Happy Thanksgiving!

With only a day and a half this week there isn’t much to update you on, however, over Thanksgiving break their only assignment is to keep reading! I also must correct myself and apologize for the misinformation given when I said the read-a-thon was to be Nov 29, we actually did it today! It was a blast; we “buddy read” with second graders, I read some of my favorites and they had time to silent read some of their favorites…a great way to show gratitude for books!

I still need a volunteer for this coming Tuesday, the 29^th (for sure this time!) for a Meet the Master’s volunteer, if you can, please let me know ASAP.

This season I am thankful to be a 5^th grade teacher at Butler and especially thankful to have such a wonderful class. Enjoy the break!

This week...

We had a great week in 5^th grade, here is what is happening!

Language arts-- At this point quite a few of the students are reading above grade level and I would highly suggest that they start reading books that challenge them. For example, we all know and love Junie B. Jones books but it’s not challenging enough for kids who are reading far above their grade level! There is a great list at public libraries for recommended 5^th grade books.

As a class we only had 50% of everyone turn in their Road To Success reading logs this past week…I know we can do better this week!

Spelling words for this week:

Mrs. French’s class-wife, wives, sheep, foot, lives, leaf, mouse, wolves, knives, tooth, feet, women, geese, loaves, mice, knife, deer, loaf, leaves, woman, life, goose, wolf, teeth

Ms. Stanger’s class-active, safety, novelty, specialty, casual, humid, certain, minority, activity, festive, tranquil, novel, royalty, minor, casualty, sensitivity, safe, special, festivity, royal, tranquility, humidity, sensitive, certainty

Math- I can’t stress enough how important it is to know math facts at this point. As a reminder if you haven’t passed off math facts that is homework every night! (Even if you have it is still good practice!)

Science fair—You are on your own for science fair at this point. If you have specific questions about your project please contact me. We are no longer having you turn in pieces of the science fair packet but continue to use it as a guideline.

We are still going out to recess everyday, please remember to wear proper winter gear!

Finally, on November 29 at 1:00pm we will be doing out monthly Meet The Master’s art project. However, this one is a bit more involved and I am asking for one parent volunteer to come in and be able to help. If you could email me and let me know I would appreciate it.  I know there are several of you who have offered to help and will definitely be on the lookout for more needed volunteers in the future. (My previous post also has some ideas for classroom volunteers as well.)

Thank you for all your support and for allowing me to work with such wonderful 5^th graders!

November 7, 2011

Sorry I am late in getting this up but here are some 5^th grade updates!

First off, thank you for a great set of parent teacher conferences! It was wonderful to meet with all of you!

Language Arts--Here are spelling words for the week

Ms. Stanger’s class: imaginary, bravery, category, stationery, library, machinery, lavatory, stationary, mystery, inventory, military, ordinary, scenery, dormitory, victory, history, necessary, century, delivery, February, directory, secretary, January, grocery

Mrs. French’s class: thrown, stole, clue, dew, choose, rule, boast, cruise, stroll, route, mood, loaf, growth, youth, slope, bruise, loose, rude, flow, flute

(The test for both classes will be on Friday!)

Math: I am seeing some great progress in math but the more you practice at home the easier it will get. From here on out we will start to build on what we know so knowing those math facts is crucial!  For those in Ms. Stanger’s class we will have our chapter 4 test on Friday.

 Science: At this time we are moving forward in science, which means you are now on your own for science fair projects. Of course, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me!

Just a friendly reminder…it’s getting colder outside, please remember to wear a coat to school, we are still going out to recess everyday!

Finally, several of you mentioned that you would be willing to volunteer in class, which I am thrilled about! There are a few times that would be helpful but if you have a specific skill or talent you would like to share please let me know!

1. Teaching an art class other than Meet the Masters (Tuesdays at 1)
2. Teaching a PE lesson (Thursday at 1)
3.  Teaching a music lesson (also Tuesday at 1)

Thank you for all you do!