Math September 26-30

Fifth graders this week are concentrating on place value up to the trillions and comparing elapsed time.

Lessons 12 and 13

We are still continuing to master our multiplication facts.

LITERATURE & HISTORY: September 26-30

This week, we will begin reading The Secret Garden, a wonderful book about new beginnings from old roots. The story begins in India and takes

Mary Lennox, the

protagonist, to England to a medieval mansion on the moors of Yorkshire. As we read, we will be looking for THEMES, and for how this novel incorporates all of the Activities of Culture, which we will be studying in History class. There will be some very interesting book report topics and activities during this unit, which will take us into October.

Below are your spelling words for the next two tests, and your homework assignments for this week.

MONDAY, September 26: TEST over the states of the Midwest and the 5 Great Lakes HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 1-19 in Secret Garden, and fill out SMERFCAPS chart. LOOK for THEMES!

TUESDAY, September 27: Listen to Chapter 3 aloud in class. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 4, pp. 28-49 and fill out SMERFCAPS chart.

WEDNESDAY, September 28: HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 5 and 6, pp. 51-71 and fill out SMERFCAPS chart.

THURSDAY, September 29: Spelling TEST over states of the Heartland Region, and the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers—spelling and location.HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 7, pp. 72-80. Keep a list on handout of flora and fauna mentioned in this chapter.

FRIDAY, September 30: Reading logs, DUE! HOMEWORK: Practice Spelling Words listed below for Test on Monday; Read Chapter 8, pp. 81-92. Use sketch pad to draw a picture of what you think the garden looks like from the chapter’s descriptions.

SPELLING WORDS/MAP for Test on Thursday, September 29--spelling & locations

1. The Heartland Region

2. North Dakota

3. South Dakota

4. Nebraska

5. Kansas

6. Minnesota

7. Iowa

8. Missouri

9. Missouri River

10. Ohio River

11. Mississippi River

SPELLING WORDS/MAP for Test on Monday, October 3--spelling & locations

1. The Southwest Region

2. Arizona

3. New Mexico

4. Texas

5. Austin (capital of Texas)

6. Oklahoma

7. The Red River

8. The Rio Grande River

9. The Gulf of Mexico

10. MEXICO

September 26-30: Latin II

This week we'll work through the chapter 3 packet. Make sure you are studying the vocab and chant on your own. No quiz this week.

September 26-30: Bible

Monday: Simeon Meets the Christ worksheet. Memory verse--Luke 2:29-31.

Wednesday: Simeon Meets the Christ project 1.

Friday: Simeon Meets the Christ test + memory verse.

September 26-30: Science

Monday: Article about galaxies, etc. Independent research in computer lab.

Friday: Share with class 3 facts learned from Monday's research.

LITERATURE & HISTORY: Wednesday, 21st-Monday, 26th

LITERATURE and HISTORY: Wednesday, September 21-Monday, September 26

You will have a spelling test on Monday, September 26. Your new words are below. You will also have to outline and label the region, label and place the states in the correct location on the US map, and learn the names and correct locations of the 5 Great Lakes. If you can name any of the capitals correctly, you will get extra credit!

(The Lakes, from west to east (or left to right) have the letters SMHEO = Super Man Helps Every One)

1. Midwest Region

2. Michigan (notice that it is on either side of Lake Michigan)

3. Wisconsin

4. Illinois

5. Indiana

6. Ohio

7. Lake Superior

8. Lake Michigan

9. Lake Huron

10. Lake Erie

11. Lake Ontario

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LIT & HISTORY: September 19-23

Hello, 5th Graders,

I wanted to remind you with this short post that I have made a few changes in our spelling test schedule, which we discussed on Friday.

Tomorrow, (Monday), you are only responsible for the Appalachian Highlands Region with its five states: Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Thursday, September 22, you will be responsible for the Southeastern Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

You will need to be able to outline each of these regions, and name each state, spelling it correctly. If you can also name the capital, you will get extra credit. You should have a colored hand-out of these two regions, but you can look at last week's blog if you need to.

On Wednesday, you will be taking a test over the 5 Themes of Geography (MR. LIP) and how they applied to the plot and themes in King of the Wind.

Your Island Project is due next Monday, September 26. You will have to present your layered book and your journey map to your island. This is a major project, so please do your best!

I'll be posting new spelling words on Wednesday of this week, and giving you your new list. You won't have any reading assignments until next week when we begin The Secret Garden. Use your 30 minutes of reading each night for a book of your choice!

See you tomorrow!

Math September 19 - 23

This week we will only have one "Drops in the Bucket" Homework. If there are problems on the paper that we have not covered and you do not understand, just make a note, and we will work on it in class. Homework will be given on Monday and will be due on Friday.

This week we will not be working in the textbook and continue to work on multiplication. We are going to work on speed of basic facts 0-4 by taking speed tests. We will also be working on multiplying 2 digit by 2 digit, and 3 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems.

I suggest practicing at home by going to any of the following sites:


http://www.multiplication.com/
Zeus' Petals basic facts


Multiflyer basic facts


Sum Sense test your speed
MultipliACTION 2 digit by 2 digit practice

Math Sept. 12 - 16

Math September 12 - 16

We have been working on multiplication by playing games in centers. One of our centers involves practicing at www.multiplication.com. The games there are set up to help learn the multiplication tables.

In Class Lessons for the week:

Monday - Lessons 7 and 8 - Lines, Segments, Rays, and measuring length

Tuesday - Lessons 9 and 10 - Number lines, greater than, less than, evens and odds,

Sequencing and reading a scale

Wednesday - Lesson 11 - Working word problems

Thursday - Section 1 Assessment

Friday - Friday Fun Day - Continue working on Multiplication Centers.

Homework Lessons for the week:

Monday - Receive "Drops in the Bucket" #1 - Due Wednesday

Wednesday - Receive "Drops in the Bucket" #2 - Due Friday

Any work that is not completed in class will also be homework.

LITERATURE & HISTORY: September 12-16

What about those Cowboys? I know all of you are probably watching the game, but don't forget to practice for your spelling and map test tomorrow--you need to know how to spell and locate the 6 states of the New England Region, and the 5 states of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

This next week, we will finish our reading of King of the Wind and our discussion of MR. LIP. You will continue to read a few chapters every night, finishing the book on Thursday evening. Your test over the book and over the 5 Themes of Geography will be Tuesday, September 20. Monday, September 19 will be a big day--your Island Projects will be due and you will present them. You will also have another states spelling test that day. So please keep up with your work. Every day, do a little so that at the end (next Sunday night) you won't have to scramble!

READING HOMEWORK:

For Monday (tomorrow), September 12--Spelling Test over 13 words (see last week's blog post) Read Chapters 13-15 in King of the Wind; fill out your handout on LOCATION--it requires that you go to Google street maps, remember?; and be ready to write a short summary in class tomorrow of these three chapters.

Tuesday--don't forget your permission slips to go to Mr. Malsbary's stables to see an Arabian and some Thoroughbreds! Bring your cameras!

For Wednesday, September 14--Read Chapters 16-18, fill out handout on INTERACTION, and be ready to write a short summary of these three chapters in class on Wednesday.

For Thursday, September 15--Reach Chapters 19-21, fill out handout on 2 THEMES of the story, and be ready to write a short summary of these three chapters in class on Thursday.

For Friday, September 16--Read Chapter 22 and the Epilogue, fill out handout on two more THEMES of the story, and be ready to write a short summary of these two chapters in class on Friday.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday, September 19--Spelling Test over words below--spelling and location

Monday, September 19--Island Projects DUE--layered book, journey map, presentations

Tuesday, September 20--MR. LIP and King of the Wind test

SPELLING WORDS for test on Monday, September 19

1. Appalachian Highlands

2. Kentucky

3. West Virginia

4. Virginia

5. Tennessee

6. North Carolina

7. Southeast Region

8. Arkansas

9. Louisiana

10. Mississippi

11. Alabama

12. Georgia

13. South Carolina

14. Florida

September 12-16: Latin II

Tuesday: You'll get your chapter 2 packets today. Make sure you use them to study the vocabulary words and chant on the first page (our next quiz will be next Tuesday). We'll continue learning about the person, number, and tense of verbs, as well as discuss English derivatives of some of chapter 2's vocabulary.

Thursday: Today we will practice translating verbs in a variety of persons and numbers. We will also drill chapter 2 vocabulary together. You will begin working on your chapter 2 worksheet, which is due next Tuesday.

September 12-16: Bible and Science

Bible

Monday: We will begin studying the birth of John the Baptist in Luke 1:57-80, complete and check the Birth of John the Baptist worksheet, and begin working on this week's memory verse, Luke 1:68-70

Wednesday: Be prepared to discuss Luke 1:57-80 together in class. We will also make clay tablets similar to the one Zechariah made announcing John's name.

Friday: Bible test day! The test will include writing Luke 1:68-70 from memory.

Science

Monday: We will learn about the oxygen cycle and oxygen's place in the Earth's atmosphere through readings and a short video. You will also be turning in your sketches of the Earth and atmosphere's layers that you completed last week.

Friday: We will do an experiment that extracts the colors found in leaves due to photosynthesis.

September 6-9: Latin II

We are off to a great start in Latin II! On Thursday we will take our first quiz over the chapter 1 packet. Everything you need to know we have discussed in class and can be found in the packet. Expect vocabulary words, the amo chant, and some simple grammar questions. Study the memory work on pg. 1 and re-read the grammar pages.

Don't forget to complete the chapter 1 worksheet for Thursday.

September 6-9: Bible

In Bible this week we will be learning about Gabriel's visit to Mary in Luke 1:26-56. There will be no memory verse this week because of our 4-day week. Instead of a test on Friday, you will complete an open-book worksheet.

LITERATURE & HISTORY: Week of September 5-9

Happy Labor Day, Students!

This, week, our reading of King of the Wind and our study of the Five Themes of Geography continue to

intertwine.

Your reading assignments are below, and you will continue to be "tested" over your reading as you write summaries of your chapters each day in class.

Your spelling words this week are the names of the United States

from the two Regions of the New-England and Mid-Atlantic States. There are 11 states and 2 regions. You will need to be able to spell them correctly AND label them on a blank map of the USA. Your test will be Monday, September 12.

I hope to be able to take you to the Public Library on Thursday where you will be taught about the online catalog, the Library of Congress numbering system, and the different sections of the library. You will have a book to find using that numbering system--the book will be about the Island you are going to inherit! I will be sending home a permission slip for you to walk to the Library this Thursday, so don't forget to fill it out and bring it back!

Here are your assignments and spelling words:

You should be reading Chapters 4-6 this weekend, and filling out your superstition chart and your 5 Themes of Geography chart for King of the Wind. Be prepared to write a summary of these chapters in class Tuesday morning.

Read Chapters 7-9 (pp. 49-67) for WEDNESDAY. Fill out chart about MIGRATION that you will receive in class on Tuesday. Be ready to write a summary of these chapters in class Wednesday morning.

Read Chapters 10-12 (pp. 68-87) for FRIDAY. Fill out chart about PLACE that you will receive in class on Wednesday. Be prepared to write a summary of these chapters in class Friday morning.

Read Chapters 13-15 (pp. 88-110) for MONDAY, September 12. Fill out chart about LOCATION that you will receive in class on Friday. Be prepared to write a summary of these chapters in class Monday morning.

SPELLING WORDS and MAP--Test will be Monday, September 12.

1. New-England Region (Be able to outline and label this region on your map)

2. Maine

3. Vermont

4. New Hampshire

5. Massachusetts

6. Connecticut

7. Rhode Island

8. Mid-Atlantic Region (Be able to outline and label this region on your map)

9. New York

10. Pennsylvania

11. New Jersey

12. Delaware

13. Maryland