Sunday, October 30, 2011

Happy Halloween and Welcome November!

Hello families!

It's time to say goodbye to October and hello to November, one of my favorite months of the year. I will be emailing you various reminders and updates this week so please check your email for those. Lots of info to send regarding Biztown and Science Fair (yup, it's that time again!).

No POW again this week!

Spelling words for this week include:
1. stayed
2. brain
3. thief
4. meat
5. flight
6. style
7. delighted
8. daily
9. breathe
10. meanwhile
11. believes
12. tonight
13. increased
14. explained
15. slightly
16. payment
17. brief
18. tray
19. byte
20. raise

Homework this week:
Monday- No homework! Have fun and be safe trick or treating!
Tuesday- Spelling 3x each, reading log 20 minutes, math problems
Wednesday- Spelling sentences, reading log 20 minutes, math problems
Thursday- Study spelling, reading log 20 minutes, math problems

Math problems:
Simplify the following fractions.
1) 45/60
2) 60/70
3) 120/140
4) 24/48
5) 36/40

Change to a mixed number.
6) 43/2
7) 19/3
8) 15/9
9) 21/4
10) 28/3
Add or subtract.
11) 3/4 + 3/4
12) 2/3 + 2 2/3
13) 1/4 + 2/5
14) 3 1/2 + 1/2
15) 5/6 + 5/8

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Red Ribbon Week- October 24th-28th

Hello 5th grade families!

Announcements:
1. Did you see the Biztown field trip forms? They are pink and went home with students on Friday. Please sign both the pink and white form and return by November 1st with payment.
2. This week is Red Ribbon Week. Students will continue to learn to make healthy choices in life and participate in some healthy activities. Please see the schedule below for each day's events.

Curriculum/Tests for the week:
1. Math concept = Converting, comparing and ordering fractions, decimals and percents. Test on Friday.
2. Reading concept = Determining the author's point of view (first person, third person limited, third person omnicient) Test on Friday. This week's story, "Hot and Cold Summer."
3. English = When do I use a semicolon? How do I write a resume?
4. Science = Continue introduction to the Nervous System
5. Social Studies = Biztown unit, begin studying Midwestern states and capitals.
6. Spelling = vowel pairs, diagraphs

Math homework this week:
Monday:
1. 5,678 ÷ 15
2. 379 x 65
Estimate the following to the nearest hundred
3. 308.65
4. 12,456
5. 2,456.20
Tuesday:
Estimate to the nearest whole number:
6. 5 3/8
7. 12 9/11
8. 7 1/5
9. 24 3/5
10. 15 7/9
Wednesday:
Order from least to greatest
11. 1/4
12. 50%
13. 2.45
14. .45
15. 75%
Thursday:
Order from greatest to least
16. 5%
17. 7/100
18. 8/10
19. 1/3
20. .35
21. 54%

Other Homework:
Monday- 3x each, reading log, and resume
Tuesday- spelling menu, reading log, and resume
Wednesday- spelling sentences, reading log, resume
Thursday- study spelling, reading log, RESUME DUE

Spelling Words:
1. master
2. ahead
3. build
4. front
5. meant
6. bread
7. ready
8. busy
9. quit
10. mother
11. above
12. does
13. advantage
14. business
15. sweater
16. plastic
17. balance
18. limit
19. among
20. dozen

Monday, October 17, 2011

Welcome Back!

Hello 5th grade families!

Welcome back from fall break. I truly hope you had a chance to get some much needed rest and relaxation. We are already back in the swing of things and it amazes me how in just a short time, my list of things to do has grown again. Below you will find academic information for the week. I will be emailing you later with more specific information regarding Biztown as well as a copy of the October newsletter. Have a wonderful week.

Homework for the week:
Write prime or composite.
1) 56 2) 87 3) 53 4) 57
5) 201 6) 75 7) 91 8) 29
Find the probability of each of the following.
9) NOT choosing a vowel in the word Vacation.
10) NOT choosing an even number in the following list
2,5,6,8,10, 13, 15, 16, 18
Round to the nearest 10.
11) 345 12) 567 13) 872
Round to the nearest 100.
14) 2,398 15) 9,234
Round to the nearest 1,000.
16) 1,256 17) 6,754
Round to the nearest whole number.
18) 3 1/3 19) 4 3/4
20) 3.2456

Spelling words:
1.) a lot
2.) our
3.) are
4.) your
5.) you're
6.) there
7. their
8. they're
9.) goes
10.) does
11.) they
12.) it's
13.) its
14.) have
15.) half
16.) because
17.) which
18.) witch
19.) hour
20.) different
*** This week's spelling test will also be a language arts grade. Students are struggling with using the correct form of various words. We will be practicing in class again and students will have a cloze notes assignment on Friday to identify the correct form of each word used. ***

Homework:
Monday: 3x each, 1-5 math problems, reading log, work on POW
Tuesday: Spelling menu, 6-10 math problems, reading log, work on POW
Wednesday: Spelling sentences, 11-15 math problems, reading log, work on POW
Thursday: Study spelling, 16-20 math problems, reading log, work on POW
Friday: POW due, estimation test, plot formative and spelling test

Reading Vocabulary:
1. mingle
2. yearn
3. pomegranate
4. commotion
5. smock
6. maneuver

POW
This week's POW focuses on Biztown skills of writing out a deposit form, checks and a check register. Students will receive this POW on Tuesday and will need to follow the steps listed. No picture is necessary for this POW.