Dear families,
Happy Thanksgiving. This is such a wonderful time of year as we recognize and count our many blessings. Even in stressful, poor economic times, we all can find something to be thankful for. Here are a few things I am particularly thankful for this year...
1. My family and friends
2. My students and staff at Cottonwood
3. The most basic freedoms of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
4. My faith in the good of mankind
5. Food, shelter, and all other basic needs
This week is a short week with no school on Thursday or Friday. Book reports are due Monday, November 22nd and we will have time over the next three days for students to orally share their projects. We will review for our upcoming benchmarks in reading.
In math, we will continue our study of 2-step equations by creating them from word problems. We will also go over number sequencing and patterns. We will begin to review for our math benchmark as well.
In Social Studies we will begin a unit on European Exploration, one of my favorite units to teach! Students will have a unit project on European Exploration that we will discuss in class.
We will review the human body systems for our Science benchmark as well.
There are no spelling words this week.
Homework for the week is light and simple....math review, read for 20 minutes and continue to work on your science fair project.
I hope everyone has a great holiday.
Until next week,
Mrs. DeBono
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Biztown Week !!!!!
Dear families,
Are you excited as I am? The week is finally here for us to travel to Biztown! I cannot wait to see all of the students in their jobs working as adults in a community. I plan to take lots of pictures and email them when I can. As for our trip, please see the note that will go home on Monday. It is full of reminders about the where, when, what and how of the trip.
For the rest of the week, the chilly weather brings no new surprises or events. We have a typical academic week planned. In math, we finish our study of 2 step equations and begin numerical sequencing. We move from the world of economics in Social Studies to begin our study of the explorers of North America. We will review all body systems in preparation for our Benchmark exam in Science and in reading, we will discuss reasons why author's write the stories they do. It should be a pretty great week for learning.
Your homework for the week will include a math assignment and a POW, a spelling assignment, reading 20 minutes and to continue to finish your book report and work on your science fair project.
Your P.O.W. for the week is: Jennifer and her friends went to the fair. They spent a total of $64. Jennifer and her friends spent $32 dollars on food and drinks. Tickets were $4 a person. How may tickets did they buy? (Don't forget, write and solve the problem mathematically, draw a pictoral representation, and in complete sentences explain HOW and WHY you arrived at your answer.)
Your spelling words for the week are: 1. basketball 2. seventy-five 3. rock band 4. everybody 5. fireplace 6. anything 7. takeoff 8. skateboard 9. homework 10. two-thirds 11. high school 12. railroad 13. motorcycle 14. vice president 15. strawberry 16. freeway 17. car pool 18. comic strip 19. fine arts 20. forty-two (THIS WEEK'S WORDS ARE COMPOUND AND HYPHENATED WORDS- BE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH ONES ARE TWO SEPARATE WORDS)
I hope you all have a wonderful week.
Mrs. DeBono
Are you excited as I am? The week is finally here for us to travel to Biztown! I cannot wait to see all of the students in their jobs working as adults in a community. I plan to take lots of pictures and email them when I can. As for our trip, please see the note that will go home on Monday. It is full of reminders about the where, when, what and how of the trip.
For the rest of the week, the chilly weather brings no new surprises or events. We have a typical academic week planned. In math, we finish our study of 2 step equations and begin numerical sequencing. We move from the world of economics in Social Studies to begin our study of the explorers of North America. We will review all body systems in preparation for our Benchmark exam in Science and in reading, we will discuss reasons why author's write the stories they do. It should be a pretty great week for learning.
Your homework for the week will include a math assignment and a POW, a spelling assignment, reading 20 minutes and to continue to finish your book report and work on your science fair project.
Your P.O.W. for the week is: Jennifer and her friends went to the fair. They spent a total of $64. Jennifer and her friends spent $32 dollars on food and drinks. Tickets were $4 a person. How may tickets did they buy? (Don't forget, write and solve the problem mathematically, draw a pictoral representation, and in complete sentences explain HOW and WHY you arrived at your answer.)
Your spelling words for the week are: 1. basketball 2. seventy-five 3. rock band 4. everybody 5. fireplace 6. anything 7. takeoff 8. skateboard 9. homework 10. two-thirds 11. high school 12. railroad 13. motorcycle 14. vice president 15. strawberry 16. freeway 17. car pool 18. comic strip 19. fine arts 20. forty-two (THIS WEEK'S WORDS ARE COMPOUND AND HYPHENATED WORDS- BE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH ONES ARE TWO SEPARATE WORDS)
I hope you all have a wonderful week.
Mrs. DeBono
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Computer Lab Assignment- November 9, 2010
Computer Lab Assigment
1. Go to Comet's Kids and log into BrainPop. Click on science and then, "Natural Disasters". You will watch the video and take the quiz. You will print the quiz out.
2. Afterwards, come back to the blog and check out this link for science fair experiments
If you haven't chosen one, look through to see if any interests you.
3. Continue to work on your powerpoint presentation on the plot of your favorite movie.
1. Go to Comet's Kids and log into BrainPop. Click on science and then, "Natural Disasters". You will watch the video and take the quiz. You will print the quiz out.
2. Afterwards, come back to the blog and check out this link for science fair experiments
If you haven't chosen one, look through to see if any interests you.
3. Continue to work on your powerpoint presentation on the plot of your favorite movie.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Veteran's Week
Dear families,
This week is a short week with no school on Thursday. I hope everyone takes time to remember those who serve our country and have served in the past. Thursday is Veteran's Day and a day to remember and be thankful for our many blessings and freedoms.
Due to the short week there will be no spelling words or POW this week. We will read non-fiction stories in reading groups and focus on drawing conclusions. In math we will add and subtract decimals to the thousandths and begin working on two step equations.
This week you will work with your Biztown business groups. We will go over each business assignments and discuss how you will work at Biztown. It is important that you be here each afternoon this week so that you can spend time with your group for next week's field trip. I will send home an information sheet with all of the field trip details later this week.
Don't forget about our Science Fair assignments. This week we will go over the scientific method in class and you will have the opportunity to look for experiments in the computer lab on Tuesday for those still needing some ideas. Your science fair question is due this Friday, no exceptions.
Homework will be lighter this week with no spelling words. Please remember to write it down each day in your agenda, this is your bellwork every morning.
Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Sincerely,
Mrs. DeBono
This week is a short week with no school on Thursday. I hope everyone takes time to remember those who serve our country and have served in the past. Thursday is Veteran's Day and a day to remember and be thankful for our many blessings and freedoms.
Due to the short week there will be no spelling words or POW this week. We will read non-fiction stories in reading groups and focus on drawing conclusions. In math we will add and subtract decimals to the thousandths and begin working on two step equations.
This week you will work with your Biztown business groups. We will go over each business assignments and discuss how you will work at Biztown. It is important that you be here each afternoon this week so that you can spend time with your group for next week's field trip. I will send home an information sheet with all of the field trip details later this week.
Don't forget about our Science Fair assignments. This week we will go over the scientific method in class and you will have the opportunity to look for experiments in the computer lab on Tuesday for those still needing some ideas. Your science fair question is due this Friday, no exceptions.
Homework will be lighter this week with no spelling words. Please remember to write it down each day in your agenda, this is your bellwork every morning.
Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Sincerely,
Mrs. DeBono
Monday, November 1, 2010
Happy November
Greetings families! I hope your November gets off on the right foot. Here is the information for this week.
NO POW THIS WEEK!
Spelling Words (silent letters)
1. island 9. talk 17. lightening
2. design 10. chalk 18. glistened
3. calm 11. wrinkled 19. resign
4. column 12. wrong 20. benign
5. sword 13. autumn
6. half 14. solemn
7. yolk 15. aisle
8. walked 16. foreign
Monday Homework:
1. Spelling 3x each
2. Read for 20 minutes
3. Math worksheet pg. 89
NO POW THIS WEEK!
Spelling Words (silent letters)
1. island 9. talk 17. lightening
2. design 10. chalk 18. glistened
3. calm 11. wrinkled 19. resign
4. column 12. wrong 20. benign
5. sword 13. autumn
6. half 14. solemn
7. yolk 15. aisle
8. walked 16. foreign
Monday Homework:
1. Spelling 3x each
2. Read for 20 minutes
3. Math worksheet pg. 89
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Red Ribbon Week- October 25th, 2010
Red Ribbon Week Activities!
Monday: Wear Red
Tuesday: Wear animal prints and have crazy hair!
Wednesday: Wear your favorite jersey
Thursday: Wear your U of A colors and sun shades
Friday: Wear your school colors and red bracelets!
Spelling List:
1. crises
2. knives
3. media
4. roofs
5. pianos
6. waves
7. wishes
8. armies
9. briefs
10. videos
11. heroes
12. data
13. bacteria
14. oxen
15. tomatoes
16. canoes
17. berries
18. loaves
19. lives
20. messages
Problem of the Week
In a small community, a neighborhood is tracking how much water they are using in a month. Looking at the table below, list the people in order from the least amount of water usage to the most.
Alex 75%
Dean 0.825
James 6/7
Jennifer 1/3
Cara 0.2
Kim 15%
Monday: Wear RedTuesday: Wear animal prints and have crazy hair!
Wednesday: Wear your favorite jersey
Thursday: Wear your U of A colors and sun shades
Friday: Wear your school colors and red bracelets!
Spelling List:
1. crises
2. knives
3. media
4. roofs
5. pianos
6. waves
7. wishes
8. armies
9. briefs
10. videos
11. heroes
12. data
13. bacteria
14. oxen
15. tomatoes
16. canoes
17. berries
18. loaves
19. lives
20. messages
Problem of the Week
In a small community, a neighborhood is tracking how much water they are using in a month. Looking at the table below, list the people in order from the least amount of water usage to the most.
Alex 75%
Dean 0.825
James 6/7
Jennifer 1/3
Cara 0.2
Kim 15%
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Welcome Back from Fall Break!
Good Evening 5th grade!
Welcome back from fall break. I hope you all had a restful three weeks. Our classroom has been rearranged and we are ready to get back to learning. Please don't forget the time we spend the next few days reviewing rules and procedures. They are important to me and I appreciate your willingness to learn them in a timely manner so class time isn't wasted.
Below you will find your weekly homework assignments. Remember, we are not using the composition book anymore. Papers for your assignments will be given to you in class and you are responsible for making sure they are in your binder, in your backpack, when you leave at the end of the day. It is also your responsibility to turn in your homework the next day. Homework is no longer due on Fridays (with the exception of the POW). Reading logs are done by the honesty policy. I will not be checking reading logs but will know if you are reading at home by your participation in AR.
I am excited to start the second quarter off on the right foot. I know that we are going to have a lot of fun preparing for our Biztown field trip, getting started on the Science Fair and working with fractions. I will see you all in the morning ready to learn and ACT. Sleep tight!
Homework for this week:
Monday- Write your spelling words 3x each, complete reading worksheet pgs. 37 and 38, complete your estimation worksheet, read for 20 minutes and study the NE states.
Tuesday- Complete spelling book pg. 36, complete math worksheet on changing fractions to decimals, read 20 minutes and study NE states.
Wednesday- Complete spelling book pg. 37, complete math worksheet on decimals, fractions and percents, read 20 minutes and study NE states.
Thursday- Study your spelling words, complete math worksheet, read for 20 minutes and study NE states.
Friday- Read for 20 minutes and spend time with your family!
Spelling words:
1. level 2. double 3. metal 4. evil 5. travel 6. couple 7. needle 8. battle 9. candle 10. article 11. equal 12. civil 13. capital 14. original 15. individual 16. material 17. angel 18. camel 19. illegal 20. stencil
Welcome back from fall break. I hope you all had a restful three weeks. Our classroom has been rearranged and we are ready to get back to learning. Please don't forget the time we spend the next few days reviewing rules and procedures. They are important to me and I appreciate your willingness to learn them in a timely manner so class time isn't wasted.
Below you will find your weekly homework assignments. Remember, we are not using the composition book anymore. Papers for your assignments will be given to you in class and you are responsible for making sure they are in your binder, in your backpack, when you leave at the end of the day. It is also your responsibility to turn in your homework the next day. Homework is no longer due on Fridays (with the exception of the POW). Reading logs are done by the honesty policy. I will not be checking reading logs but will know if you are reading at home by your participation in AR.
I am excited to start the second quarter off on the right foot. I know that we are going to have a lot of fun preparing for our Biztown field trip, getting started on the Science Fair and working with fractions. I will see you all in the morning ready to learn and ACT. Sleep tight!
Homework for this week:
Monday- Write your spelling words 3x each, complete reading worksheet pgs. 37 and 38, complete your estimation worksheet, read for 20 minutes and study the NE states.
Tuesday- Complete spelling book pg. 36, complete math worksheet on changing fractions to decimals, read 20 minutes and study NE states.
Wednesday- Complete spelling book pg. 37, complete math worksheet on decimals, fractions and percents, read 20 minutes and study NE states.
Thursday- Study your spelling words, complete math worksheet, read for 20 minutes and study NE states.
Friday- Read for 20 minutes and spend time with your family!
Spelling words:
1. level 2. double 3. metal 4. evil 5. travel 6. couple 7. needle 8. battle 9. candle 10. article 11. equal 12. civil 13. capital 14. original 15. individual 16. material 17. angel 18. camel 19. illegal 20. stencil
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