Coming Home TODAY:
1.) Wake County Assignments for your child's middle school
a flyer from Mr. Martin, the counselor, to inform you of a middle school transitional meeting.
This was a short week, packed with lots of work! As we have started another class novel! We have a very lofty goal to finish the book before track out! Im sure we can do and the students are well on their way!
In science we are beginning our ecosystems unit and we are in need of 2 litter bottles. We need TONS of 2 litter bottles. Please send in as many as you can so we can have enough for the lab to study and observe a live ecosystem.
Wow!!! I can't believe that we are half way through the year. Second quarter ended with great educational experiences and lots of hard work from the students. We were in serious work mode the entire second quarter and it paid off! The students completed our class novel 'Hoot' and completed seconded quarter benchmarks with great progress.
This quarter we are stepping it up yet another notch as we begin to prepare for the end of grade assessments and Middle School.
Just a few things:
Please be mindful that we have homework 98% of the school year. Be aware that students should complete homework each night (this includes reading).
Weekly Assignments:
What’s Happening Wednesday- 1 page written summary of a current event
Spelling: Vocabulary words are given each week and the rubric can be found on the weebly
Read every night for at least 25 minutes.
Benchmarks:
Coming home today are the benchmark scores from 2 quarter. Please share them with your child. Remember benchmarks are great pieces of data for us to use in order to insure overall understanding of concepts. It’s just a snapshot!
Track Out:
We track out Friday Jan 18. This is an early release day!!!!! We track back in on February 5!!!!!
School News!!!
Please be sure to read Dr. Chambers’ weekly emails or listen to the Sunday phone calls. They are packed with information about what’s happening at the school.
Also be sure that the school has your most current contact information. It is imperative that we have your info in case there is an emergency.
This week:
Reading: We are reading a new class novel, ‘Maniac Magee’. This is a realistic fiction novel where we will study the author’s purpose, word choice, and character development. We are also introducing the genre Fantasy and all of the components.
Writing: The students will begin writing their own fantasy stories as we study fantasies in reading.
Science: We are introducing the basics of ecosystems which is our next unit of study.
Social Studies: We are wrapping up the Revolutionary War.
Math: We are working on fractions !!!!
Happy Wednesday Parents
This has been a very interesting week for all of us! Please remind your child to S.O.A.R at school. It is important that we are focused and determined to make the most of our instructional time together. Being a respectful, hardworking student is not an option….
Thanks for all of you support in this matter
The “Core” of the Week:
Reading: Prefix and Suffix to increase reading accuracy, Theroies of characters and a dabble in poetry reading
Math: Rounding Decimals
Writing: Quarter 1 Writing Assessment and Intro to Persuasive Writing
Science: The Respiratory System
Social Studies: Economics
A few reminders:
Washington D.C deposit due- September 11
Screen on the Green- This Friday @7
Scholastic Book Orders Due- September 20
Early Release- September 28
End of Quarter 1- Sep 28
Next Parent Academy- October 3
Please, please spread the word and donate to our Donors Choose! Check the weebly for the donors choose information and the website to donate!
We are definitely back in the swing of things this week after our long and much needed break! Last week flew by and this week is nearly over! The students have, slowly, hit the ground running!
The “Core” of this week:
Reading: Reviewing C.A.F.E strategies
Math: Decimals and Place Value
Social Studies: Economics (Division of Labor)
Science: The Digestive System
Updates and Reminders:
School Business
September 5, 2012- The First Parent Academy
September 7, 2012- Screen on the Green “The Lorax”
September 28- Early Release
If you would like to chaperone the Washington D.C trip, please register to be a volunteer with Wake County Public Schools and give your information to Mrs. Howey’s Google Doc.
All information about the Washington D.C can be found on the 5th Grade Washington D.C weebly or my weebly.
Class Business
· Word Work/Spelling- In a quest to differentiate I am using a program called “Word Their Way” to divide students into ability groups to better meet their needs as spellers. All word work activities are listed on the weebly and are due every Friday!
· Fluency Practice- Each week I will send home a passage for the students to read. They need to read it 3 times (3 different days). Please sign the passage upon completion.
· Agendas- Please use the agenda as a means of communication! I sign the agenda each day to be sure students have recorded homework and may include a note about behavior.
Good Evening Parents!
Welcome to my Blog!!! Weekly, I will give you updates about the curriculum and the happenings of our class!
Our first week was fast! The students came right in and hit the ground running. Everything from spelling assignments to learning our class moto was accomplished!
Our week's curriculem at a glance:
Math: Multiple digit multiplication strategies
Writing: Planting seeds for ideas
Science: The basic of the Human Body (traits, DNA, and genetics)
Reading: comprehension strategies (C.A.F.E)
Be sure to join the PTA!
We are reaching for 100% Classroom Membership!
Let's make it Happen!!!!