October 1, 2019/Mrs.

Alwardt

*Progress Reports will be coming home if *Students are switching classes

students need to improve their Reading and
Language Arts grades. this year in 5th grade, so they are
*Every Monday, students receive Spelling and with Mrs. Alwardt for Reading
Vocabulary Packets. They have classwork time
to work on both packets, and both are due on
and Writing, and then Math,
Friday of each week. Students who have not
been turning in these packets are seeing a
Science/Social Studies with Ms.
decrease in their grades for Quarter 1. Alston.
*Vocabulary tests are on Thursdays. *In Reading we are learning
*Spelling tests are on Fridays.
about making inferences (using
*Homework and reminders are written on the
blog each night
text evidence + our background
alwardt.weebly.com, and students should be knowledge to create an answer)
writing homework in their agendas.
and point of view of characters
Contact Mrs. Alwardt: and narrators.
Phone: 770-578-7936 *In Writing, we continue to
E-mail:
review our personal narratives to
sarah.alwardt@cobbk12.org
Blog: alwardt.weebly.com make them engaging!

*October 9th: Fall Picture Day

*October 10: Early Release Day at 12:30pm
*October 11: End of Quarter 1
*October 14-18: Early Release each day at 12:30pm/
Parent-Teacher Conferences/Book Fair
*October 19: Fall Festival: 11:00am-1:00pm
*October 21: 4:00pm--Parent Meeting about
5th Grade Retreat to Rock Eagle (April 1-3)
*October 23: Awards Day for Quarter 1
*October 31: Halloween