Tuesday!
Just a few more days til break.
There is still quite a bit going on at Schiesher this week.
Homework -
Reading:
Read, read and read!
Genre quiz on Wednesday (historical fiction, realistic fiction, mystery and informational)
12 important words quiz on Friday
Math:
vocabulary quiz on Wednesday
Social Studies:
Chapter 7 test after winter break...
Colonization essay rewrite due January 11th.
Thursday is Colonial Day! Thank you to all the parents that have volunteered to bring food and help serve. Please be at school at 12:10 for lunch!
Winter Party is Friday. Volunteers may arrive at 1:45.
Thank you for all that you do for us!
Have a fabulous night!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Good Evening!
Not much homework this week...
Reading -
read for 20 minutes each day!
12 words quiz &
Genre quiz (mystery, historical fiction, realistic fiction and informational) this week.
No spelling this week!
Math -
Projects due tomorrow
Vocabulary quiz on Wednesday
Social Studies -
we have delayed the chapter 7 test until January!
have a fabulous evening!
Not much homework this week...
Reading -
read for 20 minutes each day!
12 words quiz &
Genre quiz (mystery, historical fiction, realistic fiction and informational) this week.
No spelling this week!
Math -
Projects due tomorrow
Vocabulary quiz on Wednesday
Social Studies -
we have delayed the chapter 7 test until January!
have a fabulous evening!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Happy Friday!
Math - Due Monday:
Khan Academy Videos:
Quadrilateral Overview
Quadrilateral Properties
and My Skills Tutor: Math B assignment
Reminder: Vocabulary Quiz on Monday!
Math - Due Monday:
Khan Academy Videos:
Quadrilateral Overview
Quadrilateral Properties
and My Skills Tutor: Math B assignment
Reminder: Vocabulary Quiz on Monday!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Today we celebrated Kenya Connect. The entire fifth grade class raised over $2000 to help Sophia Primary School in Kenya. Congratulations to all the fifth graders. We are very proud of them all! To raise that much money, they read a multitude of books.
We spent time this morning traveling through stations, learning about Kenya. Mrs. Hurt shared her experiences and pictures of Africa. Mrs. Lapham set up a Kenya marketplace in her room where students could experience the art of bartering. Mrs. Yaniz taught all the 5th graders how to play Mancala and Mrs. Potempa helped them write a poem about Kenya. I was in charge of recording it all in photographs.
Homework for tonight:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
study for spelling test tomorrow
Homophone worksheet due tomorrow
Math -
2 dimensional shapes packet due Monday
Vocabulary quiz on Monday
Social Studies
SQ2R on Chapter 7 lesson 2 due tomorrow
Thank you to the parents that have volunteered to make poundcake for our Colonial Day Feast next Thursday or to help serve and clean up. I appreciate it!
Enjoy your evening!
We spent time this morning traveling through stations, learning about Kenya. Mrs. Hurt shared her experiences and pictures of Africa. Mrs. Lapham set up a Kenya marketplace in her room where students could experience the art of bartering. Mrs. Yaniz taught all the 5th graders how to play Mancala and Mrs. Potempa helped them write a poem about Kenya. I was in charge of recording it all in photographs.
Homework for tonight:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
study for spelling test tomorrow
Homophone worksheet due tomorrow
Math -
2 dimensional shapes packet due Monday
Vocabulary quiz on Monday
Social Studies
SQ2R on Chapter 7 lesson 2 due tomorrow
Thank you to the parents that have volunteered to make poundcake for our Colonial Day Feast next Thursday or to help serve and clean up. I appreciate it!
Enjoy your evening!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I found out who my Secret Santa was! Some of you guessed right! I had one clue wrong....
I will tell you tomorrow!
Homework:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
homonym worksheet for Friday
spelling test on Friday
some of you still need a quote for your paper....
Math:
2 dimensional figures packet due Monday
Vocabulary quiz on Monday
There were a couple of blogs about skills tutor...
Go to:
Math B
Geometry
All 4 lessons are under that. Let me know if you have any problems!
Parents, we are still in need of pound cake and helpers for Colonial Day next Thursday. Please let me know if you can help!
Thank you!
I will tell you tomorrow!
Homework:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
homonym worksheet for Friday
spelling test on Friday
some of you still need a quote for your paper....
Math:
2 dimensional figures packet due Monday
Vocabulary quiz on Monday
There were a couple of blogs about skills tutor...
Go to:
Math B
Geometry
All 4 lessons are under that. Let me know if you have any problems!
Parents, we are still in need of pound cake and helpers for Colonial Day next Thursday. Please let me know if you can help!
Thank you!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Good Afternoon!
Today we celebrated the conclusion of AT Math's Frank Lloyd Wright unit. Thank you to all the parents that were able to join us. I know the students enjoyed sharing their projects and thoughts with you.
Homework:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
Synonym and Antonym worksheet due tomorrow
Spelling test on Friday
Math -
Packet (Khan Academy and Skills Tutor) due Monday, December 17
Vocabulary quiz December 17
Social Studies -
essay rewrite due January 11, 2013 (or before)
Have a fabulous evening!
Today we celebrated the conclusion of AT Math's Frank Lloyd Wright unit. Thank you to all the parents that were able to join us. I know the students enjoyed sharing their projects and thoughts with you.
Homework:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
Synonym and Antonym worksheet due tomorrow
Spelling test on Friday
Math -
Packet (Khan Academy and Skills Tutor) due Monday, December 17
Vocabulary quiz December 17
Social Studies -
essay rewrite due January 11, 2013 (or before)
Have a fabulous evening!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Another great day in room 16!
We started a new read aloud today - Because of Mr. Terupt. It is a great book! I think they will really enjoy it! They are finishing up a story quilt about our last book as well!
There are so many exciting things happening at this time of year, both in and out of school.
Tomorrow the entire fifth grade will have a book talk about the nominees for this year's Caudill books. Mrs. Jakalski will give them a sneak peak Tuesday morning.
Thursday is our Kenya Collect day! We will be celebrating how much the 5th graders read and how much money we were able to collect for Sophia Primary School in Kenya! Stay tuned for the official total!
Math is beginning a short unit on 2-dimension figures. They will be creating a picture and story using 2-dimensional shapes. They will also be classifying their shapes as a way to demonstrate their understanding.
Tomorrow is our Frank Lloyd Wright reception. Parents of AT math students are invited to come to Schiesher tomorrow at 1:30 and see what the students created. I hope you are able to join us!
Homework:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
have a quote for 5 paragraph argumentative essay. Visit quotegarden.com
WTW homework is due tomorrow.
Math:
2-dimensional packet of work due Monday, December 17.
Links to Khan Academy:
quadrilateral overview
quadrilateral properties
Social Studies:
Chapter 6 test tomorrow!
We started a new read aloud today - Because of Mr. Terupt. It is a great book! I think they will really enjoy it! They are finishing up a story quilt about our last book as well!
There are so many exciting things happening at this time of year, both in and out of school.
Tomorrow the entire fifth grade will have a book talk about the nominees for this year's Caudill books. Mrs. Jakalski will give them a sneak peak Tuesday morning.
Thursday is our Kenya Collect day! We will be celebrating how much the 5th graders read and how much money we were able to collect for Sophia Primary School in Kenya! Stay tuned for the official total!
Math is beginning a short unit on 2-dimension figures. They will be creating a picture and story using 2-dimensional shapes. They will also be classifying their shapes as a way to demonstrate their understanding.
Tomorrow is our Frank Lloyd Wright reception. Parents of AT math students are invited to come to Schiesher tomorrow at 1:30 and see what the students created. I hope you are able to join us!
Homework:
Reading -
read 20 minutes
have a quote for 5 paragraph argumentative essay. Visit quotegarden.com
WTW homework is due tomorrow.
Math:
2-dimensional packet of work due Monday, December 17.
Links to Khan Academy:
quadrilateral overview
quadrilateral properties
Social Studies:
Chapter 6 test tomorrow!
Friday, December 7, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Happy Friday!
Language Arts totally enjoyed their celebration day. We had nachos with cheese, salsa and jalapenos with a movie and pajamas. They sure know how to pack the fun in! They were all very polite and thanked me several times.
After school, several girls stayed late to help me with a project. Thanks to ZH, LH, AB, AD and BR. They were super efficient. What they did together in an hour would have taken me considerably longer.
There is a bit of work to think about this weekend.
Reading:
Read:
20 minutes every day
Go to www.quotegarden.com if you still need a quote for your argumentative paper.
Remember, Kenya logs and money can still be turned in Monday!
Math:
MindMaps need to be done on Monday. You can stay in at lunch if you need more time and you didn't take it home.
IXL lesson R5 & R6 in 5th grade are due Monday as well.
Social Studies:
Chapter 6 test is on Tuesday. We will have a study game review on Monday.
Enjoy your weekend!
Language Arts totally enjoyed their celebration day. We had nachos with cheese, salsa and jalapenos with a movie and pajamas. They sure know how to pack the fun in! They were all very polite and thanked me several times.
After school, several girls stayed late to help me with a project. Thanks to ZH, LH, AB, AD and BR. They were super efficient. What they did together in an hour would have taken me considerably longer.
There is a bit of work to think about this weekend.
Reading:
Read:
20 minutes every day
Go to www.quotegarden.com if you still need a quote for your argumentative paper.
Remember, Kenya logs and money can still be turned in Monday!
Math:
MindMaps need to be done on Monday. You can stay in at lunch if you need more time and you didn't take it home.
IXL lesson R5 & R6 in 5th grade are due Monday as well.
Social Studies:
Chapter 6 test is on Tuesday. We will have a study game review on Monday.
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Today we had the opportunity to listen to the 4th and 5th grade choruses preview their concert. They will perform this evening, here at Schiesher.
The book fair is also open this evening.
I have a project I will be working on after school tomorrow. Several students have asked if they can stay after school to help. I can allow 4 students to stay and help - so the first 4 that have their parent contact me may stay from dismissal until 4:30. I will need to know how the students will be getting home at 4:30. Parents - you may blog or email me. Please include your phone number so I can call back to verify. Thanks! I really appreciate that they want to help!
Homework:
Reading -
Read 20 minutes every day
I need to collect both the Kenya log and Kenya money tomorrow. Thanks!
Spelling test is tomorrow.
If you did not get your quote today during library time, go to www.quotegarden.com to find a quote for your argumentative essay.
Math:
POW due tomorrow
IXL homework: 5th grade, lessons R5 & R6 due Monday
Social Studies:
Atlas due tomorrow
Chapter 6 test on Tuesday
Have a delightful evening!
The book fair is also open this evening.
I have a project I will be working on after school tomorrow. Several students have asked if they can stay after school to help. I can allow 4 students to stay and help - so the first 4 that have their parent contact me may stay from dismissal until 4:30. I will need to know how the students will be getting home at 4:30. Parents - you may blog or email me. Please include your phone number so I can call back to verify. Thanks! I really appreciate that they want to help!
Homework:
Reading -
Read 20 minutes every day
I need to collect both the Kenya log and Kenya money tomorrow. Thanks!
Spelling test is tomorrow.
If you did not get your quote today during library time, go to www.quotegarden.com to find a quote for your argumentative essay.
Math:
POW due tomorrow
IXL homework: 5th grade, lessons R5 & R6 due Monday
Social Studies:
Atlas due tomorrow
Chapter 6 test on Tuesday
Have a delightful evening!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
We finished our 13 colonies glogster presentations today. All of the students did a phenomenal job! We are now working on the study guide in preparation for the test next week.
The students should be working on their 5-paragraph essay for social studies. It is due tomorrow.
It is an opinion piece on why the 13 colonies were successful. Students may refer to the social studies blog, where we already discussed the importance of rules and strong leadership.
Reading Homework:
Practice WTW
Kenya Connect log and money due tomorrow
Read 20 minutes every day
Math:
POW due Friday
IXL homework - 5th grade coordinate graphing lessons 5 & 6 due Monday.
Social Studies:
Essay due tomorrow
Here's the actual assignment:
here is a link to the rubric
Chapter 6 test on Tuesday
The students should be working on their 5-paragraph essay for social studies. It is due tomorrow.
It is an opinion piece on why the 13 colonies were successful. Students may refer to the social studies blog, where we already discussed the importance of rules and strong leadership.
Reading Homework:
Practice WTW
Kenya Connect log and money due tomorrow
Read 20 minutes every day
Math:
POW due Friday
IXL homework - 5th grade coordinate graphing lessons 5 & 6 due Monday.
Social Studies:
Essay due tomorrow
Here's the actual assignment:
Social Studies
5 paragraph essay
In our blog, we discussed why rules are important and what
makes a good leader. Both rules and
strong leadership led to the successful colonization of America. What else do you think was necessary?
Write a 5 paragraph opinion essay. Write about 3 issues that were a part of the
success of the first 13 colonies. You
may use leadership and rules as two of your 3 ideas. However, you may also use your own
ideas. I would suggest you reread the
blogs to help substantiate your ideas about leadership and rules, should you
decide to use those.
Your essay must begin with an introductory paragraph. In
this paragraph, you must state your thesis as well as your main ideas. The next three paragraphs must each focus on
one of your ideas, with a minimum of 3 supporting statements or ideas. Be sure
to use information from your social studies text as support. Your final paragraph must restate your
thesis as well as your main ideas. This is the traditional format for a 5
paragraph essay.
Your final copy must be typed, double-spaced, in an easy to
read font with black ink only. Remember
to check for spelling, punctuation and capitalization. Use transition words within your paragraph as
well as to connect your ideas from one paragraph to another.
I have included a graphic organizer on the back side of this
paper. I strongly suggest you use it to organize your paper. If you prefer a different organizer, feel
free to substitute that one instead.
Your paper is due on Thursday, December 6, 2012.
I have not attached the organizer buthere is a link to the rubric
Chapter 6 test on Tuesday
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
We have been enjoying some very well done presentations this week!
Today both the Southern and New England colonies presented their Glogster presentations. Both groups did an extremely good job sharing their knowledge with their classmates.
Tomorrow, I look forward to hearing from the Middle Colonies.
Tomorrow is also our first debate presenation. The Language Arts students have been hard at work compiling information and writing arguments. I am excited to listen tomorrow.
There is a lot going on. Please read carefully!
Reading:
read 20 minutes daily
Kenya Connect log due tomorrow
Kenya Connect pledge money due Friday
Debate vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Words Their Way test on Friday
Story Map due tomorrow
Math:
POW due Friday
Social Studies:
5 paragraph essay due Thursday
Also -
Book Fair tomorrow!
Wear Green on Friday!
I am still waiting on a few report card envelopes. Thanks!
Have a great day!
Today both the Southern and New England colonies presented their Glogster presentations. Both groups did an extremely good job sharing their knowledge with their classmates.
Tomorrow, I look forward to hearing from the Middle Colonies.
Tomorrow is also our first debate presenation. The Language Arts students have been hard at work compiling information and writing arguments. I am excited to listen tomorrow.
There is a lot going on. Please read carefully!
Reading:
read 20 minutes daily
Kenya Connect log due tomorrow
Kenya Connect pledge money due Friday
Debate vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Words Their Way test on Friday
Story Map due tomorrow
Math:
POW due Friday
Social Studies:
5 paragraph essay due Thursday
Also -
Book Fair tomorrow!
Wear Green on Friday!
I am still waiting on a few report card envelopes. Thanks!
Have a great day!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Monday, December 6, 2012
Sorry this is late. I had a class at Tate Woods right after school.
Here it is...
Reading -
Read 20 minutes
Kenya Connect log is due Wednesday
Debate vocabulary quiz on Wednesday
WTW homework due tomorrow
Debate presentations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Math -
POW due Friday
Social Studies -
5 paragraph essay due Thursday
thanks!
Here it is...
Reading -
Read 20 minutes
Kenya Connect log is due Wednesday
Debate vocabulary quiz on Wednesday
WTW homework due tomorrow
Debate presentations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Math -
POW due Friday
Social Studies -
5 paragraph essay due Thursday
thanks!
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