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Happy Winter to all!
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*Continue to send in food for canned food drive.
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Reseacrch Skills: Finish Practice Book p. 89-90
Science: Finish Earthquake worksheets
Math: Study for Graphing Test on Tuesday
Spelling: Spelling Workbook p. 34
Math: Circle Graph Worksheets "Unmasking Circle Graphs" and "Eggs-ceptional Circle Graphs"
Group #1- Madison, Christian, & Cody
My favorite part of the Veterans Day program was the boys reactment of the Iwo Jima statue while the school sang "It's an Honor to Serve." This is Jeffery, Jared, and Caleb in full miliary garb.Spelling: Finish Cursive Worksheet "Short Vowels a, i, o, u"
Thursday, November 12th from 3:00-7:00
Friday, November 13th from 8:00-12:00
Thank you to all who came and participated in our program. The children did a great job on their speeches and the music was beautiful.
Homework
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Math: Worksheets "Grade A Graphs" and "That's the Ticket"
*Students are allowed to use the calculator on graphing activities.
During our science lesson we did a really fun activity on beach erosion. We have been studying how moving water causes erosion. One common type of water erosion is waves. They can move sand from one place to another, destroy rocks and buildings, and sometimes even put the material in other places. We did an experiment using sand, water, and small beach houses. The students created a beach house and put it along the coast. Then they made some waves happen. Guess what... it destroyed their houses!
Math: Finish Double Bar Graph Worksheets
*Get report card envelope signed and return to school.
Sent Home Today
Math: workshheets "Sugar Stack-Up" and "Endangered Animals"
Math: Worksheet "Friday's Top Five"
Spelling:
Math: Worksheets on Collecting and Organizing Data
*Remember to practice you multiplication facts.
Reading:
Math: Finish Mean, Median, Mode, and Range packet
Spelling: Spelling Workbook page 30
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HomeworkMath:
The following papers were sent home:
Math: Homework Workbook R4-5 (p. 52)
Science:
Math: Page 220 #10-14
Spelling: Cursive Worksheet
*Social Studies nine weeks test tomorrow!
Reading: work on Book Report due Friday, October 30th
Math: Textbook p. 216 #10-25
Social Studies: Study Regions and Waterways for 9 Weeks Test on Tuesday
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Have a safe and fun weekend!
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Happy Columbus Day!
Science: Study for Plant Test tomorrow
I am working on a post about Ag Day. It may take a couple of days to finish because I need to upload pictures. The day was great and the weather was perfect. I especially enjoyed watching the kids milk a cow, search for the queen bee, and brush the horse.
We also finished our reading of The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars today. The kids all took an Accelerated Reader test that will count as a grade in reading. I can't wait to start the projects next week.
We had the shocking conclusion to our science experiment on vascular and nonvascular plants. We discovered that celery (a type of vascular plant) has tubes that carry the water up through the plant. The proof was in the experiment. We discovered that the water level went down and the celery gained mass because the water was in it. We studies the moss carefully (a type of nonvascular plant) and looked at the rhizoids that are used to pass water from cell to cell. It was also interesting to see the spore cases that were on top of the moss. Spore cases are used by some plants to reproduce.
Reading: Work on book report due October 30th
*Book Orders due tomorrow.
*Extra Credit- Bring in moss for our science experiment.
*Read STAR Report with family.
*Read class newsletter with family.
*Get field trip permission slips signed.
Math: Worksheet "Take a Bow"
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Science Extra Credit: Students may complete all or some of the worksheets on Photosynthesis. They will earn points on their plants test.
Social Studies: Study for 8 Regions Test on Tuesday, October 6th.
I don't have a lot of time to post everything we did today. I do want to share a math game we played today called "Dive In." The students worked with a partner to solve multiplication problems and move their divers across a swimming pool. Students were allowed to keep their game board so they can play with their family at home. It is a great way to practice multiplication.
I have a workshop after school today, so I don't have time to post a lot of information of what we did. We started a new writing prompt about a haircut. I was also impressed with how quickly they have picked up adding and subtracting decimals.
Math: Homework Workbook R1-12 and P1-12
Science:
*Information was sent home for students who are interested in participating in the Rosetta Stone learning program.
Here is a brief synopsis of what we did today in each subject...
Daily Review- While I worked on attendance, checked assignment books, and collected homework the students complete a page in their Math Homework Workbooks on decimal place value.
Physical Education- They ran the mile! Mr. Morrison said they put forth good effort and many of the students improved their times from 4th grade.
Reading- I introduced the new skill- generalizations. We defined generalizations, listed clue words, and gave examples in our notes. Then we read a story and identified generalizations made in the story. We ended by competing a page in our Practice Workbook. We also defined and drew pictures of our new vocabulary words.
Spelling- Students took a pretest and then corrected their tests. This helps students identify which words they need to study this week. For homework students need to finish a cursive worksheet.
Writing- Didn't happen! We were supposed to start our personal narratives, but we go called down for physicals.
Math: We reviewed the steps for borrowing across zeros. Then students were given time to practice thi skill by completing some worksheets.
Science: We made and read a rubberband book called A Question of Kingdoms. We used this book to list key details about each kingdom on the board. Then we divided into two teams for a game. Each team was given an organism. They had to determine to which kingdom it belonged and tell their reason for their choice. They had a lot of fun!
Novel Units: Since 6 of the students were out of the room with Mrs. Perry, we read a short book called Lilah's Gift. The story focuses on a girl who has to give up her puppy, but after seeing a dog save a little girl she decides to donate it to become a hearing aid dog. We then watched a video about service dogs and completed a web on generalizations about dogs.
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We had a very long day! The Virginia Department of Education is having each student in Pulaski County take a pretest to determine what the students know about technology. We thought it was a brief test, but it ended up being 60 questions and took us almost 1 1/2 hours. Needless to say, we didn't get much else done this morning.
We started a new unit in math on addition and subtraction. We will do estimation, whole numbers, and decimals. This is a short unit because it is a review of third and fourth grade.
*Just a reminder- PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!
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A recap of what we did today by Amber...
This morning our class did a math work sheet in our math SOL workbook. Then we went to PE and played four different games. Then we went to the bathroom and back to the room. We did reading. In reading we read a story, did our vocabulary, and completed pages in our workbooks. After that we did our spelling. We shared our stories about the things we brought in our bags. Then we went to lunch. When we came back we did math and learned a poem to remind us how to round. We played a fun game to practice, but Mrs. Watson won. After math we had recess. During science we watched a Brainpop video about cells and then played a matching game to make sure we are ready for our test tomorrow. Mrs. Groot taught us about latitude and longitude in social studies. Finally, we read a story called The Visitor from Outer Space and make character webs.
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The class did a terrific job this moring on their daily work. They worked quietly and finished their assignment on place value. They earned a compliment towards extra recess on Friday. When I picked the children up from art, they were complimented again on their good listening and careful artwork. Therefore, earning another compliment!
We started our first reading skill and story for the week. Our skill is sequencing. We read a story called Homer Price. Then we practiced putting things in order by completing a page in our workbook. We introduced our new vocabulary by writing definitions and drawing pictures to help us understand and remember the words.
We took our first spelling pretest. The students then checked their papers and marked the words they missed. This will you and them what words they need to study to prepare for their test on Friday. Tonight they are going to complete a cursive worksheet to help them learn the words.
Tuesday is our extra library day. They checked out some new books. Then we heade to lunch to enjoy chicken quesdillas!
After seeing students math homework, I decided that I needed to adjust the activities I had planned. The students need more time understanding the difference between tenths (o.1) and hundredths (0.01). We put some more information in our notes and discussed the different ways to write decimals. Tomorrow we are going to work on the correct way to say them.
During science, we continued studying the parts of the cell. We focused specifically on the differences between plant and animal cells. We completed a Venn diagram and had a great discussion about the differences. I look forward to seeing thier homework tomorrow!
Ms. Shelburne taught Social Studies today because Mrs. Groot had an appointment.
Finally, we continued pre-reading activities for our novel The Summer of the Swans. We discussed the importance of looks and the influence that we have on others when we say negative things. Tomorrow we are going to start reading the novel.
The day started out really well. The students did a great job on their morning work and then complimented when I picked them up from P.E. Mr. Morrison said they were well-behaved and had good sportsmanship.
During our reading time we did our first Weekly Reader. The main article was on the H1N1 virus. We discussed theories behind its beginning, how to stop its spread, and the symptons that can occur. I was really impressed with how much they already knew. Mrs. Hall, our school nurse, came into to reinforce the things we learned about stopping the spread of disease. We also watched a Brainpop Video called "Swine Flu" and completed the activities that go along with it.
We introduced decimals in math today. We learned what a decimal is and the difference between tenths and hundredths by coloring in hundred blocks. I was impressed with how quickly the things they learned in fourth grade came back to them.
We read a rubber band book in Science called Cell Mates. We used the information in the book to label a picture of a plant and animal cells. We then identified the function of each cell part.
To introduce our new novel, we read the story The Ugly Duckling. We are going to identify character traits and themes in this story. They will tie into our new novel we are starting next week called The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars.
Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!
I've spent most of the evening completing our newsletter and progress reports. They will be sent home tomorrow. Please check assignment books to learn about upcoming events.
*If students are applying for school jobs they must turn in applications by Friday, September 4th.
5th Grade Parent Meeting
Tonight at 7:00
Unfortunately, we were so busy that I forgot to take a first day of school picture. I am very sad! I guess I'll have to take a second day of school picture and just pretend it is the first day.
Social Studies: Get test signed
