We are off and running in third quarter ! We are using more and more technology in our classroom! Ask your students about: literature circle jobs on the Chromebooks, research for our expository writing state’s report, and WINN activities. This week we all completed the reading in our literature circle book, began working on our group book project,   worked on researching for our state’s report, and did some mystery science!

We had lots of students move up a level on Super Improver. Ask your student where they are on our chart! Some students are on their way to making it to the top! To move up, they just need to show improvement in anything!

We had a great turn out for our kindness posts on our padlet. If you have a chance, check them out! It is great to see all the kindness and respect our class is showing each day!

Congrats to Koushika! She is our Wonderful Wildcat!

An important reminder: we are beginning quarter 3! The work level will continue to increase as the students are now half way through their 5th grade year. Please encourage your student to check the blog, stay on top of  his/her assignments, and do their best! I’m so please with everyone so far! I know we can continue to grow and learn the second half of fifth grade! 

Important Dates:

Wednesday, Feb 1- Early Out- Dismissal is at 11:15 a.m.

Family Skate Night from 5:30-7:30 at Peoria Roller Skating Rink

Thursday, Feb. 2: School Spelling Bee- 8:15 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 3- Book Jacket project due!

Friday, Feb. 3- School Spelling Bee- 8:15 am in gym

Friday, Feb. 10- 12:15- Mt. Hawley Bowling Field Trip

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• We will finish up our literature circle unit this week. Students will be working on their book projects. Please ask them about their progress. They will present their Google Slides at the end of next week. (This work will be done in class.
• Book jacket projects went home Thursday. They are due on Friday, Feb. 3. This project is in place of a test for their literature circle book. Please ask your student to look at the requirements so that they don’t wait until the last minute to complete it.
• Our reading logs will be due each Friday. Please make sure that your child is reading for 100 minutes each night and it writing about the strategy he/she used to help them read. Please remember to sign the log so that I know they have completed their assigned reading. Students are able to use their literature circle book as the book for the reading log. 
• There will be no spelling lists or test for the next few weeks. We will focus on the spelling bee words and hold several class spelling bees to determine who will represent 5A at the school spelling bee. I sent home a list of words to practice and this link will provide additional activities.
• file:///C:/Users/marnott/Downloads/Spelling%20Bee%20Task%20Cards%20(1).pdf
• Journal entries for next week are due on the assigned day. We spoke in detail about how they need to set up their entry and how important it is to “show me how they know” with evidence from the text. Students must include specific examples of how the person they choose persevered throughout their lifetime. This piece is  4 paragraphs in length. Students will have time to work on it in class, but it may need to be completed at home.
• We will review the parts of speech in English and learn indirect objects.
• Students will also learn about how to make compound and complex sentences and how to use it in their writing pieces.

Math: 

• Next week we will continue to talk about measurement and the metric system, perimeter, area and volume. This is chapter 15 in our book.
• The new math expectations are to complete 3 nights per week on a math centered website: Khan Academy, Moby Max, or Frontrowed. When students complete their 20 minutes for the night, please sign the calendar so that I can ensure they did the assignment. The math expectations for January are due on Wednesday, Feb. 1. 
• Remember, if you feel your child needs extra help with the math concepts, I have a math group each morning in our classroom beginning at 7:25!
• Please encourage your child to work on Xtra math, Frontrowed, or Khan Academy at night. 
• Science: 
  •  We will expand on our study  about forces in motion and simple machines.
  • As we continue to study this unit, there are a variety of science experiments students will complete in class.

  Social Studies: 

  • We will take a test on Chapter 5 on Thursday, Feb. 2
  • Daily Geography is a big part of our social studies grade. Most of the time spent on this is at home. Please encourage your student to take their time, use complete sentences, and do their best work.

   

  Our week in pictures…..

  Pictures are not posting! Will try again soon!

We are off and running in third quarter ! We are using more and more technology in our classroom! Ask your students about: literature circle jobs on the Chromebooks, research for our expository writing state’s report, and WINN activities. This week we all read in our literature circle books, worked on researching for our state’s report, took our STAR Math test,  and completed a fun science and social studies activity! We also had the opportunity to watch the inauguration today. It was a great lesson in democracy.

We had lots of students move up a level on Super Improver. Ask your student where they are on our chart! Some students are on their way to making it to the top! To move up, they just need to show improvement in anything!

We are going to participate in National Kindness Week next week in our classroom. It is important to me to instill kindness and respect to others to the students in 5A! Kindness Challenge: Post a picture on the blog each day of you doing something kind for someone or write a few sentences telling me something that you did kind for someone!  On Friday, we will celebrate our kind acts in class! 

Congrats to Nithila ! She is our Wonderful Wildcat!

An important reminder: we are beginning quarter 3! The work level will continue to increase as the students are now half way through their 5th grade year. Please encourage your student to check the blog, stay on top of  his/her assignments, and do their best! I’m so please with everyone so far! I know we can continue to grow and learn the second half of fifth grade! 

 

Important Dates:

Wednesday, Feb 1- Family Skate Night from 5:30-7:30 at Peoria Roller Skating Rink

Friday, Feb. 3- Book Jacket project due!

Friday, Feb. 3- School Spelling Bee- 8:15 am in gym

Tuesday, Feb. 14- Valentine’s Day party

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• We will continue with  our literature circles. Students are really enjoying their books and some are even reading ahead.
• In addition to the nightly reading, they need to complete the chapter assignment in their literature circle booklet. For each chapter, the students must write the strategy they used and how they used it, a sentence summary, and draw a picture of what the chapter was mostly about.
• Students also need to look for words they don’t know and try and figure out the meanings.
• Ask your student about their literature circle job and how they are logging the information as a Google Doc to share with their group!
• Book jacket projects went home Thursday. They are due on Friday, Feb. 3. This project is in place of a test for their literature circle book. Please ask your student to look at the requirements so that they don’t wait until the last minute to complete it.
• Our reading logs will be due each Friday. Please make sure that your child is reading for 100 minutes each night and it writing about the strategy he/she used to help them read. Please remember to sign the log so that I know they have completed their assigned reading. Students are able to use their literature circle book as the book for the reading log. 
• There will be no spelling lists or test for the next few weeks. We will focus on the spelling bee words and hold several class spelling bees to determine who will represent 5A at the school spelling bee. I sent home a list of words to practice and this link will provide additional activities.
• file:///C:/Users/marnott/Downloads/Spelling%20Bee%20Task%20Cards%20(1).pdf
• Journal entries for next week are due on the assigned day. We spoke in detail about how they need to set up their entry and how important it is to “show me how they know” with evidence from the text. Students must include specific examples of how the person they choose persevered throughout their lifetime. This piece is  4 paragraphs in length. Students will have time to work on it in class, but it may need to be completed at home.
• We will review the parts of speech in English and learn indirect objects.
• Students will also learn about how to make compound and complex sentences and how to use it in their writing pieces.

Math: 

• We did a great job with  number patterns and line plots. Students have been introduced to this during daily math and we took a quiz today over this material.
• Next week we will move into volume and measurement. This is chapter 15 in our book.
• The new math expectations are to complete 3 nights per week on a math centered website: Khan Academy, Moby Max, or Frontrowed. When students complete their 20 minutes for the night, please sign the calendar so that I can ensure they did the assignment.
• Remember, if you feel your child needs extra help with the math concepts, I have a math group each morning in our classroom beginning at 7:25!
• Please encourage your child to work on Xtra math, Frontrowed, or Khan Academy at night. 
• Science: 
  •  We will expand on our study  about forces in motion and simple machines.
  • As we continue to study this unit, there are a variety of science experiments students will complete in class.

  Social Studies: 

  • We will take a test on Chapter 5 on Friday, Feb. 3.
  • Ask your student about their invention! I think they had a lot of fun creating one!
  • Daily Geography is a big part of our social studies grade. Most of the time spent on this is at home. Please encourage your student to take their time, use complete sentences, and do their best work.

   

  Our week in pictures…..

  

  

We are off and running in third quarter ! We are using more and more technology in our classroom! Ask your students about: literature circle jobs on the Chromebooks, research for our expository writing state’s report, and WINN activities. This week we all read in our literature circle books, worked on researching for our state’s report, celebrated 2 birthdays, took our STAR reading and math tests, and received our second quarter report cards!

We had lots of students move up a level on Super Improver during the last two weeks of 2016! Some students are on their way to making it to the top!   Ask your student where they are on our super improver chart! To move up, they just need to show improvement in anything!

Congrats to Lawrence ! He is our Wonderful Wildcat!

 

An important reminder: we are beginning quarter 3! The work level will continue to increase as the students are now half way through their 5th grade year. Please encourage your student to check the blog, stay on top of  his/her assignments, and do their best! I’m so please with everyone so far! I know we can continue to grow and learn the second half of fifth grade! 

Important Dates:

Saturday, January 14- Skating Party at Owen’s Center hosted by PTO 3:45 pm-5:15 pm

Monday, January 16- NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Day

Wednesday, February 3– Half day for students- school improvement day

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• We will continue with  our literature circles. Students are really enjoying their books and some are even reading ahead.
• In addition to the nightly reading, they need to complete the chapter assignment in their literature circle booklet. For each chapter, the students must write the strategy they used and how they used it, a sentence summary, and draw a picture of what the chapter was mostly about.
• Students also need to look for words they don’t know and try and figure out the meanings.
• Ask your student about their literature circle job and how they are logging the information as a Google Doc to share with their group!
• By the end of the week, I will pass out the book projects. Most of this work will be done in class.  There will also be a book project due the first week of February! Please ask your student to look at the requirements so that they don’t wait until the last minute to complete it. They will have time to complete some of the work in class.
• Our reading logs will be due each Monday. Please make sure that your child is reading for 100 minutes each night and it writing about the strategy he/she used to help them read. Please remember to sign the log so that I know they have completed their assigned reading. Students are able to use their literature circle book as the book for the reading log. 
• Journal entries are due January 1 7. This is Tuesday! We don’t have school Monday to work on them in class. We took some time this week to work on them and make sure students were on the right track.  Students must write an opinion piece using an article from the StoryWorks magazine. This piece is 5 paragraphs in length. Students will have time to work on it in class, but it may need to be completed at home.
• We will review the parts of speech in English and learn indirect objects.
• Students will also learn about how to make compound and complex sentences and how to use it in their writing pieces.

Math: 

• Students did a great job this week with the story problems. Ask them about the different bar models they can use to help set up the bar model and have them tell you what CUBE means.
• We completed our chapter on percents. We did not take a test over this chapter, but did take a quiz.
• Our next focus will be on number patterns and line plots. Students have been introduced to this during daily math, but we will spend more time on it over the next 2 weeks.
• The new math expectations are to complete 3 nights per week on a math centered website: Khan Academy, Moby Max, or Frontrowed. When students complete their 20 minutes for the night, please sign the calendar so that I can ensure they did the assignment.
• Remember, if you feel your child needs extra help with the math concepts, I have a math group each morning in our classroom beginning at 7:25! (We will not have math group this week, but will resume next week! )
• Please encourage your child to work on Xtra math, Frontrowed, or Khan Academy at night!
• Science: 
  •  We will expand on our study  about forces in motion and simple machines.
  • As we continue to study this unit, there are a variety of science experiments students will complete in class.

  Social Studies: 

  • We will continue studying Chapter 5 on our expanding nation.
  • Our goal is to take a test on Chapter 5 on Friday, Feb. 3.
  • Daily Geography is a big part of our social studies grade. Most of the time spent on this is at home. Please encourage your student to take their time, use complete sentences, and do their best work.

   

  Our week in pictures…..

  

We had a great start back to school! We set goals for quarter 3, began a literature circle unit, started our research for our next expository writing piece, and began a new chapter in our social studies book. We also added some new reading and math expectations!

We had lots of students move up a level on Super Improver during the last two weeks of 2016! Some students are on their way to making it to the top!   Ask your student where they are on our super improver chart! To move up, they just need to show improvement in anything!

Congrats to Ainzley! She is our Wonderful Wildcat!

 

An important reminder: we are beginning quarter 3! The work level will continue to increase as the students are now half way through their 5th grade year. Please encourage your student to check the blog, stay on top of  his/her assignments, and do their best! I’m so please with everyone so far! I know we can continue to grow and learn the second half of fifth grade! 

Important Dates:

Thursday, January 5- School resumes! Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Tuesday, January 10- Report cards issued for quarter 2

Saturday, January 14- Skating Party at Owen’s Center hosted by PTO 3:45 pm-5:15 pm

Monday, January 16- NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Day

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• We will continue with  our literature circles, and students will go home with a calendar that tells what they must read each night.
• In addition to the nightly reading, they need to complete the chapter assignment in their literature circle booklet. For each chapter, the students must write the strategy they used and how they used it, a sentence summary, and draw a picture of what the chapter was mostly about.
• Students also need to look for words they don’t know and try and figure out the meanings.
• By the end of the week, I will pass out the book projects. Most of this work will be done in class.  There will also be a book project due the first week of February! Please ask your student to look at the requirements so that they don’t wait until the last minute to complete it.
• Our reading logs will be due each Monday. Please make sure that your child is reading for 100 minutes each night and it writing about the strategy he/she used to help them read. Please remember to sign the log so that I know they have completed their assigned reading. Students are able to use their literature circle book as the book for the reading log. 
• Journal entries are due the week of January 17. Students must write an opinion piece using an article from the StoryWorks magazine. This piece is 5 paragraphs in length. Students will have time to work on it in class, but it may need to be completed at home.
• We will review the parts of speech in English and learn indirect objects.
• Students will also learn about how to make compound and complex sentences and how to use it in their writing pieces.

Math: 

• Students did a great job this week with the story problems. Ask them about the different bar models they can use to help set up the bar model and have them tell you what CUBE means.
• Our next chapter we will study is Chapter 10 percents.
• The new math expectations are to complete 3 nights per week on a math centered website: Khan Academy, Moby Max, or Frontrowed. When students complete their 20 minutes for the night, please sign the calendar so that I can ensure they did the assignment.
• Remember, if you feel your child needs extra help with the math concepts, I have a math group each morning in our classroom beginning at 7:25! (We will not have math group this week, but will resume next week! )
• Please encourage your child to work on Xtra math, Frontrowed, or Khan Academy at night!
• Science: 
  •  We will expand on our study  about forces in motion and simple machines.
  • As we continue to study this unit, there are a variety of science experiments students will complete in class.

  Social Studies: 

  • We will continue studying Chapter 5 on our expanding nation.
  • Our goal is to take a test on Chapter 5 on Friday, Feb. 3.
  • Daily Geography is a big part of our social studies grade. Most of the time spent on this is at home. Please encourage your student to take their time, use complete sentences, and do their best work.

   

  Our week in pictures…..

• No new pictures this week! I guess it went too quickly!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter break. We had a great last week of school in 2016. Some highlights include: our play performance, sharing Rube Goldberg projects, sharing our quarter 2 writing pieces, completing and sharing our short stories with 1st graders, donating to Dunlap Gives Back all items collected for our giving tree, a white elephant gift exchange, and a great holiday party!

We had lots of students move up a level on Super Improver during the last two weeks of 2016! Some students are on their way to making it to the top!   Ask your student where they are on our super improver chart! To move up, they just need to show improvement in anything!

Thank you to the parents that came in and helped with the holiday party. Our students had a great time!

The first week back there will be no Wonderful Wildcat because it is a 2 day week! 

An important reminder: we are beginning quarter 3! The work level will continue to increase as the students are now half way through their 5th grade year. Please encourage your student to check the blog, stay on top of  his/her assignments, and do their best! I’m so please with everyone so far! I know we can continue to grow and learn the second half of fifth grade! 

Important Dates:

Thursday, January 5- School resumes! Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Tuesday, January 10- Report cards issued for quarter 2

Saturday, January 14- Skating Party at Owen’s Center hosted by PTO 3:45 pm-5:15 pm

Monday, January 16- NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Day

This week we will do a lot of reviewing and setting goals for quarter 3 since it is a 2 day week. Students will not have reader’s workshop, a spelling test, or daily geography this week, but will return to a normal schedule the following week. 

Reading/Lang. Arts:

• We will introduce literature circles, and I will teach them their expectations for the month of January.
• Students will also be assigned a book at their reading level and will be required to complete a variety of activities throughout the month with the book they are assigned. There will also be a book project due the first week of February! Please ask your student to look at the requirements so that they don’t wait until the last minute to complete it.
• Our reading logs will be due each Monday. Please make sure that your child is reading for 100 minutes each night and it writing about the strategy he/she used to help them read. Please remember to sign the log so that I know they have completed their assigned reading. Students are able to use their literature circle book as the book for the reading log. 
• We will review the parts of speech in English and learn indirect objects.
• Students will also learn about how to make compound and complex sentences and how to use it in their writing pieces.
• Our writer’s workshop piece will focus on opinion writing. We have studied this already and this time we will focus on writing opinion responses based on articles and books we will read.
• Weekly journals will begin again. Please encourage students to take time on their journal entries since they have a week (or longer) to complete them.

Math: 

• We will focus on real world story problems over the next few weeks. Students will also continue to review the skills we have learned in the first two quarters as well.
• Our next chapter we will study is Chapter 10 percents.
• Remember, if you feel your child needs extra help with the math concepts, I have a math group each morning in our classroom beginning at 7:25! (We will not have math group this week, but will resume next week! )
• Please encourage your child to work on Xtra math, Frontrowed, or Khan Academy at night!

Science: 

•  We will expand on our study  about forces in motion and simple machines.
• As we continue to study this unit, there are a variety of science experiments students will complete in class.

Social Studies: 

• We will begin studying Chapter 5 on our expanding nation.
• Our goal is to take a test on Chapter 5 on Friday, Feb. 3.
• Daily Geography is a big part of our social studies grade. Most of the time spent on this is at home. Please encourage your student to take their time, use complete sentences, and do their best work.

 

Our week in pictures…..