We went outside for part of health class. Wow, it's windy out there.
Language Arts -
We reviewed our Greek and Latin roots. We went over language arts concepts. We figured out which homophone works in certain sentences. We learned when we use colons and corrected some articles that were misused. We read our story with a partner and went to reading buddies. We talked about online encyclopedia entries, key words and hyperlinks. We wrote about what hybrid plant we would develop if we had the chance.
Tomorrow is our test day. Weekly homework is due tomorrow. We are also having a status update on our states project.
Math -
We took a quiz over coordinate grids. We began learning about how to find the area of a rectangle. Some of the shapes we looked at today were made up of different rectangles. That was a little challenging. Study link 9.4 is due tomorrow.
Health -
We went over our test from yesterday. We went outside and began designing a fitness walk.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
SPRING TESTING SCHEDULE
Our Spring Testing Schedule
Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Suddarth, Mrs. Doms and Miss Grannan's Classes
Listed below are dates of our spring testing. Please make sure your child gets a peaceful night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast prior to each testing session. Of course, we encourage your child to bring a healthy snack to school the day of each testing session. Chewing mint flavored gum during testing is a brain-researched strategy that we use so please feel free to supply your child with gum! Lastly, please encourage and "pump up " your child so personal best efforts are given during our testing sessions.
Wednesday, April 14 - Reading MAP 9:15-10:25 Suddarth
Thursday, April 15 - Reading MAP 8:05-9:10 Woods
Friday, April 16 - Reading MAP 9:15-10:25 Grannan
Tuesday, April 20 - Math MAP 8:05-9:05 Woods
Wednesday, April 21 - Math MAP 8:05-9:10 Grannan
Friday, April 23 - Math MAP 8:05-9:10 Suddarth
Tuesday, April 13 - Reading MAP 9:15-10:25 Doms
Thursday, April 22 - Math MAP, 8:05-9:10 Doms
Fifth Grade ISTEP
Tuesday, April 27
8:15-9:00 Session 1 Math
11:05-11:50 Session 2 Math
Wednesday, April 28
8:05-9:00 Session 3 E/LA
11:00-11:50 Session 4 E/LA
Thursday, April 29
8:05-8:50 Session 5 Social Studies
11:05-11:45 Session 6 Social Studies
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday
I hope everyone had a great weekend.
Language Arts.
We reviewed language arts skills. We had vocabulary vine today and learned about different Greek and Latin roots that mean run: curr, curs, and cours. We didn't take a spelling pretest today. Instead everyone will be learning the O list.
Our story for the week is a fantasy called Westlandia. It is about a boy, Wesley, who develops a whole civilization based on a plant. Our comprehension skill is characterization (figuring out a character based on their actions and words). Our vocabulary includes shortage, bedlam, outcast, reflected, strategy, civilization, traditional, and complex. We are looking at word parts this week. Our grammar skill is different types of adjectives.
There is weekly homework this week. All tests will be on Thursday instead of Friday.
Published books are due on Wednesday. Published book orders are due tomorrow. Please send in an order even if you don't intend to buy. Just check no at the bottom of the sheet and sign it. If you do order books don't forget to add money for shipping and handling.
Math
Today we continued to review coordinate grids. Homework is study link 9.2
Health
Today we reviewed for tomorrow's health test.
Language Arts.
We reviewed language arts skills. We had vocabulary vine today and learned about different Greek and Latin roots that mean run: curr, curs, and cours. We didn't take a spelling pretest today. Instead everyone will be learning the O list.
Our story for the week is a fantasy called Westlandia. It is about a boy, Wesley, who develops a whole civilization based on a plant. Our comprehension skill is characterization (figuring out a character based on their actions and words). Our vocabulary includes shortage, bedlam, outcast, reflected, strategy, civilization, traditional, and complex. We are looking at word parts this week. Our grammar skill is different types of adjectives.
There is weekly homework this week. All tests will be on Thursday instead of Friday.
Published books are due on Wednesday. Published book orders are due tomorrow. Please send in an order even if you don't intend to buy. Just check no at the bottom of the sheet and sign it. If you do order books don't forget to add money for shipping and handling.
Math
Today we continued to review coordinate grids. Homework is study link 9.2
Health
Today we reviewed for tomorrow's health test.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thorough Thursday!
Good Afternoon!
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed language arts skills. We reviewed bi and du means two during vocabulary vine. (test over this tomorrow) We reviewed prefixes, suffixes, root words, the soft g sound and primary sources. We went to music and gym.
Math:
We reviewed what we knew about coordinate grids and played a coordinate grid game called Hidden Treasure. Study Link 9.1 is homework.
Health: We learned why exercise is good for you! Test over chapter 3 will be next Tuesday.
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed language arts skills. We reviewed bi and du means two during vocabulary vine. (test over this tomorrow) We reviewed prefixes, suffixes, root words, the soft g sound and primary sources. We went to music and gym.
Math:
We reviewed what we knew about coordinate grids and played a coordinate grid game called Hidden Treasure. Study Link 9.1 is homework.
Health: We learned why exercise is good for you! Test over chapter 3 will be next Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday's News
Camp permission slips went home yesterday. They are due on April 16th. We are currently looking for a qualified medical person to be our nurse/go to person at camp. Please contact me if you are interested.
Language Arts
Today we worked on problem and solution. We also reviewed language arts skills and worked on our spelling. We visited with our reading buddies and worked on our published books.
Students are bringing home a published book order form tonight. If you wish to order please don't forget to include shipping and handling. If you don't wish to order extra copies, just check the no box on the bottom of the order form, sign it and send it back to school.
Math
We took the unit 8 test today.
Health
We learned why exercising is good for our respiratory and circulatory systems. We went outside to start planning our exercise walks.
Language Arts
Today we worked on problem and solution. We also reviewed language arts skills and worked on our spelling. We visited with our reading buddies and worked on our published books.
Students are bringing home a published book order form tonight. If you wish to order please don't forget to include shipping and handling. If you don't wish to order extra copies, just check the no box on the bottom of the order form, sign it and send it back to school.
Math
We took the unit 8 test today.
Health
We learned why exercising is good for our respiratory and circulatory systems. We went outside to start planning our exercise walks.
Monday, March 22, 2010
March Monday
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
Don't forget that our parents are invited to a meeting with Mrs. Harper and other Discovery principals today at 7:00. The meeting will take place at Northpoint.
Language Arts
Today we started Unit 5. Our story is nonfiction. It is called the Spirit of Endurance. It tells the story of a ship and crew in Antarctica in the early 1900s. Our comprehension skill is problems and solutions. The crew faced many hardships after their boat fell apart. They did many things to solver their problems. Our vocabulary skill is word parts. Knowing the root, prefix, and suffix of a word can help us figure out what unfamiliar words mean. Our vocabulary words are frigid, treacherous, triumph, uninhabited, expedition, dismantled, and abandon. We also took our unit 4 test today and we visited the IMC. Many students found books on their states.
We also have RIT words this week:
Exposition - The background knowledge that an author gives you.
Object pronoun - The pronoun that receives the action of the subject. My parents waited to pick me up after school.
Primary Source - Something that was created by the person being researched. Or created at the same time as something being researched. For example: The Gettysburg Address is a primary source for someone researching Abraham Lincoln.
Theme - The overall message of a written work. It may also contain a life lesson.
Tragedy - A story with a sad ending or a great loss.
Math
Today we began reviewing for our chapter 8 test on Wednesday. Tomorrow we will continue to review. Problem of the week came home today. The strategy is guess and check. The key is to write down how many customers each cashier had in relation to Chuck. Add up those totals and see how close to 97 it is. Then adjust your guess for Chuck. POW is due on Friday.
Health
Today we read about eyes and ears. We learned how they work and how to protect them. We also did two worksheets. It looks like the test for health will be next Tuesday.
Don't forget that our parents are invited to a meeting with Mrs. Harper and other Discovery principals today at 7:00. The meeting will take place at Northpoint.
Language Arts
Today we started Unit 5. Our story is nonfiction. It is called the Spirit of Endurance. It tells the story of a ship and crew in Antarctica in the early 1900s. Our comprehension skill is problems and solutions. The crew faced many hardships after their boat fell apart. They did many things to solver their problems. Our vocabulary skill is word parts. Knowing the root, prefix, and suffix of a word can help us figure out what unfamiliar words mean. Our vocabulary words are frigid, treacherous, triumph, uninhabited, expedition, dismantled, and abandon. We also took our unit 4 test today and we visited the IMC. Many students found books on their states.
We also have RIT words this week:
Exposition - The background knowledge that an author gives you.
Object pronoun - The pronoun that receives the action of the subject. My parents waited to pick me up after school.
Primary Source - Something that was created by the person being researched. Or created at the same time as something being researched. For example: The Gettysburg Address is a primary source for someone researching Abraham Lincoln.
Theme - The overall message of a written work. It may also contain a life lesson.
Tragedy - A story with a sad ending or a great loss.
Math
Today we began reviewing for our chapter 8 test on Wednesday. Tomorrow we will continue to review. Problem of the week came home today. The strategy is guess and check. The key is to write down how many customers each cashier had in relation to Chuck. Add up those totals and see how close to 97 it is. Then adjust your guess for Chuck. POW is due on Friday.
Health
Today we read about eyes and ears. We learned how they work and how to protect them. We also did two worksheets. It looks like the test for health will be next Tuesday.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday
Don't forget about Galaxy Gallery tonight from 5:30-7:30.
Language Arts
We reviewed language arts skills. We also reviewed the use of possessive and contraction homophones: your, you're, their, they're, it's and its. We talked about fables, metaphors, and morals. We discussed the author's purpose in writing Catch of the Day. We decided that it was to entertain us and also to educate us. We went to music and to PE.
Math
We continued to practice finding a whole number when we are given a fraction or a percent. For example: Grandma baked cookies. 21 of them were oatmeal raisin. The oatmeal raisin were 3/5 of the cookies she baked. What was the total number of cookies? We figured out that you divide by the numerator (21 divided by 3) and then multiply by the denominator (7*5) The answer is the whole number (35). No homework tonight. The test will be next Wednesday.
Health
Homeroom came back for health today. Our current chapter deals with keeping fit and healthy. Homework tonight is to make a poster that promotes sunscreen. It must have a healthy message.
Language Arts
We reviewed language arts skills. We also reviewed the use of possessive and contraction homophones: your, you're, their, they're, it's and its. We talked about fables, metaphors, and morals. We discussed the author's purpose in writing Catch of the Day. We decided that it was to entertain us and also to educate us. We went to music and to PE.
Math
We continued to practice finding a whole number when we are given a fraction or a percent. For example: Grandma baked cookies. 21 of them were oatmeal raisin. The oatmeal raisin were 3/5 of the cookies she baked. What was the total number of cookies? We figured out that you divide by the numerator (21 divided by 3) and then multiply by the denominator (7*5) The answer is the whole number (35). No homework tonight. The test will be next Wednesday.
Health
Homeroom came back for health today. Our current chapter deals with keeping fit and healthy. Homework tonight is to make a poster that promotes sunscreen. It must have a healthy message.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday's News
I hope everyone had a restful weekend.
The Discovery principals and a few 6th grade students came to visit us today. The told us all about Discovery. There is a yellow packet coming home today with a ton of information in it. Please go over this information with your child. The first page is your enrollment form. This must be returned to me by Friday, March 26th.
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed language arts skills and took our spelling pretest. We went to the book fair. We finished up almost all of our reading projects. We do have weekly homework this week.
Math:
We talked about finding the percent of a whole number. The easiest way to do this is to change the percent into a fraction or decimal and then multiply. Homework is study link 8.9. Problem of the week also went home today. This week's skill is to look for a pattern.
Science:
We took our final test over rocks and minerals.
Art Smart:
We have art smart on Wednesday. We will be painting bottles. The paint will not come off clothing! Wear old clothes.
The Discovery principals and a few 6th grade students came to visit us today. The told us all about Discovery. There is a yellow packet coming home today with a ton of information in it. Please go over this information with your child. The first page is your enrollment form. This must be returned to me by Friday, March 26th.
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed language arts skills and took our spelling pretest. We went to the book fair. We finished up almost all of our reading projects. We do have weekly homework this week.
Math:
We talked about finding the percent of a whole number. The easiest way to do this is to change the percent into a fraction or decimal and then multiply. Homework is study link 8.9. Problem of the week also went home today. This week's skill is to look for a pattern.
Science:
We took our final test over rocks and minerals.
Art Smart:
We have art smart on Wednesday. We will be painting bottles. The paint will not come off clothing! Wear old clothes.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday's News and Notes
Language Arts
Today we reviewed language arts skills. We went over the definitions of our spelling words and reviewed possessive pronouns. We also discussed when it was appropriate to use hyphens. We read more or our story "Hurricanes." We visited with our reading buddies and worked on typing our published books.
Math
We reviewed how to multiply fractions. We took a quiz. I didn't count the quiz as a grade because it was evident that many of us need more practice. Some things to remember: always put mixed numbers into improper fractions, use the cross canceling method to make reducing easier. There will be a quiz tomorrow that looks just like the one they did today. They should have the quiz to review.
Art
We did the school-wide art project today.
Don't forget the science test will be on Monday. Keep reviewing.
Today we reviewed language arts skills. We went over the definitions of our spelling words and reviewed possessive pronouns. We also discussed when it was appropriate to use hyphens. We read more or our story "Hurricanes." We visited with our reading buddies and worked on typing our published books.
Math
We reviewed how to multiply fractions. We took a quiz. I didn't count the quiz as a grade because it was evident that many of us need more practice. Some things to remember: always put mixed numbers into improper fractions, use the cross canceling method to make reducing easier. There will be a quiz tomorrow that looks just like the one they did today. They should have the quiz to review.
Art
We did the school-wide art project today.
Don't forget the science test will be on Monday. Keep reviewing.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Terrific Tuesday
Language Arts
We sorted our spelling words by endings. We also reviewed our vocabulary words and our comprehension skill. We began reading our story. We went to music and PE.
Math
Today we learned to multiply mixed numbers. The key is to turn mixed numbers into improper fractions.
Science
Today we applied all the different tests to figure out what minerals were in a piece of granite. The test will be next Monday!!!
We sorted our spelling words by endings. We also reviewed our vocabulary words and our comprehension skill. We began reading our story. We went to music and PE.
Math
Today we learned to multiply mixed numbers. The key is to turn mixed numbers into improper fractions.
Science
Today we applied all the different tests to figure out what minerals were in a piece of granite. The test will be next Monday!!!
Monday, March 8, 2010
What a beautiful Monday!
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. It has been a busy day here at Northpoint.....
Language Arts
We watched a video of coming attractions today. The book fair opens a week from today in the IMC. It looks like they will have a lot of great books this year. Students will visit the book fair during their regular IMC time. So my class will need to be prepared on Monday. The book fair is open after school all next week as well.
We spent part of the morning taking last week's assessments. We also took a pretest over this week's words in spelling, discussed the use of possessive pronouns in grammar. We introduced this week's vocabulary words: damages, atmosphere, property, destruction, available, hurricanes, contact, and surge. We listened to the story on on CD. This week's comprehension skill is analyzing text structure. The story describes hurricanes and uses time order words to organized the text.
We went to IMC.
Math
Today we talked about multiplying fractions. All we have to multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators. Sometimes we have to reduce or simplify the answer. Our homework is study link 8.6 and8.7 (Don't do problems 1-3 on 8.6) Study links are due tomorrow. Problem of the Week was also assigned for this week. It is due on Friday. The key to the Problem of the Week it so make a list of all the possible combinations. It also helps to make the list in order. Start with the biggest coins and work toward the smallest coins.
Science
Today we confirmed that calcite was present in marble and limestone. We did this by looking at the residue that was left in the evaporation dishes after the vinegar was evaporated out. Our science test will be next Monday. Students have notes from each investigation. They should be reviewing those notes daily.
Language Arts
We watched a video of coming attractions today. The book fair opens a week from today in the IMC. It looks like they will have a lot of great books this year. Students will visit the book fair during their regular IMC time. So my class will need to be prepared on Monday. The book fair is open after school all next week as well.
We spent part of the morning taking last week's assessments. We also took a pretest over this week's words in spelling, discussed the use of possessive pronouns in grammar. We introduced this week's vocabulary words: damages, atmosphere, property, destruction, available, hurricanes, contact, and surge. We listened to the story on on CD. This week's comprehension skill is analyzing text structure. The story describes hurricanes and uses time order words to organized the text.
We went to IMC.
Math
Today we talked about multiplying fractions. All we have to multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators. Sometimes we have to reduce or simplify the answer. Our homework is study link 8.6 and8.7 (Don't do problems 1-3 on 8.6) Study links are due tomorrow. Problem of the Week was also assigned for this week. It is due on Friday. The key to the Problem of the Week it so make a list of all the possible combinations. It also helps to make the list in order. Start with the biggest coins and work toward the smallest coins.
Science
Today we confirmed that calcite was present in marble and limestone. We did this by looking at the residue that was left in the evaporation dishes after the vinegar was evaporated out. Our science test will be next Monday. Students have notes from each investigation. They should be reviewing those notes daily.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Working Wednesday!
Good afternoon,
Language Arts
We took another ISTEP test this morning. We had to read a story and answer questions. We also had a smaller writing prompt.
We finished up our I love to Read Challenge raffle. Congratulations to all our winners. I think our readers were the real winners! We visited with our reading buddies and worked on grammar and spelling. We also began a creative writing assignment about characters.
Math
Today we worked on comparing fractions and mixed numbers. We also worked on figuring out a fraction of a number. Hint: Divide the number by the denominator and then multiply your answer by the numerator (4/5 of 20 = 16)
Science
We continued working on our Calcite Quest. We are going to look for further evidence by evaporating out the vinegar and seeing what is left in each of the dishes. We also hava control group of calcite and of vinegar.
Language Arts
We took another ISTEP test this morning. We had to read a story and answer questions. We also had a smaller writing prompt.
We finished up our I love to Read Challenge raffle. Congratulations to all our winners. I think our readers were the real winners! We visited with our reading buddies and worked on grammar and spelling. We also began a creative writing assignment about characters.
Math
Today we worked on comparing fractions and mixed numbers. We also worked on figuring out a fraction of a number. Hint: Divide the number by the denominator and then multiply your answer by the numerator (4/5 of 20 = 16)
Science
We continued working on our Calcite Quest. We are going to look for further evidence by evaporating out the vinegar and seeing what is left in each of the dishes. We also hava control group of calcite and of vinegar.
Monday, March 1, 2010
"March"ing Monday
March First! Hang on Spring is coming!
ISTEP starts tomorrow. No homework this week. Be sure to go to bed early, eat a healthy breakfast and bring snacks and gum tomorrow. We test from 11:00-11:45 and again from 1-2:05.
Language Arts
We started our Time for Kids article today. We are reading about voting. Our vocabulary words include compelled, presidential, disrespectful, unenthusiastically, succeed, and preoccupied. Our comprehension skill is generalizations. (taking prior knowledge and text and making a broad statement) Our grammar skill is subject and verb agreement with pronouns.
Math
Today we reviewed geometry concepts. No homework.
Science
Today we learned that calcite (a very common mineral) reacts by fizzing when placed in a mild acid (vinegar). We are using this information to see if calcite is present in four common rocks: limestone, sandstone, basalt, and marble.
ISTEP starts tomorrow. No homework this week. Be sure to go to bed early, eat a healthy breakfast and bring snacks and gum tomorrow. We test from 11:00-11:45 and again from 1-2:05.
Language Arts
We started our Time for Kids article today. We are reading about voting. Our vocabulary words include compelled, presidential, disrespectful, unenthusiastically, succeed, and preoccupied. Our comprehension skill is generalizations. (taking prior knowledge and text and making a broad statement) Our grammar skill is subject and verb agreement with pronouns.
Math
Today we reviewed geometry concepts. No homework.
Science
Today we learned that calcite (a very common mineral) reacts by fizzing when placed in a mild acid (vinegar). We are using this information to see if calcite is present in four common rocks: limestone, sandstone, basalt, and marble.
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