Week of February 6-10

This will be a transition week for many of my classes.  We are finishing units and taking tests and then moving on.  I like the last couple of weeks of study, but the upcoming weeks are wonderful.

Make sure as we finish these units you are checking Educate.  I have been keeping a list of missing work on my board, and unfortunately there are numerous students with missing work.

**Remember if your student is absent, they must find out what they missed and make up the work.


5th Grade Language Arts: Spelling:  Spelling pretest on Monday.  Pages assigned and as always are due on Thursday along with the final test.  We are working on pages 122-125.
Grammar:  Last week we worked on Possessive pronouns which can be confusing.  We did well and will continue that work this week.  Skill pages will be 121-123.  Proofreading will be page 124 assigned on Thursday and due Friday.  The quiz will be Friday, page 125.

Literature:  We have finished our author study on Chris Van Allsburg and our introduction to fantasy/science fiction.  Students chose 1 of the 8 books we read to research and present to the class.  We will begin those presentation Monday.  We will also take a test over this unit.  I will post the study guide on Google classroom.  Students do not need to turn it in, but may use it to review and take notes for studying.  

We will begin The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by the end of the week. 

5th grade social studies:  Last week we completed some ending assignments for chapter 9.  The first was the Colonial Williamsburg letter and sketch.  We spent several days on this assignment, and the exact directions were posted on Google classroom.  Each student will receive a grade sheet this week with the rubric and their grade.  We are working to have assignments such as these done correctly, following the directions, and completed in final form.  If your student did not follow the directions, they may talk to me about correcting the assignment.
They will also get back this week the chapter 9 test.  They may make corrections but must follow the correction policy.  
Tomorrow we will go through our "Fakebook" assignments.  It is a great ending to the chapter, but the program has some glitches.  No one will be penalized for computer issues.  We will then begin chapter 10 which is a great part of American history.

6th grade Literature: We are spending the first 20 minutes of class each day reading.  I am meeting with each student about what they are reading during this time.  They will begin to keep track themselves of their progress and some reflections.
The rest of class we have been reading from our textbook.  We just read an wonderful historical fiction story based on the destruction of Pompeii.  We will do some followup work with it this week.  We will also take a test over this unit of Biographies and historical fiction.  I will be posting the study guide for them on Google classroom.  The test will be Wednesday/Thursday(A/B day).  

We will then begin reading in class Number the Stars.    Most of the book will be read in class, however there may be some outside homework.  It is a great work of historical fiction and we will use it to do a Project based learning activity and some reflective writing and art.

Don't forget about the upcoming book report.  Since this is the only report of the year, I have high expectations for the quality of work turned in.  This is not a one night assignment.  Students are given time in class to read, however if your child is less than half way done with their chosen book, they will need to be reading at home.

Have a blessed week!
Mrs. Brown