Over the past week we have spent a lot of time workiing on reading fluency with a focus on 4 major components: articulation, pace, expression, and accuracy. I assigned the kids poems to read that were written a little differently than how we usually speak to help them work on building their fluency. They practiced for a few days and then had to perform a choral reading. This assignment was a little tougher than you might expect because most kids had to choral read with a partner and doing that while adding expression can be tricky! They did a great job practicing and preparing though, and you can click on the names below to hear your child's reading his/her assigned poem. Enjoy! :o)
My Shadow - read by Colin R and Andrew
My Shadow - read by Haley & Nichole
My Shadow - read by Addie & Emily
My Shadow - read by Isaac & Jake
Here Comes - read by James
Here Comes - read by Colin B
Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf - read by Lauren & Savannah
Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf - read by Henry & Marshall
Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf - read by Audrey & Meredith
Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf - read by Colyn & Mitchell
Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf - read by Alex & Sammy
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Week of September 23-27
Happy Monday!!
Husky Hustle Fund Raising
The Husky Hustle is just around the corner on October 11th! Please encourage your child to ask friends and family to sponsor him/her in the Husky Hustle. Our goal is 100% participation regardless of how much each child is able to collect. These donations willl go toward purchasing more iPads for classroom use. Last year's Husky Hustle funds aided in the purchase of 30 new iPads and an iPad charging cart to be shared by the classrooms! These iPads are so useful and the kids love utilizing them in class!
Harmony Harvest
Also coming up soon is our annual Harmony Harvest! Save the date for Friday, October 11th from 6:00-8:30. This is such a fun event with games, food, and jumpies! There will also be a teacher auction! The 5th grade teachers will be hosting a Boys' Night Out and a Girls' Night Out in November! It's going to be a lot of fun, so please come to the Harvest and sign up for the auction!
MAP Testing
We will complete MAP testing in the area of Language on Tuesday afternoon.
Kelso Lessons with Mrs. Hammons
Mrs. Hammons will come our classroom on Fridayd to teach classroom guidance.
Word Study List
This week, your child has a word study list taped into their agenda to begin studying. Our focus in word study for the next 2 weeks will be on homophones which are commonly misused such as their, there, and they're. Please help your child to study the correct use of these words at home. There are a number of websites listed under "Links" on my blog for the kids to get extra practice using homophones.
XtraMath
Please continue to encourage your child to continue using XtraMath each night! The kids get recognized at morning meeting as they are awarded certificates when they progress through addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can also monitor your own child's progress through the site to see how they are doing as they earn a colored dot at the end of each session!
Less than 10%
wrong.
Over 10% wrong or too
few answers.
Over 25% wrong or very
few answers.
Session incomplete.
Math: This week in math we will review whole number place value and begin studying place value of decimals.
Social Studies: We are wrapping up our unit on the first Native Americans with an extended response question tomorrow. Beginning Wednesday we will study the various Native American culture regions that existed as the Native Americans settled throughout North America. Our focus will be on how these people used their natural resources to adapt to the environment.
Word Study: We will identify the correct homophone to be used in various situations each day and even learn tricks to help remember which ones are used when!
Writing & Reading: Our English Language Arts unit on Playing with Words is coming to a close. The kids will practice reading fluency skills of articulation, pace, expression, and accuracy this week through choral reading. They will also explore proverbs, write a humorous narrative using idiioms and figurative language, and finally complete a transfer task to demonstrate their knowledge of word play on Friday.
Husky Hustle Fund Raising
The Husky Hustle is just around the corner on October 11th! Please encourage your child to ask friends and family to sponsor him/her in the Husky Hustle. Our goal is 100% participation regardless of how much each child is able to collect. These donations willl go toward purchasing more iPads for classroom use. Last year's Husky Hustle funds aided in the purchase of 30 new iPads and an iPad charging cart to be shared by the classrooms! These iPads are so useful and the kids love utilizing them in class!
Harmony Harvest
Also coming up soon is our annual Harmony Harvest! Save the date for Friday, October 11th from 6:00-8:30. This is such a fun event with games, food, and jumpies! There will also be a teacher auction! The 5th grade teachers will be hosting a Boys' Night Out and a Girls' Night Out in November! It's going to be a lot of fun, so please come to the Harvest and sign up for the auction!
MAP Testing
We will complete MAP testing in the area of Language on Tuesday afternoon.
Kelso Lessons with Mrs. Hammons
Mrs. Hammons will come our classroom on Fridayd to teach classroom guidance.
Word Study List
This week, your child has a word study list taped into their agenda to begin studying. Our focus in word study for the next 2 weeks will be on homophones which are commonly misused such as their, there, and they're. Please help your child to study the correct use of these words at home. There are a number of websites listed under "Links" on my blog for the kids to get extra practice using homophones.
XtraMath
Please continue to encourage your child to continue using XtraMath each night! The kids get recognized at morning meeting as they are awarded certificates when they progress through addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can also monitor your own child's progress through the site to see how they are doing as they earn a colored dot at the end of each session!
Less than 10%
wrong.Over 10% wrong or too
few answers.Over 25% wrong or very
few answers.Session incomplete.Math: This week in math we will review whole number place value and begin studying place value of decimals.
Social Studies: We are wrapping up our unit on the first Native Americans with an extended response question tomorrow. Beginning Wednesday we will study the various Native American culture regions that existed as the Native Americans settled throughout North America. Our focus will be on how these people used their natural resources to adapt to the environment.
Word Study: We will identify the correct homophone to be used in various situations each day and even learn tricks to help remember which ones are used when!
Writing & Reading: Our English Language Arts unit on Playing with Words is coming to a close. The kids will practice reading fluency skills of articulation, pace, expression, and accuracy this week through choral reading. They will also explore proverbs, write a humorous narrative using idiioms and figurative language, and finally complete a transfer task to demonstrate their knowledge of word play on Friday.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Week of September 16-20
Test Time!
We will have our first math
test this Thursday. A study guide will come home tomorrow to help your child
prepare. Some of the things that will be in the test include finding factors,
prime factorization, using exponents, and the order of operations. The
following websites will provide great extra practice at home.
Order
of Operations Practice
http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/order.shtml
http://www.softschools.com/math/order_of_operations/games/
Factors & Prime Factorization Practice
http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/8436.html
http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/order.shtml
http://www.softschools.com/math/order_of_operations/games/
Factors & Prime Factorization Practice
http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/8436.html
Picture Day!
Tomorrow is Picture Day!
Early Release
We will have Early Release
again this Wednesday at 12:20pm. Wednesday also happens to be Kentucky High
Attendance Day!
Related Arts
We will be in PE through
Wednesday of this week and then we will begin a rotation in Technology.
Here is what we'll be learning
this week...
Math: Our test is on
Thursday followed by a transfer task on Friday so this week we will be reviewing
factoring, prime factorization, using exponents, numerical expressions, and the
order of operations.
SS: We are wrapping up
our study of the U.S. regions and beginning a study of the first people to live
in the Americas.
Word Study: We will
continue learning about figurative language.
Writing: This week we
will learn about synonyms and antonyms and we will also begin learning about
idioms as we continue learning about how authors play with words.
Reading: Today we will
be publishing final drafts of the BioPoem and the short report on a famous
historical person. Starting tomorrow, we will begin practicing our reading
fluency through choral reading.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Painting the U.S. Regions!
The kids were hard at work using creativity in Social Studies today!
.
This morning we took some time to review what we'd learned about the Northeast and Southeast regions of the United States. The kids created Venn Diagrams comparing and contrasting the Northeast and Southeast. Then, they took their knowledge and painted pictures to depict the visual differences between the two regions. It was a lot of fun to see what they came up with!
A sampling of our final products...
Monday, September 9, 2013
Week of September 9-13
MAP Testing
This week we will begin MAP Testing. MAP Testing is completed on the computer to assess student performance in Reading, Math and Language skills. Tomorrow's test will be over reading.
XtraMath
Tomorrow evening I would like everyone to begin using a website called XtraMath to practice their basic math facts. The website gives preassessments and then helps children to master their basic math facts based on their personal needs. The children's results will be displayed for me to see on a regular basis so I can also monitor their progress. It is a really cool tool for mastering math facts! Tomorrow each child will be given their own personal pin number and I will show them at school how to log in to begin practicing their facts.
Field Trip!
This Friday we will take our first field trip of the year to Riverside, Farnsley-Moremen Landing! Mrs. Pike and Mrs. Sarno will be chaperoning. Please be sure to have your child bring a sack lunch and dress appropriately for digging, walking, and working with clay. It will be a fantastic experience where the kids will even get to participate in a real-life archeological dig!
Black Paw!
On Friday, our class earned our first black paw! To celebrate, the kids have opted to have 20 extra minutes of recess today!
PE
PE starts on Wednesday! Please have your child wear athletic shoes!
In case you need a refresher...here is the Order of Operations!
Rule 4: Lastly, perform all additions and subtractions, working from left to right.
This Week's Learning
Math: In math we will review the order of operations and how to write problems as both numerical and verbal expressions. (e.g., 2 x 6 is the numerical expression, the product of 2 and 6 is the verbal expression).
Social Studies: We will continue learning about the 5 major regions of the United States and their characteristics.
Word Study: We will continue to learn about figurative language and how author's use it.
Writing: We will finish our study of the 6 traits of writing and begin putting those traits into practice.
Reading: The kids will use the research they gathered on a historical or famous person to create a BioPoem and a short essay.
Have a great week!! :o)
This week we will begin MAP Testing. MAP Testing is completed on the computer to assess student performance in Reading, Math and Language skills. Tomorrow's test will be over reading.
XtraMath
Tomorrow evening I would like everyone to begin using a website called XtraMath to practice their basic math facts. The website gives preassessments and then helps children to master their basic math facts based on their personal needs. The children's results will be displayed for me to see on a regular basis so I can also monitor their progress. It is a really cool tool for mastering math facts! Tomorrow each child will be given their own personal pin number and I will show them at school how to log in to begin practicing their facts.
Field Trip!
This Friday we will take our first field trip of the year to Riverside, Farnsley-Moremen Landing! Mrs. Pike and Mrs. Sarno will be chaperoning. Please be sure to have your child bring a sack lunch and dress appropriately for digging, walking, and working with clay. It will be a fantastic experience where the kids will even get to participate in a real-life archeological dig!
Black Paw!
On Friday, our class earned our first black paw! To celebrate, the kids have opted to have 20 extra minutes of recess today!
PE
PE starts on Wednesday! Please have your child wear athletic shoes!
In case you need a refresher...here is the Order of Operations!
| Rule 1: | First perform any calculations inside parentheses. |
| Rule 2: | Then perform any calculations using exponents. |
| Rule 3: | Next perform all multiplications and divisions, working from left to right. |
This Week's Learning
Math: In math we will review the order of operations and how to write problems as both numerical and verbal expressions. (e.g., 2 x 6 is the numerical expression, the product of 2 and 6 is the verbal expression).
Social Studies: We will continue learning about the 5 major regions of the United States and their characteristics.
Word Study: We will continue to learn about figurative language and how author's use it.
Writing: We will finish our study of the 6 traits of writing and begin putting those traits into practice.
Reading: The kids will use the research they gathered on a historical or famous person to create a BioPoem and a short essay.
Have a great week!! :o)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Week of September 3-7
I hope you all enjoyed a terrific Labor Day weekend! We
have a short, but busy week ahead of us.
Upcoming Tests
Wednesday: Geography Test-This will be over all of the material covered on the History Alive Tutorial. Students will also need to demonstrate an ability to identify and label the 4 major oceans (the Southern Ocean will be extra credit), the 7 continents, the equator, the prime meridian, and the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. There are several websites under my blog links for practicing the continents and oceans or they may study using their social studies notebooks.
Technical Difficulties
If your child cannot access the Internet at home or has other technical difficulties related to homework, please let me know. I will do my best to accommodate them here at school.
Math Facts
Please encourage your child to practice his/her basic basic math facts, particularly multiplication. I'm noticing it's common for the kiddos to miss a few factors when looking for all the factors of a number. Knowing basic math facts is so helpful in 5th grade!
Here's what we'll be learning about this week...
Math: In math we will begin to explore the order of operations with a focus on how to use parentheses, brackets, and braces when solving equations.
Social Studies: This week we will review what we've learned about geography so far and complete a test and a transfer task. On Friday, we will begin learning about the different geographical regions of the United States and what makes them unique.
Word Study: As part of our English Language Arts unit about playing with words, we will learn about figurative language, why authors use it, and we will practice using it in our own writing.
Writing: The focus this week will be on the 6 traits of writing and how good writers use these traits to communicate effectively.
Reading: We will l learn how to use the thinking strategy of determining importance to take notes. Then the kids will gather research on historic people for a BioPoem they will be writing about a historic person next week!
Upcoming Tests
Wednesday: Geography Test-This will be over all of the material covered on the History Alive Tutorial. Students will also need to demonstrate an ability to identify and label the 4 major oceans (the Southern Ocean will be extra credit), the 7 continents, the equator, the prime meridian, and the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. There are several websites under my blog links for practicing the continents and oceans or they may study using their social studies notebooks.
Technical Difficulties
If your child cannot access the Internet at home or has other technical difficulties related to homework, please let me know. I will do my best to accommodate them here at school.
Math Facts
Please encourage your child to practice his/her basic basic math facts, particularly multiplication. I'm noticing it's common for the kiddos to miss a few factors when looking for all the factors of a number. Knowing basic math facts is so helpful in 5th grade!
Here's what we'll be learning about this week...
Math: In math we will begin to explore the order of operations with a focus on how to use parentheses, brackets, and braces when solving equations.
Social Studies: This week we will review what we've learned about geography so far and complete a test and a transfer task. On Friday, we will begin learning about the different geographical regions of the United States and what makes them unique.
Word Study: As part of our English Language Arts unit about playing with words, we will learn about figurative language, why authors use it, and we will practice using it in our own writing.
Writing: The focus this week will be on the 6 traits of writing and how good writers use these traits to communicate effectively.
Reading: We will l learn how to use the thinking strategy of determining importance to take notes. Then the kids will gather research on historic people for a BioPoem they will be writing about a historic person next week!
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