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In case you were out on 8/29

Working on SS vocabulary!

In case you were out on 8/28

Updates

Homework: Grammar WB: page 30

Read 30 minutes.

SS:   quick study lesson 3, work on time line, due Thursday

School Wide Reading Bookmarks are due tomorrow!  Bring it in for PRIZES!

Due to picture day and bus evacuation, narratives are due tomorrow!

SS conversation...

We talked about the draft today. They have so many questions! We could have talked about it the entire afternoon. It might be a great thing to discuss at your house this evening!

In case you were out on 8/27

Updates

Homework:

Reading:  Write the definition of the following words from Where the Red Fern Grows.

dormant
grieve
festered
trance
submerge
riffle
implied
limber
belligerent
resistance

Social Studies:  Quick Study for lesson 2.  Work on time line project.

Narrative writing is due tomorrow.  You will have about 45 minutes to finish it up.
Bus Evacuation practice is tomorrow.

Reading and technology...digital sticky notes!

In case you were out on 8/26

Updates

Homework:

Grammar WB: pages 27 and 28

Read 30 minutes

SS: Quick Study lesson 1

Begin your Reconstruction timeline.  Due date 9/4

Chapter 2 Test 9/5

First Narrative Writing is due Thursday before lunch.  You will have about 45 minutes to finish it in class on Thursday.

PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!

The secret word is inference.

We were part of a good thing, kiddos!

In case you were out on 8/25

Updates

Homework:  Finish your C/C paper on the NE and SE regions. This will be a class work grade for Writing.  Do your best!

Read 30 minutes.  Begin a new reading log.

Picture Day:  Wednesday, 8/27

Thank You!!

A huge thank you goes out to the parents who donated walmart gift cards for our new bean bag chairs! The children love them! Here they are!

Due Monday

Friday Folders, Choice Cards and Reading Logs!  Enjoy the weekend!

In case you were out on 8/22

In case you missed Curriculum Night...

Curriculum Night PowerPoint

A message about make-up work

Hello, parents! We have had a record number of absences and check-outs this school year! Besides having students out for illness, we have children out on vacations, safety patrol, news crew and speech classes.  I am hoping that the illnesses are just a fluke and we will all be healthy soon.  Just in case, I am trying to come up with a solution for all this make up work.   Every day I am going to take two pictures of my board, one of our morning assignments and one of our afternoon assignments.  I will post both photos on my website.  If the assignment has TEST beside it, obviously it must be made up here at school.  If item has GRADE by it, it must be made up for the grade book, but can be made up at home.  Other assignments do not have to be made up, but students are responsible for learning the material.  Unfortunately, many assignments can't be recreated since they are not paper/pencil activities.  I hope by posting these photos parents can see exactly what their children are missing and what skills need to be practiced.  Thank you so much for your support! I truly appreciate it!

Thank You!

I really appreciate the great showing at Curriculum Night!  I hope I was able to answer all your questions and shed some light on what we do every day.  In case you were unable to attend, I will be posting the power point I used shortly.  Thank you again for coming out!

Updates

SS:  Answer the question on your student portal

Grammar:  WB: pages 21 and 22, numbers 1 - 20 only

Curriculum Night is tonight! Please be in the cafeteria by 6:30!  You will come to my room first and then Mrs. Morand's.

Read 30 minutes.

Updates

SS Homework:  Go to your student portal and answer the discussion question you find under our homeroom.( We did one of these before in the lab with Ms. Craven.)

Finish your graphic organizers from True Flix if you did not finish in class.

Read 30 minutes,  Keep up with your log!

Picture Day is Wednesday, 8/27

Curriculum Night is Thursday at 6:30.  Please come and hear all about our class!

Grades

Your first Reading Workshop Participation grade has been posted.  It is based on three things:

1.  Your STAMINA during independent reading
2.  Your completion of your reading log. You have to turn it in for it to be complete!
3.  The quality of your reading responses.  So far they have been on sticky notes.

You will get two Reading Workshop Participation grades each nine week grading period.

Updates

Curriculum Night is Thursday night at 6:30. Please come to hear all about our class this year!

Homework:  Grammar WB:  15 and 16

Read 30 minutes.  Sign your log!

Picture Day is Wednesday, 8/27

Updates

SS test is tomorrow! Study chapter 1 really well!
Read 30 minutes!

Pete's Challenge

Great video!  Click here to watch:

https://espn.go.com/video/iframe/twitter/?cms=espn&id11366483

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Upchurch 5th Grade

Updates

Thanks to all of you who donated to the ALS organization. A few children wanted to bring money on Monday, so I won't make our donation until Tuesday.  I'll post the video later.   Ask your child to tell you about Pete Frates' video and Lou Gehrig's biography that we read today.  They have had fun learning about this topic!  We will do more reading about it next week!

Please return Friday Folders on Monday.
Please sign choice cards and return on Monday.
Reading Logs are also due on Monday.  Students should have read at least 30 minutes four times during the week.

SS Flip Books are due Monday.
SS Chapter 1 test is Tuesday.

Have a wonderful weekend!


Helpful Links:

Burnette Blast
http://onmycalendar.com/Files/LF/A5R125643QA_BurnetteBlast815.pdf
Mrs. Morand
http://mrsmorand.blogspot.com/

Updates

Grammar HW:  Work Book pages 11 and 12

Read 30 minutes

SS:  Quick Study Lesson 4

Flip Book due Monday!

Chapter Test 1 on Tuesday!

I have been nominated to do the "Ice Bucket Challenge" in an effort to raise awareness and funds for ALS.  I will be doing this tomorrow during recess!  Yikes!  I showed the children a video about a man named Pete Frates whose family started the Ice Bucket Challenge.  Next week we will be reading Lou Gehrig's story, a non-fiction article about how ALS affects the nerves in the body and an informational article about how social media has been used for a good cause.  We will be comparing and contrasting different types of writing related to the same topic.

If your child would like to make a small donation to ALS tomorrow, they may bring it to me in the morning.  I told them I will match whatever they bring in.  Thank you for your support!

Ssshhhh! The secret word for tonight is "secede."  Not succeed!  Come in and whisper it to me for a treat!

Homework

Read 30 minutes!

SS:  Quick Study sheet lesson 3.  Restate the question and answer in complete sentences! Use evidence to explain your answers.  Please don't take short cuts!

Flip books are due Monday.

Chapter 1 test is Tuesday.  Study a little every night!

Homework

Grammar:  Super Writer Grammar WB: pages 31 and 32

Read 30 minutes.  Keep up with having your reading log signed.

Social Studies:  Finish your three part graphic organizer for lesson 3.

Continue to work on your flip book. Due date: Monday, August 18

Make sure you look at the "super moon" if you haven't seen it yet!

The secret word for tonight is "mint."  I want to reward those of you who look at the blog. Come to me in the morning and whisper the word "mint" and I will give you a peppermint! Thank you for checking the blog!

Homework

SS:  Quick Study Lesson 2
Flip Book project is due Monday, Aug. 18
Chapter 1 Test is Tuesday, Aug. 19
Each student should read 30 minutes nightly, please sign their log.

Curriculum Night is August 21.  Mark your calendars!

Social Studies!

Building our reading stamina!

Happy Friday!

It has been a wonderful week!  Your children are smart, funny, well behaved and a joy to be around!

There will not be choice cards coming home today.  Everyone had excellent behavior!

CRCT detailed reports are in your child's Friday Folder.

The School Wide reading incentive program bookmark is in the Friday Folders.  They are due August 29.

Regular reading logs that keep track of homework minutes will go home Monday and be returned on the following Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Homework

If you didn't finish your Wordle you must finish one tonight.
 Please bring your printed copy tomorrow. Finish your SS poster showing the differences in the North and the South.  Do Quick Study lesson 1.
Read 30 minutes every night!
Math:  multiplication table

Collaboration!

We dissected the Pledge of Allegiance while practicing our dictionary skills.

Reading Homework

Every child is required to read 30 minutes nightly.  As a part of that 30 minute,s students should be reading the requirements on their school wide reading program bookmark.  The bookmark lists genres that they must read in order to receive prizes from the Media Center.  The August bookmark is due August 29.  Each child will receive their bookmark in their Friday Folder tomorrow.  Thank you for monitoring their reading daily!

Homework

Finish your Pledge of Allegiance definitions.  Complete the entire sheet by restating the pledge in your own words on the bottom of the page.

Make sure your parents have written 5 words that describe you.  You will need them for an activity we are doing tomorrow morning.

 Finish your discussion question on the student portal.

Cooperative Problem Solving!