Tall tale spelling and vocabulary words

deed- act or action
exaggerate- to stretch the truth
frontier- a remote area where few people live
settler/pioneer- the first to settle in an area
hero- main male character
heroine- main female charcter
tale- a story
tradition- something passed down from one generation to the next
maul- long heavy hammer
varmint- wild creature, pest
forage- search
dismal- gloomy
rustle- to steal livestock
instinct- knowledge you are born with

9-20-17

Homework:
Read 20 minutes- remember, RC quizzes are due on the last day of the month.  2 quizzes if they are in their lexile range, and 3 if they are under their level

Conference notes went home today!  Check the time and date.  If it doesn't work, please call Ms. Bram or myself to reschedule.

Thursday- spelling test

Spelling Words

1. thrown
2. stole
3. clue
4. dew
5. choose
6. rule
7. boast
8. cruise
9. stroll
10. route
11. mood
12. loaf
13. growth
14. youth
15. slope
16. bruise
17. loose
18. rude
19. flow
20. flute

Challenge Words

1. subdue
2. pursuit
3. molten
4. reproach
5. presume

Friday- vocabulary test
Volcano vocab

Kayaking

KayakingNew dates...
We will be kayaking on
 
Monday- Haugen's group
Tuesday- Bram's group

If you would like to go along and help Mr. Owens, it will be from 9:00-10:40.  Please let me know, or get ahold of him, if you can help!

9-14-17

I am not in the district today.  I am at the AEA at a Teacher Mentoring Meeting. Mrs. Buseman is in the room today.  If you have any questions, please get a hold of Ms. Bram.

Dates to remember:
Book orders are due on Monday
Wednesday early out
Fundraiser sales due back on the 27th
 
Homework:
Read 20 minutes
 
Study for our Science test tomorrow- Students have to know the order of the layers of the atmosphere.  Then they can use their notes for the rest of the test, but not the layers portion.  https://quizlet.com/_3oi06h

9-13-17

9-13-17Read 20 minutes...our first 2 RC quizzes are due on the last day of September.

Inference worksheet and science worksheet tonight for homework.  Most students will finish during their class time today. 

Book orders are due Monday, if you are interested.
 
 Study for Friday's Layers of the atmosphere quiz
Students must know the name of the layers in order, and will be able to use their notes to complete the rest of the quiz.  
https://quizlet.com/_3oi06h
 
 Study for tomorrow's Eye of the Storm vocabulary quiz
 https://quizlet.com/_1jbuhi

Tests/quizzes coming up this week

Wednesday: Spelling test
Thursday: Vocabulary test   HERE to study
           Science test- layers of the atmosphere  HERE to study

9-10-17

Reading: We have been working on inference skills this week, and are continuing into next week.  Remember, we have 2-3 reading counts quizzes due by the end of September.  2, if you read 2 in your lexile...3, if they are below your lexile.  All books need to be chapter books, unless students check with me.

Language: Subject and predicate has been the topic this week. We will be finishing up with that on Tuesday of this week, with a short quiz.

Spelling:  Our test has been moved to Wednesday
Words this week are:
speech claim strike stray 

fade sign leaf thigh 

thief height mild waist 

sway beast stain fleet 

stride praise slight niece

Vocabulary: Test will be Thursday
Words this week are:
1. collide - to come together with forceful impact.

2. funnel cloud - a storm that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

3. jagged - having a ragged or pointed edge or outline.

4. lightning - the flash of light when electricity builds up in storm clouds.

5. prairies - large areas of flat or open grasslands.

6. rotate - to turn around on a center or axis.

7. severe - serious or extreme in nature.

8. sizzling - crackling or hissing with intense heat.

9. tornadoes - violent, whirling winds in funnel-shaped clouds that can cause great

destruction.

10. occupation - a means of making a living, profession, or job.

11. updraft - current of air that flows upward.

12. conditions - situations that affect or influence an activity, event, etc.

Homework: 
Make sure the cursive letter packet is finished, it was due Friday, but I'm missing many students' work.
Picture dictionary with new vocabulary words
 

GRANT WON

I participated in, and  won $500 and 500 Bonus Points to spend on my classroom library! My application was chosen from more than 82,000 entries in the 2017 Scholastic Book Clubs and James Patterson Partnership Giveaway. I will be able to chose from any of the Scholastic Book Club books to spend the $500. I will post a picture when the actual books come in!  I'm so excited!

9-7-17

9-7-17We finally got to get our new computers out today. We learned how to log in. We spent a lot of time troubleshooting. The number of exciting opportunities these computers will give to us is amazing! I I'm not sure who is more excited, the students or the teachers. We use the computers to take our spelling pretest today.

Tomorrow is Iowa Iowa State day. If the kids want to wear something for whichever team they support, they can. The Iowa /Iowa State game is  Saturday at Ames!

Cursive packet is due tomorrow

9-6-17

Today was a BUSY early out.  On early out days, I split the room into different learning stations.  With the help of Mr. Eide and Mrs. Smith, we spread ourselves out among the stations to work with students on various science, language, and reading skills that we've been working on.

Homework:
Read 20 minutes

Study for tomorrow's pretest:

1. speech
2. claim
3. strike
4. stray
5. fade
6. sign
7. leaf
8. thigh
9. thief
10. height
11. mild
12. waist
13. sway
14. beast
15. stain
16. fleet
17. stride
18. praise
19. slight
20. niece

Cursive packet due Friday

9-1-17

Homework for the weekend:
Read 20 minutes
Study for Tuesday's vocabulary test: Study link here
Work on the cursive packet

Mark your calendar:
No school Monday
Wednesday early out
Thursday pictures

8-30-17

Homework: Read 20 minutes
Spelling: Study for Friday's test Click here to study
Vocabulary: Study for Tuesday's test
Writing: Cursive packet (due next week)

Next week:
No school Monday
Wednesday is an early out

8-29-17

Homework:
Read 20 minutes- remember that 2 RC quizzes in your lexile are due by the end of September.  3 if they are below your lexile.

Study your spelling words- Friday is our test

Study your vocabulary words- Test will be next week

Cursive packet- Due September 8

Science- make sure your marshmallow lab sheet is finished and your Fred lab sheet

8-28-17

Read 20 minutes

Students have been given their new spelling words!  Our pretest is tomorrow, with the test on Friday.  

Also, remember to keep working on the cursive review packet.  It is not due until September 8th!

Save Fred:  Today we did a thinking activity where the kids had to problem solve and figure out how to save a "worm" that was trapped on a boat.  They had a great time working together to solve Fred's problem!

Earthquake terror spelling words

Earthquake Terror Spelling Words

bunk staff dock slept 
mist bunch swift stuck 
breath tough fond crush 
grasp dwell fund ditch 
split swept deaf rough 

Our pretest is Tuesday, and our final test is Friday!

8-27-2017

Homework for the weekend: Read 20 minutes

We've got a lot of people signing up for the Bloomz app.  This is great!  It's an easy way to communicate.  Due to the large number of people who are signing up, I'm going to start posting homework there, and here on the blog.  That way, I know everyone is getting it!


During science on Friday, we engineered towers of marshmallow and spaghetti.  The tallest tower in 20 minutes "won".  The kids had a great time, and worked on their small group skills.  There are a lot of activities in science this year that require group work, so we want to be good at it!

The picture below is of Mr. Young, working with the 5th graders on Bronco Pride, and 5th grade teamwork.  If you haven't met our new principal yet, stop in and meet him!

Welcome

It was so great to meet the kids today!  I'm looking forward to a fabulous year with them!  Please remember to communicate with Annie and I if you have any questions!

Homework:Read 20 minutes
This will be the homework every night for reading class!

August Lunch menu

http://www.bkcsd.org/sites/bkcsd.org/files/files/Private_User/trish.morris/0001%202017-2018/Breakfast%20%26%20Lunch/August%202017.pdf

5-30-17

Tomorrow will be our final spelling test. We will be studying tomorrow for our final science test as well. This test will be open note, and will be Thursday. A reminder that on Thursday we will need each child to bring their own lunch, and will be dismissing at 12:30.

2016-17 5th grade end of the year photos