Some thoughts

There is no math homework tonight. We will be having a comprehensive test on factors and multiplication combinations on Monday, October 5th. Following that test, we will be having a quiz on 2 digit multiplication on Tuesday, October 6th. If all the students can score above an 80 percent, I will give them a cup cake party!

Next week we will be heading into division. It is important for the students to maintain their multiplication skills. To facilitate this effort, I am allowing the students to take home 2 digit multiplication practice sheets. Please encourage your child to practice this skill until they reach mastery.

Language Arts- we are studying run on sentences, comma splices, simple and compound sentences. The students learned that you need a comma and a conjunction to form a compound sentence. Here are some examples of conjunctions:
but, for, as, and, or, while, after, because, while, and although.
Compound sentence: John wanted to wear his jacket, but his mother said no.
Simple sentence: John wanted to wear his jacket.
Comma splice: John wanted to wear his jacket, his mother said no.
Run on: John wanted to wear his jacket his mother said no.

We will be having a language arts test on these concepts this Friday. Please review.

The grades for the science test are in. Unfortunately, I am not proud of the results. Most of the students in block 1 did not do as well. On the contrary, most of my students in block 2 did pretty well. I attribute the results to lack of studying. The study guide has been posted on the blog since last Saturday night, and the students have all of their notes in their AMSTI notebook. Please encourage your child to study for major science tests.

Thank You!

Students,

Thank you for all the cards and birthday gifts that you have given me! You have made me feel so special when I needed it most! I love all of you very much.

P.S. Make sure you study for your science test.

Homework 9/29

Math- 21-22

Language Arts- La 47- label each sentence.

Strange but Needed Request

Parents,
Do you know where I could purchase a "Slim Goodbody" suit or costume? I would really like to have one for our upcoming "Human Body System" science theme in the next few weeks.

Also, if you know of anyone who works for Mercedes or any other large factory and would like to talk to the students about decreasing the "Carbon Footprint", please let me know! Thanks!

Cans n Stuff...

Ok Parents and Students,

All this week we are supposed to collect canned food for our "Food Drive." Be sure to bring in the metal so we can win our pizza party for next week.

I know that we are asking for a lot, but we also need each student to bring in one bag of candy for our Fall Festival next week, box tops, snacks for the class, and one box of band aids.
Lauren and Justin have already brought in snacks for the students who are less fortunate to have daily snacks. Thanks students.

Dead Sea Video

You are to listen to this five minute video and answer 5 questions in computer lab.

Science Study Guide for Wednesday's Test

Hi Students and Parents! Here is the science study guide for our test on Wednesday!

• Know that the pH scale was invented by a Danish biochemist named Soren Sorensenin in 1909.
• The pH is the value of a liquid's acidity or basicity (Alkalinity)
• The more Hydroxide Ions (OH-) the more acidic the solution. The less (OH-) the less acidic the solutions is.
• The more Hydrogen Ions (H+) the more base or Alkaline a solutions is, and the less (H+) ions the less base or alkaline a solution is.
• pH stands for Pouvoir Hydrogene, which means Hydrogen Power.
• The pH scale ranges from 0-14. Less than 7 is acidic, and the lower the number the more acidic the solutions is.
• Greater than 7 is base or alkaline. The higher the number, the more base is the solution.
• 7 is neutral. Our drinking water is neutral
• Using the pH testing strips, we know the yellow and orange means the solution is acidic.
• green is neutral
• dark green-blue-purple is base
• Remember what we tested. Milk, tums, baking soda, salt water and saliva are base solutions
• Lemon juice, grape soda, vinegar, fertilizers and acid rain are acidic
• Remember the video we watch on pollution? Carbon Monoxide is a by product from factories and automobiles. This harmful gas releases Sulfur and Nitrogen in the Atmosphere. When mixed with water vapor, Sulfur becomes Sulfuric Acid and Nitrogen becomes Nitric Acid. When it rains, we get Acid Rain.
• Remember that road salt, acid rain, and fertilizer can destroy the pH balance in an ecosystem, killing animals.
• Study the pH picture for and extra credit question.

GOOD LUCK STUDYING!

Hi Parents,

There will be no homework for this weekend. Please remember to bring in canned food for the food drive starting next week. Oh! Don't forget the box tops!

Homework- 9/124

Math- page 14 in investigations workbook

Reading- Practice workbook sheet page-31 and 33. This will be on the front and back.

Writing- Students will need to work on their writing drafts for their descriptive essay. I will be grading on word choice and conventions. Due next Friday.

Book Fair lunch invitations are due tomorrow.

Green Theme packet is due tomorrow

Study for vocabulary, D.O.L, and spelling test.

More Stuff

Hello Parents,

There will be no homeowork tonight. However, I have given the students a new writing prompt to write a descriptive essay. This essay is due next Friday, October 2nd. I will be grading on word choice (the proper use of adjectives and adverbs) and conventions (which are proper use of puncuations, spelling, capitialzation, and sentence structure.

-I will be sending home a volunteer form for our Scholastic Book Fair. If you would like to volunteer your time between the hours of 8-2, please fill out the bottom portion of the letter and return it.

-I will also be sending home a letter asking for donations for our Fall Festival. The list includes cakes, small gifts, helping to provide E-Z tents and much more. There is a complete list of items that will be on the form sent home today.

Updates and Deadlines

Hi Parents,

I recently sent out a form inviting you to have lunch with our class and to shop at our Scholastic Book Fair on October 2nd. In order for this to go as smoothly as possible, our lunch staff needs to know how many parents will be attending. This form is due by Friday, October 25. If you did not receive a form and would like to come, please either send a note or post a comment at the bottom of this post. I hope that all of you will be able to make it because every year our Book Fair has some neat and cool books, games, and toys for the students to enjoy. However, if you are not able to make it, our Book Fair starts on Wednesday, September 30 and ends Tuesday, October 6th. You may come at anytime during school hours to purchase items for your child.

The "Canned Food Drive" starts Monday, September 28th and ends on Friday, October 2. The class from each grade level who brings in the most cans will have a Pizza Party! So, when your out grocery shopping, please pick up a couple of extra 0.50 cent cans and send it to school. Thanks in advance.

There will be no school on Friday, October 9.

A.R. deadline is Monday, October 5. If your child is not at least half way in meeting his/her goal, please encourage them to read and take test.

Hello Everyone

Tonight's homework is as follows:

-Math page 10 in practice workbook

-Reading page 34 on practice workbook sheet.

Our Investigation Math workbooks arrived today and not every student received one. Please send $15.00 in for your child's workbook as soon as possible.

Send in the paper towel rolls as you are finished using them :).

Send in box tops daily.

Thanks to Lauren Beatty and Britney Jelks' parents for sending in snacks and stuff for our treasure box.

Science quiz for tomorrow

Students,

The following is a guide that will help you study for tomorrow's science quiz.
-female mosquito fish eat their babies.
-baby mosquito fish are called fry
-lateral line helps fish detect change in pressure
-gastropod meas "stomach food"
-snails need calcium to make their own food
-snails are scavengers
-crickets can jump up to 2 feet high
-crickets have 2 pair of legs
-crickets have 3 main body parts- head, thorax, and abdomen
-female mosquito are live bearers
-the cerci protect the crickets abdomen
-crickets use their ovipositor to lay their eggs
-a nymph is a baby cricket
-pill bugs have exoskeletons
-in order for a pill but to grow it must molt
-after first molt, it will have 7 pair of legs
-pill bugs need moisture all the time
-they breathe through gills
-they lay up to 200 eggs from their brood pouch
-Entomologist is an insect expert

Make sure that you know all the body parts of each animal.


Spelling- Write spelling words twice

Weekend!

Dear Parents and Students,

We had a great day learning about our four different types of animals in our Ecocolumns. We learned that pill bugs have special organs similar to their aquatic relatives that helps them breathe in H2O. This little fact stirred up a debate that questions whether pill bugs have gills or lungs. Throughout this weekend, try to do some research to figure out the truth behind how our pill bugs breathe.

I will be posting the new spelling and vocabulary words by Saturday morning. So look out for them.

Our play went really well. All of the students did a superb job in reading with expression and using accurate props for the play. Our next play will be in four more weeks.

Please continue to bring in paper towel rolls.

Sell those raffle tickets, and don't forget to bring in box tops, and canned food for our food drive that will be taking place next week.

Everyone have a good weekend.

Hey

I will be out today. The substitute, Mrs. Osborne, was instructed to get homework today for math, reading, and language arts.
Make sure you study for your spelling, D.O.L, vocabulary, and language arts test.
Green theme packet is due tomorrow.
Our first inclass play is tomorrow. Those students who have a part in the play, make sure you study your lines, and practice reading with expression.

The Camp Cosby trip has been canceled due to lack of students attending the trip. We will have other fifth grade field trips coming up soon.

Parents, please remember to send in the parent conference sheet if you would like to meet with me. Also, don't forget the paper towel rolls. We are collecting them at a slow rate and would like to get our log cabin built by early December.
Last but not least, don't forget to bring in snacks for snack time, and/or "stuff" for our treasure box.

Homework for tonight 9/15

Hello Parents and Students,

Here is your homework as follows: Math- Using your 300's chart, shade all square #'s red and all prime numbers blue. Leave composite numbers white.

Language Arts- LA26. Circle simple predicate and underline complete predicate for the first set of sentences. Also do page page 29

A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That.

Hello Parents,

Here are a few things that you need to know:

-Camp Cosby: Dates of the trip are October 5th-6th. The cost is $95.00 for each person going on the trip. Parents are allowed to drive on the bus, and if they choose to ride in their own vehicle, the cost will still be $95.00. Money is due by September 25th. If you cannot pay the full amount now, please send in a $50.00 deposit. Groups will be assign once all the money and permission forms are sent in. Cabins hold from 12-16 people, and once we have all the money turned in, then we will divide the groups and send detailed information to those who are only going on the trip. So far, the following teachers will be attending: Mr. Dent, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Collins, and Mrs. Busch.
The activities include, canoe, animal adaptations, aquatic organisms search, and "Ways of Old Days" simulation (this is like living in the pioneer days). We will also have campfire time at night. Bring money for the souvenir/snack shop. The camp will supply three meals. You may visit the Camp Cosby website at www.campcosby.org.

Snacks

Parents, please send in snacks for the students if you can afford it. There are some students who are not a fortunate to bring snacks on a daily basis.

You can get a 30 pack of animal crackers from Sam's for only $12.00.

United Way...

It's that time of the year for Englewood to collect donations. If you are interested, please send you child with money. There are students in the front lobby collecting donation money.

Treasure Box

Items for our treasure box encourages our students to do well throughout the day; however, we are running out of items. If you may, please send in small items such as pencils, snacks, and little nicknack's of the sort.

Behavior

Please continue to encourage your child to be on his/her best behavior in school.

Professional Development

I will be out on Thursday for a professional development course.

Homework 9-14

Homework for tonight-

Math

On your 100's chart, shade all the prime numbers blue and composite numbers yellow.

Circle all of the square numbers.

Language Arts

Vocabulary sheet page 23

Homework- 9/10

Math- two digit multiplication sheet and practice workbook page 72
Language Arts- Students will make crossword puzzles using their spelling words.
Make sure that you are studying your vocabulary definitions and your spelling words for our test tomorrow.

Homework for Tonight 9/8

Hello students,

Here is the homework for tonight- Spelling LA25 sheet, Language Arts complete/simple subject/predicate sheet, Math page 286 set A-B even numbers only and 287 only vocabulary section.

Aquariums/Terrariums

We have finally completed building our Aquariums. The animals that we added to the aquariums were snails and mosquito fish; and we added isopods and crickets to the terrariums. The students were very attentive and showed a lot of patients when trying to add the crickets to the terrariums without escaping.

After the additions, each group collaborated with each other to write down as many observations as they could within a 20 minuted time frame.

Hello Parents & Students,

I hope that you are enjoying your Labor Day weekend! My family and I have just returned from Dublin, Georgia where our extended family lives. Now that the time is winding down to start our four day school week, it's time for us to finish September strong.

"Let's Go Green"

Mrs. Bassett has asked every teacher to come up with a "Green Project" for the school year. This project is intended for our school to participate in a global effort to reduce the amount of waste that we contribute to our landfills. As a class we have chosen "It's Time to Make Up for the past.... Now let's ROLL into the Future" as our classroom's slogan. Also, to connect to this slogan we have decided to collect paper towel rolls as our item of choice to recycle. So, each student should bring in empty paper towel rolls to class everyday until December.

Now here is the fun part. We are going to build a miniature log cabin out of paper towel rolls. Each student is supposed to create a drawing of a log cabin and supply detailed information about the dimensions and the amount of paper towel rolls they will need for this project. I am expecting for the students to put their best "foot" forward and be highly creative.

I will be sending home a newsletter for September that will have useful information about events happening for this month.

Camp Cosby Trip

I have had about thirteen students who have sent in a permission form for the Camp Cosby field trip. If you are planning to allow your child to go, please send in the form no later than September 28th. If you would like to attend, the cost will be the same. I would like for as many parent volunteers to attend this trip as there will be some teachers staying behind.

Homework for Tonight

Hello Parents and Students,

This is the homework for tonight-

Language Arts- create a crossword puzzle using the spelling words on the left panel.

Math- Practice workbook page 71

Science- finish biome flip chart.


Have a great evening!

Homework for Tonight 9/1

Hello Everyone!

I am so excited to be back to school! The students have shown how much they've missed me through doing their work while I was out. Give your child a pat on the back for all of their hard work.

Homework for tonight:
Language Arts: Write three declarative and three interrogative sentences using your vocabulary words for this week.
Math-Practice workbook page 69