5th Grade CRCT Parent Night!

CRCT Parent Night will be on Thursday, April 2nd from 6:00 to 7:00.

Please plan now to attend!

In Mrs. Roberts room.

IF your child is not in 5th grade - please know you are welcome!

New Unit: Vocabulary

Our new unit is going to focus on Vocabulary - this has been ongoing in the classes however Vocabulary encompasses more than just learning the meanings of words.

The following will be addressed and should serve as a review in all grade levels. In addition to working on this, we will be reviewing for the CRCT and reading out of our class novels.

GPS standards:

5R3

6R3 a-c

7 R1

Vocabulary Unit:

Determining the Meanings of Unknown Words
Context Clues - the words or phrases or sentences around or near an unfamiliar word that helps you understand the meaning.

Using a Dictionary or Thesaurus

Common Roots - the main part of the word that gives you the meaning.

Common Prefixes - a group of letters added to the beginning of a word that changes the word's meaning.

Common Suffixes- a group of letters added to the end of a word that changes the word's meaning.

Words with Multiple Meanings - words that have more than one meaning - using context clues to figure out the meanings.

Antonyms - words that have opposite meanings.

Homophones - words that have the same pronunciation but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

Synonyms- words that have the same or almost the same meanings.

Family Reading Night!

Imagine Wesley International Academy's

Family Reading Night

Multi-Purpose Room
March 18, 2009
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Join us for a fun evening celebrating reading!

Please RSVP to Ms. Hall at
Marcia.Hall@imagineschools.com

ITBS Testing Schedule for 5th grade ONLY!

5th grade students will test next week! Please allow your students to get plenty of rest! Please bring two #2 pencils and they may bring a snack. Please have the students bring a book to read in between testing periods.

The following is the schedule:

Monday
Reading 80 minutes

Tuesday
Language Arts 88 minutes

Wednesday
Math 85 minutes

Thursday
Social Studies 70 minutes

Friday NO TEST

Monday
Maps/Reference Materials 65 minutes