5-C News

News for May 23rd - 27th

2011-05-23T07:20:00.004-06:00

Literacy:
- Work on and present "Flying Solo" projects (Monday)
- Finishing up "Boy in the Striped Pajamas" - watching the movie

Science:
- Wednesday, May 26th is "Operation Egg Drop" Day - students will be constructing their own device to hold an egg to be dropped at various heights, the whole 5th grade will be participating so bring in your materials on Wednesday morning!

*5C has 1 marble left to fill in their postive choices jar - if they earn the marble Thursday, May 26th will be their reward day (along with Mrs. Cony's birthday party)!

**We will be using our white handkerchiefs for a special project on Tuesday, make sure you have brought one in!

***Friday, May 27th is Field Day from 10:30 - 12:30: Wear comfortable running shoes, shorts and your green 5C field day shirt! Go Green!

News for May 16th - 20th

2011-05-13T12:02:00.005-06:00

Literacy:
- Finish reading "Flying Solo" pgs. 95 - 138
- Finish "Flying Solo" packet: plot line, characters sketches (in detail), vocabulary, and comprehension questions - completed packet due Wednesday, May 18th!
- "Flying Solo" test will be Wednesday May 18th - use packet to study everything.
- We will be choosing "Flying Solo" projects to do in groups on thursday, friday, and the following Monday

Math:
- We will be focusing mostly on our novel project and our social studies projects.

Social Studies:

- Monday, May 16th: Finish up tri-folds (only about 1 hr of time will be given) - Oral presentations in class (graded). This means everything should be finished by 10:30!

- Tuesday, May 17th: 5th grade rotations - The students will take turns giving their presentation to students in 5A and 5B - stamp/sticker/design for individual passports due today!

- Wednesday, May 18th: AST World Tour: 10:30 - 12:30! We will be setting up our projects on the court around 10:10, changing into our tour guide/typical clothes, preparing our areas with typical food and/or props, and getting ready for people to come see our projects. Parents and family members are welcome to come see our projects at any time, but students will be required to stay at their desginated area during the whole tour.

* The 5th grade farewell and lunch sponsored by the Character Education department will be Thursday, May 19th from 11:30 - 12:30 (lunch will be provided).
** T-shirts for field day are being ordered, but we'd like each student to bring in a white handkerchief (panuelo) by Friday, May 20th so we can use them as well. These will not return in their original condition and we'd like stuents' initials/name to be written on them with permanent marker.

News for May 9 - 13th

2011-05-06T08:54:00.008-06:00

Literacy:
- We are continuing our novel study on "Flying Solo" by Ralph Fletcher. Students are working in class on reading the chapters, answering comprehension questions, defining vocabulary words, outlining plot, and sketching out characters. We will be working as a class, groups, and individually. If students use their time wisely they should keep up the pace; our literacy period will be used for reading and writing time will be dedicated to the packet that goes along with the book.

Math:
- Finishing up PLATO testing
- We will be doing some review and going further in depth with graphing and interpreting data. Chapter 7 in the Math book, lessons, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. We will do an assessment on Friday over the material.

Social Studies:
- All research for our World Tour country projects should be completed by Monday morning. Students have had ample time to work in class and will have more time this coming week. Written papers are due Thursday, May 12th (about 2 paragraphs per bullet point along with bibliography of sources) so students will have time to work on their tri-fold parts. Tri-folds should be purchased and brought into class no later than Thursday, May 12th!

*May 10th, Last Day to check out library books!
**May 13th: Sleep Over - Congratulations to Rebecca, Carlos, and Ivanna for being nominated.
*** Friday, May 13th - Last Day for all clubs.

News for May 2nd - 6th

2011-04-29T10:17:00.003-06:00

Literacy:
- Value of the Month: patience (5th grade is in charge of the bulletin board, come check it out)
- Mother's Day projects
- Starting our novel study: "Flying Solo" by Ralph Fletcher

Math:
- Finish Review work booklet in time for PLATO tests: PLATO test #3 will be Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3rd and 4th - It is very important that you are here those days to have enough time to take this important tests.

Social Studies:

- We will be working on our World Tour projects for the next two weeks. The requirement list has been given to students so they know exactly what is expected of them for their own country. This is an individual project worth the entire quarter's social studies grade as well as grades in literacy. Click on the link to see the requirement page. Stay tuned for more details as the weeks go along but the final tour where the rest of the school and parents are invited to attend will be Wednesday, May 18th!

*Mother's Day Literacy Activity will be Thursday, May 5th from 11:20 - 12:10. Please come help us celebrate the special women in our lives!
**AST Musical "Disney on Broadway" will be Thursday and Friday, May 5th and 6th! Come support our school, buy a ticket in the book store or at the door!

News for April 25 - 29th

2011-04-26T12:00:00.007-06:00

No School Monday April,25th - See you Tuesday

Literacy:
- Personal Narratives on Easter Break (Semana Santa)
- 6+1 Trait: Sentence Fluency
- Reading Assessments (fluency and comprehension)
- Word Wall test (dictated): Friday, April 29th

Math:
- Third and Final Plato Test - Next Week May 3rd and 4th
- Review and Complete Order of Operations
- Math Review of all topics learned this year to prepare for PLATO

Social Studies:
- The entire 5th grade is starting their World Tour, each section is assigned a different part of the world. 5A - The Americas, 5B - Africa, and our class, 5C - Eurasia.
- This week we will explore what is Eurasia and the countries that it contains
- Students are to come up with a Top 10 list of the countries they'd like to do as an individual project. Follow the links to see the country lists: Asia and Europe
- Country selection will be held on Wednesday, April 27th - No student will be allowed to change their country after Friday, April 29th.
- We will be researching different aspects of the country throughout the weeks

*Earth Day Picnic - Thursday, April 28th: Contest for who use the least amount of trash! Bring your lunch to school in all reusable, washable containers. We will eat lunch together on this day!
** Friday, April 29th - Free Earth Day Color's Day
*** Next Week is the AST "Disney on Broadway" Musical - check out the link for more info

News for April 4th - 15th

2011-04-01T12:29:00.012-06:00

Literacy: - Continue and finish poetry month: haiku, limerick, autobiography, free verse, and more - Onomatopeia - Poetry books requirements will be given out and time in class will be given for students to write their poetry, they should be able to complete all work if they use their time wisely in class!Poetry books will be due Friday, April 15th - April story starters and poetry for bullentin boards - Value of the Month: Honesty Math: - Finish Chapter 15 on probability: lessons 3, 4, and 5 - Review and test on Ch. 15 will be Friday, April 8th - Week of April 11th - 15th: Looking ahead and review: Decimals, fractions, rates, ratios, order of operations, variables - pgs LA2-25 *Don't forget the Character Education Charla on Thursday, April 7th from 5 - 6:30pm - any student who's parent(s) attend will recieve a free homework pass! **3rd Quarter Awards Assembly will be Wed. 4/13 ***Earth Day Assembly will be Thurs. 4/14

News for March 18th - April 1st

2011-03-25T12:18:00.005-06:00

Don't forget that Library projects are due on Monday, March 18th! Literacy: - Finish persuasive essays, due Tuesday, March 29th (follow the rubric to get all A+'s and turn it in with your essay) - April is Poetry Month so we are going to begin our unit on poetry. Here are some of the types we will be working on this week: couplet, triplet, quatrain, cinquain, acrostic, alliteration, diamonte, and concrete. Math: - Because of scheduling issues and needing more time we will be reviewing Math Ch. 14 on Monday and the test will be Tuesday, March 29th - Fun Math activity on Tuesday, bring a banana if you can! - Begin Chapter 15 on probability, lessons 1 and 2 *The team from AdvancED will be here at school observing our school Monday - Wednesday. ** No after school activities involving staff members will be held Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday (musical, advanced Math club, etc...) ***The 3rd and final Bullying presentation will be Thursday, March 31st. ****Thursday afterschool the 5th grade girls will be measured for their costumes!

Changes for the week

2011-03-24T09:38:00.003-06:00

Because of scheduling issues, the Chapter 14 Math Test will be moved to next Tuesday, March 29th along with the due date for the published persuasive essay. Students received the rubric yesterday.

Remember that tomorrow is a early dismissal at 11:00am and parent teacher conferences are until 3:30, if you haven't signed up for a time to meet with me there are still many slots available. If one of those times doesn't work, please email me when you are available.

Tomorrow there will be a Scholastic book fair as well as the items in the lost in found on display. Check them both out!

News for March 21st - 25th

2011-03-19T16:32:00.003-06:00

Be sure to check daily for homework and updates/changes to our AST Community News section!

Literacy:
- Persuasive writing process, choose arguement and prewrite (research), draft, revise and proofread, and finally publish
- Published copy of Persuasive writing due next Monday, March 28th
- Working on conventions - spelling/grammar/punctuation
- Review and assess word wall words - Dictated word wall test (10 sentences) Friday, March 25th

Math:
- Finish Chapter 14, lessons 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8
- We will be doing hands on activities and review, don't forget about the MacMillian Math site to review any chapter 14 lesson that you struggled with!
- Chapter 14 Test will be Friday, March 25th (we will review in the morning and take the test after recess before early dismissal)

*2nd Bullying Presentation by counseling department will be Tuesday at 11:10 -11:50
** Colors' Day 5 lps - March 24th - Moto Minutas will be here!
*** Friday, March 25th early dismissal at 11:00am
**** Parent Teacher Conferences, Friday March 25th times start at 11:40 and go until 3:10 - please stop by 5C sometime this week to sign up for a time slot.

News for March 14th - 18th

2011-03-12T17:07:00.007-06:00

*4th quarter begins Monday, March 14th!

Literacy:
- Finish discussion on Self - Discipline; reflection
- Continue types of Expository writing - Persuasive writing
- Father's Day projects

Math:
- Review Ch. 13 - Monday 3/14
- Test over Chapter 13 will be Tuesday, March 15th - use your vocabulary cards to study
- Begin Chapter 14: lessons 1, 2, and 3

*We will be dedicating extra time this quarter to Math because 5th grade math scores are low on the average!

**St. Patrick's Day is Thursday, March 17th - we will be having a small celebration at 1:15 after recess if anyone wishes to bring something green to share with the rest of the class!

***The Final Lap for Miles for Smiles will be held on Thursday, March 17th afterschool at 2:45. Students still have an opportunity to participate and ask for sponsorship but T-shirts have already been ordered. Sponsorship money should be returned to school in an envelope on Wednesday, March 16th!

****Father's Day Celebrations will be held in 5th grade on Friday, March 18th from 11:20 - 12:10 in each sections' classrooms. We hope that the special men in our students' lives can join us for the literacy based celebration!

News for March 7th - 11th

2011-03-04T12:15:00.005-06:00

*No school Friday, March 11th for Spring Break! Friday is the last day of the 3rd quarter, so let's finish strong!

Literacy:
- finishing Black History Month Biographies (most students are finished typing)
- work on creative way to present biography - Biographies are due and presentations will be given Wednesday, March 9th and Thursday, March 10th (days and time slots will be drawn on Tuesday)
- Value of the month: Discipline and self-discipline

Math:
- review Ch. 6 graphing ordered pairs and the coordinate plane
- Continue Ch. 13 lessons 6, 7, 8 and 9
- Reading Log for Friday, March 11th - read Math pgs. 594-595 and do the questions in Math notebook

Social Studies:
- We will be writing bill proposals as the 5th grade Congress to present to the "President" (Mrs. Martinez) to approve. We will be working alongside 5A to come up with feasable ideas to present in writing.
- Review and the Three Branches of government Test (ch. 9 lessons 3 -4) will be Thursday, March 10th - study pictures on blog, notes, and book.

News for February 28th - March 4th

2011-02-26T12:52:00.004-06:00

Literacy:
- Continue working on Black History Month Biographies - requirements/rubric - typed portion due Friday, March 4th!
- We will be typing our 2nd drafts for a published copy in class please bring a USB stick to save your work!
- Learning about the value for March: Discipline

Math:
- Continue with Chapter 13 - review angles/triangles and quadrilaterals
- Review of graphing Ch. 6 lessons 4 and 5 on order pairs and graphing functions also using integers (negative/positive) and the coordinate plane (quadrants)

Social Studies:
- Finish the legislative branch and how a bill becomes a law
- Discuss the executive and judicial branches
- We are construction a "three branches of government tree" in the hallway, come check out the finished project towards the end of the week!

*Remember that Friday, March 11th is the last day of the quarter, so finish this one strong!
** Don't forget to bring in your plastic containers/plates instead of using Stryofoam at the cafeteria, collect 5 tokens and get a prize!
*** Monday, March 7th will be the HS Environmental club activity of creating the Scarlett Macaw as art from the sky. Check out the awesome pics at this link!

News for February 21st - 25th

2011-02-20T15:30:00.005-06:00

Literacy:
- Presidents' Day is Monday Feb. 21st
- Types of Expository Writing: Biography
- Starting Black History Month Biography Project - researching, drafting, and peer editing

Math:
- Review Ch. 12 - The Metric System and the Quiz will be Tuesday, Feb. 22nd
- Begin Ch. 13 - Geometry lessons 1 and 3 - lines, angles, and triangles

Social Studies:
- We will be moving to Social Studies for the last three weeks of the quarter.
- Short review of the US Constitution
- Democracy and the federal system of government
- Three branches of government: legislative branch

*Colors' Day - 5 lempiras: Friday, Feb. 25th

** AST BINGO: Friday, Feb. 25th - 6:00pm to 10:00pm

News for Feb. 14th - 18th

2011-02-12T13:57:00.009-06:00

Literacy:
- Valentine's day activities
- Continue working on Fairness, we will be tape recording our skits on Wednesday/Thursday
- Black History Month introduction

Math:
- Valentine's graphing project on Monday
- Finish Ch. 12 lessons, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (review and test will be next week)
- Incorporating changes of matter from science

Science:
- Chapter 14 States of Matter and Changes of State - lessons 1 and 2
- Will we be using literacy and math time to review science this week as well.
- The chapter 13 and 14 combined assessment test will be Friday, Feb. 18th
- Students need to bring in 1 zip-lip gallon sized freezer bag, 1 zip lip quart sized (bigger than the sandwich size) freezer bag, and a hand towel with student initials (will be returned home) by Thursday, February 17th!

*Monday is free Valentine's Day Colors' Day
**If you want to bring Valentine's treats or cards to class you may if you bring enough to share with the whole class. Our class party will be @ 11:10.
***Remember to bring in your 2 dozen cookies on Monday before 8:00am if you haven't!
****5C Yearbook pictures will be taken Friday, Feb. 18th @ 11:10 - don't be absent!
***** Progress Reports and PLATO tests go home Monday, Feb. 14th - sign and return progress reports and check out the Cover letter for PLATO on the left side of the blog!

News for February 7th - 11th

2011-02-04T12:04:00.003-06:00

* This week we will be selling Cookie Grams for Friendship month to help out Casitas Kennedy. Don't forget to help out with your committee and bring in your 2 dozen cookies on Thursday, Feb. 10th or Monday morning by 8:00 am Feb. 14th.

Literacy:
- Finishing up Folklore: Booklets due Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 12:00/noon - requirements
Quiz on Folklore will be Thursday, Feb. 10th - link to study!
- Finish up Fact vs Opinion and Cause and Effect
- Fairness and Justice: writing skits activity

Math:
- Start Ch. 12 Measuring with the metric system, lessons 1 and 2
- Pre-Valentine's Day graphing activity

Science:
- Continue Ch. 13 with lesson 2
- We will be combining parts of Ch. 14 with Ch. 13 to assess over Changes in properties of matter.

** No School Friday, February 11th - Winter Break
*** Valentine's Mail begins

News for Jan. 31st - Feb. 4th

2011-01-28T12:12:00.004-06:00

Literacy:
- Folk tales: fairy tales and adapted fairy tales
- Cause vs. Effect and Fact vs. Opinion
- Continue working on Folk Narrative booklets: due Tuesday, Feb. 8th - requirements

Math:
- Finish Ch. 11 - Measuring with customary units: lessons 5 and 7
- Chapter 12, lesson 6 on temperature
- Measuring Activity
- Chapter 11 Quiz - Friday, Feb. 4th

Science:
- Present element projects in class
- Begin Chapter 13, lesson 1 - properties of matter
lesson 2 - physical and chemical changes

*Power group meets - February 1st
** Lunch Bunch on Wedneday, Feb. 2nd
*** Thursday, Feb. 3rd - Values Awards Assembly in pledge

News for Jan. 24th - Jan. 28th

2011-01-22T18:23:00.006-06:00

Can you believe that its been 99 days of school already? The school year is flying by really fast and since Monday will be the 100th day of classes we are going to do a mini celebration for our accomplishments. Don't forget we are going to do 100th day ice cream sundaes, so bring in the toppings you signed up for!

Literacy:
- TIME magazines 100 most influential people
- Continue with Folklore: parables, myths, and tall tales
- Working on Folk Narrative books in class.

Math:
- Celebrating 100 days with a special math activity on Monday
- Start Chapter 11 - Measuring, lessons 1, 3, and 4
- Math Buddies - Friday, Jan. 28th at 8:00 - 9:50: 5th graders and 2nd graders

Science:
- Continue Ch. 12 lesson 3 on compounds, chemical reactions, and chemical formulas
- Science Lab Activity - Making polymers
- Chapter 12 Science Test - Friday, Jan. 28th

*PLATO Testing - Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 24th and 25th

News for January 17th - 21st

2011-01-15T20:07:00.004-06:00

Literacy:
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Begin Folklore Unit: We will be creating a Folk Narrative book composed of student writings starting with ghost stories, legends, fables, and parables.

Math:
- Finish Chapter 10 lesson 10
- Review fractions in Chapter 10
- Test on Chapter 10 will be Wednesday, January 19th (use the Mac Millian website to review lessons and take a practice test exam)!
- Fractions/Decimals/Percents

Science:
- Continue Chapter 12 - molecules and elements (lesson 1)
- Lesson 2, Periodic Table
- Begin Periodic Table Elements project

*PLATO Testing continues Monday, Jan. 17th at 1:50 - 2:30
**Bullying Presentation - Thursday, Jan. 20th @ 11:30 in multipurpose room!

News for January 10th - 14th

2011-01-07T14:04:00.009-06:00

Literacy:
- Review and Test on Tuesday, Jan. 11th on Plot - students will be read a story and they will have to identify the parts of plot and fill out the Plot Template worksheet.
- Perseverance
- Introduction to Folklore

Math:
- Continue with Chapter 10 - Adding and Subtraction Fractions: lessons 2, 3, 4, 7, and 10

Science:
- Begin Unit E, Chapter 13 on Matter - Lesson 1
- The Atoms Family website

*Friday, Jan. 14th is a late start, classes begin at 9:30!
**First session of PLATO test will be Friday during Computers!
*** Report Cards go home this Friday, Jan. 14th!

Auditions for this year's musical: Disney on Broadway!
- 5th Grade Auditions will be Friday, Jan. 14th - 2:45 - 4:00
- They will be held in the Multi-purpose room
- Each student must fill out a audition form (sent in the email to parents) and will not be allowed to audition without one!
- If a student does not audition, then they will not participate
- Make sure you read through the details carefully to make sure you can make the commitment!
- See the website for more information

News for January 5th - 7th

2011-01-05T09:29:00.007-06:00

Welcome back to 3rd Quarter, 2nd Semester, and a New Year 2011!

Miss Cony and I would like to thank everyone who gave us such lovely and delicious gifts this holiday, they were greatly appreciated. Many thanks to all; we hope that each and everyone had a blessed Christmas holiday and are enjoying the new year!

Literacy:
- Review Plot
- Discuss story theme
- New Year's Resolutions
- Plot Test will be next week

Math:
- Review fractions, factors, muliples, prime/composite
- Review finding LCD and begin learning about adding fractions

Social Studies:
- Review timelines
- Create Class timeline on selected topic, work with partners

- Individual topic timelines due Friday!

Technology Day!

2010-12-15T14:44:00.000-06:00

Dear 5C Family-
At long last the students of 5C have finally filled the postive choices jar of marbles. As the wish was pulled out of the jar a silent cry went out and the reward.... Technology Day! Tomorrow, students will be given most of my class time with them to use technology the students bring themselves. The can bring only what they can carry themselves. No special equipment will be requested but the class does have access for watching movies. Students' technology will not be allowed outside the classroom at recess or lunch and the room will be locked with technology inside during specials. Students are responsible for the technology that they bring. No inappropriate music, movies, or video games should be brought, they will not be allowed. Students will not be allowed to use cell phones to call, text, or chat with people outside the classroom. They will still have Estudios and their 2 specials classes in the afternoon. If students would like to bring a treat or snack to share with the class during the day they need to bring enough for the whole class. I am very proud of their hard work through these first to quarters and they have made a concentrated effort at the end. Please congratulate our 5C members and encourage them to keep doing their very best!

News for December 13th - 17th

2010-12-09T15:59:00.010-06:00

*This is a shortened week because of Christmas break. Families planning on traveling early and having students miss days should get permission from the office BEFORE you leave so that the absence can be determined excused or not. IF NOT YOUR STUDENT WILL BE UNEXCUSED AND WILL RECEIVE B'S FOR ANY PROJECT OR TEST MISSED!!!!

Literacy:
- Finish learning parts of plot: theme
- Practice identifying plot using picture books
- Continue with Trait #4 - Word Choice
- Continue working on Christmas narratives, published draft due Friday, December 17th!

Math:
- Finish Chapter 9 on Fractions
- Review and Test, Wedneday, December 15th! Use blog pictures to help you study along with the book and the notebook.

Social Studies:
- Continue working on Explorers Projects, due Wednesday, December 15th
- Explorers Presentations on projects/timelines will be Wednesday and Thursday
- For a copy of the Rubric and Guidelines click on the links.

**Friday, December 17th: Free Colors' Day, 9:00 a.m. Christmas Assembly, Christmas party, Early Dismissal at 11:15

**Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy bringing in of the New Year, See you on the 5th of January!

News for December 6 - 10

2010-12-03T12:04:00.007-06:00

Literacy:
- Elements of Plot
- Exposition: character, setting, conflict
- Rising Action/Climax/Falling Action

Math:
- Continue with Fractions, Chapter 9 Lessons 3, 4, 5, and 9
- Check out the fun websites on Fraction Games and play one at least twice a week!
- Fraction Bars

Social Studies:
- "Life on an Explorer's Ship"
-Start Explorers Projects - research will be done at home and some time will be given at school as well
- Continue with timelines (using our explorers)

*Empty Bowls and Christmas Concert - Thursday, December 8th - Color's Day with Empty Bowls t-shirts! Don't forget to come by your bowl, hear great Christmas music, eat tortilla soup, and support a great cause!

**Colors' Day - Friday, December 10th - Lps 5

***5th grade Posadas 10:30 - 11:50 in Multipurpose Room

News for November 29th - December 3rd

2010-11-24T13:36:00.013-06:00

*Students recieved a very important note on Friday that needs to be read and signed. If it is not returned by Tuesday the student will receive an automatic infraction!

Literacy:

- Finish features of Non-fiction text, Test will be Tuesday, November 30th

- Begin discussing parts of Plot

- Virtue of the Month: Generosity

Math:

- Continue Fractions in Chapter 8

Social Studies: We will pick up science again in the New Year during 3rd quarter!
- Review Map Skills

- Introduce explorers and timelines

*Order an Empty Bowl t-shirt by Friday, December 1st and you can were it on December 9th!

** Bring in a box of cereal for the Christmas baskets for our workers (Bright bucks for each box donated)!

***Last week to send in items for Navidad Sin Frio - Thanks Arianne, Sergio, Tethey, Francisco, Carlos, Ivanna, and Jose Armando for donating items! There is still time left!

****Photos with Santa will be taken on Friday, December 3rd at 1:15.

*****Parent Presentation on Internet Safety has been moved to Wednesday, December 1st!

News for November 22nd - 26th

2010-11-19T12:16:00.005-06:00

*This is a short week because of Thanksgiving break and we have Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26th off of school. Families planning on traveling early and having students miss days should get permission from the office BEFORE you leave so that the absence can be excused. IF NOT YOUR STUDENT WILL BE UNEXCUSED AND WILL RECEIVE B'S FOR ANY PROJECT OR TEST MISSED!!!!

Literacy:
- Finish up features of non-fiction text (captions/labels)
- Healthy Habits summary
- Begin structures of non-fiction text
- Thanksgiving writing

Math:
- Monday there will be a short mini - quiz on Factors, divisibility, prime and composite numbers (refer the the "Need to Study" IAW link to study)
- Begin fractions - numerators/denominators, mixed and improper fractions, and representing decimals with factions

Science:
- All Science Body System worksheets should be completely finished on M0nday, Nov. 22nd
- Continue working on Body System Booklets: due Wednesday, Nov. 24th (use checklist and rubric)
- Human Body Power Point Slide Project presentations - Tuesday, Nov. 23rd
- Body System Test will be on Wednesday, November 24th - use booklet, "study" link, and power point presentation

**Don't forget to send your items in for Navidad Sin Frio, thanks to Tethey, Sergio, and Arianne for helping out!

***Wednesday, November 24th is our Thanksgiving lunch at 12:30. Students will not be allowed to leave early with their parents that day!

****Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

News for November 15th - 19th

2010-11-12T14:12:00.010-06:00

It is very important that parents continuing signing their student's assignment book daily! Students who do not have signatures will be counted as a missing assignment towards an infraction!

Literacy:
- Finish Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Work on parts of non-fiction texts

Math:
- Review Division - Quiz on Division (whole numbers and decimals) on Tuesday, November 16th
- Divisibility, factors, GCF, prime and composite numbers

Science:
- Since we didn't have time for our Digestive Food lab we will do it on Monday (Make sure you have your brown paper bag)!
- Endocrine, Excretory, Urinary, and Integumentary Systems
- Healthy Habits
- Organ System projects
- Body System worksheets should be finished by Monday, November 22nd!

* First quarter award assembly will be Tuesday, November 16th
** Early Dismissal on Wednesday, November 17th - Students will leave at 1:00pm
*** Tie Dye activity for 3rd - 5th - Cost Lps 100 (shirts will be provided) activity postponed until 3rd quaarter!
**** Friday, November 19th - Colors' Day Lps 5
***** Don't forget about Navidad Sin Frio - Thanks to Tethey and Sergio who has already brought in items!

News for November 8th - 12th

2010-11-05T12:23:00.012-06:00

Come to Family Literacy Night: Please print out the invitation and send it back in by Thursday morning. Students are encouraged to come so both can be a part of the process!

Literacy:
- Practicing Demonstration speeches using note cards
- Tuesday/Wednesday - Demonstration Speech Presentations (date/time slots will be chosen on Monday)
- Discuss value of the month: Gratitude
- Thankful Turkeys
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Math:
- Review division of whole numbers
- Dividing decimals
- Division with elimating remainders
- Decimal patterns in division
*Please make sure the new Math book has been covered by Monday, Nov. 8th - Students will be held responsible for these books so please discuss the importance of taking care of the new books with your student!

Science:
- Please send a sport cap type (medium sized) water bottle and two balloons to school on Monday for a experiment on breathing
- Finish Respiratory System
- Nervous System and brain lab
- Digestive System - please bring a brown paper lunch bag for Wednesday, Nov. 10th

*Thursday, November 11th - Family Literacy 2:45 - 4:00pm
**Saturday, November 13th - Earth Hour - turn off your lights from 8:30 - 9:30!
***Start sending in your things for Navidad Sin Frio

News for November 1st - 5th

2010-11-01T07:25:00.008-06:00

*Don't forget students are dismissed today for parent teacher conferences at 11:15!

Literacy:
- Demonstration Speeches
- Choosing a Topic: link

Math:
- Continue Chapter 3 with decimals lessons 14 and 15
- Menu Math Day and Review
- Quiz Chapter 3 (section C) will be Friday, November 5th

Science:
- Finish Skeletal System
- Muscular System
- Circulatory System
- Respiratory System

** MS/HS Fall Carnival - Friday, Novemberr 5th 7:00-9:00pm

News for October 25th - 29th

2010-10-22T12:30:00.009-06:00

*Remember no school on Monday, October 25th!

Literacy:
- Review punctuation, Punctuation Test, Wednesday, Oct. 27th
- Continue proofing and publishing personal essays on Respect - due Friday, Oct. 29th

Math: - Continue Chapter 3 lessons 8, 9, 10, and 13
- Day to review multiplying with decimals
- If your student recieved below a 90% on their mulitplication timed test, he/she will be given one on Tuesday during lunch and every week following until he/she passes. It is very important that you be studying the times tables at least 5 minutes daily to review!

Science:
We will be leaving Social Studies to go back to Unit A in Science to study the Human Body, we will start with the organization of cells from cells to organisms and cover the muscular and skeletal systems.

**5th Grade Parent Presentation: Thursday, Oct0ber 28th from 11:30 - 1:30 in the multipurpose room - RSVP by Wednesday 10/27 - Please come and join us for a very important topic!
***Friday, October 29th will be our Halloween parade and party. Students are welcomed to come dressed in costumes that are appropriate for school (costume props will only be allowed during the parade and party). The parade will begin around 1:10 after lunch and be followed by the party in our classroom. If students would like to voluntarily bring a treat or something small to share, please make sure there are enough for everyone in class! Students who do not celebrate Halloween are encouraged to come to school until lunch and then can go to the Library during the parade and party!
****Since this is Halloween week we will not have a student of the week. Every student is invited to bring in a picture of them dressed up for Halloween or a harvest party to put on our bulletin board!

Movement of Social Studies Dates

2010-10-15T12:05:00.002-06:00

It was decided that instead of testing students over mapping skills in a formal assessment, they would be given more influential grades on their "Create Your Own Country" Map Project. This project should be finished at home by the student without help from the parent/tutor/guardian etc... Requirements along with the rubric has been glued to the back of the project so the students know exactly what they need to do and how they will be graded. We will have a review exam next week that will include both previous mapping skills and content covered that week. Thanks, Miss Bayes

News for October 18th - 22nd

2010-10-14T12:23:00.009-06:00

Welcome to 2nd Quarter, the perfect time to start afresh on the right foot! Remember RESPECT even when someone is not looking.

Literacy:

- Continue writing Personal Essays on Respect

- Develop our writing using the trait of voice - click for article website on voice

- Types of Punctuation

Math:

- Finish Chapter 3 Section A with lesson 6 and a day to review and practice

- Math Quiz Ch. 3A will be Thursday, October 21st - Review Multiplication properties and know how to use them to solve for products: (click to study)

- Continue with Chapter 3, lesson 8 - decimal patterns

Social Studies:

- Finish Relief Maps and painting them - bring in a small bristle paint brush if you have one at home for Monday!

- Learning about landforms and reviewing coordinates with latitude and longitude

- Geography Assessment will be Friday, October 22nd

*Remember on Tuesday, October 19th we have a late start - Students should be to school by 9:30 that day!

**Students should bring in the 5th grade behavior letter signed by a parent on Monday!

***Colors' Day is Friday, October 22nd - Bring 5 lps.

****Due to a fight involving 4th and 5th graders last Friday afternoon, students will be called in for questioning and there will be a ban on the soccer field for 2 weeks. NO SOCCER FIELD USE FOR ANY 4TH OR 5TH GRADER UNTIL NOVEMBER 2ND!!!

News for October 11th - 15th

2010-10-08T12:08:00.006-06:00

*No school Monday, October 11th (Columbus Day observed)*

Literacy:
- Begin Trait #3 of the 6+1 Writing Traits: Voice
- Discussion of the Virtue of the Month: Respect
- Begin Personal Essays on Respect
- Types of Puncuation

Math:
- Begin Chapter 3 lessons 1, 2, 4, and 5
- Multiplication Properties
- Be sure to be practicing your mulitplication tables daily if you recieved a letter last week!

Social Studies:
- Relief Map Projects: Please bring in an empty pizza box or other 16x11 piece of cardboard for Tuesday
- Create Your Own Country Project - due Friday, October 15th
- Map Skills Test - Friday, October 15th

**Friday, October 15th is the last day of 1st quarter
***Please respond to the parent email so Miss Bayes knows whether you recieved it, if you didn't please send her an email at pbayes@amschool.org with your correct email address, name, and name of student!

News for October 4th - 8th

2010-10-01T13:24:00.006-06:00

Literacy:
- Finish Author's Purpose, Main Idea, and Supporting Details - Quiz will be Tuesday, October 5th
- Work on Parts of Phonics: Antonyms, Synonyms, Homographs, Homophones, Homonyms

Math:
- Chapter 2 lessons 14, 17 - 19: Adding and Subtracting Decimals and problem solving review
- Chapter 2 section C - Quiz will be Friday, October 8th

Social Studies:
Map Skills -
- Map Scales
- Map Keys/Legends
- Types of Maps: political, physical, thematic (click for website)

*By 5th grade students should be able to answer any multiplication table (0-12) in 3 seconds or less. According to Friday's Multiplication timed test, students who scored less than a 90% will receive a letter home. If your child gets this letter it is your equal resp0nsibility to practice the times tables nightly until the student improves. This is a very important foundation in order to accurately complete many other types of math in a timely manner. Thanks in advance for your support.

News for Sept. 27th - Oct. 1st

2010-09-27T07:28:00.004-06:00

Literacy:
- Continue with 4 types of sentences
- Author's Purpose
- Main Idea and supporting details
- Personal Narrative due Monday, Sept. 27th
- Discuss Trait #2 - Organization (using graphic organizers to write narratives)

Math:
- Finish Chapter 2 sections A and B
- Review and Test, Thursday, Sept. 30th (click link for helpful pictures to study)

Social Studies:
- Start Map Skills:
- cardinal directions
- continents
- longitude and latitude
- hemispheres

*Fiesta Catracha is Friday, October 1st during lunch - students may wear typical clothes all day if they wish.
**Wednesday, Sept. 29th we will be doing our 6+1 Writing Assessment in class

All Afterschool Activities and Saturday Activities Cancelled!

2010-09-24T10:55:00.002-06:00

Today, Friday, September 24th and Saturday, September 25th there will be no extracurricular activities because of the impending tropical storm. Please make sure students are picked up promptly at 2:30!

News for Sept. 20th - 24th

2010-09-15T11:50:00.008-06:00

Literacy:
- Continuing and finishing personal narratives - Go through the 5 steps of the writing process
- Proofreading and Revising techniques
- Published (in cursive, black pen) copy of Personal Narrative due Monday, Sept. 27th (click on date for copy of rubric)
- Four Types of Sentences

Math:
- Continue Chapter 2: lessons 7- 12 (pgs. 66 -77 in book)
- Work on decimals - equivalent, rounding, comparing, and ordering

Science:
We have finished our time in science and will now be spending the rest of the quarter on social studies. We will pick back up the human body during 2nd quarter!

Social Studies:
- Continue to work on poster projects for our department: Comayagua - please send in any pictures, souvenirs, artifacts, etc... that have to do with Comayagua for our display by Thursday, Sept. 23rd

*Early Dismissal - Monday, Sept. 20th @ 1:oopm students leave!
**Peace Day - Tuesday, Sept. 21st - Assembly @ 10:10am
***Colors' Day - Friday, Sept. 24th - Lps. 5

News for September 13th and 14th

2010-09-13T08:01:00.006-06:00

Literacy:
- Beginning, Middle and End of Personal Narratives
- Virtue of the Month: Loyalty

Math:
- Continue Place Value: Ch. 2 lesson 7 - Tenths and Hundredths

Instead of Science this week we will be studying the department of Comayagua for Fiesta Catracha. We will be doing projects and research and each student will be assigned to a group to create a poster for our department display.
**If you have anything (artifacts, pictures, maps, etc...) of Comayagua that our class could borrow, please start sending those in starting tomorrow and next week!***

* Independence Holiday: No school Wednesday Sept. 15th - Friday, Sept. 17th (teacher's day) - There will be NO early dismissal tomorrow - Enjoy your 5 day weekend!
** We are still missing party money, please send in cash or bank deposit slips!
***Those parents that volunteered items from our wish list, please remember to send them. We are in desperate need of the gallon size ziploc bags. Thank you to those parents that have sent what they offered!

News for Sept. 6th - 10th

2010-09-06T10:09:00.012-06:00

Literacy:
- Continue learning and using the steps of the writing process
- Personal Narrative - prewrite and drafts
- graphic organizers
- Discuss and assess characters and setting
- Story genre (non-fiction vs. realistic fiction)

Math:
- Reinforce, review, and assess (quiz thursday): addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Exploring Place Value Through Millions
***Those who do not know their Multiplication tables should be practicing them daily!

Science:
- Continue classifying living things
- Power point on the 6 Kingdoms of organisms
- Bring old magazine to cut out pictures
- 6 Kingdoms of Organisms posters - group project and presentations
- Quiz on Six Kingdoms - Friday, Sept. 10th (study power point)

*Day of the Child - Friday, Sept. 10th - Free Colors Day and Popsicles at lunch
**Friday is last day for Plato Test for those who are not finished
***We still do not Party Money from everyone please continue sending in reciepts or money!

**** Character Education Presentation on "Purposeful Families" - Wednesday, Sept. 8th from 5pm - 6:30pm in the Multipurpose Room in the Elementary. Please some join us with special speaker: Mrs. Maria de los Angeles Quesada!

News for August 30th - September 3rd

2010-08-27T13:59:00.007-06:00

Literacy:
- Summer Reading Project Presentations Monday morning
- Work on Ideas that we've already funneled (soccer event)
- Start discussing Personal Narrative

Math:
- Problem Solving using the U.P.S.L.S. guide and choose an operation method (pgs. 18 -21)
- Input and Output Tables and Variables (pgs. 22 -23)
- Problem Solving and Variables Quiz will be Friday, Sept. 3rd; see link

Science:
- Review material on cells and microscopes
- Two types of Cells Booklet due Tuesday, Aug. 31st
- Cells Test will be on Tuesday, Aug. 31st - use cell booklet and pictures on the link
- Begin classifying Living things into the 6 kingdoms

*PLATO Test for 5C will be Thursday and Friday during Computer class
**Please start sending in the Lps 700 for Party money or a copy of the deposit slip!

News for August 23 - 27th

2010-08-20T14:21:00.017-06:00

Literacy:
- Work on Summer Reading Projects - **now due Monday, August 30th, see link for rubric http://www.scribd.com/doc/36302983/Summer-Reading-Project-Rubric
- Non-fiction vs. Realistic Fiction

Math:
- Continue Range, Median, and Mode and add Mean
- Graphing Project (done in class, rubric will be given Tuesday)
- Review and Test on Graphing, Range, Mean, Median and Mode Friday, August 27th; CLICK for studying materials

Science:
- How to use a microscope and learning its parts
- Onion skill cell activity in the Science Lab
- Cell Booklet project
- Jello Cells : Each student was assigned to bring a specific item by Thursday, August 26th! Click on the link to open a page and see what you (your student) is responsible for:

* Colors' Day Lps. 5 on Friday, August 27th

** It was great to see so many parents at Open House last Thursday, in case you weren't able to make it that night or had to leave early/come late. The 5th grade presenation power point is available for you to access at the following link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/36274054/Presentation-Open-House-2010

*** If your student is interested in Eagle League, please contact Mrs. Zavala the P.E. teacher; inscription for this season has already began.

**** Students who do not have books (science, math, and social studies) covered by Friday, August 27th will receive an infraction!

Reminders!

2010-08-18T10:13:00.005-06:00

Today's Math Homework requires information from on of these two this sites: http://www.scribd.com/doc/36121678/FIFA-2010-World-Cup-South-Africa-Stats or http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/matches/goals.html. Be sure to make a line plot using at least 8 countries and some kind of data from the sites. Don't forget to give it a title!

Yesterday's Math Homework requires the information from this site (sorry about before this one should work; I won't count the homework against you if you don't get a chance to do it!):
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36094645/La-Ceiba

***Don't Forget that tomorrow, Thursday the 19th is the 5th grade meeting/Open House in the Multipurpose Room at 5:00pm. We will have a meeting with all 5th grade sections first (along with Spanish, Estudios, and the counselor), then go back to our individual classes to deal with parties, wish lists, etc... Refreshments will be provided in room 5C at that time. Specials teachers will be located in the art room from 5 -7pm so make sure you stop in to talk with them as well. We have several new teachers on our staff. We hope that each parent or guardian will be able to make it tomorrow night and we looking forward to seeing you then.

**As a reminder to students who are not bus riders. Parents, drivers, nannies, older and younger siblings, etc.. are to wait in the grassy area in front of the Middle School building to pick up/meet students. This reduces the traffic and the loss of students on the way. Students are required to walk with the teacher or assistant to the designated area and will NOT be permitted to accompany anyone not in the designated area. Please help us keep your student safe and accounted for!

News for August 16 - 20

2010-08-16T07:24:00.006-06:00

Welcome to the first full week of the school year! We will be continuing to practice routines and procedures and of course following the rules and expectations. We are also going to start learning new 5th grade subject matter. Each week on this blog I will give you the units and chapters we will be studying in each subject. The homework will change daily so you need to be sure to check daily for any changes and if you have any questions you can comment on the blog or email me.

Literacy:
- Using literacy to incorporate science topics along with routines and procedures
- Summer Reading Assessment

Math:
- Chapter 1 Graphs and Data: pictographs, bar graphs, line plots, line graphs
mean, median, mode, and range

Science:
- Unit A Chapter 1 lesson 1 on Cells and their structures

* Thursday, August 19th @ 5:00pm - 5th Grade Open House and Parent Meeting in the Multipurpose room

Welcome Back

2010-08-10T11:05:00.004-06:00

Welcome to 5C, this year 2010 - 2011 is going to be a great year. I hope that you have all had a relaxing vacation and are ready to start the new school year right. This blog will be very helpful for all members of 5C. Here you will find news for the week, daily homwork assignments, fun educational wesbites, and more. Be sure to check the blog daily for any important information! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone as we take on 5th grade!