Saturday, September 19, 2015
Balloon Investigation in Science
The students really enjoyed using some science tools to investigate a balloon.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
September 14-18
Normal 5-Day Week, Yay!!!!!!!!
Here are some things to look forward to this week:
Monday-Finish MAP Assessments on the computers, and finish the Science Balloon Investigation (ask your child what a variable is).
Tuesday-Trading Places! I will switch places with Mrs. Tannyhill across the hall for Science/S.S. time. She will teach our class a Social Studies lesson about why we say the pledge of allegiance and I will do the Science Balloon Investigation with her class.
Wednesday-Scientific Method Song: ask your child about it :)
Thursday-This is a nationally recognized day called Constitution Day, so legally we have to do something about/with the constitution. Mrs. Tannyhill's class & our class are going to discuss the importance & purpose of the constitution & what it means to be an American, then each student will paint a US flag & add words from magazines that describe the constitution or what it means to be an American to them.
Thursday is also the first day we are going to meet with our buddy classroom-Mrs. Regier's second graders. Be sure to ask your child about his/her buddy.
Friday-We will watch CNN Student News to discuss current events-feel free to watch as well so you can discuss this with your child.
In Math we are still working with decimal place value, word form, expanded form, comparing decimals, and explaining the relationships between numbers.
Below are a few links if you would like to work with your child on any of these skills.
https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html
In Writing Workshop, the students are working on stories that I will help them refine over the next couple of weeks.
In Reading Workshop, the students are focusing on being aware of their thoughts while they read & then sharing & identifying them as predictions, questions, connections, visualizations, or opinions.
Here are some things to look forward to this week:
Monday-Finish MAP Assessments on the computers, and finish the Science Balloon Investigation (ask your child what a variable is).
Tuesday-Trading Places! I will switch places with Mrs. Tannyhill across the hall for Science/S.S. time. She will teach our class a Social Studies lesson about why we say the pledge of allegiance and I will do the Science Balloon Investigation with her class.
Wednesday-Scientific Method Song: ask your child about it :)
Thursday-This is a nationally recognized day called Constitution Day, so legally we have to do something about/with the constitution. Mrs. Tannyhill's class & our class are going to discuss the importance & purpose of the constitution & what it means to be an American, then each student will paint a US flag & add words from magazines that describe the constitution or what it means to be an American to them.
Thursday is also the first day we are going to meet with our buddy classroom-Mrs. Regier's second graders. Be sure to ask your child about his/her buddy.
Friday-We will watch CNN Student News to discuss current events-feel free to watch as well so you can discuss this with your child.
In Math we are still working with decimal place value, word form, expanded form, comparing decimals, and explaining the relationships between numbers.
Below are a few links if you would like to work with your child on any of these skills.
https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html
In Writing Workshop, the students are working on stories that I will help them refine over the next couple of weeks.
In Reading Workshop, the students are focusing on being aware of their thoughts while they read & then sharing & identifying them as predictions, questions, connections, visualizations, or opinions.
Music Update
This message is from Mrs. Williams, the music teacher:
-Recorders- 5th grade students will need their recorders beginning on September 17. If they lost their recorder, they are responsible to get a new one. If a students is new to our district, I will give them a recorder.
-4th and 5th grade choir will be starting up soon!! I will send permission slips soon. Choir is tentatively set for Tuesday nights.
-We are scheduled for a special program in May featuring different art areas. I have asked Mr. Cooper, and he is planning to have the 5th grade band perform. The 4th and 5th grade choir will also perform.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Band Festival
The Annual Graham Band Festival will take place on Saturday, September 26th at 7pm at the high school.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
First Week
Forgot to take pictures the first week :(
However, we had a great week! We are establishing our writing and reading workshops and have reviewed & practiced some problem solving strategies.
This week we will be diving into place value, building up our independent reading time, hopefully coming up with some story ideas, discussing science inquiry, and introducing some geography.
Reading logs went home on Friday, so be sure to keep track of the minutes your child is reading each night. This is your child's HW every night!
Here is an extra copy of the reading:
However, we had a great week! We are establishing our writing and reading workshops and have reviewed & practiced some problem solving strategies.
This week we will be diving into place value, building up our independent reading time, hopefully coming up with some story ideas, discussing science inquiry, and introducing some geography.
Reading logs went home on Friday, so be sure to keep track of the minutes your child is reading each night. This is your child's HW every night!
Here is an extra copy of the reading:
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