Pep Rally

The kids are all excited about their first pep rally. This will take place on Friday at 2:50. All students should wear their orange spirit shirts to school on Friday. NOTE: All other uniform rules will apply, the only exception is the orange shirt in place of the school shirt. Girls may also wear an orange bow. Of course, between now and then Ms. Hebert might declare Friday as Halloween accessory day. If she does, the students know the rules for that! All parents are welcome to come and enjoy the pep rally.

October 26-30, 2009

English- This week we will start Vocabulary Unit 6. Pages will be due on Friday. The quiz on sections 3-4 from the text is scheduled for Wednesday. We will also work on completing the final draft of our Halloween Haunted House stories so that we may share them with a second grade class on Friday.

Science- Archaebacteria and Eubacteria test is Tuesday. Wednesday Mrs. Keaton will return for guidance to further discuss learning styles and strategies. Later in the week we will observe different objects through the Scope on a Rope.

Enjoying the Weather

My homeroom class took a break from the classroom to enjoy the beautiful weather we have been having. We took our Science notecards to the meditation garden to study.

Retreat

SAS Youth Director, Steven Brooksher, gave a wonderful talk to the 5th graders.

This small group works on their "Keys to Being a Good Samaritan" activity.

The 5th grade retreat on Tuesday was wonderful. Thanks so much to all of the parents who volunteered to be group leaders. You were all wonderful and the kids enjoyed sharing the day with you.

English- October 19-23

This week we will work on lessons 3 and 4 in the textbook. The quiz on these sections is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28. We will also work on creative Halloween stories that will be turned into picture books. We are hoping to read to some younger students closer to Halloween.

Science- October 19-23

All students must have 20-25 index cards in class on Wednesday.

Monday we will discuss and complete notes on Archaebacteria. Tuesday no classes will be held due to the Retreat. Wednesday we will complete the Archaebacteria tree map and create flashcards for the Archaebacteria section of the notes. PLEASE NOTE: if your child is already a flashcard maker, they MUST do this in class. Thursday we will discuss and complete notes on Eubacteria. Friday we will complete the Eubacteria tree map and create flashcards for that section of notes. Test on Archaebacteria and Eubacteria is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27.

Sweatshirt News

Sweatshirts and sweatpants are ready for pick-up at School Time. If you did not order, check with School Time for the date of the next order. (I think the office said it would be in December.)

English This Week

Hopefully all parents have seen the letter sent home last week about the breakdown of tests for the chapter on Verbs. The first test covers lessons 1 and 2 (action verbs and direct objects) and will be given on Wednesday, October 14. Monday we will complete lesson 2 and Tuesday will be a review day for the quiz. This week we will also begin work on a Halloween themed creative writing assignment.

Science This Week

Elisabeth found some fungi in the yard and brought them to share with the class.

All notes on Fungi and Protist Kingdoms are complete. Students are working on a tree map to use as a study tool. On Monday we will finish our discussion of Protist and complete the Protist section of the tree map. Tuesday and Wednesday will serve as review days for the test on Friday, October 16. The test covers introductory notes and the Fungi and Protist notes.

Carl Linnaeus Timeline

Carl Linnaeus Timelines were great!

F.Y.I.

Book Fair opens this Wednesday. Come shop from 4-6 p.m. Boy Scouts will be selling Jambalaya dinner in the KC Hall until 7 p.m.

Pre-Orders for the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book are due by Friday.

Scoliosis premission forms are due by Friday. Please make sure you circle either yes or no and fill out the information on the form.

This Week

English- Monday and Tuesday we will review for the Noun test. Test will be given on Wednesday. Thursday we will begin the next chapter, Verbs. Be on the look out for a letter sent home on Thursday explaining the breakdown for testing for this chapter. The test for lessons 1 and 2 of the Verb chapter will be given on Wednesday, October 14. The Vocabulary Unit 4 test will be given this Friday.

Science- Tuesday is the vocab. test on the 20 words for the Classification packet. The rest of the week we will work on introductory notes and the notes for Fungi Kingdom. Test 2 (intro. notes, Fungi and Protists) is scheduled for Friday, October 16.

Quiz Bowl Try-Outs

Try-outs for the 5th grade Quiz Bowl Team will be held on Monday, October 5, at 8:00 a.m. in Mrs. Spedale's classroom (next door to Science Lab). All students making the team will be required to attend meetings/practices each Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m.

English Test

Below are the directions for each section of the English test on Wednesday, October 7. This allows students to know what they will be expected to do on the test.

* Underline the nouns in each sentence.
* Underline the common nouns. Correct the proper nouns by adding capital letters.
* Write the plural form of each noun. (2 sections)
* Rewrite each phrase using a singular possessive noun.
* Rewrite each phrase using a plural possessive noun.
* Proofread a paragraph and correct all mistakes.
* Read the paragraph and use the information to answer the questions.