Classroom News From Mrs. Liss, Mrs. Jenkins, and Ms. Vaughn October 3-October 7
What are we doing? Math: Prime Factorization Reading: Hatchet- Finish book & post-reading    activities Writing: Narrative writing Science: Investigating Physical & Chemical Changes- Test over Matter Unit Next Tuesday Social Studies: Branches of Government/Election Unit	Upcoming Dates: 10/4- Picture Day 10/7 & 10/10- No School 10/11 & 10/12- Parent/Teacher conf. (p.m.) 10/13- Field trip to see BFG-(Play at Marion Civic Center) 10/14- Field trip to Ft. Massac- Need Sack Lunch & Dress for Weather (outside all day)
Notes from the Teachers *D.A.R.E. lessons  will be taught in 5th grade beginning October 11th for the next 10 weeks. *Daily reading practice- Practicing reading at home is the most important thing your child can do to increase his or her reading abilities. Please encourage your child to read for at least 20-30 minutes each night. *Your child should be bringing home his/her planner each night with all the day’s assignments written in it. Daily work can also be found on the class blog. In addition, each Friday, we send home this newsletter with missing work and behavior reports. Please check your child’s nightly planner and weekly newsletter regularly.	How to contact us: Lewis School: 457-2632 Mrs. Jenkins: ext. 2257 bjenkins@ces95.org Mrs. Liss: ext. 2256 jliss@ces95.org Ms. Vaughn: ext. 2253 hvaughn@ces95.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We also have a blog! We will post activities, student work, pictures, reminders and more. Check it out at lewis5.blogspot.com A FEW NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED THIS WEEK!

Classroom News From Mrs. Liss, Mrs. Jenkins, and Ms. Vaughn September 25-29
What are we doing? Math:​ Prime Factorization Reading: ​Hatchet (novel study) and F&P testing Writing:​ Narrative writing Science:​ Watercoloring Butterflies, Researching Painted Lady Butterflies & Writing Butterfly Narratives Social Studies: ​Studying the Preamble and Branches of Government	Upcoming Dates: 10/7 & 10/10- ​No School 10/11 & 10/12-​ Parent/Teacher conf. (p.m.) 10/13- ​Field trip to see play 10/14-​ Field trip to Ft. Massac
Notes from the Teachers *Please make all arrangements for how your child is getting home at the end of the day before school. If a student is in the PRIDE program, they will go to PRIDE every day, Monday through Thursday unless we have a note. Thank you!. *Daily reading practice- Practicing reading at home is the most important thing your child can do to increase his or her reading abilities. Please encourage your child to read for at least 20-30 minutes each night. *Your child should be bringing home his/her planner each night with all the day‛s assignments written in it. Daily work can also be found on the class blog. In addition, each Friday, we send home this newsletter with missing work and behavior reports. Please check your child‛s nightly planner and weekly newsletter regularly.	How to contact us: Lewis School: 457-2632 Mrs. Jenkins​: ext. 2257 bjenkins@ces95.org Mrs. Liss​: ext. 2256 jliss@ces95.org Ms. Vaughn​: ext. 2253 hvaughn@ces95.org -------------------- We also have a blog! We will post activities, student work, pictures, reminders and more. Check it out at ​lewis5.blogspot.com

Classroom News From Mrs. Liss, Mrs. Jenkins, and Ms. Vaughn September 19-23
What are we doing? Math: Place Value Reading: Hatchet (novel study) and F&P testing Grammar: Nouns and proper nouns Writing: Narrative writing Science: Solids, Liquids, and Gases & Does Matter Change Weight When It Changes Form? Social Studies: Why do we have rules and laws? Beginning Constitution unit.	Upcoming Dates: 9/23- 11:30am dismissal 10/7 & 10/10- No School 10/11 & 10/12- Parent/Teacher conf. (p.m.) 10/13- Field trip to see play 10/14- Field trip to Ft. Massac
Notes from the Teachers *Please make all arrangements for how your child is getting home at the end of the day before school.  If a student is in the PRIDE program, they will go to PRIDE every day, Monday through Thursday unless we have a note.  Thank you!. *Daily reading practice- Practicing reading at home is the most important thing your child can do to increase his or her reading abilities. Please encourage your child to read for at least 20-30 minutes each night. *Your child should be bringing home his/her planner each night with all the day’s assignments written in it. Daily work can also be found on the class blog. In addition, each Friday, we send home this newsletter with missing work and behavior reports. Please check your child’s nightly planner and weekly newsletter regularly.	How to contact us: Lewis School: 457-2632 Mrs. Jenkins: ext. 2257 bjenkins@ces95.org Mrs. Liss: ext. 2256 jliss@ces95.org Ms. Vaughn: ext. 2253 hvaughn@ces95.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We also have a blog! We will post activities, student work, pictures, reminders and more. Check it out at lewis5.blogspot.com NEW PICTURES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE BLOG SLIDESHOW!

                            Eight days after our chrysalises first appeared, our butterflies have hatched!

Classroom News From Mrs. Liss, Mrs. Jenkins, and Ms. Vaughn September 6-9
What are we doing? Math: Place Value Reading: Hatchet (novel study) and F&P testing English: Using CRISP sentences Writing: Narrative writing Science: Investigating how air is matter Social Studies: Studying the Holocaust	Upcoming Dates: 9/23- 11:30am dismissal 10/7 & 10/10- No School 10/10 & 10/11- Parent/Teacher conf. (p.m.) 10/13- Field trip to see play 10/14- Field trip to Ft. Massac
Notes from the Teachers *Note about homework: You may have noticed that your fifth grader is not bringing a lot of written homework home this year. Most homework assignments will be work that was not finished during class time. If your child uses class time wisely, it’s likely that he or she will not have homework very often. Please encourage him or her to use the extra time they have to read or practice math skills. *Daily reading practice- Practicing reading at home is the most important thing your child can do to increase his or her reading abilities. Please encourage your child to read for at least 20-30 minutes each night. *Due to changes in subject minutes required by the District 95 curriculum, on Monday we will be changing our students’ daily schedule to accommodate these changes. All students have been given a new schedule. Please contact us with any questions.	How to contact us: Lewis School: 457-2632 Mrs. Jenkins: ext. 2257 bjenkins@ces95.org Mrs. Liss: ext. 2256 jliss@ces95.org Ms. Vaughn: ext. 2253 hvaughn@ces95.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We also have a blog! We will post activities, student work, pictures, reminders and more. Check it out at lewis5.blogspot.com NEW PICTURES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE BLOG SLIDESHOW!

Classroom News From Mrs. Liss, Mrs. Jenkins, and Ms. Vaughn September 6-9
What are we doing? Math: Place Value Reading: Hatchet (novel study) and F&P testing English: Using CRISP sentences Writing: Narrative writing Science: What is matter? & Investigating air Social Studies: Monarchies and Dictatorships-(Continuation of types of government)	Upcoming Dates: 9/5- No School (Labor Day) 9/23- 11:30am dismissal
Notes from the Teachers *Note about homework: You may have noticed that your fifth grader is not bringing a lot of written homework home this year. Most homework assignments will be work that was not finished during class time. If your child uses class time wisely, it’s likely that he or she will not have homework very often. Please encourage him or her to use the extra time they have to read or practice math skills. *Daily reading practice- Practicing reading at home is the most important thing your child can do to increase his or her reading abilities. Please encourage your child to read for at least 20-30 minutes each night. *Students are encouraged to practice ST math at home- visit web.stmath.com	How to contact us: Lewis School: 457-2632 Mrs. Jenkins: ext. 2257 bjenkins@ces95.org Mrs. Liss: ext. 2256 jliss@ces95.org Ms. Vaughn: ext. 2253 hvaughn@ces95.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We also have a blog! We will post activities, student work, pictures, reminders and more. Check it out at lewis5.blogspot.com