Southall's Happenings

10-19-18

Thank you to all our parents for such a wonderful conference week. We so enjoyed getting to talk with you about your children. There was some great conversation about learning, strengths, weaknesses and goal-setting. We are really looking forward to continuing to watch the children grow during 2nd quarter.

Next week is Red Ribbon Week. The children were reminded to wear red on Monday. See attached for the rest of the week.  Download Red Ribbon Week Flyer_ACW

Don't forget that on Friday, October 26 we will have our 2nd Annual Character Day Parade. Students are encouraged to be creative and come to school dressed as a book character. After school the PTA is sponsoring a school dance!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the fall weather.

9-20-2018
IOWA Assessment make ups are wrapping up today. Graded papers should be coming home this evening for parent signature. Students who are working in READ 180 and Systems 44 should be reading at home for at least 20 minutes and then writing a summary. I expect that every time students are writing a response they have the entry dated and that they are writing in complete, 5th grade quality sentences.
Students who work with Units of Study should be reading the assigned pages from their Book Club book entitled Fearless. They should then write a response to be used in the book club meeting. This week we are focusing on lessons learned by the character and how those lessons point to themes in the book.

5-14-2018
The kids all had a great time today at Field Day. Yes, it was hot, but thankfully we had a breeze the whole time. We continue with week with many things planned. Tomorrow we will be having a yearbook signing session in the morning. We will also practice for graduation ceremonies during the day tomorrow. The students are also going to be finishing up end of quarter assessments. Please continue to encourage your students to attend school since we still have many important tasks and assignments to finish.
Don't forget that graduation and awards will take place on Wednesday at 8:00 and that student need to dress nicely. We will know by tomorrow afternoon whether the 5th grade picnic at Kennworth Park will be cancelled due to rain.

Finally, there will not be homework assigned this week. Enjoy!

5-07-2018
Homework this week is changing. The students are asked to read each night and the parents are asked to sign the agenda noting how long their child read.

5-04-2018
Parents,
thank you, thank you, thank you for spoiling us this week during Teacher Appreciation Week. We are feeling so blessed to have such wonderful students and parents. We've said it from the first week of school back in August, it makes such a positive impact on our classroom when parents are supportive. Parents, we truly appreciate you!
Mrs. Southall and Mrs. Miller

4-24-2018
With Milestone testing over we have many events to look forward to. Today we had a special visit from 6th grade students from Barber Middle School who shared with the students many of the things that will be new for them next year!

Upcoming dates include April 26 Barber Middle School Rising 6th Grade Parent night from 6-7 PM.
April 30 Acworth students visit Barber Middle School.
May 4 All books checked out from Acworth's Learning Commons must be returned by today.
May 4 Spring Fling
May 7-8 Human Growth and Development
May 14 Field Day
May 16 5th Grade Graduation and walking field trip to Kennworth Park.
May 17-22 Georgia Milestone Re-takes
May 22 Early Release
May 23 Last Day of School, Early Release, 5th Grade Dance and 5th Grade Walk of Honor.

We have so much to look forward to while still working on learning as well as review work. It is very important that students are present each day and for parents to be aware of permission slip deadlines and upcoming events.

Homework will continue with nightly reading and a short activity to go along with the reading. Additional homework such as math may be planned as well.

3-28-2018

Homework
Reading-read and complete nightly activity.
Units of Study kids who were present today: finish p. 107 question number 5 from the Coach book

Math- p.843 problems 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9

2-28-2018

Tomorrow is the BIG day! Huntsville, here we come! Get that homework done and go to bed early, it's going to be an early morning. Please have your parents drop you off in the car rider lane between 6:15 and 6:30 and go directly to the cafeteria. Oh, don't forget to wear your new 5th grade t-shirt :)

Homework

Reading-read for at least 20 minutes and select a question to answer about your reading.

Math-complete the review questions for Wednesday.

2-26-2018

Welcome Back!

Hopefully everyone had a relaxing Winter Break...although, it didn't feel much like winter! This week is a big one as our 5th grade field trip to Huntsville Alabama is on Thursday, March 1! Be on the lookout for a bright goldenrod colored letter outlining all you need to know about the trip...including what time to have your children dropped off at school, what to bring and when to be at school for pick up on Thursday evening. 

Friday, March 2 is our school celebration of Read Across America! Students are allowed to wear their pajamas and read their favorite book that day.

Homework

Reading-read at least 20 minutes and then select a question to answer.  Download Pick a Response 1

Math-complete the 5 questions for Monday night

02-14-2018

Parents,

Please be sure you turn in the field trip money!!! We will not be able to take your child unless we receive the final cash payment. No checks please.

Homework: Reading-reread the article and answer questions 1 and 2 in the "Circle It" box.

Math-My Math pp. 775-776 problems 1-5