Welcome back to 5th Grade Spartans!

Teachers Corner: We are excited to have you in our class this school year. Parents this week please review with your scholar the Lower School Uniform and Dress Code and Student Code of Conduct. We will continue to work with your scholar on rules, procedures, expectations, transitions, and opening their locker. 

Math: Students will be reviewing place value with whole numbers and decimals.

Science: This week in Science, we will begin to explore the methods of scientific inquiry and how to support their claims with evidence and reasoning.

History: This week the scholars will begin the week by setting up their History notebooks. They will also begin the quarter by starting the first unit on Geography and the great lakes of the world.

Literature: This week the scholars will become re-acquainted with the school’s method of annotating text. They will do this by looking at various fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. While reading through these fairy tales, the scholars will practice annotating by underlining important words, making notes in the margins, boxing unknown words and so forth.

Important Dates:  

  • Saturday, August 17th PSO is hosting a Patch Party to help attach the house patches on shirts/outerwear.
  •  August 30th Coffee with the Headmaster from 8:00-9:15 AM.
  • September 12th Curriculum Night from 6:00-8:00 PM. (Parent only event)



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