May 11, 2009

Tic Tac Toe

Download Tic Tac Toe Unit 16The Tic Tac Toe activities are OPTIONAL this week!!! However, the skill worksheet that was given in class must be completed and turned in on Friday.

April 24, 2009

Happy Testing Week!

Well, we have survived 4 days of CRCT testing and we only have 1 more to go! Thank you for the snack donations that we have enjoyed this week. You guys ROCK!! The students have been working very hard each day and I am certain that they are doing their best. Have a relaxing weekend and enjoy this great weather.

Reminders for all:

  • Chapter books should be completely read by Friday, May 1st. We will be doing an "in class" activity with this book on Friday!  
  • Poetry Books are due Tuesday, May 5th. We have spent a lot of class time this week working on the poetry book. Hopefully, most of the assignment is complete! Please refer to the orange rubric in the homework section of the binder prior to turning it in. We will have a poetry reading day in May!

  • Progress Reports will be sent home in the red folder on Monday. Sign and return, please.


 

March 30, 2009

Spelling Tic Tac Toe

Download Tic Tac Toe Unit 15

March 25, 2009

DVD/Legacy Project

Don’t miss out on the 5th grade 2008-2009 DVD and opportunity to help others through the legacy project.  Send in $8.00 (for DVD and project, or more if you would like) marked "5th grade DVD" and a note with students name and teacher. You may also get a form from the front desk. Put these in the PTSA box that is just inside the front office door. The deadline to order is MARCH 31st!!!!

March 24, 2009

CRCT Practice Infomation

Download Additional Practice Website Check out the attached link for additional resources to help you prepare for the CRCT! 

March 16, 2009

Spelling Tic Tac Toe

Download Tic Tac Toe Unit 14

March 02, 2009

Spelling Homework/Writing Extra Credit

Download Writing Prompts to Practice

Download Tic Tac Toe Unit 13

February 27, 2009

Fantastic Friday!

  • March 2-6; Ford Book Fair
  • March 3; Early Release Day

  • March 4; Writing Assessment (8:30-10:30)

  • March 4; Science Lab

  • March 5; WWI Social Studies Test. Study the WWI graphic organizer that is in the social studies section of the binder and the social studies book page 304-319 too!

  • March 5; Figurative Language Performance Assessment. Study the figurative language graphic organizer. They need to be able to give an example of each type of figurative language

  • All Food Drive donations are due on March 6. A paper bag was sent home Friday afternoon with directions stapled to it.

 


 

February 13, 2009

SCIENCE TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY!

We have concluded our science unit: Classification and Inherited Traits! In class today we organized all of the materials that need to be studied for the test. The study materials include the graphic organizers that we did in class along with the following pages in the science workbook: Pages 120-127, pages 128-135, pages 150-157.

January 09, 2009

Welcome Back!!!

Welcome back!

We have finally settled into our "school mode" and are focusing on 3rd nine-week curriculum. Here are the focus areas for the next grading period: Narrative Writing, Adjectives, Poetry, Figurative Language, Fiction Reading, Classification, Traits, Electricity/Magnetism, Changes in America After The 1800's. We are also thrilled about our new Science Lab! Our class took a tour of it today and learned about the Scientific Method!

Mrs. Johnson and I would like to thank each of you for the Christmas gifts we received. It was so thoughtful of each of you to think of us during the holiday season. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful parents who support us! Thank you for your generosity.

A few reminders and notes about the red parent folder coming home today instead of Monday:

  • Please look for the conference scheduling sheet in the red parent folder. Check the date and time of your conference and return the bottom portion to school on Monday.
  • Check the January Calendar for important dates and keep this posted at home.
  • Review the Reading Expectation sheet with your child. Please sign and place it in the homework section of the binder. We will go to the Media Center on Monday to check out biographies. The students will also choose their "activity" to complete after they fininsh the book.
  • The red parent folder also contains information about our upcoming school dance! Please read the yellow sheet and send your pre-order payments in by January 14. Go to the Ford Website to view the dance t-shirts. THEY ARE ADORABLE!!!!
  • You will also find information about our afterschool Chess and Rocket Clubs! Return as needed!

Research Project was sent home today! Please review all of the information in the brown paper bag with your child. This is a project that will be completed at home and is due on February 13. I encourage you to monitor your child's progress in meeting the suggested weekly checkpoints/deadlines. Please DO NOT return the final project until the due date, February 13. I will be checking the progress of their project by looking at your initials on your child's checksheet each Friday. Please email me as clarification is needed! I will add details to the blog each week regarding the pockets assigned for that week. I look forward to seeing your child's creativity shine!! 

BONUS BUCKS QUESTION: ($200.00) Please answer the following questions in complete sentences and turn them in on Monday!  (1.)What type of pet does our new Science Lab teacher keep in her room? (2.) What does Mrs. Belmonte say when she wants your attention?

 

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