Here is this week's list of words. I apologize for dropping the ball on this the last few weeks!
Also, the Science test has been moved to Wednesday, 1/28. This will give the students a little more time to prepare.
On one other note, I have given the class a challenge to have 100% of their homework turned in this week, if this happens, I will bring treats on Friday!
determination
determined
determine
discoveries
discovery
discover
electricity
electrician
electrical
electric
entered
error
err
exact
exceptions
favorable
favorite
favor
fought
fuel
genuine
growth
handful
hardly
hymn
investigation
involved
involve
lilies
lily
Monday, January 26, 2015
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We had a great week as we
wrapped up a few of our units and started some new projects. Our fifth graders continue to show focus and
determination as they are becoming more independent. I have been very impressed with both the
writing and organization they are showing.
Math: We tested over Unit 5 last week and those tests
should be coming home today. As a
reminder, test corrections are still due, however they are counted as a
homework grade. We began our unit on
ratio and the students seem to have a firm grasp on this concept. This is our last unit in Singapore 5A, so
this week we will test over ratio and begin our next book!
Literature: We have all
enjoyed reading Where the Red Fern Grows, and the class is hard at work on their
100 point project. We have set a due
date on this for February 6. They have
had time in class to work on their project and they should also be taking the
time to work at home.
Writing: Our focus last week was on new noun jobs, such as those of direct address
and interjections. We also took some
time to review other parts of speech.
This week we will be reviewing helping and linking verbs and will
introduce transitive and intransitive verbs.
Science:
We will be taking our bones
test tomorrow. Today we will be
reviewing in class and students should take their notes home to study tonight. The next unit will be on muscles which we
will introduce this week.
History: Last week we
learned more about the various rulers in England and began creating a newspaper
article on the beheading of King James.
We will be peer editing these in class today and the final draft will be
due tomorrow.
Announcements:
·
As always there
will be tutoring after school for Math on Tuesday from 2:45-3:15 and Grammar on
Thursdays.
·
The field trip is
Thursday, January 29th. We
will be seeing “Sister Moses,” The story of Harriet Tubman at the Chandler
Center for the Arts. The bus will leave
school at 9:30 and we will be attending the 10:45 performance. We will then eat lunch at Tumbleweed Park and
will arrive back at school at 1:30 pm. Please be sure your child has a disposable
sack lunch with them, we will not have access to school lunch! Both
students and parent helpers will need to pay via the online portal at $20 per
ticket. If this amount is not realistic for your family please let me know,
there are scholarships available. We do
not want a child to miss the field trip due to finances. If you would like to meet us there, you may
purchase your ticket through the Chandler Center for the Arts. If you have not purchased your ticket yet,
please do so today. The payment portal can be reached here:
·
Also, Spring Break will be here before you know
it and our Quintus camp is available!
Designed for parents
who want or need options for their students during school breaks, Quintus Camp is an enrichment camp with
time for play, learning, projects, and activities - all in a fun
"camp" atmosphere that will appeal to your grade K-6 student. With
flexible packages for parents (ranging from half-days to full and extended days),
Quintus Camp is the perfect choice for school break programming. Quintus will run
Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Archway Arete March
16th-20th.
If you have any questions, or need a copy of the registration
brochure, please email the Quintus Camp Director, Ms. Prestipino, at Quintus.Arete@GreatHeartsAZ.org
·
Last,
but not least our class basket theme is “We Love Candy!” Our class parents have been working hard
organizing this and sent out an email with t a sign-up. Please be sure to take a moment and check it
out. Donations are due by Tuesday,
January 27th.
Monday, January 19, 2015
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I hope everyone had a restful
three and half day weekend, and took some time to remember the amazing
difference that Martin Luther King Jr. made in our country. I am reminded of how privileged we are to
live in a nation that celebrates the life of a man who helped make freedom accessible
to all.
Math: Last week we
focused on finding the area of a parallelograms and multi-dimensional
objects. This required the students to
solve multi-step problems using the skills they are already possess. I gave study guides to the class on Friday;
some of them were able to finish these, the rest should have completed them
over the weekend. We will be reviewing
these Tuesday in class and will take the test on Wednesday. Our next unit will be on ratios.
Literature: We have made it
through chapter 8 of Where the Red Fern
Grows. Some of our reading has been
done in class and we also have been working in Literature Circles. The students should be working on their 100
point projects both at home and at school.
We will be spending one class period a week working on them as
well. These will be due when the book is
completed.
Writing: Last week our focus was on conjunctions and how to combine phrases and
clauses. The students did well on their quizzes
and next week we will be looking at other noun jobs in sentences as well as
reviewing the noun jobs we have already studied.
Science:
We have discussed all the
bones we will be studying and the students should have completed their notecards
for all of these bones. Next week we
will be studying joints. Our test over
both bones and joints will be later next week, most likely on Thursday or Friday. They should be reviewing their notecards at
home this week!
History: This week we
continued our study of the Glorious Revolution, looking at the battles the English
fought. Next week we will study the
impact of Puritan rulers. We have also
begun making vocabulary cards for this unit.
I recommend that they begin reviewing these at home.
Announcements:
- · As always there will be tutoring after school for Math on Tuesday from 2:45-3:15 and Grammar on Thursdays.
- · The field trip is Thursday, January 29th. We will be seeing “Sister Moses,” The story of Harriet Tubman at the Chandler Center for the Arts. The bus will leave school at 9:30 and we will be attending the 10:45 performance. We will then eat lunch at Tumbleweed Park and will arrive back at school at 1:30 pm. Both students and parent helpers will need to pay via the online portal at $20 per ticket. I will let you know if you are a parent volunteer! There may be extra tickets available, but you will need to contact the Chandler Center for the Arts to be sure. The payment portal can be reached here:
- · Also, Spring Break will be here before you know it and our Quintus camp is available!Designed for parents who want or need options for their students during school breaks, Quintus Camp is an enrichment camp with time for play, learning, projects, and activities - all in a fun "camp" atmosphere that will appeal to your grade K-6 student. With flexible packages for parents (ranging from half-days to full and extended days), Quintus Camp is the perfect choice for school break programming. Quintus will run Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Archway Arete March 16th-20th.
If you have any questions, or need a copy of the registration
brochure, please email the Quintus Camp Director, Ms. Prestipino, at Quintus.Arete@GreatHeartsAZ.org
- · Last, but not least our class basket theme is “We Love Candy!” Our class parents have been working hard organizing this and sent out an email with t a sign-up. Please be sure to take a moment and check it out. Donations are due by Tuesday, January 27th.
Important
Dates:
Friday 1/30: Half
Day, 11:45 am Release
Thursday Jan. 29: Field Trip
Saturday February 7: Fun Run and Family Picnic
Monday, January 12, 2015
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Math: Last week we reviewed how to find the area of triangles and spent quite a bit of time finding the base and height of a triangle. The students were given a short quiz to assess their progress and those will be sent home tonight for corrections. We will also be discussing this in tutoring tomorrow, so if your child is struggling please be sure they stay tomorrow afternoon from 2:45-3:15. This week we will move on to areas of parallelogram and multi-dimensional figures.
Writing: We have begun looking at conjunctions and how they are used in writing. We will continue to look at these this week and will especially focus on how combining sentences and clauses makes our writing more fluent and interesting.
History: We are deep into the study of England and The Glorious Revolution. We are trying our best to keep all the kings and queens straight and how they impacted the people and religion of the time.
Announcements:
Some of you have heard that we will be going on a field trip at the end of the month. We will be joining Archway Chandler to see a play based on the life of Harriet Tubman performed at the Chandler Center for the Arts. This will be followed by a picnic in the park. Each class may take two parent volunteers. We would love to take more, unfortunately the show is sold out and we are limited in our attendance. If you would like to join us, please drop me an email. I will be putting these names in a hat and will be drawing at random in order to keep it fair!
Important Dates:
Friday, Jan. 16th; Friday Jan. 30th: Half Day, dismissal 11:45
Monday, January 5, 2015
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I hope everyone had a
wonderful and restful winter break. I know I sure enjoyed sleeping in, relaxing
with my family and eating way too much yummy food! That being said, I am ready to see all of the
students smiling faces and get back to a routine J
Math: We started
our unit on measurement and we will be continuing next week. Specifically, we will be learning how to find
the areas of various polygons and multi-dimensional shapes. We will continue to have math tutoring on
Tuesdays and I have asked some of you to send your child, if you could please
email and let me know if they will be attending I would appreciate it.
Literature: Thank you so
much for all of your donations to our Hobbit Literature Celebration. The kids had a great time and it was the
perfect way to end the semester. Our
next literature unit will be Where The Red Fern Grows. This is a
beautifully written novel and a switch to a more realistic fiction genre. Please
be sure your student brings the book tomorrow, or let me know as soon as
possible if you will need to borrow a copy.
Writing: I really enjoyed reading all of The Hobbit summary paragraphs, it is
evident that our study of well-written and concise summaries has helped the
students. We will continue to practice
this skill in class, but this semester we will also be completing a research
paper. More details will follow in the next couple of weeks. We will start looking at how to use conjunctions
in our writing this week.
Science: We began our study of The Skeleton before break began and we will
continue this week. Specifically we will
talk about bones of the upper body and bone strength.
History: We will begin
our study of The Glorious Revolution.
This is a very interesting unit and we will be learning about lots of
different kings and queens and the geography of Great Britain. We will also continue to add to our state
books in preparation for the states and capitols test at the end of the year.
Announcements:
Thank you so much for all of
your continued help and support in the classroom. I felt extremely spoiled after our teacher
luncheon and all of your generous gifts.
I am so lucky to be working in such a loving community.
Please take a moment to check
with your student to see how they are faring in school supplies. I have compiled our supplies into class bins
and it looks like we are a little low on pencils and (of course!) glue
sticks.
Important
Dates:
Wednesday, 12/17: Grammar Test
Friday 1/16; Friday 1/30: Half Days, 11:45 am Release
Friday, December 12, 2014
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It has been a
super-productive week in 5B. I know it
was a very test heavy week, but the kids did remarkably well and I could tell
there was a lot of studying that happened!
Math: We reviewed
and tested over Unit 4 this week and most of the students did well. I will be sending the tests home next week
and corrections will be due the following day.
We began Unit 5 on measurement and will continue that next week, looking
at multi-shaped figures.
Literature: We finished The
Hobbit, and loved it! Next week we will
complete a final writing assignment in which the students will complete a story
map, summary, and illustration for their favorite chapter.
Writing: This week we focused on prepositions used as adverbs and adjectives and reviewed
our sentence diagramming. This review
will continue next week and we will take a grammar test next Wednesday. I will hold a tutoring session for Grammar on
Monday from 2:45-3:20, so please make sure your child attends if they are
struggling in this area.
Science: We completed our Mitosis unit this week and I am sure you all heard
about our bone dissection! Although it
was a stinky activity, it was a pretty cool introduction to our unit on
bones. Next week we will begin looking
at the bones of the upper body.
History: We took the
final test over The Reformation and started our first unit studying the 50
states. We will be looking at The
Northeast region.
Announcements:
Thank you to our class
parents for setting up the Sign-Up Genius for our literature celebration. If you have not had the chance to sign up
check out what is left:
Also, thank
you so much to the parents who came in last minute and made our state books, we
really appreciate your help and these will be great tools for the kids to use.
As you know
the week before break can be a very exciting time for the kids (and
teachers!). However, we still have a lot
of learning to do, so it is very important that the students come to school
ready to learn and focus! This may be a
good reminder to share with your fifth grader J
Important
Dates:
Wednesday, 12/17: Grammar Test
Friday 12/19:
Roots Test
Thursday 12/18, Friday 12/19: Half Days, 11:45 am Release
12/22-1/5:
No School, Winter Break
Wish List:
We are set right now!
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Tax Credit Contest!
Thank you to all our families that have donated their tax
credit already or have asked someone else to donate their tax credit to
Arete! Below is a table that shows
where each section is pertaining to the contest. This is a no-cost donation that supports our
sports programs, clubs and other character building activities. Please click HERE
to schedule your tax credit donation for a later date or pay on-line
today. You may also print out a form,
attach a check and send back with your child.
I will make sure it reaches Michele Wilson for you.
LET’S TAKE THE CREDIT AND TAKE THE
LEAD!
Grade/Section
|
Class Size
|
# of Donations Received
|
Tax Credit Participation %
|
KA
|
31
|
5
|
16%
|
KB
|
30
|
6
|
20%
|
KC
|
30
|
7
|
23%
|
1A
|
30
|
8
|
27%
|
1B
|
31
|
3
|
10%
|
1C
|
30
|
6
|
20%
|
2A
|
30
|
2
|
7%
|
2B
|
30
|
6
|
20%
|
2C
|
32
|
1
|
3%
|
3A
|
31
|
1
|
3%
|
3B
|
30
|
3
|
10%
|
3C
|
32
|
6
|
19%
|
4A
|
30
|
2
|
7%
|
4B
|
31
|
2
|
6%
|
4C
|
30
|
4
|
13%
|
5A
|
29
|
1
|
3%
|
5B
|
30
|
3
|
10%
|
5C
|
28
|
7
|
25%
|
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