For the week of January 26th - 30th

Book Writing, History Projects, Enrichments, Report cards and Parent Teacher Conferences Oh my!

1.  Last Enrichment Club of the Year

Enrichment forms went home on Friday.  It is a first come, first serve basis.  Those who turn in their slips on Monday are most likely to get their first pick.  Enrichment clubs will be on Fridays from 2-3pm on Jan. 30th, Feb. 6th, Feb 20th, Feb 27th and March 6th.  

2. Books

 Every year, each student gets an opportunity to write a book and have it published for free.  This year is no different.  Students in my class are allowed to write from their imagination.  Books can be anything from Dictionaries of their favorite things, to story books, fan fiction, autobiographies, even cookbooks are allowed.  We will do most of the writing in class, along with illustrations.  The only thing I ask of parents is to edit the writing.  I will have your student email you with updates every few weeks.  It is up to you to help your student look for misspelled words, grammar errors,  etc.  Our due date is March 13th.  We have to have books ready to ship for publishing on that date so we can have them back before school gets out.

3. State Fair History Project

The State Fair History Project is our large 5th grade project.  I break it down into manageable sections with due dates spaced out.  I do give the students time to work on this in class but any unfinished or misplaced work must be done at home.  I will post all the due dates and rubrics under the History section of my blog.  Here is just a quick overview of the project.

1.  Research Worksheet - 50 pts   due February 12th

2.  Research Paper - 50 pts  due February 27th

3.  iMovie - 50 pts due March 13th  (done in Computer Lab)

4.  State Display Board - 50 pts due March 19th  (done at home)

5.  State Fair Presentation - 50 pts  due March 19th (open house at school)

4. Report Cards

 Report cards should be going home this Friday, January 30th.  Please check your students backpack.  If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to call, email or just drop by.  

5.  Parent Teacher Conferences

The scheduled date for these conferences is Friday, February 13th.  Unfortunately, I have also been drawn for Jury duty the entire month of February and I could be called in at any time.  I am going to try to schedule anybody who wants to visit after school, as soon as report cards come out just in case I get called in on that Friday.  

Mrs. Evans Spelling List #13

Test on Friday, January 30th

	Word	Level
1	heart	Average
2	repair	Average
3	values	Average
4	making	Basic
5	indeed	Average
6	argue	Average
7	loyal	Average
8	aliens	Average
9	prepare	Average
10	clothesline	Average
11	tax	Basic
12	glass	Average
13	order	Average
14	interest	Average
15	I'll	Basic
16	throughout	Average
17	paranoid	Challenge
18	questions	Challenge