This is our last full week with a normal schedule. We will have a lot to cover in this week.
Students should be checking Educate diligently to make sure they have all their work turned in.
5th Grade assignments this week
Monday - Grammar page from Friday - we made corrections and some still need to turn it in.
Monday - Chapters due for book club - check Google classroom lit calendar if not sure.
Tuesday - grammar page from class on Monday
Tuesday - study guide from social studies on Monday
We will choose new spelling words for our final unit on Tuesday
Wednesday - word list due
Wednesday - book club pages
Thursday - Social studies test over chapters 14-15
Thursday - Spelling assignment due
Friday - grammar assignment due
Friday - book club pages
**Book club character book and author essay - This assignment will be given on Tuesday. It is due next week Tuesday, May 15. Students will have class time to work on it, and should not wait until the last day or two. The directions will be posted on Google classroom.
5th grade Language Arts: Literature: We are spending most of our time reading our book club books. Most groups are completing the pages in class with the time given, but there may still be some outside reading. We will continue to have daily questions, and journals on google classroom. It is important students complete work on time so they can continue to work with their group.
This week the Character book will be assigned. Directions will be posted on google classroom. This project takes some time, and so students should begin working on it immediately and use their open class time to work. We will see if there is time for a group final project for the book.
Spelling/grammar: We will do one more lesson in spelling. We will pick the words this week and the test will be next week Tuesday. We will have an assignment this week Wednesday. We continue to go over grammar skills. We will be working on classroom as well as through worksheets on these skills. Students need to make sure they complete them and turn them in on time!!
Writing: We had our author's celebration last week. Thanks to all of those that made or brought treats to share. It was very fun. I am hanging on to the stories in order to grade them. Students will get a grade based on the writing skills for this genre and a grade based on grammar skills. A rubric will be attached to the grade.
Social studies: We have completed work on the US Constitution. The students did metaphor posters based on the 7 principles in the Constitution. They did a great job. We have moved on to the Bill of Rights. We have taken notes on this chapter. We will complete the study guide Monday - due on Tuesday, and take the test on Thursday.
We will then move on to prepare for our 5th grade field trips. We will look at the beginnings of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. We will finish up with Westward expansion.
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6th Grade literature: We are in the home stretch. We have finished our mythology unit. The Hercules comparison chart is due this week. We watched the Disney movie in class, and students were to have read the original story and completed the comparison chart. The assignment is on google classroom.
We have moved on to book clubs. Each student is in a book club with 1-5 other students. They are reading a book based on this last genre we studied. There will be assignments on google classroom each class time that we meet. Students will also get a great deal of class time to read, however most will need to read outside of school as well to complete their assignments. Students should not fall behind on this last unit - they will not have time to make it up.
Continue to encourage your child to work hard these last weeks. We will enjoy the time we have left!
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Week of April 30-May 4
We had a busy week last week, and we again this week.
It was wonderful to meet so many Grandparents and special friends on Friday. I love watching the kids interact with them. Many 5th graders shared their stories we had just finished. There were some very impressed special friends!!
We have a lot to do in the remaining weeks. As always encourage your child to stay focused and complete all work on time and to their best ability.
Students missing work in these last weeks will need to stay in at recess or other events to get it completed.
5th Grade assignments for the week
Spelling was due on Friday. If you check Educate a number of students did not turn it in and have a missing assignment. Grammar was due Thursday, but there are a few of those missing as well.
Spelling practice test given on Tuesday, corrected and due back on Wednesday.
Grammar worksheet Monday - due Tuesday
Chapters in Book club books due on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entry/exit questions due each day on Google classroom.
Social studies combined study guide for chapters 14-15 - either assigned Thursday or Friday. I will send a separate email.
Spelling test - Thursday: class words are posted on this blog and on Spelling city
Special event this Thursday from 2:00-3:00! We will have an Author's celebration and share our amazing fantasy stories. We will be in the dining hall. Students can bring a snack to share with the 5th grade if they wish. We will put enjoy some food and share our stories. Parents are more than welcome to join us.
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have finished looking at poetry and have moved into our last book club novel. Each group is reading a book written in prose. Chapters have been assigned and each student has an assignment calendar on Google classroom. We will read a great deal of this in class, but there may be days pages need to be read at home. We will do questions, journals, a quiz, a character book and final test.
Again, it is important students don't fall behind on the chapters assigned or assignments given.
Spelling/Grammar: We will be working through some grammar skills. We will be completing assignments both on classroom and some worksheets. Any missing work will be noted on Educate.
We have a spelling test this week on the words we choose last week. It is a tough list, so make sure to look over it before Thursday.
Writing: We will have our author's celebration this week. We will continue to some writing through the end of the year. Students will be able to choose to write poetry, another fiction story or a memoir.
Their fantasy stories will be graded and then sent home, but that will take some time.
Social Studies: We are studying the US Constitution and Bill of Rights in these next 2 chapters. We are currently taking some class notes. We will complete a picture/metaphor activity this week. We will be ready to complete the study guide hopefully by the end of this week with the test next week Tuesday. I will let you know for sure.
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6th Grade Literature: We are currently in the middle of our mythology unit. We have read 3 myths from our book and will be finishing up the comparison story charts Monday of this week on Classroom. Look for those grades on Educate. Tuesday/Wednesday we will watch Disney's version of Hercules. Students are assigned to pre-read the original story from Mythology before watching the movie version.
There will be test over the mythology unit next week.
Thursday and Friday we will begin our final book club. Again, students are allowed to choose a story from the fantasy, mythology, mystery genre even if there is only other person reading it. We will be working this week to make sure all students are in appropriate book club groups.
Students will have 21/2 weeks to read the book and there will be some questions and journaling to go with them. We have advised students to choose a book they can read in 21/2 weeks.
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
It was wonderful to meet so many Grandparents and special friends on Friday. I love watching the kids interact with them. Many 5th graders shared their stories we had just finished. There were some very impressed special friends!!
We have a lot to do in the remaining weeks. As always encourage your child to stay focused and complete all work on time and to their best ability.
Students missing work in these last weeks will need to stay in at recess or other events to get it completed.
5th Grade assignments for the week
Spelling was due on Friday. If you check Educate a number of students did not turn it in and have a missing assignment. Grammar was due Thursday, but there are a few of those missing as well.
Spelling practice test given on Tuesday, corrected and due back on Wednesday.
Grammar worksheet Monday - due Tuesday
Chapters in Book club books due on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entry/exit questions due each day on Google classroom.
Social studies combined study guide for chapters 14-15 - either assigned Thursday or Friday. I will send a separate email.
Spelling test - Thursday: class words are posted on this blog and on Spelling city
Special event this Thursday from 2:00-3:00! We will have an Author's celebration and share our amazing fantasy stories. We will be in the dining hall. Students can bring a snack to share with the 5th grade if they wish. We will put enjoy some food and share our stories. Parents are more than welcome to join us.
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have finished looking at poetry and have moved into our last book club novel. Each group is reading a book written in prose. Chapters have been assigned and each student has an assignment calendar on Google classroom. We will read a great deal of this in class, but there may be days pages need to be read at home. We will do questions, journals, a quiz, a character book and final test.
Again, it is important students don't fall behind on the chapters assigned or assignments given.
Spelling/Grammar: We will be working through some grammar skills. We will be completing assignments both on classroom and some worksheets. Any missing work will be noted on Educate.
We have a spelling test this week on the words we choose last week. It is a tough list, so make sure to look over it before Thursday.
Writing: We will have our author's celebration this week. We will continue to some writing through the end of the year. Students will be able to choose to write poetry, another fiction story or a memoir.
Their fantasy stories will be graded and then sent home, but that will take some time.
Social Studies: We are studying the US Constitution and Bill of Rights in these next 2 chapters. We are currently taking some class notes. We will complete a picture/metaphor activity this week. We will be ready to complete the study guide hopefully by the end of this week with the test next week Tuesday. I will let you know for sure.
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6th Grade Literature: We are currently in the middle of our mythology unit. We have read 3 myths from our book and will be finishing up the comparison story charts Monday of this week on Classroom. Look for those grades on Educate. Tuesday/Wednesday we will watch Disney's version of Hercules. Students are assigned to pre-read the original story from Mythology before watching the movie version.
There will be test over the mythology unit next week.
Thursday and Friday we will begin our final book club. Again, students are allowed to choose a story from the fantasy, mythology, mystery genre even if there is only other person reading it. We will be working this week to make sure all students are in appropriate book club groups.
Students will have 21/2 weeks to read the book and there will be some questions and journaling to go with them. We have advised students to choose a book they can read in 21/2 weeks.
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
Friday, April 20, 2018
Week of April 23-27
Testing week is over. The students did a great job working hard on the tests and doing their best. We are glad they are over so that we can continue on with our 4th quarter units.
We have lots of time left in the quarter and lots of work left to do. Make sure your child doesn't check out early and continues to keep up with the assignments.
March Madness Tournament of Books comes to an end! This will be the last week to read the books from the tournament. We are down to our 2 finalists. Jason Reynolds and the book Ghost vs. Jennifer Nielsen who has written The False Prince and A Night Divided. All 5th and 6th graders were required to read one book from the tournament list. Students that read more will receive extra points on Educate. Many students have books checked our from me that I have checked out from the library. These are due no later than April 30.
5th Grade due this week
Monday: Irregular verb assignment on google classroom. Assigned on Friday
Final copy of Fantasy story including cover, illustrations and all completed edits.
I will be printing them on Monday to be bound.
Tuesday: New spelling words assigned. Competed word list with 20 words due Wednesday.
Adjective worksheet due today. Assigned Monday.
Wednesday: Poetry Recitation due
We will begin our last Book Club book. Calendar on Google classroom
Thursday: Spelling assignment from Wednesday due. On google classroom
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have been working through a poetry unit. We have been reading a variety of poetry and taking notes and observations on it. We have been working on looking at Author's Craft as we read, observe and discuss the poems. Groups last week were assigned a Poetry recitation project. Groups of 4-5 have chosen a poem and worked to recite it to the class. We will be performing the recitations Wednesday at 12:40 in Mrs. Brown's room.
We will begin our last book club book on Wednesday as well. Groups will be receiving a novel written in Prose. A calendar for each book will be set up on google classroom. Some reading will need to be done at home, but a great deal will be done at school. We will have comprehension questions and journal assignments as we read.
Spelling/Grammar: We will have 2 more units of spelling. We will choose new words this week and the test will be Thursday, May 3. We will be working again on grammar skills. these assignments will be on Google classroom or as a worksheet. Keep an eye on Educate for missing work.
Writing: Our fantasy stories based off of the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick are complete!! All final pieces are due on Monday. I will be printing the stories and we will assemble them this week. then we will have them bound. We will have an Author's share and celebration to read the stories sometime in the next couple of weeks. I will let you know when that is set, and parents are welcome to come!
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6th Grade Literature: We have finished up our unit on Historical Fiction and the Holocaust. It was a very worthwhile unit and students learned a lot and read a variety of literature through it.
We are moving on to our last unit: Mythology and Fantasy. We will begin with Mythology. We will take notes and read 3 myths from our Yellow anthology book. Then we will do a comparison of 2 versions of the Hercules story. All of these will have assignments on Google classroom.
We will then complete one last book club book. Students can read a book from this last genre, and form a group of 2-6 other students reading it as well.
We will have journal assignments, and comprehension questions and they will need to be able to finish the book in the remaining weeks. We will be going over choices and books that I have copies of at school next week.
Keep an eye on Educate to make sure all Lit assignments are turned in. We still have numerous assignments left to complete.
We have lots of time left in the quarter and lots of work left to do. Make sure your child doesn't check out early and continues to keep up with the assignments.
March Madness Tournament of Books comes to an end! This will be the last week to read the books from the tournament. We are down to our 2 finalists. Jason Reynolds and the book Ghost vs. Jennifer Nielsen who has written The False Prince and A Night Divided. All 5th and 6th graders were required to read one book from the tournament list. Students that read more will receive extra points on Educate. Many students have books checked our from me that I have checked out from the library. These are due no later than April 30.
5th Grade due this week
Monday: Irregular verb assignment on google classroom. Assigned on Friday
Final copy of Fantasy story including cover, illustrations and all completed edits.
I will be printing them on Monday to be bound.
Tuesday: New spelling words assigned. Competed word list with 20 words due Wednesday.
Adjective worksheet due today. Assigned Monday.
Wednesday: Poetry Recitation due
We will begin our last Book Club book. Calendar on Google classroom
Thursday: Spelling assignment from Wednesday due. On google classroom
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have been working through a poetry unit. We have been reading a variety of poetry and taking notes and observations on it. We have been working on looking at Author's Craft as we read, observe and discuss the poems. Groups last week were assigned a Poetry recitation project. Groups of 4-5 have chosen a poem and worked to recite it to the class. We will be performing the recitations Wednesday at 12:40 in Mrs. Brown's room.
We will begin our last book club book on Wednesday as well. Groups will be receiving a novel written in Prose. A calendar for each book will be set up on google classroom. Some reading will need to be done at home, but a great deal will be done at school. We will have comprehension questions and journal assignments as we read.
Spelling/Grammar: We will have 2 more units of spelling. We will choose new words this week and the test will be Thursday, May 3. We will be working again on grammar skills. these assignments will be on Google classroom or as a worksheet. Keep an eye on Educate for missing work.
Writing: Our fantasy stories based off of the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick are complete!! All final pieces are due on Monday. I will be printing the stories and we will assemble them this week. then we will have them bound. We will have an Author's share and celebration to read the stories sometime in the next couple of weeks. I will let you know when that is set, and parents are welcome to come!
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6th Grade Literature: We have finished up our unit on Historical Fiction and the Holocaust. It was a very worthwhile unit and students learned a lot and read a variety of literature through it.
We are moving on to our last unit: Mythology and Fantasy. We will begin with Mythology. We will take notes and read 3 myths from our Yellow anthology book. Then we will do a comparison of 2 versions of the Hercules story. All of these will have assignments on Google classroom.
We will then complete one last book club book. Students can read a book from this last genre, and form a group of 2-6 other students reading it as well.
We will have journal assignments, and comprehension questions and they will need to be able to finish the book in the remaining weeks. We will be going over choices and books that I have copies of at school next week.
Keep an eye on Educate to make sure all Lit assignments are turned in. We still have numerous assignments left to complete.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Testing week
This week we will be completing the Stanford Achievement Tests.
We will be working on them during the morning times Mon-Thurs.
Make sure your child gets plenty of rest and good nutrition this week. They may bring snacks, water and mints to school if they wish to help carry them through the tests.
We will only have 2 assignments this week.
1. Social Studies - each student is working on an individual research project about a topic from the Revolutionary War. We researched last week. Their final slides are due Thursday. They will have time to work this week, but may need to complete them at home.
2. We have been editing our stories for over a week now. That too, we will finish this week in order to publish the stories. You may help your child edit, but do not rewrite the story for them. This is a reflection of many weeks of work, and what they have learned in writing this year.
You are welcome to make suggestions and help with grammar, punctuation etc...
Next week we will get back to our regular schedule and work. We will be finishing up our poem unit with a group narrative poem project and moving on to our final Book club book. This will be a book written in prose form. There will be a calendar of assignments posted on classroom once we get started. These are not difficult books to read and we will get through them quickly.
We are wrapping up the Tournament of books. Each student needs to have read one book from the list and filled out a ratings sheet. Extra books will be entered as extra credit points.
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
We will be working on them during the morning times Mon-Thurs.
Make sure your child gets plenty of rest and good nutrition this week. They may bring snacks, water and mints to school if they wish to help carry them through the tests.
We will only have 2 assignments this week.
1. Social Studies - each student is working on an individual research project about a topic from the Revolutionary War. We researched last week. Their final slides are due Thursday. They will have time to work this week, but may need to complete them at home.
2. We have been editing our stories for over a week now. That too, we will finish this week in order to publish the stories. You may help your child edit, but do not rewrite the story for them. This is a reflection of many weeks of work, and what they have learned in writing this year.
You are welcome to make suggestions and help with grammar, punctuation etc...
Next week we will get back to our regular schedule and work. We will be finishing up our poem unit with a group narrative poem project and moving on to our final Book club book. This will be a book written in prose form. There will be a calendar of assignments posted on classroom once we get started. These are not difficult books to read and we will get through them quickly.
We are wrapping up the Tournament of books. Each student needs to have read one book from the list and filled out a ratings sheet. Extra books will be entered as extra credit points.
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
Monday, April 2, 2018
Week of April 3-6
I pray your family had a blessed Easter.
This is our last short week of the year! However, we will be very busy from here to the end. We have a lot of material left to cover and skills to prepare students to move on to the next grade level.
Encourage your child to be diligent in completing their work to the best of their abilities, especially when the weather begins to turn nice and outdoor spring activities pick up.
Even though it is April, we are continuing our March Madness Tournament of books. Most students have already completed at least one of the required books and are now reading others for bonus points.
We will move the bracket for the first time this week. Students may still read any of the books in the tournament even if they do not progress in the winners bracket.
**Thank you to those parents that have helped your child get one of these books online, at the library or by purchase. It has been great to see their enthusiasm with reading!
5th Grade Assignments this week:
Due Tuesday - Spelling assignment creating fill in the blank sentences. It is on Google classroom and was assigned last week Thursday.
Correcting sentences Assigned Wednesday - due Thursday
Thursday - Spelling test (class words are posted on this blog under English/Spelling).
Friday - Final typed draft of Fantasy Story on Google classroom English
We will be reviewing for Achievement tests this week.
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We are finishing up our Fairy tale comparison unit this week. Students that did not complete the required books, will be finishing them during recess time.
We plan to move on and spend some time on Poetry in both reading and writing.
We will end the year with a final Book club book. We will begin that the week after testing.
Spelling/Grammar: This week is test week over the words chosen. Please look over the words with your child. Many students are not looking over the words and scoring in the "C" range or below on the word tests.
We will be editing stories and then will move back into some grammar skills fourth quarter. We will do a combination of grammar skills and writing for the remainder of the quarter, once our Fantasy stories are complete.
Writing: This week we are taking our drafts which we have been revising and typing them into Google Classroom. Some stories are very long, and students may need to type some at home in order to have it completed by Friday. We will then begin the editing process. Finally we will print, and illustrate these stories. We will have an author share day hopefully in about 3 weeks.
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6th Grade Literature: We are on the last portion of our Holocaust unit. Students have been broken into groups and are doing some research on a specific topic that we addressed in the reading of Number the Stars. They will be creating a visual project of their findings. These will hang in the hallway hopefully by the end of this week or early next week.
**We have a possibility of attending a very special field trip with this unit. Ms. Stearns and I will let you know the details as soon as we find out. We will need parents helpers to go along. It is tentatively set for Thursday, April 12th in the afternoon.
We will then quickly move into our Legends and Myths unit. We will do a couple weeks of classwork together. We will end the year with one last Book club reading a fantasy, mystery or science fiction book.
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
This is our last short week of the year! However, we will be very busy from here to the end. We have a lot of material left to cover and skills to prepare students to move on to the next grade level.
Encourage your child to be diligent in completing their work to the best of their abilities, especially when the weather begins to turn nice and outdoor spring activities pick up.
Even though it is April, we are continuing our March Madness Tournament of books. Most students have already completed at least one of the required books and are now reading others for bonus points.
We will move the bracket for the first time this week. Students may still read any of the books in the tournament even if they do not progress in the winners bracket.
**Thank you to those parents that have helped your child get one of these books online, at the library or by purchase. It has been great to see their enthusiasm with reading!
5th Grade Assignments this week:
Due Tuesday - Spelling assignment creating fill in the blank sentences. It is on Google classroom and was assigned last week Thursday.
Correcting sentences Assigned Wednesday - due Thursday
Thursday - Spelling test (class words are posted on this blog under English/Spelling).
Friday - Final typed draft of Fantasy Story on Google classroom English
We will be reviewing for Achievement tests this week.
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We are finishing up our Fairy tale comparison unit this week. Students that did not complete the required books, will be finishing them during recess time.
We plan to move on and spend some time on Poetry in both reading and writing.
We will end the year with a final Book club book. We will begin that the week after testing.
Spelling/Grammar: This week is test week over the words chosen. Please look over the words with your child. Many students are not looking over the words and scoring in the "C" range or below on the word tests.
We will be editing stories and then will move back into some grammar skills fourth quarter. We will do a combination of grammar skills and writing for the remainder of the quarter, once our Fantasy stories are complete.
Writing: This week we are taking our drafts which we have been revising and typing them into Google Classroom. Some stories are very long, and students may need to type some at home in order to have it completed by Friday. We will then begin the editing process. Finally we will print, and illustrate these stories. We will have an author share day hopefully in about 3 weeks.
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6th Grade Literature: We are on the last portion of our Holocaust unit. Students have been broken into groups and are doing some research on a specific topic that we addressed in the reading of Number the Stars. They will be creating a visual project of their findings. These will hang in the hallway hopefully by the end of this week or early next week.
**We have a possibility of attending a very special field trip with this unit. Ms. Stearns and I will let you know the details as soon as we find out. We will need parents helpers to go along. It is tentatively set for Thursday, April 12th in the afternoon.
We will then quickly move into our Legends and Myths unit. We will do a couple weeks of classwork together. We will end the year with one last Book club reading a fantasy, mystery or science fiction book.
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Spring Break and beyond
Just a couple of notes as we begin Spring Break, incase your child is working on something over break.
March Madness Tournament of Books: Almost every student has checked out a book from the tournament. Books checked out from me, will need to be read and returned when we return on March 26. Most books have a wait list. If students get the books from their own library or online, they can take longer to complete.
**Again - the books are listed on this blog under both 5th and 6th grade literature.
We will begin rating the books and moving the bracket when we return.
5th Grade Writing project: Most 5th grade students have chosen to continue to work on their story over spring break. They have spent many hours on these stories and worked so hard on them. Rough drafts must be completed by Monday, March 26th. If your child is writing over break, hopefully they will allow you to read the story and help.
**We will do grammar editing after we return. We are just working on getting the story ideas down.
When we return:
Literature: 5th grade will be working on a Fairy tale unit. We will be reading fairy tale picture books in class and comparing them. Absent students will need to make up what they miss during class.
Spelling: New words on Tuesday, March 27.
Social studies: We have been working with Spies and coded messages. We will finish the chapter on Monday. A study guide will come home Tuesday, March 27 - due the 28th. We will review and take the test Thursday, March 29th.
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6th Grade Literature: We will spend approximately 2 more weeks on our Holocaust unit. We are half way through the excellent documentary Paper Clips. We will finish that, and take a test over it. Students will have the opportunity to work with a group and complete a short research project on one topic from this unit.
We will then move on to a unit on Myths and Fantasy.
Have a very blessed week whatever you do.
Mrs. Brown
March Madness Tournament of Books: Almost every student has checked out a book from the tournament. Books checked out from me, will need to be read and returned when we return on March 26. Most books have a wait list. If students get the books from their own library or online, they can take longer to complete.
**Again - the books are listed on this blog under both 5th and 6th grade literature.
We will begin rating the books and moving the bracket when we return.
5th Grade Writing project: Most 5th grade students have chosen to continue to work on their story over spring break. They have spent many hours on these stories and worked so hard on them. Rough drafts must be completed by Monday, March 26th. If your child is writing over break, hopefully they will allow you to read the story and help.
**We will do grammar editing after we return. We are just working on getting the story ideas down.
When we return:
Literature: 5th grade will be working on a Fairy tale unit. We will be reading fairy tale picture books in class and comparing them. Absent students will need to make up what they miss during class.
Spelling: New words on Tuesday, March 27.
Social studies: We have been working with Spies and coded messages. We will finish the chapter on Monday. A study guide will come home Tuesday, March 27 - due the 28th. We will review and take the test Thursday, March 29th.
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6th Grade Literature: We will spend approximately 2 more weeks on our Holocaust unit. We are half way through the excellent documentary Paper Clips. We will finish that, and take a test over it. Students will have the opportunity to work with a group and complete a short research project on one topic from this unit.
We will then move on to a unit on Myths and Fantasy.
Have a very blessed week whatever you do.
Mrs. Brown
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Week of March 12 - 16
This week marks the beginning of the fourth quarter. It is amazing how fast this year has gone.
Teachers will be finalizing grades from third quarter this week. All late work was due last week Friday, so hopefully students checked on that.
There will not be corrections for the tests we took last week. Students knew that up front, and they will receive those tests back this week.
This week in the afternoons (last block) students will have the opportunity to experience Mini courses. This is a wonderful opportunity and we are thankful to all of the parents and volunteers coming to teach classes.
5th Grade assignments March 12-16
Spelling review Tuesday - due Thursday
Thursday - Spelling Test
Rough draft of Fantasy story - due Thursday
Social studies test - possibly Friday - I will send an email
5th Grade Language Arts - Literature - We enjoyed reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe very much. It had so many wonderful literary elements and Christian elements. We will finish the movie sometime this week.
This week we will do some follow up work on this unit with Fairy tales.
Spelling/Grammar: There is a spelling test this week Thursday. Review the words. We will come back to grammar at the end of this writing unit.
Writing: We are working hard on our rough draft fantasy stories. The first draft will be due this week Thursday. We will continue to work on specific elements of this writing before starting the revision and editing process.
Social Studies: Last week's Debate was awesome. Both classes did a wonderful job portraying the historical figures and arguing the topics of that day. It is one of my favorite events we do. Thank you to the parents and grandparents who were able to spend that time with us. We are moving on to study the Declaration of Independence. We may possibly be ready for the test at the end of this week, but I will let you know.
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6th Grade Literature: We will continue this week doing some follow up work on ou Holocaust unit. We will be watching a wonderful documentary called Paper clips. We will be taking notes on this and an eventual test. If students are absent they will need to watch it outside of class in order to complete the work. We will also be working on a group project involving limited research on this topic.
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New Reading Program: March Madness Book Tournament for both 5th and 6th Grade:
On Monday we will introduce our 4th quarter March Madness tournament. Based on a nationwide program we have chosen books/authors to compete against each other in a bracket style tournament. Students will read as many of the qualifying books as they can over the course of the next month. For each book they read, they will fill out a reading slip and rank the book on a 1-10 scale. We will be keeping track of rankings for the tournament. Students will again be given reading time in class and we will keep track of minutes read.
A list of the books will be posted on this blog under literature.
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
Teachers will be finalizing grades from third quarter this week. All late work was due last week Friday, so hopefully students checked on that.
There will not be corrections for the tests we took last week. Students knew that up front, and they will receive those tests back this week.
This week in the afternoons (last block) students will have the opportunity to experience Mini courses. This is a wonderful opportunity and we are thankful to all of the parents and volunteers coming to teach classes.
5th Grade assignments March 12-16
Spelling review Tuesday - due Thursday
Thursday - Spelling Test
Rough draft of Fantasy story - due Thursday
Social studies test - possibly Friday - I will send an email
5th Grade Language Arts - Literature - We enjoyed reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe very much. It had so many wonderful literary elements and Christian elements. We will finish the movie sometime this week.
This week we will do some follow up work on this unit with Fairy tales.
Spelling/Grammar: There is a spelling test this week Thursday. Review the words. We will come back to grammar at the end of this writing unit.
Writing: We are working hard on our rough draft fantasy stories. The first draft will be due this week Thursday. We will continue to work on specific elements of this writing before starting the revision and editing process.
Social Studies: Last week's Debate was awesome. Both classes did a wonderful job portraying the historical figures and arguing the topics of that day. It is one of my favorite events we do. Thank you to the parents and grandparents who were able to spend that time with us. We are moving on to study the Declaration of Independence. We may possibly be ready for the test at the end of this week, but I will let you know.
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6th Grade Literature: We will continue this week doing some follow up work on ou Holocaust unit. We will be watching a wonderful documentary called Paper clips. We will be taking notes on this and an eventual test. If students are absent they will need to watch it outside of class in order to complete the work. We will also be working on a group project involving limited research on this topic.
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New Reading Program: March Madness Book Tournament for both 5th and 6th Grade:
On Monday we will introduce our 4th quarter March Madness tournament. Based on a nationwide program we have chosen books/authors to compete against each other in a bracket style tournament. Students will read as many of the qualifying books as they can over the course of the next month. For each book they read, they will fill out a reading slip and rank the book on a 1-10 scale. We will be keeping track of rankings for the tournament. Students will again be given reading time in class and we will keep track of minutes read.
A list of the books will be posted on this blog under literature.
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
Friday, March 2, 2018
Last Week of Third Quarter - March 5-9
This is the last week of the third quarter!! All students need to check Educate for any outstanding work. A late grade is far better than a grade of 0.
I will be in for recess this week for anyone that needs to come and complete work.
We have also finished our literature novels and will be testing this week on the books and vocabulary.
5th Grade Weekly assignments
Monday - 300 word literature journal due. This was assigned last Thursday
Tuesday - due Wednesday - New spelling words. Students list of 20
Wednesday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe Test - over the book and 10 vocabulary words.
5th grade Language Arts: Literature: We have finished The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was awesome and the classes did a great job reading and discussing it. We completed the book, final questions, character sketches and Biblical comparisons last week. We completed vocabulary words on Friday and students took their folders home to study. Monday we will go over a study guide. The test over the book and vocabulary words will be Wednesday, March 7.
We will find some time at the end of next week to watch the movie version of the story. It is very well done, but is rated PG. If you do not want your child watching it, please let me know.
Spelling/Grammar: New spelling words will come out on Tuesday. The next test will be the first of the 4th quarter on March 15. We will return to grammar at the end of this writing unit.
Writing: We have just completed our second graphic organizer for our fantasy story. I will be grading them over the weekend. We will begin our rough drafts this week. We will be writing each day in class. I will let you know when the next deadline approaches.
Social Studies: We have spent this week preparing for our debate. We will do some rehearsing on Monday. Your child may be telling you they need a costume to wear. The actors will need to dress up, but you can use items you have at home to create the character. Others will have a choice to dress up or not.
I believe I posted the dates incorrectly last week on the blog. I apologize.
5 Brown will debate Thursday, March 8 from 8:30-9:30 in the Atrium room.
5 Akerson will debate Friday, March 9 from 8:30-9:30 in the Atrium room.
Sorry for the confusion, it is based on the A/B day schedule. We would love to have parents come and watch this event. Just meet us down in the Atrium room off the church lobby at 8:30 am.
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6th Grade Literature: We have finished the novel portion of our unit. We completed reading Number the Stars. The test over the book content will be Tuesday for A day classes and Wednesday for B day classes. We are going over a study guide with each group and recommending students use it to study. There will be 3 essay questions on the test. We will take the vocabulary part of the test on Thursday - A day and Friday - B day. Students will have next week to complete and look over their words. The vocabulary folder will receive a third quarter grade as well.
We will be watching the movie version similar to the book next week after the tests. We will begin 4th quarter finishing up this unit with a documentary called Paper Clips and a group project. Details to follow.
Blessings on your weekend and the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
I will be in for recess this week for anyone that needs to come and complete work.
We have also finished our literature novels and will be testing this week on the books and vocabulary.
5th Grade Weekly assignments
Monday - 300 word literature journal due. This was assigned last Thursday
Tuesday - due Wednesday - New spelling words. Students list of 20
Wednesday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe Test - over the book and 10 vocabulary words.
5th grade Language Arts: Literature: We have finished The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was awesome and the classes did a great job reading and discussing it. We completed the book, final questions, character sketches and Biblical comparisons last week. We completed vocabulary words on Friday and students took their folders home to study. Monday we will go over a study guide. The test over the book and vocabulary words will be Wednesday, March 7.
We will find some time at the end of next week to watch the movie version of the story. It is very well done, but is rated PG. If you do not want your child watching it, please let me know.
Spelling/Grammar: New spelling words will come out on Tuesday. The next test will be the first of the 4th quarter on March 15. We will return to grammar at the end of this writing unit.
Writing: We have just completed our second graphic organizer for our fantasy story. I will be grading them over the weekend. We will begin our rough drafts this week. We will be writing each day in class. I will let you know when the next deadline approaches.
Social Studies: We have spent this week preparing for our debate. We will do some rehearsing on Monday. Your child may be telling you they need a costume to wear. The actors will need to dress up, but you can use items you have at home to create the character. Others will have a choice to dress up or not.
I believe I posted the dates incorrectly last week on the blog. I apologize.
5 Brown will debate Thursday, March 8 from 8:30-9:30 in the Atrium room.
5 Akerson will debate Friday, March 9 from 8:30-9:30 in the Atrium room.
Sorry for the confusion, it is based on the A/B day schedule. We would love to have parents come and watch this event. Just meet us down in the Atrium room off the church lobby at 8:30 am.
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6th Grade Literature: We have finished the novel portion of our unit. We completed reading Number the Stars. The test over the book content will be Tuesday for A day classes and Wednesday for B day classes. We are going over a study guide with each group and recommending students use it to study. There will be 3 essay questions on the test. We will take the vocabulary part of the test on Thursday - A day and Friday - B day. Students will have next week to complete and look over their words. The vocabulary folder will receive a third quarter grade as well.
We will be watching the movie version similar to the book next week after the tests. We will begin 4th quarter finishing up this unit with a documentary called Paper Clips and a group project. Details to follow.
Blessings on your weekend and the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Week of February 26-March 2
Just 2 weeks left in the 3rd quarter. Time seems to be flying. It will be important these 2 weeks, to stay up with all work and check on anything still missing.
Book Reports: All 6th grade reports should be turned in. There are a few missing, and they will receive a late grade. There is a large variety of projects. We are displaying them in the upstairs hallway. Feel free to come up and view them. Students will be presenting them this week. Then grades will be totalled up and posted on Educate. This project will be a large percentage of third quarter's literature grade.
**5th Grade book reports are due tomorrow!
5th Grade weekly assignments
Literature - We will begin a question document on Tuesday with our last chapters. We will work on it Wednesday in class as well and it is due on Thursday.
Tuesday - Spelling assignment - due Wednesday
Thursday - Spelling test
Thursday - due Friday - Literature journal on the end of our novel
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature - We will be finishing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this week! It has been an awesome book to read. We will finish up vocabulary this week as well, and do some classwork making biblical comparisons with the book.
There will be a final test sometime next week.
Spelling/Grammar: We are on week two of this week's spelling words. We have completed one assignment and will complete a second this week. The test over the words will be Thursday, March 1st. Class words are on the blog, and each student's complete list is on Google classroom.
Writing: We will be choosing a picture to write about this week and after completing the graphic organizer, we will be writing first drafts. This has been a fun unit so far, and now we will take some time to develop a good fantasy story. There will be some upcoming deadlines.
Social Studies: We are working on developing an historical figure for our Loyalists vs. Patriot debate. This is a class debate, in which each student will have a part. Each is part of a team researching and developing a character from history. These characters will face off in a live debate. 5 Akerson will hold the debate Thursday morning, March 8 in the Atrium room from 8:30-9:30 am. 5 Brown will hold the debate Friday, March 9 from 8:30-9:30 am in the Atrium room. This is a great event and we love to have parents come and watch.
**Students correcting the Chapter 10 test, need to have it signed by a parent and corrected by Friday, March 2.
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6th Grade Literature: We will take time this week for each 6th grade student to present their book report. It is a great way to hear of new books to read!! We will finish reading Number the Stars this week. We will work on vocabulary together in class. There will be a final test early next week. Even though the reading of our novel is coming to an end, we have several things left in this unit. We will be watching a wonderful documentary called "Paper Clips", taking notes on it and answering questions. This is a great connection from the history of this event, to present day.
There will be a group project using project based learning techniques.
We hope to finish the components of this unit by Spring break, and show group presentations when we return.
Blessings on our full week ahead. I pray each student can continue to be diligent in their work and reflective of their faith during this lenten season.
Mrs. Brown
Book Reports: All 6th grade reports should be turned in. There are a few missing, and they will receive a late grade. There is a large variety of projects. We are displaying them in the upstairs hallway. Feel free to come up and view them. Students will be presenting them this week. Then grades will be totalled up and posted on Educate. This project will be a large percentage of third quarter's literature grade.
**5th Grade book reports are due tomorrow!
5th Grade weekly assignments
Literature - We will begin a question document on Tuesday with our last chapters. We will work on it Wednesday in class as well and it is due on Thursday.
Tuesday - Spelling assignment - due Wednesday
Thursday - Spelling test
Thursday - due Friday - Literature journal on the end of our novel
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature - We will be finishing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this week! It has been an awesome book to read. We will finish up vocabulary this week as well, and do some classwork making biblical comparisons with the book.
There will be a final test sometime next week.
Spelling/Grammar: We are on week two of this week's spelling words. We have completed one assignment and will complete a second this week. The test over the words will be Thursday, March 1st. Class words are on the blog, and each student's complete list is on Google classroom.
Writing: We will be choosing a picture to write about this week and after completing the graphic organizer, we will be writing first drafts. This has been a fun unit so far, and now we will take some time to develop a good fantasy story. There will be some upcoming deadlines.
Social Studies: We are working on developing an historical figure for our Loyalists vs. Patriot debate. This is a class debate, in which each student will have a part. Each is part of a team researching and developing a character from history. These characters will face off in a live debate. 5 Akerson will hold the debate Thursday morning, March 8 in the Atrium room from 8:30-9:30 am. 5 Brown will hold the debate Friday, March 9 from 8:30-9:30 am in the Atrium room. This is a great event and we love to have parents come and watch.
**Students correcting the Chapter 10 test, need to have it signed by a parent and corrected by Friday, March 2.
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6th Grade Literature: We will take time this week for each 6th grade student to present their book report. It is a great way to hear of new books to read!! We will finish reading Number the Stars this week. We will work on vocabulary together in class. There will be a final test early next week. Even though the reading of our novel is coming to an end, we have several things left in this unit. We will be watching a wonderful documentary called "Paper Clips", taking notes on it and answering questions. This is a great connection from the history of this event, to present day.
There will be a group project using project based learning techniques.
We hope to finish the components of this unit by Spring break, and show group presentations when we return.
Blessings on our full week ahead. I pray each student can continue to be diligent in their work and reflective of their faith during this lenten season.
Mrs. Brown
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Week of February 20-23
We have another short week ahead, with lots to do. We are in the midst of great units and the students are enjoying them. With just a few weeks left in the 3rd quarter, it is vital that students stay on top of their work.
Students should be checking Educate to make sure all work is turned in - especially from absences.
Book Reports!! 6th Grade book reports are due at the end of this week. Students should be working on their report now! Choices and all directions are posted on the blog under Literature and on Google classroom. Students may bring in their reports anytime they are complete. 5th grade reports are due Monday, Feb. 26th.
5th Grade Weekly Assignments
Tuesday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe journal is due on Google classroom
Wednesday - Spelling list words due on Google Classroom
Thursday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe questions due
Friday - Spelling assignment due
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We continue to read our class novel. We are enjoying it greatly. Journals are due Tuesday. We will work on vocabulary and character sketches in class. We will probably reach the end of the book next week.
Spelling/Grammar: We will choose new spelling words on Tuesday. Class words will be posted on the blog, and student's full list of words will be on Google classroom. We will have an assignment on Wednesday that is due Friday.
We are taking a break from grammar skills to focus on our writing project. We will continue to talk about verbs as we write.
Writing: We are practicing the skills we will need to write our fantasy stories. We have worked on setting and characters. This week we will work on problem, solution, and theme. We will then be choosing a story to write based on the pictures from Chris Van Allsburg book - The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. At this point we are doing all the work during class time. As we get into our drafts there will be homework.
Social Studies: Our awesome US history chapters continue. Chapter 11 focuses on the debate between the Loyalists and Patriots. Students will be broken into small groups, research a character from history and then represent that character in a live debate. This is an awesome event. I will send the date of the live debate out this week, once we begin research. For this debate, students dress in costume and we moderate a debate based on the viewpoints from 1775.
Last week's chapter 10 test will be returned this week.
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6th Grade Literature: We are reading through our class novel Number the Stars. As we do that, we are focusing on some basic facts about the Holocaust, but many positive stories and writings coming from this time in history.
Last week, we worked on an activity based on the story and book Hana's Suitcase. We are working to build empathy among the students based on historical events. The Hana's suitcase project is due this week Tuesday/Wednesday. The directions are posted on Google classroom.
This week we will also read some poetry coming from the Ghettos and respond in our reader's notebooks.
As we finish this novel, we will be watching the documentary Paper Clips and completing a group project that requires some research into a specific topic.
Again, our focus in this unit is to create empathy around the historical events that happened, and extend that empathy into their lives and world today.
**Don't forget Book reports are due this week for 6th grade!! Since this is the only book report this year, finished products should show time and great effort.
Students should be checking Educate to make sure all work is turned in - especially from absences.
Book Reports!! 6th Grade book reports are due at the end of this week. Students should be working on their report now! Choices and all directions are posted on the blog under Literature and on Google classroom. Students may bring in their reports anytime they are complete. 5th grade reports are due Monday, Feb. 26th.
5th Grade Weekly Assignments
Tuesday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe journal is due on Google classroom
Wednesday - Spelling list words due on Google Classroom
Thursday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe questions due
Friday - Spelling assignment due
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We continue to read our class novel. We are enjoying it greatly. Journals are due Tuesday. We will work on vocabulary and character sketches in class. We will probably reach the end of the book next week.
Spelling/Grammar: We will choose new spelling words on Tuesday. Class words will be posted on the blog, and student's full list of words will be on Google classroom. We will have an assignment on Wednesday that is due Friday.
We are taking a break from grammar skills to focus on our writing project. We will continue to talk about verbs as we write.
Writing: We are practicing the skills we will need to write our fantasy stories. We have worked on setting and characters. This week we will work on problem, solution, and theme. We will then be choosing a story to write based on the pictures from Chris Van Allsburg book - The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. At this point we are doing all the work during class time. As we get into our drafts there will be homework.
Social Studies: Our awesome US history chapters continue. Chapter 11 focuses on the debate between the Loyalists and Patriots. Students will be broken into small groups, research a character from history and then represent that character in a live debate. This is an awesome event. I will send the date of the live debate out this week, once we begin research. For this debate, students dress in costume and we moderate a debate based on the viewpoints from 1775.
Last week's chapter 10 test will be returned this week.
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6th Grade Literature: We are reading through our class novel Number the Stars. As we do that, we are focusing on some basic facts about the Holocaust, but many positive stories and writings coming from this time in history.
Last week, we worked on an activity based on the story and book Hana's Suitcase. We are working to build empathy among the students based on historical events. The Hana's suitcase project is due this week Tuesday/Wednesday. The directions are posted on Google classroom.
This week we will also read some poetry coming from the Ghettos and respond in our reader's notebooks.
As we finish this novel, we will be watching the documentary Paper Clips and completing a group project that requires some research into a specific topic.
Again, our focus in this unit is to create empathy around the historical events that happened, and extend that empathy into their lives and world today.
**Don't forget Book reports are due this week for 6th grade!! Since this is the only book report this year, finished products should show time and great effort.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Week of Feb. 14-16
Hopefully you are enjoying your days off. Those 5th and 6th graders still reading their book report books, should take advantage of these days and work to finish the reading.
This is a short week, but we still have a lot going on!
5th grade assignments:
Wednesday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe quiz is due. On Google classroom
Thursday - Social studies chapter 10 test. Study guide came home last Friday.
Thursday - Spelling test
Friday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe journal
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: Our class novel is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We are reading the majority in class, but there will be home assignments of one chapter at a time. Check your child's planner for these assignments. We worked on a quiz last Friday, that is due on Wednesday. We will work on a journal this week as well. As we read, we are sketching and writing in our reader's notebook. Absent students will have to see what they missed and complete it.
Spelling/Grammar: We will take a break from grammar skills as we begin writing daily. Spelling words were chosen last week and the test is this week Thursday.
Writing: We will be writing daily for the next several weeks. We are working on fantasy writing. We will begin with using our notebooks. Again, absent students will need to see what they missed and make it up.
Social Studies: We learned a lot in chapter 10 about events that will lead us into the American Revolution. The test is Thursday of this week. We spent several days last week working on the study guide. It should have come home on Friday to go over. It is not an open note test.
Our next chapter will revolve around a debate of Loyalists vs. Patriots. I will let you know as soon as I have a date for each class' debate. It is a lot of fun to come and watch.
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6th Grade Literature: Our class novel Number the Stars is going well. We will read the majority at school, but students will receive short reading assignments at home. We have taken our first quiz, and a journal is due this week. Keep checking on Educate, that all this work is being turned in on time and complete. This week Thursday/ Friday we are involving the student's in an activity revolving around the book Hana's suitcase. It will connect well to other aspects of this unit, and we are excited to introduce this awesome story to the students.
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Keep working on Book reports. Directions posted both here on the blog and Google classroom!
Blessing,
Mrs. Brown
This is a short week, but we still have a lot going on!
5th grade assignments:
Wednesday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe quiz is due. On Google classroom
Thursday - Social studies chapter 10 test. Study guide came home last Friday.
Thursday - Spelling test
Friday - Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe journal
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: Our class novel is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We are reading the majority in class, but there will be home assignments of one chapter at a time. Check your child's planner for these assignments. We worked on a quiz last Friday, that is due on Wednesday. We will work on a journal this week as well. As we read, we are sketching and writing in our reader's notebook. Absent students will have to see what they missed and complete it.
Spelling/Grammar: We will take a break from grammar skills as we begin writing daily. Spelling words were chosen last week and the test is this week Thursday.
Writing: We will be writing daily for the next several weeks. We are working on fantasy writing. We will begin with using our notebooks. Again, absent students will need to see what they missed and make it up.
Social Studies: We learned a lot in chapter 10 about events that will lead us into the American Revolution. The test is Thursday of this week. We spent several days last week working on the study guide. It should have come home on Friday to go over. It is not an open note test.
Our next chapter will revolve around a debate of Loyalists vs. Patriots. I will let you know as soon as I have a date for each class' debate. It is a lot of fun to come and watch.
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6th Grade Literature: Our class novel Number the Stars is going well. We will read the majority at school, but students will receive short reading assignments at home. We have taken our first quiz, and a journal is due this week. Keep checking on Educate, that all this work is being turned in on time and complete. This week Thursday/ Friday we are involving the student's in an activity revolving around the book Hana's suitcase. It will connect well to other aspects of this unit, and we are excited to introduce this awesome story to the students.
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Keep working on Book reports. Directions posted both here on the blog and Google classroom!
Blessing,
Mrs. Brown
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Week of February 5-9
Last week was a busy week, especially in 5th grade.
Both 5th and 6th grade ended literature units and took the final test. Those will be posted this week.
5th grade had the awesome experience of attending JA Biztown through Junior Achievement. This was a wonderful real world program. We are thankful to all those volunteers that helped with this.
We will be posting and sending out some pictures of our day.
We begin new units this week in literature and writing - back into class novels.
*All students should have set a goal last week for reading the remainder of their book report book. Reports are due end of this month.
5th Grade assignments
Monday - Past tense verbs worksheet - due Tuesday
Tuesday - Spelling word list - due Wednesday
Wednesday - Spelling assignment - due Friday
Thursday, due Friday - Literature - Quiz one for Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe
5th Grade Language Arts - Literature: We will begin our class novel on Monday. We will be reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. This is an awesome example of fantasy writing, that has a wonderful Christian element to it. We will be reading a lot of the book in class, but there will be some outside reading as well. Feel free to read the at home assignments with your child.
We will focus on Characters during this read, elements of fantasy and again, theme.
We will be completing daily drawings and writings in our Reader's notebook. If your child is absent they will need to make sure and find what we did in our notebooks each day.
Spelling/Grammar: We will pick new spelling words this week. Each students list is due and will be checked on Wednesday. We will have an assignment due Friday. We will continue working some with verbs this week.
Writing: We are beginning a new writing unit. We will be writing Fantasy short stories based on the drawings from The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. We will begin by doing some character writing this week and then setting. We will write focusing on the different elements before we begin a final story. There may be some homework this next two weeks in the Writer's notebook.
Social Studies: Last week Monday, the King of England came to our room and implemented some candy taxes without the representation of the students. We are using that lesson to discuss how the colonists felt as we move through the historical events of chapter 10. We will spend some more time on this chapter this week, before taking the test.
Chapter 9 tests were returned last week. Any students wanting to make corrections will need to see me.
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6th Grade Literature: We are continuing our unit on Historical fiction by beginning a class novel. We will be reading Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. This is a relatively easy read for 6th grade, and we will move through the book quickly. Some chapters will be read at school, some assigned for home.
**We will post a calendar, however it is just a basic guideline of what we will do each day. Assignments and dates will change, and your student will need to record the actual assignments in their planner.
Any work listed on the calendar is what will be done in class that day. Students may not work ahead on assignments.
Along with this unit we will be doing several other activities. We will be investigating other literature surrounding this subject, including some poetry. We will be completing a group project and a final reflection project by each student. We will be watching a wonderful documentary and taking notes.
Our goal is to keep the focus of this unit (the Holocaust) on the positive aspects and people that came from this tragic time in history. As we do some research, we will be guiding the students to filter carefully what they view.
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Book Report: Both 5th and 6th grade should be working diligently on completing their book report book and beginning the project. Each class has looked individually at what they have left to read and set a daily reading goal. They are receiving class time to read, but they will need to read outside of class. Please check with your child on the goal they have set and where they are with their book.
Reports can be started whenever the book is completed. Remember directions are posted on this blog and Google classroom.
If students need templates or other help, they can ask anytime.
Due dates: 6th grade - February 22 - Teasdale (A day classes), February 23 - Hieber (B day classes)
5th grade - February 26th.
Blessings on the upcoming week,
Mrs. Brown
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Week of January 29-Feb. 2
Last week was a great week. We enjoyed celebrating Lutheran School's week with some awesome activities and days of just fun.
This week we are wrapping up several units especially in Literature, and moving on to new things in social studies and writing.
5th Grade assignments:
Monday - Grammar review on verbs - due Tuesday
Tuesday - Spelling assignment - due Wednesday
Study guide for Literature test - posted on Monday
Thursday - Literature test over Fantasy unit
Thursday - Spelling test
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have finished our author study on Chris Van Allsburg. We enjoyed reading many of his picture books and discussing them. This week groups will give a presentation about one of the books to give us a better understanding of it.
**There will be a test on this unit on Thursday. The study guide will be posted on Google classroom on Monday. We will take notes on it from the presentations.
We will be moving on to our novel shortly.
Spelling/Grammar: We will continue working with verbs this week. We will complete a second spelling assignment this week. Students can use Spelling City to practice the words. Words for each class are posted under www.spellingcity.com/ccls5th. The word test is Thursday.
Writing: We are moving back into a new writing unit. We will be writing fantasy stories. They will contain some of the same elements as our first unit. Work will be done mostly in the Writer's notebook to begin with.
Social Studies: We are beginning chapter 10 this week. We will have a special activity on Monday to introduce this chapter. Chapter 9 tests will be returned on Tuesday, and directions will be given to make corrections.
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6th Grade Literature: We are finishing the unit on Biographies/autobiographies and historical fiction. We have read our last short story from the Lit book and will discuss it Mon/Tuesday. There will be a test over this unit on Thursday/Friday. A study guide will be posted on Google classroom.
Students will need to review their notes, information and vocabulary from each of the short stories.
We will then be moving on to our class novel Number the Stars. There will be a calendar of chapters assigned and assignments due posted on Google classroom when we begin the book.
**We will be checking reading logs this week in both 5th and 6th grade and each student's progress on their book report book. It is a good goal to set to be finishing reading the book report book this week or next, in order to have time to work on the projects.
Remember projects are posted on this blog and Google classroom. Students are choosing one project to complete.
Blessings on the week ahead.
Mrs. Brown
This week we are wrapping up several units especially in Literature, and moving on to new things in social studies and writing.
5th Grade assignments:
Monday - Grammar review on verbs - due Tuesday
Tuesday - Spelling assignment - due Wednesday
Study guide for Literature test - posted on Monday
Thursday - Literature test over Fantasy unit
Thursday - Spelling test
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have finished our author study on Chris Van Allsburg. We enjoyed reading many of his picture books and discussing them. This week groups will give a presentation about one of the books to give us a better understanding of it.
**There will be a test on this unit on Thursday. The study guide will be posted on Google classroom on Monday. We will take notes on it from the presentations.
We will be moving on to our novel shortly.
Spelling/Grammar: We will continue working with verbs this week. We will complete a second spelling assignment this week. Students can use Spelling City to practice the words. Words for each class are posted under www.spellingcity.com/ccls5th. The word test is Thursday.
Writing: We are moving back into a new writing unit. We will be writing fantasy stories. They will contain some of the same elements as our first unit. Work will be done mostly in the Writer's notebook to begin with.
Social Studies: We are beginning chapter 10 this week. We will have a special activity on Monday to introduce this chapter. Chapter 9 tests will be returned on Tuesday, and directions will be given to make corrections.
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6th Grade Literature: We are finishing the unit on Biographies/autobiographies and historical fiction. We have read our last short story from the Lit book and will discuss it Mon/Tuesday. There will be a test over this unit on Thursday/Friday. A study guide will be posted on Google classroom.
Students will need to review their notes, information and vocabulary from each of the short stories.
We will then be moving on to our class novel Number the Stars. There will be a calendar of chapters assigned and assignments due posted on Google classroom when we begin the book.
**We will be checking reading logs this week in both 5th and 6th grade and each student's progress on their book report book. It is a good goal to set to be finishing reading the book report book this week or next, in order to have time to work on the projects.
Remember projects are posted on this blog and Google classroom. Students are choosing one project to complete.
Blessings on the week ahead.
Mrs. Brown
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Lutheran Schools Week
This coming week is Lutheran Schools week. We will celebrate with daily activities in homeroom and Gospel groups. On Friday we will watch a movie and visit the Elementary building for an author visit.
There will be special dress days as well. Students can choose to participate or wear their school uniform.
Monday - Mis-match Monday. Students can either match with their friends or mis-match their own outfit.
Tuesday - Team Tuesday - Wear your favorite team gear.
Wednesday - Way back Wed. Dress in clothing form any decade way back!
Thursday - Tourist Thurs. Dress as a tourist or somewhere you have travelled.
Friday - Favorite Fri. Wear your favorite color or team wear or dress like your favorite character or person.
5th Grade Assignments this week:
Monday - Grammar worksheet from Friday is due
Last Chris Van Allsburg picture book. All questions are due on Wednesday. Students that have been absent will need to read the books they missed.
** Social studies study guide. We will work on it in class. It should come home to be completed. It is due on Tuesday. It must be completely done and at school in order to receive completion points.
Tuesday - New spelling words chosen. Students will add their own 6 words to make a list of 20 words. Words due on Wednesday.
We will check social studies study guide in class.
Wednesday - Grammar homework. Due Thursday.
Chapter 9 social studies test.
Thursday - Spelling assignment- due Friday.
?? Possible Literature test on Chris Van Allsburg
Students will be working in groups this week on a Chris Van Allsburg picture book presentation. Presentations will be do on Friday.
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We are finishing our author study on Chris Van Allsburg. We will be reading our 6th book on Monday. The questions for each book are due on Wednesday. Students will then join a group and create a detailed presentation about one of the books. There will be a test on this unit. I will send home information by email if we get that far this week.
We will begin our next class novel shortly. We will be reading C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Spelling and grammar: We are going to change spelling just a bit this quarter. We will still be taking 2 weeks per lesson. This week we will choose new words. The students will still be adding their own to the list. Any class words missed the week before will be redone. We will do an assignment on Thursday of this week as well, due on Friday. Then next week their will be a short review assignment. Assignments will be on Google classroom unless otherwise noted.
In grammar we are going to spend some time on verbs.
Writing: We will begin our next writing unit next week. We will be writing fantasy stories based on the Chris VAn Allsburg book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. We will begin with character development and similes and metaphors before writing a draft.
Social studies: We had a great day on Thursday moving between 6 Colonial American Stations. Thank you to Samuel and Brody's moms that came to help along with Mr. Hartmann, Mr. Akerson, Mrs. Jokerst, Mr. Doug Meyer, Miss Rachel Larson. Not only did we learn a lot about how life was in the 1700's, but we made candles, silhouettes, quill writing, played games and sampled some corn cakes and cider.
This week we will take the chapter test and move on. Upcoming chapter is on Patriots and Loyalists and we will hold a debate!
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6th Grade Literature: We are still on our unit of Autobiographies and Biographies. We are finishing up our story about the Chinese Cultural Revolution called "The Red Guards." Students will be assigned a timeline this week, due Wednesday/Thursday. We will then read one more story from the yellow lit book entitled, "Dog of Pompeii" and do a brief historical study of Pompeii. This will prepare us to begin our next class novel - Number the Stars.
**This week check Educate for three grades from the Biography, autobiography unit, and the grades for The Red Guards.
***All 5th and 6th graders should be reading their independent reading book both at school and outside the classroom. It would be great if students had finished their book report book, before we begin the next class novel. Remember the book report projects require more than 1 day's work!! We will be checking reading logs this week.
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
There will be special dress days as well. Students can choose to participate or wear their school uniform.
Monday - Mis-match Monday. Students can either match with their friends or mis-match their own outfit.
Tuesday - Team Tuesday - Wear your favorite team gear.
Wednesday - Way back Wed. Dress in clothing form any decade way back!
Thursday - Tourist Thurs. Dress as a tourist or somewhere you have travelled.
Friday - Favorite Fri. Wear your favorite color or team wear or dress like your favorite character or person.
5th Grade Assignments this week:
Monday - Grammar worksheet from Friday is due
Last Chris Van Allsburg picture book. All questions are due on Wednesday. Students that have been absent will need to read the books they missed.
** Social studies study guide. We will work on it in class. It should come home to be completed. It is due on Tuesday. It must be completely done and at school in order to receive completion points.
Tuesday - New spelling words chosen. Students will add their own 6 words to make a list of 20 words. Words due on Wednesday.
We will check social studies study guide in class.
Wednesday - Grammar homework. Due Thursday.
Chapter 9 social studies test.
Thursday - Spelling assignment- due Friday.
?? Possible Literature test on Chris Van Allsburg
Students will be working in groups this week on a Chris Van Allsburg picture book presentation. Presentations will be do on Friday.
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We are finishing our author study on Chris Van Allsburg. We will be reading our 6th book on Monday. The questions for each book are due on Wednesday. Students will then join a group and create a detailed presentation about one of the books. There will be a test on this unit. I will send home information by email if we get that far this week.
We will begin our next class novel shortly. We will be reading C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Spelling and grammar: We are going to change spelling just a bit this quarter. We will still be taking 2 weeks per lesson. This week we will choose new words. The students will still be adding their own to the list. Any class words missed the week before will be redone. We will do an assignment on Thursday of this week as well, due on Friday. Then next week their will be a short review assignment. Assignments will be on Google classroom unless otherwise noted.
In grammar we are going to spend some time on verbs.
Writing: We will begin our next writing unit next week. We will be writing fantasy stories based on the Chris VAn Allsburg book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. We will begin with character development and similes and metaphors before writing a draft.
Social studies: We had a great day on Thursday moving between 6 Colonial American Stations. Thank you to Samuel and Brody's moms that came to help along with Mr. Hartmann, Mr. Akerson, Mrs. Jokerst, Mr. Doug Meyer, Miss Rachel Larson. Not only did we learn a lot about how life was in the 1700's, but we made candles, silhouettes, quill writing, played games and sampled some corn cakes and cider.
This week we will take the chapter test and move on. Upcoming chapter is on Patriots and Loyalists and we will hold a debate!
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6th Grade Literature: We are still on our unit of Autobiographies and Biographies. We are finishing up our story about the Chinese Cultural Revolution called "The Red Guards." Students will be assigned a timeline this week, due Wednesday/Thursday. We will then read one more story from the yellow lit book entitled, "Dog of Pompeii" and do a brief historical study of Pompeii. This will prepare us to begin our next class novel - Number the Stars.
**This week check Educate for three grades from the Biography, autobiography unit, and the grades for The Red Guards.
***All 5th and 6th graders should be reading their independent reading book both at school and outside the classroom. It would be great if students had finished their book report book, before we begin the next class novel. Remember the book report projects require more than 1 day's work!! We will be checking reading logs this week.
Blessings on the week ahead,
Mrs. Brown
Friday, January 12, 2018
Week of January 16-19
What an awesome week we just finished. We completed a great deal of work and are moving through these units.
As always, I am so excited about the work the students are doing, and their insight to topics we have discussed.
We have a busy four day week ahead. 5th grade has an exciting social studies opportunity on Thursday, January 18th.
5th Grade Assignments
Tuesday: Spelling assignment - due Thursday
Wednesday: Grammar assignment - due Thursday
Daily questions - students will have a series of questions to answer that match the picture book they read that day. If they do not finish the questions in class, they become homework, due the next day.
Thursday - Spelling test
Friday - Grammar assignment - due Monday 1/22
Friday - Social studies workbook pages 46-48 and 52-54 due. All of these pages except p.54 were done during class time. Students will need to double check that they finished them.
5th Grade Language Arts:Literature: We have begun one of my favorite units. We are in an Author study, studying Chris Van Allsburg. Each day, students read one of his picture books, as a group and fill out questions about it. These are awesome fantasy books, that all contain a greater theme or message.
If students do not complete the questions, or they are absent, they must make up the reading on their own. I am in this week for recess, so it can be done then.
Spelling/Grammar: We will have a spelling assignment on Tuesday on this week's words. Please review the words with your child. The test is on Thursday.
We are working on grammar skills, especially those that affect our writing. We have been working on plural, and possessive nouns, and will finish this week. Expect at least 2 graded assignments on this. We did several practice pages last week.
Writing: After we finish reading Chris Van Allsburg we will begin some fantasy writing. We will use a Chris Van Allsburg book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick to base our stories on. We will begin that writing in a week or so.
Social Studies: We are beginning a very interesting series of chapters in American history. We have spent the last two weeks, reading about and discussing the origin of slavery in America. We will continue to touch on this subject as we move on through history. There will not be a test on this chapter. We have done workbook pages, discussions and a worksheet.
We will spend Monday and Tuesday preparing for our day on Thursday. We will be reading about Colonial American life. We will read from our book so that we have some background knowledge before Thursday's activities.
Thursday, January 18: We will begin stations about 12:50. We will end around 3:00pm.
All 5th graders will be in the dining hall and adjoining rooms for this activity. They will move between 6 stations, learning different aspects of Colonial life. At each station, there will be something to make, play or sample.
Come join us for any or all of this event. I could still use 2-4 parent helpers during this time.
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6th Grade Literature: We have been working with autobiographies and biographies. Last week students were divided into expert groups. They became an expert on one of the stories and then told that story to a new group. Now the groups, having heard all the stories, are answering questions about them. We will finish the questions this week.
We will then move on to two last stories in our Lit book. We will read an autobiography about the Chinese Cultural Revolution and a fantastic historical fiction story about Pompeii. Look for assignments on Google classroom for both of these stories.
We have gone over the choices for third quarter book report. They are posted on Google classroom and on this blog under both 5th and 6th grade literature. Due dates are posted as well.
Students are given time to read during class. However, work on the book report will need to be done at home. This project should take more that one night to complete, and students may begin as soon as they have finished reading the book.
Let me know if you have any questions,
Blessings on your weekend,
Mrs. Brown
As always, I am so excited about the work the students are doing, and their insight to topics we have discussed.
We have a busy four day week ahead. 5th grade has an exciting social studies opportunity on Thursday, January 18th.
5th Grade Assignments
Tuesday: Spelling assignment - due Thursday
Wednesday: Grammar assignment - due Thursday
Daily questions - students will have a series of questions to answer that match the picture book they read that day. If they do not finish the questions in class, they become homework, due the next day.
Thursday - Spelling test
Friday - Grammar assignment - due Monday 1/22
Friday - Social studies workbook pages 46-48 and 52-54 due. All of these pages except p.54 were done during class time. Students will need to double check that they finished them.
5th Grade Language Arts:Literature: We have begun one of my favorite units. We are in an Author study, studying Chris Van Allsburg. Each day, students read one of his picture books, as a group and fill out questions about it. These are awesome fantasy books, that all contain a greater theme or message.
If students do not complete the questions, or they are absent, they must make up the reading on their own. I am in this week for recess, so it can be done then.
Spelling/Grammar: We will have a spelling assignment on Tuesday on this week's words. Please review the words with your child. The test is on Thursday.
We are working on grammar skills, especially those that affect our writing. We have been working on plural, and possessive nouns, and will finish this week. Expect at least 2 graded assignments on this. We did several practice pages last week.
Writing: After we finish reading Chris Van Allsburg we will begin some fantasy writing. We will use a Chris Van Allsburg book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick to base our stories on. We will begin that writing in a week or so.
Social Studies: We are beginning a very interesting series of chapters in American history. We have spent the last two weeks, reading about and discussing the origin of slavery in America. We will continue to touch on this subject as we move on through history. There will not be a test on this chapter. We have done workbook pages, discussions and a worksheet.
We will spend Monday and Tuesday preparing for our day on Thursday. We will be reading about Colonial American life. We will read from our book so that we have some background knowledge before Thursday's activities.
Thursday, January 18: We will begin stations about 12:50. We will end around 3:00pm.
All 5th graders will be in the dining hall and adjoining rooms for this activity. They will move between 6 stations, learning different aspects of Colonial life. At each station, there will be something to make, play or sample.
Come join us for any or all of this event. I could still use 2-4 parent helpers during this time.
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6th Grade Literature: We have been working with autobiographies and biographies. Last week students were divided into expert groups. They became an expert on one of the stories and then told that story to a new group. Now the groups, having heard all the stories, are answering questions about them. We will finish the questions this week.
We will then move on to two last stories in our Lit book. We will read an autobiography about the Chinese Cultural Revolution and a fantastic historical fiction story about Pompeii. Look for assignments on Google classroom for both of these stories.
We have gone over the choices for third quarter book report. They are posted on Google classroom and on this blog under both 5th and 6th grade literature. Due dates are posted as well.
Students are given time to read during class. However, work on the book report will need to be done at home. This project should take more that one night to complete, and students may begin as soon as they have finished reading the book.
Let me know if you have any questions,
Blessings on your weekend,
Mrs. Brown
Sunday, January 7, 2018
First full week of the New Year
Welcome back. I pray your family was well and enjoyed your time off over the holidays. It was wonderful to have all three of my children at home, and spend quality family time together.
Third quarter has begun, and units have changed. 5th graders will be expected to be in class on time and prepared. Both 5th and 6th grade will have weekly free reading assignments and both will have a book report due. This quarter is full of wonderful learning experiences in all the subjects.
Important dates are listed below.
5th Grade Third quarter dates to remember:
Possible Colonial Activity day - Thursday, Jan. 18
January 22-26th Lutheran School's Week
Friday, January 26th - Author visit at Elementary
February 2 - JA Biztown field trip
Book Report due - February 26th
This week's assignments:
Weslandia - Create your own land - due Wednesday. Directions on Google classroom
Monday - Grammar quiz
Tuesday - Choose new spelling words - see blog and Google classroom
Tuesday - Zathura questions assigned in Lit - due Wednesday
Thursday - grammar homework - due Friday
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have begun studying a new genre. We will be focusing on Fantasy, science fiction and fairy tales for the next couple of months. Right now we are reading a couple selections from the Treasure's reading book and completing activities on them. We worked on the story Weslandia last week, and answered story questions. Now each student is designing their own land or civilization. Directions are posted on Google classroom, but besides the basic requirements, their creation is only limited by their imagination.
This week we will read Zathura which will begin our author study of Chris Van Allsburg. Students will be reading 8 of his picture books in class and answering questions about them. We will also study the author himself. This work will be done at school, with the copies of the books. Absent students will have to stay at recess and read what they have missed.
**Students should have by now a book they are reading independently and using for their book report. All books must be approved by me. They will be getting class time to read, but will still need to read at home. They have a reading log they are keeping track with, and each student must read a minimum of 1 and 1/2 hours per week. That averages out to about 15 minutes per day including once over the weekend.
**We will be going over the book report choices this week. They will be posted on the blog and Google classroom.
Spelling/grammar/writing: We will continue with spelling in the same manner as first semester. We will pick new words every two weeks. Over the course of those two weeks, students will complete at least one spelling assignment. They should study the words on their own. Tests will be given every other Thursday. We will choose words this Tuesday.
Grammar: Since we just finished a large writing assignment, we will take a break for a few weeks and work on grammar skills. We are reviewing nouns at this point, and will go onto verbs as well. There will be assignments on worksheets and google classroom.
Writing: We have several writing units to still get through. We are going to write fantasy/fairy tale stories as we read them this unit. That will begin in a few weeks.
I am going over the Explorer writing with each student individually to discuss their writing. They will eventually get that report and grade page back to bring home.
5th Grade social studies:
We are moving into an awesome time in US history to study. Right now we are on chapter 8 about the beginning of slavery. This topic will carry through until the end of the year. We will then move on and talk about Colonial times. This is a great unit with lots of hands on activities. We usually do them over the course of a week in the classroom. This year if it works out, we may try an activity lasting the afternoon in a couple of weeks. I will keep you posted.
This week will will finish up work in our workbook for chapter 8 and it will be graded. There will be a test or quiz and I will let you know when that will be.
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6th Grade Literature: Now that we are back, we are switching gears. We have taken notes and discussed some different genres. First semester we mostly read realistic fiction. We are now reading biographies, autobiographies and eventually historical fiction. We are using short stories out of our yellow reading anthology book. Last week we read a biography about an African American that was part of the first expedition to reach the North Pole. There is a homework assignment with it on Google classroom. It is important these assignments are done on time and the answers are complete!
This week we will be dividing into expert groups and reading 1 of 4 short stories from our book. There will be a note taking assignment with it. Then groups will be reshuffled and each student will need to teach their story to the rest of the group. Again, an assignment on all 4 stories will be on Google classroom.
Students should be now also have an independent reading book that they are reading for their book report. Students will be given a portion of each class time to read that book. They are keeping track of their reading on a reading log. They will also need to read at home. The will be required to read a total of 2 hours each week, that averages to about 20 minutes each day including once on the weekend. This will be part of their grade. The book report for 6th grade is due February 22 or 23rd. Directions will come out this week and be posted.
We will move on to historical fiction and after reading a wonderful story from our book we will be reading Number the Stars, which is an excellent historical fiction book.
We have lots going on, and I am very excited about the units ahead this quarter. They are some of my favorite to teach! Make sure to stay on top of your work and turn everything in on time!!
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
Third quarter has begun, and units have changed. 5th graders will be expected to be in class on time and prepared. Both 5th and 6th grade will have weekly free reading assignments and both will have a book report due. This quarter is full of wonderful learning experiences in all the subjects.
Important dates are listed below.
5th Grade Third quarter dates to remember:
Possible Colonial Activity day - Thursday, Jan. 18
January 22-26th Lutheran School's Week
Friday, January 26th - Author visit at Elementary
February 2 - JA Biztown field trip
Book Report due - February 26th
This week's assignments:
Weslandia - Create your own land - due Wednesday. Directions on Google classroom
Monday - Grammar quiz
Tuesday - Choose new spelling words - see blog and Google classroom
Tuesday - Zathura questions assigned in Lit - due Wednesday
Thursday - grammar homework - due Friday
5th Grade Language Arts: Literature: We have begun studying a new genre. We will be focusing on Fantasy, science fiction and fairy tales for the next couple of months. Right now we are reading a couple selections from the Treasure's reading book and completing activities on them. We worked on the story Weslandia last week, and answered story questions. Now each student is designing their own land or civilization. Directions are posted on Google classroom, but besides the basic requirements, their creation is only limited by their imagination.
This week we will read Zathura which will begin our author study of Chris Van Allsburg. Students will be reading 8 of his picture books in class and answering questions about them. We will also study the author himself. This work will be done at school, with the copies of the books. Absent students will have to stay at recess and read what they have missed.
**Students should have by now a book they are reading independently and using for their book report. All books must be approved by me. They will be getting class time to read, but will still need to read at home. They have a reading log they are keeping track with, and each student must read a minimum of 1 and 1/2 hours per week. That averages out to about 15 minutes per day including once over the weekend.
**We will be going over the book report choices this week. They will be posted on the blog and Google classroom.
Spelling/grammar/writing: We will continue with spelling in the same manner as first semester. We will pick new words every two weeks. Over the course of those two weeks, students will complete at least one spelling assignment. They should study the words on their own. Tests will be given every other Thursday. We will choose words this Tuesday.
Grammar: Since we just finished a large writing assignment, we will take a break for a few weeks and work on grammar skills. We are reviewing nouns at this point, and will go onto verbs as well. There will be assignments on worksheets and google classroom.
Writing: We have several writing units to still get through. We are going to write fantasy/fairy tale stories as we read them this unit. That will begin in a few weeks.
I am going over the Explorer writing with each student individually to discuss their writing. They will eventually get that report and grade page back to bring home.
5th Grade social studies:
We are moving into an awesome time in US history to study. Right now we are on chapter 8 about the beginning of slavery. This topic will carry through until the end of the year. We will then move on and talk about Colonial times. This is a great unit with lots of hands on activities. We usually do them over the course of a week in the classroom. This year if it works out, we may try an activity lasting the afternoon in a couple of weeks. I will keep you posted.
This week will will finish up work in our workbook for chapter 8 and it will be graded. There will be a test or quiz and I will let you know when that will be.
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6th Grade Literature: Now that we are back, we are switching gears. We have taken notes and discussed some different genres. First semester we mostly read realistic fiction. We are now reading biographies, autobiographies and eventually historical fiction. We are using short stories out of our yellow reading anthology book. Last week we read a biography about an African American that was part of the first expedition to reach the North Pole. There is a homework assignment with it on Google classroom. It is important these assignments are done on time and the answers are complete!
This week we will be dividing into expert groups and reading 1 of 4 short stories from our book. There will be a note taking assignment with it. Then groups will be reshuffled and each student will need to teach their story to the rest of the group. Again, an assignment on all 4 stories will be on Google classroom.
Students should be now also have an independent reading book that they are reading for their book report. Students will be given a portion of each class time to read that book. They are keeping track of their reading on a reading log. They will also need to read at home. The will be required to read a total of 2 hours each week, that averages to about 20 minutes each day including once on the weekend. This will be part of their grade. The book report for 6th grade is due February 22 or 23rd. Directions will come out this week and be posted.
We will move on to historical fiction and after reading a wonderful story from our book we will be reading Number the Stars, which is an excellent historical fiction book.
We have lots going on, and I am very excited about the units ahead this quarter. They are some of my favorite to teach! Make sure to stay on top of your work and turn everything in on time!!
Blessings on your week,
Mrs. Brown
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