Homework 12-21

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Thursday, January 13

Have a great Break!

Homework 12-20

Reading - Read 20 minutes

5P Math - Study Link 6.5 & SMJ page

5G Math - SMJ page 177

Science - Worksheet

Newsletter for the week of 12-20

Reading: This week in reading we will finish reading the story "Everglades".  With this story, we will continue to focus on making interpretations from the evidence, minor and significant details, and analogies.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  The following is the extended response question for this week. How have the Everglades changed throughout time?  Use information from the text and your own ideas to answer the question.  We will also continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words. The vocabulary words for this week are: peninsula, multitude, scurried, eons, pondered, and plentitude.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Monday, December 20.  The genre for this book report is a biography or autobiography.  The students will create a power point for this project, and it will be done at school.  The following information is required:

• Photo Collage
• Birth and Childhood
• Education
• Adulthood - Family and jobs they had before becoming famous
• What made them famous
• Interesting facts about your person
• Later Years/Death

Math: In math we will start unit 6.  The first lesson will focus on organizing data and using our landmarks.  The landmarks are maximum, minimum, mode, median, range, and mean.  The students learned how to make and interpret a stem leaf plot and worked on using personal measures and probability.  This week we will work on the relationship between sample size and reliability.  We will also work on the extended response in math.  With the math extended response, we look at the students strategy to solve the problem, their computational knowledge, and their ability to explain how they solved the problem and why they used those strategies to solve they problem.

Writing: We will continue working on our A to Z book, and present the book reports.

Science: This week in science we will continue learning about magnets.  We have already learned about the basic parts of the atom.  The proton has a positive charge and is located in the nucleus.  The neutron has no charge and is also located in the nucleus.  The electron has a negative charge and is located in the outer shells of the atom.  The students also learned about an element and how to read the periodic table of elements.  They built a 3D model of a salt molecule.  The students learned about a natural magnet called lodestone.  They will also learned about permanent magnets and temporary magnets.  We are using the following permanent magnets: cow magnet, horseshoe magnet, bar magnet, donut magnet, and disc magnet.  This week the students will learn how to make a magnet and the metals that can be made magnetic.

Social Studies: We will go back to social studies next quarter.

Spelling: Unit 14 Words:
There is no spelling for this week.  Our next pretest will be on Thursday, January 6.

Important Dates:

Book Report due on Monday, December 20
Winter break begins on Wednesday, December 22
Classes resume on Wednesday, January 5

Homework 12-17

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report

5P Math - Study Link 6.4

PE - Food Packet

Homework 12-16

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

5P Math - Study Link 6.3

5G Math - Journal page 175

PE - Food Worksheet due Monday

Homework 12-15

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

5P Math - Study Link 6.2, Journal page 172 numbers 1 & 3

5G Math - Study Link 5.3, Journal page 173

PE - Food Worksheet

Homework 12-14

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 6.1

5G Math - Journal pages 171, 168

Science - Worksheet

P.E. - Food Worksheet

Homework 12-13

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 146 numbers 1, 2, 3, & 6

5G Math - Journal page 165, Study Link 5.2

PE - Food Homework due 12-20

Newsletter for the week of 12-13

Reading: This week in reading we will read the story "Everglades".  With this story, we will focus on making interpretations from the evidence, minor and significant details, and analogies.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  The following is the extended response question for this week into next week. How have the Everglades changed throughout time?  Use information from the text and your own ideas to answer the question.  We will also continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words. The vocabulary words for this week are: peninsula, multitude, scurried, eons, pondered, and plentitude.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Friday, December 17.  The genre for this book report is a biography or autobiography.  The students will create a power point for this project, and it will be done at school.  The following information is required:

• Photo Collage
• Birth and Childhood
• Education
• Adulthood - Family and jobs they had before becoming famous
• What made them famous
• Interesting facts about your person
• Later Years/Death

Math: In math we will start unit 6.  The first lesson will focus on organizing data and using our landmarks.  The landmarks are maximum, minimum, mode, median, range, and mean.  The students will also learn how to make and interpret a stem leaf plot.  The stem leaf plot is a way to organize data.  The students will also work on using personal measures and probability.

Writing: This week we will finish working on poetry.  We will also continue working on our A to Z book, and our power point for the book report.

Science: This week in science we will continue learning about the basic parts of an atom.  The proton has a positive charge and is located in the nucleus.  The neutron has no charge and is also located in the nucleus.  The electron has a negative charge and is located in the outer shells of the atom.  The students will also learn about an element and how to read the periodic table of elements.  On Tuesday, the students will build a 3D model of a salt molecule.  The rest of the week we will start working with magnets.  The students will learn about a natural magnet called lodestone.  They will also learn about permanent magnets and temporary magnets.

Social Studies: We will go back to social studies next quarter.

Spelling: Unit 14 Words:
absent       servant       present       instant       accident       assistant       current       moment
resident       ignorant        pleasant       distant       innocent       intelligent       restaurant
patient        government       statement       migrant       participant       efficacious       orbiting
continent        magma        landforms       embarrassment       magnificent       amendment
resistant       pungent       expedient       resilient       immigrant       incident       consonant
electricity       traitor       static       map scale       Congress

Important Dates:

Spelling Test Wednesday, December 15
Paw print redemption day is Thursday, December 16
Book Report due on Friday, December 17

Homework 12-10

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 12-17

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5G Math - Paly angle tangle with parent or accelerated math student

Newsletter 12-9

Read - 20 Minutes, Book Report due 12-17

Language Arts - Haiku due tomorrow

Spelling - Test and Contract due 12-15, 2nd list due tomorrow

5P Math - Test tomorrow

Book Order due tomorrow

Homework 12-8

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

5P Math - Study 5.11, Journal page 159 numbers 1, 3, 4, 5

5G Math - Journal pages 161 & 151

Book Order due on Friday

Homework for 12-7

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

Language Arts - Tanka Poem

Spelling  - Contract and Test for tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 5.9, Study Guide due Thursday, Test Friday

5G Math - Journal pages 160 bottom 3, 157 all, 149 evens, 143 evens, 142 evens  Test tomorrow

Book Order due Friday

Homework 12-6

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 12-17

Language Arts - Cinquain Poem

Spelling - Contract & Test  for Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 156 Numbers 1, 3, 4, Study Guide due 12-9, Test 12-10

5G Math - Study Link 4.8 & 4.9, Journal page 156, Test Wednesday

Newsletter for the week of 12-6

Reading: This week in reading we will finsh the story The Island of the Blue Dolphins.  With this story, we will focus on making inferences and analogies.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  The following is the extended response question for this week.  What are Karana's personality traits?  Use information from the text and your own ideas to answer the question.  We will also continue to work on using context clues to define words. Time for Kids will also be used this week.  We will apply survey strategies while reading this text and work on inferences and vocabulary.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Friday, December 17.  The genre for this book report is a biography or autobiography.  The students will create a power point for this project, and it will be done at school.  The following information is required:

• Photo Collage
• Birth and Childhood
• Education
• Adulthood - Family and jobs they had before becoming famous
• What made them famous
• Interesting facts about your person
• Later Years/Death

Math: In math we will continue unit 5.  The students have learned how to solve parts and whole problems of fractions, used pattern blocks to model mixed numbers, changed mixed numbers to improper fractions, equivalent fractions, comparing/ordering fractions, adding fractions changing fractions to decimals, rounding decimals, changing fractions to percents, and graphing data using bar and circle graphs.  This week will focus on reading circle graphs, measuring the pieces on a circle graph with a percent circle, and constructing a circle graph with a percent circle.  Test will be on Thursday.

Writing: We have finished writing our expository paper and will continue to work on poetry.  The students will learn about the Cinquain, Limerick, Haiku, Tanka, 5W poetry, and Dial-a-Poem.  A Limerick is a comical poem consisting of five lines.  Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.  A Haiku is a Japanese poem which focuses on nature.  This poem contains three lines and each line must have a certain amount of syllables.  Line 1 is 5 syllables.  Line 2 is 7 syllables, and line 3 is 5 syllables.  A Tanka poem focuses on the seasons.  This poem is 5 lines with a 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 pattern.

Science: This week in science we will learn about the basic parts of an atom.  The proton has a positive charge and is located in the nucleus.  The neutron has no charge and is also located in the nucleus.  The electron has a negative charge and is located in the outer shells of the atom.  The students will also learn about an element and how to read the periodic table of elements.  On Friday, we will learn about a molecule, and the students will build a 3D model of a salt molecule.

Social Studies: On Monday we will finish testing chapter 6.

Spelling: Unit 13 Words:
anyway       any way       all right       every one       everyone       already       all ready       a lot
its       it's       your       you're       who's       whose       there's       theirs       anyone       any one
altogether       all together       continents       wavelength       particles       dangerous       eventually
minuscule       millennium       occurrence       anoint       ridiculous       aerobic       acreage       eccentric
luxurious       apostrophe       symbol       petition       repeal       delegate       Boston Tea Party

Important Dates:

Social Studies Test Continued Monday, December 6
Orchestra Concert Monday, December 6
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 8
Granny Awards - 5th grade Musical Wednesday, December 8 at 9:30 am & 7:00 pm
Math Test Thursday, December 9
Book Report due on Friday, December 17

Homework 12-3

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 12-17

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 5.9, Journal page 152 numbers 1 & 2, Study guide due Wednesday, Test Thursday

5G Math - Journal pages 153 & 154

Homework 12-2

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report due on 12-17

Language Arts - Thanksgiving paper due tomorrow

Spelling - Test & Contract for Wednesday, December 8

5P Math - Study Link 5.8, Study Guide due on 12-8, Test 12-9

5G Math - Stduy Link 4.5

Social Studies - Test tomorrow, Worksheet

Homework 12-1

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due December 17

5P Math - Study Link 5.7, Study Guide due 12-8, Test 12-9

5G Math  - Journal pages 139 & 149, Page 149 is odd numbers

Social Studies - Test on Friday

Homework 11-30

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on December 17

5P Math - Study Link 5.6, Journal page 144 circled ones, study guide due December 8, Test December 9

5G Math - Finish and Fix page 144, Study Link 4.7

Social Studies - Worksheet, Test Thursday

Homework 11-29

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 5.5

5G Math - Journal pages 135 & 138, Study Link 4.4

Social Studies - Worksheet, Test Thursday

Newsletter for the week of 11-29

Reading: This week in reading we will read an excerpt from the story The Island of the Blue Dolphins.  The focus skills for this week are narrative elements, prefixes, suffixes, root words.  We will continue to work on open ended questions.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  We will also continue to work on using context clues to define words.  The words for this story are forlorn, overcome, abalone, pitched, lair, gorged, and vainer. 

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Tuesday, November 30.  The genre for this report is nonfiction.  The students need to create a poster board with information about their topic.  An example was provided on the back of their book report instructions.  They need to include the following:

• 6 idea bubbles with at least 4 detail lines
• use your own words
• 3 to 7 pictures
• do not need complete sentences
• print or computer only

Math: In math we will continue unit 5.  The students have learned how to solve parts and whole problems of fractions, used pattern blocks to model mixed numbers, changed mixed numbers to improper fractions, equivalent fractions, comparing/ordering fractions, and adding fractions.  This week will focus on changing fractions to decimals, rounding decimals, changing fractions to percents, graphing data on bar and circle graphs.

Writing: This week we will finish our expository.  For the expository, we used the 4 square to organize our thoughts. Our mini lessons were establishing and maintaining a focus in the paper, elaboration, word choice, and compound sentences.  We will continue working on writing introductions to catch the readers attention.  The students will finish their power point about them.  This week we will also work on poetry.  The students will learn about the Diamonte, Cinquain, Limerick, and Biopoem.  A Diamonte is a seven line poem that begins with one topic and ends with a completely different topic.  A Limerick is a comical poem consisting of five lines.  Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

Science: We will go back to science at the end of this month.

Social Studies: This week we will continue chapter 6.  Lesson 1 focuses on the work and trade in the colonies.  The second lesson will focus on the cities, towns, and farms in the colonies.  The third lesson will look at the colonists everday life, and the last lesson will focus on slavery in the colonies.  The skills lesson will teach the students how to distinguish between news articles and feature articles.

Spelling: Unit Words:
No spelling this week



Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  The district has one more session. 
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

Book Report due Tuesday, November 30
Paw print redemption Thursday, December 2
Social Studies Test Friday, December 3
Orchestra concert Monday, December 6
Granny Awards - 5th grade musical Wednesday, December 8 at 9:30 am & 7:00 pm

Homework 11-23

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 11-30

5P Math - Study Link 5.4, Journal page 136

Homework 11-22

Reading - 20 minutes, Book Report due 11-30

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 5.3

5G Math - Study Link 4.4

Newsletter for the week of 11-22

Reading: This week in reading we will use our Time for Kids magazines to work on our reading comprehension skills.  The focus skills for this week are main idea and concepts, explaining how illustrators use art to express their ideas, and open ended questions.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  We will also continue to work on prefixes, suffixes, root words, and using context clues to define words. 

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Tuesday, November 30.  The genre for this report is nonfiction.  The students need to create a poster board with information about their topic.  An example was provided on the back of their book report instructions.  They need to include the following:

• 6 idea bubbles with at least 4 detail lines
• use your own words
• 3 to 7 pictures
• do not need complete sentences
• print or computer only

Math: In math we will continue unit 5.  The students have learned how to solve parts and whole problems of fractions, used pattern blocks to model mixed numbers, and changed mixed numbers to improper fractions.  This week we will learn about equivalent fractions, comparing/ordering fractions, and adding fractions. 

Writing: This week we will start working on an expository.  For the expository, we will use the 4 square to organize our thoughts. Our mini lessons wil be establishing and maintaining a focus in the paper, elaboration, word choice, and compound sentences.  We will also work on writing introductions to catch the readers attention.  The students are also working on a power point about them.

Science: We will go back to science at the end of this month.

Social Studies: This week we will start chapter 6.  Lesson 1 focuses on the work and trade in the colonies.  The second lesson will focus on the cities, towns, and farms in the colonies.  The third lesson will look at the colonists everday life, and the last lesson will focus on slavery in the colonies.  The skills lesson will teach the students how to distinguish between news articles and feature articles.

Spelling: Unit 12 Words:
basketball       seventy-five       rock band       everybody       fireplace       anything       take-off
skateboard       homework       two-thirds       high school       railroad       motorcycle
vice president       strawberry       freeway       car pool       comic strip       fine arts       forty-two
breathtaking       thunderstruck       runner-up       half hour       paper clip       extracurricular
cold-blooded       headache       counterclockwise       merry-go-round       awestruck
overexposure       time-consuming       nonetheless       spreadsheet       treason       boycott
liberty       militia       assembly


Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  The district has one more session. 
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

Spelling Test Tuesday, November 23
No School November 24, 25, & 26 Thanksgiving Break
Book Report due Tuesday, November 30
Social Studies Test Friday, December 3

Homework 11-19

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 11-30

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Tuesday

5P Math - Study Link 5.2

5G Math - Journal page 134 if not done

Homework 11 -18

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report dueon 11-30

Spelling - Contract & Test for Tuesday

5P Math - Study Link 5.1, Journal page 128 #'s 1, 3, & 5

Book Order due Friday

Homework 11-17

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 11-30

5P Math - Journal page 123 numbers 1-4

5G Math - Journal pages 126 & 128

Social Studies - Finish test tomorrow

Book Order Due on Friday

Homework 11-16

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 11-30

Spelling - Contract & Test for tomorrow

5G Math - Journal pages 124 & 125

Social Studies - Test tomorrow

Book Order due on Friday

Homework 11-15

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report due 11-30

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

Social Studies - Worksheet due tomorrow, Test on Wednesday

Music - Work on their parts

Book Order due on Friday

Newsletter for the week of 11-15

Reading: This week in reading we will use our Time for Kids magazines to work on our reading comprehension skills.  The focus skills for this week are main idea and concepts, explaining how illustrators use art to express their ideas, and open ended questions.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  We will also continue to work on prefixes, suffixes, root words, and using context clues to define words. 

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Tuesday, November 30.  The genre for this report is nonfiction.  The students need to create a poster board with information about their topic.  An example was provided on the back of their book report instructions.  They need to include the following:

• 6 idea bubbles with at least 4 detail lines
• use your own words
• 3 to 7 pictures
• do not need complete sentences
• print or computer only

Math: In math we will be taking a test Monday on unit 4.  On Tuesday we will start unit 5.  Our first three lessons will focus on solving parts and whole problems of fractions, using pattern blocks to model mixed numbers, changing mixed numbers to improper fractions, equivalent fractions, and comparing/ordering fractions. 

Writing: This week we will start working on an expository.  For the expository, we will use the 4 square to organize our thoughts. Our mini lessons wil be establishing and maintaining a focus in the paper, elaboration, word choice, and compound sentences.  We will also work on writing introductions to catch the readers attention.

Science: We will go back to science at the end of this month.

Social Studies: This week we will continue chapter 5 which focuses on early English settlements in North America.  The first lesson is about England's first colonies.  These colonies are Roanoke and Jamestown.  The second lesson will focus on the Dutch and French colonizing in North America.  In the third lesson, the students will learn about the Pilgrims and Puritans.  The last lesson will focus on the 13 English colonies.  The skills lesson for this chapter is fact and opinion.

Spelling: Unit 11 Words:
island       design       calm       column       sword       half       yolk       walked       talk
chalk       wrinkled       wrong       autumn       solemn       aisle       foreign       lightning
benign       glistened       resign       orchids       slaughter       clambered       knowledge
habitat       colleague       acquaintance       potpourri       pneumonia       receipt   
mnemonics       jeopardy       gauge       handkerchief       foreigner       temporary
natural       permanent       lodestone       special

Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  For your convenience, the district has scheduled two dates.  You can attend any one of the seesions.
1st Session:  Wednesday, November 17 at Brookdale Elementary School
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

Math Test Monday, November 15
Social Studies Test Wednesday, November 17
Spelling Test Wednesday, November 17
Family Math Night Thursday, November 18 from 6:00 - 8:00
Book Report due Tuesday, November 30

Homework 11-12

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Monday

5P Math - Test on Monday

5G Math - Study Link 3.4 & 3.10, Test on Monday

Social Studies - Test on Tuesday

Homework 11-10

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 11-15

5P Math - Study Links 4.4 & 4.7, Study guide due Friday, Test is Monday 11-15

5G Math - Journal pages 120 & 121, Test Monday 11-15

Social Studies - Test Tuesday 11-16

Homework 11-9

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 11-15, Vocabulary Worksheet

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 4.6, study guide due Friday, Test is Monday 11-15

5G Math - Journal pages 117, 118, & 119

Social Studies - Worksheet, Test Tuesday 11-16

Homework 11-8

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 11-15

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 4.5, Study Guide due Friday, Test Monday 11-15

5G Math - Journal page 111, Study link 3.7, Test on Monday 11-15

Social Studies - Finish reading lesson 3 pages 168 - 173, Notecards

Newsletter for the week of 11 - 8

Reading: This week we will read the story "Woodsong".  The focus skill is learning to distinguish between significant details and minor details.  We will also focus on point of view, metaphors, and inferencing.  A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase which is used for something normal is used in a different way.  For example you are my sunshine is a metaphor.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  We will also continue to work on prefixes, suffixes, root words, and using context clues to define words.  The vocabulary words for this story are resembled, harness, bulk, pointedly, snort, disengage, and retired.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Monday, November 15 and is a choice book.  The students have two options they can select from.

• Option #1 - They can make a book sandwich.  There are 6 pages and the directions are on each page.  They need to get the pages from me.
• Option #2 - They can make a book quilt.  For this book report they need to make a 3x3 quilt block and each square should be 8 inches by 8 inches.  In each box they should share something from the book.  Examples would be characters, setting, summary, illustrations, character traits, conflict, resolution, their favorite part, etc.  All 9 squares should be filled in.

Math: In math we will continue working on unit 4.  Last week the students practiced their division facts, used mental math to divide, used a map scale to determine distances, and learned the partial quotients and traditional method for long division.  This week we will continue working on long division using either traditional or partial quotient method.  We will also divide using decimals and make magnitude estimates.  The students will learn how to interpret remainders in story problems and work with variables. 

Writing: This week we will continue working on a book review.  For the book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing, strengths, weaknesses, and recommendation. Our mini lessons will continue focusing on using the 4 square organizer, sentences fragments, establishing and maintaining a focus in the paper.  We will also work on elaboration, word choice, and compound sentences.

Science: We will go back to science at the end of this month.

Social Studies: This week we will continue chapter 5 which focuses on early English settlements in North America.  The first lesson is about England's first colonies.  These colonies are Roanoke and Jamestown.  The second lesson will focus on the Dutch and French colonizing in North America.  In the third lesson, the students will learn about the Pilgrims and Puritans.  The skills lesson for this chapter is fact and opinion.

Spelling: Unit 10 Words:
crisis       knives      media       roofs       pianos       waves       wishes       armies       briefs
videos       heroes       data       bacteria       oxen       tomatoes       canoes       berries
loaves       lives       messages       foxes       breaths       tragedies       buses       skis
hypotheses       analyses       phenomena       vertebrae       antennae       arteries       monkeys
journeys       hooves       magnetism       voyageur       conclusion        portage       mission 
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Important Information:
May Watts Book Fair: Sales Date
Monday, Nov. 8th from 8:45a.m. - 9:15a.m.

Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  For your convenience, the district has scheduled two dates.  You can attend any one of the seesions.
1st Session:  Wednesday, November 17 at Brookdale Elementary School
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

Band Concert Tuesday, November 9 at Hill
Picture Retakes Tuesday, November 9
Spelling Test Wednesday, November 10
Parent Teacher Conferences Wednesday, November 10 from 4:30 - 8:00
No School Thursday, November 11 - Veteran's Day
Book Report due Monday, November 15
Math Test Monday, November 15
Social Studies Test Tuesday, November 16

Homework 11-5

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report 11-15

Spelling - Test & Contract due 11-10

5P Math - Study Guide due 11-12, Test 11-15

5G Math - Journal pages 97 & 110

Social Studies - Worksheet 43

Homework 11-4

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 11-15

5P Math - Study Link 4.3

Homework 11-3

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report 11-15

5P Math - Study Link 4.2

5G Math - Journal pages 106 & 107

Social Studies - Page 162 questions 3 & 4

Homework 11-1

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Nov. 15, Find similes in a song, write the title of the song and the similes you found

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 4.1

5G Math - Study Link 3.5, pages 100 & 101 in journal depending on what you finished

Newsletter for the week of 11-1

Reading: This week we will read a variety of texts.  The focus skill will be learning about similes, metaphors, proverbs, and idioms.  A simile is a comparison between two things using like or as.  For example, Julie is as slow as a snail is a simile.  A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase which is used for something normal is used in a different way.  For example you are my sunshine is a metaphor.  An idiom is an expression that has a meaning different from the meanings of its individual words.  For example it's raining cats and dogs is an idiom.  The extended response will be an ongoing skill.  We will also continue to work on prefixes, suffixes, root words, and using context clues to define words. 

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Monday, November 15 and is a choice book.  The students have two options they can select from.

• Option #1 - They can make a book sandwich.  There are 6 pages and the directions are on each page.  They need to get the pages from me.
• Option #2 - They can make a book quilt.  For this book report they need to make a 3x3 quilt block and each square should be 8 inches by 8 inches.  In each box they should share something from the book.  Examples would be characters, setting, summary, illustrations, character traits, conflict, resolution, their favorite part, etc.  All 9 squares should be filled in.

Math: In math we will start unit 4.  This week the students will practice their division facts, use mental math to divide, use a map scale to determine distances, and learn the partial quotients and traditional method for long division. 

Writing: This week we will continue working on a book review.  For the book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing, strengths, weaknesses, and recommendation. Our mini lessons will continue focusing on using the 4 square organizer, sentences fragments, establishing and maintaining a focus in the paper.

Science: We will go back to science at the end of this month.

Social Studies: This week we will start chapter 5 which focuses on early English settlements in North America, and we will finish the first three lessons.  The first lesson is about England's first colonies.  These colonies are Roanoke and Jamestown.  The second lesson will focus on the Dutch and French colonizing in North America.  In the third lesson, the students will learn about the Pilgrims and Puritans.

Spelling: Unit 9 Words:
level       double       metal       evil       travel       couple       needle       battle      
candle       article       equal       civil       capital       original       individual
material       angel       camel       illegal       stencil       brindle       possible
personality       wilderness       humorous       morsel       superficial 
inseparable       indomitable       astronomical       indispensible       impeccable
beautiful       technological       hysterical       atom       proton       electron      
molecule       element

Important Information:
May Watts Book Fair: Sales Dates
Tuesday, Nov. 2nd from 8a.m. - 4p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3rd from 9a.m. - 4p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4th from 8:45a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5th from 8:45a.m. - 4p.m.
Monday, Nov. 8th from 8:45a.m. - 9:15a.m.

Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  For your convenience, the district has scheduled two dates.  You can attend any one of the seesions.
1st Session:  Wednesday, November 17 at Brookdale Elementary School
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

No school Tuesday, November 2 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Spelling Test Wednesday, November 3
Field Trip Thursday, November 4
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, November 4 from 4:30 - 8:00
Band Concert Tuesday, November 9 at Hill
Picture Retakes Tuesday, November 9
Parent Teacher Conferences Wednesday, November 10 from 4:30 - 8:00
No School Thursday, November 11 - Veteran's Day
Book Report due Monday, November 15 

Homework 10-29

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

Homework 10-28

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow

Spelling - Test & Contract due 11-3

5G Math - Journal pages 95 & 96

Homework 10-27

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Friday, Drawing Conclusions questions due tomorrow

5P Math - Test tomorrow, 2 review sheets

5G Math - Journal pages 91 & 92

Homework 10-26

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 3.9, study guide due tomorrow, Test on Thursday

5G Math - Study Link 2.11, Journal page 79

Social Studies - Test tomorrow, Worksheets 39 & 40

Field Trip Money

Homework 10-25

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Friday

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Study link 3.8, Journal page 84 1-4, study guide due Wednesday, Test Thursday

5G Math - Study Link 2.10

Social Studeis - Finish reading lesson and study guide, Test on Wednesday

Newsletter for the week of 10-25

Reading: This week we will read "Iditarod Dream".  The focus skills are drawing conclusions and comparing ways in which kinds of literature are organized.  We will continue working on the extended response.  This week, we will work on answering the question, finding evidence, and interpreting the evidence. Vocabulary analysis is another skill that we will continue to focus on.  We will work on prefixes, suffixes, and root words.  The students will also continue to use context clues to define words. 

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Friday, October 29 and must be done on a sports related book.  For this report, the students will make a newspaper page.  I sent home an outline of the requirements for this report.

Math: In math we have started unit three. We finished the first four lessons which were on the American tour, estimating, finding the angle measures of pattern blocks, using the geometry template, using a protractor, and learning about the different angles.  An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.  An acute angle is less than 90 degrees.  A right angle is 90 degrees, and a straight angle is 180 degrees.  A reflex angle is greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees.  Last week the students learned how to copy line segments and angles using compasses and protractors.  They also learned the properties of polygons and play polygon capture.  This week the students will explore and learn about tesselations.  The last lesson will focus on finding the sum of angles in a polygon. 

Writing: This week we will work on a book review.  For the book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing, strengths, weaknesses, and recommendation. Our mini lessons will focus on using the 4 square organizer, combining sentences, and adjectives.

Science: We will go back to science next quarter.

Social Studies: This week we will finish chapter 4 which is about Spain building an empire in the Western hemisphere.  The first lesson is about the voyages of Columbus.  Lesson two will focus on the Spanish settling in the Western hemisphere, and Spain conquering the Aztec and Incas.  Lesson three will focus on the Spanish explorers.  The skill for this chapter is using latitude and longitude.

Spelling: Unit 8 Words:
American      frozen      button      chapter      tractor      golden      taken      harbor
father      color      ancestor      hidden      hamburger      theater      weather      beckon
cannon      comparison      elder      turban      desperate      frostbitten      laden
emergency      straighten      forbidden      sovereign      battalion      examine      amplifier
renovator      reverberate      calendar      interpreter      wanderer      proprietor      Conestoga
indigo      despair      Congress

Important Information:
Parent Teatcher conference notes went home last Thursday.  I need the bottom portion returned to me.
A field trip note went home on Friday.  The field trip is for the Paramount Theatre, and we will be seeing "We the People".  This note needs to be returned to me by Monday, October 25.

Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  For your convenience, the district has scheduled two dates.  You can attend any one of the seesions.
1st Session:  Wednesday, November 17 at Brookdale Elementary School
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

Spelling test Wednesday, October 27
Social Studies test Wednesday, October 27
Math Test Thursday, October 28
Book Report due Friday, October 29
Halloween Parties Friday, October 29
Report cards go home on Friday, October 29
No school Tuesday, November 2 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Homework 10-22

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

Spelling - Contract & Test due 10- 27

5P Math - Study Guide due 10- 27, Test 10 -28

Social Studies - Test 10-27

Field Trip Form due 10-25

Homework 10-21

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

Spelling - Contract & Test due 10-27

5P Math - Journal page 81

Language Arts - Memoir due tomorrow

Field Trip for due October 25

Homework 10-20

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

5P Math - Study Link 3.6, Study Guide due 10-26, Test 10-27

5G Math - Journal pages 80 & 81

Social Studies - Finish reading lesson 1 if you did not finish and worksheet page 36

Field Trip Form due Monday, October 25

Homework 10-19

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

Spelling - Contract & Test for tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 3.5

5G Math - Study Link 3.2

Field Trip Notes due on 10-25

Conference Notes were due yesterday

Homework 10-18

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 74

5G Math - Journal page 85 & Study Link 3.1

Social Studies - Worksheet 35, Read pages 134-135 and do the review question on page 135

PA - Finish Booklet

Field Trip note due 10-25

Parent Teacher Conference Note was due today.  If you have not turned it in please turn it in tomorrow.

Newsletter for the week 10-18

Reading: This week we will finish "We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente" and work with Time for Kids magazines.  The focus skills are drawing conclusions and comparing texts for their theme, settings, characters, problems, and events.  We will finish our comparison charts over Roberto and our read aloud book Island.  The students will partner and complete a comparison chart on two picture books. We will also be working on the extended response.  This week, we will work on answering the question, finding evidence, and interpreting the evidence. The focus skills we will be working on with the TFK magazines are skimming to preview a story and scanning to detect major problems. Vocabualry analysis is another skill that we will continue to focus on.  The students will continue to use context clues to define words. 

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Friday, October 29 and must be done on a sports related book.  For this report, the students will make a newspaper page.  I sent home an outline of the requirements for this report.

Math: In math we have started unit three. We finished the first four lessons which were on the American tour, estimating, finding the angle measures of pattern blocks, using the geometry template, using a protractor, and learning about the different angles.  An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.  An acute angle is less than 90 degrees.  A right angle is 90 degrees, and a straight angle is 180 degrees.  A reflex angle is greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees.  This week the students will learn how to copy line segments and angles using compasses and protractors.  They will also learn the properties of polygons and play polygon capture.  Students will also explore and learn about tesselations.  The last lesson of this week will focus on finding the sum of angles in a polygon. 

Writing: This week we will continue our memoirs.  The students have learned about the structure of a memoir, defined a memoir, made a list of questions to help write a memoir and used a visual tool to assist students in writing their memoir.  They have created a special place map, and are using it to write their first memoir.  The students have started writing their memoirs.  Our mini lessons will focus on using action verbs, combining sentences, adjectives, and replacing overused words.  We will also be working on the book review.  For the first book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing and recommendation. 

Science: We will go back to science next quarter.

Social Studies: This week we will start chapter 4 which is about Spain building an empire in the Western hemisphere.  The first lesson is about the voyages of Columbus.  Lesson two will focus on the Spanish settling in the Western hemisphere, and Spain conquering the Aztec and Incas.  Lesson three will focus on the Spanish explorers.  The skill for this chapter is using latitude and longitude.

Spelling: Unit 7 Words:
charged       spied       moving       trying       practicing       injured       carrying
tasted       receiving       becoming       lying       dying       realized       provided
fried       created       tallied       carried       revising       wearing       approval
glimpse       braggart       sufficient       qualities       angered       sympathizing
whimpering       ricocheted       crocheting       dyeing       murmur       panicking
identifying       resembling       tornado       hurricane       cumulus       precipitation
evaporation

Important Information:
Parent Teatcher conference notes went home last Thursday.  I need the bottom portion returned to me.
A field trip note went home on Friday.  The field trip is for the Paramount Theatre, and we will be seeing "We the People".  This note needs to be returned to me by Monday, October 25.

Indian Prairie Scool District will host a parents' orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  For your convenience, the district has scheduled two dates.  You can attend any one of the seesions.
1st Session:  Wednesday, November 17 at Brookdale Elementary School
2nd Session: Thursday, December 2 at Kendall Elementary School

Important Dates:

Spelling test Wednesday, October 20
Math Test Tuesday, October 26
Book Report due Friday, October 29

Homework 10-15

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-29

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday, October 20

5G Math - Page 74 if didn't finish

Field Trip form due October 25

Parent Teacher Conference form 10-18

Homework 10-14

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday, Oct. 20

5P Math - Journal page 71

5G Math - Study Link 2.9, Journal page 76, Test tomorrow

Field Trip form due 10-25

Parent Teacher Conference forms need to be returned by 10-18

Homework 10-13

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Friday

Social Studies - Test tomorrow

Field Trip Money due 10-25

Homework

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Friday, Oct. 15

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 3.3, Mathboxes pg. 67

5G Math - 4 Multiplication Problems with decimals

Social Studies - Test on Thursday

Homework 10-8

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report 10-15

Spelling - Contract & Test due 10-13

Field Trip form due 10-25

Homework 10-7

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-15, 2 TFK worksheets

Spelling - Contract & Test Wednesday, Oct. 13

5P Math - SMJ pages 62 & 63, Study Link 3.2

5G Math - SMJ pages 69 & 70

Social Studies - Worksheet, Test Thursday, Oct. 14

Book Order due tomorrow

Homework 10-6

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-15

5P Math - Study Link 3.1 & Mathboxes 3.1 circled ones only

5G Math - Page 68 in SMJ, 2 division problems, Test is Tuesday

Social Studies - The test has been rescheduled for next week.

Book Order  due Friday

Homework 10-5

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 10-15

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5G Math - SMJ pages 66 & 67, 2 division problems

Social Studies - Worksheet

Book Order due Friday

Homework 10-4

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-15

Language Arts - 3 ideas to go with their special place paper

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Test tomorrow

5G Math - 2 single digit division problems, pages 64, 65, and 63 fixes if not finished

Social Studies - Ws, Finish reading the lesson and fill out the chart if not finished

Book Order due Friday

Homework 10-1

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on October 15

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday, October 6

5P Math - Study guide due Monday 10-4, Test 10-6

Book Order due Friday, October 8

Homework 9-30

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday, October 6

5P Math - Study Link Study Link 2.9, Study Guide due 10/4, Test 10/5

5G Math - Finish page 59, Page 61 in journal

Homework 9-29

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 2.8, study Guide due 10-4, Test 10-5

5G Math - Study Link 2.4

Homework 9-28

Reading - Read 20 Minutes, Book Report due Thursday, Summary about Rosa Parks Advice

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 2.7, Journal page 39

5G Math - Journal pages 56 & 58

Science - Ws & Test for tomorrow

Homework 9-27

Reading - Read 20 minutes, book report due Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wed., Sept. 29

5P Math - Study Link 2.6

5G Math - Journal pages 54 & 55

Science - Precipitation Worksheet, Test Wednesday

Newsletter for the week of Sept. 27

Reading: This week we will read the story "Dear Mrs. Parks".  This story consists of letters written to Rosa Parks by students, and her replies, on subjects ranging from getting along in school to the changes she has seen in her lifetime.  One of the focus skills is making judgments.  While reading the students will learn to determine if what they read provides reasonable and reliable information.  They will evaluate the author's facts and opinions and then make their judgments.  We will also be working on the extended response.  This week, we will work on answering the question, finding evidence, and starting to interpret the evidence.  Vocabualry analysis is another skill that will be focused on.  The students will continue to use context clues to define words.  The words for this story are ridiculed, dignity, counsel, potential, inspire, correspondence, and mentor.

Math: In math the students have started unit 2.  The students have reviewed traditional method for addition, partial sums, subtraction, open number stories, and estimating.  This week will will learn about probability, latice method for multiplication, partial products, and traditional method for multiplication.  The students will also continue to work on using the landmark data.  This data is: maximum, minimum, range, mode, median, and mean.

Writing: There will be a variety of activities for this week. We will continue working on "storying" which helps students come up with ideas.  With storying this week, the students will continue to listen to memoirs and write down the common characteristics of memoirs.  The students will also learn about the structure of a memoir, and we will define a memoir.  They will also make a list of questions to help them write a memoir and use a visual tool to assist students in writing their memoir.  They have created a special place map, and we will use that map to write their first memoir.  We will also start learning about the book review.  For the first book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing and recommendation. 

Science: So far this unit the students have learned about the layers of the atmosphere, the three states of matter, the wind vane, the anemometer, and the barometer. The wind vane shows the direction the wind is blowing, and the anemometer shows the speed of the wind.  The barometer measures the air pressure.  The air pressure can be measured in inches or millibars. The students have also learned five properties of air.  These properties are: hot air rises, air takes up space, air is lighter than water, air space changes with temperature, and what can happen when the air temperature changes suddenly.  They also learned about the water cycle and the three cloud types.  This week they will see how a cloud forms and learn about the four types of precipitation.  The test will be on Wednesday.

Social Studies: We will start social studies this week after taking the science test.  The first lesson focuses on traveling the Silk Road and trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.  The second lesson focuses on Africa's trading empires.

Spelling: Unit 3 Words:
parts       history       warning       declare       despair       shirt
learning       backward       border       prepared       harsh 
research       carnival       particular       squirrel       harmful
charms       disorder       favored       remark       correspondence
generations       constitution       literature       assurance       pressure
charisma       aerobic       archery       boundary       architecture
familiar       pleasure       gesture        opinion       armada       quivered
barometer       Mayflower Compact

Important Dates:

Spelling test Wednesday, September 29
Science test Wednesday, September 29
Picture day Wednesday, September 29

Book Report due Thursday, September 30

Homework 9-24

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 9-30

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday, Sept. 29

5G Math - Sl 2.2

Science - Study guide due 9-28, Test 9-30

Homework 9-23

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday, Sept. 29

5P Math - SL 2.5

5G Math - ?

Science - Cloud Worksheet, Test Tuesday, Sept. 28

Homework 9-22

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Sept. 30

5P Math - Study link 2.4, Journal page 39

5G Math - Journal pages 44 & 42

Bring recorders tomorrow

Homework 9-21

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 2.3, Journal page 35

5G Math - None

Homework 9-20

Reading- Read 20 minutes, Book Report 9/30

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday, Sept. 22

5P Math - Study Link 2.2

Science - Worksheet on the barometer

Homework 9-17

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Test and COntract for Wednesday, Sept. 22

5G Math - Test Mnday, Sept. 20, Study Links 1.11 & 1.12

Homework 9-14

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrrow

5P Math - Test tomorrow

5G Math - Test Monday

Homework 9-13

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract and Test for Wednesday, Sept. 15

5P Math - Study Link 1.9, Study Guide due Tuesday, Sept. 14, Test Wednesday, Sept. 15

5G Math - Pages 32-33 in journal, Test Monday, Sept. 20

Reading: This week the focus story is "Sees Behind Trees". This story is about a young Native American boy, Walnut, who has poor eyesight.  Walnut overcomes his poor eyesight using an unusual skill to get his adult name.  The skills that we will focus on this week are ask and respond to open ended questions using TTQA, evidence, and interpretation. TTQA stands for turn the question around. The students will also work on narrative elements. I will be looking for characters, setting, plot, conflict, solution. The students will continue working on vocabulary strategies.  The vocabulary words for this story are: quiver, tread, moss, sternly, exaggerate, and compose.


Math: In math the students have learned about arays, factors, and divisibilty rules. The students also learned about prime and composite numbers and square numbers. Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors and composite numbers have more than two numbers. The number 1 is not prime or composite. This week they will learn about prime factorization.  On Tuesday, we will go over their study guide, and the test will be on Wednesday.  On Thursday, we will start chapter two and the focus will be on estimation and addition.

Writing: There will be a variety of activities for this week. We will continue working on "storying" which helps students come up with ideas.  With storying this week, the students will create a special place map and will start writing a memoir using their map.  We will also start learning about the book review.  For the first book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing and recommendation.  The students will also continue working on their own fortunately/unfortunately book.

Science: So far this unit the students have learned about the layers of the atmosphere, the three states of matter, the wind vane, and the anemometer. The wind vane shows the direction the wind is blowing, and the anemometer shows the speed of the wind. The students have also learned three properties of air.  These properties are: hot air rises, air takes up space, and air is lighter than water.  This week the students will learn about the barometer, air space changes with temperature, the water cycle, and how to read a humidity chart.

Social Studies: We will go into social studies when we finish the weather unit.

Spelling: Unit 2 Words
stayed         brain         thief         meat         flight         style         delighted         daily 
breathe        meanwhile         believes         tonight         increased         explained
slightly         payment         brief         tray         byte         raise         tight         type
remain         chief         pleaded         accommodate         decrease         intermediate
league         decisive         indicate         propane         righteous         acquaintance
relieved         molecule         voyage         compensation         expedition         connotation

Important Dates:
Band/Orchestra Registration at Hill on Monday, September 13 starting at 4:00 P.M.
Spelling test Wednesday, September 15
5P Math Test Wednesday, September 15
Book Report due Thursday, September 30

Homework 9-10

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report due Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract and test due Wednesday, Sept. 15

5P Math - Study Link 1.8, Study Guide due Tuesday, Sept. 14, Test Wednesday, Sept. 15

5G Math - Pages 27 & 28 in journal

Homework 9-9

Reading- Read 20 minutes, Book report due on Sept. 30

Spelling- Contract and Test for Wednesday, Sept. 15

5P Math - Study Link 1.7, Study Guide due Tuesday, Sept. 14, Test Wednesday, Sept. 15

5G Math -

Homework 9-8

Reading- Read 20 minutes, Book Report due September 30

5P Math - Study Link 1.6, study guide due Monday, Sept. 13, Test Tuesday, Sept. 14

5G Math - Study Link 1.5, 1.6

Newsletter: Week of September 6

Reading: This week we will continue focusing on the story "The Hot and Cold Summer". This story is about two boys, Rory and Derek, who refuse to speak with Bolivia who is new. When Bolivia's pet escapes, the boys realize that Bolivia may be interesting after all.  The skills that we will focus on this week are ask and respond to open ended questions using TTQA, evidence, and interpretation.  TTQA stands for turn the question around.  The students will also work on narrative elements.  I will be looking for characters, setting, plot, conflict, solution.  The students will continue working on vocabulary strategies.

Math: In math the students have learned about arays, factors, and divisibilty rules. This week we will continue to work on factors and divisibilty rules. The students will learn about prime and composite numbers. Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors and composite numbers have more than two numbers. The number 1 is not prime or composite. They will also learn about square numbers and prime factorization.

Writing: There will be a variety of activities for this week. We will continue working on "storying" which helps students come up with ideas. The students will also create their own fortunately/unfortunately book after listening to the book entitled Fortunately, Unfortunately.

Science: Last week we finished learning about the layers of the atmosphere.  The students also learned about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. This week the students will learn about the wind vane and the anemometer. The wind vane shows the direction the wind is blowing, and the anemometer shows the speed of the wind. The students will also learn how air occupies space, and how air's space changes with temperatures.

Social Studies: We will go into social studies when we finish the weather unit.

Spelling: Unit 1 words
master         ahead         build         front         meant         bread         ready         busy         quit
mother        above         does         advantage         business         sweater         plastic         balance
limit         among         dozen         activity         building         heavy         biscuit         purpose
astonish         symmetric         cyclical         abandon         subsequent         expository         abundant
accomplish         mishap         extraordinary         atmosphere         exploration         weather
territory         troposphere

Important Dates:
No School Monday, September 6: Labor Day
No School Tuesday, September 7: Building Articulation Day 8/29/10
Spelling test Wednesday, September 8
5P math test Tuesday, September 14
Book Report due Thursday, September 30

Homework 9-3

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due September 30

5P Math - Study guide due September 13, Test September 14

5G Math - Journal page

Spelling - Sentences and test for Wednesday, September 8

Homework 9-2

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report due on September 30

5P Math - Jounral page 14

5G Math - Study link 1.4, journal page 16

Spelling - Test and sentences for Wednesday, September 8

Science - Quiz over the layers of the atmosphere tomorrow

Book Order due tomorrow

Homework 9-1

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due September 30
5P Math - Study Link 1.4
Science - Quiz over the layers of the atmosphere Friday, Sept. 3
Book Order due Friday, Sept. 3

Homework 9-1

Reading - Read 20 minutes
Math -
Science - Quiz over the layers of the atmosphere Friday, Sept. 3
Book Order due Friday, Sept. 3

Newsletter: Week of August 30

Reading: The story we will be focusing on this week is entitled "The Hot and Cold Summer".  This story is about two boys, Rory and Derek, who refuse to speak with Bolivia who is new.  When Bolivia's pet escapes, the boys realize that Bolivia may be interesting after all.  While reading the story, we will focus on using predictions to help us understand/comprehend the story.  After reading the story, the students will work on making connections.  There are three ways they can make connections: text to self, text to text, and text to world.  The students will also work on defining and using new vocabulary words.  The vocabulary words for this week are commotion, authority, exhausted, incredible, vow, and souvenir.

Math: In math we started learning about arrays.  This week we will continue to work on arrays and factors.  The students will learn about divisibilty rules and how to use them.  They will also learn about prime and composite numbers.  Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors and composite numbers have more than two numbers.  The number 1 is not prime or composite.  Throughout this week, they will also play the game factor captor to reinforce the lesson on factors. 

Writing: There will be a variety of activities for this week.  We will review the writing process and talk about why writing is so important.  For the next two weeks, we will be working on "storying" which helps students come up with ideas.  There will also be a timed writing prompt given this week to get baseline data on the students.  This will help me see where all the students are at with their writing.

Science:  Last week we started to learn about the layers of the atmosphere.  This week the students will make a diagram of these layers and take a quiz over them.  The students will also learn about the wind vane and the anemometer.  The wind vane shows the direction the wind is blowing and the anemometer shows the speed of the wind.  The students will also learn about air, the states of matter, and how air occupies space.

Social Studies:  We will go into social studies when we finish the weather unit.

Spelling:  There will be a pretest on Thursday of this week.  The words for the week will be posted after the pretest.

Important Dates:

• Band/Orchestra Parent Night: Tuesday, August 31
• Curriculum Night: Wednesday, September 1 - First Session 7:05 - 7:35, Math Session 7:40-7:50, Second Session 7:55-8:25  
• Science quiz over the layers of the atmosphere: Thursday, September 2
• No School Monday, September 6: Labor Day
• No School Tuesday, September 7: Building Articulation Day  

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome to 5P.  This BLOG serves as the 5P newsletter, updated each week.  Here you will find information about what we have done, will be doing in the coming week, spelling lists, and even links to websites that will come in handy.  I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the "Meet and Greet" on August 19th from 1:15-2:00.  This is a time to say hello and drop off all of your supplies.  If you need the supply list go to the following link:http://watts.ipsd.org/uploads/About/SupplyLists2010-2011.pdf   There will be a lot more information posted here as the year gets started.  I am looking foward to working with your son or daughter and I intend to make their fifth grade experience educational, challenging, and FUN!