Friday, November 30, 2012

December Calendar


*The school calendar has changed. Please note the revised date for the last day before Winter Break.
12/3       Centennial’s Scholastic Book Fair (ends at 11 am on Friday, 12/7)
12/6       Skate Country ($4, 4-6 pm)
12/7       Chick-Fil-A Biscuit Sale, $2.50

12/12    Bruster’s Italian Ice money due, $2 (cherry and green apple)
12/13    PTA Winter Concert, 6 pm
12/14    GMS Band concert 8:30-10 am (bus); Italian Ice delivered

12/21    Last day of school before break; 5th grade class holiday parties

12/24 – 1/6 NO SCHOOL: WINTER BREAK

1/7          First Day Back!

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Field Trip: Chestatee Wildlife Preserve!


FIELD TRIP!

Friday, October 19th
9 am - 1:30 pm

Chestatee Wildlife Preserve
Dahlonega, GA

Students can view a variety of wild an exotic animals in a serene, country setting.

Live Animal Show!
Students can see many of the animals up close as well as pet many of them! Exciting!

Parent volunteers needed and WELCOMED!
We'd like to have small groups to make the tour more enjoyable for the students.

COST:
$5.75 per student
$5.75 per adult

RSVP to your child's teacher today if you'd like to volunteer!

Sunday, September 30, 2012

What's Happening in October

Wednesday, 10/3
Walk to School Day, meet at Rock Creek Park

Thursday, 10/4 
Talent Show Tryouts during activity
Skate Country 6-8

Friday, 10/5 
Reading Bowl test during lunch
Chick-Fil-A Biscuits, $2.50

Monday, 10/8
Salvation Army Canned Food Drive begins (ends Nov. 12)

Tuesday, 10/9
Picture Day (5th grade begins at 10:30)
Watch D.O.G.S. kickoff for students and dads @ 6 pm

Friday, 10/12
Fall Break, no school

Monday, 10/15
Fall Break, no school

Thursday, 10/18
PTA Talent Show @ 6:00

Friday, 10/19
Chick-Fil-A Biscuits, $2.50

Monday, 10/22
Basketball Tryouts 12U
Girls 5-6 pm @ Woods Mill
Boys 6:15 - 7:15 @ Woods Mill

Tuesday, 10/23
Report Cards
OPERA/Stone Soup, 7:50-8:40 in gym

Wednesday, 10/24
Italian Ice money due, $2 (orange)

Friday, 10/26
Italian Ice delivered
UNICEF boxes go home

Wednesday, 10/31
Halloween, no costumes!

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fabulous in Fifth! September Newsletter


Fabulous in Fifth! September
Ms. Dodd, Ms. Denly, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. May, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs, Weiser

Subjects & Topics
Check your child’s agenda for specific test dates and frequent quizzes.
Math: multiplication and division of whole numbers; decimals – place value, rounding, adding and subtracting Reading: Literary texts (fiction) and informational texts (nonfiction) related to Civil War and classification of animals
Science: Cells; heredity/genetics; classification of animals and plants
Social Studies: Citizenship; economics; Civil War
Language Arts: Opinion writing; prepositional phrases; subject verb agreement

Important Information
September 11: Progress Reports

September 17: School Board meeting 6:00 pm
September 20: PTA Open House 6:00 pm; Boy Scout sign-up 7:00 pm
September 21: Chick-Fil-A Biscuits, $2.50

October 3: Centennial's Walk to School Day (Rock Creek Park, 7 am)

Resources
www.brainpop.com (username: gainesville; password: elephant)

Contact
School Phone: 770.287.2044
E-mails:
abby.denly@gcssk12.net                           ashley.dodd@gcssk12.net
kelly.kennedy@gcssk12.net                      linda.may@gcssk12.net
dallas.thompson@gcss12.net                   heather.weiser@gcssk12.net
Primary parent conferences will be set up with reading or math teacher depending on the needs of your student in class. If you have specific questions for another teacher, feel free to set up an additional conference with that teacher. Ask your child which teacher he/she sees for each subject if needed.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Reading Bowl Books 2012-2013


2011-2012 Centennial Reading Bowl Team: 3rd Place in Regional Competition!
Here is a list of Reading Bowl books for 2012-2013:
Click here for a summary of the books.

Ashes by Kathryn Lasky
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading by Tom Greenwald
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Crunch by Leslie Connor
Dark Life by Kat Falls
Fish by Gregory Mone
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan Long Shang
Hero by Mike Lupica
The Limit by Kristen Landon
The Luck of the Buttons by Anne Ylvisaker
Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by Alan Silberberg
My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald
Ninth Ward by Jeiwell Parker Rhodes
The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook by Eleanor Davis
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael

Thursday, July 26, 2012

5th Grade Supply List

Notebook paper (5 packs)
#2 Pencils (4 dozen)
Composition notebooks (5)
Pocket folders (5, different colors)
Binder, 2" (1)
Index Cards, 4x6 (3 packs)
Glue, liquid (1)
Glue, sticks (2)
Markers, broad (1)
Tissues (1)

Though it isn't on the list, we all love to keep a clean (and healthy!) classroom, so any donation of Clorox wipes (any brand) would be MORE than welcome!