This brings us to our last week at Pembroke as 5th Graders!
Just a few things to remember for this last week:
1. Tuesday is Pembroke's Spirit Day. Please remember to send your child with the proper attire, shoes, sunscreen, and a bottle of water with his or her name on in.
2. We will be collecting textbooks and supplies next week. If your child has anything that belongs to Pembroke at home, please send this in with your child on Monday. Most of you will only have the Everyday Math Student Reference Book at home. Please be on the lookout for calculators, math templates, library books, etc....
3. As we will be cleaning out our desks and coat cubbies, please send your child in with 1-2 plastic grocery bags, so that they may have a place to carry their items home.
4. The 5th Grade Breakfast is from 10:00 to 11:30 on Thursday.
5. The 5th Grade Picnic is from 1:00-3:00 on Thursday as well.
6. Friday is a 1/2 day for students.
It's been great getting to know all of you this year! Have a great summer!
Mrs. Hart
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/17 Unit 9 Math Test
5/18 Magnets and Motors Science Test (Review was completed in class on Friday)
5/18 Service & Safety Trip to Tigers Game 11:30-3:45
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/17 Unit 9 Math Test
5/18 Magnets and Motors Science Test (Review was completed in class on Friday)
5/18 Service & Safety Trip to Tigers Game 11:30-3:45
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
MATH
Concepts from Unit 9 this week will include:
Unit 9 Test
Review
READING
Next week, in reading, we will continue our genre study, historical fiction. They will learn about the different characteristics of the genre and choose a historical fiction novel to read in a small book group.
WRITING
Next week, students will work on their rough drafts for their Tall Tales.
As they finish, they will bring these stories to publication and later have the opportunity to create an online comic strip based on their tall tale.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Magnets and Motors Test
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/17 Unit 9 Math Test
5/18 Magnets and Motors Science Test (Review was completed in class on Friday)
5/18 Service & Safety Trip to Tigers Game 11:30-3:45
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
MATH
Concepts from Unit 9 this week will include:
Unit 9 Test
Review
READING
Next week, in reading, we will continue our genre study, historical fiction. They will learn about the different characteristics of the genre and choose a historical fiction novel to read in a small book group.
WRITING
Next week, students will work on their rough drafts for their Tall Tales.
As they finish, they will bring these stories to publication and later have the opportunity to create an online comic strip based on their tall tale.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Magnets and Motors Test
Thursday, May 6, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/11 Unit 9 Math Quiz (tentative)
5/13 5th Grade Group Picture will be taken in the AM
5/18 Unit 9 Math Test
5/18 Service & Safety Trip to Tigers Game 11:30-3:45
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
MATH
Concepts from Unit 9 this week will include:
*Area of a triangle
*Volume of rectangular prisms
READING
Next week, in reading, we will embark on a new genre study, historical fiction. They will learn about the different characteristics of the genre and choose a historical fiction novel to read in a small book group.
WRITING
This week, students have been busy brainstorming and organizing their ideas for a tall tale into a story map.
Next week, tudents will continue drafting and revising their own tall tale stories. As they finish, they will bring these stories to publication and later have the opportunity to create an online comic strip based on their tall tale.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts will include:
*Making magnets with electricity
*Testing the strength of an electromagnet
*Making a Motor
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/11 Unit 9 Math Quiz (tentative)
5/13 5th Grade Group Picture will be taken in the AM
5/18 Unit 9 Math Test
5/18 Service & Safety Trip to Tigers Game 11:30-3:45
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
MATH
Concepts from Unit 9 this week will include:
*Area of a triangle
*Volume of rectangular prisms
READING
Next week, in reading, we will embark on a new genre study, historical fiction. They will learn about the different characteristics of the genre and choose a historical fiction novel to read in a small book group.
WRITING
This week, students have been busy brainstorming and organizing their ideas for a tall tale into a story map.
Next week, tudents will continue drafting and revising their own tall tale stories. As they finish, they will bring these stories to publication and later have the opportunity to create an online comic strip based on their tall tale.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts will include:
*Making magnets with electricity
*Testing the strength of an electromagnet
*Making a Motor
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/3 Unit Math Test
5/5 Muffins for Moms (8:15-8:45)
5/7 Reproductive Health Class during school
5/13 5th Grade Group Picture will be taken in the AM
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
MATH
Concepts from Unit 9 this week will include:
*Plotting points on a coordinate grid
*Area of a rectangle
*Area of a triangle
READING
Last week, in reading, students seemed to be enjoying our genre study, Tall Tales. This week, we will continue to recognize the characteristics of a Tall Tale including hyperboles (exaggerations), humor, and historical fiction. Students will then have an opportunity to choose other tall tales to read independently this week, and analyze how they follow the patterns that are characteristic of all Tall Tales.
WRITING
This week, students will use what they've learned through reading the tall tales to create their own tall tale story.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts will include:
*Creating Magnetism
*How an Electric Motor Works
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
5/3 Unit Math Test
5/5 Muffins for Moms (8:15-8:45)
5/7 Reproductive Health Class during school
5/13 5th Grade Group Picture will be taken in the AM
5/19 5th Graders Leave for Camp Copneconic
5/21 5th Graders Return to Pembroke
MATH
Concepts from Unit 9 this week will include:
*Plotting points on a coordinate grid
*Area of a rectangle
*Area of a triangle
READING
Last week, in reading, students seemed to be enjoying our genre study, Tall Tales. This week, we will continue to recognize the characteristics of a Tall Tale including hyperboles (exaggerations), humor, and historical fiction. Students will then have an opportunity to choose other tall tales to read independently this week, and analyze how they follow the patterns that are characteristic of all Tall Tales.
WRITING
This week, students will use what they've learned through reading the tall tales to create their own tall tale story.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts will include:
*Creating Magnetism
*How an Electric Motor Works
Friday, April 23, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It was great to see students showcase their strengths and talk about their goals during conferences!
Please remember to send in permission slips for our Arbor Day ceremony. These are due Monday.
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/26 Orchestra Concert Rehearsal at Groves 4:30-5:30
4/27 Orchestra Concert at Groves 7:30
4/29 Unit 8 Test (Tentative)
4/30 Arbor Day Assembly
5/5 Muffins for Moms (8:15-8:45)
5/7 Reproductive Health Class during school
5/13 5th Grade Group Picture will be taken in the AM
MATH
Concepts from Unit 8 next this will include:
*Finding the % of a Number
*Review of Relating Fractional Units to the Whole
*Fraction Division
READING
Next week in reading, we will begin a new genre study, Tall Tales. Students will learn about the characteristics of a Tall Tale including hyperboles (exaggerations), humor, and historical fiction. We will read several Tall Tales together as a class while analyzing the presence of these traits that are common across all tall tales. Students will then have an opportunity to choose other tall tales to read independently.
WRITING
Next week, students will work on paragraphing to improve their writing during writers' workshop.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts will include:
*Measuring Magnets
* Building a Compass
*Using a Compass
*Creating Magnetism
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It was great to see students showcase their strengths and talk about their goals during conferences!
Please remember to send in permission slips for our Arbor Day ceremony. These are due Monday.
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/26 Orchestra Concert Rehearsal at Groves 4:30-5:30
4/27 Orchestra Concert at Groves 7:30
4/29 Unit 8 Test (Tentative)
4/30 Arbor Day Assembly
5/5 Muffins for Moms (8:15-8:45)
5/7 Reproductive Health Class during school
5/13 5th Grade Group Picture will be taken in the AM
MATH
Concepts from Unit 8 next this will include:
*Finding the % of a Number
*Review of Relating Fractional Units to the Whole
*Fraction Division
READING
Next week in reading, we will begin a new genre study, Tall Tales. Students will learn about the characteristics of a Tall Tale including hyperboles (exaggerations), humor, and historical fiction. We will read several Tall Tales together as a class while analyzing the presence of these traits that are common across all tall tales. Students will then have an opportunity to choose other tall tales to read independently.
WRITING
Next week, students will work on paragraphing to improve their writing during writers' workshop.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts will include:
*Measuring Magnets
* Building a Compass
*Using a Compass
*Creating Magnetism
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Looking forward to seeing all of you at conferences!
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/21 and 4/22 Student Led Conferences (1-4 and 5-8pm)
4/26 Orchestra Concert Rehearsal at Groves 4:30-5:30
4/27 Orchestra Concert at Groves 7:30
4/30 Arbor Day Assembly (Permission slips will come home this week)
5/5 Muffins for Moms (8:15-8:45)
5/7 Reproductive Health Class during school
MATH
Concepts from Unit 8 next this will include:
* Multiplication of Mixed Numbers
*Finding the % of a Number
READING
This week, students will have fun getting into character as we perform a reader's theater (reading a script) of a story that takes place during the American Revolution. Reading in a reader's theater format allows children to have practice with reading fluency, and it can be fun too! :)
WRITING
This week, students will finish publishing their poems. They will also be given an opportunity to share their research reports and poems with the rest of the class.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Students have already shown their interest in the magnets and motors unit when we started it last week. Ask your child what discoveries they've made or questions they have about magnets in particular.
This week's concepts will include:
*How a compass works.
*Electric currents can produce magnetism.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Looking forward to seeing all of you at conferences!
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/21 and 4/22 Student Led Conferences (1-4 and 5-8pm)
4/26 Orchestra Concert Rehearsal at Groves 4:30-5:30
4/27 Orchestra Concert at Groves 7:30
4/30 Arbor Day Assembly (Permission slips will come home this week)
5/5 Muffins for Moms (8:15-8:45)
5/7 Reproductive Health Class during school
MATH
Concepts from Unit 8 next this will include:
* Multiplication of Mixed Numbers
*Finding the % of a Number
READING
This week, students will have fun getting into character as we perform a reader's theater (reading a script) of a story that takes place during the American Revolution. Reading in a reader's theater format allows children to have practice with reading fluency, and it can be fun too! :)
WRITING
This week, students will finish publishing their poems. They will also be given an opportunity to share their research reports and poems with the rest of the class.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Students have already shown their interest in the magnets and motors unit when we started it last week. Ask your child what discoveries they've made or questions they have about magnets in particular.
This week's concepts will include:
*How a compass works.
*Electric currents can produce magnetism.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don't forget to start looking for photos of your child for the slideshow. The deadline is May 3. Please email to Jen Heard as a high resolution .JPEG file. If you do not have them in digital form/do not have a scanner, please send in the regular photos.
Please remember to sign up for conferences. Sign up sheets are located outside of the office.
The new Spelling schedule will look like this:
Monday 4/12: Spelling Pretest Week 23
Spelling Packet Week 23 assigned
Monday 4/19: Spelling Packet Week 23 is due
Spelling Test Week 23
Spelling Pretest Week 24
Spelling Packet Week 24 assigned
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/12 Classes Resume
4/16 No School for Students-Records Day
4/16 School Fair
4/21 and 4/22 Student Led Conferences (1-4 and 5-8pm)
4/26 Orchestra Concert Rehearsal at Groves 4:30-5:30
4/27 Orchestra Concert at Groves 7:30
4/30 Arbor Day Assembly (Permission slips will come home this week)
MATH
The math quiz for Unit 8 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13.
Concepts from Unit 8 next this will include:
* Using unit fractions to find a fraction of a number and to find the whole.
* Using an area model to find fractions of fractions.
READING
This week, we will complete our poetry unit. Please ask your child about the book we are reading as a class, Locomotion, a story written completely in free verse poetry. This book is rich with underlying themes that we have been uncovering together, like love, loss, family, friendship, pain and hope. A major part of learning to be a good reader involves discovering themes that are present in stories, but not written in the actual text.
WRITING
This week, students will bring at least two poems they've written to publication. They have been doing such a great job with these and cannot wait to share these with you at conferences.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
On Monday, we will complete our review for the social studies test, which will take place Wednesday, April 14. The review will outline concepts that will be covered on the test, which includes chapter 6, 7, and 8 in the red Social Studies Alive text book. If referring to the purple packet, we only completed sessions 1-10. We will continue with sessions 11-13 once we are finished with the next science kit.
Our next Science unit is Magnets and Motors. In this unit, students will explore magnets, electromagnets, and motors. Through their experiences, students will be introduced to to following concepts:
*Magnets attract and repel each other.
*How a compass works.
*Electric currents can produce magnetism.
*A simple motor can be made from an electromagnet and a rotating armature.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don't forget to start looking for photos of your child for the slideshow. The deadline is May 3. Please email to Jen Heard as a high resolution .JPEG file. If you do not have them in digital form/do not have a scanner, please send in the regular photos.
Please remember to sign up for conferences. Sign up sheets are located outside of the office.
The new Spelling schedule will look like this:
Monday 4/12: Spelling Pretest Week 23
Spelling Packet Week 23 assigned
Monday 4/19: Spelling Packet Week 23 is due
Spelling Test Week 23
Spelling Pretest Week 24
Spelling Packet Week 24 assigned
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/12 Classes Resume
4/16 No School for Students-Records Day
4/16 School Fair
4/21 and 4/22 Student Led Conferences (1-4 and 5-8pm)
4/26 Orchestra Concert Rehearsal at Groves 4:30-5:30
4/27 Orchestra Concert at Groves 7:30
4/30 Arbor Day Assembly (Permission slips will come home this week)
MATH
The math quiz for Unit 8 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13.
Concepts from Unit 8 next this will include:
* Using unit fractions to find a fraction of a number and to find the whole.
* Using an area model to find fractions of fractions.
READING
This week, we will complete our poetry unit. Please ask your child about the book we are reading as a class, Locomotion, a story written completely in free verse poetry. This book is rich with underlying themes that we have been uncovering together, like love, loss, family, friendship, pain and hope. A major part of learning to be a good reader involves discovering themes that are present in stories, but not written in the actual text.
WRITING
This week, students will bring at least two poems they've written to publication. They have been doing such a great job with these and cannot wait to share these with you at conferences.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
On Monday, we will complete our review for the social studies test, which will take place Wednesday, April 14. The review will outline concepts that will be covered on the test, which includes chapter 6, 7, and 8 in the red Social Studies Alive text book. If referring to the purple packet, we only completed sessions 1-10. We will continue with sessions 11-13 once we are finished with the next science kit.
Our next Science unit is Magnets and Motors. In this unit, students will explore magnets, electromagnets, and motors. Through their experiences, students will be introduced to to following concepts:
*Magnets attract and repel each other.
*How a compass works.
*Electric currents can produce magnetism.
*A simple motor can be made from an electromagnet and a rotating armature.
Friday, March 19, 2010
March 22, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pembroke's Lost and Found is growing! Please take a moment to stop by and see if any of the many hats, mittens, coats, etc... belong to your child.
Don't forget to start looking for photos of your child for the slideshow. The deadline is May 3. Please email to Jen Heard as a high resolution .JPEG file. If you do not have them in digital form/do not have a scanner, please send in the regular photos.
Our class will host WPEM next week. Assignments will go out on Monday. Please consult with your child on his or her date and assignment and ensure that they are prepared and on time that day.
Please remember to sign up for conferences. Sign up sheets are located outside of the office.
There is no Spelling packet for next week. Due to some changes in our schedule, when we return from break the rotation of the spelling week will be shifted. The next pretest will be Monday, April 12.
The new schedule will look like this:
Monday 4/12: Spelling Pretest Week 23
Spelling Packet Week 23 assigned
Monday 4/19: Spelling Packet Week 23 is due
Spelling Test Week 23
Spelling Pretest Week 24
Spelling Packet Week 24 assigned
...and so on....
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/2 No School (Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break)
4/12 Classes Resume
4/16 No School for Students-Records Day
4/16 School Fair
4/21 and 4/22 Student Led Conferences (1-4 and 5-8pm)
MATH
The Unit 7 Math test will be returned to students on Monday.
The math quiz for Unit 8 has been postponed until April 13, when we return from break.
Concepts from Unit 8 next week will include:
*Review of adding and subtraction of mixed numbers
*Fractions of fractions
READING
Next week, we will continue immersing ourselves in poetry. In order to truly understand poetry, one needs to immerse themselves in it, so that they understand the structure, themes, and common characteristics of poetry. As they read, students will apply the active reading strategies they have learned during previous units of study. They will learn how to lift information from the page, develop theories about the meanings of the poems and talk about what they are thinking.
We have also been working on figuring what themes are present in a poem/story, and trying to look beyond what the text is actually telling you.
WRITING
Next week, students will begin choosing poems that they would like to bring to publication. We have been learning about line breaks, symbolism, and choosing better words.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts in Social Studies will include:
*The Middle Colonies
*The Southern Colonies
*The Slave Trade
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pembroke's Lost and Found is growing! Please take a moment to stop by and see if any of the many hats, mittens, coats, etc... belong to your child.
Don't forget to start looking for photos of your child for the slideshow. The deadline is May 3. Please email to Jen Heard as a high resolution .JPEG file. If you do not have them in digital form/do not have a scanner, please send in the regular photos.
Our class will host WPEM next week. Assignments will go out on Monday. Please consult with your child on his or her date and assignment and ensure that they are prepared and on time that day.
Please remember to sign up for conferences. Sign up sheets are located outside of the office.
There is no Spelling packet for next week. Due to some changes in our schedule, when we return from break the rotation of the spelling week will be shifted. The next pretest will be Monday, April 12.
The new schedule will look like this:
Monday 4/12: Spelling Pretest Week 23
Spelling Packet Week 23 assigned
Monday 4/19: Spelling Packet Week 23 is due
Spelling Test Week 23
Spelling Pretest Week 24
Spelling Packet Week 24 assigned
...and so on....
IMPORTANT DATES:
4/2 No School (Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break)
4/12 Classes Resume
4/16 No School for Students-Records Day
4/16 School Fair
4/21 and 4/22 Student Led Conferences (1-4 and 5-8pm)
MATH
The Unit 7 Math test will be returned to students on Monday.
The math quiz for Unit 8 has been postponed until April 13, when we return from break.
Concepts from Unit 8 next week will include:
*Review of adding and subtraction of mixed numbers
*Fractions of fractions
READING
Next week, we will continue immersing ourselves in poetry. In order to truly understand poetry, one needs to immerse themselves in it, so that they understand the structure, themes, and common characteristics of poetry. As they read, students will apply the active reading strategies they have learned during previous units of study. They will learn how to lift information from the page, develop theories about the meanings of the poems and talk about what they are thinking.
We have also been working on figuring what themes are present in a poem/story, and trying to look beyond what the text is actually telling you.
WRITING
Next week, students will begin choosing poems that they would like to bring to publication. We have been learning about line breaks, symbolism, and choosing better words.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
This week's concepts in Social Studies will include:
*The Middle Colonies
*The Southern Colonies
*The Slave Trade
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
3/17 Happy St. Patrick's Day: Wear your green!
3/17 Trip to the Environmental Center 9:10am-11:45 (Please be sure to send in your permission slip.)
3/19 Unit 7 Math Test
3/19 Family Read-In
4/2 No School (Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break)
4/12 Classes Resume
4/16 No School for Students-Records Day
4/16 School Fair
MATH
Unit 6 Math Test will be scored and sent home on Tuesday. I apologize for the delay in returning these. Many students were absent on the day the test was administered, and it took awhile to catch everyone up. Unit 7 Math quizzes will be returned this week as well.
Concepts from Unit 7 next week will include: working with positive and negative numbers.
The test for Unit 7 is tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 19.
READING
This week, we will begin our first genre study, poetry. In order to truly understand poetry, one needs to immerse themselves in it, so that they understand the structure, themes, and common characteristics of poetry. As they read, students will apply the active reading strategies they have learned during previous units of study. They will learn how to lift information from the page, develop theories about the meanings of the poems and talk about what they are thinking.
WRITING
This week, students will complete their Powerpoint presentation about their research topic.
Our next writing unit is poetry, which ties in nicely with our reading unit. Students will begin free-style writing of poetry in their writing notebooks, following the models that they will be reading. Once they have a nice collection of poems in their notebook, they can then choose which ones they will want to bring to publication.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
The science test on Motion and Design will be graded and sent home on Tuesday of this week.
We are switching back to Social Studies again! Our next unit is our Colonization Unit. The Colonization Unit is a Multiple Intelligence Unit. That means that students will be creating mini-projects throughout the unit that will help them learn about and show evidence of learning about the different topics in the unit. They will be able to choose between projects that include writing, art, drama, technology, or music.
This week's concepts in Social Studies will include:
*The story of Pocahontas and John Smith
*The settlement of the colony of Plymouth
*The New England Colonies
*The Middle Colonies
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
3/17 Happy St. Patrick's Day: Wear your green!
3/17 Trip to the Environmental Center 9:10am-11:45 (Please be sure to send in your permission slip.)
3/19 Unit 7 Math Test
3/19 Family Read-In
4/2 No School (Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break)
4/12 Classes Resume
4/16 No School for Students-Records Day
4/16 School Fair
MATH
Unit 6 Math Test will be scored and sent home on Tuesday. I apologize for the delay in returning these. Many students were absent on the day the test was administered, and it took awhile to catch everyone up. Unit 7 Math quizzes will be returned this week as well.
Concepts from Unit 7 next week will include: working with positive and negative numbers.
The test for Unit 7 is tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 19.
READING
This week, we will begin our first genre study, poetry. In order to truly understand poetry, one needs to immerse themselves in it, so that they understand the structure, themes, and common characteristics of poetry. As they read, students will apply the active reading strategies they have learned during previous units of study. They will learn how to lift information from the page, develop theories about the meanings of the poems and talk about what they are thinking.
WRITING
This week, students will complete their Powerpoint presentation about their research topic.
Our next writing unit is poetry, which ties in nicely with our reading unit. Students will begin free-style writing of poetry in their writing notebooks, following the models that they will be reading. Once they have a nice collection of poems in their notebook, they can then choose which ones they will want to bring to publication.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
The science test on Motion and Design will be graded and sent home on Tuesday of this week.
We are switching back to Social Studies again! Our next unit is our Colonization Unit. The Colonization Unit is a Multiple Intelligence Unit. That means that students will be creating mini-projects throughout the unit that will help them learn about and show evidence of learning about the different topics in the unit. They will be able to choose between projects that include writing, art, drama, technology, or music.
This week's concepts in Social Studies will include:
*The story of Pocahontas and John Smith
*The settlement of the colony of Plymouth
*The New England Colonies
*The Middle Colonies
Saturday, March 6, 2010
March 8, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
3/8 Science test on Motion and Design Unit (students should focus on notes taken in class and
review questions in green packet.)
3/10 Unit 7 Math Quiz (Students have a study guide)
3/10 Informational Meeting for Parents about 5th Grade Camp @ 6:00 pm
3/17 Trip to the Environmental Center
4/2 No School (Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break)
4/12 Classes Resume
MATH
Concepts from Unit 7 next week will include:
*Scientific Notation
*Order of Operations
READING
Students did a wonderful job with their book discussions last week.
Next week, we will take the English Language Arts District Assessment. Students do not need to prepare for this. We will also work on improving our written reading reflections.
WRITING
Next week students will complete the final drafts of their research reports and begin designing a Powerpoint presentation about their topic.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
The Science Test on Motion and Design is scheduled for Monday, March 8.
We are switching back to Social Studies again! Our next unit is our Colonization Unit. The Colonization Unit is a Multiple Intelligence Unit. That means that students will be creating mini-projects throughout the unit that will help them learn about and show evidence of learning about the different topics in the unit. They will be able to choose between projects that include writing, art, drama, technology, or music.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
3/8 Science test on Motion and Design Unit (students should focus on notes taken in class and
review questions in green packet.)
3/10 Unit 7 Math Quiz (Students have a study guide)
3/10 Informational Meeting for Parents about 5th Grade Camp @ 6:00 pm
3/17 Trip to the Environmental Center
4/2 No School (Good Friday/Beginning of Spring Break)
4/12 Classes Resume
MATH
Concepts from Unit 7 next week will include:
*Scientific Notation
*Order of Operations
READING
Students did a wonderful job with their book discussions last week.
Next week, we will take the English Language Arts District Assessment. Students do not need to prepare for this. We will also work on improving our written reading reflections.
WRITING
Next week students will complete the final drafts of their research reports and begin designing a Powerpoint presentation about their topic.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
The Science Test on Motion and Design is scheduled for Monday, March 8.
We are switching back to Social Studies again! Our next unit is our Colonization Unit. The Colonization Unit is a Multiple Intelligence Unit. That means that students will be creating mini-projects throughout the unit that will help them learn about and show evidence of learning about the different topics in the unit. They will be able to choose between projects that include writing, art, drama, technology, or music.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Please mark your calendars for the 5th grade Camp Parent Information Night. It will take place on Wednesday, March 10th beginning at 6:00 pm. The teaching staff will go over camp guidelines and there will be a representative from Camp Copneconic to give a presentation and answer questions.
A few notes/reminders:
*We need at least 8 fathers and 6 mothers to chaperone.
*We ask that chaperones attend the entire camp experience. Camp Dates are May 19-21. We leave at approximately 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 19th and return at approximately 1:00 pm on Friday, May 21st .
*All chaperones are required to fill out a Volunteer Consent Form (I Chat form) to be submitted to the Michigan Department of State Police by Birmingham Public Schools to perform a criminal conviction background check. This form will be provided in the Camp Chaperone packet.
See you on March 10th!
IMPORTANT DATES:
3/1 Unit 6 Math Test
3/3 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke II (For Students)
3/8 Science test on Motion and Design Unit
3/10 Informational Meeting for Parents about 5th Grade Camp @ 6:00 (More information to follow) This is the correct date! It said 3/6 on my last blog entry. Sorry for the confusion.
3/17 Trip to the Environmental Center (Please watch for permission slip.)
MATH
Concepts from Unit 7 next week will include:
*Exponential Notation
*Powers of Ten
*Scientific Notation
*Parentheses in Number Sentences
READING
Next week, students will continue working to improve their literary discussions with their reading partners.
Learning how to have an effective discussion about a book teaches your child good communication skills, aides in comprehension, and instills further appreciation of literature.
WRITING
Next week students will start revisions on their rough drafts of their research reports. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Concepts in science this week:
*Testing the effects of air resistance on a vehicle’s motion
*Building a propeller –driven vehicle
The Unit Test is 3/8. We will have a review on Friday, 3/5. If you would like to start reviewing with your child before that time, consult with your child about bringing home their science binder. They can start reviewing the questions in the green packet as well as the notes they’ve taken in their notebook.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Please mark your calendars for the 5th grade Camp Parent Information Night. It will take place on Wednesday, March 10th beginning at 6:00 pm. The teaching staff will go over camp guidelines and there will be a representative from Camp Copneconic to give a presentation and answer questions.
A few notes/reminders:
*We need at least 8 fathers and 6 mothers to chaperone.
*We ask that chaperones attend the entire camp experience. Camp Dates are May 19-21. We leave at approximately 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 19th and return at approximately 1:00 pm on Friday, May 21st .
*All chaperones are required to fill out a Volunteer Consent Form (I Chat form) to be submitted to the Michigan Department of State Police by Birmingham Public Schools to perform a criminal conviction background check. This form will be provided in the Camp Chaperone packet.
See you on March 10th!
IMPORTANT DATES:
3/1 Unit 6 Math Test
3/3 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke II (For Students)
3/8 Science test on Motion and Design Unit
3/10 Informational Meeting for Parents about 5th Grade Camp @ 6:00 (More information to follow) This is the correct date! It said 3/6 on my last blog entry. Sorry for the confusion.
3/17 Trip to the Environmental Center (Please watch for permission slip.)
MATH
Concepts from Unit 7 next week will include:
*Exponential Notation
*Powers of Ten
*Scientific Notation
*Parentheses in Number Sentences
READING
Next week, students will continue working to improve their literary discussions with their reading partners.
Learning how to have an effective discussion about a book teaches your child good communication skills, aides in comprehension, and instills further appreciation of literature.
WRITING
Next week students will start revisions on their rough drafts of their research reports. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Concepts in science this week:
*Testing the effects of air resistance on a vehicle’s motion
*Building a propeller –driven vehicle
The Unit Test is 3/8. We will have a review on Friday, 3/5. If you would like to start reviewing with your child before that time, consult with your child about bringing home their science binder. They can start reviewing the questions in the green packet as well as the notes they’ve taken in their notebook.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Week of February 22
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Parent Night at Derby
There will be an informational meeting for parents regarding your child's transition to Middle School next year. The meeting will take place this Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 pm at Derby Middle School in the cafeteria.
IMPORTANT DATES:
2/24 Battle of the Books
2/22 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke I (For Students)
2/24 Tentative Unit 6 Math Quiz (Study guide will go home Monday)
2/26 Family Bingo Night
2/29 Tentative Unit 6 Math Test
3/3 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke II (For Students)
3/6 Informational Meeting for Parents about 5th Grade Camp @ 6:00 (More information to follow)
MATH
Concepts from Unit 6 this week will include:
*Stem & Leaf Plots
*Analysis of Data
*Common Denominators
READING
This week, students will be working to improve their literary discussions with their reading partners. After reviewing a videotape of themselves during a discussion, they will evaluate how that discussion went and work to improve it each time.
Learning how to have an effective discussion about a book teaches your child good communication skills, aides in comprehension, and instills further appreciation of literature.
WRITING
This week students will complete a graphic organizer (which acts as their outline) to organize all of their information for their research reports. Once they have completed their organizer, they will then start their rough drafts. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Concepts in science this week:
*Looking at Friction
*Designing a vehicle with a sail
*Testing the efficts of air resistance
Parent Night at Derby
There will be an informational meeting for parents regarding your child's transition to Middle School next year. The meeting will take place this Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 pm at Derby Middle School in the cafeteria.
IMPORTANT DATES:
2/24 Battle of the Books
2/22 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke I (For Students)
2/24 Tentative Unit 6 Math Quiz (Study guide will go home Monday)
2/26 Family Bingo Night
2/29 Tentative Unit 6 Math Test
3/3 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke II (For Students)
3/6 Informational Meeting for Parents about 5th Grade Camp @ 6:00 (More information to follow)
MATH
Concepts from Unit 6 this week will include:
*Stem & Leaf Plots
*Analysis of Data
*Common Denominators
READING
This week, students will be working to improve their literary discussions with their reading partners. After reviewing a videotape of themselves during a discussion, they will evaluate how that discussion went and work to improve it each time.
Learning how to have an effective discussion about a book teaches your child good communication skills, aides in comprehension, and instills further appreciation of literature.
WRITING
This week students will complete a graphic organizer (which acts as their outline) to organize all of their information for their research reports. Once they have completed their organizer, they will then start their rough drafts. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Concepts in science this week:
*Looking at Friction
*Designing a vehicle with a sail
*Testing the efficts of air resistance
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Week of 2/8/10
IMPORTANT DATES:
2/10 Battle of the Books
2/11 Jump Rope for Heart 10:30-11:30
2/12 Valentine Exchange
2/15-2/19 No School-MidWinter Break
2/22 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke I
2/24 Tentative Unit 6 Math Quiz (Study guide will go home this week)
2/26 Family Bingo Night
2/29 Tentative Unit 6 Math Test
3/3 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke II
MATH
• Students will take the Mid-Year Everyday Math Assessment this week.
Concepts from Unit 6 this week will include:
*Data analysis
*Organizing data into a bar graph or pie chart
READING
This week, students will choose a book that they can read along with a partner. Though each child will be reading the book independently, they will use the skills that we have learned about having a good discussion to discuss this book with their partner.
WRITING
This week students will finish collecting information for their research projects. They will then begin organizing their notes into an outline. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Concepts in science this week:
* Evaluating Vehicle Design: Looking at Rubber Band Energy
*Testing the Effects of Rubber Band Energy
*Looking at Friction
2/10 Battle of the Books
2/11 Jump Rope for Heart 10:30-11:30
2/12 Valentine Exchange
2/15-2/19 No School-MidWinter Break
2/22 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke I
2/24 Tentative Unit 6 Math Quiz (Study guide will go home this week)
2/26 Family Bingo Night
2/29 Tentative Unit 6 Math Test
3/3 Derby Middle School Visit to Pembroke II
MATH
• Students will take the Mid-Year Everyday Math Assessment this week.
Concepts from Unit 6 this week will include:
*Data analysis
*Organizing data into a bar graph or pie chart
READING
This week, students will choose a book that they can read along with a partner. Though each child will be reading the book independently, they will use the skills that we have learned about having a good discussion to discuss this book with their partner.
WRITING
This week students will finish collecting information for their research projects. They will then begin organizing their notes into an outline. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Concepts in science this week:
* Evaluating Vehicle Design: Looking at Rubber Band Energy
*Testing the Effects of Rubber Band Energy
*Looking at Friction
Saturday, January 30, 2010
FYI
CAMP
Dates: Wednesday, May 19-Friday, May 21
Cost: TBD, but approximately $150-$160
Chaperones: Parents who are able to stay the entire camp stay will be given priority as chaperones. If we do not have enough chaperones who can stay the entire 3 days we will then invite parents who can chaperone one of two shifts (Wednesday departure to Thursday @ lunch or Thursday @ lunch to Friday return). This year we will need more dads than usual given the high number of boys in this 5th grade class.
5th GRADE AWARDS CEREMONY
THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH
10:00-11:30 am – Continental Breakfast and Awards Ceremony
11:45-12:30 am – Students attend their regular lunch
1:00-3:15 pm – 5th grade picnic
Valentines
Though we do not have a Valentines party, students are given time at school to pass out Valentine cards on Friday, February 12th. This is NOT required, but if a student does choose to hand out Valentines, I request that they hand one out to each student in the class. Here is a list of the names in our class:
Isiah
Brian
Jackie
Gabe
Lane
Andy
Annie
Griffin
Nathan
Ana
Dana
Nick
Jola
Skyla
Kyle
Cammie
Leah
Julia
Cori
Victoria
Sammy
Enxhi
Sydney
IMPORTANT DATES:
2/5 Report Card Release Day
Talent Show at lunch
2/10 Battle of the Books
2/11 Jump Rope for Heart 10:30-11:30
2/15-2/19 No School-MidWinter Break
2/22 Derby Middle School visit to Pembroke
2/26 Family Bingo Night
MATH
Unit 5 Math tests will be sent home next week. (This was delayed as there were some students that were absent/needed extra time to finish.) Please review and return to school with your child, so that it may be placed in your child's portfolio.
• Concepts from Unit 6 next week will include:
-organizing data in a graph or chart
-we will also review for the Mid Year District Math Assessment
READING
Next week, students will choose a book that they can read along with a partner. Though each child will be reading the book independently, they will use the skills that we have learned about having a good discussion to discuss this book with their partner.
WRITING
Next week we will start collecting information for our research projects online. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies tests for Chapter 4 & 5 will be sent home next week. (Again, this was delayed as there were some students that were absent/needed extra time to finish.) Please review and return to school with your child.
Students seem to be enjoying the Motion and Design unit in science, and have already designed their own vehicle and tested it to see how it reacted to a force. Next week, we will focus on changing certain variables to see what makes the vehicle move more quickly or slowly.
CAMP
Dates: Wednesday, May 19-Friday, May 21
Cost: TBD, but approximately $150-$160
Chaperones: Parents who are able to stay the entire camp stay will be given priority as chaperones. If we do not have enough chaperones who can stay the entire 3 days we will then invite parents who can chaperone one of two shifts (Wednesday departure to Thursday @ lunch or Thursday @ lunch to Friday return). This year we will need more dads than usual given the high number of boys in this 5th grade class.
5th GRADE AWARDS CEREMONY
THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH
10:00-11:30 am – Continental Breakfast and Awards Ceremony
11:45-12:30 am – Students attend their regular lunch
1:00-3:15 pm – 5th grade picnic
Valentines
Though we do not have a Valentines party, students are given time at school to pass out Valentine cards on Friday, February 12th. This is NOT required, but if a student does choose to hand out Valentines, I request that they hand one out to each student in the class. Here is a list of the names in our class:
Isiah
Brian
Jackie
Gabe
Lane
Andy
Annie
Griffin
Nathan
Ana
Dana
Nick
Jola
Skyla
Kyle
Cammie
Leah
Julia
Cori
Victoria
Sammy
Enxhi
Sydney
IMPORTANT DATES:
2/5 Report Card Release Day
Talent Show at lunch
2/10 Battle of the Books
2/11 Jump Rope for Heart 10:30-11:30
2/15-2/19 No School-MidWinter Break
2/22 Derby Middle School visit to Pembroke
2/26 Family Bingo Night
MATH
Unit 5 Math tests will be sent home next week. (This was delayed as there were some students that were absent/needed extra time to finish.) Please review and return to school with your child, so that it may be placed in your child's portfolio.
• Concepts from Unit 6 next week will include:
-organizing data in a graph or chart
-we will also review for the Mid Year District Math Assessment
READING
Next week, students will choose a book that they can read along with a partner. Though each child will be reading the book independently, they will use the skills that we have learned about having a good discussion to discuss this book with their partner.
WRITING
Next week we will start collecting information for our research projects online. Please monitor your child's progress by referring to the dark pink calendar your child should have in his/her homework binder. If they seem like they are falling behind, they may have to complete some of the research at home. (Please do not allow them to get too far ahead, however.)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies tests for Chapter 4 & 5 will be sent home next week. (Again, this was delayed as there were some students that were absent/needed extra time to finish.) Please review and return to school with your child.
Students seem to be enjoying the Motion and Design unit in science, and have already designed their own vehicle and tested it to see how it reacted to a force. Next week, we will focus on changing certain variables to see what makes the vehicle move more quickly or slowly.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
January 22
Announcements: There was a white apron left in the classroom after our holiday breakfast. We also found an extra griddle. Please drop me an email if either of these is yours, and I will make sure it is returned to you.
Next week is the start of "Trashless Thursdays". Every Thursday, students are encouraged to bring a "trashless" lunch. A trashless lunch is one in which nothing disposable is included, (i.e. juice boxes/Capri Suns, plastic bags, plastic utensils, paper bags etc.). Thank you for your help as we work toward making our school community a little more “green”.
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
2/5 Report Card Release Day
Talent Show at lunch
2/10 Battle of the Books
2/11 Jump Rope for Heart 10:30-11:30
2/15-2/19 No School-MidWinter Break
MATH
Unit 5 Math tests will be sent home next week. Please review and return to school with your child, so that it may be placed in your child's portfolio.
• Concepts from Unit 6 next week will include:
-organizing data in a graph or chart
Please watch the blog for updates on math quiz/test dates.
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers. Concepts will include:
-determining problem areas in their discussions
-bringing more individuals into the discussion
-holding back a bit if you feel you are dominating the discussion
-staying on topic
-digging deeper into the meaning of the text
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
Next week we will begin our research reports. Students will be given a calendar that will outline the pace of the project (as there are many steps involved). This calendar will be kept in students' homework binders so parents will be able to monitor their child's progress. Though ample time will be given in class to complete each step, some students may need extra time at home to stay caught up. Please do not allow your child to go ahead of the calendar, as they will be given lessons in class on how to go about each step in the process.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies tests for Chapter 4 & 5 will be sent home next week. Please review and return to school with your child.
Next week we will switch to science and start our Motion and Design unit.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
Next week is the start of "Trashless Thursdays". Every Thursday, students are encouraged to bring a "trashless" lunch. A trashless lunch is one in which nothing disposable is included, (i.e. juice boxes/Capri Suns, plastic bags, plastic utensils, paper bags etc.). Thank you for your help as we work toward making our school community a little more “green”.
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
2/5 Report Card Release Day
Talent Show at lunch
2/10 Battle of the Books
2/11 Jump Rope for Heart 10:30-11:30
2/15-2/19 No School-MidWinter Break
MATH
Unit 5 Math tests will be sent home next week. Please review and return to school with your child, so that it may be placed in your child's portfolio.
• Concepts from Unit 6 next week will include:
-organizing data in a graph or chart
Please watch the blog for updates on math quiz/test dates.
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers. Concepts will include:
-determining problem areas in their discussions
-bringing more individuals into the discussion
-holding back a bit if you feel you are dominating the discussion
-staying on topic
-digging deeper into the meaning of the text
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
Next week we will begin our research reports. Students will be given a calendar that will outline the pace of the project (as there are many steps involved). This calendar will be kept in students' homework binders so parents will be able to monitor their child's progress. Though ample time will be given in class to complete each step, some students may need extra time at home to stay caught up. Please do not allow your child to go ahead of the calendar, as they will be given lessons in class on how to go about each step in the process.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies tests for Chapter 4 & 5 will be sent home next week. Please review and return to school with your child.
Next week we will switch to science and start our Motion and Design unit.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
Friday, January 15, 2010
January 15
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School for Students)
1/21 Social Studies Test (Chapters 4-5 in text-Study Guide is the
vocabulary in the purple packet which was given to students ¼)
1/22 Tentative Unit 5 Math Test
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
MATH
• Concepts next week will include:
-Converting a mixed number to an improper fraction
-Review for Test
-Test Unit 5
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers. Concepts will include:
-determining problem areas in their discussions
-bringing more individuals into the discussion
-holding back a bit if you feel you are dominating the discussion
-staying on topic
-digging deeper into the meaning of the text
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
Students worked very hard to complete their fiction stories. We will celebrate next week during a Choc-o-Lit House. The room will set up like an old-fashioned coffee house where students will choose one published story to share with their peers while enjoying hot coco and cookies.
We will also start brainstorming ideas for our research essays. Students will be given a list of possible topics to choose from, or they can come up with their own, as long as it is a "scholarly" topic.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Students will share their Early Explorer projects with the rest of the class. They will use this information from the presentations to complete their packets for Chapter 4-5. The quiz has been post-poned until Thursday, January 21.
After the quiz, we will switch gears...no pun intended...and start our Motion and Design unit in science.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School for Students)
1/21 Social Studies Test (Chapters 4-5 in text-Study Guide is the
vocabulary in the purple packet which was given to students ¼)
1/22 Tentative Unit 5 Math Test
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
MATH
• Concepts next week will include:
-Converting a mixed number to an improper fraction
-Review for Test
-Test Unit 5
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers. Concepts will include:
-determining problem areas in their discussions
-bringing more individuals into the discussion
-holding back a bit if you feel you are dominating the discussion
-staying on topic
-digging deeper into the meaning of the text
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
Students worked very hard to complete their fiction stories. We will celebrate next week during a Choc-o-Lit House. The room will set up like an old-fashioned coffee house where students will choose one published story to share with their peers while enjoying hot coco and cookies.
We will also start brainstorming ideas for our research essays. Students will be given a list of possible topics to choose from, or they can come up with their own, as long as it is a "scholarly" topic.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Students will share their Early Explorer projects with the rest of the class. They will use this information from the presentations to complete their packets for Chapter 4-5. The quiz has been post-poned until Thursday, January 21.
After the quiz, we will switch gears...no pun intended...and start our Motion and Design unit in science.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
Friday, January 8, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/12 Tentative Unit 5 Math Quiz 2 (On converting fractions to decimals and percents-no study guide; students have previously viewed the quiz)
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School for Students)
1/19 Tentative Social Studies Test (Chapters 4-5 in text-Study Guide is the
vocabulary in the purple packet which was given to students ¼)
1/21 Tentative Unit 5 Math Test
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
MATH
• Concepts next week will include:
o Fractions & Percents
o Bar & Circle Graphs
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers.
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
We will continue to work on fiction stories in Writers’ Workshop. The following topics will be focused on during mini lessons:
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Diorama videos have all been downloaded to the Wiki. (Please ask your child to help you view these.)
We have started our projects on the early explorers. Students will learn information as presented in Chapter 4-5 of their text books. Ample time will be given in class to complete this project.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/12 Tentative Unit 5 Math Quiz 2 (On converting fractions to decimals and percents-no study guide; students have previously viewed the quiz)
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School for Students)
1/19 Tentative Social Studies Test (Chapters 4-5 in text-Study Guide is the
vocabulary in the purple packet which was given to students ¼)
1/21 Tentative Unit 5 Math Test
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
MATH
• Concepts next week will include:
o Fractions & Percents
o Bar & Circle Graphs
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers.
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
We will continue to work on fiction stories in Writers’ Workshop. The following topics will be focused on during mini lessons:
- Sentence Fluency (Varying your sentence type to make your writing more interesting)
- Conventions (use of commas with appositives, capitalizing proper nouns, & punctuating possessive nouns)
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Diorama videos have all been downloaded to the Wiki. (Please ask your child to help you view these.)
We have started our projects on the early explorers. Students will learn information as presented in Chapter 4-5 of their text books. Ample time will be given in class to complete this project.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
Monday, January 4, 2010
rh06bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing winter break.
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/11 Tentative Unit 5 Math Quiz 2 (On converting fractions to decimals and percents)
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School for Students)
1/19 Tentative Social Studies Test (Chapters 4-5 in text-Study Guide is the
vocabulary in the purple packet which was given to students ¼)
1/20 Tentative Unit 5 Math Test
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
MATH
• Concepts this week will include:
o Equivalent Fractions
o Fractions & Decimals
o Fractions & Percents
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers.
Concepts that will be covered during the mini lessons:
Purposeful discussion
Parallel vs Cross Talk
Body signals during book discussions
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
We will continue to work on fiction stories in Writers’ Workshop. The following topic will be focused on during mini lessons:
Conventions (Conjunctions, Compound Sentences, Correcting Run Ons)
How can you help your child be a successful writer next week? At home, continue to brainstorm with your child possible fiction story ideas. While/after they’ve completed their spelling homework, help them edit for punctuation and capitalization.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Some students have posted their diorama videos to the Wiki. (Those that haven’t will complete this week.)
We will begin to learn about the early explorers. Students will learn information as presented in Chapter 4-5 of their text books. They will also participate in a group project about an assigned explorer. Assignments will be given out by the end of the week. Ample time will be given in class to complete this project.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing winter break.
IMPORTANT DATES:
1/11 Tentative Unit 5 Math Quiz 2 (On converting fractions to decimals and percents)
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School for Students)
1/19 Tentative Social Studies Test (Chapters 4-5 in text-Study Guide is the
vocabulary in the purple packet which was given to students ¼)
1/20 Tentative Unit 5 Math Test
1/27 Vocal Music Concert at Groves
1/29 End of 2nd Marking Period (Students attend AM only)
MATH
• Concepts this week will include:
o Equivalent Fractions
o Fractions & Decimals
o Fractions & Percents
Please continue to ensure that students are reviewing all of their math facts for at least 15 minutes a night. They can use any method they choose including flash cards or computer programs. Mathfactscafe.com is a great resource for this. I will be giving you more great websites for practicing math facts as we move through the school year.
READING
Next week, we will continue to learn skills for engaging in a meaningful book discussion with our peers.
Concepts that will be covered during the mini lessons:
Purposeful discussion
Parallel vs Cross Talk
Body signals during book discussions
As you monitor your child’s home reading, continue to ask them questions about what they are reading, especially questions that practice the strategies they are learning in class that particular week. The more children read, and the more they practice these strategies, the better readers they will become.
WRITING
We will continue to work on fiction stories in Writers’ Workshop. The following topic will be focused on during mini lessons:
Conventions (Conjunctions, Compound Sentences, Correcting Run Ons)
How can you help your child be a successful writer next week? At home, continue to brainstorm with your child possible fiction story ideas. While/after they’ve completed their spelling homework, help them edit for punctuation and capitalization.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
Some students have posted their diorama videos to the Wiki. (Those that haven’t will complete this week.)
We will begin to learn about the early explorers. Students will learn information as presented in Chapter 4-5 of their text books. They will also participate in a group project about an assigned explorer. Assignments will be given out by the end of the week. Ample time will be given in class to complete this project.
Students will continue to learn how to label all of our United States. They will be given ample time in class to accomplish this task over the next couple of months once they have completed each lesson from our Social Studies Alive text. Please check in periodically with your child to see how they are progressing.
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