Wednesday's Homework

Read AR
Study multiplication - speed test 0-8 on Thursday
Study science vocabulary definitions (1-16) - test on Wednesday
Finish August genre - due Friday
Sp/voc wksht due Friday
Study spelling and vocabulary words

Don't forget to send in items for Mrs. Marsh's art class
Also, your child will need an empty cereal box for September's genre project
21st Century is collecting empty paper towel tubes

Please sign agendas nightly- even on Friday
Remember that the agendas are the best ways to communicate and should have all assignments copied into it. The class blog/website might not be updated daily as we are very busy!

Tuesday - Homework

Read AR - at least 20 min.
Study mul. 0-8 for speed test on Thursday
Spelling - write 3x each - 2x in cursive and 1x in print -due Wednesday
Sp./voc. worksheet - due Friday

Monday - Homework

Study mul. 0-8 for speed test on Thursday
Read AR for at least 20 min.
Sp. in agenda in ABC order
Make sure your voc. definitions are finished - due Tuesday
Make sure your science voc. for chapter 1 - all lessons and chapter 2, lesson 1 are finished - due Tuesday
August genre project and AR test is due by Friday, September 2nd

Remember, parents need to sign the agenda each night - including Friday

Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling
1. heart
2. swear
3. aboard
4. squares
5. swore
6. chart
7. scorn
8. starch
9. source
10. fare
11. barge
12. thorn
13. marsh
14. force
15. harsh
16. scarce
17. coarse
18. flare
19. course
20. sword

Vocabulary

1. function
2. adjusted
3. disasters
4. environment
5. mission
6. maze
7. zone
8. gravity

Art Supplies Needed

Molly Marsh, our 5th grade art teacher, has asked that we gather some things for an upcoming art project the children will be doing. She needs the "stuff" by the first of September. Here is what she is requesting:

Magazines that can be cut up for type/fonts, old graph paper(the older the better!), old classified ads, not the whole paper!(again the older the better). . . Basically, I would need enough of this stuff for each fifth grader to have one piece @8.5" x 11"of each of these materials. When I mention the older the better, aged to the point of yellowing paper(s) is the effect I hope for! Obviously I do not need 250 magazines to show up in my room, but if each student had ONE old magazine they could cut up, it would help tremendously!

Thank you for any help with this endeavor!

Homework

Students need to read in their AR book for at least 20 min each night
Complete DITB (Drops in the Bucket) 2 worksheet - due Thursday
Study multiplication for speed test on Thursday
Get last week's mul. test signed and make corrections on n.b paper of the ones you missed
Sp and voc sheet due Friday
Get agenda signed

*Don't forget - August genre is realistic fiction - due 9/2/11

Open House_THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who attended Open House last night! I hope you and your child enjoy the homework pass. I promise to try to catch our blog up today with homework and this week's spelling and vocabulary words.

Spelling and Vocabulary Week 2

Long vowels
1. paste
2. bride
3. shave
4. spice
5. greed
6. plead
7. greet
8. heap
9. paid
10. coach
11. theme
12. type
13. oak
14. growth
15. yolk
16. folks
17. aim
18. prey
19. tow
20. grind

Vocabulary
1. advertisement
2. sauntered
3. commenced
4. elected
5. wring
6. impress
7. original
8. fireball

August Genre - Realistic Fiction

Each month we study a different genre in class. We discuss the elements of the genre, usually read a book in the specific genre, and the students are assigned a project (book report, cereal box creation, character dress-up, poster, etc.). Students must read a book in the genre for that month and complete the assigned project before the last school day of that month. Most months will use books that can be quizzed on (AR quiz). Therefore, they must also quiz on the book before the end of the month. NO LATE WORK is accepted for the genre projects since students have about a month to complete the project. This genre project counts as 2 reading test grades (the project and AR test).


I encourage students to get started early in the month to check out a book, read it, and test on it. If they read a book and do poorly on the AR quiz, they should choose another book for that genre, read it, and test on it, as a poor AR quiz grade might hurt their overall reading grade. Sometimes, students don't make a good choice and decide to keep the poor AR test grade. I encourage them to read another book in the assigned genre, but I don't "make" them. It's up to them to be responsible and make good choices.

The genre for August is realistic fiction. These books are fiction, but the setting, plot, and characters seem real and could happen. The setting takes place in modern times (instead of in the past like historical times). Books included in this genre are Beverly Cleary books, some Louis Sachar books, Matt Christopher books, and Gary Paulsen books, to name a few. This month's project is fairly simple. Each student has been given a genre sheet to complete - it's like a book report. All sections should be completed and handwriting should be legible. Students receive ONE copy of the genre project.

The August genre project is due September 2 (since we didn't go to the library until this past Wednesday, August 17th). Each student checked out a realistic fiction book on Wednesday.

Thursday_Homework!

Study for your spelling and vocabulary tests on Friday! Let's all try to make a 100% on both tests!!
Please return all forms to Ms. Martin tomorrow, if possible!
Read in your chapter books tonight

Thanks, boys and girls, for being such a wonderful class! I love each and every one of you!

Wednesday _ Happy Hump Day!

Multiplication speed test - Thursday
Study spelling and vocabulary
August genre - realistic fiction - assigned
Finish reading at least 20 pages in your chapter book

Tuesday

Sp. 3x each is due Wednesday
Sp and voc worksheet is due Friday
Multiplication speed test Thursday
Study spelling and voc for tests on Friday
Get agenda signed nightly

5th grade Open House - August 23rd at 5:30

We will be going to the library for orientation and to check out a realistic fiction book for our August genre on Wednesday.

Important!!

5th grade will be having Open House on Tuesday, August 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Please plan on attending!!

Our class SPECIALS schedule is as follows:
Monday - music
Tuesday - PE
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Friday - Writing or Art

Lunch 12:05 - 12:35

Students may bring a nutritious snack to eat around 10:10 in the morning. They may also bring water to drink.

Please sign agendas each night M-F!

Thank you for the donations of Kleenex, checkers, and a soccer ball! The kids and I really appreciate your help!

Spelling and Vocabulary words - Unit 1 Week 1

Spelling words - short vowels
1. jut
2. dove
3. nick
4. tenth
5. shrug
6. stuff
7. sense
8. damp
9. cot
10. fling
11. notch
12. gush
13. scan
14. batch
15. rough
16. stump
17. tough
18. laugh
19. guess
20. lead

Vocabulary words
1. capable
2. categories
3. luminous
4. strands
5. credit
6. soggy
7. slumped
8. gigantic
9. distorted
10. bulging

Monday, August 15th Homework

Write spelling words in ABC order in agenda - NEATLY!
Study spelling and vocabulary words for tests on Friday
Spelling 3 x ea. due Wednesday - 2 times in cursive and one time in print
Multiplication speed test Thursday
Please sign agendas NIGHTLY M-F!

Welcome Back to School

I want to take a minute to say THANK YOU to all my wonderful students and parents for making our first two days of school an absolute success! We have the BEST class! The children are well mannered and seem to be hard workers. I can't wait to see all my kids on Monday! I hope everyone has a restful and fun weekend!

**Don't forget to get your agenda signed for Friday sometime over the weekend. Also, study those multiplication facts for our speed test on Thursday!