Updates

Please check the parent/student portal for grades.  Many students have "NTI" which is a zero, and my "No Name" clip is full.  If your child has zeros please have them check the clip!

SS HW:  Quick Study Chapter 8, lesson 1

SS:  finish Axis and Allies flags

Grammar:  WB:  pages 143 and 144.

We had indoor recess today and watched a movie.  I allowed them to work on homework during the movie so they would have plenty of time to enjoy the snow this afternoon.  Have fun!!!

Updates

Homework:  SS:  Finish tri-fold brochure outlining the Events Leading up to WWII

Work on research of WWII leader.

Begin new reading log.

Work CAREFULLY on new yellow bookmark; it's due Friday.

Bookmarks are due tomorrow!

Reading Response bookmarks are due tomorrow!  They are purple.  Please make sure they are well written and show deep thought.  You can use the front and the back.

Homework

Grammar HW:  WB:  pages 137 and 138

SS Update

Students are beginning a new project today.  They each have been assigned a WWII leader.  They should begin researching and writing about their leader tonight.  They have a purple rubric in their book bag that explains the project in great detail.  Their typed biography is due Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Homework

Grammar:  WB pages 133 and 134

SS Quick Study Lesson 4, The New Deal

SS vocab test is tomorrow!  Study hard!

Chapter test on 6.3 and all of 7 is Thursday!

SS Update

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/children_depression/help_president.cfm

Above is a link to a wonderful website about the Great Depression.  It features many letters from children to Eleanor Roosevelt asking for help.  Students, read over more of these and discuss them with your parents.

Vocab Test:  Wednesday, Jan. 22
Chapter Test:  Thursday, Jan. 23

5th Grade Tshirt Order Form

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxYv_nxEKHQOcnNSeFY3Q2F6dVE/edit?usp=sharing

Homework

SS:  Finish WB page 69 and complete Quick Study Lesson 2

Updates

Grammar HW: WB pages 125 and 126

SS: Quick Study Lesson 1

Vocab Quiz:  Wednesday, January 22

Chapter Test, 6.3 and all of 7, Thursday, January 23

Updates

Report Cards went home today.  They are full of information, so please go through the envelope carefully!

We had a camera malfunction today, but ask your child what they learned in SS.  We discussed Henry Ford and the assembly line.  We became the Upchurch Motor Company making edible automobiles!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Homework

Finish your 2 box graphic organizer for your information writing.  That means all parts, including your conclusion must be complete.  We will begin writing our rough drafts next week.  These papers are going to be great!

SS Homework

SS:  Finish second half of WWI comprehension questions.  Complete all of Quick Study Lesson 3.

Homework

Grammar:  WB: 119 and 120

Writing:  Complete your research on our famous authors.  Remember, you are looking for new information about these authors.  You are trying to find what CAUSED them to write their books and what EFFECTS their writings had on the world.

Your graphic organizer and your handwritten research notes should be stapled together.  They are both due tomorrow.

Welcome Back!

It was great seeing all the students today!

SS homework:  Finish questions 1 - 10 in your WWI comprehension packet.

Go on your student portal and check out the new look.  See if you can find the place where I give you assignments.  I have assigned lots of LA activities.  See if you can complete a few.

Ask your child about our new mantra:  Kind and Accountable in 2014!   Ask them what we did to remind ourselves of that.

Ask your child about our new writing assignment, How Persuasive Writers Have Changed the World.

It's freezing!!

Enjoy your extra day off! If you find yourself a little bored tomorrow, log onto your student portal. It has a whole new look. See if you can click around and find where I can send you assignments. I've assigned some pretty cool lessons that are like games. Have fun!  See you Wednesday; stay warm!

Happy New Year!

I hope you are all having a wonderful break! Only a few more days until we're back together again!  Check your supplies. You probably should bring a fresh pack of paper and a box of pencils.  We can always use class donations of sticky notes and fine point black sharpies.  Make sure you have a highlighter too!  Think about how you want the second half of 5th grade to go for you.  Set some goals and make a plan. A new year is a fresh start! I can't wait to see everyone and hear your stories!