Week of May 25-29

And our current Leaders of the Week are...

 

 

Charlotte & Will!!

       Poor Charlotte recently injured her leg and needs to use wheelchair for a few weeks while it heals.  She has been so gracious about this.  She has used the 7 habits by being proactive about seeking help as needed and by synergizing with her peers to do daily activities with which she needs help. Most of all, her attitude has been extraordinary.  She has had a smile on her face every day and continues to do all of the same daily activities without a complaint.

     Will also uses the 7 habits each day!  He puts first things first by ensuring he completes all schoolwork each day before finding time to play.  He was the first in our class to complete XtraMath and he did so early in the year due to his perseverance on his math facts!  Will also enjoys sharpening the saw through physical activity and is known as one of the fastest runners in our school!

 

Lunch Change & Testing Snack

Please send your child to school with a snack and a water tomorrow.  Snack will be important to have as we have moved our lunch time to 12:27 to allow ample time to finish testing each morning.

Parent Career Talks

I’ve only had 2 parents return forms saying that they would like to come in and talk to the class about their career on June 8^th or June 10^th.  I would love to have a few more parents come in to speak about their careers.  If you can make the time in your schedule, please do and please let me know by this Friday, May 29th.  Thank you!

Class Ice Cream Social

I have received RSVPs to the ice cream social from 5 families.  If you plan to attend, please RSVP by Friday, May 29^th.  This will be a fun event for all!

NOMS Related Arts Forms

Please remember that these need to be turned in no later than June 4^th!

Important Dates

*PLEASE SAVE these dates on your calendar!

May 27^th-June 2^nd:  KPREP Testing…Please no doctor’s appointments during these dates!

June 3rd:  Class Ice Cream Social @ Wendell Moore Park…Parents and siblings are welcome.  Please RSVP by Friday, 5/29!
June 4^th:  Visit from Teresa Forrest and 6^th Grade Ambassadors
June 9^th:  5^th Grade Recognition at 9:00am!
June 12^th:  Last Day of School & Progress Reports

 

Coming Up This Week

No homework!  Please have your child get lots of rest and eat well!  This week we will spend the mornings testing and the afternoons going over previously learned content, sharing coming of age stories, and working on our career research projects.

Week of May 18-22

Middle School Related Arts Forms

Please remember to complete the middle school related arts elective form with your child and return it to me no later than June 4^th.  I have several kids who have not returned these.  Children who do not make related arts selections, they will be placed according to what the middle school chooses for them. 

No School tomorrow ~ Election Day

Middle School Registration

Registration packets are now available for pick up at North Oldham Middle.  Please stop by and pick up a packet soon so your child will be registered for the fall.

50 Nifty Club

Please continue to have your child study his/her states & abbreviations.  Anyone who can learn all 50 by this Friday will get a certificate of recognition as a member of the 50 Nifty Club! 

Two excellent resources for practicing state identification are the following links. 

http://yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

 

Important Dates

*PLEASE SAVE these dates on your calendar!

May 19^th:  Election Day ~ No School

May 22^nd:  Last day to return books

May 23^rd:  Math Placement Test  This will be given at school.  There is no need to study for it.  It’s just to assess what your child already knows in math.

May 26^th:  Memorial Day ~ No School

May 27^th-June 2^nd:  KPREP Testing…Please no doctor’s appointments during these dates!

June 4^th:  Visit from Teresa Forrest and 6^th Grade Ambassadors

June 9^th:  5^th Grade Recognition at 9:00am!

June 12^th:  Last Day of School & Progress Reports

Here’s what’s coming up this week!

ELA:  Our focus this week will be on responding to our reading and on researching possible careers the kids might enjoy when they grow up.  Please email me if you would be interested in coming in during the last week of school to talk to the kids for about 10-15 minutes about what you do for a living.  I’d like to have several parents come in that last week of school to speak about their careers and the kids love to hear from parents about their jobs!

Writing:  This week the kids will use the information gathered from career research to write an article about a career of their choice.

Math:  We will review concepts previously learned this year such as computation with decimals and fractions.

Social Studies:  During social studies, we will be creating timelines of the U.S. history, practicing our states, and learning about ways in which humans modify the environment to meet their needs.

Coming of Age Story Trailers

Recently, the kiddos created their own coming of age stories!  Below you will see trailers they created as previews to their stories!  I am very proud of their hard work and creativity!

 

Death in the Heart by Hadley & Cristina

 

No Escape by Isabelle & Karie

 

Pearl Harbor by Gigi, Chloe, & Chelsea

 

The Age of Godzilla by Ethan & Tommy

 

The Holocaust by Kendall & Lydia

 

Twister Day by Jake & Will

 

Helpful Links for the Zombie Apocalypse

Here are a few links to help you get started on your Zombie Apocalypse project.

 

 
Main Resource for Zombie Apocalypse Survival

Average Temperature by State

Average Rainfall by State

Profiles of the 50 Largest U.S. Cities

U.S. City Data

State Info

Find out more information about the state in which your city is located.

Crime vs. Safety Index

U.S. Atlas

Click here to read more about your state and city.


 

Week of May 11-15

Our newest Leader of the Week is...

 

 

Chloe!!

 

        Chloe has earned the title of Leader of the Week for her daily hard work and perseverance.  She is a very good student who puts first things first to make sure she completes her work.  Her work is  always neat and organized.  She also seeks first to understand as she does not interrupt during mini-lessons, but quietly raises her hand if she has a question.  Chloe enjoys sharpening the saw by working with her horses and spending time with her little sister.

 

Math Test on Tuesday over Geometry

Your child will come home with a study guide today.  It is due on Monday.  Please help your child to learn the first page and to study the quadrilateral definitions on the 3^rd page.  They should already be very familiar with this, but we talked a lot today about the importance of good study habits in preparation for a test.

 Lunch with Someone You Love

Don’t forget to RSVP!  Our class will have Lunch with Someone You Love on May 13 from11:23-11:48 and then you can stay for Scholastic Book Fair shopping!  This is our final book fair for the year!

50 Nifty Club

Over the next two weeks, the kids will be asked to learn the local and abbreviation for as many U.S. states as they can.  Anyone who can learn all 50 will get a certificate of recognition as a member of the 50 Nifty Club! 

Two excellent resources for practicing state identification are the following links.  These have games to help the kids learn.  One has capitals, but they do NOT need to know these to become members of the 50 Nifty Club.  Next week, part of their homework each night will be to play these games and learn the states.  They will also be given a map with the abbreviations to help them study.

http://yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

 

Important Dates

*PLEASE SAVE these dates on your calendar!

May 13^th:  Lunch with Someone You Love 11:23-11:48
May 15^th:  Volunteer Appreciation  10:00-10:30 & Last day to check out books
May 16^th:  Huskypalooza
May 19^th:  Election Day ~ No School
May 22^nd:  Last day to return books
May 23^rd:  Math Placement Test  This will be given at school.  There is no need to study for it.  It’s just to assess what your child already knows in math.
May 26^th:  Memorial Day ~ No School
May 27^th-June 2^nd:  KPREP Testing…Please no doctor’s appointments during these dates!
June 4^th:  Visit from Teresa Forrest and 6^th Grade Ambassadors
June 5th:  Middle School Related Arts Elective Forms due!
June 9^th:  5^th Grade Recognition at 9:00am!
June 12^th:  Last Day of School & Progress Reports
 

Here’s what’s coming up this week!

ELA:  Our focus this week will be on learning to respond effectively to reading and effectively applying the thinking strategies.  Each day the kids will be given sustained silent reading time and journal prompts to respond to after.
Writing:  During writing, the kids will finish co-authoring their coming of age stories/plays.  They are enjoying this SO much!  Once they finish their final drafts, they will then create a movie trailer for their story using the iMovie app.
Word Study:  Word study this week will be a review of contractions and apostrophe use as well as learning prepositions and how to use them.
Math:  We will finish up geometry with our test on Tuesday and then begin reviewing math concepts previously taught this year.
Social Studies:  This week we will enter the Zombie Apocalypse!  The kids are going to use their geography skills in order to survive a zombie attack in the United States!  They will be given to possible locations in which to settle and they will have to analyze each to determine which is the best location for survival.  The kids are very excited about this and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun!

Willie Cauley-Stein Visit

Today Willie Cauley-Stein came to speak with our students about the importance of following your dreams and being a good person!  They LOVED seeing him!!

 

 

Here is a video of his introduction.

Willie Cauley-Stein Visit

Week of May 4-8

And our newest Leader of the Week is...

 

 

Margaret!!!

 

Margaret is such a kind and thoughtful young lady!  She goes out of her way to be polite, kind, and helpful to everyone.  She knows how to "synergize" and how to "think win-win" by working well with her peers and she making others feel good about themselves.  She always "puts first things first" by making a conscious effort to complete all assignments given in class and at home.  Margaret is also a good listener who "seeks first to understand, then to be understood."  Keep it up, Margaret!  You are a great leader!

 

Good afternoon, parents and happy Derby weekend!!  We’ve had another busy and fun week learning about Kentucky, geometry, synonyms, antonyms, and events of the 20^th century!  I will update our blog with some pictures from our HELP Project this week where the kids were able to make bracelets for students who purchased them in support of Relay for Life.

 

NOMS/5^th Grade Picnic

This coming Wednesday, May 6^th, is our NOMS visit and our 5^th Grade Picnic.  Please remember that the picnic will be at North High’s practice football field (behind the stadium).  Lots of volunteers are needed!  Contact Julie Fadel to sign up!

 

HELP Project

This coming week, we will finish up with our remaining bracelets and assist the kindergarten classes in making their magnets.

 

Band

Is your child is interested in band for next year?  If so, Mr. Ray, the middle school band director, will be opening up the band room at North for students to come in and test out instruments on Thursday, May 7^th from 4-7pm.

 

Lunch with Someone You Love

Don’t forget to RSVP!  Our class will have Lunch with Someone You Love on May 13 from11:23-11:48 and then you can stay for Scholastic Book Fair shopping!  This is our final book fair for the year!

 

Important Dates

*PLEASE SAVE these dates on your calendar!

**Note:  A few have been added since last week!

 

May 6^th:  NOMS/5^th Grade Picnic & 5^th/6^th Grade Dance that afternoon (Please do not have your child dress up for this!)…and FREE Skate Night!  I will not assign any homework this night!

May 13^th:  Lunch with Someone You Love 11:23-11:48

May 15^th:  Volunteer Appreciation  10:00-10:30 & Last day to check out books

May 16^th:  Huskypalooza

May 19^th:  Election Day ~ No School

May 22^nd:  Last day to return books

May 23^rd:  Math Placement Test  This will be given at school.  There is no need to study for it.  It’s just to assess what your child already knows in math.

May 26^th:  Memorial Day ~ No School

May 27^th-June 2^nd:  KPREP Testing…Please no doctor’s appointments during these dates!

June 4^th:  Visit from Teresa Forrest and 6^th Grade Ambassadors

June 9^th:  5^th Grade Recognition at 9:00am!

June 12^th:  Last Day of School & Progress Reports

 

Here’s what’s coming up next week!

ELA:  We will continue our Coming of Age unit as we read about and discuss other aspects of America’s historical growth during the 20^th Century including World War II and the Civil Rights Movement.

Writing:  During writing, the kids will have the opportunity to co-author their own “coming of age” stories.

Word Study:  Our focus for word study this week will be contractions and apostrophe use.

Math:  We will continue studying geometry this week with a test the following Tuesday, May 12^th.

Social Studies:  This week we will review geography and create salt maps of the U.S.

 

Check out our blog to see our newest Leader of the Week!  She is very deserving!  :o)

 

Have a lovely Derby weekend!