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 are learning this week:
Math: Estimating Answers with Whole Number Operations
Science: Properties of Matter
Reading: Story Elements & Using Text Evidence to Support Thinking
Language Arts: Grammar: Simple Subjects & Predicates
Spelling: No Spelling This Week
Writing: Generating Ideas for Personal Narratives
Social Studies: American Indians & Their Land
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 volunteer background check form!
Curriculum Night Presentation
Click here for the presentation we shared at Curriculum Night. If you have any questions, please let us know!
Additional Supplies:
Students will not be provided with a Mustang Folder this year. We were unaware of this change until the beginning of this year, so if you would like your child to have a take-home folder, please purchase an additional folder for their use.
Upcoming Dates:
Sept. 3 Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 7 Rise and Shine Assembly
Sept. 13 PTO Room Parent Meeting (Library 7:40AM-8:40AM)
Sept. 14 CISD Tailgate Event (CHS vs. Allen)
Sept. 17 PTO Meeting (6:30PM – Library)
Sept. 26 Sonic Night
Oct. 5 Student Holiday
Oct. 5 Holiday
Sept. 14 CISD Tailgate Event (CHS vs. Allen)
Sept. 17 PTO Meeting (6:30PM – Library)
Sept. 26 Sonic Night
Oct. 5 Student Holiday
Oct. 5 Holiday
