Fifth Grade Newsletter sfarr@auburnschools.org
	Dear Parents, Report cards will come home on Thursday. Please return them signed and I will give you a copy to keep on Parent Conference Day. I will send home a reminder on Thursday to remind you of our scheduled time for conferences on Monday. I look forward to discussing your child’s progress with you. Thank you, Mrs. Farr Parents, if you are willing to donate snacks to the room we would greatly appreciate it. Please just make sure they are healthy snacks such as goldfish, peanut butter crackers, pretzels, etc… Mrs. Roberts is recycling the following items. Please send them in with your student. Thanks! * Cell Phones * Ink Jet Printer Cartridges * Laptop Computers * Apple iPods * Digital Cameras * Digital Video Cameras	October 13, 2008 ***Please check your child’s Behavior Chart daily to monitor his/her progress. Also, don’t forget to initial your child’s Knightly Reading card. Please return picture orders as soon as possible! Scoliosis Screening will be held on October 14^th. Please return the permission form tomorrow! Report Cards will come home on October 16^th! 1^st Nine Weeks Behavior Party will be October 16^th from 12:30-2:15! Charade Parade – 1^st Celebration is due October 17^th! Parent Conference Day is on October 20^th! Pumpkins will be given out again this year to promote literacy. Please be thinking about books and characters with your child Fall Parties will be held on October 31^st!
	Math Data Analysis and Probability Science/ Social Studies Chapter 1 Test – Friday	Language Arts Spelling Test Friday, 10/13 on R controlled vowels; Poetry; sentence fluency Reading Week 4 Skills- Compare and Contrast ***See Family Times newsletter for more detailed information and vocabulary Main Selection Test –Thursday Ch’i-lin Purse