HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

I hope you are having an amazing spring break, Here are a few things you can do everyday to keep the juices flowing….

Recommendation of 30 minutes minimum a day:

Reading STAAR Quizlet Click here!

Math STAAR Quizlet Click here!

Extra Financial Literacy Quizlet

Science STAAR Quizlet Click here!

Imagine Math/Imagine Reading Roberts Wiki

Read out loud, ask yourself summary and inference questions

Extra announcements:

• ·         Redo exams will be done on Wednesday mornings from 7:00-7:45. Your child will be notified with a slip in their Tuesday folders if they have a redo to do the next morning.
• ·         No school on March 30

Week of March 19-March 23

Math: Finishing Financial Literacy with Test on Thursday

Starting on Friday - STAAR MATH REVIEW. Every day we will be reviewing an objective we learned this year. We will be playing fun games, using task cards, and looking through our math journals to refresh our memory. You can help your child by having them get on IMAGINE MATH during the week. It is online and they have their usernames and password.

Reading: Book club-  historical fiction books (post-Revolutionary War)  

Quizlet and spelling this week.  Week 24

Science: This week we are covering invasive species and plant/animal adaptations. There are some great videos for review: Study Jams  Under the Plant tab: Roots & Stems, Flowers, Plants with Seeds.  Under the Animals tab: Animal Life Cycles

Social Studies: Civil War: Students will continue to learn the causes of the war, the differences between the Northern and Southern economies at that time, States' Rights, Slavery/Underground Railroad, and a couple of key battles of the war.

March 5-9

Math: We will be finishing up learning about the different types of graphs and move on to financial literacy.   

Reading: Book club-  historical fiction books (post-Revolutionary War)  

Quizlet and spelling this week. Week 23 

Science: Life Science J

Ecosystems, habitats, and the interaction of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things.  

There are some videos for review: Study Jams Ecosystems Tab The videos to watch under the Ecosystems tab are: Ecosystems, Carbon Cycle, Population Growth and Biomes.  

Social Studies: The North Vs the South’s Economy right before the Civil War à one of the reasons for the Civil War

School Wide Grading Policy Update

Grading Update for Re-takes from School Administration

After review of inconsistencies in our current policy for grading re-takes, the following change has been implemented for all grade levels:

·                             When students have not been successful in meeting at least minimum standard on formal classroom assessments such as weekly, end of unit and cumulative assessment.   Students can re-take the assessment for a higher grade; up to 70%.  The re-take must be administered and completed in class under the direction of the classroom teacher. 

Feb. 26- March 2

This week’s objectives:

Math: Different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures Unit Test on Monday

Polygons Math Antics
Triangles Math Antics

Beginning on Tuesday, we will begin our unit on different types of graphs.

A Maths Dictionary For Kids Look up these terms: Frequency Table, Bar Graph, Dot Plot.  

Scatter Plot video
Stem and Leaf Plot video

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading: We will be working on our book club project on character traits and how characters change. They will be creating a Facebook wall to show their understanding of their character (DUE ON FRIDAY).

Spelling Test and Quizlet Week 22

Science: Final Space Science Unit Test on Thursday: (BEST PLACE TO STUDY? YOUR SCIENCE JOURNAL!) 

• Earth, Moon, and Sun facts (similarities & differences)
• Planets (order & composition)
• Revolutions vs. Rotations
• Phases of the moon
• Shadows
• Tides

Continue tracking the phases of the moon.

Social Studies: Students will continue working on the invention from the Industrial Revolution and creating an advertisement for the invention

Feb. 19-23

ü  Mock STAR test on Tuesday (math) and Wednesday (reading)


This week:

Math:

Continuing learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures 

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiREqzDsMP8

Reading: We will be continuing our book club focusing on character traits and how characters change

Spelling Test and Quizlet Week 21

Science: Continuing our Space Science Unit : Comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon; rotation vs revolution. THIS WEEK’S focus will be on the sun and shadows. Continue tracking the phases of the moon.

Thursday: quiz on shadows

On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Social Studies: In partners, the students will be choosing an invention from the Industrial Revolution and creating an advertisement for the invention

Feb. 12-16

SCHOOL WILL BE TEN MINUTES LONGER : END TIME 3:30)

Valentine’s Day: We will not be having a party, but we will use last 20 minutes of the day to pass out candy if your child wishes to do so. (23 students in the class)

ü   After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

DANCE SHOW INFO:

ü  We are getting close to our 5th grade dance show, “Dancing through the Decades.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. We have been discussing costumes, and I have attached some ideas below. The attached link are just ideas to go off of. These are not a required costume to purchase. All students must wear pants that are comfortable to move in. They can be jeggings, jeans, jazz pants, black sweats, or athletic bottoms that go past the knee. Most pieces can be pulled from your child’s wardrobe they currently have.

ü  All footwear must also be comfortable to move in, nothing heavy or bulky. Students can wear tennis shoes. For students who are in dance outside of school, they can wear their jazz shoes.

ü  Berens (80’s):

Plaid shirt, black, or white shirt with jeans (can be distressed) or black pants.

Can have breathable faux leather items, studded items, fingerless gloves

Beat It Costume  

Math:

Tuesday, the 13^th will be a Unit test on of area, perimeter, volume, measurement conversions (metric and customary), input/output tables and manipulating equations

Wednesday we will begin learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures
Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading: We will be continuing our book club focusing on character traits and how characters change

Spelling Test and Quizlet Week 20

Science: Continuing our Space Science Unit : Comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon; rotation vs revolution. THIS WEEK’S focus will be on the moon cycle. On the 15^th (new moon) the students will begin tracking the phases of the moon.

Thursday: quiz on the moon cycle and rotation vs revolution

 On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Social Studies: The cause and effects of the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and the benefits of the new inventions

Feb. 5-9

What's Coming Up Next Week?

SCHOOL WILL BE TEN MINUTES LONGER : END TIME 3:30)

Valentine’s Day: We will not be having a party, but we will use last 20 minutes of the to pass out candy if your child wishes to do so. (23 students in the class)

ü   After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

ü  Exhibition outlines will be beginning this week. Each child will be using their own google documents to share and edit their papers.

DANCE SHOW INFO:

ü  We are getting close to our 5th grade dance show, “Dancing through the Decades.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. We have been discussing costumes, and I have attached some ideas below. The attached link are just ideas to go off of. These are not a required costume to purchase. All students must wear pants that are comfortable to move in. They can be jeggings, jeans, jazz pants, black sweats, or athletic bottoms that go past the knee. Most pieces can be pulled from your child’s wardrobe they currently have.

ü  All footwear must also be comfortable to move in, nothing heavy or bulky. Students can wear tennis shoes. For students who are in dance outside of school, they can wear their jazz shoes.

ü  Berens (80’s):

Plaid shirt, black, or white shirt with jeans (can be distressed) or black pants.

Can have breathable faux leather items, studded items, fingerless gloves

Beat It Costume  

Math:  Continuing volume; area of triangles and parallelograms

Tuesday, the 13^th (next week) will be a Unit test and review of area, perimeter, volume, conversions, and equations
Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading: We will be continuing our book club focusing on character traits and how characters change

Spelling Test and Quizlet Week 19

Science:  Earth Science Unit Test on Monday

Tuesday we will begin our Space Science Unit : Comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon; rotation vs revolution On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Social Studies: War of 1812