Student Post 11/12

We are doing adopt-a-family and so far we are doing pretty good because Emilyann and Anya brought in 68 cans today. We are doing fantastic! Right now we are reading The Phantom Tollbooth and we are in Dictionopolis and they are selling words. Pretty weird, right? Okay, we are taking the evaluate and it is very quiet. Oh year, I forgot to tell you that we have 115 rings on our adopt-a-family chain and we are hoping for more! Now we are writing and revising our personal narratives. Bye!

Posted by: Harry

Edited by: Logan

Student Post 11/9

First we went to the Veterans Day assembly. Very good job Noah, Aaron, Jessie, and me! Next we read books and did writing. After that we learned how to use the order of operations to evaluate expressions. Then it was block-a-thon. Next we had our party while eating pizza and cookies and watching Madagascar! Then we read some of Phantom Tollbooth. Next we got a choice to either work on Buckle Down, spelling test, and cold read. Don't forget we have 12.2 odds/all mixed review and cold read.

P.S. We met with our buddies and read books!

Posted by: Emily C.
Edited by: Amy

Student Post 11/8

First we went to counseling and learned not to do drugs. For social studies we watched a brain pop on Queen Elizabeth I and did the quiz. Then we had to compare and contrast the European explorers. Next, in science we were finishing up our project on plants and animals. Then we had to write down some information about the kingdoms. After lunch and recess we had to go over some questions for math. Then we read from Phantom Tollbooth. During reading we went in literature circle groups and went to the library to read. Remember to wear red, white, and blue for the Veteran's day assembly tomorrow!

Posted by: Anya
Edited by: Megan

Student Post 10/7

At the beginning of the day we read or did our words contract. In math we did an around the room decimal scavenger hunt. In social studies we covered European explorers. In science we started a plant and animal unit. After lunch and recess Mrs. Schaefer read some of The Phantom Tollbooth. After that, we had a half hour Read-A-Thon. Then, we did literature circles. We all asked open-ended questions. Lastly, we worked on our personal narratives.

Posted by: Jack
Edited by: Owen

UPDATE FROM MRS. SCHAEFER: There has been a change to our Math schedule this week. We will NOT have our Unit 4 test this Friday. We will be covering chapter 12 instead before we take our Unit 4 test. I am so sorry for the mix-up!

This Week in Room 33! Nov. 7-9

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

Morning Work- Students will be reading to self in the morning and/or finishing up their words contract. Words contracts are due this Friday and spelling tests are also this Friday! Students have a choice to take it on Thursday if they are ready. 

Math- We will be reviewing on Wed. and Thurs. for our Unit 4 test on Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals on Friday. Please study your homework sheets. Don't forget to always check your work by multiplying the quotient and the divisor! This will ensure that you do not make any mistakes!

Social Studies- This week we will continue to discuss chapter 4 on European settlements.

Reading- We will continue to work on literature circles this week focusing on the roles of discussion director and summarizer. Also, we will focus on the strategy of determining author's purpose. 

Writing- We will be working on our study of personal narratives by listening to how writers include what he or she learns as a result of what happens in their story. Students will continue drafting personal narratives in their notebook. We will be selecting a draft to revise, edit, and publish next week.

Service Learning Kick-A-Thon! This week Concord is kicking off our school-wide service learning project geared towards supporting Cystic Fibrosis research in honor of a Concord 1st grade student. Students brought home a flyer last Friday with more information. Each day this week students are encouraged to bring in $1 to participate in our "a-thon" days:

• Wed. Read-A-Thon Day: Bring a favorite book to read.
• Thurs. PJ-A-Thon Day: Wear PJs for the day.
• Fri. Block-A-Thon Day: Choose your own block class.

To learn more please watch the video found HERE.

THANK YOU!!!! 

• Thank you to ALL parents who attended conferences! We had 100% attendance- WOW! I loved getting to meet with you all to talk about your amazing kids! Please remember you can always contact me with any other questions you may have. 
• Thank you to all parents who helped with our Halloween party- it was SO fun and the kids had a blast! :)

I hope you had a WONDERFUL 4-day weekend! Have a fantastic rest of the week! :)

-Mrs. Schaefer

Student Post 11/2

We had a fun and great day. During math, we learned how to change a fraction to a decimal by dividing. For homework we have 11.5. Make sure to check your work! In science we had a test on the weather. We had a fun social studies. We played games and watched videos about the 2012 election. After lunch we hung out with our buddies and made posters for Veteran's Day. After that we got to pretend like we were voting. We filled out a voting slip and put in who we wanted on the computers. During reading, we went over The Tower and started our literature circle jobs. Have a good and safe weekend!

Posted by: Jessie

Edited by: Noah

Student Post 11/1

First we shared what we did last night for Halloween. We played "Find a Buddy Who". It was fantastic! After that we graded our homework. We have 11.3 math homework tonight. We will have our math test next Thursday. Today we did some xtramath and then harcourt center on the laptops. We did dividing decimals. In social studies we watched a video about the election and we got to take a quiz on it. Then we went to science. Don't forget to study for our science test tomorrow. Then we went to art. Remember to bring a 200 mL water bottle. After lunch and recess we read some of Roald Dahl's The Witches. We had homerun club today. Don't forget cold read is due tomorrow!

Posted by: Anya
Edited by: Jasmine