News from Mrs. Denny’s Class
April 23, 2010
denny@lpatucson.org
Academics:
Mystery book reports are due May 12.
Book order money was due Friday, 4/23. I will still accept money on Monday.
Science- We will be learning about the solar system. We begin with the sun, moon and Earth. Students learned about the relationship between the Earth, sun and moon. They will be required to keep a moon journal to record the different phases of the moon for 14 days. We will begin this at the end of next week so they can actually observe some major changes.
Students have also been assigned a planet to research. They will create a power point presentation in the library along with a model to represent their planet.
Social studies- Students learned about the first Americans this week. They are also involved in a mini-research project about a particular Indian culture. They are learning about the following Indian groups: Creek, Mississippian, Matah, Aztec and Iroquois.
Math: The main concept this week is dividing 3-digit numbers by 2 and 3- digit divisors.
Spelling: Students had their own independent spelling list for practice and review this week. Spelling buddies administered the spelling test this week.
Reading: We have been reading a lot of informational text in social studies and science. We are still continuing with mysteries, as well.
Writing: The mixed up animal stories are almost completed!
Students have also been doing a lot of content writing to express what they have learned about particular lessons.
The poetry books are almost ready to be sent out for publishing!
Counseling: Mrs. Russell is opening the students’ minds to careers and life choices.
Notes to Parents:
Reminder: Although the end of the year is near, please remind your students that there is still much work to be done. It is easy for even a dedicated student to lose focus and concentration this time of year. Please encourage your child to stay focused, work hard and complete assignments on time. Finish “the race” strong!
Progress Reports: Progress reports will go home next week. The report will show only core academic areas. Students have 4 more weeks to produce quality work. Please sign and return the report by Friday, April 30th.
Independent Reading: “The more you read, the more you know AND…the more you know, the more you’ll read.”
Independent reading is part of students’ nightly homework. Many students are not completing this part of their homework. Reading is crucial to your child’s success. The more they practice reading, the better they will become at word solving, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency and writing. Please make sure you are helping your child in this endeavor by signing their calendar each evening once they have read.
Puberty Class: This class will occur during the week of April 26th for our 5th graders. You must turn in the permission slip that was sent home last week in order for your child to participate.
Picture Packets: Some students still need to return their spring picture packet. These are overdue! If you’d like to purchase the pictures, send your check in the envelope provided along with the picture packet as soon as possible.
Field Trip: On Monday, May 24th, our class will celebrate the end of the year with a bowling party at Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. We will bowl in the morning and enjoy a pizza lunch afterwards. The cost for each student will be $5.50. Please watch for the future permission slip to come home.
Thank you to all who sponsored students for the Jump for Heart/Walk-a-thon.
Important Dates
April:
19-23- Penny War Week
23- Mother/Son Dance
-Classroom Book Order $ Due
26- Dentist
May:
3-7 Book Fair.
3-7 Teacher Appreciation Week
7- Pancake Breakfast w/ Principal
12 Field Day
26 Yearbook Signing
28 Last Day of School
Friday, April 23, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
NEWS FROM MRS. DENNY'S CLASS
APRIL 16, 2010
ACADEMICS
We made it through AIMS testing! The students did a wonderful job of staying focused and sticking to the task. We will celebrate their efforts on Friday with an Eegees party!
Thank you to Mrs. Scrimshaw for helping with this celebration.
During AIMS week, we continued with classroom activities in the afternoon. We spent a lot of time planning imaginative stories based on students’ artistic mixed-up animal.
Mysteries are the genre for our last book report! Students have chosen a mystery book to read for the end of the year. Book reports will be due Wednesday, May 12. We have also been reading and solving mysteries in class! Students will be working in groups next week during reading workshop.
Some new vocabulary words to enhance this unit are detective, sleuth, red herring, deduction and clue.
In science next week, we will start investigating the solar system.
In social studies, we will continue with exploration and settling the Americas.
NOTES FOR PARENTS:
AIMS Testing: Thank you for having your child to school every day on time during testing!
Student Report: There will be no student report to sign this week since the students did more testing than learning.
End of Year: “Like runners in a marathon, we see the finish line, we anticipate the end, and we muster the focus and inner strength to finish the race strong.” Please remind your students that there is still much work to be done. It is easy for even a dedicated student to lose focus and concentration this time of year. I am hoping that every parent will articulate the need to finish strong! Thank you.
Dental Form: Your child received a dental form last week. Please make sure to return it ASAP. You must mark “yes” or “no” regarding your child’s participation.
Puberty Class: This class will occur during the week of April 26th for our 5th graders. You must turn in the permission slip that was sent home last week in order for your child to participate.
Picture Packets: Spring picture packets must be returned. If you’d like to purchase the pictures, send your check in the envelope provided along with the picture packet.
Field Trip: On Monday, May 24th, our class will celebrate the end of the year with a bowling party at Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. We will bowl in the morning and enjoy a pizza lunch afterwards. The cost for each student will be $5.50. Please watch for the future permission slip to come home.
Dress Code Reminder: Students need to come to school each day in the proper attire. Some students are wearing alternative colors under their red, white or blue shirt. Only the aforementioned colors are allowed. As the year has progressed, many students have grown and hence, outgrown their uniform clothes. Please make sure your child’s shirts and shorts/pants still fit. Girls’ shirts must be long enough to be tucked in and shorts and pants need to be loose enough for the shirts to be tucked into. Boy’ shirts should not be so long that it is difficult to tuck them in.
Important Dates
April:
12-16- Aims Testing
19-23- Penny War Week
21- Jump Rope for Heart
22- Earth Day
23- Mother/Son Dance
-Classroom Book Order $ Due
26- Dentist
May:
3-7 Book Fair
7- Pancake Breakfast w/ Principal
12-Field Day
26- Yearbook Signing
28- Last Day of School
APRIL 16, 2010
ACADEMICS
We made it through AIMS testing! The students did a wonderful job of staying focused and sticking to the task. We will celebrate their efforts on Friday with an Eegees party!
Thank you to Mrs. Scrimshaw for helping with this celebration.
During AIMS week, we continued with classroom activities in the afternoon. We spent a lot of time planning imaginative stories based on students’ artistic mixed-up animal.
Mysteries are the genre for our last book report! Students have chosen a mystery book to read for the end of the year. Book reports will be due Wednesday, May 12. We have also been reading and solving mysteries in class! Students will be working in groups next week during reading workshop.
Some new vocabulary words to enhance this unit are detective, sleuth, red herring, deduction and clue.
In science next week, we will start investigating the solar system.
In social studies, we will continue with exploration and settling the Americas.
NOTES FOR PARENTS:
AIMS Testing: Thank you for having your child to school every day on time during testing!
Student Report: There will be no student report to sign this week since the students did more testing than learning.
End of Year: “Like runners in a marathon, we see the finish line, we anticipate the end, and we muster the focus and inner strength to finish the race strong.” Please remind your students that there is still much work to be done. It is easy for even a dedicated student to lose focus and concentration this time of year. I am hoping that every parent will articulate the need to finish strong! Thank you.
Dental Form: Your child received a dental form last week. Please make sure to return it ASAP. You must mark “yes” or “no” regarding your child’s participation.
Puberty Class: This class will occur during the week of April 26th for our 5th graders. You must turn in the permission slip that was sent home last week in order for your child to participate.
Picture Packets: Spring picture packets must be returned. If you’d like to purchase the pictures, send your check in the envelope provided along with the picture packet.
Field Trip: On Monday, May 24th, our class will celebrate the end of the year with a bowling party at Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. We will bowl in the morning and enjoy a pizza lunch afterwards. The cost for each student will be $5.50. Please watch for the future permission slip to come home.
Dress Code Reminder: Students need to come to school each day in the proper attire. Some students are wearing alternative colors under their red, white or blue shirt. Only the aforementioned colors are allowed. As the year has progressed, many students have grown and hence, outgrown their uniform clothes. Please make sure your child’s shirts and shorts/pants still fit. Girls’ shirts must be long enough to be tucked in and shorts and pants need to be loose enough for the shirts to be tucked into. Boy’ shirts should not be so long that it is difficult to tuck them in.
Important Dates
April:
12-16- Aims Testing
19-23- Penny War Week
21- Jump Rope for Heart
22- Earth Day
23- Mother/Son Dance
-Classroom Book Order $ Due
26- Dentist
May:
3-7 Book Fair
7- Pancake Breakfast w/ Principal
12-Field Day
26- Yearbook Signing
28- Last Day of School
Thursday, April 8, 2010
News from Mrs. Denny’s Class
April 9, 2010
denny@lpatucson.org
Academics
Reading/Writing: We are reading short stories and identifying story structure such as: exposition, setting, characters, plot, conflict, theme, climax and resolution. Students also learned how the point of view in a story (1st person, 3rd person-limited and omniscient) changes the perspective of the story.
A concept introduced in writing this week was persuasion. Persuasive techniques discussed included peer pressure, loaded words, repetition, and band wagon.
Next week students will begin brainstorming their own creative story (including all of the story elements) using their mixed up animals from art class as their motivation.
Extra Credit: No one has memorized the preposition song yet!
Spelling: No spelling test this week due to the shortened week.
Vocabulary: Students took their vocabulary quiz on story structure. We will continue to review these terms.
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week: Finding the greatest common factor in order to reduce fractions, finding the least common multiple in order to add and subtract fractions, multiplying fractions, converting fractions, decimals and percents, and area and perimeter. Students also learned about integers in every day situations.
AIMS Prep: We have been reviewing concepts each day in preparation for the Aims test in next week.
S.S./Counseling: Mrs. Russell played a game with students this week about testing strategies. Next week she will begin working with the students on academic and behavioral goals.
Notes to Parents:
AIMS Testing: Students will take the AIMS test next week. Please make sure your child is at school every day and on time. We will begin testing first thing in the morning. In order to be successful, students need to get enough sleep during testing week, and they should eat healthy food to keep their brains fueled .
There will be no homework during testing week except for missing, late or absent make-up work.
Reminder: Students with late work must attend detention. Our new rule for the quarter is that if a student attends detention more than once in a week, they will need to complete a responsibility essay as well. I remind them weekly that late and missing work negatively impacts their overall grade. We should all strive to be the best we can be! Homework is due the day after it is assigned unless it is a weekly assignment or a long-term assignment. Students are still required to read each evening and get their reading calendar signed.
If students do not read or get their calendar signed, they must miss their break that day.
Thank you to Sam for bringing in extra supplies.
We are still in desperate need of Kleenex, hand sanitizer, markers and colored pencils.
Reminder: Students need to come to school each day in the proper attire. Some students are wearing alternative colors under their red, white or blue shirt. Only the aforementioned colors are allowed. As the year has progressed, many students have grown and hence, outgrown their uniform clothes. Please make sure your child’s shirts and shorts/pants still fit. Girls shirts must be long enough to be tucked in and shorts and pants need to be loose enough for the shirts to be tucked in. Boys shirts should not be so long that it is difficult to tuck them in.
Important Dates:
April:
9- Character Lunch
9- Bingo Night
12-16- Aims Testing
19-23- Penny War Week
21- Jump Rope for Heart
23- Mother/Son Dance
26- Dentist
May:
3-7 Teacher Appreciation
12 Field Day
10-14 Book Fair
14 Breakfast with principal
26 Yearbook Signing
28 Last Day of School
April 9, 2010
denny@lpatucson.org
Academics
Reading/Writing: We are reading short stories and identifying story structure such as: exposition, setting, characters, plot, conflict, theme, climax and resolution. Students also learned how the point of view in a story (1st person, 3rd person-limited and omniscient) changes the perspective of the story.
A concept introduced in writing this week was persuasion. Persuasive techniques discussed included peer pressure, loaded words, repetition, and band wagon.
Next week students will begin brainstorming their own creative story (including all of the story elements) using their mixed up animals from art class as their motivation.
Extra Credit: No one has memorized the preposition song yet!
Spelling: No spelling test this week due to the shortened week.
Vocabulary: Students took their vocabulary quiz on story structure. We will continue to review these terms.
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week: Finding the greatest common factor in order to reduce fractions, finding the least common multiple in order to add and subtract fractions, multiplying fractions, converting fractions, decimals and percents, and area and perimeter. Students also learned about integers in every day situations.
AIMS Prep: We have been reviewing concepts each day in preparation for the Aims test in next week.
S.S./Counseling: Mrs. Russell played a game with students this week about testing strategies. Next week she will begin working with the students on academic and behavioral goals.
Notes to Parents:
AIMS Testing: Students will take the AIMS test next week. Please make sure your child is at school every day and on time. We will begin testing first thing in the morning. In order to be successful, students need to get enough sleep during testing week, and they should eat healthy food to keep their brains fueled .
There will be no homework during testing week except for missing, late or absent make-up work.
Reminder: Students with late work must attend detention. Our new rule for the quarter is that if a student attends detention more than once in a week, they will need to complete a responsibility essay as well. I remind them weekly that late and missing work negatively impacts their overall grade. We should all strive to be the best we can be! Homework is due the day after it is assigned unless it is a weekly assignment or a long-term assignment. Students are still required to read each evening and get their reading calendar signed.
If students do not read or get their calendar signed, they must miss their break that day.
Thank you to Sam for bringing in extra supplies.
We are still in desperate need of Kleenex, hand sanitizer, markers and colored pencils.
Reminder: Students need to come to school each day in the proper attire. Some students are wearing alternative colors under their red, white or blue shirt. Only the aforementioned colors are allowed. As the year has progressed, many students have grown and hence, outgrown their uniform clothes. Please make sure your child’s shirts and shorts/pants still fit. Girls shirts must be long enough to be tucked in and shorts and pants need to be loose enough for the shirts to be tucked in. Boys shirts should not be so long that it is difficult to tuck them in.
Important Dates:
April:
9- Character Lunch
9- Bingo Night
12-16- Aims Testing
19-23- Penny War Week
21- Jump Rope for Heart
23- Mother/Son Dance
26- Dentist
May:
3-7 Teacher Appreciation
12 Field Day
10-14 Book Fair
14 Breakfast with principal
26 Yearbook Signing
28 Last Day of School
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