Thanks to the following parents for the generous classroom donations:
~Mrs. Gurnic - snacks and Halloween stickers
~Mrs. Brandt - Halloween prizes
~Mrs. Olsen - Halloween prizes
~Mrs. Reynolds - Halloween prizes
I always appreciate donations for our classroom ticket reward program.
Remember, snacks need to be individually wrapped and "peanut free".
We could use more cheese and cracker snacks, fruit snacks, and Rice Krispie treats.
SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
~Wednesday, October 20th = Early Dismissal @ 11:00
~Thursday, October 21st = MAPS testing for math (last day of testing!)
~Thursday, October 21st = Book Fair 6:30 - 8:00
HERE'S WHAT WE ARE UP TO IN OUR CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 7 - Work due Thursday! Test = Friday!
Word of the Week and definition = worth 1 bonus point!
READING: Our CORE reading skill this week is analogies. All fifth grade students will learn how to analyze and complete various types of analogies. In addition, all students will begin focusing on the important skills of drawing conclusions and making inferences while reading a fictional text.
We will be reading an excerpt from the book My Side of the Mountain. The students will also be learning new vocabulary words.
SCOOPer READING: The deadline for 1st Trimester is November 1st!
ENGLISH: Unit 5 continued.....Quotations and Abbreviations.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 6 Life in English Colonies
Lesson 1 Working and Trading
We will be having a classroom TRADE FAIR that will be held on Wednesday, October 27th.
The students will receive a direction sheet on Wednesday.
This is a fun activity that replicates what trading was like during colonial times.
Their participation is graded.
SCIENCE: Introductory Unit Test = Tuesday, October 19th.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT:
Jr. Achievement began last Thursday! Jr. Achievement is a not-for-profit organization financed by businesses. The purpose of Jr. Achievement is to educate and inspire students to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Our volunteers, Ms. and Mr. Paleka, will be visiting our classroom once a week for the next 6 weeks. Ms. Paleka works for Harley Davidson Financial, and Mr. Paleka works for Tellalabs. They have been the volunteers for my classroom for the past 8 years! I'm sure your student will be sharing some of their experiences with this program during the next few weeks!
MATH: Homework sheet = Monday
Chapter 3 Test = Tuesday
The rest of the week we will be reviewing chapters 1-3.
To assess their knowledge of these chapters, a "Target Test" will be given.
**The Target Test will not be graded but used to measure mastery of the 5th grade skills and concepts.
SPELLING: Lesson 7 - Work due Thursday! Test = Friday!
Word of the Week and definition = worth 1 bonus point!
READING: Our CORE reading skill this week is analogies. All fifth grade students will learn how to analyze and complete various types of analogies. In addition, all students will begin focusing on the important skills of drawing conclusions and making inferences while reading a fictional text.
We will be reading an excerpt from the book My Side of the Mountain. The students will also be learning new vocabulary words.
SCOOPer READING: The deadline for 1st Trimester is November 1st!
ENGLISH: Unit 5 continued.....Quotations and Abbreviations.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 6 Life in English Colonies
Lesson 1 Working and Trading
We will be having a classroom TRADE FAIR that will be held on Wednesday, October 27th.
The students will receive a direction sheet on Wednesday.
This is a fun activity that replicates what trading was like during colonial times.
Their participation is graded.
SCIENCE: Introductory Unit Test = Tuesday, October 19th.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT:
Jr. Achievement began last Thursday! Jr. Achievement is a not-for-profit organization financed by businesses. The purpose of Jr. Achievement is to educate and inspire students to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Our volunteers, Ms. and Mr. Paleka, will be visiting our classroom once a week for the next 6 weeks. Ms. Paleka works for Harley Davidson Financial, and Mr. Paleka works for Tellalabs. They have been the volunteers for my classroom for the past 8 years! I'm sure your student will be sharing some of their experiences with this program during the next few weeks!
MATH: Homework sheet = Monday
Chapter 3 Test = Tuesday
The rest of the week we will be reviewing chapters 1-3.
To assess their knowledge of these chapters, a "Target Test" will be given.
**The Target Test will not be graded but used to measure mastery of the 5th grade skills and concepts.
