Newsletter for the week of 3-7

Reading: This week in reading we will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words.  We will also work on summarizing ideas and defending inferences.  This week in reading we will work on these skills with our social studies curriculum.  The students will be reading the chapter in both reading and social studies block and working on different skills.   

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Friday, March 11, and it is a choice book.  They have five options to select from: a book sandwich, write the next chapter to their book, A to Z of their book, make a book jacket, or an accelerated reader test.

Math: In math we started unit 9.  The first three lessons of this unit focused on reading and graphing coordinate pairs.  We also learned about finding the area of rectangles.  Last week we learned about using the rectangle method to find the area of triangles and parallelograms.  They also learned how to find the volume of rectangular prisms and the relationship between a liter, cubic centimeter, and millilter.  The test is Tuesday.

Writing: This week in writing we will finish writing the persuasive paper which focused on school uniforms.  Later in the week, we will write another persuasive paper.  The students will write to the King to persuade him to stop taxing the colonists.

Science: We will go back to science next quarter.

Social Studies: We will be working on chapter 8.  The students will learn about the taxes Britain imposed on the thirteen colonies.  We will be doing a taxation project with the students to help them understand taxes, and why the colonists became angry with all the taxes.  They will also learn how the colonists responded to the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and the Intolerable Act.  This chapter also focuses on the many events that led to the American Revolution and the first battle of the war.  The focus skill of this chapter is using primary sources.  The tentative date of the test is this Friday.

Spelling Unit 21 Words:
precede       predict       prefer       pretend       pretest       prevent       preview       previous
proceed       process       proclaim       professional       program       progress       project
promise       pronunciation       property       propose       protect       ceramic       opponent
aquarium       resources       acquaintance       prearrange       prefix       preparation       preserve
presume       profound       productive       prohibitive       proportional       hyperbole       simile
personification       alliteration       onomatopoeia       metaphor

Important Information:
If your child submitted Read for Success, they will be getting the tickets in mid-May.

Important Dates:

Field trip money due
Math test Tuesday, March 8
Spelling test Wednesday, March 9
Book Report due Friday, March 11
Book Fair Preview Friday, March 11
Social Studies test Friday, March 11

Homework 3-4

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Friday, March 11

Spelling - Contract & Test due Wednesday, March 9

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

Field Trip Note

Homework 3-3

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 3-11

5P Math - Study Link 9.10, Journal pages 330 & 331, Study Guide due Monday, Test on Tuesday

5G Math - None

Science - Test tomorrow

Field Trip form

Form for pictures taken for the fifth grade farewell

Homework 3-2

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 3-11

5P Math - Study Link 9.9, Mathboxes 9.9, Study Guide due on Monday, Test on Tuesday

5G Math - Journal page 253

Science - Test on Friday

Field Trip form

Form giving permission to use your students picture in the slideshow and DVD for the 5th grade farewell

Homework 3-1

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report

5P Math - Study guide due on 3-7, Test on 3-8

5G Math - Study Link 7.1

Science - Worksheet, Test Friday

Field Trip form

Homework 2-28

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report

5P Math - Study Link 9.8, Study guide due 3-7, Test 3-8

Science - Test on Friday

Field Trip note due

Newsletter for the week of 2-28

Reading: This week in reading we will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words.  We will also work on using multiple meaning words, and reading charts.  The students will also work on poems and a TFK magazine on Friday.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Monday, February 28.  This book must be a historical fiction.  For this report, they need to make a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8 inches.  They need to share something from the book in each of the 9 squares.  Examples would be: characters, setting, summary, illustration, their favorite part, conflict, etc.  They need to make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and they will share their quilt with the class.

Math: In math we started unit 9.  The first three lessons of this unit focused on reading and graphing coordinate pairs.  We also learned about finding the area of rectangles.  Last week we learned about using the rectangle method to find the area of triangles and parallelograms.  This week we will learn how to find the volume of rectangualr prisms.  The students will also learn the relationship between a liter, cubic centimeter, and miililter.

Writing: This week in writing we will continue to write a persuasive paper which will focus on school uniforms. 

Science: This week in science we will start learning about stars.  In the first lesson the students learned about the sun and the layers of the sun.  Then they learned about the different star sizes, distances, star colors and what the colors mean.  This week we will continue to focus on star birth, death, and galaxies.  We will also focus on the different constellations.

Social Studies: We will go back to social studies the last half of this quarter.

Spelling Unit Words:
There is no spelling this week.

Important Dates:

Field trip money due
Book report due on Monday, February 28
ISAT testing March 1, 2, & 3
Science test Friday, March 4
Math test Tuesday, March 8

Homework 2-24

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Monday

5P Math - Study Link 9.6

Science - Worksheet

Field Trip form

Homework 2-23

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Monday, Feb. 28

Language Arts - 4 Square due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Link 9.5, Journal page 315

PA - Stock market game worksheet

Field Trip note

Newsletter for the week of 2-21

Reading: This week in reading we will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words.  We will also work on using multiple meaning words.  We will also be doing packet reading.  The students will be given a story to read on their own and then have to answer multiple choice questions.  After answering the questions, they will have to answer the extended response.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Monday, February 28.  This book must be a historical fiction.  For this report, they need to make a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8 inches.  They need to share something from the book in each of the 9 squares.  Examples would be: characters, setting, summary, illustration, their favorite part, conflict, etc.  They need to make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and they will share their quilt with the class.

Math: In math we started unit 9.  The first three lessons of this unit focused on reading and graphing coordinate pairs.  We also learned about finding the area of rectangles.  This week we will be working on finding the area of triangles and parallelograms.

Writing: This week in writing we will continue to analyze persuasive writing.  The students and I will read different persuasive pieces and come up with a list of components that are required in a persuasive paper.  We will also start writing a persuasive paper which will focus on school uniforms. 

Science: This week in science we will start learning about stars.  In the first lesson the students learned about the sun and the layers of the sun.  Then they learned about the different star sizes, distances, star colors and what the colors mean.  This week we will focus on star birth, death, and galaxies.

Social Studies: We will go back to social studies the last half of this quarter.

Spelling Unit 20 Words:
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       investor       stagecoach       reaper       interchangeable       encyclopedia

Important Dates:

No school Monday, February 21
No school Tuesday, February 22
Spelling test Wednesday, February 23
Field trip money due Wednesday, February 23
Field trip to the planetarium Thursday, February 24
No school Friday, February 25
Book report due on Monday, February 28

Homework 2-18

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 2 -28

Spelling - Contract & Test for Wednesday

5P Math - Journal pages 307 & 311

5G Math - Study for the other part of your test

PA - Portfolio Research

Field Trip form due 2-23

Homework 2-16

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 2/28

Science - Worksheet, Quiz on Friday

Field Trip form due 2/21

Homework 2-15

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on 2-28

Spelling - Test & Contract due tomorrow

5P Math - Study Links 9.1, 9.2, 9.3

5G Math - Study Link 6.12, Journal page 245

Science - Quiz Friday, Worksheet

PA - Toothpaste Millionaire get flyers and newspapers

Field Trip Form due 2/21

Homework 2-14

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due 2/28

Spelling - Test & Contract due on Wednesday

5P Math - Extended Response Question

5G Math - Journal page 239

Newsletter for the week of 2-14

Reading: This week in reading we will continue reading the story "Hattie's Birthday Box" from our anthology book.  The focus skill for this week is comparing stories with similar plots, characters, themes, foreshadowing, symbolism, flashbacks, and dialogue.  They will also answer another extended response question.  The question for this week's extended response is: How and why do Granddaddy's feelings change from the beginning of the story to the end?  Use information from the text and your own ideas to answer the question.  We will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words.  We will also work on using multiple meaning words.  We will also be doing packet reading.  The students will be given a story to read on their own and then have to answer multiple choice questions.  After answering the questions, they will have to answer the extended response.

Book Report:  The next book report is due on Monday, February 14.  This book is a choice book, and there are 5 options to choose from.  They can take an Accelerated Reader test for their book report.  After taking the test, they just have to show me their grade.  The other options are:

• A to Z of your book
• Write the next chapter to your book
• Sandwich book report
• Book report bingo 

Math: In math we started unit 9.  The first three lesson of this unit will focus on reading and graphing coordinate pairs.  The other three lessons this week will focus on finding the are of rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms.

Writing: This week in writing we will continue to analyze persuasive writing.  The students and I will read different persuasive pieces and come up with a list of components that are required in a persuasive paper.  We will also start writing a persuasive paper which will focus on school uniforms.  We will finish writing a story for wordless picture books.

Science: This week in science we will start learning about stars.  In the first lesson the students will learn about the sun and the layers of the sun.  Then they will learn about the different star sizes and distances.  The third lesson will focus on star colors and what the colors mean.  The last lesson this week will focus on star birth and death.

Social Studies: We will go back to social studies the last half of this quarter.

Spelling Unit 19 Words:
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

Important Dates:

Book Report due Monday, February 14
Robert Crown field trip Monday, February 14
Monday, February 14 Valentine's Day - Students can bring in Valentine's Day cards but no candy is allowed.  If any candy is sent in, I will ask the student to take it back home. 
Spelling test Wednesday, February 16
Robert Crown followup Wednesday, February 16
Paw print redemption Thursday, February 17
Thursday, February 17 The final manuscripts must be submitted to the LMC.

Homework 2-11

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report due on Monday, Feb. 14

Spelling - Test & contract due on Wednesday, Feb. 16

5G Math - Extended Response, SL 6.11

Homework 2-10

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book report due on Monday, Feb. 14

Spelling - Contract & Test for next Wednesday, Feb 16

5P Math - Extended Response Question

5G Math - Study Link 6.10

Book Order due tomorrow

Homework 2-9

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Monday, Feb. 14

5G Math - Journal page 240 problems 5 & 6

Science - Test tomorrow

Book Order due on Friday

Homework 2-8

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Monday, Feb. 14

5P Math - Study Guide, Test tomorrow

5G Math - Journal pages 229 & 233

Science - Worksheet & Test for Thursday

Book Order due on Friday

Homework 2-7

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due Monday, Feb. 14

5P Math - SL 7.11, Study guide due tomorrow, Test on Wednesday

5G Math - Journal page 227, SL 6.7

Science - Worksheet, Test on Thursday

Book Order due Friday