HAPPY SPRING!!!!
ACADEMICS:
Reading/Writing: Students have been reading short stories to learn how to infer, draw conclusions and determine an author’s purpose.
Students should have finished up a fictional train trip story. Students were instructed on writing stories with clear ideas, rich
language and very few errors. These were due on Friday. Aout 10 students still need to turn in their story.
Spelling: Our focus this week was contractions. Please remind students to practice their words using spellingcity.com.
Vocabulary: Students have written the definitions for these math terms: mean, mode, median, range, equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle and scalene triangle. The vocabulary test will be on Thursday, March 31st.
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week:
equivalent fractions, finding the greatest common factor, reducing fractions, multiplying and dividing fractions, converting fractions, 2 and 3 digit division review, and probability,
AIMS Prep: We have been reviewing concepts each day in preparation for the Aims test in April.
S.S.: Mrs. Russell has been working with the students on understanding their own personality traits.
Students wrote new behavior and academic goals for the 4th quarter. I am hoping they will achieve their goals. Please discuss your child’s new goals, sign the form and return it to school. Thank you!
NOTES TO PARENTS:
Poetry Books: The poetry books have arrived. The students are very excited about being published authors! Ask your child to read their published work.
Spring Pictures: Next Tuesday (3/29) students are allowed to dress up for spring pictures. Every student will have his/her picture taken. Once the pictures are processed, they will be sent home for your preview.
Career Day: Be on the look out for a special informational career day on May 13th. If you have a career you’d like to come and share with the students, please fill out the form that went home with your child on Thursday.
4th Quarter: We are in the home stretch of the school year. I would encourage you to remind your child to put forth his/her best effort this quarter and finish the year strong.
Detention: Congratulate your child if they have not gone to detention this year! Some reasons your child might be required to serve detention are:
-Late or missing work
-Not wearing a belt to school on any given day (new this quarter).
-Not returning a signed Think-Time plan
-Fighting
-Defiance and/or disrespect
IMPORTANT DATES:
March:
25- Mother/Son Dinner Dance
28 – Talent Show
29- Spring Pictures
April:
1-Night Time Talent Show for winners
4- Booklet Fundraiser
6- $1.00 Dress Down Day
8- SPIN meeting/Bingo Night
9- Character Lunch
9- Bingo Night
11-15- Aims Testing
15- Glow Ball
16- Golf Tournament
18- Penny War Week Begins
20- Jump for Heart
21-25- Easter Break
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
HELLO FROM 5TH GRADE
Academics:
Reading/Writing:
Students were assessed in reading and writing this week. Their writing assessment this week was to write a persuasive letter to the principal in favor of a longer lunch break.
Students did some AIMs practice reading as well.
In grammar, students are learning about prepositions and prepositional phrases, conjunctions, possessive nouns and good word choice.
Spelling: This week’s words focused on onomatopoeia... words that imitate sounds.
Vocabulary: Math terminology was the focus this week. The test will be next Tuesday, March 15. The words are geometric solid, vertex, edge, face, net, sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism, cube, triangular pyramid and rectangular pyramid
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week: Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions, and probability.
We continue to review prime numbers, graphing, fractions and percents. We are still reviewing math concepts in preparation for the AIMS test in April.
S.S.- Students worked on identifying information from an informational article.
With so much time devoted to science fair projects last quarter and AIMS testing preparation, we will be focusing much more on social studies in the 4th quarter. We will be studying American History beginning with exploration and colonization.
Counseling: Mrs. Russell worked with the students on their personality traits.
Notes to Parents:
Report Cards:
Report cards will come home on Wednesday. Please praise your child for a job well done in his/her areas of strength, and then ask your child what he/she could do to improve deficient subject areas.
Attendance: Please remember that class time is a valuable time for all students. You never know what a discussion might hold or what questions a fellow classmate might ask to make a lesson clearer. By missing part of a day, or a whole day, students miss valuable lesson concepts which they may need for a follow-up lesson or for a testing situation. Missing class time often makes the student feel lost and disorganized as it creates gaps in their learning. While I understand there are often extenuating circumstances, I am hoping students are on time and in their seats the entire day
Reminder: Grade books closed on Friday in order to prepare grades for the 3rd quarter report cards. If your child has late work, those assignments must still be completed, and the missing assignment will be reflected in the 3rd quarter grades.
Can you help? We are still in desperate need of Kleenex, markers and colored pencils.
Important Dates:
March:
11-End of 3rd Quarter. All work must be in.
14- Dentist
16- Report Card Day. ½ day with no lunch or after school
17-20- Spring Break
22- Cookie Dough Delivered
22- Skate Night
25- Mother/Son Dance
29- Spring pictures. These will only be taken for those who want to order pictures.
Academics:
Reading/Writing:
Students were assessed in reading and writing this week. Their writing assessment this week was to write a persuasive letter to the principal in favor of a longer lunch break.
Students did some AIMs practice reading as well.
In grammar, students are learning about prepositions and prepositional phrases, conjunctions, possessive nouns and good word choice.
Spelling: This week’s words focused on onomatopoeia... words that imitate sounds.
Vocabulary: Math terminology was the focus this week. The test will be next Tuesday, March 15. The words are geometric solid, vertex, edge, face, net, sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism, cube, triangular pyramid and rectangular pyramid
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week: Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions, and probability.
We continue to review prime numbers, graphing, fractions and percents. We are still reviewing math concepts in preparation for the AIMS test in April.
S.S.- Students worked on identifying information from an informational article.
With so much time devoted to science fair projects last quarter and AIMS testing preparation, we will be focusing much more on social studies in the 4th quarter. We will be studying American History beginning with exploration and colonization.
Counseling: Mrs. Russell worked with the students on their personality traits.
Notes to Parents:
Report Cards:
Report cards will come home on Wednesday. Please praise your child for a job well done in his/her areas of strength, and then ask your child what he/she could do to improve deficient subject areas.
Attendance: Please remember that class time is a valuable time for all students. You never know what a discussion might hold or what questions a fellow classmate might ask to make a lesson clearer. By missing part of a day, or a whole day, students miss valuable lesson concepts which they may need for a follow-up lesson or for a testing situation. Missing class time often makes the student feel lost and disorganized as it creates gaps in their learning. While I understand there are often extenuating circumstances, I am hoping students are on time and in their seats the entire day
Reminder: Grade books closed on Friday in order to prepare grades for the 3rd quarter report cards. If your child has late work, those assignments must still be completed, and the missing assignment will be reflected in the 3rd quarter grades.
Can you help? We are still in desperate need of Kleenex, markers and colored pencils.
Important Dates:
March:
11-End of 3rd Quarter. All work must be in.
14- Dentist
16- Report Card Day. ½ day with no lunch or after school
17-20- Spring Break
22- Cookie Dough Delivered
22- Skate Night
25- Mother/Son Dance
29- Spring pictures. These will only be taken for those who want to order pictures.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
March 4th Class Newsletter
Academics:
Reading/Writing: We have finished our poetry unit. Students had fun reading and writing a variety of poetry. They wrote poems using similies and metaphors. They also wrote couplets, triplets, Cinquains, Haikus, Limericks and Free Verse poems.
Students are also being tested in reading this week and will complete a writing assessment next week.
Spelling: This week’s words focused on words with dipthongs and digraphs.
Vocabulary: Students took a vocabulary test on Friday.
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week: prime numbers, improper fractions, reducing fractions, greatest common factors, and geometrical shapes. We continue to review decimals, graphing, fractions and percents. We are also beginning to review math concepts in preparation for the AIMS test in April.
Science Fair: We have finished sharing the science fair display boards. They were all excellent! Thank you, parents, for the time and effort you put in to help your child complete his/her project.
Students received 3 separate grades for this long term project:
-They received points for meeting their deadlines along the way.
-They received points for a completed science notebook/
journal with all of their science experiment notes.
-They also received a grade for having all parts of the scientific method portrayed on their display board.
Congratulations to Ethan Altamirano for winning 1st place in our classroom.
S.S./Counseling: Mrs. Russell continues to work with the students on making good choices.
Notes to Parents:
Fieldtrip: Thank you to Mrs. Adduci, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Velarde and Mrs. Ortega for escorting students to the rodeo! We had a great time and learned what it means to “Cowboy Up!”
Poetry Books: All 5th grade poetry books have been sent to Student Treasures Publishing Co. Those students who finished their book and turned in a parent form will receive a free copy of their book sometime in May.
Reminder: Grade books will close next Friday, March 11th in order to prepare grades for the 3rd quarter report cards. If your child has late work, those assignments must still be completed, and the missing assignment will be reflected in the 3rd quarter grades.
Can you help? We are still in desperate need of Kleenex, markers and colored pencils.
Thank you to Alex Phillips and Timothy Pate for making a donation
Important Dates
March:
4- Pancake Breakfast with
principal
11- Character Lunch & Movie
11- End of Quarter: All work must be in.
14- Dentist
16- Report Card Day: ½ Day with No lunch or after school
17-20- Spring Break
22- Cookie Dough Delivered
22- Skate Night 6-8 p.m.
25- Mother/Son Luau
29- Spring pictures. These will only be taken for those who want to order pictures.
Reading/Writing: We have finished our poetry unit. Students had fun reading and writing a variety of poetry. They wrote poems using similies and metaphors. They also wrote couplets, triplets, Cinquains, Haikus, Limericks and Free Verse poems.
Students are also being tested in reading this week and will complete a writing assessment next week.
Spelling: This week’s words focused on words with dipthongs and digraphs.
Vocabulary: Students took a vocabulary test on Friday.
Math:
Saxon Math concepts this week: prime numbers, improper fractions, reducing fractions, greatest common factors, and geometrical shapes. We continue to review decimals, graphing, fractions and percents. We are also beginning to review math concepts in preparation for the AIMS test in April.
Science Fair: We have finished sharing the science fair display boards. They were all excellent! Thank you, parents, for the time and effort you put in to help your child complete his/her project.
Students received 3 separate grades for this long term project:
-They received points for meeting their deadlines along the way.
-They received points for a completed science notebook/
journal with all of their science experiment notes.
-They also received a grade for having all parts of the scientific method portrayed on their display board.
Congratulations to Ethan Altamirano for winning 1st place in our classroom.
S.S./Counseling: Mrs. Russell continues to work with the students on making good choices.
Notes to Parents:
Fieldtrip: Thank you to Mrs. Adduci, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Velarde and Mrs. Ortega for escorting students to the rodeo! We had a great time and learned what it means to “Cowboy Up!”
Poetry Books: All 5th grade poetry books have been sent to Student Treasures Publishing Co. Those students who finished their book and turned in a parent form will receive a free copy of their book sometime in May.
Reminder: Grade books will close next Friday, March 11th in order to prepare grades for the 3rd quarter report cards. If your child has late work, those assignments must still be completed, and the missing assignment will be reflected in the 3rd quarter grades.
Can you help? We are still in desperate need of Kleenex, markers and colored pencils.
Thank you to Alex Phillips and Timothy Pate for making a donation
Important Dates
March:
4- Pancake Breakfast with
principal
11- Character Lunch & Movie
11- End of Quarter: All work must be in.
14- Dentist
16- Report Card Day: ½ Day with No lunch or after school
17-20- Spring Break
22- Cookie Dough Delivered
22- Skate Night 6-8 p.m.
25- Mother/Son Luau
29- Spring pictures. These will only be taken for those who want to order pictures.
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