NEWSLETTER Mrs. Secret’s Fifth Grade February 1st, 2010

Thought of the Week: “Recognize the important everyday accomplishments of your life.”

SPELLING

Lesson 19 – List attached – Suffixes “ible” and “able” Test Friday

READING

Congratulations to the following “whoop-de-doo” students scoring a perfect 100% on last week’s Daily Review # 17: Matt Alastanos, Hannah Allen, Hannah Dunn, Gavin Goff, Brody Ingram, Reagan Lesher, Emily McCarthy, Pablo Miller, Ashley Mordan, Chase Riggs, Titus Smith, and Taylor Steele.

YOU ROCK!!!

The test on the Stretching Ourselves story is scheduled for Wednesday, February 3rd. On Friday, we went to the computer lab and worked on a persuasive writing story. The final copy is due this Friday, February 5th. (continued on next page)

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Students received information today on the upcoming “Woodmen of the World” Speech Contest. All students are required to write an essay, but it is optional to enter the speech phase of the contest. These essays are due Tuesday, February 16th. Look for Student Newsletters to come home this week. Everyone did a FANTASTIC job on this! Our “dirt” dessert we ate last week was oh so delicious! This correlated with our novel read in class, How to Eat Fried Worms. Continue reading in your novel, Hoot. The first half should be read by Tuesday, February 9th, along with 15 “challenging” vocabulary words defined and written in a sentence.

REPORT CARDS

Report cards were sent home last Friday. Please be sure to sign the envelope and return it. Thank you.

FIFTH GRADE TRIP

Information is coming home today regarding our fifth grade trip to Pittsburgh, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 1st. Please sign and return all of the necessary information as soon as possible.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students with birthdays in the month of February: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY MORE!

Luke CoxFebruary 16th Gavin Goff February 26th (CONT’D)

VALENTINE PARTY

Our Valentine’s Day Party is scheduled for Friday, February 12th. Attached is a copy of the students in our class.

Jokes/Riddles/Trivia

Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.The oldest word in the English language is “town.”“Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with the left

hand.Ferrets can sleep up to twenty hours per day.French Fries were invented in Belgium.

HAVE A “WHOOMP, THERE IT IS!” KIND OF WEEK!

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

CHASE RIGGS !!!

Hi! My name is Chase Riggs and I was born on January 20th, 1999. My parents are Dan and Michelle Riggs. I have one sister, her name is Carrington, and she is 15 years old. I have two pets, a dog and a cat. My dog’s name is Raquel and my cat’s name is Miss Priss.

My hobbies are playing sports. My favorite sports are basketball, football, and baseball. My favorite TV Show is Suite Life on Deck. My favorite school subject is Math. I also like swimming and reading. My motto is, “Progress, not perfection!”

CONGRATULATIONS, CHASE!