Happy Halloween everyone be safe tonight enjoy!

Thank you to all the families that donated treats today to make our Halloween party a success. Much appreciated!!!! 

Tomorrow, October 31st is our Halloween Party. families have already signed up on our SignUp Genius to donate food/items. If you would still like to sign up there a few spots still open. Sign up genius. Please do NOT send in any food items unless you have signed up. We will not have time or room in our stomachs to eat anything extra. Students will NOT be able to deliver treats/candy to other classrooms or teachers. If you would like to deliver a special treat to another teacher, you will have to do so after school. Students will be watching a Halloween movie, enjoy our treats. Students are allowed to wear costumes to school. Please make sure there are no weapons, masks, or excessive face paint. Students will not be able to change into their costumes at school, so it is important for all students in our class to get dressed in the morning and wear their costumes to school. I will post a class photo of the students in the costumes at the end of the day.

Thursday is our first science test. Their study guide can be found on google classroom. Please make sure your child studies. They can use quizlet to help them study as well. 

5th grade Band is every Monday and Wednesday. Monday is woodwinds at 12:45 (flutes, clarinets, saxophones) and brass at 1:30 (trumpets and trombones). Wednesday is strings (violins) at 12:45 and percussion (drums) at 1:30. It is important that your child bring their instrument to school on the correct day.

Reminder that this Friday, November 3rd is a half day of school. School will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

The end of the first marking period is this Friday, November 3rd. Please make sure your child has turned in all late/missing assignments by Friday morning. Missing assignments will effect students’ grades on report cards.
Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 9th, 15th, and 16th. Please make sure to arrive on time on the correct day. If you arrive late, you will have to wait until there is an opening in my schedule. Parents will receive their child’s report card and NWEA scores at conferences.

Reminder that Weekly Reading Logs are due EVERY MONDAY! Students who do not return their logs will be walking the track during outside recess.

Students should be reading and writing every day according to their list of assignments in the Reading Bags. Many students are not keeping up, and this will effect their grades. Students should read the assigned pages/chapter each day and choose a written response to write in their response notebooks.Please check your child’s Reading Bag and response notebook to make sure they are completing their work and following directions.

Parents should be checking their child’s Student Planner on a daily basis and signed the planner every day. Many families are doing a great job, while others have not had a parent signature in weeks. This is an important tool for communication and is a responsibility of every child in class.

Book Fair: All for Books CampaignWe are doing our All for Books Campaign again this year during our Scholastic Book Fair. All the money raised will go directly towards buying more books for the school (such as the Library and Classrooms). We are asking families to please collect any loose change from home, put in a baggie and bring to their class. We will collect from each class first thing Friday morning. The class that raises the most money will get the chance to wrap Mrs. Alcodray up like a mummy!!!

Thank you!

Raffle tickets for the Make A Wish Pumpkin Fundraiser are available in classrooms starting Wednesday, October 25th Each ticket is a quarter. Please remember that this is a raffle, there will only be one winner per pumpkin, but everyone that buys tickets wins by helping donate to the Michigan Chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation! Last day for ticket sales is Friday , October 27th!!! Thanks for helping out a very worthy cause!

There is a change to the menu, on Oct. 31 we will be having pizza cheese crunchers.

There are many students that are not reading their book from their book bag and doing their reading response. Completing this is a must every day including Fridays. Please make sure your child is reading every night. You are more than welcome to read with your child and answer the questions together. 

5th graders have a S.S. quiz tomorrow (Tuesday) with Mr. DeSantis. He sent home a sheet of vocabulary words that students need to know on the quiz last Friday. Students should bring home their S.S. notebooks to help them study.

There is NO book check out this week due to the Book Fair being in the Media Center. Our class will attend the Book Fair this Tuesday , October 24th at 9:00 a.m. Please make sure to send money to school with your child on Tomorrow if they plan on purchasing items. This is the only day that they will be allowed to go. Do not send money any other day. The only other chance to purchase is if they go after school. 

Snow School’s Halloween Celebration is Thursday, October 26th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. There will be a costume contest with $1.00 entry fee. Please NO MASKS OR FAKE WEAPONS. Music, activities, and games will be in the gym and the bake sale will be in the cafeteria. A rack will be provided outside the office for baked good donations. Please come join us for an evening of Spooky fun!

If you have not signed up, please look at the available dates/times on signup genius

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b45adae2ea0f94-fall

Thank you to the ones that have already sign up!! A reminder will go home the week before conferences.

Thank you

Ms. Sherlock

Dear Parents/ Guardians

Our first party for your child’s fifth grade year will be Tuesday, October 31st. Your child is invited to wear their costume to school for the day. For costumes, please remember there are no masks and it has to be school appropriate. Our party will take place in the afternoon and will consist of a G movie, and treats and snacks to eat. We are asking for your help in bringing in any of the following items to make our party a success

There will be a sign up sheet on sign up genius if you are able to contribute.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044ba4a82aabfe3-halloween

Thank You 

Team 5th Grade