To coincide with our weekly Book Club reading minutes and summaries already established, students are encouraged to join our 5th grade reading contest. The "Kickoff to a Great Year" reading contest begins today, September 1. For every minute a child reads at home, he or she will write those minutes on his or her reading log (going home today). For every 10 minutes read, each student will move 10 yards on the football field on the reverse side of the log. Once the student makes it to the opposite end zone, he or she has scored a touchdown! Start over after every touchdown, but be sure to track the number of touchdowns received for the month. (These directions are on the reading log handout, too.)
Students that return their reading logs by the first day of the next month (October 1 for this month's contest) will receive a prize for participating. We will have monthly Super Bowl Champs, monthly MVPs, monthly Division Champs, monthly Second Division Champs, and monthly Last Division Champs!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
August Breakfast Club
It's time to CELEBRATE our lifeskills of responsibility and organization for completing and returning all assignmnents in August. All students that completed and returned ALL of their assignments in August will be invited to our 1st Breakfast Club on Friday, September 10. Please look for an invitation this Friday! Congratulations to this month's BF Club members!
Monday, August 30, 2010
This week . . .
What game to astronauts play? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Moon-opoly!!!
We are testing for NWEA on Monday and Wednesday mornings beginning at 9:15. Students are always encouraged to do their best, but do so while remembering that a lot of this information hasn't been covered yet. It will be covered and the scores will go UP! This week's tests are just first pieces of data so we can see all the gains/successes by spring!
This week's spelling test is Wednesday, as it will be all year.
We have a math test on Wednesday, as well! Students will bring home a study guide and their SRB (Student Resource Book) to study on Tuesday night.
Current events articles are due Thursday. Students are asked to bring one article from the newspaper, magazine, or Internet. Please write your name on the article.
Postcards: I am finally done writing a note to you on the postcards you addressed. I am not checking that your address is correct or that it is written correctly. I am sending the postcards out soon, so please look in your mailbox for the card. If you return it to me, you will receive a small surprise for the extra effort!
We are testing for NWEA on Monday and Wednesday mornings beginning at 9:15. Students are always encouraged to do their best, but do so while remembering that a lot of this information hasn't been covered yet. It will be covered and the scores will go UP! This week's tests are just first pieces of data so we can see all the gains/successes by spring!
This week's spelling test is Wednesday, as it will be all year.
We have a math test on Wednesday, as well! Students will bring home a study guide and their SRB (Student Resource Book) to study on Tuesday night.
Current events articles are due Thursday. Students are asked to bring one article from the newspaper, magazine, or Internet. Please write your name on the article.
Postcards: I am finally done writing a note to you on the postcards you addressed. I am not checking that your address is correct or that it is written correctly. I am sending the postcards out soon, so please look in your mailbox for the card. If you return it to me, you will receive a small surprise for the extra effort!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Weekend . . .
Students are asked to bring one current events article (from Internet, newspaper, magazine, etc) to school each Wednesday beginning this week, September 1. We will use the articles with our "In the News" assignment and the articles will give us a chance to talk about current happenings in the world around us. Your child will complete the "In the News" handout in class by the following Wednesday. All of these items will be written on the Assignment Board and discussed!
Book Club summaries are due again next week: One 5th grade paragraph (has at least 5 sentences--topic sentence, three detail sentences, and one concluding sentence). Typed or written is fine. If you would like to write more than one paragraph, I strongly encouarge you to do so. Remember, you MUST read 90 minutes before you can begin your summary! That is the individual goal for each student. That # will change soon, so enjoy it while it last!
We will have a math test over Unit 1 on Wednesday this week. I strongly encourage students to use their study links pages (if not already complete) to practice the skills we've learned about in class. I will see about sending a study guide home on Monday, as we have a spelling test on Wednesday, too. However, we will review as we've done for two weeks, prior to the test.
Book Club summaries are due again next week: One 5th grade paragraph (has at least 5 sentences--topic sentence, three detail sentences, and one concluding sentence). Typed or written is fine. If you would like to write more than one paragraph, I strongly encouarge you to do so. Remember, you MUST read 90 minutes before you can begin your summary! That is the individual goal for each student. That # will change soon, so enjoy it while it last!
We will have a math test over Unit 1 on Wednesday this week. I strongly encourage students to use their study links pages (if not already complete) to practice the skills we've learned about in class. I will see about sending a study guide home on Monday, as we have a spelling test on Wednesday, too. However, we will review as we've done for two weeks, prior to the test.
Team Bandanas
Mrs. Falcone is ordering fuscia/raspberry colored bandanas for the class to wear with Survivor, Volleyball Tournament, Field Trips, Field Day, etc this school year along with our LIME 5th grade t-shirts designed by our own Aspen F. and Hailey!
Banandas are $2 each, but with shipping, we'd like each student to bring $3 to school as soon as possible to cover the total cost for an individual bandana. If parents would like one, too, just indicate the number on a note or in an email to me and send the appropriate dollar amount to school by Friday, September 3.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAM SPIRIT!
Banandas are $2 each, but with shipping, we'd like each student to bring $3 to school as soon as possible to cover the total cost for an individual bandana. If parents would like one, too, just indicate the number on a note or in an email to me and send the appropriate dollar amount to school by Friday, September 3.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAM SPIRIT!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wednesday . . .
Wednesday is Picture Day here at Brown. If you're planning to purchase pictures, please send your form with payment to school in the morning. My hope is that we will get our pictures taken before recess, but it's not definite. Please allow your child to bring combs, etc to freshen up if needed.
Your child's "In the News" handout is due tomorrow. This current events activity was introduced last week and students began working on the task then. It's been about one week and rather than assign too much at one time, we've delayed its due date until tomorrow. Before the students left, everyone was asked to double-check his or her GAME File for this handout or to look in the tray to see if he or she already turned it in.
We worked with lesson 1.5 with Mrs. Medjeski today! She's the Educator Trainer for the program this year. If you would like to work on any of the Study Links workbook pages for Unit 1 ONLY, please do so by Friday as we will have another drawing. I encourage students to work the pages each day to enforce the skills taught in class. However, it IS NOT AN ASSIGNMENT for a grade. We will do a weekly drawing for students that choose to complete the pages.
CONGRATS to Lillie for winning a Crayola Dry Erase Poster Set today for the drawing!
Spelling test and spelling packet due tomorrow. We will have dictation sentences for our test tomorrow, too! However, the wonderful way the 5th graders were playing our Spider Spelling game today, there should be a boat-load of 100%!
Your child's "In the News" handout is due tomorrow. This current events activity was introduced last week and students began working on the task then. It's been about one week and rather than assign too much at one time, we've delayed its due date until tomorrow. Before the students left, everyone was asked to double-check his or her GAME File for this handout or to look in the tray to see if he or she already turned it in.
We worked with lesson 1.5 with Mrs. Medjeski today! She's the Educator Trainer for the program this year. If you would like to work on any of the Study Links workbook pages for Unit 1 ONLY, please do so by Friday as we will have another drawing. I encourage students to work the pages each day to enforce the skills taught in class. However, it IS NOT AN ASSIGNMENT for a grade. We will do a weekly drawing for students that choose to complete the pages.
CONGRATS to Lillie for winning a Crayola Dry Erase Poster Set today for the drawing!
Spelling test and spelling packet due tomorrow. We will have dictation sentences for our test tomorrow, too! However, the wonderful way the 5th graders were playing our Spider Spelling game today, there should be a boat-load of 100%!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Study Skills Math Workbook
I mentioned this workbook in an email today, but wanted ALL students to get this information (again since we discussed it twice in class today).
Today's math lesson was over the skills of 1.4 in the Study Skills workbook. Each student was encouraged to bring that workbook home tonight to complete that page. However, it WAS NOT an assignment. Any student that brings Lesson 1.4 page to school tomorrow and it's completed, will be in a drawing for an awesome PRIZE!
Students may also complete Study Skills 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 to be entered into the drawing as well for more chances of winning. Answers to these pages are linked to the parent letter sent by email as well as in the front of each unit in the workbook (page 4 of the parent letter). I encourage students to complete the page first and then check their work and make changes for better understanding as needed.
Another busy, but super-successful day in 5th grade!
Today's math lesson was over the skills of 1.4 in the Study Skills workbook. Each student was encouraged to bring that workbook home tonight to complete that page. However, it WAS NOT an assignment. Any student that brings Lesson 1.4 page to school tomorrow and it's completed, will be in a drawing for an awesome PRIZE!
Students may also complete Study Skills 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 to be entered into the drawing as well for more chances of winning. Answers to these pages are linked to the parent letter sent by email as well as in the front of each unit in the workbook (page 4 of the parent letter). I encourage students to complete the page first and then check their work and make changes for better understanding as needed.
Another busy, but super-successful day in 5th grade!
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