Sunday, November 29, 2015

Week 16

I Hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving HoLiDay!

Here is just a quick overview of what we will be doing in 5th grade :)

Reading: We will go back to our Daily 3 groups. Students will read nonfiction article books with their reading groups.

5th Writing: Students will continue writing their illustration narrative. This will be due on Thursday.

4th Writing: We will review and learn some language standards.

Projects: We will start a new Science Project. This will be a two week project on Matter. 




Friday, November 20, 2015

Week 14/15

This week flew by and the students all worked soo hard. ;)

This week the students finished up their Patty Reeds Doll project and they will present on Monday and Tuesday. We also pretty much wrapped up our Human Systems and Environment book projects and will also present these on Monday and Tuesday to the 4th graders. 

That pretty much sums up this week and next week. I hope everyone has a great weekend and Happy Thanksgiving.


Just a Reminder: There will be NO school on Wednesday and Thursday November 25th and 26th due to Thanksgiving. 

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Week 13/14

Reading: We will start putting together our menu items from Patty Reeds Doll. We will present these on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

4th and 5th Grade Writing: Last week we wrote our first opinion papers on What is the best pet, a cat or a dog?
This week we will write a narrative using illustrations from a picture book. These will be due on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

Projects: Everyone has been working hard on theirparagraphs for the books we are building. Students should be done with their rough drafts this week. We will work on their final drafts and putting the books together the end of this week. The books will also be presented on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

Scholastic orders: are due by Thursday November 19th if you choose to order anything. 

Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend! 

Friday, November 6, 2015

Week 12/ Week 13

QUICK REMINDER: NO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, AS IT IS VETERANS DAY.

Reading: Last week we continued to read Patty Reed's Doll. This week we will finish the book on Thursday. Students are going to be given a menu of different projects to do individually on this book, they will pick only one. I will go over these with the class on Monday. Students will have a week to decide which one they want to do. These projects will be done in class, but may require them to bring some supplies from home depending on what project they choose to do.

5th Grade Writing: We reviewed and wrote an evidence based term paragraph. On Wednesday and Thursday students worked on a word builder worksheet. They did this individually and in partners. This week I will introduce a common core opinion prompt and we will start writing opinion papers that are due on Thursday.

4th Grade Writing: We learned how to write an evidence based term paragraph. Students then worked in partners on their own evidence based term paragraph. This coming up week, we will work on language standards. These standards include ordering adjectives and correctly using frequently confused words.

Projects: Students were introduced to their new project on Human Systems and Environment. Monday all 4th and 5th grade classes had a walking field trip to the old A&K building. Students were asked to observe and try and figure out why the old Walmart building was chosen for our school instead of the old A&K building. This was our entry event to the project.  On Tuesday, we went over the rubric as a class and students were reminded how VERY IMPORTANT a rubric is and why they should be using them everyday while working on their project. If you have a chance, ask your child if they remember anything about the rubric they were introduced to on Tuesday. Students were also assigned their groups and started researching. This week they will continue to research and start writing their chapters to the book we are creating. Here is a couple pictures from Monday in the rain :)




Maverick: Our first trip to Maverick was a success. This will not be our only trip to Maverick, the class will hold different challenges throughout the year to earn more trips :)

Here is a quick picture of Maverick..


I hope everyone as a GREAT weekend! :)


Sunday, November 1, 2015

Week 12 already??

Hello 5th Grade Families! I have added some new things so please make sure and read this whole blog post ;)



Reading: We started reading Patty Reed's Doll in our book clubs. Students are reading this as a group and taking notes on the characters, setting, and any vocabulary words they do not know. They will continue to the same thing this week. At the end of this book, students will be creating a project of their choice, such as a type of book report. I will give students some options and they will get to choose which project they want to do on this book. I have not yet given out the options.

5th Grade Writing: We finished our "Spooky Stories" narratives and shared them with our 2nd Grade friends in Mrs. Bloomfield's class. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. :) This week, we will change things up and review and write an evidence based term paragraph. At the end of the week, we will work on word building. 

4th Grade Writing: We finished our "Spooky" picture books for the first graders. These kids worked very hard at getting these done. Way to go 4th grade!!  This week in writing, we will learn how to write an evidence based term paragraph. 

Projects:  We took a test on Economics, all students did great! We finished up learning about Economics and this week we will start a new project on Human Systems and the Environment. You should have all received an email about our class going on a quick walking field trip on Monday to start our project off. Please send any rain gear, as we will go rain or shine :)

Halloween Party: A huge shout out to Mrs. Henning and Mrs. McAllister for throwing an outstanding party! The kids had a blast! Also, a huge thank you to Mrs. Starr for coming in and helping:) YOU ALL ROCK! :)

Conferences:  It was nice meeting with all of you! Please feel free at anytime to email if you have any additional questions or concerns. 

A COUPLE REMINDERS:
-Our Maverick trip will be sometime this week. Don't forget to send your child with money, I am asking $5 maximum.

- Walking field trip on Monday. This will be a quick field trip. You should have all received an email regarding this.

SOME NEW THINGS.... I have not mentioned these to the students yet, I will do so Monday morning.
A few of you have asked me about ways to challenge your child outside of the classroom. I have posted a couple things on my blog. Please know THIS IS OPTIONAL... Your child does not have to participate if they do not want to.

*Great Reads- I have added this on the right side of my blog, "Great Reads," this is a list of books that your child can read ONLY IF THEY CHOOSE. I am going to hold a Reading Contest ..again.. THIS IS TOTALLY OPTIONAL. I am going to challenge any students who wish to participate, to read as many books as they can in the month of November. This is a trial run, I want to see how it goes, if it goes well, I will continue to hold different contests for the rest of the year. To participate in this contest, students need to read as many chapter books as they can in the month of November. Students will need to create a list of each book they read including the title and the author. Parents will need to sign or initial next to each book title so that I know they read each book. The winner or winners of this contest will receive a gift certificate for Pizza Barn. Details to come, I believe it is one small pizza. 

*Mastery Club-I have added a link also on the right side of my blog for any student who is interested in doing the Mastery Club. If you go to the blog, look for Mastery Club on the right side, copy and paste the link in your browser and everything is explained on that page. I am still setting this up as well, but I am thinking, students will earn prizes, "Mac Bucks," and possibly pizza coupons. I am even thinking about creating a 'Hall of Fame Wall."  I will figure this out this week and let everyone know when I get all the details figure out. 

Please let me know if you have any questions about these contests...again.. THESE ARE OPTIONAL. 


Have a Fantastic rest of your weekend! :)