Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Thursday is the last day for donations for Mr. Laskey. Thank you to all who have donated so far!

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math 

• Division of whole numbers 
• Using the Area Model Strategy
• Using the partial products strategy 

Reading 

Unit 2 Week 4

• Genre- Folktale
• Vocabulary Strategy- Personification
• Comprehension Skill- Theme 
• Grammar- Apostrophes

Science 

• Water on Earth 

Social Studies

• Colonies 

Weekly Update

Hope Everyone Enjoyed Their "Bonus" Vacation Day

Important Announcements 

• 1/2 day December 4th 
• Our class is going to the Holiday Fair on December 5th 
• Any donations for Mr. Laskey's goodbye gift can be brought to Ms. Antone's room! 
• IF there is a delay tomorrow, there will be no extra help. 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math 

• Division of whole numbers 
• Using the Area Model Strategy

Reading 

Unit 2 Week 4

• Genre- Folktale
• Vocabulary Strategy- Personification
• Comprehension Skill- Theme 
• Grammar- Apostrophes

Science 

• Water on Earth 

Social Studies

• Colonies 

Announcements

Important Announcements

• Students have a half day on Monday and Tuesday next week. 
• Water Cycle test on Tuesday
• Our student teacher's last day will be December 13th. I am looking for any donations to try to put together a gift basket for his last day! Anything from teacher supplies to small gift cards would be appreciated!! Students can drop off any donations to Mrs. Antone's room in the morning! 

Thank you so much for all the donations. Our class was able to donate 9 turkeys!! The school has brought in food to feed over 600 people at Thanksgiving!

Water Cycle

Students have a water cycle test next Tuesday, the 26th. Students were given a study guide today during class. They should also use their Science notebooks to help study! 

Tomorrow's food drive item is cranberry sauce! 

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Monday's food drive item of the week is gravy! 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math 

• Story Problems 
• Multiplying decimals quiz 
• Order of Operations
• Interpreting and writing order of operations problems 

Reading 

Opinion Writing

• Debating homework using research
• Is it useful?
• Should it go away? 

Science 

• Water Cycle
• Test will be on November 26th 
• Study guide will go home on Monday! 

Social Studies

• 13 Colonies 

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• No school November 11th 
• Extra gym on Thursday 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math 

• Multiplying decimals using the algorithm 
• Multiplying decimals using a model 
• Story Problems 
• Order of Operations 

Reading 

Unit 1 Week 5

• Genre- Persuasive Article
• Vocabulary Strategy- Greek and Latin Prefixes 
• Comprehension Skill- Analyzing an Author's Opinion 
• Grammar- Compound and Complex Sentence

Science 

• Water Cycle

Social Studies

• Southern Colonies 
• 13 Colonies Map Quiz Thursday

Important Announcements

Important Announcements 

I can't believe it is already November 1st!! 

• Congratulations to Kendal, our November student of the Month
• Food Web posters along with two questions are due on Monday!
• No school on Tuesday 
• Please be sure to sign up for conferences. If you need to meet one day before school, rather than that Monday or Tuesday, please send me an e-mail.

Our class is in need of hand sanitizer, clorox wipes, and glue sticks! Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math 

• multiplying decimals using models
• order of operations
• PEMDAS 

Reading 

• Unit 1 Week 5
  • Genre- Persuasive Article
  • Vocabulary Strategy- Greek and Latin Prefixes 
  • Comprehension Skill- Analyzing an Author's Opinion 
  • Grammar- Compound and Complex Sentences 

Science 

• Water Cycle 

Social Studies

• Southern Colonies 

Food Web Poster

Food Web Poster 

Students were given an assignment to create a food web poster and answer two questions. They were given the instructions and a rubric. We started brainstorming today in class, but the rest of the assignment is to be completed at home. Students are encouraged to research their ecosystems to help with identifying animals (if needed), or they may use text resources and science notebooks available in my classroom. Students may also come to extra help on Wednesday (different this week) if needed, or ask questions before the due date (next Monday). Thanks!

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Mile Madness is Monday at 2:30- 6 students in our class are in the top ten!!!
• Students who signed up for composting presentation can come in Monday- Wednesday to add the final touches to their presentations! 
• Extra help will be moved to Wednesday the 30th! This should be the last change for a while! Sorry for short notice!
• Ronny Leblanc, author of Monsterland, is coming to talk to our class on Halloween!

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math 

• Adding and subtracting decimals using the algorithm and models
• story problems 
• Quiz on Wednesday 
• Coordinate Grids battleship 
• Amazing Math Race on Friday! 

Reading 

• Non Fiction Text Structures
• Complex Sentences
• Writing narratives to continue a story  

Science 

• Food Chains/ Food Webs
• Students will begin a project in class on Monday
• They will bring it home to finish by Monday, November 4th

Social Studies

• Southern Colonies 

glue sticks

Our class is in need of glue sticks! If possible, we would greatly appreciate any donations! Thank you! :)

 

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Picture Day is Monday! 
• Students who signed up for composting presentation should be at school by 8:15 each day this week! 
• The Harvest Walk is Friday, October 25th. Students should bring their costumes to school in a bag. They will change into them after lunch! 
• Mile Madness is tentatively schedules for October 28th! 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math  

• Subtracting decimals with models 
• Adding and subtracting decimals using the algorithm 
• story problems 
• Finish Coordinate Grids

Reading 

Unit 1 Week 4 

• Genre- Biography 
• Vocabulary Skill- Greek Roots 
• Comprehension Skill- Sequencing  
• Grammar- Compound Sentences (continued) 

Science 

• Food Chains/ Food Webs
• Focus on decomposers   

Social Studies

• Middle Colonies 
• Research on William Penn 

Weekly Update

Enjoy the Three Day Weekend! 

Important Announcements 

• No school Monday! 
• Due to a school meeting, my extra help has been moved to Thursday morning! 
• Scholastic book order is due next Wednesday! 
• All tests and quizzes below 70 % must be signed and returned.
• Students are allowed to come to extra help to retake ANY test or quiz for an average of the two grade. 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math  

• Multiplication of Whole Numbers- Quiz on Tuesday!
• Adding decimals with models 
• Coordinate Grids 

Reading 

Unit 1 Week 4 

• Genre- Biography 
• Vocabulary Skill- Greek Roots 
• Comprehension Skill- Sequencing  
• Grammar- Complex Sentences 

Science 

• Food Chains/ Food Webs
• Focus on consumers   

Social Studies

• Brochure on New England Colonies 
• Start Middle Colonies 

Quick Reminders

• Tomorrow our class is going to the book fair at 10! 
• Photosynthesis test tomorrow! 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Our class is going to the book fair Monday at 10 AM. 
• Photosynthesis test on Monday  
• All tests and quizzes below 70 % must be signed and returned.
• Students are allowed to come to extra help to retake ANY test or quiz for an average of the two grade. 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math  

• Multiplication of Whole Numbers 
• Using the Standard Algorithm (yay!)
• Story Problems 
• Memorizing Multiplication Facts is a HUGE part of fifth grade multiplication! If your child needs a little extra help with this, please let me know! 

Reading 

Unit 1 Week 3 

• Genre- Realistic Fiction 
• Vocabulary Skill- Homographs
• Comprehension Skill- Cause and Effect  
• Grammar- Compound Sentences 

Science 

• Photosynthesis
• Start Food Chains/ Food Webs  

Social Studies

• New England Colonies 

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Book Project Due October 2nd 
• We discussed in class that the item sheet described the items, AND it should explain why the item is important to the story. 
• 1/2 day October 2nd
• Photosynthesis test Monday, October 7th 
• Students were given a study guide last week 
• All tests and quizzes below 70 % must be signed and returned.
• Students are allowed to come to extra help to retake ANY test or quiz for an average of the two grade. 

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math  

• Multiplication of Whole Numbers 
• Estimating 
• Using the Standard Algorithm (yay!)
• Memorizing Multiplication Facts is a HUGE part of fifth grade multiplication! If your child needs a little extra help with this, please let me know! 
• Multiplying by powers of ten   

Reading 

Test on Unit 1 Week 2
Essay- brainstorm together, and write on their own.

Unit 1 Week 3 

• Genre- Realistic Fiction 
• Vocabulary Skill- Homographs
• Comprehension Skill- Cause and Effect  
• Grammar- Compound Sentences 

Science 

• Photosynthesis 
• Composting
• Begin talks about school-wide composting program!  

Social Studies

• Finishing Christopher Columbus  
• Start of 13 Colonies 

Composting Webquest

Websites for Composting Webquest (in-class assignment) 

Task 1
https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/

Task 2
https://www.compost.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1-Backyard-Composting.pdf

Task 3
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kidscompost/kid1.html

Task 4
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home


Task 5
https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/tools/greenscapes/web/pdf/compost-guide.pdf

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Book Project Due October 2nd 
• Thank you for all who attended Open House! It was so great to meet all the families!

A Quick Look at Next Week: 

Math  

• Rounding Decimals
• Decimal review 
• Quiz on Decimals 

Reading 

Unit 1 Week 2 

• Genre- Realistic Fiction 
• Vocabulary Skill- Idioms
• Comprehension Skill- Problem and Solution 
• Grammar- Subject and Predicates / Commas in a Series 

Science 

• Photosynthesis 
• Composting 

Social Studies

• Christopher Columbus  

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Open House is September 17th 5:30-7:30. This year students will be taking their parents on a scavenger hunt around the classroom! There will not be any presentations this year. The school is trying a more "open house" style format that involves the students! 
• Half day on September 18th! 
• Extra help is Tuesday at 8:15. Students are allowed to make up any tests! They should also come to work on any topic that they might be struggling with! We ask that the students come with specific questions to make the most use of the time!  

A quick look at next week: 

Math 

• Math Map test will be this monday 
• Comparing decimals to the thousandths
• Multiplication Facts review 
• Rounding Decimals 

Reading 

We will be finishing up Unit 1 Week 1 in Wonders 

• Genre- Realistic Fiction 
• Vocabulary Skill- Context Clues
• Comprehension Skill- Plot (focus on Exposition) 
• Grammar- Fixing run on sentences and sentence fragments

ELA Map test will be this Wednesday!

Science 

• Photosynthesis 

Social Studies

• Explorers  

Weekly Update

Important Announcements 

• Book Projects (for my reading class) were assigned on Thursday! They are due October 2nd. 
• Scholastic orders went home today! Books can be purchased online as well as with a check or cash! 
• Half day on September 18th! 
• Our class is lucky to have a Fitchburg State student teacher with us for the next 16 weeks! Mr. Laskey did some prepracticum work in my classroom last year, and I am excited he is back! 

A quick look at next week: 

Math 

• Writing numbers to the thousandths in standard form, word form, and expanded form
• Comparing decimals to the thousandths
• Multiplication Facts review 
• Quick place value quiz on Thursday! Students should know the names of the place values (millions to thousandths)- Students should be studying throughout the week! 

Reading 

Unit 1 Week 1 in Wonders 

• Genre- Realistic Fiction 
• Vocabulary Skill- Context Clues
• Comprehension Skill- Plot (focus on Exposition) 
• Grammar- Fixing run on sentences and sentence fragments

Science 

• Composting (in general) 
• Begin to look at the school wide composting program
• Photosynthesis 

Social Studies

• Map Skills 
• Quiz on Thursday 

Some Announcements

Hope everyone had a great three day weekend! As the year goes on, and we have a more set schedule I will try to update this blog with a look, at the upcoming week! 

Important Announcements:

• Students have their first math homework tonight!
• Students have a project due on Friday about themselves! Directions for this assignment were sent home on Friday! 
• Please be sure to send in any paperwork for the office! 

Wednesday

Please return any forms that were sent home yesterday! No homework for the rest of the week!

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