I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
We jumped right back into things this morning...with some of us even Math MAP testing.
LA: We started a new story this week, The Unbreakable Code. Our vocabulary words this week are; corridor, reservation, enlisted, invasion, shield, location and sagged. Our RIT words this week are: ballad, ellipsis, declarative, parody and plagiarize. We are going to be learning about author's perspective, the grammar skill comparing more and most and context clues.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday.
Math: We continued reviewing today for tomorrow's MAP Test.
HW: Map testing tomorrow at 8:05.
Social Studies: Since we are down to our last two days, we spent time just reading chapter 9 and discussing as we went. We also worked with a partner on some reading and will complete a few pages in our Independent Student Notebook!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
We're Learning A Lot About Character...
It's been fun learning about character this week in WSTAR! Such great life lessons to start each day!
LA: We had our Spring MAP testing today! I was very proud of the effort that all the students put into their tests. Those results will be sent home with the final report card at the end of school.
We also had a few minutes to squeeze in some practice on antonyms and dictionary skills.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due first thing tomorrow.
Math: Today was our unit 11 test. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing the practice test before beginning the final test.
HW: Next term quiz is tomorrow. Be sure to study!
Social Studies: We had a great time playing a review game for our chapter 8 test tomorrow. The students were also given quite a bit of time to study those questions they struggled with during the game, with a buddy.
HW: Study for chapter 8 test, which will be given tomorrow.
LA: We had our Spring MAP testing today! I was very proud of the effort that all the students put into their tests. Those results will be sent home with the final report card at the end of school.
We also had a few minutes to squeeze in some practice on antonyms and dictionary skills.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due first thing tomorrow.
Math: Today was our unit 11 test. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing the practice test before beginning the final test.
HW: Next term quiz is tomorrow. Be sure to study!
Social Studies: We had a great time playing a review game for our chapter 8 test tomorrow. The students were also given quite a bit of time to study those questions they struggled with during the game, with a buddy.
HW: Study for chapter 8 test, which will be given tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
When Will Spring Be Here To Stay?
Yikes! It was a bit breezy out there at recess! I know Spring Break is over, but that doesn't mean it's always tropical outside...you might want to plan to bring a sweatshirt just in case...
LA: We worked on cause and effect along with more adjectives that compare today. We also spent time with partners reading our story.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday. We have Reading MAP testing on Thursday this week. Don't forget that your last 1-2 sources for your state float are also due on Thursday.
Math: We spent more time reviewing volume and surface area today, along with more practice with our RIT vocabulary words.
HW: 30 term quiz tomorrow. Unit 11 test will be given on Thursday!
Social Studies: We spent time reading the "Reading Further" section today to finish up chapter 8. It was interesting to hear the story from a slave's family member.
HW: The chapter 8 test will be given on Friday of this week!
We're so busy...keep track of things!
LA: We worked on cause and effect along with more adjectives that compare today. We also spent time with partners reading our story.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday. We have Reading MAP testing on Thursday this week. Don't forget that your last 1-2 sources for your state float are also due on Thursday.
Math: We spent more time reviewing volume and surface area today, along with more practice with our RIT vocabulary words.
HW: 30 term quiz tomorrow. Unit 11 test will be given on Thursday!
Social Studies: We spent time reading the "Reading Further" section today to finish up chapter 8. It was interesting to hear the story from a slave's family member.
HW: The chapter 8 test will be given on Friday of this week!
We're so busy...keep track of things!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Welcome Back!!!
I hope everyone had an amazing Spring Break! The kids were full of stories today...it was fun to live vicariously through their adventures so I can pretend that I didn't really stay here in Mishawaka, in the rain and snow :)
We have 7 weeks left...35 days...35 full days! We have so much coming up...please stay on top of dates, events and assessments that are going to be popping up before we know it!
LA: We started a new story today, Historic Journey, which is the unit's Time for Kids. We enjoyed reviewing what nonfiction articles are and where they can be found in our lives. Our vocabulary words this week are: instill, combined, naturalist, vacant and diverse. We also have the following RIT words this week: cliche, imagery, pathetic fallacy, suspense, and antagonist. In grammar this week, we are learning about adjectives that compare. We will also be reviewing cause and effect, prefixes, antonyms and continuing our work on Greek and Latin roots during Vocabuarly Vine. Due to MAP testing that starts tomorrow, there was no computer lab today. We will not have it back until after the testing window is completely over.
HW: We have Reading MAP testing on Thursday morning at 8:05! Weekly homework is due on Friday first thing.
Math: We had a lot of fun with converting gallons to quarts to pints to cups today! We also took a trip down memory lane and explored 48 Math RIT words that could pop up on next week's MAP test. We will continue to review these and more all week!
HW: Math boxes 11.5 & 11.6, along with study link 11.6 are due tomorrow. We have Math MAP testing next Tuesday at 8:05.
Social Studies: We continued our study on slavery and the impact it had on the new world. We completed reading the rest of chapter 8 today and finished up our reading notes for this chapter.
HW: The chapter 8 test will given on Friday of this week.
We have 7 weeks left...35 days...35 full days! We have so much coming up...please stay on top of dates, events and assessments that are going to be popping up before we know it!
LA: We started a new story today, Historic Journey, which is the unit's Time for Kids. We enjoyed reviewing what nonfiction articles are and where they can be found in our lives. Our vocabulary words this week are: instill, combined, naturalist, vacant and diverse. We also have the following RIT words this week: cliche, imagery, pathetic fallacy, suspense, and antagonist. In grammar this week, we are learning about adjectives that compare. We will also be reviewing cause and effect, prefixes, antonyms and continuing our work on Greek and Latin roots during Vocabuarly Vine. Due to MAP testing that starts tomorrow, there was no computer lab today. We will not have it back until after the testing window is completely over.
HW: We have Reading MAP testing on Thursday morning at 8:05! Weekly homework is due on Friday first thing.
Math: We had a lot of fun with converting gallons to quarts to pints to cups today! We also took a trip down memory lane and explored 48 Math RIT words that could pop up on next week's MAP test. We will continue to review these and more all week!
HW: Math boxes 11.5 & 11.6, along with study link 11.6 are due tomorrow. We have Math MAP testing next Tuesday at 8:05.
Social Studies: We continued our study on slavery and the impact it had on the new world. We completed reading the rest of chapter 8 today and finished up our reading notes for this chapter.
HW: The chapter 8 test will given on Friday of this week.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
One More Wake Up...
The excitement is just about to over take us...so many travel plans!!!
LA: Today was our long morning to get a lot done...and that we did! We took some time to work on themes in stories, specifically ours this week. It was fun to explore the story's theme, "It's okay to be yourself, even if you're different." What a great life lesson for all of us. We also worked on sorting our spelling words by syllable, reading in our leveled readers, working on our Easter Egg Hunt writing and visiting with our reading buddies. We were busy!
HW: Weekly homework is due first thing tomorrow. Also-the bibliography paper with the first two works cited needs to be turned in along with the green paper and a parent signature.
Math: More work with area and circumference of circles today, along with practice on cylinders.
HW: None
Social Studies: More reading about slavery today. I so appreciate the students' interest in this very delicate subject. I'm guessing there are questions coming home with everything we are learning about. It is interesting to see how angry they all get when we talk about slavery and how humans were dealt with back in the original colonies.
HW: None
Spring Break is upon us--whether you're traveling or staying in town...I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC break, gets lots of rest and comes back ready for the home stretch. We have so many exciting things planned for the remainder of our year, I know our days together are going to FLY by!
Testing begins almost immediately when we return...please carefully read the following testing schedule to make sure that your child is best prepared for all testing sessions.
MAP Spring Testing
LA: Today was our long morning to get a lot done...and that we did! We took some time to work on themes in stories, specifically ours this week. It was fun to explore the story's theme, "It's okay to be yourself, even if you're different." What a great life lesson for all of us. We also worked on sorting our spelling words by syllable, reading in our leveled readers, working on our Easter Egg Hunt writing and visiting with our reading buddies. We were busy!
HW: Weekly homework is due first thing tomorrow. Also-the bibliography paper with the first two works cited needs to be turned in along with the green paper and a parent signature.
Math: More work with area and circumference of circles today, along with practice on cylinders.
HW: None
Social Studies: More reading about slavery today. I so appreciate the students' interest in this very delicate subject. I'm guessing there are questions coming home with everything we are learning about. It is interesting to see how angry they all get when we talk about slavery and how humans were dealt with back in the original colonies.
HW: None
Spring Break is upon us--whether you're traveling or staying in town...I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC break, gets lots of rest and comes back ready for the home stretch. We have so many exciting things planned for the remainder of our year, I know our days together are going to FLY by!
Testing begins almost immediately when we return...please carefully read the following testing schedule to make sure that your child is best prepared for all testing sessions.
MAP Spring Testing
Wednesday, April 14 - Reading MAP 9:15-10:25 Suddarth
Thursday, April 15 - Reading MAP 8:05-9:10 Woods
Friday, April 16 - Reading MAP 9:15-10:25 Grannan
Tuesday, April 20 - Math MAP 8:05-9:05 Woods
Wednesday, April 21 - Math MAP 8:05-9:10 Grannan
Friday, April 23 - Math MAP 8:05-9:10 Suddarth
Tuesday, April 13 - Reading MAP 9:15-10:25 Doms
Thursday, April 22 - Math MAP, 8:05-9:10 Doms
Fifth Grade ISTEP
Tuesday, April 27
8:15-9:00 Session 1 Math
11:05-11:50 Session 2 Math
Wednesday, April 28
8:05-9:00 Session 3 E/LA
11:00-11:50 Session 4 E/LA
Thursday, April 29
8:05-8:50 Session 5 Social Studies
11:05-11:45 Session 6 Social StudiesMonday, March 29, 2010
At This Time Next Week...
The Spring Break Buzz has begun...please help us remind the kids that we still have three very important days before break!
LA: We started a new story today, Weslandia, which will help us learn about the following vocabulary words: shortage, bedlam, outcast, reflected, strategy, civilization, traditional and complex. We are also learning about articles (a, an and the) in grammar. Our spelling words proved tricky today because they are all homophones. In our skills this week, we will be learning about text features and themes in stories. We also completed more research for our state float projects in computer lab today.
Please note: We had a discussion today regarding some of the students' scores on their weekly homework packets. From now on, if a student does not receive at least a 4/5 (80%) on the comprehension section of the packet, or a M on the summary section, these parts will need to be redone and turned back in the following day.
HW: Weekly homework packet (without the summary) is due Thursday. The first two research sources are also due on Thursday showing that progress has been made in the research for your state float project.
Math: We learned about volume of cylinders today, which gave us a great chance to review how to find the area of a circle.
HW: Complete page 387, Math box 11.3 and Study link 11.3 for homework tonight.
Social Studies: Today was the chapter 7 assessment.
HW: None
LA: We started a new story today, Weslandia, which will help us learn about the following vocabulary words: shortage, bedlam, outcast, reflected, strategy, civilization, traditional and complex. We are also learning about articles (a, an and the) in grammar. Our spelling words proved tricky today because they are all homophones. In our skills this week, we will be learning about text features and themes in stories. We also completed more research for our state float projects in computer lab today.
Please note: We had a discussion today regarding some of the students' scores on their weekly homework packets. From now on, if a student does not receive at least a 4/5 (80%) on the comprehension section of the packet, or a M on the summary section, these parts will need to be redone and turned back in the following day.
HW: Weekly homework packet (without the summary) is due Thursday. The first two research sources are also due on Thursday showing that progress has been made in the research for your state float project.
Math: We learned about volume of cylinders today, which gave us a great chance to review how to find the area of a circle.
HW: Complete page 387, Math box 11.3 and Study link 11.3 for homework tonight.
Social Studies: Today was the chapter 7 assessment.
HW: None
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Being Unique is the Only Way To Be!
We're learning a lot about celebrating our uniqueness on the morning news...it's fun to remember why everyone is so different and how that makes everyone so special!
LA: We had a busy morning today! We reviewed the grammar skill this week, and added demonstrative adjectives into our mix. We also spent some time working with the soft /g/ sound that can be found in our spelling words this week. We finished our day working one last time on our published books, which are due tomorrow.
HW: Weekly homework due Friday. All completed published books are due tomorrow.
Math: Many of us finished up our standard assessments today, while others of us reviewed some skills from units 3 and 4.
HW: Review pages from previous units are due tomorrow. There are two of them (and they both have problems on the back!!!)
Social Studies: We are eagerly anticipating our colony presentations tomorrow. I can't wait! Students have been working very hard trying to come up with a plan to draw new colonists to their territories. Tomorrow the vote will take place!
HW: None
Things to look for:
LA: We had a busy morning today! We reviewed the grammar skill this week, and added demonstrative adjectives into our mix. We also spent some time working with the soft /g/ sound that can be found in our spelling words this week. We finished our day working one last time on our published books, which are due tomorrow.
HW: Weekly homework due Friday. All completed published books are due tomorrow.
Math: Many of us finished up our standard assessments today, while others of us reviewed some skills from units 3 and 4.
HW: Review pages from previous units are due tomorrow. There are two of them (and they both have problems on the back!!!)
Social Studies: We are eagerly anticipating our colony presentations tomorrow. I can't wait! Students have been working very hard trying to come up with a plan to draw new colonists to their territories. Tomorrow the vote will take place!
HW: None
Things to look for:
- The long awaited 5th grade camp packet came home today. Make sure you share this yellow packet with everyone at home! There is a lot of important information inside!
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