Week of  9/29/2014

Please take a look at this week's newsletter for classroom updates!

ELA Homework for this week:

1. Reading 25 minutes (each night)

2.  Reading Comprehension Packet - Lesson 2 (Due Friday)

3. Nouns - pgs. 9 & 10 (Due Friday)

4.  Word Study Activities (word lists will go home on Tuesday)

*Discuss Autumn observations with your families to help you gather ideas for your Fall Day Writing this week.  This can be done at dinner, in the car, while going for a bike ride - you name it!

**Bonus: In class, we have talked at length about what keeps us reading. One reoccurring theme is reading books that have been recommended to us. A great way to recommend a book to your peers is by completing one these fun activities/projects.

*Electronic Copy of this week's homework

Play Dough Writing

Last week, we learned that a Writer is Like a Sculptor because they both go through similar process to create a final piece! We learned that the stages of the writing process are:

1. Pre-writing/brainstorming
2. Drafting
3. Editing
4. Revising
5. Publishing

Be sure to include:

*Provide a description of your design

*You may provide a story/background

*I learned that a writer is like a sculptor because…

*My favorite part of this activity was…

Click here for google presentation 

See the example below:

Meet Olaf the Pencil Holder! Olaf’s favorite color is icy blue and he loves to sport his favorite blue scarf! He comes from the chilly habitat of the North Pole! I learned that a writer is like a sculptor because they both..... My favorite part of this activity was molding the play dough in to different designs.

Week of 9/22/14

It's officially Fall! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed what will probably be the the last weekend of summer-like weather! :)

ELA Homework for this week:

1. Reading 25 minutes each night

2. Reading Comprehension Packet (due Friday)

3. Analogies - pgs. 58 & 60 (due Friday)

4. Nouns - pgs. 5, 6 (due Friday)

Bonus: Create your own analogies!

*THERE ARE NO READING PARAGRAPHS THIS WEEK*
*No Word Study this week

Electronic Copy of HW

Word Study

Today, we introduced word study and met in small groups to review words, set up word study notebooks, and discuss homework.  

For homework, students have different options for the activities they'd like to use to practice their words.  They have glued the overview of the activities into their word study notebooks.  We completed the first in class together.  They are required to choose 2 activities from the list and must do a practice quiz on Thursday.  All of their work will be done in their word study notebooks. 

Other options include writing the words on a whiteboard, building their words with scrabble tiles or Bananagrams, or doing some online activities through spellingcity.com.  This week's word lists have been uploaded and can be accessed on the homepage.  

*Be sure to get a parent signature if you do your work on a whiteboard, build your words with tiles, or practice on spelling city.

Let me know if you have any questions :)

Week of 9/15

**Don't forget - Thursday is Picture Day :)

This week's newsletter

ELA Homework:
1. Reading 25 minutes each night

2. Write about your reading:
Ms. Candini's Homeroom Reading Homework
Ms. Devlin's Homeroom Reading Homework

*Remember, the reading homework document has been shared with your student google account. You can also access it under your "shared with me" file.

3.  Word Study will be introduced on Tuesday. You will have choices for homework.  You must complete 4 activities all together. There will be a quiz on Friday.  Word Study Homework

4.  On Friday, we will be doing an activity that requires play dough! This week for homework, please "cook up" a batch of play dough. Check out the link for ingredients and directions! If you do not have cream of tarter, I'm more than happy to provide some. Please just let me know! Play dough is due on Thursday.  Letter to Parents - Play Dough Ingredients & Instructions

Week of 9/8 

Check out this week's newsletter!

ELA homework:

Read at least 25 minutes each night

Due Friday:

Read through the Student Handbook with your family and sign Student Acknowledgement Page 

Write About your Reading:

Candini Reading Homework

Devlin Reading Homework

Analogies Page 1

Analogies Page 2

If you have any questions, be sure to check in with me! 

I have received a few requests for this year's school supply list. Here it is! 

5th Grade Supply List

• One 1.5” binder (heavy duty)
• 2 marble composition books
• 1 spiral notebook with grid paper labeled “Math” (add first and last name too)
• 1 spiral notebook with lined paper labeled “STEAM Notes: Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, and Math.” (also add first and last name)
• 1 Spiral notebook titled, STEAM Stars’ Inspiration (add first and last name)
• An easy-traveling plastic zip lock bag, box, or other container with the following supplies
• 1 zip-pencil case (for binder)
• 1 package of thin line colored markers
• 1 package fat colored markers
• 1 pack of 24 pencils
• 3 rolls of scotch tape
• 2 hand-held pencil sharpeners
• 12-inch ruler with inches & centimeters
• scissors
• 4 colored pens for correcting
• 1 set of earphones in a ziplock bag labeled with your name
• 5 two-pocket folders (red, green, yellow, blue, purple)

Our classroom would be grateful for any donations of:

• hand sanitizer
• tissues
• lysol wipes
• ziplock bags (sandwich & gallon)

Welcome to Fifth Grade!

It was a great first day of of Fifth Grade in Room 12! I am so looking forward to this school year and all of the wonderful learning and fun that we will have!  Please take a look at the newsletter and home study links below (hard copies were sent home today).

Team 12/14 Newsletter

Home Study Link