Week 3 lessons

Reading: We will be finishing up the objectives from Michelle Kwan this week.  We weren't quite ready to move on to the next story.
* Fact and opinion
* Main idea of a paragraph
* Categorizing

Grammar:
*possessive nouns
*singular and plural possessive
*begin common and proper nouns

Vocabulary:
* new words on Tuesday (no test this week)

Spelling:
* test Tuesday
* new words Wednesday

Writing:
* using flashback in a story

8-30-13

We soared through the first whole week with flying colors. I am very impressed with this year's fifth graders.  I think it is going to be a great year.   It is always so much fun to get to know my new kids each year.

Homework for the weekend:
Read your RC book and study for your spelling test on Tuesday.  NO SCHOOL MONDAY!

8-29-13

Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Jumpstart 3

Vocabulary test tomorrow!

8-28-13

Homework for tonight:
Haugen's group (non Bock kids) plural puzzle worksheet and Fact and opinion activity

Bram and Mick's groups: Fact and Opinion worksheet

All students: Jumpstart 2B

Our fifth graders had no outdoor recess today due to the heat.  Even though it is REALLY hot outside, it is nice and cool in here.  Some kids are wearing long sleeves to combat the cool, and discovering that it is way too hot for long sleeves when we do go outside for recess.  I suggested to the kids today, that they bring a sweatshirt to throw on when it is cooler in the rooms.

Our first test is coming up on Friday (vocabulary).  Our first spelling test will be Monday.  Both sets of words are on the wiki.  Follow the link on the right side of the screen.
Practice your words at this link.

Here are a couple of game links for practicing singular and plural nouns

Plural play
Plurals

8-27-13

Homework:
Bram and Mick's class have a plural noun worksheet.
All classes have Jumpstart 2 and read 20 minutes.

We started a story today about Michelle Kwan.  To re-watch the video click the link below.

Michelle Kwan

8-26-13

Welcome to our first full week of school!

Homework:
Read 20 minutes
Jumpstart 1B

Tests:
Friday vocabulary test- click on the wiki link on the right side of the screen to take your to our words for the week in spelling and vocabulary.

Fun links:
2/3 classes got to watch the videos today on nouns.  My homeroom will get to them tomorrow.

noun rap
Grammar rock

What's coming up next week...

Reading Objectives:
Learn what flashbacks are and how an author uses them
Determine the main idea of a text and support with details
Explain how an author uses evidence to support a point
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Learn the features of an autobiography

Grammar:
Nouns: singular and plural, regular and irregular, possessive

Spelling: new words will come on Tuesday and the test will be the following Monday
Compound words
Ways to study your spelling

Writing:
Building our writing stamina
Writing using a flashback

TESTS:
Vocabulary test will be Friday.  The words will be given out Monday and posted to the wiki.

8-23-13

Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Jumpstart 1

8-22-3013

What a wonderful first day!  I can't believe how quickly our kids picked up their new procedures and routines.  Of course, as a normal first day goes, there were a few hiccups, but tomorrow will be even smoother.

No homework tonight. We'll be checking out our free reading books tomorrow, so look for those to come home.

Back to school conferences

A great big thank you to everyone who came to conferences!  I really enjoyed meeting all of you and am looking forward to a great year.  Please feel free to call me if you have any questions ANY time throughout the year.  Tomorrow we will spend most of our day getting organized and getting to know each other.  On Friday we will begin the real academics of fifth grade. I hope your child is as excited about fifth grade as I am to have them!