Friday, September 29, 2006

Friday, September 29, 2006

Hsppy Friday!

*Mrs. D was home with a sick child today so this is what she hopes happened!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed angles and polygons. Problem set 32 was assigned and is due on Monday! They should have had a lot of time to work in class!

Science: We read lesson two on air mass and had a lesson one review sheet for homework.

Social Studies: Today we continued our discussion of prehistoric man and the theorty of how they arrived here in North America. They also were assigend pages 62-67 to read for homework.

In Mrs. D's class we read two chapters in The People of Sparks and completed a character map and answered some comprehension questions. We continued to work on Run on sentences and we took a DOL quiz ans our review spelling test.

In Mr. H's class we read from the MIxed Up Files pages 69-75. We took our final spelling test for unit 6. We got new seas in class. We also did a writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we read chapter 10 in Running out of Time. We took a unit one vocab test, a homograph quiz and a spelling test. We also wrote in our journals!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We discussed lines today in class. Problem set 31 was assigned and is due on Friday.

Science: We discussed how air moves and had seven vocabulary words on page 227 for homework.

Social Studies: We discussed early civilizations and if they truly existed. We also discussed woolly mammoths and the connection with Marshall county.

In Mrs. D's class we read and discussed The People of Sparks and we had comprehension questions to answer. We discussed types of sentences and how to punctuate them correctly. We also will have a spelling test tomorrow!

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 4 and 5 in The Mixed UP Files and we answered comprehension questions. We continued simple subjects and we had an assignment dealing with this topic. Spelling test over unit 6 is tomorrow.

In Mr. P's class we discussed chapters 6 and 7 and read chapters 8 and 9 in Running Out of Time. We continued working on there, their and they're and had a worksheet to complete for tomorrow. We worked on transition words in our writing and wrote a how to paragraph. Spelling pictures, books and test is tomorrow. Vocab test tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We had an investigation today dealing with fractions.

Science: We took a test over Chapter 7 dealing with water.

Social Studies: We continued our discussion on chapter 2 lesson 1 dealing with early mankind crossing the Bering Straigt. Our discussion was, was this possible.

In Mrs. D's class we read from the People of Sparks. We also had two comprehension worksheets. We dealt with run on sentences in English.

In Mr. H's class we read from The Mixed Up Files chapters 4 and 5. We went over simple subjects today and we also continued to work on our spelling book.

In Mr. P's class we discussed chapter 5 in Running Out of Time and we took a quiz over chapters 1-5. We read pages 40-53 for tomorrow. We began prewriting a how to paragraph. We also discussed homographs there, their and they're. We also took a pretest in spelling

Have a great job!

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Tuesday, September 26,2006

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We took a test over the concepts that we have worked on so far.

Science: We reviewed for our science test using the review on page 220. We are having out test tomorrow

Social Studies: We began chapter 2: The Earliest Americans. We are to read pages 56-57 tonight to discuss tomorrow. We had some great discussions today!

In Mrs. D's class we read the next chapter in The People of Sparks and we completed comprehension questions dealing with that. We also completed a story web and had an English lesson over sentence fragments.

In Mr. H's class we took the ISTEP Pilot test. We read from the Mixed Up Files. We took a pretest over unit 6 review. We also completed a paragraph correction sheet.

In Mr. P's class we discussed chapters 2 and 3 in Running Out of Time and we read pages 22-39 in class. We also worked on Homographs To, too and two.

Have a great evening!

Monday, September 25, 2006

Monday, September 25, 2006

Happy Monday!

The ISTEP tests are finally over!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We discussed common fractions and percents. Problem set 30 was assigned and is due on Tuesday. We will have a test on Tuesday as well.

Science: We reviewed notes for lesson 4 on clouds. We will review tomorrow and there will be on Wednesday.

Social Studies: We watched a video over the constitution. Mr. H was absent today.

In Mrs. D's class we began our new book The People of Sparks. We discussed some vocabulary and began to read the book together. We also went to the computer lab, library and took the Pilot ISTEP test. Spelling unit 6 was assigned and is due on Thursday.

In Mr. P's class we read chapter one in Running Out of Time. We will read chapter 2 and 3 for homework. We began working on homographs like to, too and two. We also took a pilot ISTEP test and we went to the library! Spelling workbook pages were assigned for unit 6.

In Mr. H's class we continued to read from The Mixed Up Files pages 21-36. We copied our spelling words and workbook pages were assigned and are due on Thursday. We also discussed simple subject and common nouns as well as answer a writing question in class.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9/19-9/21/06

ISTEP TIME!

We will be ISTEP testing over the next three days. There will be no "HOMEWORK" but we will still have spelling books due on Friday and a final test on Friday.

We will each be doing different activities during the time when we are not testing. 5th grade is one of the longest testing years. Make sure your child is getting enough rest and that he/she is eating a good breakfast. Remind your child to do their best each day.

Thanks for your help!

Monday, September 18, 2006

Monday, September 18, 2006

Happy Monday!

*MIDTERMS are coming home today!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We did a review in class over skills that they should have learned in fourth grade. We answered questions and discussed some test taking tips for ISTEP.

Science: We watched a video on the Water Cycle and the Ocean.

Social Studies: We took a test over chapter one. They were allowed to use their books for part of the test.

In Mrs. D's class we took a spelling pretest over unit 5. The book will be due on Friday. We went to the computer lab and did an activity about Flag Day. We listened to some of Small Steps, the sequel to Holes. We also filled out the front cover of our ISTEP books. We visited the library!

In Mr. H's class we continued reading The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwieler. We completed our front cover of our ISTEP books. We look our spelling list and the workbook was assigned and it is due on Friday.

In Mr. P's class the spelling unit 5 was assigned and our books will be due on Friday. We completed the front cover of our ISTEP books. We also went to the library for the first time. We began reading Running Out of Time our first novel.

Have a great day!

Friday, September 15, 2006

Friday, September 15, 2006

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: In Math we did a Math Lib sheet with story problems. There were 12 problems to complete.

Science: We talked about the water cycle in class today. They need to study their notes.

Social Studies: In class today we viewed a video on 9/11. The students were very eager to watch and learn. We will have a test on Monday.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on common and proper nouns. We went to the computer lab and we took our final spelling test. We also discussed sentence fragments.

In Mr. H's class we had our spelling final test and dictation test. We also wrote a friendly letter today. We discussed simple predicates in English. We began reading The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Baisl E. Frankwieler.

In Mr. P's class we took a vocab and comprehension test in reading. We took a helping verb test and our final spelling test. We also reviewed simple and complete predicates. We finished printing in the computer lab. HUGE Vocab test will be on Monday.

Have a great test.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed multiples of 10 and 100. Problem set 29 was assigned and is due on Friday. Mrs. D was home with a sick child so we hope all went well in her classes today.

Science: Today we finished lesson two discussing water treatment. We also had a lesson one and two review sheet to complete.

Social Studies: Today we continued our discussion on American Patriotisim. We each wrote an essay on what we believe the president does all day. We will be having a test on Monday over Chapter one!

In Mrs. D's class spelling workbooks were due and turned in. Our final test will be tomorrow. We continued to discuss using quotations correctly and we finished the Michelle Kwan story and had some workbook pages to complete.

In Mr. H's class we read Eye of the Storm pages 58-67 in our text books. We looked at sentence structure in English and we have a worksheet to complete. We will take our final spelling test tomorrow as well.

In Mr. P's class we discussed main ideas and we have a sheet to complete on that topic. We also discussed how to build a timeline. We journaled about what we want to do as a dream job. We also discussed simple and complete predicates. Spelling final test on Friday. We will also have vocab, helping verb and reading test tomorrow.

We hope you have a great evening!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed time and reading scales. Problem set 28 was assigned and is due on Thursday.

Science: We discussed lesson 2 covering fresh water and took notes.

Social Studies: We continued discussion of American Patriotism. We also had pages 44-49 to read and we also are getting ready for a test on Monday.

In Mrs. D's class we read the Michelle Kwan story. We have our spelling workbook pages that are due on Thursday. We also continued to discuss quotations.

In Mr. H's class we did some ISTEP preparation getting the students ready for next weeks tests. Spelling workbook pages are due on Thursday. We also did a writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we took our second spelling test. We reviewed our SQ4R sheet and we listened to the story. We also had the Is it True sheet to complete.

We also all took the school wide problem solving pretest.
Have a great evening!

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We continued long division. Problem set 26 was assigned and is due on Wednesday.

Science: We discussed and took notes on lesson 1 the oceans.

Social Studies: We continued our discussion of September 11. The students are really getting into the discussion.

In Mrs. D's class we discussed quotation marks. We had pages 25-29 assigned in spelling and we need to write the missed words three times each. We began discussing the vocabulary for our textbook story Michelle Kwan. We began reading the story in class together.

In Mr. H's class we took our spelling pretest. We also started working on our workbook pages 25-29. We continued to read the story Earthquake Terror. We also looked at some writing samples and discussed what makes a good essay.

In Mr. P's class we read the story Mae Jemison and practiced filling out an SQ4R sheet. We finished discussing helping verbs and we had an assignment on this topic. We finished publishing in the computer lab for those who needed to.

Have a great evening

Monday, September 11, 2006

Monday, September 11, 2006

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed long division and did some practice on dry erase boards. BOB 26 on page 641 was assigned and is due on Tuesday.

Science: Today we discussed our tests from Friday. We also took a pretest in science to see what we already know!

Social Studies: Today we had discussion on 9/11. We worked on the why questions and had a very interesting discussion.

In Mrs. D's class we took our spelling pretest and we discussed commas. We also took a test over The City of Ember and the vocabulary.

In Mr. P's class we worked on helping verbs and had a worksheet on these. We had a spelling pretest over unit 4 and the book was assigned and is due on Friday. We will have our second test on Wednesday. We also had vocabulary for the story on Mae Jemison. The vocabulary test will be on Friday.

In Mr. H's class we read page 28-33 Earthquake Terror. We had a paragraph correction sheet and our spelling pretest will be on Tuesday. We also had a writing activity on 9/11.

Spelling unit 4 words:
loss
office
shawl
false
author
audience
drawing
caution
drawn
awful
broad
broth
launch
install
lawyer
recall
astronaut
scald
automobile
flaw

Have a great day.

Friday, September 08, 2006

Friday, September 8, 2006

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We took a test over the items we have covered so far. NO math HOMEWORK!

Science/Health. We took a health test over chapter one.

Social Studies: We watched the conclusion of across America.

In Mrs. D's class we discussed our City of Ember book and we reviewed for our test that we will have on Monday covering the book and the vocabulary. We discussed punctuation of items in a series. We also took our final spelling test

In Mr. P's class we took our final spelling test. We also reviewed direct objects. We finished our publishing in the computer class. We finished reading The Fear Place and discussed the questions.

In Mr. H's class we finished Tall Tales and we had a student led activity over The Wish Giver. We took our final spelling test for the week. We also did a writing activity in class.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Thursday, September 7, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Today here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed finding the factors of numbers. We had problem set 25 to do and we will have a test on Friday.

Science/Health: Today we reviewed last nights homework. We also worked on the review sheet for the test. The students need to study the review sheet and the vocab for the test tomorrow.

Social Studies: We discussed natural resources. This was lesson 5 in chapter 1.

In Mr. D's class we read chapter 19 in The City of Ember and we had questions to answer. We worked on capitalization with an activity called Grammar Works. We turned in our spelling books and we will have our final test on Friday.

In Mr. H's class we read Tall Tales from our book. We turned in our spelling books and we will have our final test on Friday. We also had a paragraph correction sheet.

In Mr. P's class we read pages 194-199 finishing The Fear Place in our reading book. We discussed summarizing. We will have a vocab test tomorrow. We discussed direct objects today and we had a worksheet. We finished our publishing in the computer lab. We will have our final spelling test tomorrow and our workbook is also due.

Have a great evening

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today in math we worked on the associative property and order of operations. Problem set 23 was assigned and is due on Thursday.

Science/Health: We reviewed our homework from last night. The students all have the right answers so that they can study for the test. They also have questions 25-27-28-29 on page 49 to answer for tomorrow. Test on Friday.

Social Studies: We discussed pages 39-43 discussing natural resources. We are having very good discussions with our classes.

**We all completed our first writing prompt in our classes today.

In Mrs. D's class we read chapter 18 in The City of Ember we are really enjoying this book. The students had a worksheet on common vocab to answer. Spelling workbook pages are due tomorrow and the final test will be on Friday.

In Mr. H's room we have spelling workbook pages that are due tomorrow. We read Tall Tales from our textbook. We also had a writing prompt to do in class.

In Mr. P's room we started reading The Fear Place from our textbook. We took our pretest in spelling and the workbook is due on Friday. We also went into the computer lab to publish our essays.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Happy Tuesday!

We had a two hour fog delay this morning so things were a little different today!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today in class we discussed recognizing fractions that equal one half. Problem set 23 was assigned and is due on Wednesday.

Science/Health: We completed chapter review pages 48-49 to review for our chapter test on Friday.

Social Studies: Today we discussed lesson 4 of chapter 1 pages 33-36. Dealing with climate and vegetation. We looked at the vocabulary and terms for this lesson.

In Mrs. D's class we took our spelling pretest and pages 20-24 in the spelling workbook are due on Thursday. Our final test will be on Friday. We wrote in our journals about our weekends as well.

In Mr. H's class we took our spelling pretest and pages 20-23 were assigned and are due on Thursday. Our final test will be on Friday. We completed a reading comprehension sheet and a paragraph correction sheet.

In Mr. P's class we discussed and completed the vocabulary for our story The Fear Place and we will have a quiz on Friday over these words. Spelling book is due on Friday. We will take our pretest on Wednesday. Our final test is on Friday.

We hope you have a great evening!

Friday, September 01, 2006

Friday, September 1, 2006

Happy Festival Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We did an activity in class dealing with fractions. The students did a good job with this activity and have a good base to start fractions. NO math HOMEWORK!

Science/Health. We did another vocabulary activity in class and we began reviewing for our test that will be next Friday.

Social Studies: We watched and discussed Across America an educational video dealing with the United States, regions, landforms and historical landmarks.

In Mrs. D's class we read chapter 16 in The City of Ember and we had comprehension questions to do. We took a vocabulary quiz over The City of Ember and the students were allowed to use their vocab notebooks to help them with the quiz. Some students are not writing down the vocabulary and they probably got a lower score on the quiz! We also turned in our Summer Vacation papers and some students chose to share their essay with the class. We also took our final spelling test

In Mr. P's class we took our final spelling test. We took a vocab and a comprehension test for the story LaBamba. We also played a game using action verbs. We finished our one on one conferencing and will be publishing on Tuesday.

In Mr. H's class we finished the Wish Giver in class today. We took our final spelling test for the week. We also did a paragraph correction sheet in class

Have a great weekend.

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