Week 6, Quarter 2

5th Grade Writing: We will begin a new narrative going through the whole writing process. First, we will review the narrative elements in our writing papers. We will have a vocabulary test on this. Students have access to study this at home on quizlet.

Projects: We are starting a new Science Project called, "What's the Matter." Students will be conducting an experiment to the class. This week. we reviewed the Scientific Method. Tuesday we will introduce the new project and vocabulary. Wednesday, we will research as a class what experiments are available. Students will be paired with a partner and pick the experiment they want to do and start researching on Thursday. Students will need to bring in supplies for this experiment, I will keep you informed on when they will need these supplies by.

4th Grade Writing: We will start a new narrative paper. We will use the whole writing process for this paper.

Reading: We will continue with George Washington's Socks. Some of us will be assessed on "Main Idea" and start a new strategy. Some of us will continue to review Main Idea and will be assessed at the end of the week.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Break!

Week 5, Quarter 2

5th Grade Writing: We will create a thankful tree for ten things that we are thankful for. On Tuesday we will perform "community service," by cleaning up the school.

Projects: Students will watch a Disney Movie from 1957 titled, Johnny Tremain. 

"An apprentice silversmith (Hal Stalmaster) is there at the Boston Tea Party and other highpoints of the Revolution."  


Students will watch this movie while practicing the reading strategy, " Making Connections." Students will write down text to text, text to self, and text to world connections. We will watch half on Monday and half on Tuesday. Students will discuss their findings at the end of each projects class.

4th Grade Writing: Students will finish their "Favorite Holiday" paper. We will revise and edit on Monday, type and hand in on Tuesday.

Reading: We will continue reading George Washington's Socks. Students will read two chapters on Monday and Tuesday. Students will continue to fill out the Main Idea IVF for each of these chapters. If they do not finish in Reading, it is homework. They have more than enough time in class to finish these.

We will NOT have a Main Idea assessment this week or next week. I will move this to two weeks after Thanksgiving Break. I feel that we need a little more time practicing this because of our Chautauqua presentations and Thanksgiving.

Also.. Thank you to ALL of you who came to our Chautauqua presentations. We had such a great turn out! The students worked so hard on these and it showed, they ALL did an AMAZING job.. I am so proud of them ALL! Here are a few pictures from Thursday:)

Quarter 2, Week 4

5th Grade Writing: We are working on being able to analyze two or more accounts of the same events or topic. We are reading The Story of the Three Little Pigs and The True Story of The Three Little Pigs. Students will create a venn diagram to compare and contrast these two stories.

 Projects: We will practice, practice, practice for our chautauqua presentations on Thursday. These presentations are THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, IN THE LUNCHROOM FROM 2:30-3:30. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. 

4th Grade Writing: We are working on another opinion piece.

Reading: We are continuing to work on various reading strategies. As a whole, we are working on Main Idea. Students will have an assessment on Main Idea the following week.

I hope you all have a GREAT week! 

Quarter 2, Week 3

5th Grade Writing: We are working on language and grammar. We will learn how to use commas, be able to explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections.

Projects: We will continue on with the research of our important person of the Revolutionary War. We have a quiz on Thursday. We will review in class, but I strongly encourage your child to study them at home. Don't forget our Projects Presentation on November 17, in the lunchroom at 2:30-3:30.  

4th Grade Writing: We are going to review and learn how to write an opinion paragraph.

Reading: We will continue on with George Washington's Socks. We are all working on learning and reviewing Main Idea while also working on our individual reading strategies in our groups.

I hope you all have a great week!

Quarter 2, Week 2

5th Grade Writing: We are continuing on with our opinion papers on our favorite season. These are due on Thursday.

Projects: We are continuing on with our people of the American Revolution. Final presentations will be on Thursday, November 17, from 2:30-3:30 in the lunchroom. Students will need to have their full attire costumes for practice NO LATER THAN Monday November 14th. We hope you are all able to attend.

4th Grade Writing: We are learning some grammar such as listing adjectives, confused words, similes, and metaphors.

Reading: We will continue on with our George Washington's Socks novel while also working on our reading strategies.

Conferences: Please remember to sign up for parent teacher conferences if you have not done so already. They are this Friday, November 4th. Please let me know if you are having trouble signing up or need to schedule another time. Looking forward to meeting with you all!  

Thank you! to all who helped with our Halloween Party. I think it was a success. :)