March 19, 2018

Ms. Summers' Classes

Math: 

Students will be be reviewing volume, converting units of capacity, metric conversions, line plots, classifying shapes, and coordinate grids.   Homework is due Friday.

**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.

Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.

ELA:

We will not have a mentor text this week. Our grammar focus will be verb tenses.

Our Affixes of the Week is trans.
Our vocabulary words for the week are: NONE

Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math: 
We will continue our 2-D shapes unit. We will focus on classifying triangles and quadrilaterals based on their attributes. Students made a red fold-able as a tool to help with homework questions.


Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings. Home will be taken for a weekly participation grade. Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.

Writing: 
We will continue our opinion writing unit. We will continue to work on building strong introductions, and focus on building our body paragraphs with valid reasons and examples.

No writing homework!

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
We will working on the following:  Finding the volume of composed figures, polygons, triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene),and quadrilaterals (parallelogram, trapezoid, rectangle, rhombus, square).   Students must continue to practice fractions daily.  
CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES BY CLICKING:  
volume of composed shapes , Composite Figures , Shapes - Khan Academy  We will also analyze and interpret coordinate grids. 

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com, prodigy.com and tenmarks 


Science: 
We will concentrate on our new unit, electricity and magnetism.  
Electricity and magnetism vocabulary - electric charge, static electricity, electric field, electric current, electric circuit, series circuit, parallel circuit, resistance, short circuit 
Bill Nye Science Guy - Electricity

It is very important that your child study each night.  Focus on vocabulary and review vocabulary on Quizlet.com.  Type in nebrinaa to get to study cards.  Please have your child to refer to studyjams.scholastic.com and sheppardsoftware.com for reinforcement of science and math standards. 

Ms. Hill's Class

Math- 
Students will work on 2D shapes and continue with review of measurement conversions Please encourage your child to utilize iLearn. This site is an excellent math resource. Homework is due Friday. 
Websites for supportive help :
Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com


Social Studies-
We will discuss conflicts which lead to a Cold War, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Key terms; Communism, Cold War, Iron Curtain, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Warsaw Pact, Blockade, Domino theory, cease-fire.

 Websites:
HistoryChannel.com, BrainPop.com,Americaslibrary.gov,

Mrs. Griggs' Classes

Math- 
This week we will begin working with 2-D figures.  Student should not have a hard time with this concept. We will also continue to review measurement and volume.  Please remember to  always check your child's math interactive notebook to learn how you can assist your child with homework.  Homework is always due on Friday.

Reading- 
In reading this week, we will work on identifying supporting evidence to enhance our constructive responses. For our extended text,  the class will begin reading,  A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Technology Resources:  studyjams.scholastic.com, Khanacademy.org, funbrain.com, IXL.com

Week of March 12, 2018

Fifth Grade will be selling t-shirts for $13 a piece. Money and t-shirt form can be turned in to any fifth grade teacher by Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. 

See shirt design below:

Ms. Summers' Classes

Math: 

We will move on to Coordinate Grids.  Students will still be reviewing converting units of capacity, metric conversions, line plots, and shapes.  Students will also continue working on understanding volume and determining volume.  New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.

Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.

ELA:

We will not have a mentor text this week. Our grammar focus will be verb tenses.

Our Affixes of the Week is trans.
Our vocabulary words for the week are: NONE

Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math: 
We will continue our 2-D shapes unit. We will focus on classifying triangles and quadrilaterals based on their attributes. Students made a red fold-able as a tool to help with homework questions.


Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings. Home will be taken for a weekly participation grade. Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.

Writing: 
We will continue our opinion writing unit. We will continue to work on building strong introductions, and focus on building our body paragraphs with valid reasons and examples.

No writing homework!

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
We will working on the following:  Finding the volume of composed figures, polygons, triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene),and quadrilaterals (parallelogram, trapezoid, rectangle, rhombus, square).   Students must continue to practice fractions daily.  
CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES BY CLICKING:  
volume of composed shapes , Composite Figures , Shapes - Khan Academy

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com, prodigy.com and tenmarks 


Science: 
We will begin our new unit of electricity and magnetism.  We will have the end of unit test for chemical and physical changes and heredity WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH.  I've been prepping students for two weeks.  They have received a study guide and study cards are on Quizlet.com.  
Electricity and magnetism vocabulary - electric charge, static electricity, electric field, electric current, electric circuit, series circuit, parallel circuit, resistance, short circuit 
Bill Nye Science Guy - Electricity

It is very important that your child study each night.  Focus on vocabulary and review vocabulary on Quizlet.com.  Type in nebrinaa to get to study cards.  Please have your child to refer to studyjams.scholastic.com and sheppardsoftware.com for reinforcement of science and math standards. 

Ms. Hill's Class

Math- 
Students will work on 2D shapes and continue with review of measurement conversions Please encourage your child to utilize iLearn. This site is an excellent math resource. Homework is due Friday. 
Websites for supportive help :
Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com


Social Studies-
We will discuss conflicts which lead to a Cold War, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Key terms; Communism, Cold War, Iron Curtain, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Warsaw Pact, Blockade, Domino theory, cease-fire.

 Websites:
HistoryChannel.com, BrainPop.com,Americaslibrary.gov,

Mrs. Griggs' Classes

Math- 
This week we will begin working with 2-D figures.  Student should not have a hard time with this concept. We will also continue to review measurement and volume.  Please remember to  always check your child's math interactive notebook to learn how you can assist your child with homework.  Homework is always due on Friday.

Reading- 
In reading this week, we will work on identifying supporting evidence to enhance our constructive responses. For our extended text,  the class will begin reading,  A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Technology Resources:  studyjams.scholastic.com, Khanacademy.org, funbrain.com, IXL.com

Week of March 5th

Fifth Grade will be selling t-shirts for $13 a piece. Money and t-shirt form can be turned in to any fifth grade teacher by Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. 

See shirt design below:

Ms. Summers' Classes

Math: 

We will continue our 2-D shape unit.  We discussed triangles and quadrilaterals last week and will include the remainder of the shapes this week. 
Students will still be reviewing converting units of capacity, metric conversions and line plots.  Students will also continue working on understanding volume and determining volume.  New information will always be available in Math Notebooks. Homework is due Friday.

**Math homework will be given Monday to be turned in on Friday.  This is taken as a grade if completed, so please use the homework to review concepts with your child.  Xtramath can also be used to increase math fluency.

Did you know:  The homework is a great way to see what we are doing in class.  The Khan Academy link on the blog has tutorial videos that can help you, the parent, as well as your child practice the strategies we teach in class.  Edmodo is also a good resource for tutorial videos and practice games.

ELA:

We will have a mentor text this week.  We will read Roller Coaster.  Our grammar focus will be prepositional phrases and there, their and they're.

Our Affixes of the Week are "micro-", "-like", "semi-".
Our vocabulary words for the week are: operator, releases, zips, dips, thrill and wobbly.

Please utilize Edmodo for games and tutorial videos at home.

Ms. Palmer's Classes

Math: 
We will continue our 2-D shapes unit. We will focus on classifying triangles and quadrilaterals based on their attributes. Students made a red fold-able as a tool to help with homework questions.


Homework will be given on Mondays and will be collected on Friday mornings. Home will be taken for a weekly participation grade. Please have students log on to xtramath.org in their spare time, to help with basic fact fluency. Also, tenmarks.com is an awesome resource for students to practice concepts taught in class. Students have login information in their agendas.

Writing: 
We will continue our opinion writing unit. We will continue to work on building strong introductions, and focus on building our body paragraphs with valid reasons and examples.

No writing homework!

Mrs. Anderson's Classes

Math:
We will move on to 2D shapes.  Students will still be reviewing converting units of capacity, metric conversions and line plots.  Students will also continue working on understanding volume and determining volume.. Although we are working on the measurement unit, students must continue to practice fractions daily.  

Please have your child to practice math using the websites TenMarks.com and educationgalaxy.com .  TenMarks login information for parents will be sent home Monday.  Please don't forget to ask your child for this very important document. 

Websites:  Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com, prodigy.com and tenmarks 


Science: 
We are still hard at work understanding chemical and physical changes.  Vocabulary for unit includes:  
atom, element, molecule, change of state, physical change, chemical change, mixture, physical property, chemical property, chemical change, chemical reaction, compounds laws of conservation of mass

It is very important that your child study each night.  Focus on vocabulary and review vocabulary on Quizlet.com.  Type in nebrinaa to get to study cards.  Please have your child to refer to studyjams.scholastic.com and sheppardsoftware.com for reinforcement of science and math standards. 

Ms. Hill's Class

Math- 
Students will work on 2D shapes and continue with review of measurement conversions Please encourage your child to utilize iLearn. This site is an excellent math resource. Homework is due Friday. 
Websites for supportive help :
Khanacademy.org, studyjams.scholastic.com, funbrain.com, IXL.com


Social Studies-
We will discuss conflicts which lead to a Cold War, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Key terms; Communism, Cold War, Iron Curtain, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Warsaw Pact, Blockade, Domino theory, cease-fire.

 Websites:
HistoryChannel.com, BrainPop.com,Americaslibrary.gov,

Mrs. Griggs' Classes

Math- 
This week we will begin working with 2-D figures.  Student should not have a hard time with this concept. We will also continue to review measurement and volume.  Please remember to  always check your child's math interactive notebook to learn how you can assist your child with homework.  Homework is always due on Friday.

Reading- 
In reading this week, we will work on identifying supporting evidence to enhance our constructive responses. For our extended text,  the class will begin reading,  A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Technology Resources:  studyjams.scholastic.com, Khanacademy.org, funbrain.com, IXL.com