Mrs.

Cowans Classroom News and Announcements

5th Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies
White Station Elementary School (901) 416 - 8900

October 3, 2016

1st Nine weeks, Week 9

As a reminder, students in homerooms 5-02 and 5-03 will take their

fall pictures on Wednesday, October 19. We apologize for any
inconvenience this delay might have caused. Please remember that
all students must be dressed in uniform attire on that day.
Fall Break will take place on October 10-October 14. Students will
be out school during the entire week. Students, use this time to get
plenty of rest and to enjoy your family and friends. Have a safe and
wonderful break!

English Language Arts Skills (T.W.A.G.)

Reading: Identifying an Authors Points and Reasons
Grammar: Indirect and Direct Objects
Writing: Opinion Paragraph
Reading Selection: Everglades Forever (lesson 8)
Spelling Words : homophones
1. steel

2. steal

3. aloud

4. allowed

5. ring

6. wring

7. lessen

8. lesson

9. whose

10. whos

11. manor

12. manner

13. pedal

14. peddle

15. berry

16. bury

17. hanger

18. hangar

19. overdo

20. overdue

Vocabulary Words
1. conserving

2. restore

3. regulate

4. vegetation

5. endangered

6. responsibility

7. attracted

8. adapted

9. unique

10. guardians

Social Studies Terms

1. border states
2.
3.

casualties
draft

4. emancipation
Teacher Contact Information

End of the 1st Nine Weeks October 7

Fall Break October 10-14 (students out)
Fall Pictures (uniforms required)- October 19

Email address: cowansa@scsk12.org

Veterans Day November 11 (students out)

Classroom website: www.wsefifthgrade.weebly.com

Thanksgiving Break November 23-25

School Phone: 416-8900

End of the 2nd Nine WeeksDecember 16

extension: 75260

Fifth Grade Supply List

100 #2 pencils (no mechanical)

1 binder pencil pouch
1 two inch 3 ring view binder
5 pocket subject dividers
4 packs of wide ruled notebook paper
2 pocket folders with brads
1 one subject (100 sheets) wide ruled spiral
2 wide ruled marble composition books
1 box (25 count) sheet protectors
4 glue sticks
1 box crayons or colored pencils
2 large EXPO dry erase markers
4 highlighters
2 red checking pens
1 pair scissors
1 clip board
5 boxes Kleenex
Boys-paper towels
GirlsClorox wipes
4 reams white copy paper (500 sheets8.5 x 11)
1 bottle waterless hand sanitizer
1 set inexpensive computer headphones
1 sling bag
1 recorder (WSE bookstore)
*Students are not allowed to have personal pencil sharpeners or
rolling backpacks.