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