CONGRATULATIONS to Johnathon, Nate, Saahil, Lukian, and Rose for being the final contestants, after 6 rounds in our classroom spelling bee. The winners that will be competing in our 5th grade spelling bee are: 1st place: Saahil and 2nd place: Lukian!! GOOD LUCK ON WEDNESDAY, SAAHIL AND LUKIAN!!!
The Center Cass School District Spelling Bee is February 5th. The top two contestants from each grade level spelling bee will be competing.
REMINDERS:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Choir - 2:30 to 3:30 p.m
Choir - 2:30 to 3:30 p.m
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Early Dismissal - 11:00 a.m.
Early Dismissal - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Movie Night - Hotel Transylvania - 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Movie Night - Hotel Transylvania - 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 17 and word of the week
ENGLISH: Unit 4 Adjectives - Students will be doing enrichment work with each lesson.
READING: Unsolved Mysteries...... The students are digging in and uncovering all kinds of facts, theories, and actual newspaper articles that have been archived and creating a power point presentation.
The next steps will include finding a quote about their mystery, a conclusion based on their research, and adding some special effects to their presentation. Lastly, they will do an oral presentation with their power point!!
Ms. Hagansee, Lakeview's IMC Director, will be showing our class how to use a "Research Road Map" which will open up new doors to doing research.
SCOOPer READING: Mrs. Csorba and Mrs. Warkentien really enjoy listening to the students book activities! I hope everyone has at least one book read and activity completed by the end of the month.
SOCIAL STUDIES: "NO TAXATION WITH OUT REPRESENTATION"
We will be doing an activity that simulates how the colonists were unfairly taxed by King George III and Parliament!
We are starting a project: "I am a Patriot.... I am a Loyalist" where the students need to tell the events that are taking place from two different perspectives, written in first person, using facts and expressive voice!
The final copy will be done using Publisher on the computer.
SCIENCE: We reviewed the difference between physical and chemical properties. Many students had a difficult time understanding the difference.
This week we will be learning more about physical and chemical changes. The information they learned at the Museum of Science and Industry's COLORFUL CHEMISTRY Lab will be very useful!
MATH:
Chapter 18 Lesson 6 Congruent and Similar Figures
Lesson 7 Symmetry and we will be doing a project that coincides with this concept.
Chapter 18 Test is scheduled for Friday
