Dear Parent(S)/Guardian(S) s2

May 2, 2016

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

Here we are in the fourth quarter of the school year already and the end of the year is rapidly approaching. Fifth grade will be a busy place to be throughout the month of May. We have reached the point in the school year when fifth grade students take the SOLs for reading, math, and science. The scheduled dates for each test, for each classroom teacher, are listed below. It is very important that your child get plenty of rest the night before each test and a good breakfast the following morning. Ensuring these things will help your student perform to the best of his/her ability on these assessments. It is also very important that your child be on time and present on these dates. If for some reason your child is absent on one of these days, he/she will take the test(s) on the makeup date(s). If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher.

Important Dates to Remember for May & June: During the month of 5/2 – 5/6 – Teacher Appreciation Week May your child will 5/4 – D.A.R.E. graduation (1:00 pm in the gymnasium) learn the following: 5/6 – fifth grade panoramic picture (8:45 am) Reading-fiction and non- 5/7 – Free Skate at Ashburn Ice House (12:30-2:00 pm) fiction story elements as well as 5/10 – PTA Executive Board Meeting (8:00 am in lounge) review for the SOL 5/10 – PTA General Meeting (6:30 pm) Writing-persuasive essays and 5/12 – Field Trip: Natural History Museum, Washington, D.C. practice of the writing process 5/24 & 5/25 – READING SOL (see class testing times below) Math- measurement (continued) 5/30 – Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL) &mean, median, mode, & range 5/27 & 5/31 – MATH SOL (see class testing times below) as well as review for the SOL 6/1 – Field Day Science-atoms & elements 6/2 & 6/3 – SCIENCE SOL (see class testing times below) (continued) & light and sound 6/3 – ALL library books due as well as review for the SOL 6/3 – Multicultural Fun Fair (6:30 pm) Social Studies-western 6/7 - last day of FUTURA (*certain students) region of the U.S. (made up of 6/9 – 4th & 5th grade awards assembly (12:30 pm) the rocky mountain and pacific 6/10 – 5th grade promotion ceremony (8:30 am) regions) 6/10 – 5th grade picnic (11:30-2:00 pm) 6/14 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 

SOL Schedule

READING SOL: Tuesday, May 24 th Wednesday, May 25 th 8:00 am-Patterson & Tate 8:00 am-Jones & Drury & ALL 11:00 am-Mueller FUTURA students

MATH SOL: Friday, May 27 th Tuesday, May 31 st 11:00 am-Mueller & ALL FUTURA students 8:00 am-Jones & Drury 11:00 am-Patterson & Tate

SCIENCE SOL: Thursday, June 2 nd Friday, June 3 rd 8:00 am-Mueller 8:00 am-Jones & Drury 11:00 am-Patterson & Tate

*NOTE: All SOL tests are online, therefore, students who come in after testing begins will have alternate work assignments and will take the test on one of the makeup dates. Those classes who have testing at 11:00 will each lunch in their classrooms from 10:30-11:00 that day.

Sincerely, The Fifth Grade Team