{"id":4839,"date":"2026-08-31T09:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/5th\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2026-08-30T19:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:12:47","slug":"week-of-8-31-9-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/5th\/2026\/08\/31\/week-of-8-31-9-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of 8\/31 &#8211; 9\/4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September, here we come!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what the 5th graders are doing in class this week:<\/p>\n<p>Math: Students are taking their first math test of the year on Tuesday.\u00a0 We have reviewed studying strategies and material, and will review one more time on Monday to prepare. 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