Thank you for your help and support.

Here is this week's spelling list.

Math

decimal number – a number with one or more digits to the right of

   the decimal point.

and – the word used when reading a decimal point.

tenths – the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

hundredths – the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

thousandths – the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

Reading

setting – where and when a story takes place

tall tale – a story about a larger-than-life character that is so

   exaggerated you know it is not believable

subject – who or what the sentence is about

predicate – what the subject of the sentence does or is

compound word – a word made by combining two smaller words

Social Studies

equator – the imaginary line around the center of Earth; the

   starting point for lines of latitude

map – a representation on paper of some physical location, usually

   a city, state, or country

globe – a special kind of map of the world that is mounted on a

   sphere, creating an accurate small-scale model of Earth

prime meridian – the starting point for lines of longitude

region – an area that has one or more physical and human

   characteristics in common

Bonus

accrue – to increase as the result of growth

Have a SAFE and WONDERFUL summer.   KEEP READING!!!

It is always so amazing when we are at the last week of school.  The year has flown by and so will this week.  Keep in mind that Thursday is the awards program for 5th grade at 10:00. 

Friday students will be dismissed at 11:30 following our traditional 5th grade breakfast.  This year's breakfast will be a simple breakfast since the time we have is limited.  Some options may be fruit, bagels, donuts, yogurt cups (or gogurt), juice, milk, etc.  We believe it would be easier this year not having all of the hot items such as gravy and eggs.   Please send in a breakfast food for our final get together for the year.

**A special note about library books.  There are some who still have out library books from the Eastside library and some from the Bookmobile.  Please be sure to return the books by tomorrow.  

Tuesday 5/24

Today is our last day of TESTING!!!!  I am so proud of each student and his or her hard work.  Way to go Eastside 5th Grade.

Wednesday 5/25 — Coach Simpson will be visiting the 5th grade to tell them about Cross Country

Thursday 5/26 –  Cowboy/Cowgirl Day

Kenzie Gaunce will be visiting Eastside to tell all of the students about the great programs at the Cynthiana Public Library this summer.

Friday 5/27 — Library Workers Reward

5th Grade  goes to Magdalia's Restaurant

Soldier Donations are due

Tomorrow is our field trip to Cincinnati!  Don't forget to wear your new t-shirt and bring your money for the $1 food stand.