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
Monday, December 12, 2011
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
Friday, November 18, 2011
Newsletter for the week of November 21
Reading: This week in reading, we will finish up on some activities that we did not get to last week. We will look at a double line graph and work on interpreting what the graph is telling us. Then the students will use data to create their own line graph. We will also read some articles and work on comprehension questions. On Tuesday, the fifth grade is having a read in.
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. Next week we will be working on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. We will also be comparing and ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions.
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. If 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: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.
Social Studies: Last week the students learned about the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Last week we
reviewed the Pilgrims and the Puritans. They also learned about the 13 English colonies and their economies. Another lesson that was focused on last week was the different work and trade that happened in the colonies. On Tuesday there will be a test over these lessons.
Spelling Unit 11 :
island design calm column sword half yolk walked talk chalk
wrinkled wrong autumn solemn aisle foreign lightning benign glistened
resign orchids slaughter clambered knowledge habitat colleague acquaintance
potpourri pneumonia receipt mnemonics jeopardy gauge handkerchief
foreigner temporary natural permanent lodestone special
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:
Spelling Test Tuesday, November 22
Social Studies Test Tuesday, November 22
Market Day Pick Up on Tuesday, November 22
No School November 23, 24, & 25 Thanksgiving Break
Book Report due on Wednesday, November 30
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. Next week we will be working on converting fractions from mixed numbers to improper fractions and converting them from improper fractions to mixed numbers. We will also be comparing and ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions.
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. If 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: We will go back to science after finishing our social studies chapters for this quarter.
Social Studies: Last week the students learned about the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Last week we
reviewed the Pilgrims and the Puritans. They also learned about the 13 English colonies and their economies. Another lesson that was focused on last week was the different work and trade that happened in the colonies. On Tuesday there will be a test over these lessons.
Spelling Unit 11 :
island design calm column sword half yolk walked talk chalk
wrinkled wrong autumn solemn aisle foreign lightning benign glistened
resign orchids slaughter clambered knowledge habitat colleague acquaintance
potpourri pneumonia receipt mnemonics jeopardy gauge handkerchief
foreigner temporary natural permanent lodestone special
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:
Spelling Test Tuesday, November 22
Social Studies Test Tuesday, November 22
Market Day Pick Up on Tuesday, November 22
No School November 23, 24, & 25 Thanksgiving Break
Book Report due on Wednesday, November 30
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Homework for Nov. 17
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Thursday
5P Math - Journal page 123 #s 1, 3, 2(select 2), 4(select 1)
5B Math - Study Link 4.3
5V Math - Test on Tuesday, 2 fraction problems
Spelling - Contract & Test due on Thursday
5P Math - Journal page 123 #s 1, 3, 2(select 2), 4(select 1)
5B Math - Study Link 4.3
5V Math - Test on Tuesday, 2 fraction problems
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Homework for Nov. 16
Reading _ Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
Spelling - Contract & Test for Tuesday
5B Math - Study Link 4.2
Social Studies - Worksheet
Spelling - Contract & Test for Tuesday
5B Math - Study Link 4.2
Social Studies - Worksheet
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Homework for Nov. 15
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30
5P Math - Math test tomorrow
5B Math - Study Link 4.2 Journal page 126
5P Math - Math test tomorrow
5B Math - Study Link 4.2 Journal page 126
Monday, November 14, 2011
Homework for Nov. 14
Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Nov. 30, Free Rice Vocabulary, Frayer Vocabulary Model
5P Math - Study Link 4.5, Study Link due tomorrow, Test on Wednesday
5P Math - Study Link 4.5, Study Link due tomorrow, Test on Wednesday
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