Homework for November 7

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

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Study link 4.3, Study Guide due next Tuesday, Test next Wednesday

5B Math - Study Guide & Test on Monday

5V Math - Study Link 3.9 & 3.10 (optional)

Newsletter for the week of November 7

Reading: This week in reading, we will be doing a variety of activities using different text.  On Monday we will be doing an extended response with the story Roberto Clemente.  The prompt for the extended response will be: What are Roberto Clemente's most admiring qualities.  Use information from the text and your own ideas to answer the question.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be using Time for Kids to work on our reading skills.  They will work on inferential questions while reading the headline story.  Then on Wednesday, they will be using a graphic organizer to write down the main idea with details.We will also work on defining words. 

Book Report: The next book report is due on November 30, and the students will present this to the class. For this report, they will need to read a nonfiction book. The assignment is making an organizer with all the important information.  We did a practice one in class with our story about Roberto Clemente.  If you have any questions about this report please let me know.

Math: In math we will start unit 4. The first lesson will focus on using friendly numbers to divide. Then we will work on dividing using the traditional method and partial quotients. This week the students will learn strategies for estimating straight path distances using a map scale.  They will also learn how to make magnitude estimates for division.  These estimates will help the students place the decimal while dividing.  The last lesson this week will focus on solving number stories using division.  The students will have to decided what to do with the remainder.  The three choices are: round up, ignore the remainder, or change the remainder to a decimal or a fraction.

Writing: This week in writing, the students will review the 4 square organizer.  We will go over the different components and fill one out together.  Then we will define what an expository paper is and use our organizer to write one.We will also continue working on our dead word book. This book will have a graveyard of overused words, and the students will make a list of synonyms for these words. I also would like to do a lesson on the use of transitions to make our sentences sound more fluent. Last week we worked on combining sentences to make our papers sound more fluent, and next week we will continue working on this skill.

Science: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.

Social Studies: This week in groups, the students will continue to create their own colony and develop a vision of their colony 3 years out. They will have to develop a political system, create a flag, name the colony, create a story of the discovery, map the location, figure out a 3 year plan to pay back their charter, and look at the economy. Each group will then present their colony on Monday to the class.  The fifth grade team decided to give them one more day to work on their project.  On Tuesday the students will learn about the Pilgrims and the Puritans.

Spelling Unit 10:
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     replies

HEALTHY SNACK LIST:
Due to life-threatening peanut/nuts/sesame allergies at every grade level and the fact that we change classes for math and flex groups, we are asking that no peanut/nut/sesame products be sent in for a nutritional snack. Also a list was sent home that stated the food items that will be allowed for snacks. The following items can be brought in: fruit, vegetable sticks, pretzels, cheese slices or cubes, raisins, cereal mix (i.e. Chex Mix), rice cakes, and crackers.

Robert Crown:
Indian Prairie School District #204 will host a parents’ orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.For your convenience, we have scheduled two dates.Please feel free to attend any one of the sessions as follows:

Thursday, November 17, 2011                                                  Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:00 p.m.                                                                                      7:00 p.m.
Brooks Elementary School                                                           Patterson Elementary School
2700 Stonebridge Boulevard                                                        3731 Lawrence Drive
Aurora, IL 60502                                                                          Naperville, IL 60564
(Stonebridge Subdivision;                                                            (Ashbury Subdivision;
West off of Eola Rd.)                                                                    North off of 104^th St. onto Lawrence Dr.)

This unit includes, as part of its material, a visit by our students to the Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale.

At the health center, students have a presentation on the growth changes that are about to begin in their bodies with the onset of puberty.They also will see a twenty-minute film on human growth and development.

The purpose of the parents’ meeting is to inform you of the material your child will be seeing and to answer any questions you might have about the Robert Crown student visitation.If you have any questions about this unit or about the meeting, please contact me.I hope you will be able to attend one of the sessions.

NEW READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
There is a new reading incentive program that Mrs. May is doing. To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes in a month. That is 20 minutes a night. To learn more about the program go to Mrs. May's blog at mwlmc.blogspot.com.

Important Dates:
Book Fair Begins
Presenting colonies Monday, November 7
PTA meeting on Monday, November 7
Picture Re-Take Day Tuesday, November 8
Spelling Test Wednesday, November 9
Conferences Wednesday night from 4:30 - 8:00  This is a regular school day.
Conferences Thursday, November 10 from 8:00 - 8:00  There is no school today.
No school on Friday, Novmeber 11
Book Report due on Wednesday, November 30

Homework for Nov. 4

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

Homework for Nov. 3

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

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 101

5B Math - Study Link 3.7

Homework for Nov. 2

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

5P Math - Study Link 4.1

5B Math - Quiz on Thursday

5V Math - Study Link 3.7

Homework for November 1

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

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 100 #s 1, 3, 4

5B Math - Journal page 106

5V Math- Study Link 3.5

Please Return Report Card Envelopes

Homework for Oct. 31

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Test & Contract due Wednesday

Report Card Envelopes Need To Be Returned

Newsletter for the week of October 31

Reading: This week in reading, we will read the story We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente. We will continue with vocabulary and using context clues to define words.  The words for this week are dedicated, lineup, ace, error, artificial, and control tower.  One of our focus skills for this week is the reading strategy of SCAN and RUN.  The S stands for survey headings and turn them into questions.  C is capture the pictures/graphics/maps.  The A stands for attack boldface words, and N means to note and read the lesson questions.  In RUN, R stands for read and adjust speed.  U stands for use word attack skills, and N means notice and check parts you do not understand.  We will also work on using graphic organizers and outlining to understand what we read. 

Book Report: The next book report is due on October 31, and the students will present this to the class. For this report, they will need to make a newspaper page. The assignment has the requirements copied on the back. If you have any questions about this report please let me know.

Math: In math we will start unit 4.  The first lesson will focus on using friendly numbers to divide.  Then we will work on dividing using the traditional method and partial quotients.  This week the students will also learn strategies for estimating straight path distances using a map scale.

Writing: This week in writing, the students will continue to create a written story for a wordless picture book. We will also continue working on our dead word book. This book will have a graveyard of overused words, and the students will make a list of synonyms for those words. I also would like to do a lesson on the use of transitions to make our sentences sound more fluent.

Science: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.

Social Studies: This week in groups, the students will continue to create their own colony and develop a vision of their colony 3 years out. They will have to develop a political system, create a flag, name the colony, create a story of the discovery, map the location, figure out a 3 year plan to pay back their charter, and look at the economy. Each group will then present their colony on Friday to the class.

Spelling Unit 9:
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     indispensable     impeccable
beautiful     technological     hysterical     atom     proton     electron     molecule     element

HEALTHY SNACK LIST:
Due to life-threatening peanut/nuts/sesame allergies at every grade level and the fact that we change classes for math and flex groups, we are asking that no peanut/nut/sesame products be sent in for a nutritional snack. Also a list was sent home that stated the food items that will be allowed for snacks. The following items can be brought in: fruit, vegetable sticks, pretzels, cheese slices or cubes, raisins, cereal mix (i.e. Chex Mix), rice cakes, and crackers.

Robert Crown:
Indian Prairie School District #204 will host a parents’ orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development. For your convenience, we have scheduled two dates. Please feel free to attend any one of the sessions as follows:

Thursday, November 17, 2011                                                      Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:00 p.m.                                                                                         7:00 p.m.
Brooks Elementary School                                                              Patterson Elementary School
2700 Stonebridge Boulevard                                                           3731 Lawrence Drive
Aurora, IL 60502                                                                             Naperville, IL 60564
(Stonebridge Subdivision;                                                               (Ashbury Subdivision;
West off of Eola Rd.)                                                                       North off of 104^th St. onto Lawrence Dr.)

This unit includes, as part of its material, a visit by our students to the Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale.

At the health center, students have a presentation on the growth changes that are about to begin in their bodies with the onset of puberty. They also will see a twenty-minute film on human growth and development.

The purpose of the parents’ meeting is to inform you of the material your child will be seeing and to answer any questions you might have about the Robert Crown student visitation. If you have any questions about this unit or about the meeting, please contact me. I hope you will be able to attend one of the sessions.

NEW READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
There is a new reading incentive program that Mrs. May is doing. To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes in a month. That is 20 minutes a night. To learn more about the program go to Mrs. May's blog at mwlmc.blogspot.com.

Important Dates:
Book Report due on Monday, October 31
Parade & Halloween Party Monday, October 31
Spelling Test Wednesday, November 2
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, November 3

Homework for Oct. 28

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31

Language Arts - Extra Credit Scary Story due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

Please Return Report Card Envelopes

Homework for Oct. 27

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct.31

Language Arts - Extra Credit Scary Story due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday.

5P Math - Test tomorrow

5B Math - Study Link

Homework for Oct. 26

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31

Language Arts - Stuffed Animal Memoir due tomorrow, Extra Credit Scary Story due on Oct.31

5P Math - Study Link 3.9, Study Guide due tomorrow, Test on Friday

5B Math - Study Link 3.4

5V Math - Study Link 3.3

Homework for Oct. 25

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31

Language Arts - Extra Credit Scary Story due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 3.8, Study guide due on Thursday, Test on Friday

5V Math - Study Link 3.1

5B Math - Study Link 3.3

Homework for Oct. 24

Reading - read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31, Time for Kids sheet due tomorrow if they did not finish in class

Language Arts - Extra Credit Scary Story due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 81 #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, & 4 select 2, Study Guide due on Thursday, Test Friday

5B Math - Study Link 3.2

5V Math - Study Link 3.1

Conference note if you have not turned it in.

Newsletter for the week of October 24

Reading: This week in reading, we will use a variety of literature to teach our skills.  We will continue with vocabulary and using context clues to define words.  We will be reading articles from the Time for Kids magazines and using read alouds to teach our skills.  This week in reading we will be distinguishing between significant and minor details in a reading selection.  We will also be reading to form an opinion and take a stance using our Time for Kids magazine, and working on higher level thinking skills.

Book Report: The next book report is due on October 31, and the students will present this to the class. For this report, they will need to make a newspaper page. The assignment has the requirements copied on the back. If you have any questions about this report please let me know.

Math: In math we started unit 3. The first two lessons focused on data collection, organization, and interpreting data. The third lesson focused on finding the measurements of angles inside a polygon without using a protractor. The students will use a circle to figure out these measurements.  Last week we worked on the different types of angles and measuring them using a protractor. The acute angle is less than 90 degrees. An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. A right angle is exactly 90 degrees, and a reflex angle is greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees. Then they learned about the radius and the diameter of a circle. They also learned about the measurements of vertical and adjacent angles. Adjacent angles form a straight angle so the sum of the angles equal 180 degrees. Vertical angles have the same measurement. They also learned about the different types of triangles, and how to use a compass to copy them.  This week the lessons will focus on the properties of polygons and tessellations.  The test will be on Thursday.

Writing: This week in writing, the students will finish writing a memoir from the point of view of their stuffed animal.  In groups, the students will create a written story for a wordless picture book.  We will also create a dead word book.  This book will have a graveyard of overused words, and the students will make a list of synonyms for those words.  I also would like to do a lesson on the use of transitions to make our sentences sound more fluent.

Science: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.

Social Studies: This week in groups, the students will continue to create their own colony and develop a vision of their colony 3 years out. They will have to develop a political system, create a flag, name the colony, create a story of the discovery, map the location, figure out a 3 year plan to pay back their charter, and look at the economy. Each group will then present their colony to the class.

Spelling Unit 8:
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

HEALTHY SNACK LIST:
Due to life-threatening peanut/nuts/sesame allergies at every grade level and the fact that we change classes for math and flex groups, we are asking that no peanut/nut/sesame products be sent in for a nutritional snack. Also a list was sent home that stated the food items that will be allowed for snacks. The following items can be brought in: fruit, vegetable sticks, pretzels, cheese slices or cubes, raisins, cereal mix (i.e. Chex Mix), rice cakes, and crackers.

Robert Crown:
Indian Prairie School District #204 will host a parents’ orientation to our fifth grade health unit on Human Growth and Development.  For your convenience, we have scheduled two dates.  Please feel free to attend any one of the sessions as follows:

Thursday, November 17, 2011                                                       Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:00 p.m.                                                                                           7:00 p.m.
Brooks Elementary School                                                                Patterson Elementary School
2700 Stonebridge Boulevard                                                             3731 Lawrence Drive
Aurora, IL 60502                                                                                Naperville, IL 60564
(Stonebridge Subdivision;                                                                  (Ashbury Subdivision;       
West off of Eola Rd.)                                                                         North off of 104^th St. onto Lawrence Dr.)

This unit includes, as part of its material, a visit by our students to the Robert Crown Health Center in Hinsdale.

At the health center, students have a presentation on the growth changes that are about to begin in their bodies with the onset of puberty.  They also will see a twenty-minute film on human growth and development.

 The purpose of the parents’ meeting is to inform you of the material your child will be seeing and to answer any questions you might have about the Robert Crown student visitation.  If you have any questions about this unit or about the meeting, please contact me.  I hope you will be able to attend one of the sessions.

NEW READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
There is a new reading incentive program that Mrs. May is doing. To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes in a month. That is 20 minutes a night. To learn more about the program go to Mrs. May's blog at mwlmc.blogspot.com.

Important Dates:
Conference Notes due Monday, October 24
Spelling Test Wednesday, October 26
Math Test Thursday, October 27
Report cards go home Friday, October 28

Homework for Oct. 21

Reading _ Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 10-31

Language Arts - Extra Credit: Scary story due on 10-31

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Study Guide due on Wednesday, Test on Thursday

Conference note due on Monday

Homework for Oct. 20

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31

Lanuage Arts - Extra Credit: Scary Story due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 3.5 Practice only, Journal page79 #s 2, 3, 5, & select 2 from 6, Study Guide due Wednesday, Test on Thursday

Conference Note due on Oct. 24

Homework for Oct. 19

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct.31

Language Arts - Extra Credit: Scary Story Contest due Oct. 31

5P Math - Journal page 61, study guide due on Wednesday, Test on Thursday

5B Math - Test tomorrow, Study Link 3.1

5V Math - Brainteaser

P.E. - Test tomorrow

Conference form due back by Oct. 24

Homework for Oct. 18

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 10/31

Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 74 All

5B Math - Test on Thursday, Study Guide

PA Flex - Write paragraph on your opinion

Bring Stuffed Animal

Homework for Oct. 17

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 3.4, Mathboxes page 71 #s 1, 2, & 3

5B Math - Study Guide, Test on Thursday

5V Math - Test Tuesday

Social Studies - Test tomorrow

Newsletter for the week of Oct. 17

Reading: This week in reading, we will read an exert from the story Dear Mrs. Parks.  We will focus on drawing conclusions, making inferences, and continue working on figurative language.  We will also start working on the extended response.  This week will be a mini extended response.  The requirements for the extended response are: TTQA, answer, evidence, interpretation, and reflection.  For the mini extended response we will not focus on the interpretation.  On Wednesday, I will model how to write one with the following question: What character traits does Mrs. Parks show?  Then on Thursday the students will work with a partner to answer the following question: Why do you think Mrs. Parks took the time out of her busy life to carry on correspondence with young people?  We will also continue to focus on vocabulary.  These words will be focused on during the story: ridiculed, dignity, counsel, potential, inspire, correspondence, and mentor.

Book Report: The next book report is due on October 31, and the students will present this to the class.  For this report, they will need to make a newspaper page.  The assignment has the requirements copied on the back.  If you have any questions about this report please let me know. 

Math: In math we started unit 3. The first two lessons focused on data collection, organization, and interpreting data. The third lesson focused on finding the measurements of angles inside a polygon without using a protractor. The students will use a circle to figure out these measurements.  This week we will work on the different types of angles and measuring them using a protractor.  The acute angle is less than 90 degrees.  An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.  A right angle is exactly 90 degrees, and a reflex angle is greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.  Then they will learn about the radius and the diameter of a circle.  They will also learn about the measurements of vertical and adjacent angles.  Adjacent angles form a straight angle so the sum of the angles equal 180 degrees.  Vertical angles have the same measurement.  They will also learn about the different types of triangles, and how to use a compass to copy them.  The next two lessons will focus on the properties of polygons and tessellations.

Writing: This week in writing, we will write the final copies to their memoirs. I will finish conferencing with students.  There will also be mini lessons on fluency, transitions, editing/revising, and using good word choice.  The students will also write a memoir from the point of view of their stuffed animal.  I hope to start these on Wednesday of this week.

Science: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.

Social Studies: Chapter 4 was our first chapter in social studies, and this chapter focused on the Spanish building an empire in the Western hemisphere. The first lesson focused on Columbus's expeditions. The second lesson focused on longitude and latitude. The next lesson focused on the Spanish meeting the Aztec. This lesson also discussed how the Spanish defeated the Aztec empire. The last lesson for this chapter focused on how the Spanish built their new life in the Western hemisphere.  Last week we started chapter 5 which focused on other European nations starting to colonize in the Western hemisphere. The students learned about the lost colony of Roanoke and the first permanent colony Jamestown.  The test on Tuesday will be about the Spanish colonization, Columbus's expeditions, the lost colony of Roanoke, and Jamestown.  This week in groups, the students will also start to create their own colony and develop a vision of their colony 3 years out.  They will have to develop a political system, create a flag, name the colony, create a story of the discovery, map the location, figure out a 3 year plan to pay back their charter, and look at the economy.  Each group will then present their colony to the class.

Spelling Unit 7:
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       murmured       panicking       identifying       resembling       tornado
cumulus       precipitation       evaporation       hurricane

HEALTHY SNACK LIST:
Due to life-threatening peanut/nuts/sesame allergies at every grade level and the fact that we change classes for math and flex groups, we are asking that no peanut/nut/sesame products be sent in for a nutritional snack. Also a list was sent home that stated the food items that will be allowed for snacks. The following items can be brought in: fruit, vegetable sticks, pretzels, cheese slices or cubes, raisins, cereal mix (i.e. Chex Mix), rice cakes, and crackers.

NEW READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
There is a new reading incentive program that Mrs. May is doing. To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes in a month. That is 20 minutes a night. To learn more about the program go to Mrs. May's blog at mwlmc.blogspot.com.

Important Dates:
Social Studies Test Tuesday, Oct. 18
Spelling Test Wednesday, October 19
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, October 20

Homework for Oct. 14

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5B Math - Test on Thursday

5V Math - Test Tuesday

Social Studies - Test on Tuesday

P.E. - Homework due on Monday

Homework for Oct. 13

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Extra Credit Book Report due tomorrow

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - SL 3.3, Journal page 65 #s 1, 2, & 3

5B Math - SL 2.10, Test Thursday

5V Math - SL 2.10 #s 1-10, Test on Tuesday

P.E. Homework due on Monday

Homework for Oct. 12

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Extra credit book report due on Friday

All Math Classes- If they did not finish their homework from yesterday they need to complete it for tomorrow.

Social Studies - Jamestown questions if they were not done.

Homework for Oct. 11

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Extra Credit Book Report due on Friday

Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 3.2 #s 1, 2, and select 3 from the practice, Journal page 65 #s 2, 3 and select 1 from 6

5B Math - Study Link 2.9

5V Math - Study Link 2.9, Journal 2.9 #s 2, 3, & 5, Test

Market Day Order forms for pies are due on Oct. 19

Newsletter for the week of October 10

Reading: This week in reading, we will focus on poetry.  The students will read various poems with partners and work on their fluency skills.  We will also work on figurative language this week.  Students will learn about similes, metaphors, hyperboles, idioms, personification, and onomatopoeias.  Similes and metaphors compare two things.  The difference is that similes use like or as.  Onomatopoeias use words that actually sound like what it means.  For example, the words whack, bam, buzz, hiss are all onomatopoeias.  Hyperboles are exaggerations used for a dramatic effect.  Personification gives something human traits.  For example, the tulips bowed as we walked pass them.  An idiom is a common expression used to mean something else.  For example, it's raining cats and dogs.

Book Report:  The book report due on October 14 is an extra credit report.  The student have two options to select from.  Option #1: Write a letter to the main character in your book.  Tell him/her how you feel about him/her, and what he/she did in the book.  Would you have done anything differently?  Tell the main character your thoughts about the book.  Option #2: Make a book jacket for your book.  Be sure to include author, title, and illustration on the front cover.  On the inside flaps write a summary about the book.  Make sure you include the characters, setting, plot, conflict, and solution.

Math: In math we started unit 3.  The first two lessons focus on data collection, organization, and interpreting data.  The third lesson will focus on finding the measurements of angles inside a polygon without using a protractor.  The students will use a circle to figure out these measurements.

Writing: This week in writing, we will write the rough draft of their memoirs.  I will also conference with the students when they are finished writing their rough draft.  After they conference with me, they will write their final copy.  There will also be mini lessons on fluency, transitions, editing/revising, and using good word choice.  

Science: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.

Social Studies: Chapter 4 was our first chapter in social studies, and this chapter focused on the Spanish building an empire in the Western hemisphere. The first lesson focused on Columbus's expeditions. The second lesson focused on longitude and latitude. The next lesson focused on the Spanish meeting the Aztec. This lesson also discussed how the Spanish defeated the Aztec empire. The last lesson for this chapter focused on how the Spanish built their new life in the Western hemisphere.  This week we will start chapter 5 which focuses on other European nations starting to colonize in the Western hemisphere.  The students will learn about the lost colony of Roanoke and the first permanent colony Jamestown.  They will also learn about the Dutch and the French starting colonies.  We have not taken a test because both of these chapters focus on the beginning of colonization in this hemisphere.

Spelling Unit 6:
treasure     capture     feature     pleasure     measure     creature     picture     adventure
mixture     structure     pasture     culture     literature     furniture     temperature    
legislature     immature     leisure     premature     signature     recruited     persistent
league     devastation     inspiration     caricature     assure     cashier     immeasurable
posture     overture     compromise     lethargic     beneficial     appreciative     vegetables
sentences     tolerate     debtor     elevation

HEALTHY SNACK LIST:
Due to life-threatening peanut/nuts/sesame allergies at every grade level and the fact that we change classes for math and flex groups, we are asking that no peanut/nut/sesame products be sent in for a nutritional snack. Also a list was sent home that stated the food items that will be allowed for snacks. The following items can be brought in: fruit, vegetable sticks, pretzels, cheese slices or cubes, raisins, cereal mix (i.e. Chex Mix), rice cakes, and crackers.

FAMILY READING NIGHT FOR GRADES 2-5: All the fifth grade teachers will be there.
Family Reading Night will take place on Tuesday, October 11 from 6:15 - 7:45 with the theme of Reading is for Meaning. The purpose of this evening is to be introduced to the different stages of reading and to understand that reading goes beyond word recognition. The primary focus will be on Newly Fluent and Truly Fluent readers through exploring text complexity in the various genres of literature. Matching readers to text that supports interactive and engaged reading is an important part of building student comprehension. Plan to come and attend 3 different breakout sessions. The registration form is due on Friday, October 7. You must register to attend.  If you still want to attend, you can send in the registration note on Tuesday.

NEW READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
There is a new reading incentive program that Mrs. May is doing. To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes in a month. That is 20 minutes a night. To learn more about the program go to Mrs. May's blog at mwlmc.blogspot.com.

Important Dates:
No School Monday, October 10
Fundraiser due on Tuesday, October 11
Spelling Test Wednesday, October 12
Family Reading Night Tuesday, October 11 from 6:00 - 8:00
Early Dismissal 12:15 on Wednesday, October 12

Homework for Oct. 7

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Extra Credit Book Report due on Oct. 14, Required Book Report due on Oct. 31

Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday

Fundraiser due on Oct. 11

Homework for Oct. 6

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Extra Credit book report due Oct. 14, TFK if they are not done

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday, Oct. 12

5P Math - Study Link 3.1

5B Math - Study Link 2.8

5V Math - Journal page 69 #s 3, 4, &5 2.8

Fundraiser due on Oct. 11

Homework for Oct. 5

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Extra Credit book report due on Oct. 14

5B Math - Study Link 2.7 due Thursday

5V Math - Math boxes page 65 #s 3, 4, & 5

Picture Day tomorrow

Fundraiser due on Oct. 11

Homework for October 4

Reading read 20 minutes, Extra Credit Book Report due on Oct. 14,

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow

5P Math - Test tomorrow, Study Link 2.10 practice problems only

5B Math - Quiz tomorrow Review 2.3, 2.4, & 2.5, SMJ 2.7

5V Math - Pages 62 & 63, Mathboxes page 64 #s 1, 2, 3, & 4

Picture Day Thursday

Fundraiser due on Oct. 11

Homework for Oct. 3

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 2.8, 2.9, Study Guide due tomorrow, Test on Wednesday

5B Math - Study Link 2.6

5V Math - Page 59 & 60, 61 # 1 & 4

Social Studies - Worksheet

Newsletter for the week of October 3

Reading: This week in reading, we will finish the story Sees Behind Trees and read articles from Time for Kids.  On Monday, we will work on vocabulary and open ended responses from Sees Behind Trees.  With the TFK issue that focuses on Hurricane Irene, we will be making connections to our science unit.  Our focus skills for this week are making connections to real world situations before and during reading, making inferences while reading nonfiction texts, and using a combination of word analysis skills when attacking new words. With another TFK, which focuses on monarch butterflies, we will focus on the author's purpose for writing this article, and the students will have to find evidence to support their answer. 

Book Report:

Math: In math we are working on unit 2. The first lesson for unit 2 looked at developing strategies for estimating.  The second and third lessons focused on addition and subtraction.  We learned about open number sentences, and the students worked on interpreting data.  Last week the students learned about probability and estimating products.  They also worked on multiplying using partial product, lattice, and the traditional method.  This week we will finish this unit working on place value and reviewing multiplication.  The test is on Wednesday.

Writing: This week in writing, we will continue learning about memoirs.  The students will finish looking at different author's memoirs and analyzing the components that make up a memoir. After looking at these components, we will define what a memoir is and look at the structure of a memoir.  The memoir will be introduced to the students by making a special memory map and placing a X on the map marking an important image.  From there the students will give an oral telling of their special place to different students in the class.  After the oral telling, we will start planning out our memoir, and the students will start writing a rough draft.  There will also be a short lesson on using transitions in our writing.  On Friday, we will do another debate on using social-network sites.  One of our issues of Time for Kids poses the following question: Should kids use social-networking sites? 

Science: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.

Social Studies: We started social studies last Thursday.  Chapter 4 will be our first chapter in social studies, and this chapter focuses on the Spanish building an empire in the Western hemisphere.  The first lesson will focus on Columbus's expeditions.  The second lesson will focus on longitude and latitude.  The next lesson will focus on the Spanish meeting the Aztec.  This lesson will also discuss on the Spanish defeated the Aztec empire.  The last lesson for this chapter will focus on how the Spanish built their new life in the Western hemisphere.

Spelling Unit 5:
percent     absence     years     refused     ancient     pressure     machine     notice     scene
station     social     special     parachute     specialty     detention      constitution    
advertisement     advise     cities     chalet     sincere     tissue     resident     magician     medicine
appreciate     atrocious     innocence     intercept     asymmetrical     symmetry     cemetery
ceremony     scenic     permission     Sachem     tentative     servant     cash crop     multiplication

HEALTHY SNACK LIST:
Due to life-threatening peanut/nuts/sesame allergies at every grade level and the fact that we change classes for math and flex groups, we are asking that no peanut/nut/sesame products be sent in for a nutritional snack.  Also a list was sent home that stated the food items that will be allowed for snacks.  The following items can be brought in: fruit, vegetable sticks, pretzels, cheese slices or cubes, raisins, cereal mix (i.e. Chex Mix), rice cakes, and crackers. 

FAMILY READING NIGHT FOR GRADES 2-5:
Family Reading Night will take place on Tuesday, October 11 from 6:15 - 7:45 with the theme of Readingis for Meaning.  The purpose of this evening is to be introduced to the different stages of reading and to understand that reading goes beyond word recognition.  The primary focus will be on  Newly Fluent and Truly Fluent readers through exploring text complexity in the various genres of literature.  Matching readers to text that supports interactive and engaged reading is an important part of building student comprehension.  Plan to come and attend 3 different breakout sessions.  The registration form is due on Friday, October 7.  You must register to attend.

NEW READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
There is a new reading incentive program that Mrs. May is doing.  To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes in a month.  That is 20 minutes a night.  To learn more about the program go to Mrs. May's blog at mwlmc.blogspot.com.

FAMILY SELF DEFENSE NIGHT (from Mrs. Andrews):
The safety of our children is of great importance to all of us.  We can do our best to keep them safe at home and school, but situations may arise that we cannot control.  These incidents can happen anywhere, at any time, and with anyone.  It is not just an issue in the big cities or always a "stranger danger" attack.  Parents are often unsure of what to say to their young children and how much information they should provide to them.  Mrs. Andrews will provide an age appropriate, hands om self-defense workshop in which you may participate with your family.  When parents are in attendance, they can see first hand what she plans to cover.  Your child can practice these techniques on their parents or adult family members.  Competence and confidence in self-defense techniques can relieve anxiety and is a good resource for your child.  The majority of self-defense is avoidance of dangerous situations and good information.   That will be her focus. They will be practicing physical defense, so please wear comfortable clothing and gym shoes.  Older siblings and all family members are encouraged to participate.  Permission slips were sent home, but Mrs. Keene has them in the office.  Mrs. Andrews also has extra permission slips.  The number of participates will be limited due to safety and space needs, so be sure to return the permission slip.  This event will be held on Wednesday, October 5 from 6:30 - 8:30 for K-5 students and parents.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Andrews at terri_andrews@ipsd.org or 428-6709.

PTA REFLECTIONS:  The Project turn in deadline for May Watts' students is October 7.  For more information, please go to http://www.wattspta.org/.  Also, information, rules, and entry forms can be downloaded at www.ptareflections.org/cs/rules and documents or contact the Reflections Chair, Amy Toepper, at amytoepper@hotmail.com
This years theme is "Diversity Means..."

Important Dates:
Track & Field Monday, October 3
Math Test Wednesday, October 5
Spelling Test Wednesday, October 5
Self-Defense Night Wednesday, October 5 from 6:30 - 8:30
Picture Day Thursday, October 6
Paw Print Redemption Day Thursday, October 6
No School Monday, October 10
Family Reading Night Tuesday, October 11 from 6:00 - 8:00
Early Dismissal 12:00 on Wednesday, October 12

Homework for Sept. 30

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Test & Contract for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Guide due Tuesday, Test on Wednesday

5V Math - Need a compostion notebook

Picture Day on Thursday

Fundraiser Oct. 11

Homework for Sept. 29

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 49 #s 1, 3, 4, & 5, Study Guide due on Tuesday, Test on Wednesday

5B Math - Mathboxes page 58

5V Math - Study Link 2.4, Mathboxes 2.4 #s 1 & 2

Book Order due tomorrow

Picture Day next Thursday

Fundraiser due on Oct. 11

Homework for Sept. 28

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Friday

5P Math - Study Link 2.7

5B Math - Study Link 2.3

5V Math - Journal page 58 # 4, Study Link 2.2

Book Order due on Friday

Fundraiser due on October 11

Homework for Sept. 27

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Friday

Spelling - Test & Contract for Wednesday

5P Math - Journal pages 42 & 46 selected numbers

5V Math - SL 2.1, Journal pages 54 & 58 # 5 only

Science - Test & Crossword for tomorrow

Book Order due on Friday

Fundraiser due October 11

Homework for Sept. 26

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Friday

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 2.5, 2.6

5B Math - Mathboxes page 51, Test Tuesday & Study Guide due on Tuesday

Science - Crossword puzzle due on Wednesday, Test Wednesday

Book Order due on Friday 

Newsletter for the week of Sept. 26

Reading: This week in reading, we will be reading the story Sees Behind Trees.  This story is about a Native American boy, Walnut, who overcomes his poor eyesight to show his community his unusual skill and earns his adult name.  The skills we will focus on are asking and answering open ended questions using evidence from the text to support their answer, and identifying main plot elements, conflicts, and themes in a variety of texts.  We will also focus on the vocabulary for the story to work on using context clues to define words.  The words for this sotry are: quiver, tread, moss, sternly, exaggerate, and compose.

Book Report:  Their first book report will be due on Friday, September 30.  The students need to read any award winning book.  Their assignment is to write an A to Z book report.  They will present this report to the class. 

Math: In math we are working on unit 2. The first lesson for unit 2 looked at developing strategies for estimating.  The second and third lessons focused on addition and subtraction.  We learned about open number sentences, and the students worked on interpreting data.  This week the students will learn about probability and estimating products.  They will also work on multiplying using partial product, lattice, and the traditional method.  We will finish this week working on place value.

Writing: This week in writing, we will finish up our argument about Sponge Bob.  We will be taking a district writing assessent to get a baseline on the students' abilities.  This will be a timed expository prompt.  We will also begin our unit on memoirs with immersion this week.  The students will start looking at different author's memoirs and analyzing the components that make up a memoir.

Science: We have been working on our weather unit. The students watched videos on storms, weather instruments, and hurricanes at the beginning of the unit. Then they learned about the layers of the atmosphere. The layers are troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.  The students have learned about three of the weather instruments. The wind vane tells the direction in which the wind is blowing, and the anemometer tells the speed of the wind.  The barometer measures the atmospheric pressure.  The students also learned about the three states of matter.  They are gases, solids, and liquids.  Through experiments, we looked at some of the properties of air.  The students learned that air takes up space and is lighter than water.  They also saw what happens when air molecules are heated and cooled.  Another experiment showed that hot air rises.  Last week the students learned about humidity and relative humidity.  We also did experiments showing how a cloud is made, the water cycle , and one that shows air pressure.  The students went to the computer lab and did research on the clouds.  This week, the students will learn about the four types of precipitation.  We will review for the test on Tuesday, and the test is on Wednesday.

Social Studies: We will start social studies on Thursday.  Chapter 4 will be our first chapter in social studies, and this chapter focuses on the Spanish building an empire in the Western hemisphere.  The first lesson will focus on Columbus's expeditions.  The second lesson will focus on longitude and latitude.

Spelling Unit 4:
parts     history     warning     declare     despair     shirt     learning     backward     border
prepared     harsh     research     carnival     particular     squirrel     harmful     charms
disorder     favored     remark     correspondence     discouraged     generations
constitution     literature     assurance     pressure     charisma     aerobic     archery    
boundary     architecture     familiar     pleasure     gesture     opinion     armada     quavered
barometer     Mayflower Compact

PTA REFLECTIONS:  The Project turn in deadline for May Watts' students is October 7.  For more information, please go to http://www.wattspta.org/.  Also, information, rules, and entry forms can be downloaded at www.ptareflections.org/cs/rules and documents or contact the Reflections Chair, Amy Toepper, at amytoepper@hotmail.com
This years theme is "Diversity Means..."

Band/Orchestra: Before school band/orchestra begins this week.

Important Dates:
Track & Field Monday, September 26 & if it rains it will be on Wednesday
Author Visit Tuesday, September 27
Spelling Test Wednesday, September 28
Science Test Wednesday, September 28
CogAT Testing Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
Book Report due on Friday, September 30
Math Test Tuesday, October 4

Homework for Sept. 23

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

Spelling - Test & Contract due Wednesday

Science - Test Wednesday

5B Math - Test & Study Guide for Tuesday

Homework for Sept. 22

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

Language Arts - Fortunately Book due tomorrow

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 2.4

5B Math - Study Link 2.1, Test and study guide Tuesday

Homework for Sept. 21

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

Language Arts - Fortunately book due on Friday

5P Math - Study Link 2.3, Journal page 36

5B Math - Study Link 1.12, Study guide due Tuesday, Test on Tuesday

5V Math - Test Thursday, Mock Test for Thursday

Science - Test on Wednesday

Homework for Sept. 20

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

Language Arts - Fortunately Book due on Friday

Spelling - Test & Contract due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 2.2

5B Math - Journal page 39, Study guide, Test on Tues.

5V Math - Study Link 1.12, Test on Thursday

Homework for Sept. 19

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

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday

5P Math - Journal page 31 all problems

Newsletter for the week of Sept. 19

Reading: This week in reading, we will be working on the mini research project. This week they will be planning for their presentation.  The following are the questions they will be required to answer:  1.  What did the person develop/invent, and how was it used?  2.  What impact did this innovation have on society?  3. What was the legacy of this innovation?  Then during their presentation, they will need the following information: 1.  They will need an opening argument.  2.  They will need to prove/defend their person as the most innovative/influential.  This will be done through both an oral/visual presentation.  3. They will need a closing argument.  The focus skills being worked on this week are ask and respond to open ended questions, making connections to real world situations or related topics before and during reading, making inferences and drawing conclusions.  I will be using the following picture books to practice these skills: Ben's Dream and The Garden of Gasazi.  The students will also work on these skills with their independent reading book, and I will be conferencing with them.

Book Report:  Their first book report will be due on Friday, September 30.  The students need to read any award winning book.  Their assignment is to write an A to Z book report. 

Math: In math we are starting unit 2. The first lesson for unit 2 looks at developing strategies for estimating.  The second and third lessons will focus on addition and subtraction.  We will also learn about open number sentences.  On Friday, the students will work on interpreting data.

Writing: This week in writing, we will be doing a variety of activities.  During writer's workshop, the students will finish their own Fortunately book.  We will also be working on our mini research project during writing.  The students will have to prove that their person was the most influential/innovative person.  We will also be doing two quick write arguments.  One will focus on wearing school uniforms, and the other one will focus on the new research about the T.V. show Sponge Bob.  Researchers are saying that children under the age of 4 should not watch this show.

Science: We have been working on our weather unit. The students watched videos on storms, weather instruments, and hurricanes at the beginning of the unit. Then they learned about the layers of the atmosphere. The layers are troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.  The students have learned about three of the weather instruments. The wind vane tells the direction in which the wind is blowing, and the anemometer tells the speed of the wind.  The barometer measures the atmospheric pressure.  Last week the students learned about the three states of matter.  They are gases, solids, and liquids.  Through experiments, we looked at some of the properties of air.  The students learned that air takes up space and is lighter than water.  They also saw what happens when air molecules are heated and cooled.  Another experiment showed that hot air rises.  This week the students will learn about humidity and relative humidity.  We will also do experiments showing how a cloud is made, the water cycle , and one that shows air pressure.  The students will also go to the computer lab and do research on the clouds.

Social Studies: We will start social studies after we finish our science unit.

Spelling Unit 3:
soul     smoke     move     clue     fruits     lose     chose     stole     prove     produce     juice
drove     Tuesday     rescue     continue     issue     ego     argue     cruise     toll     forehead
include     rehearsal     fourth     course     conducive     ensue     turbulent     tombstone   
suitable     peculiar     acoustic     illusion     camouflage     surgeon     colony     encomienda
missionary     conquistador     atom

PTA REFLECTIONS:  The Project turn in deadline for May Watts' students is October 7.  For more information, please go to http://www.wattspta.org/.  Also, information, rules, and entry forms can be downloaded at www.ptareflections.org/cs/rules and documents or contact the Reflections Chair, Amy Toepper, at amytoepper@hotmail.com
This years theme is "Diversity Means..."

Band/Orchestra: The lessons for this week are only during the school day.  Before school band/orchestra begins the week of September 26th.

Important Dates:
PTA General Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Spelling Test Wednesday, September 21
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, September 22
Book Report due on Friday, September 30

Homework for Sept. 16

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

Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday

Homework for Sept. 15

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

Spelling - Test & Contract for Wednesday, Sept. 21

5B Math - Study Link 1.11, Page 38 optional

Chorus & Eco Club forms due tomorrow

Homework for Sept. 14

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

5B Math - Study Link 1.9

5V Math - Study Link 1.9 only page 1

Homework for Sept. 13

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

Spelling - Sentences & Test for tomorrow

5P Math - Test tomorrow

5B Math - Study Link 1.8

5V Math - Study Link 1.8 & Mathboxes 1.9 #s 1, 2, 3

Homework for Monday, Sept. 12

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

Spelling - Sentences & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 1.9, Study Guide due tomorrow, Test on Wednesday

5B Math - Study Link 1.7

Newsletter for the week of September 12

Reading: This week in reading, we will be working on the mini research project. This week they will be doing the research.  On Monday, the students will learn how to analyze an article and find the important information for their research.  The following are the questions they will be required to answer:  1.  What did the person develop/invent, and how was it used?  2.  What impact did this innovation have on society?  3. What was the legacy of this innovation?  Then during their presentation, they will need the following information: 1.  They will need an opening argument.  2.  They will need to prove/defend their person as the most innovative/influential.  This will be done through both an oral/visual presentation.  3. They will need a closing argument.  The focus skills being worked on this week are ask and respond to open ended questions, making connections to real world situations or related topics before and during reading, making inferences and drawing conclusions.  The students will also work on these skills with their independent reading book.

Book Report:  Their first book report will be due on Friday, September 30.  The students need to read any award winning book.  Their assignment is to write an A to Z book report. 

Math: In math we are on unit 1. The first lessons of this unit focused on number models and arrays.  We focused on finding all the factors of a number and the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. This past week we learned about prime and composite numbers and square numbers. A prime number has exactly two factors and a composite number has more than two. The students also learned how to find the square root of a number.  Next week, we will work on prime factorization of a number.  Then on Tuesday, we will go over the study guide, and their test will be on Wednesday.  The first lesson for unit 2 looks at developing strategies for estimating.

Writing: This week in writing, we will be doing a variety of activities.  During writer's workshop, the students will continue working on their own Fortunately book.  We will also be working on a mini research project during writing.  The students will have to prove that their person was the most influential/innovative person.

Science: We have been working on our weather unit. The students watched videos on storms, weather instruments, and hurricanes at the beginning of the unit. Then they learned about the layers of the atmosphere. The layers are troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.  The students have learned about three of the weather instruments. The wind vane tells the direction in which the wind is blowing, and the anemometer tells the speed of the wind.  The barometer measures the atmospheric pressure.  This upcoming week the students will learn about the three states of matter.  They are gases, solids, and liquids.  Through experiments, we will also look at some of the properties of air.  The students will learn that air takes up space and is lighter than water.  They will also see what happens when air molecules are heated and cooled.  Another experiment will show that hot air rises.  At the end of the week they will learn about humidity and relative humidity.
We will do a discussion about 911.
Social Studies: We will start social studies after we finish our science unit.

Spelling Unit 2:
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:
Spelling Test Wednesday, September 14
5P Math Test Wednesday, September 14
Curriculum night Thursday, September 15
Book Report due on Friday, September 30

Homework for Sept. 9

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

Spelling - Sentences & Test for Wednesday, Sept. 14

5P Math - Study Links 1.7, 1.8 (if not finished), Study Guide due on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Test on Wednesday, Sept. 14

Book Order - If you are ordering online, Sunday is the last day to place an order.

Homework for Sept. 8

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Sentences & Test due Wednesday, Sept. 14

5P Math - Mathboxes page 22, Study guide due Tuesday, Sept. 13, Test Wednesday, Sept. 14

5B Math - Study Link 1.6

5V Math - Study Link 1.7

Science - Worksheet

Book Order due tomorrow

Homework for Sept. 7

Reading - Read 20 Minutes

5P Math- Study Link 1.6

5B Math - Study Link 1.5

5V Math - Finish Graph, Write Paragraph, Study Link 1.6

Science- Barometer Worksheet

Book Order due on Friday

Newsletter for the week of September 5

Reading: This week in reading, we will be doing a variety of activities. The students will continue working on their fluency through lessons focusing on the elements of fluency: accuracy, speed, comprehension, and expression. I will also be conducting formal reading conferences with each of the students to listen to their fluency, and the students will be writing reflections in their response journals.  We will also be starting a mini research project.  This week the students will learn about relevant and reliable information.  We look over the questions and discuss them.  Then on Friday they will select their groups and their topic.  The focus skills being taught this week are ask and respond to open ended questions, making connections to real world situations or related topics before and during reading, making inferences and drawing conclusions.  These skills will be taught with picture books this week and they will carry over to the research project.  The students will also work on these skills with their independent reading book.

Grammar: We will be focusing on nouns and verbs this week.

Math: In math we are on unit 1.  The first lessons of this unit focused on number models and arrays.  Last week we focused on finding all the factors of a number and the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. This week we will learn about prime and composite numbers and square numbers.  A prime number has exactly two factors and a composite number has more than two.  The students will also learn how to find the square root of a number.

Writing: This week in writing, we will be doing a variety of activities. The students will look at the steps of the writing process and establish a writer's workshop routine. During writer's workshop, I will read the book Fortunately, and the students will create their own Fortunately book.  Lessons on revising and editing will be incorporated into their Fortunately book.

Science: We have been working on our weather unit.  The students watched videos on storms, weather instruments, and hurricanes at the beginning of the unit.  Then they learned about the layers of the atmosphere.  The layers are troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.  Last week we continued learning about the layers of the atmosphere and also learned about two of the weather instruments. The wind vane tells the direction in which the wind is blowing, and the anemometer tells the speed of the wind. This week the students will learn about the barometer.  The barometer measures the atmospheric pressure.

Social Studies: We will start social studies after we finish our science unit.

Spelling Unit 1:
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 5
No School Tuesday, September 6
Spelling Test Wednesday, September 7
Band & Orchestra Registration at Hill 4:00 - 8:00 on Friday, September 9
5P Math Test Wednesday, September 14
Curriculum night Thursday, September 15

Homework for Sept. 1

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Spelling - Sentences due on Wednesday & Test Wednesday

5P Math - Study Link 1.5 & Mathboxes page 11

5B Math - Quiz on Wednesday

5V Math - Quiz on Wednesday

Newsletter for Wednesday, August 31

Reading - Read 20 minutes

5P Math - Mathboxes page 15 problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

5B Math - Study Link 1.4, Quiz on Friday

5V Math Accel. - Study Link 1.4, Quiz Friday

Science - Quiz over the layers tomorrow

Homework for August 30

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Writing - What I have learned so far?

5P Math - Study Link 1.4, Mathboxes 1.4 problems 1, 3, 4

5B Math - Study Link 1.3

5V Math - Study Link 1.3 Mathboxes 1c, 2, 4

Science - Quiz over the layers of the atmosphere

Me in a bag due tomorrow

Homework for Monday, August 29

Reading - Read 20 minutes

5P Math - Study Link 1.3

5V Math - Study Link 1.2 & Mathboxes 2, 3, 5

5B Math - Study Link 1.2

Science - Quiz over the layers of the atmosphere on Thursday

Me in a Bag due on Wednesday

Newsletter for the week of August 29

Reading: This week in reading, we will be doing a variety of activities.  The students will work on their fluency through lessons focusing on the elements of fluency: accuracy, speed, comprehension, and expression.  I will also be conducting formal reading conferences with each of the students to listen to their fluency.  The students will also be writing reflections in their response journals, and they will present their Me in a Bag.

Grammar:  We will be focusing on nouns and verbs this week.  

Math: In math we are on unit 1.  Last week we learned about number models and arrays.  This week we will focus on finding all the factors of a number and the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10.  We will  also learn about prime and composite numbers and square numbers.

Writing: This week in writing, we will be doing a variety of activities.  The students will learn why it is important to write about topics that are important to them.  They will also learn what makes a good writer, and why writing is crucial.  We will also look at the steps of the writing process and establish a writer's workshop routine.  During writer's workshop, I will read the book Fortunately, and the students will create their own Fortunately book.

Science: We started our weather unit last week.  On Wednesday and Thursday the students watched videos on storms, weather instruments, and hurricanes.  On Friday the students learned about the layers of the atmosphere.  The layers are troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.  They will have a quiz over the layers on Thursday.  This week we will continue learning about the layers of the atmosphere and also learn about the weather instruments.  The wind vane tells the direction in which the wind is blowing, and the anemometer tells the speed of the wind.  The barometer tells the pressure.

Social Studies: We will start social studies after we finish our science unit.

Spelling Unit:
There are no spelling words for this week.

Important Dates:
Market Day Pick Up Tuesday, August 30
Me in a Bag presentation due Wednesday, August 31
Quiz over the layers of the atmosphere Thursday, September 1
No School Monday, September 5
No School Tuesday, September 6
Band & Orchestra Registration at Hill 4:00 - 8:00 on Friday, September 9