This week in 5th grade!

Persuasive writing time is here.  This means that your students have to choose a topic to write on and come up with a title for their book.  They need to have your approval with a signature on the yellow rough draft/outline packet.  They will need to work on this every night next week.  This packet will need to be complete on Friday, Feb. 17th.  Be prepared to decide whether you would like to publish this book or not.  Every fifth grader will have a paper copy of their book.  Any student wishing to meet the deadlines and requirements will have an opportunity to have one free published book, thanks to Student Treasures Publishing Company.  The publishing company gives these away at no cost to parents if parent are willing to sign two different flyers.  This is just their way of advertising to parents.  The first flyer explains that you can purchase additional student books for 15$.  The second flyer gives you an opportunity to purchase a class book also for around 15$.  Your child will have one page in the class book.  You don't have to purchase anything.  You choose to sign that you're not interested in purchasing, or you can send in payment for any number of books that you want.    Your student will still get the one free published copy, but the publishing company needs the two signatures on the two different flyers.  We will have these flyers available at conferences.  We can explain it in more detail then.  This is just to give you some warning.