Perimeter

Today we learned how to find the perimeter of any kind of polygon. All you have to do is add the sides. We found the perimeter of polygons on the ground.

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Math centers

In Math centers there were 4 centers they were computers, measuring, sorting and a fraction number line. Posted by Logan

Dare

Today we had the dare officer come in. She taught us about how drugs effect you and different risk.

Today's Math

Today in math we learned about customary weight and capacity. We made a gallon man to remember customary capacity.

This Week in Room 33! Jan. 28- Feb. 1

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

Morning Work- Students will be working on DLR in the mornings (grammar/editing sentences). We go over these after lunch. Our DLR quiz will be on Friday. You may want to go over the DLR sheet to help prepare for the quiz.

Math- We are continuing our unit on measurement. Ask your child to sing you the Metric Song! :) The assignment #4 is due on Friday.

Social Studies- We are working on our African American projects in class this week. These were originally due on Wed. but I will be extending the due date to Thursday. This project should be completed in class.

Reading- This week we will continue focusing on determining importance and will use this strategy to help us write summaries. Ask your student what a summary is and if they can summarize their favorite book or even a TV show episode!

The Time for Kids sheet is due on Wed. The cold read "The Underground Railroad" is due on Friday.

Writing- This week we will be choosing our nonfiction topic we will be writing about. We will begin researching our topic.


Six Flags Reading Logs- If you are interested in participating, the Six Flags yellow reading log sheet is due Friday, February 15th. If your student fills this reading log sheet, he/she will receive a free admission ticket!

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Schaefer

The metric song:D

We have to sing the metric song everyday until it gets stuck in our heads. It reminds us of the metric system and the different kinds of units. We also learned a saying, king henry Doesn't Usually drink chocolate milk. It helps us remember the different units.

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Today in class we learned how to change linear units of measure by multiplying or dividing

Non-fiction ideas

While writing we looked through books and got ideas for our own non-fiction writing.

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Social studies test

Today we had our social studies test on the middle, southern, and English colonies. We also have our procedure and material list for PRISM due Friday along with our math review sheet and our cold read as well. Have a good night. :D

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This Week in Room 33! Jan. 22-25

What to expect this week in 5th grade:

Math- We are beginning our study on measurement! Our review assignment #3 is due Friday. 

Social Studies- Our African American project will be introduced tomorrow (Tuesday) and worked on in class the rest of the week. It will be due Wed., Jan. 30th. 

Reading- Our strategy focus this week is determining importance by finding the main idea.  The cold read is due Friday. 

Writing- We will continue to explore nonfiction texts and gather ideas for our own nonfiction writing.

Have a great week! :)

-Mrs. Schaefer

The Character Assembly

Today we had a character assembly. We wore hats if we got a grand slam for character. Don't forget to do your math corrections. Have a good 3 day weekend. Happy birthday Martin Luther King! ;D

Our Day by Emilyann

Today in math we took a test. In s.s we studied for our test which is now next Tuesday (not tomorrow). In science we made a paper model of the moon, the sun, and the earth. For block we had gym and remember we are starting up jump rope for heart. In reading we hade a lesson. We also had library. Don't forget we have a cold read due tomorrow and our spelling contract is also due tomorrow. Don't forget!

Evaluate Scores!

We did our Evaluate tests today and we did an outstanding job today! Don't forget that our math test Ch.15 and 16 is tomorrow. Study Guide due tomorrow and the test is on Friday. Cold Read and Word Contract is due Friday.

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Field Trip and first day of D.A.R.E.

First we left to go to Sheldon hall to learn about Jazz, Ragtime, Bebop, Louis Armstrong and many others. Then we went to gym for volleyball. Next we had DARE where a police officer explained the importance of The program.

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Expository writing and reading

Today at writing we learned about expository writing and read from a book called I Wonder Why the Sun Rises. In reading we learned the people and setting in a short story.If you are not going to wear sneakers tomorrow to Sheldon, bring them for gym class.

This Week in Room 33! Jan. 14-18

Happy Monday! We have a busy week this week! Here's what to expect:

Morning Work- Students will be working on DLR this week focusing on editing sentences, prepositions, antonyms, root words, prefixes/suffixes, etc. We will have our DLR quiz on Friday.

Math- We are reviewing chapters 15-16 this week on fractions. Our test will be Thursday. Our review assignment #2 is due Friday. These weekly review assignments are a part of our math grade and are practice for the comprehensive MAP test.

Social Studies- We have finished chapter 6 on the middle and southern colonies. The study guide is due on Thursday and the test is on Friday.

Reading- We are finishing up our study on story elements and will begin working on determining importance and summarizing. Ask your student about our S.T.O.R.Y. poem from last week. We will also be taking our January Evaluate assessments this week. The cold read "Beaks and Feathers" is due this Friday.

Writing- We are ready to begin our expository writing unit! We will be exploring nonfiction texts and discussing how the information is organized and presented in several mentor books. Spelling tests will be on Friday and our words contract will be due as well.

Sheldon Field Trip- Our field trip to Sheldon Theater is Tuesday. We will be boarding buses at 9 and returning by 11:30ish. 

D.A.R.E. starts this week! Our DARE day is every Tuesday from 2-2:45.

Please return signed slip from report cards ASAP.

Have a WONDERFUL week! :)

-Mrs. Schaefer

Musical Assembly

Today I thought the Musical assembly (Brass, Woodwinds and Jazz instruments) was fun because the music teachers where funny and explained everything clearly. Don't forget to do your homework! Have a good weekend! Go Blues!

Thomas Schodl

The Summer my Father was Ten

For reading today we read a story called The Summer my Father was Ten. Then during and after the story we talked about story elements like characters, plot, setting, problem, and solution.

Counseling

Today at the end of the day we had counseling. We watched a video about kindness and tried to focus clearing our mind with stuff not important.

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Today we researched different fifth grade classes in different states and addressed envelopes. At the end of the week we are going to send these schools a survey for the great mail race.

This Week in Room 33! Jan. 7-11

Happy 2013 to you and welcome back! It was so nice to see your students last Thursday and Friday for our very short week back to school! :)

Here is what to expect this week in 5th grade:

Math- We are working on chapter 15 on fractions. Students received their first 25 question review assignment last Friday. These will be handed out each Friday and due the following Friday (similar to our cold reads). These review assignments ARE graded each week and will be a part of their math grade. These assignments are extremely beneficial as we prepare for our comprehensive MAP test. 

Social Studies- We are discussing the middle and southern colonies.

Reading- In reading we will focus on visualizing and the story elements of characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution. We will also have our literature circles continue and guided reading groups. The cold read titled "The Boy Who Didn't Know Fear" is due Friday.

Writing- I will be conferencing with individuals this week to discuss our narrative writings from 2nd quarter. We will also begin our unit on expository writing. 

Early Release is this Wednesday!

Don't forget to check our blog daily for student posts!

Have a fantastic week. :)

-Mrs. Schaefer

The Great Mail Race

Today during class, we hooked up with another class all the way in Colorado! It's called the "Great Mail Race!" What you do is pull 2 states out of a container, you look up a school in that state, fill out an envelope to that school, then send a survey. It's called the great mail race because you are trying to get 1 survey from each of the 50 states the fastest. Don't forget to do your math homework, cold read, math review, and word contract :)

-Jessie H.

Fractions

Today we learned simplest form and equivalent (=) fractions. We also went to StudyJams.com to practice simplest and equivalent fractions.
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