SS Homework

Tonight's homework is to finish labeling and coloring your map, and do WB pages 99, 100, 101 and 103.  They are short fast pages.  Have a great night!

4th Grade AC Reading

Tomorrow we will be starting a new whole class novel study on the book Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper.  I think the kids are really going to love it.  A few have already read it, but will be fine to read it again and analyze it in-depth with the whole class.  Be sure to ask your child about it!

5th Grade AC ELA

Word Master Card #4:  permutation, due Thursday, March 28

4th Ready for their play!

4th and 5th Grade CRCT Study Guides

Here is a link to the CRCT study guides created  by the State of Georgia.  Please use these with your children as we approach the CRCT.  Thank you!

Georgia CRCT Study Guides

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/CRCT-Study-Guides.aspx

 

 

4th Grade AC Reading

Homework:  Complete six illustrations of idioms.  They must illustrate the figurative meaning, not the literal meaning.  If you are planning to shop at the book fair, please bring your money tomorrow!

5th Grade AC ELA

Homework:  Word Study, divide and conquer, master 5 words each night! Bring in one paper towel roll for a PSC project.  Research projects (United Nations)  are due Friday, March 22. We will have one hour on Tuesday to work on them and one hour on Wednesday.  All other work must be completed at home.

Book Fair

My 5th Grade ELA class will preview the Book Fair on Wednesday, 3/20.  We will purchase on Friday, 3/22.  My 4th Grade Reading class previewed today and will purchase on Tuesday, March 19.  There are some great books for sale!  Enjoy shopping!

Word Masters

Most students did very well on their first Word Master card!  Many have figured out how to print them onto their 5x8 index cards!   We have made minor corrections and are on to card/word #2.  Word #2 is "colloquial" and is due Wednesday, 3/20.  Card/word #3 is "circumlocution" and is due Friday, 3/22.  Thank you for your support with this new way of studying!

5th Grade Reading and ELA

The first word master card is due tomorrow, Friday, March 15. The word is "disseminate."  They have a template to follow. Thank you!

5th Grade AC ELA

We are working on our research skills.  Each student started a research project about the United Nations today.  They have a rubric outlining the project and it's due Friday, March 22.  This will be a reading test grade. 

5th Grade AC ELA

We are beginning to learn how do Word Masters.  Our first word is disseminate.  Each student was given a template showing them exactly how their TYPED card should look.  Each student was given a 5x8 index card on which to make their card.  Card number 1 is due Friday 3/15.

5th Grade Gifted Social Studies

We are happy to welcome several new FOCUS students to our SS and Science classes!  In SS we cover one lesson each day, sometimes two!  We move very quickly!  If you have to schedule appointments, please try to make them from 12:00 - 2:00 so the students can be back for class!  Missing a day means missing a lot of brand new information!  If a student does miss, they are responsible for reading the lesson and teaching themselves the new content.  We will have a test on Chapter 9 vocabulary on Monday, March 18.  Study all the highlighted vocab in the chapter and all the vocab on your nightly homework sheets.  We will have a test on Chapters 9 and 10 on Thursday, March 21. 

Writing Contest 5th Grade

Annette Eager "All Children Are Gifts" Scholarship Award:  $500.

"But it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." 
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Alice reminds us that we are different people every day.  Hopefully, we are better than we were the day before.  Think about how you have overcome obstacles and accomplished things that perhaps you didn't think possible at the start.  Tell about how you have become different one day than you were the day before!  Or, share an inspirational message about an educator that helped you to change and reach your true potential.
(Submit typed essays, 300 words or less, no more than two per school)
Deadline for submission is April 3, 2013. Have to Mrs. Upchurch by Thursday, March 28.

Preposition Song and Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byszemY8Pl8
This is a great video to help students remember some of the basic prepositions. Both fourth and fifth grade need to know these!  Enjoy!

5th Grade AC ELA

Last Word Work test for this grading period is tomorrow!  Study hard!  This is your last chance to bring up your grade! 

Another Writing Contest!

5th Grade FOCUS students! This writing contest is all about the stock market.  If you enjoy the stock market and writing, this one's for you!  Click below to read all the rules.  The top three winners will receive notebook computers! Go for it!

http://www.investwrite.org/awards.aspx

Inspiration for Wednesday and Life in General!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o

Kid President...a motivational speaker.  Not cool, Robert Frost!