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
Sunday, April 29, 2018
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
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