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
Friday, January 27, 2012
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
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