End of Third Quarter

We have come to the end of the third quarter.  Absent work will be accepted until Tuesday.  All late work was due this past Friday.  This is a great time to sit down and evaluate study habits, effort and grades and set some goals.  The fourth quarter moves very quickly, so students will need to stay on top of their work.


Although this week begins the fourth quarter we will still be wrapping up units and events from third quarter.

5th grade language arts:  We will have spelling this week and it will count for fourth quarter.  Pretest and pages assigned on Monday and final test on Thursday.  On this blog under 5th grade you can check out the remaining weeks for spelling.  We will skip the week after Easter and Achievement test week.  We will not have spelling the short week in May of field trips or the last week.  We will work on other activities.
Grammar:  This follows the same schedule as spelling, so weeks with no spelling also will have no grammar.  We will complete a writing project 4th quarter.

Literature:  Overall, the classes loved reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.  It is an excellent book and we had wonderful discussions about it.  We made a chart this week comparing the book with references to the Bible.  The students picked out so many connections.

This week we will focus on creating a digital magazine/newspaper to go along with the book.  Each student will be writing an article for the publication.  We will share the link with you when complete.
We will watch the movie that goes along with the novel at the end of this week.  We will split it up over 2-3 days because of its length.  If you prefer your child not see the movie in class, please let me know and I will make other arrangements.  It is rated PG.

5th grade social studies:  This will be an exciting week in social studies.  We have been working hard preparing to hold our Loyalist vs. Patriot Debate.
5 Akerson will have their debate on Thursday, March 10 at 8:30am in the Atrium room off the lobby.
5 Brown will have their debate on Friday, March 11 at 8:30am in the Atrium room off the lobby.

Parents are invited and encouraged to come.  All students will have some part in the debate.
We will try to record the debate but it is often too long to send.

6th grade literature:  6Hieber final test for Number the Stars is Monday.  Make sure to bring your vocabulary folder to turn in as well.
We will watch the movie that parallels the book this week.  We will also be hard at work on our research projects.  We hope to be ready to present the week before Easter, but we may not make it until after Easter.  I will let you know by week's end.  We will also be watching the wonderful documentary "Paper Clips" and using that to wrap up our study on the Holocaust.

BOOK TALKS:  4th quarter will not have a formal book report to turn in, however... students will be required to read at least one book outside of class and do an oral report on the book.  There will be a sign up document and we will begin March 21st.  The directions and form are posted under both 5th and 6th grade literature.


Third quarter had wonderful lessons and books in it and I so enjoyed reading about and hearing the thoughts of the students as we worked through these topics.  They have grown in many ways and can do a wonderful job of expressing themselves.
Fourth Quarter I will insist on their best work, including correct spelling and grammar on all written assignments.  They can certainly use the chromebook to help them.  Both 5th and 6th grade will read one more novel (choice books in a lit set) and complete a large writing project.  Keep checking with them and checking Cornerstone to make sure they do not fall behind.