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
Friday, March 19, 2010
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.
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