Reading - Book Report due on March 22, Read 20 minutes
5P Math - Study Link 9.5, Study Link 9.6 for extra credit
5B Math - Study Link 7.3
5V Math - Study Link 7.2
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Homework for Feb. 28
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow, Alliteration book due tomorrow
Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow
5P Math - Study Link 9.4, Journal page 307 #s 2, 3, 4(select one), 6
5V Math - Study Link 7.1
Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow
5P Math - Study Link 9.4, Journal page 307 #s 2, 3, 4(select one), 6
5V Math - Study Link 7.1
Monday, February 27, 2012
Homework for Feb. 27
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29, Alliteration book due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Newsletter for the week of February 27
Reading: This week in reading, we will work on nonfiction reading using a variety of stories. Our skills will focus on: open ended questions, making connections, and working on inferences. We will continue to work on test taking skills and go over the questions from the story Animals in Disguise. The students will also be writing another extended response.
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we are working on unit 9. The first two lessons focused on reading and plotting coordinate pairs. The next lesson focused on the area of rectangles. This week we will work on the area of triangles and parallelograms and the volume of prisms. We will also continue to work on the extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will continue to work on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: On Monday, we have our Harriet Tubman field trip. On Tuesday, the students will learn about the French and Indian War which leads to the taxes that are placed on the colonists. The students will learn about taxes, and the taxes that the colonists are required to pay. They will also learn how the colonists protested these taxes.
Spelling Unit 21:
precede predict prefer pretend pretest prevent preview previous proceed
process proclaim professional program progress project promise property
pronunciation propose protect ceramic opponent aquarium resources prefix
acquaintance prearrange preparation preserve presume process profound
productive prohibitive proportional hyperbole personification alliteration simile
onomatopoeia metaphor
ISAT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, March 6: Session 1 for both reading and math
Wednesday, March 7: Session 2 for both reading and math
Thursday, March 8: Session 3 for both reading and math
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
LMC NEWS:
Young Authors entries are due on Thursday - late admissions will not be accepted, so bring them in on time.
We are looking for parent scorers for the Young Authors entries. Reading will be done during the school day on Monday - Wednesday, March 5-7. Parents can sign up to read at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4A4AB2EA13-readers
The Book Fair is coming! Preview will be on March 7-9, with sales March 12-17. We will be open during the Fun Fair! Flyers will go home next week. Our online homepage can be accessed directly by going to http://goo.gl/7jFU4 or go to www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs and follow the path to May Watts.
Important Dates:
Harriet Tubman field trip Monday, February 27
Spelling Test Wednesday, February 29
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Paw print redemption Thursday, March 1
No School Friday, March 2 Teacher Institute
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we are working on unit 9. The first two lessons focused on reading and plotting coordinate pairs. The next lesson focused on the area of rectangles. This week we will work on the area of triangles and parallelograms and the volume of prisms. We will also continue to work on the extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will continue to work on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: On Monday, we have our Harriet Tubman field trip. On Tuesday, the students will learn about the French and Indian War which leads to the taxes that are placed on the colonists. The students will learn about taxes, and the taxes that the colonists are required to pay. They will also learn how the colonists protested these taxes.
Spelling Unit 21:
precede predict prefer pretend pretest prevent preview previous proceed
process proclaim professional program progress project promise property
pronunciation propose protect ceramic opponent aquarium resources prefix
acquaintance prearrange preparation preserve presume process profound
productive prohibitive proportional hyperbole personification alliteration simile
onomatopoeia metaphor
ISAT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, March 6: Session 1 for both reading and math
Wednesday, March 7: Session 2 for both reading and math
Thursday, March 8: Session 3 for both reading and math
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
LMC NEWS:
Young Authors entries are due on Thursday - late admissions will not be accepted, so bring them in on time.
We are looking for parent scorers for the Young Authors entries. Reading will be done during the school day on Monday - Wednesday, March 5-7. Parents can sign up to read at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4A4AB2EA13-readers
The Book Fair is coming! Preview will be on March 7-9, with sales March 12-17. We will be open during the Fun Fair! Flyers will go home next week. Our online homepage can be accessed directly by going to http://goo.gl/7jFU4 or go to www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs and follow the path to May Watts.
Important Dates:
Harriet Tubman field trip Monday, February 27
Spelling Test Wednesday, February 29
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Paw print redemption Thursday, March 1
No School Friday, March 2 Teacher Institute
Friday, February 24, 2012
Homework for Feb. 24
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29, Alliteration Book due on Feb.29
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Homework for Feb. 23
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29, Alliteration Book due Feb. 29
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Extended Response
Science Fair is tonight.
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Extended Response
Science Fair is tonight.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Homework for Feb. 22
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29, Alliteration Book due on Feb. 29
5P Math - Stduy Link 9.3
5V Math - Extended Response
P.E. Homework due tomorrow
5P Math - Stduy Link 9.3
5V Math - Extended Response
P.E. Homework due tomorrow
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Newsletter for the week of Feb. 20
Reading: This week in reading, we will work on nonfiction reading using the Time for Kids magazines. Our skills will focus on: open ended questions, making connections, and working on inferences. We will work ontest taking skills and go the questions from the story Ready, Set, Flop. The students will also be writing another extended response.
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we started unit 9. The first two lessons focus on reading and plotting coordinate pairs. The next lesson will focus on the area of rectangles. We will also continue to work on the extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will continue to work on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: Last week in social studies we focused on the colonial trade routes and cities, towns and farms. We also learned about slavery in the colonies. This week we will learn about Frederick Douglass, the North and South growing apart, and Harriet Tubman.
Spelling Unit 20:
discuss deduct dismissed develop disease discount disturb details demand
determined depressed defense disappointing discouraged disadvantage
demonstrated defeat descent disappear disconnect distract decision deliver
distressed distribute disable describe destroyed disobey disassemble disagreed
discipline discredit delete define encyclopdeia investor interchangeable reaper
stagecoach
ISAT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, March 6: Session 1 for both reading and math
Wednesday, March 7: Session 2 for both reading and math
Thursday, March 8: Session 3 for both reading and math
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
Important Dates:
President's Day - No School Monday, February 20
Parent Teacher Conferences - No School Tuesday, February 21
Spelling Test Wednesday, February 22
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, February 23
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we started unit 9. The first two lessons focus on reading and plotting coordinate pairs. The next lesson will focus on the area of rectangles. We will also continue to work on the extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will continue to work on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: Last week in social studies we focused on the colonial trade routes and cities, towns and farms. We also learned about slavery in the colonies. This week we will learn about Frederick Douglass, the North and South growing apart, and Harriet Tubman.
Spelling Unit 20:
discuss deduct dismissed develop disease discount disturb details demand
determined depressed defense disappointing discouraged disadvantage
demonstrated defeat descent disappear disconnect distract decision deliver
distressed distribute disable describe destroyed disobey disassemble disagreed
discipline discredit delete define encyclopdeia investor interchangeable reaper
stagecoach
ISAT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, March 6: Session 1 for both reading and math
Wednesday, March 7: Session 2 for both reading and math
Thursday, March 8: Session 3 for both reading and math
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
Important Dates:
President's Day - No School Monday, February 20
Parent Teacher Conferences - No School Tuesday, February 21
Spelling Test Wednesday, February 22
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, February 23
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Homework for Feb. 16
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
P.E. homework due next week
Field Trip form due on Friday
P.E. homework due next week
Field Trip form due on Friday
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Homework for Feb. 15
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
5B Math - Study Link 7.2
5V Math - Mathboxes
P.E. homework due next week
Field Trip form due on Friday
Book Order due on Friday
5B Math - Study Link 7.2
5V Math - Mathboxes
P.E. homework due next week
Field Trip form due on Friday
Book Order due on Friday
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Homework for Feb. 14
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Test Wednesday
5B Math - 2 Sheets
Field Trip form due on Friday
Book Order due on Friday
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Test Wednesday
5B Math - 2 Sheets
Field Trip form due on Friday
Book Order due on Friday
Monday, February 13, 2012
Homework for Feb. 13
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.11, Study Guide due on Tuesday, Test Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 7.1
5V Math - Mathboxes 6.10
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.11, Study Guide due on Tuesday, Test Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 7.1
5V Math - Mathboxes 6.10
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Friday, February 10, 2012
Newsletter for the week of February 13
Reading: This week in reading, we will work on nonfiction reading using the Time for Kids magazines. Our skills will focus on: using skimming to preview reading materials and scanning to detect major visual patterns and identifying text structure before reading, making connections to real world situations or related topics before and during reading, and working on inferences. We will also review the use of figurative language in writing. The students will also be writing another extended response.
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we have been working on unit 7. The first two lessons focused on standard notation, exponential notation, and number word notation. Last week the students learned about scientific notation and using parentheses. They also learned about the order of operations. The order is parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. The students made line graphs and worked on short answer responses. Last week the students continued to work on order of operations, and adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. On Monday & Tuesday we will review the concepts that were taught during this unit, and on Wednesday they will take a test.
Writing: This week in writing the students will continue to work on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be focusing on the colonial trade routes and cities, towns and farms. We will also be learning about slavery in the colonies, Frederick Douglass, and the North and South growing apart.
Spelling Unit 19:
remove interview repeat interrupt respect interfere represent relocate international
review interpret interstate remarkable intermediate intersection recommend interject
intervene resource remained interdependent interconnect recognize reassure recede
interact reactivate reinvestigation recaptured interdepartmental interplanetary intercostals
recuperate recurrent intergenerational planetarium neutral telescope photosphere
chromosphere
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
Important Dates:
Valentine's Day Parties Tuesday, February 14
Spelling test Wednesday, February 15
Math test Wednesday, February 15
Robert Crown Followup Thursday, February 16
President's Day - No School Monday, February 20
Parent Teacher Conferences - No School Tuesday, February 21
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we have been working on unit 7. The first two lessons focused on standard notation, exponential notation, and number word notation. Last week the students learned about scientific notation and using parentheses. They also learned about the order of operations. The order is parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. The students made line graphs and worked on short answer responses. Last week the students continued to work on order of operations, and adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. On Monday & Tuesday we will review the concepts that were taught during this unit, and on Wednesday they will take a test.
Writing: This week in writing the students will continue to work on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Science: We have finished the digestion unit and our next unit will focus on stars. This unit will be done after our unit in social studies.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be focusing on the colonial trade routes and cities, towns and farms. We will also be learning about slavery in the colonies, Frederick Douglass, and the North and South growing apart.
Spelling Unit 19:
remove interview repeat interrupt respect interfere represent relocate international
review interpret interstate remarkable intermediate intersection recommend interject
intervene resource remained interdependent interconnect recognize reassure recede
interact reactivate reinvestigation recaptured interdepartmental interplanetary intercostals
recuperate recurrent intergenerational planetarium neutral telescope photosphere
chromosphere
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM:
To earn the prize, the fifth graders will need to read 400 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
Important Dates:
Valentine's Day Parties Tuesday, February 14
Spelling test Wednesday, February 15
Math test Wednesday, February 15
Robert Crown Followup Thursday, February 16
President's Day - No School Monday, February 20
Parent Teacher Conferences - No School Tuesday, February 21
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Homework for Feb. 10
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Homework for Feb. 9
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.9, 7.10, Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
5V Math -
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.9, 7.10, Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
5V Math -
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Homework for Feb. 8
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
5P Math - Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 7.1, Study guide, Test Thursday
5V Math - Study Link 6.9
Science - Test tomorrow
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
5P Math - Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 7.1, Study guide, Test Thursday
5V Math - Study Link 6.9
Science - Test tomorrow
Field trip note due on Feb. 17
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Homework for Feb. 7
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.8, Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 6.12, Study guide, Test Thursday
5V Math - Study Link 6.8
Science - Worksheet, Test Thursday
Field Trip form due on Feb. 17
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.8, Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week, Test Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 6.12, Study guide, Test Thursday
5V Math - Study Link 6.8
Science - Worksheet, Test Thursday
Field Trip form due on Feb. 17
Monday, February 6, 2012
Homework for Feb.
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.7, Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week
5B Math - Study guide, Test Thursday
Field Trip form due on Feb. 17
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.7, Study Guide due on Tuesday of next week
5B Math - Study guide, Test Thursday
Field Trip form due on Feb. 17
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Newsletter for the week of February 6
Reading: This week in reading, we will work on nonfiction reading using the Time for Kids magazines. Our skills will focus on: using skimming to preview reading materials and scanning to detect major visual patterns and identifying text structure before reading, making connections to real world situations or related topics before and during reading, and working on inferences. The students will also be writing another extended response.
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we have been working on unit 7. The first two lessons focused on standard notation, exponential notation, and number word notation. Last week the students learned about scientific notation and using parentheses. They also learned about the order of operations. The order is parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. The students made line graphs and worked on short answer responses. This week the students will continue to work on order of operations, and adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. On Friday, we will work on another extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will be working on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be identifying root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
Science: In science we have started our digestion unit. Last week the students learned about their teeth and oral health. Last week they learned about their stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. This week we will learn about the accessory organs. These organs are the liver, gall bladder, and the pancreas.
Social Studies: We will start social studies after our digestion unit.
Spelling Unit 18:
nontoxic income unknown unusual involved unlike inspector unless indeed
nonprofit invisible nonsense incredible uncomfortable inconsistent unfortunately
nonfiction nonviolent uncover informal inexperienced unproductive unsightly
inspiration nonrefundable indescribable inevitable nonresident invalid involuntary
insurance unhurried unending nebula supernova galaxy Betelgeuse
astronomical unit
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
NAPERVILLE READS 2012 - ANTONIO SACRE:
Free tickets are available for a presentation at Wentz Hall, North Central College, on Thursday, Feb. 9th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at any Naperville Public Library or Anderson's Bookshop. If you would like an autographed book, order forms are available on the May Watts Website.
MAY WATTS BOOK EXCHANGE:
Bring in gently used books, and receive tickets for "shopping" on Thursday and Friday.
Important Dates:
Spelling test Wednesday, February 8
Hill Super Bowl Math Night Wednesday, February 8
Science test Thursday, February 9
Paw print redemption Thursday, February 9
Robert Crown field trip Friday, February 10
Math test Wednesday, February 15
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Book Report: Your book report for February must be a historical fiction. The presentation will be Wednesday, February 29. For this book report the you will create a book quilt, which should be a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8. You should share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Some examples would be: character traits, setting, summary, illustration, conflict, solution, your favorite part, etc. Make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and you will share your quilt with the class.
Math: In math we have been working on unit 7. The first two lessons focused on standard notation, exponential notation, and number word notation. Last week the students learned about scientific notation and using parentheses. They also learned about the order of operations. The order is parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. The students made line graphs and worked on short answer responses. This week the students will continue to work on order of operations, and adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. On Friday, we will work on another extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will be working on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. The class will make two timelines. The first showing how history really evolved with all the major events before and after the event. They will also make a parallel timeline showing how the world might have been different if they could go back in time to change the event. Imagine if JFK would have lived because you stopped Oswald... what would the next few decades been like? Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam? Would RFK have run for president and been killed like his brother? The final project will include these two timelines showing what the world was like and how it would be different and a written plan explaining how they would actually succeed in stopping the event. We will also work on using the BIG6 steps for research. These steps are task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be identifying root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
Science: In science we have started our digestion unit. Last week the students learned about their teeth and oral health. Last week they learned about their stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. This week we will learn about the accessory organs. These organs are the liver, gall bladder, and the pancreas.
Social Studies: We will start social studies after our digestion unit.
Spelling Unit 18:
nontoxic income unknown unusual involved unlike inspector unless indeed
nonprofit invisible nonsense incredible uncomfortable inconsistent unfortunately
nonfiction nonviolent uncover informal inexperienced unproductive unsightly
inspiration nonrefundable indescribable inevitable nonresident invalid involuntary
insurance unhurried unending nebula supernova galaxy Betelgeuse
astronomical unit
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to the Kane County Cougars May Watts Night on May 24 & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. The Kane County Cougars ticket includes a free hot dog and drink voucher, tshirt, and an opportunity to run around the bases.
NAPERVILLE READS 2012 - ANTONIO SACRE:
Free tickets are available for a presentation at Wentz Hall, North Central College, on Thursday, Feb. 9th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at any Naperville Public Library or Anderson's Bookshop. If you would like an autographed book, order forms are available on the May Watts Website.
MAY WATTS BOOK EXCHANGE:
Bring in gently used books, and receive tickets for "shopping" on Thursday and Friday.
Important Dates:
Spelling test Wednesday, February 8
Hill Super Bowl Math Night Wednesday, February 8
Science test Thursday, February 9
Paw print redemption Thursday, February 9
Robert Crown field trip Friday, February 10
Math test Wednesday, February 15
Book Report due Wednesday, February 29
Final manuscripts for young authors due on Thursday, March 1
Friday, February 3, 2012
Homework for Feb. 3
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Language Arts - A to Z due on Monday
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5B Math - Study guide
P.E. - Study your routine
Language Arts - A to Z due on Monday
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5B Math - Study guide
P.E. - Study your routine
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Homework for Feb. 2
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Language Arts - A to Z Book due on Monday
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 6.10
5V Math - Extended Response, Comparison Sheet
Language Arts - A to Z Book due on Monday
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 6.10
5V Math - Extended Response, Comparison Sheet
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Homework for Feb. 1
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Feb. 29
Language Arts - A to Z
5P Math - Study Link 7.5
5V Math - Study Link 6.6
Science - Quiz over digestive diagram
Talk about events in history for the "worm hole"
Language Arts - A to Z
5P Math - Study Link 7.5
5V Math - Study Link 6.6
Science - Quiz over digestive diagram
Talk about events in history for the "worm hole"
Monday, January 30, 2012
Homework for January 30
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due tomorrow
Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.3 & Mathboxes 7.3
Science - Quiz on Thursday, Stomach Worksheet
HILL FORM DUE TOMORROW
Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 7.3 & Mathboxes 7.3
Science - Quiz on Thursday, Stomach Worksheet
HILL FORM DUE TOMORROW
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Newsletter for the week of January 31
Reading: This week in reading, we will finish the story Summer of Fire. The students will learn how to make a timeline using the story and take a test over the story. The rest of the week will focus on nonfiction reading using the Time for Kids magazines. Our skills will focus on: using skimming to preview reading materials and scanning to detect major visual patterns and identifying text structure before reading, making connections to real world situations or related topics before and during reading, and working on inferences. The students will also be writing another extended response.
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues to solve the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story.
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 7. The first two lessons focused on standard notation, exponential notation, and number word notation. This week the students will learn about scientific notation and using parentheses. They will also learn about the order of operations. The order is parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. On Thursday, we will make line graphs and work on short answer responses. On Friday, we will work on another extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will finish "All About Me from A to Z" books. This week in writing the students will also be working on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. They will have to research the event and create a parallel timeline showing how the "worm hole" can change the path of history.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be identifying root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
Science: In science we have started our digestion unit. Last week the students learned about their teeth and oral health. This week they will learn about their stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and the accessory organs. These organs are the liver, gall bladder, and the pancreas.
Social Studies: We will start social studies after our digestion unit.
Spelling Unit 17:
engineer dentist librarian director customer pioneer counselor tourist scientist
visitor investigator senator astronomer character refrigerator guardian commander
physician leader historian performer volunteer disaster spectator electrician
custodian aviator chemist philosopher pharmacist comedian orator veneer
genealogist executive legislative judicial statehood Bill of Rights
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 360 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to Great America & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut.
Important Dates:
Book Report due on Tuesday, January 31
Open House Tuesday, January 31
Hill forms need to be turned in by Tuesday, January 31
Spelling Test February 1
Digestive system diagram quiz Thursday, February 2
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues to solve the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story.
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 7. The first two lessons focused on standard notation, exponential notation, and number word notation. This week the students will learn about scientific notation and using parentheses. They will also learn about the order of operations. The order is parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction. On Thursday, we will make line graphs and work on short answer responses. On Friday, we will work on another extended response.
Writing: This week in writing the students will finish "All About Me from A to Z" books. This week in writing the students will also be working on researching an event in history. Our prompt is: If you could go back in time and change an event in history what would it be. They will have to research the event and create a parallel timeline showing how the "worm hole" can change the path of history.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be identifying root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
Science: In science we have started our digestion unit. Last week the students learned about their teeth and oral health. This week they will learn about their stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and the accessory organs. These organs are the liver, gall bladder, and the pancreas.
Social Studies: We will start social studies after our digestion unit.
Spelling Unit 17:
engineer dentist librarian director customer pioneer counselor tourist scientist
visitor investigator senator astronomer character refrigerator guardian commander
physician leader historian performer volunteer disaster spectator electrician
custodian aviator chemist philosopher pharmacist comedian orator veneer
genealogist executive legislative judicial statehood Bill of Rights
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 360 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to Great America & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut.
Important Dates:
Book Report due on Tuesday, January 31
Open House Tuesday, January 31
Hill forms need to be turned in by Tuesday, January 31
Spelling Test February 1
Digestive system diagram quiz Thursday, February 2
Friday, January 27, 2012
Homework for Jan. 27
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Science - Quiz on Thursday
Hill form due Jan. 31
Report Card Envelope if you have not turned it in
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Science - Quiz on Thursday
Hill form due Jan. 31
Report Card Envelope if you have not turned it in
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Homework for Jan. 25
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 6 more letters
5P Math - Extended Response
5B Math - SL 6.8
Hill Form Jan. 31
Field Trip due on Friday
Language Arts - 6 more letters
5P Math - Extended Response
5B Math - SL 6.8
Hill Form Jan. 31
Field Trip due on Friday
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Homework for January 24
Reading - Read 20 minutes, book report due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 6 more letters
Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow
5B Math - Study Link 6.7
5V Math - Math boxes page 207
Hill form due on Jan. 31
Field Trip form due Friday
Language Arts - 6 more letters
Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow
5B Math - Study Link 6.7
5V Math - Math boxes page 207
Hill form due on Jan. 31
Field Trip form due Friday
Monday, January 23, 2012
Homework for January 23
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 4 more letters
5P Math - Test tomorrow, Practice sheet with fractions
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Science - Test tomorrow
Hill form due on Jan. 31
Field Trip form due Jan. 27
Language Arts - 4 more letters
5P Math - Test tomorrow, Practice sheet with fractions
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Science - Test tomorrow
Hill form due on Jan. 31
Field Trip form due Jan. 27
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Newsletter for the week of January 23
Reading: This week in reading, we will focus on a nonfiction story about the great forest fires at Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1988. We will be working on writing an ISAT style extended response. The format of these answers will include answering the question with a blanket statement, finding all the evidence in the text to support the answer, interpreting the evidence, and a conclusion sentence that restates the answers using a synonym to avoid repetition. Along with the extended response we will be working on test taking strategies using the end of the story quiz.
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues to solve the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story.
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 6. The first couple of lessons focused on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They organized the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. The students worked on identifying mystery line plots. They also investigated the relationship between sample size, reliability, and analyzed the data. Last week the students continued to analyze data and worked on adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing: This week in writing will be spent on the final copy of "All About Me from A to Z" books. There will be mini lessons on editing and elaboration.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be learning about pronouns and prepositions.
Science: In science we will continue focusing on electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged. The students did two experiments focusing on static electricity. Then they learned that electricity flows and the materials needed to light a light bulb. Last week the students learned about conductors and insulators. They also learned about parallel and series circuits and made a switch.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 16:
capable careless desirable admirable restless available debatable tasteless
helpless senseless priceless useless reliable undeniable excitable believable
bottomless comfortable dampness understandable decorations reciting
memorized tongue precious agreeable hopelessness changeable approachable
acceptable adorable profitable valuable thoughtless fruitless territory veto
secretary Supreme Court amendment
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 360 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to Great America & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut.
Important Dates:
Math Test Tuesday, January 24
Science Test Tuesday, January 24
Spelling test Wednesday, January 25
Watts Whirl Wednesday, January 25
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, January 26
Field Trip Form due on Friday, January 27
Book Report due on Tuesday, January 31
Open House Tuesday, January 31
Hill forms need to be turned in by Tuesday, January 31
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues to solve the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story.
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 6. The first couple of lessons focused on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They organized the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. The students worked on identifying mystery line plots. They also investigated the relationship between sample size, reliability, and analyzed the data. Last week the students continued to analyze data and worked on adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing: This week in writing will be spent on the final copy of "All About Me from A to Z" books. There will be mini lessons on editing and elaboration.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be learning about pronouns and prepositions.
Science: In science we will continue focusing on electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged. The students did two experiments focusing on static electricity. Then they learned that electricity flows and the materials needed to light a light bulb. Last week the students learned about conductors and insulators. They also learned about parallel and series circuits and made a switch.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 16:
capable careless desirable admirable restless available debatable tasteless
helpless senseless priceless useless reliable undeniable excitable believable
bottomless comfortable dampness understandable decorations reciting
memorized tongue precious agreeable hopelessness changeable approachable
acceptable adorable profitable valuable thoughtless fruitless territory veto
secretary Supreme Court amendment
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 360 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to Great America & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut.
Important Dates:
Math Test Tuesday, January 24
Science Test Tuesday, January 24
Spelling test Wednesday, January 25
Watts Whirl Wednesday, January 25
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, January 26
Field Trip Form due on Friday, January 27
Book Report due on Tuesday, January 31
Open House Tuesday, January 31
Hill forms need to be turned in by Tuesday, January 31
Friday, January 20, 2012
Homework for Jan. 20
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 4 letters for A to Z
Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday
5P Math - Study guide due on Monday, Test onTuesday
5V Math - Extended Response, Car Information
Hill Form due Jan. 31
Field Trip form due Friday, Jan. 27
Language Arts - 4 letters for A to Z
Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday
5P Math - Study guide due on Monday, Test onTuesday
5V Math - Extended Response, Car Information
Hill Form due Jan. 31
Field Trip form due Friday, Jan. 27
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE
Dear Parents and Students:
You and your family are cordially invited to attend May Watts School’s Open House on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. We are holding only one Open House this year. To alleviate being overcrowded, we are asking families whose last name begins with “A thru L” attend from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Families whose last name begins with “M thru Z” are requested to attend from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
This is an excellent opportunity for you and your family to see your children's work, meet your child's teacher and see your school. All members of our support staff will also be available for you to visit. Please be sure to stop by and visit with them. Due to the informal nature of the night, it will not be possible to conduct parent/teacher conferences. Our next conference date is Tuesday, February 21st, or you can call the teacher anytime to schedule a meeting.
There will not be a Book Fair during Open House this year. We will be holding the Book Fair in March and more information will be forthcoming.
Please remember to check our "Lost & Found" which will be on display in the Office hallway during the evening. Any items not claimed this evening will be donated to a charity.
We will open all outside building doors in order for you to enter the building so that you may park in the rear of the building. Come on in. We are looking forward to your visit.
May
Homework for Jan. 17
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Jan. 31
Language Arts - A to Z 5 more letters
5P Math - Journal page 185 & Study Link 6.6, Study Guide due on Monday, Test on Tuesday
5B Math - Study Link 6.2
Book Order due tomorrow
Hill form due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - A to Z 5 more letters
5P Math - Journal page 185 & Study Link 6.6, Study Guide due on Monday, Test on Tuesday
5B Math - Study Link 6.2
Book Order due tomorrow
Hill form due on Jan. 31
Friday, January 13, 2012
Newsletter for the week of January 16
Reading: This week in reading, the students will continue working on their inventions. On Friday, January 20, we will have an invention open house. The students will be able to go from classroom to classroom to see all the inventions. The students will need to include the following: the reason why it was invented, how it will help people/rationale, who will benefit from it, and a diagram/image of the item. For the next two weeks we will also focus on a nonfiction story about the great forest fires at Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1988. We will be working on writing an ISAT style extended response. The format of these answers will include answering the question with a blanket statement, finding all the evidence in the text to support the answer, interpreting the evidence, and a conclusion sentence that restates the answers using a synonym to avoid repetition. Along with the extended response we will be working on test taking strategies using the end of the story quiz.
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues to solve the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story.
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 6. The first couple of lessons focused on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They organized the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. Last week, the students worked on identifying mystery line plots. They also investigated the relationship between sample size, reliability, and analyzed the data. This week the students will continue to analyze data and work on adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing: This week in writing will be spent completing the draft of our "All About Me from A to Z" books. There will be mini lessons on peer conferencing and elaboration.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be learning about pronouns and prepositions.
Science: In science we will continue focusing on electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged. Last week, the students did two experiments focusing on static electricity. Then they learned that electricity flows and the materials needed to light a light bulb. This week the students will learn about conductors and insulators. They will also learn about parallel and series circuits. At the end of the week, the students will make a switch.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 15:
translation laziness population invention generation examination situation
operation sickness kindness closeness forgiveness pollution imagination
education transportation federation subtraction smallness lateness questions
science-fiction air-conditioning scientific atmosphere apprehension
thoughtfulness appreciation illumination comprehension extension falsification
affiliation initiation negotiation mercenary Loyalist Patriot commander
revolution
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 360 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to Great America & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut.
Important Dates:
No School Monday, January 16
Spelling Test Wednesday, January 18
Report cards go home on Friday, January 20
Letter of intent to participate in the Young Authors Program due Friday, January 20
Math Test Tuesday, January 24
Watts Whirl Wednesday, January 25
Book Report due on Tuesday, January 31
Open House Tuesday, January 31
Hill forms need to be turned in by Tuesday, January 31
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues to solve the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story.
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 6. The first couple of lessons focused on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They organized the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. Last week, the students worked on identifying mystery line plots. They also investigated the relationship between sample size, reliability, and analyzed the data. This week the students will continue to analyze data and work on adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing: This week in writing will be spent completing the draft of our "All About Me from A to Z" books. There will be mini lessons on peer conferencing and elaboration.
Grammar: Our focus for grammar will be learning about pronouns and prepositions.
Science: In science we will continue focusing on electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged. Last week, the students did two experiments focusing on static electricity. Then they learned that electricity flows and the materials needed to light a light bulb. This week the students will learn about conductors and insulators. They will also learn about parallel and series circuits. At the end of the week, the students will make a switch.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 15:
translation laziness population invention generation examination situation
operation sickness kindness closeness forgiveness pollution imagination
education transportation federation subtraction smallness lateness questions
science-fiction air-conditioning scientific atmosphere apprehension
thoughtfulness appreciation illumination comprehension extension falsification
affiliation initiation negotiation mercenary Loyalist Patriot commander
revolution
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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 360 minutes for this month. The prizes this month will be a ticket to Great America & a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut.
Important Dates:
No School Monday, January 16
Spelling Test Wednesday, January 18
Report cards go home on Friday, January 20
Letter of intent to participate in the Young Authors Program due Friday, January 20
Math Test Tuesday, January 24
Watts Whirl Wednesday, January 25
Book Report due on Tuesday, January 31
Open House Tuesday, January 31
Hill forms need to be turned in by Tuesday, January 31
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Homework for Jan. 12
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Jan. 31
5P Math - Journal page 181 #'s 1, 2, 4, 5
Hill Packet due Jan. 31
Book Order due Jan. 14
5P Math - Journal page 181 #'s 1, 2, 4, 5
Hill Packet due Jan. 31
Book Order due Jan. 14
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Homework for Jan. 11
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 5 more letters of the A to Z Book
5P Math - Journal page 179 #s 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6
5B Math - Test on Thursday, Study Link 6.1
5V Math - Mock Test due tomorrow (extra credit)
Book Order due next Wednesday
Hill Packet due Jan. 31
Tonight is Hill's informational meeting at 7:00.
Language Arts - 5 more letters of the A to Z Book
5P Math - Journal page 179 #s 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6
5B Math - Test on Thursday, Study Link 6.1
5V Math - Mock Test due tomorrow (extra credit)
Book Order due next Wednesday
Hill Packet due Jan. 31
Tonight is Hill's informational meeting at 7:00.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Homework for Jan. 10
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 5 more letters for the A to Z
5P Math - Study Link 6.4
5B Math - Study Link 5.10, Test on Thursday
5V Math - Finish Math Extended Response
Book Order due on Wednesday, Jan. 14
Hill Packet due on Jan. 31
Language Arts - 5 more letters for the A to Z
5P Math - Study Link 6.4
5B Math - Study Link 5.10, Test on Thursday
5V Math - Finish Math Extended Response
Book Order due on Wednesday, Jan. 14
Hill Packet due on Jan. 31
Monday, January 9, 2012
Homework for Jan. 9
Reading- Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Jan. 31, Think of an idea for an invention
Writing - 2 Letters for their A to Z Book
5B Math - Test on Thursday
Hill Packet due on Jan. 31
Writing - 2 Letters for their A to Z Book
5B Math - Test on Thursday
Hill Packet due on Jan. 31
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Newsletter for the week of January 9
Reading: This week in reading, the students will be creating their own inventions. On Monday, we will read through a Time for Kids magazine which focuses on the coolest inventions of 2011. Then the students will individually create their own invention that will be presented on trifolds. This project will be worked on in class from Tuesday - Thursday and the following Tuesday of the next week. On Wednesday, January 18, we will have an invention open house. The students will be able to go from classroom to classroom to see all the inventions. The students will need to include the following: the reason why it was invented, how it will help people/rationale, who will benefit from it, and a diagram/image of the item
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues of solving the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 6. The first couple of lessons focused on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They organized the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. Next week, the students will work on identifying mystery line plots. They will also investigate the relationship between sample size and reliability. On Thursday, they will work on adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing: This week in writing the students will be working on a book about them. The book is All About Me From A to Z. The mini lessons that will be focused on are word choice, voice, paragraphing, matching illustrations to text, editing and revising, and the use of a thesaurus and dictionary.
Science: In science we will focus on electricity. On Wednesday of this past week, the students learned about static electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged. On Monday and Tuesday the students will do two experiments focusing on static electricity. Then on Wednesday, the students will learn that electricity flows and the materials needed to light a light bulb. This week the students will also learn what conducts electricity and what does not conduct electricity.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling:
There are no words this week.
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
December 23 - January 8 No School - Winter Break
January 9 Classes Resume
Hill Parent Night Wednesday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m.
End of 2nd Quarter Thursday, January 12
Paw Print Redemption Day Thursday, January 12
No School Friday, January 13
No School Monday, January 16
Book Report: Your book report for January must be a mystery. The presentation will be Tuesday, January 31. For this book report you will create a detective's report and treasure map. This should be done as you read. Don't wait until after you are finished with the book. You will be identifying clues of solving the mystery that is unfolding in your story. Keep notes. You will use your detective's report to create a treasure map. You will later turn in notes (detective's report) and the map. The notes do not have to be in final draft form.
You need the following information in your notes: the place where the main character starts (beginning setting), a list of where he or she goes, what clues are found there, where he or she ends up with the climax and solution of the story
You will use your dectective's report to make your map. Draw out your character's path. As the path on your map continues, your readers will be unraveling the main events and the mystery!
Places and clues are marked with something to open. It could be a door, tree, book, or something that represents a clue.
On the door: the setting where the clue was discovered (ex. bookcase, a tree, a desk, an underground city)
Behind the door: phrase, picture, or word that represents the clue (ex. candlestick, "ran away")
Under the door: why it is important to the story (ex. "finds a note" or "locates a sound")
Math: In math we started unit 6. The first couple of lessons focused on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They organized the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. Next week, the students will work on identifying mystery line plots. They will also investigate the relationship between sample size and reliability. On Thursday, they will work on adding and subtracting fractions.
Writing: This week in writing the students will be working on a book about them. The book is All About Me From A to Z. The mini lessons that will be focused on are word choice, voice, paragraphing, matching illustrations to text, editing and revising, and the use of a thesaurus and dictionary.
Science: In science we will focus on electricity. On Wednesday of this past week, the students learned about static electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged. On Monday and Tuesday the students will do two experiments focusing on static electricity. Then on Wednesday, the students will learn that electricity flows and the materials needed to light a light bulb. This week the students will also learn what conducts electricity and what does not conduct electricity.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling:
There are no words this week.
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
December 23 - January 8 No School - Winter Break
January 9 Classes Resume
Hill Parent Night Wednesday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m.
End of 2nd Quarter Thursday, January 12
Paw Print Redemption Day Thursday, January 12
No School Friday, January 13
No School Monday, January 16
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Homework for Dec. 20
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
5P Math - Journal pages 166 & 172 #s 1, 3, 4, & 6
5B Math - Study Link 5.7
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
5P Math - Journal pages 166 & 172 #s 1, 3, 4, & 6
5B Math - Study Link 5.7
Monday, December 19, 2011
Homework for Dec. 19
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 6.1
5B Math - Study Link 5.6
Science - Test tomorrow
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 6.1
5B Math - Study Link 5.6
Science - Test tomorrow
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Newsletter for the week of December 19
Reading: This week in reading, we will do a variety of activities. On Monday, we will work on using comprehension strategies and define unknown vocabulary words using a Time for Kids magazine. For the rest of the week, we will be working on a fun project using alliteration. I will read the book Animalia, and the students will look for examples of alliteration in other texts. Then they will create their own alliteration. We will also be presenting our wordless picture books and our mash up books.
Book Report: Your book report for December must be a biography, memoir, or autobiography. The presentation will be Wednesday, December 21. For this book report you can select from one of my examples, or you can come up with your own idea. You need to provide a detailed account of the person’s life, have a visual, and give a presentation.
Here are a few examples:
Example #2: A timeline of the person's life
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Example #3: Power Point
Photo Collage
Birth & 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 couple of lessons will focus on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They will ogranize the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. On Thursday, the students will work on identifying mystery line plots.
Writing: This week in writing we will be finishing our marketing plan. The students have been put into groups, and their group picked one item to develop a marketing plan and advertise the item. They can select how they would like to present this item: TV ad, radio ad, billboard, print ads, a web page, or Prezi. The students need to think about who is your target and develop a marketing plan to reach the audience. These will be presented in class on Tuesday.
Science: In science we have focused on the atom and magnets. The students learned that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They also learned about ions. We discussed the periodic table of elements, and the students learned how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students drew atoms. They also learned the difference between an element and a molecule. We used the interactive periodic table of elements to learn more about each element, and we built a salt crystal using play-doh. In the first lesson for magnets, students observed three different rocks looking at their similarities and differences. In this lesson they learned that there is a type of rock with magnetic qualities called lodestone. In the next lesson, students learned how magnets got their name, and they did an experiment to see if a one unit magnet or a two unit magnet held more paper clips. Last week in science we continued to do experiments with magnets. On Monday, the students learned how to make a magnet. Then the students saw the magnetic field around different magnets. On Wednesday, the students learned where a magnet is the strongest and which magnet is the strongest. They also saw what objects magnets attract and what substances magnetism can pass through. This week we will review for the magnet test on Monday, and their test will be on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, the students will learn about statice electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 14:
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
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
Science Test Tuesday, December 20
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 21
Book Report due Wednesday, December 21
December 23 - January 8 No School - Winter Break
January 9 Classes Resume
Book Report: Your book report for December must be a biography, memoir, or autobiography. The presentation will be Wednesday, December 21. For this book report you can select from one of my examples, or you can come up with your own idea. You need to provide a detailed account of the person’s life, have a visual, and give a presentation.
Here are a few examples:
Example #1:
Illustration of your person
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Write a summary about your person's life
Do you think it was a good idea to write a biography about this person? Why or why not?
Example #2:
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Example #3: Power Point
Photo Collage
Birth & 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 couple of lessons will focus on using landmark data, which is minimum, maximum, median, mode, range, and mean and organizing the data. They will ogranize the data by using graphs, line plots, and stem and leaf plots. On Thursday, the students will work on identifying mystery line plots.
Writing: This week in writing we will be finishing our marketing plan. The students have been put into groups, and their group picked one item to develop a marketing plan and advertise the item. They can select how they would like to present this item: TV ad, radio ad, billboard, print ads, a web page, or Prezi. The students need to think about who is your target and develop a marketing plan to reach the audience. These will be presented in class on Tuesday.
Science: In science we have focused on the atom and magnets. The students learned that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They also learned about ions. We discussed the periodic table of elements, and the students learned how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students drew atoms. They also learned the difference between an element and a molecule. We used the interactive periodic table of elements to learn more about each element, and we built a salt crystal using play-doh. In the first lesson for magnets, students observed three different rocks looking at their similarities and differences. In this lesson they learned that there is a type of rock with magnetic qualities called lodestone. In the next lesson, students learned how magnets got their name, and they did an experiment to see if a one unit magnet or a two unit magnet held more paper clips. Last week in science we continued to do experiments with magnets. On Monday, the students learned how to make a magnet. Then the students saw the magnetic field around different magnets. On Wednesday, the students learned where a magnet is the strongest and which magnet is the strongest. They also saw what objects magnets attract and what substances magnetism can pass through. This week we will review for the magnet test on Monday, and their test will be on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, the students will learn about statice electricity. Static electricity occurs when extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time. Electrons move from object to object through friction. As the electrons move between two objects, one object gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. The other object loses electrons and becomes positively charged.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 14:
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
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
Science Test Tuesday, December 20
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 21
Book Report due Wednesday, December 21
December 23 - January 8 No School - Winter Break
January 9 Classes Resume
Friday, December 16, 2011
Homework for Dec. 16
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Science - Test on Tuesday
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
Science - Test on Tuesday
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Homework for Dec. 15
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec.21
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 5.5
Permission Slip for Hot Chocolate due tomorrow
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5B Math - Study Link 5.5
Permission Slip for Hot Chocolate due tomorrow
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Homework for Dec. 14
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
5P Math - Test tomorrow
5B Math - Study Link 5.4
Permission Slip for Hot Chocolate
5P Math - Test tomorrow
5B Math - Study Link 5.4
Permission Slip for Hot Chocolate
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Homework for Dec. 13
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow
5P Math - Study Link 5.11, Mathboxes page 159 #s 1, 3, 4, 5, Study Guide due tomorrow, Test on Thursday
5B Math - Study Link 5.3
Permission Slip for Hot Choclate due on Friday
Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrow
5P Math - Study Link 5.11, Mathboxes page 159 #s 1, 3, 4, 5, Study Guide due tomorrow, Test on Thursday
5B Math - Study Link 5.3
Permission Slip for Hot Choclate due on Friday
Monday, December 12, 2011
Homework for Dec. 12
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Links 5.9 & 5.10, Study Guide due on Wednesday, & Test on Thursday
5B Math - Study Link 5.2
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.5 #s 1, 2, 4, & 5
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Links 5.9 & 5.10, Study Guide due on Wednesday, & Test on Thursday
5B Math - Study Link 5.2
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.5 #s 1, 2, 4, & 5
Friday, December 9, 2011
Newsletter for the week of December 12
Reading: This week in reading, we will do a variety of activities. On Monday, we will work on metaphors using tangible and untangible items. The students will also create their own metaphor. We will use picture books and our anthology to work on our focus skills this week. These skills are: What is the audience or purpose for the writing? What is the author's controlling idea? What does the author want you to learn? How do illustrations use art to express their ideas, and how do illustrations reflect different cultures? We will also continue to work on vocabulary using a variety of word analysis and strategies within context to identify unknown words.
Book Report: Your book report for December must be a biography, memoir, or autobiography. The presentation will be Wednesday, December 21. For this book report you can select from one of my examples, or you can come up with your own idea. You need to provide a detailed account of the person’s life, have a visual, and give a presentation.
Here are a few examples:
Example #2: A timeline of the person's life
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Example #3: Power Point
Photo Collage
Birth & 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 have started unit 5. The first lesson focused on solving parts and whole problems with fractions and finding a fraction of a whole. We have also worked on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. Last week we compared and ordered fractions and found equivalent fractions. The students also learned how to convert fractions to decimals and rounding decimals. Last week, we continued to work on converting fractions, to decimals and worked on equivalent fractions. We also constructed, read, and labeled bar and circle graphs. This week we will use a percent circle to measure the different pieces of a circle graph and construct our own circle graphs.
Writing: This week in writing we will be working on developing a marketing plan. There will be more mini lessons on marketing and the different ways companies try to sell their products. The students have been put into groups, and their group picked one item to develop a marketing plan and advertise the item. They can select how they would like to present this item: TV ad, radio ad, billboard, print ads, a web page, or Prezi. The students need to think about who is your target and develop a marketing plan to reach the audience. These will be presented in class.
Science: In science we have focused on the atom and magnets. The students learned that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They also learned about ions. We discussed the periodic table of elements, and the students learned how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students drew atoms. They also learned the difference between an element and a molecule. We used the interactive periodic table of elements to learn more about each element. Last week we built a salt crystal using play-doh and started learning about magnets. In the first lesson, students observed three different rocks looking at their similarities and differences. In this lesson they learned that there is a type of rock with magnetic qualities called lodestone. In the next lesson, students learned how magnets got their name, and they did an experiment to see if a one unit magnet or a two unit magnet held more paper clips. This week in science we will continue to do experiments with magnets. On Monday, the students will learn how to make a magnet. Then the students will see the magnetic field around different magnets. On Wednesday, the students will learn where a magnet is the strongest and which magnet is the strongest. They will also see what objects magnets attract and what substances magnetism can pass through.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 13:
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
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 14
Pro-Kids Assembly Wednesday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Pro-Kids Family Night Wednesday, December 14: K-2 6:00 p.m., Grades 3-5 7:45 p.m.
Math Test Thursday, December 15
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, December 15
Science Test Monday, December 19
Book Report due Wednesday, December 21
Book Report: Your book report for December must be a biography, memoir, or autobiography. The presentation will be Wednesday, December 21. For this book report you can select from one of my examples, or you can come up with your own idea. You need to provide a detailed account of the person’s life, have a visual, and give a presentation.
Here are a few examples:
Example #1:
Illustration of your person
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Write a summary about your person's life
Do you think it was a good idea to write a biography about this person? Why or why not?
Example #2:
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Example #3: Power Point
Photo Collage
Birth & 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 have started unit 5. The first lesson focused on solving parts and whole problems with fractions and finding a fraction of a whole. We have also worked on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. Last week we compared and ordered fractions and found equivalent fractions. The students also learned how to convert fractions to decimals and rounding decimals. Last week, we continued to work on converting fractions, to decimals and worked on equivalent fractions. We also constructed, read, and labeled bar and circle graphs. This week we will use a percent circle to measure the different pieces of a circle graph and construct our own circle graphs.
Writing: This week in writing we will be working on developing a marketing plan. There will be more mini lessons on marketing and the different ways companies try to sell their products. The students have been put into groups, and their group picked one item to develop a marketing plan and advertise the item. They can select how they would like to present this item: TV ad, radio ad, billboard, print ads, a web page, or Prezi. The students need to think about who is your target and develop a marketing plan to reach the audience. These will be presented in class.
Science: In science we have focused on the atom and magnets. The students learned that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They also learned about ions. We discussed the periodic table of elements, and the students learned how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students drew atoms. They also learned the difference between an element and a molecule. We used the interactive periodic table of elements to learn more about each element. Last week we built a salt crystal using play-doh and started learning about magnets. In the first lesson, students observed three different rocks looking at their similarities and differences. In this lesson they learned that there is a type of rock with magnetic qualities called lodestone. In the next lesson, students learned how magnets got their name, and they did an experiment to see if a one unit magnet or a two unit magnet held more paper clips. This week in science we will continue to do experiments with magnets. On Monday, the students will learn how to make a magnet. Then the students will see the magnetic field around different magnets. On Wednesday, the students will learn where a magnet is the strongest and which magnet is the strongest. They will also see what objects magnets attract and what substances magnetism can pass through.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 13:
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
BOX TOPS:
The PTA is always collecting box tops. They can be found on many different products such as: Progresso soups, Kleenex boxes, Suddenly Salad, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, and many more products. Check all of your purchased goods and send in your box tops. This is an easy way for the school to make money to enrich our children at May Watts.
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 14
Pro-Kids Assembly Wednesday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Pro-Kids Family Night Wednesday, December 14: K-2 6:00 p.m., Grades 3-5 7:45 p.m.
Math Test Thursday, December 15
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, December 15
Science Test Monday, December 19
Book Report due Wednesday, December 21
Homework for Dec. 9
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling- Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Guide due on Wednesday, Test on Thursday
P.E. homework due on Monday
Spelling- Contract & Test due on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Guide due on Wednesday, Test on Thursday
P.E. homework due on Monday
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Homework for Dec. 8
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Time for Kids due tomorrow(if it was not finished), Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 5.8, Journal page 149 #s 1, 3, 5, & 6, Study Guide due on Wednesday, Test on Thursday
5V Math - Mathboxes 4.11 #s 1, 3, & 4
P.E. homework due on Monday
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 5.8, Journal page 149 #s 1, 3, 5, & 6, Study Guide due on Wednesday, Test on Thursday
5V Math - Mathboxes 4.11 #s 1, 3, & 4
P.E. homework due on Monday
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Homework for Dec. 7
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
5P Math - Journal page 146 #s 1, 2, 3, 4, & either 5 or 6, Study Guide due next Wednesday, Test next Thursday
5B Math - Test tomorrow, Study Link 5.1
5P Math - Journal page 146 #s 1, 2, 3, 4, & either 5 or 6, Study Guide due next Wednesday, Test next Thursday
5B Math - Test tomorrow, Study Link 5.1
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Homework for Dec. 6
Reading - Read 20 Minutes, Book Report due on Dec 21
Spelling - Contract & Test for tomorrow
5P Math - Journal page 144 #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
5B Math -Test on Thursday, Go Over Study Guide
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.3
Spelling - Contract & Test for tomorrow
5P Math - Journal page 144 #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
5B Math -Test on Thursday, Go Over Study Guide
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.3
Monday, December 5, 2011
Homework for Dec. 5
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Dec. 21
Spelling - Test & Contract for Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 5.5
5B Math - Test on Thursday, Study Guide due Tuesday
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.4, one chart done
Spelling - Test & Contract for Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 5.5
5B Math - Test on Thursday, Study Guide due Tuesday
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.4, one chart done
Friday, December 2, 2011
Newsletter for the week of December 5
Reading: This week in reading, we will do a variety of activities. On Monday, we will do an outline for our extended response, and on Tuesday we will write it in paragraph format. The question is: What does the author want you to learn from Dusty's success? Use information from the passage and your own ideas to support your answer. The rest of the week we will use Time for Kids to focus on our other skills. Our focus skills for the week are: connect and clarify main ideas and concepts and identify their relationship to other sources and topics. We will also continue to work on vocabulary using a variety of word analysis and strategies within context to identify unknown words.
Book Report: Your book report for December must be a biography, memoir, or autobiography. The presentation will be Wednesday, December 21. For this book report you can select from one of my examples, or you can come up with your own idea. You need to provide a detailed account of the person’s life, have a visual, and give a presentation.
Here are a few examples:
Example #2: A timeline of the person's life
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Example #3: Power Point
Photo Collage
Birth & 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 have started unit 5. The first lesson focused on solving parts and whole problems with fractions and finding a fraction of a whole. We have also worked on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. Last week we compared and ordered fractions and found equivalent fractions. The students also learned how to convert fractions to decimals and rounding decimals. This week, we will continue to work on converting fractions, to decimals and work on equivalent fractions. On Friday, we will construct, read, and label bar and circle graphs.
Writing: This week in writing we will finish our picture book mash up. The students take two different picture books and mash them up into a new story. When we finish the mash up books, we will begin a collaborative writing activity dealing with needs and wants using a variety of catalogs with a range of items costing between $20.00 and $60,000. We will begin with a pre-writing activity of what a want is and what a need is. Then I will use some online catalogs and have the kids generate a list of the items that I show into a needs or wants section. After the lessons on needs and wants, we are going to watch some old TV classic commercials and discuss how the companies are marketing their products. There will be a mini lesson on marketing and the different ways companies try to sell their products. After all the mini lessons are done, the students will be put into groups, and they will be given a sample of items cut out of a magazine or they can bring in their own items. Their group will pick one of the items to develop a marketing plan and advertise the item. They can select how they would like to present this item: TV ad, radio ad, billboard, print ads, a web page, or Prezi. The students need to think about who is your target and develop a marketing plan to reach the audience. These will be presented in class.
Science: Last week in science we focused on the atom. The students learned that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They also learned about ions. We discussed the periodic table of elements, and the students learned how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students drew atoms. They also learned the difference between an element and a molecule. We used the interactive periodic table of elements to learn more about each element. This week we will build a salt crystal using play-doh. Then on Wednesday, we will start learning about magnets. In the first lesson, students will observe three different rocks looking at their similarities and differences. In this lesson they will learn that there is a type of rock with magnetic qualities called lodestone. In the next lesson, students will learn how magnets got their name, and on Friday they will do an experiment to see if a one unit magnet or a two unit magnet will hold more paper clips.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 12:
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
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 7
5th Grade Musical Wednesday, December 7 at 9:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Orchestra: Rehearsal at Hil 6:00 p.m. & Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Book Report: Your book report for December must be a biography, memoir, or autobiography. The presentation will be Wednesday, December 21. For this book report you can select from one of my examples, or you can come up with your own idea. You need to provide a detailed account of the person’s life, have a visual, and give a presentation.
Here are a few examples:
Example #1:
Illustration of your person
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Write a summary about your person's life
Do you think it was a good idea to write a biography about this person? Why or why not?
Example #2:
5 character traits that relate to your person and evidence
Example #3: Power Point
Photo Collage
Birth & 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 have started unit 5. The first lesson focused on solving parts and whole problems with fractions and finding a fraction of a whole. We have also worked on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. Last week we compared and ordered fractions and found equivalent fractions. The students also learned how to convert fractions to decimals and rounding decimals. This week, we will continue to work on converting fractions, to decimals and work on equivalent fractions. On Friday, we will construct, read, and label bar and circle graphs.
Writing: This week in writing we will finish our picture book mash up. The students take two different picture books and mash them up into a new story. When we finish the mash up books, we will begin a collaborative writing activity dealing with needs and wants using a variety of catalogs with a range of items costing between $20.00 and $60,000. We will begin with a pre-writing activity of what a want is and what a need is. Then I will use some online catalogs and have the kids generate a list of the items that I show into a needs or wants section. After the lessons on needs and wants, we are going to watch some old TV classic commercials and discuss how the companies are marketing their products. There will be a mini lesson on marketing and the different ways companies try to sell their products. After all the mini lessons are done, the students will be put into groups, and they will be given a sample of items cut out of a magazine or they can bring in their own items. Their group will pick one of the items to develop a marketing plan and advertise the item. They can select how they would like to present this item: TV ad, radio ad, billboard, print ads, a web page, or Prezi. The students need to think about who is your target and develop a marketing plan to reach the audience. These will be presented in class.
Science: Last week in science we focused on the atom. The students learned that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They also learned about ions. We discussed the periodic table of elements, and the students learned how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students drew atoms. They also learned the difference between an element and a molecule. We used the interactive periodic table of elements to learn more about each element. This week we will build a salt crystal using play-doh. Then on Wednesday, we will start learning about magnets. In the first lesson, students will observe three different rocks looking at their similarities and differences. In this lesson they will learn that there is a type of rock with magnetic qualities called lodestone. In the next lesson, students will learn how magnets got their name, and on Friday they will do an experiment to see if a one unit magnet or a two unit magnet will hold more paper clips.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit 12:
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
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. Minutes will be checked on January 9.
Important Dates:
Spelling Test Wednesday, December 7
5th Grade Musical Wednesday, December 7 at 9:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Orchestra: Rehearsal at Hil 6:00 p.m. & Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Homework for December 2
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on December 21
Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday
5B Math - Test Thursday
Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday
5B Math - Test Thursday
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Homework for December 1
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on December 21
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
5P Math - Journal page 141 #s 1, 2, 3, & 4
5B Math - Study Link 4.10, Test on Thursday
Science- Quiz tomorrow
Book Order due tomorrow
Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday
5P Math - Journal page 141 #s 1, 2, 3, & 4
5B Math - Study Link 4.10, Test on Thursday
Science- Quiz tomorrow
Book Order due tomorrow
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Homework for Nov. 30
Reading - Read 20 minutes
5P Math - Study Link 5.4
5B Math - Study Link 4.9
5V Math - Test tomorrow
Science - Quiz over atoms
Book Order due on Friday
5P Math - Study Link 5.4
5B Math - Study Link 4.9
5V Math - Test tomorrow
Science - Quiz over atoms
Book Order due on Friday
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Homework for Nov. 29
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
5P Math - Study Link 5.3
5B Math - Study Link 4.8(optional)
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.2, Optional Test due tomorrow
Science - Ws due tomorrow
Book Order due on Friday
5P Math - Study Link 5.3
5B Math - Study Link 4.8(optional)
5V Math - Mathboxes 5.2, Optional Test due tomorrow
Science - Ws due tomorrow
Book Order due on Friday
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Newsletter for the week of Nov. 28
Reading: This week in reading, we will be reading the story Iditarod Dream. In the Iditarod Dream, Dusty Whittemore faces several challenges and below freezing temperatures during the Junior Iditarod race in Alaska. He and his team of sled dogs meet these challenges and eventually win the race.The focus skills for this week are: Demonstrate understanding of structure through the use of graphic organizers and outlining with a specific focus on sequencing events and character analysis. Using character traits, students will also infer the type of person Dusty is and draw conclusions about him. The students will use context clues to determine the meaning of words in the story. The vocabulary words that will be focused on during the story are: headquarters, positions, handlers, pace, and tangle. If we have time this week we will also work on an extended response question. If we don't have time, we will do the question on Monday. The question is: What does the author want you to learn from Dusty's success? Use information from the passage and your own ideas to support your answer.
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 have started unit 5. The first lesson focused on solving parts and whole problems with fractions and finding a fraction of a whole. Last week we worked on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. Next week we will be comparing and ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions. The students will also learn how to convert fractions to decimals and rounding decimals.
Writing: This week in writing we will finish the expository paper. The prompt: If you could invite anyone living or dead to Thanksgiving dinner who would it be, and why? We will also continue working on our dead word book. When we finish the expository papers, we will start a picture book mash up. The students take two different picture books and mash them up into a new story.
Science: This week in science we will be focusing on the atom. The students will learn that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They will also learn about ions. We will discuss the periodic table of elements, and the students will learn how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students will build atoms. They will also learn the difference between an element and a molecule.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit :
There is no spelling this week
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
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Patterson Elementary School
3731 Lawrence Drive
Naperville, IL 60564
(Ashbury Subdivision;
North off of 104th 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. Minutes will be checked on December 1.
Important Dates:
No School November 23, 24, & 25 Thanksgiving Break
Book Report due on Wednesday, November 30
Robert Crown Parent Night Wednesday, November 30(See above)
Elementary Acivity Night at Metea Thursday, December 1
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, December 1
Spirit Day Friday, December 2
5th Grade Musical Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m.
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 have started unit 5. The first lesson focused on solving parts and whole problems with fractions and finding a fraction of a whole. Last week we worked on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. Next week we will be comparing and ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions. The students will also learn how to convert fractions to decimals and rounding decimals.
Writing: This week in writing we will finish the expository paper. The prompt: If you could invite anyone living or dead to Thanksgiving dinner who would it be, and why? We will also continue working on our dead word book. When we finish the expository papers, we will start a picture book mash up. The students take two different picture books and mash them up into a new story.
Science: This week in science we will be focusing on the atom. The students will learn that an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons, and a nucleus. They will also learn about ions. We will discuss the periodic table of elements, and the students will learn how to read it. After learning about the periodic table of elements, the students will build atoms. They will also learn the difference between an element and a molecule.
Social Studies: We finished our social studies unit and will move on to science for the rest of the quarter.
Spelling Unit :
There is no spelling this week
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:
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Patterson Elementary School
3731 Lawrence Drive
Naperville, IL 60564
(Ashbury Subdivision;
North off of 104th 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. Minutes will be checked on December 1.
Important Dates:
No School November 23, 24, & 25 Thanksgiving Break
Book Report due on Wednesday, November 30
Robert Crown Parent Night Wednesday, November 30(See above)
Elementary Acivity Night at Metea Thursday, December 1
Paw Print Redemption Thursday, December 1
Spirit Day Friday, December 2
5th Grade Musical Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Homework for Nov. 22
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
5P Math - Journal page 127 if not done
5P Math - Journal page 127 if not done
Monday, November 21, 2011
Homework for Nov. 21
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
Spelling - Test & Contract for tomorrow
5P Math - Journal page 128 all
5B Math - Study link 4.5
5V Math - Test tomorrow
Social Studies - Test tomorrow
Read in tomorrow
Spelling - Test & Contract for tomorrow
5P Math - Journal page 128 all
5B Math - Study link 4.5
5V Math - Test tomorrow
Social Studies - Test tomorrow
Read in tomorrow
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