11/30

The students presented their travel brochure genre projects, and we all got to learn about some interesting books and time periods. Great work!

Study for Monday's social studies test (ch. 6; students made a study guide to help them).

Finish sp./voc. WS.

11/28

Finish vocabulary definitions (and parts of speech) using your glossary if you did not finish in class. Also finish the Venn diagram.

Write spelling in ABC order in agenda. (You did copy your list in class, didn't you?)

Sp./voc. WS due Thurs. 5x each (for 4 students) and vocab. sentences (for most of the class) are due Friday.

DITB 14 due Friday.

*SS test postponed until next Monday. Continue to study!

Ch. 6 Social Studies Test Study Guide

Ch. 6 Social Studies Study Guide: The Civil War and Reconstruction (Mrs. Dyer's class will test on 12/5. Ms. Martin's class will test on 12/6.)

Main People, Concepts, and Vocabulary

Review from Ch. 5: states rights, John Brown, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe

Lesson 1: the advantages (strengths) of North and advantages (strengths) of South, Fort Sumter, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Emancipation Proclamation

Lesson 3: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, William T. Sherman, the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, total war, Appomattox Court House,

Lesson 4: Reconstruction, the effects (results) of the war, Freedman’s Bureau, Black Codes, 13^th Amendment, 14^th Amendment, 15^th Amendment,

Lesson 5: sharecropping, Jim Crow laws, segregation, the results (effects) of Reconstruction

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling and Vocabulary Lists: Unit 3, Week 4 My Great-Grandmother’s Gourd

Spelling: Accented syllables

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order – due Tues.

Wednesday – Complete the spelling worksheet (p. 86) – due Thurs.

Thursday - 5x each for 4 students (3 cursive/2 print)- due Friday.

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1. dozen 11. reserve

2. beside 12. embrace

3. motion 13. coastal

4. appoint 14. python

5. season 15. govern

6. phony 16. scorching

7. observe 17. flurry

8. active 18. canvas

9. restore 19. copper

10. expert 20. cocoon

Vocabulary

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday.

Complete the vocabulary worksheet (p. 96) – due Thursday.

Vocabulary sentences are due Friday. (Ten students are exempt because they wrote such great sentences last time.)

1. gnarled – (adj.) having many rough, twisted knots

2. parched – (adj.) dry or thirsty

3. landscape – (n.) the stretch of land or scenery viewed from one point or place

4. scorching – (adj.) causing intense heat to dry or burn the surface of something

5. gushed – (v.) poured out suddenly and in large amounts

6. brimming – (adj.) full to the upper edge of a container

7. scrawny – (adj.) thin, bony, or skinny

8. progress – (n.) a forward movement or gradual betterment

11/22

READ over the holiday break!

Thank you very much to all our helpers at our craft day this morning. We couldn't have had such a great time without you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Reading Progress: 3 Books

Students should have already quizzed on at least three books and made 80% or better to be "on track" to meeting the 25 book standard for this quarter.

11/21

Study for Ch. 4 math test Monday!
AM corrections if you have them

You may do a WOW for extra credit this week (not required since there's no school Wed.), but it must be turned in on Tuesday.

Our craft day is Tues. from 8:30-10:15. We'd love to have helping hands if you can come.

Read! Students should test on 3 books by Tuesday! (Many are already there. Fantastic!)

*The historical fiction travel brochure genre project is due NO LATER THAN next Tues. 11/30!

11/17

AM

Finish DITB #13.

Study for spelling & vocab tests!

11/16

Math p. 236 (26-32)

Study for science test!

Finish spelling worksheet and vocabulary sentences.

Happy Birthday, Grayeleigh & Kaleb!

We hope that you both have a fantastic birthday today! Many happy returns!

11/15

*Please bring a brown paper grocery sack by Monday. Thank you!

Math WS p. 56

Study for science test Thurs.

Finish WOW.

Re-read basal story. Make a chart of at least 5 facts and 5 opinions from the story. Cite the page number where you found the information.

Finish SS voc. and timeline.

Work on sp WS and vocab sentences.

11/14

Today's Veterans Day Assembly was a great celebration to honor those who served our country!

For homework, finish math WS p. 55. These are multiple-step word problems like we worked on in class.

Finish SS Ch. 6, L. 4 vocab.- due Wed. Finish timeline.

DITB 13 due Fri.

Sp. in ABC order in agenda.

Start on sp. WS (due Th.) and vocab sentences (also due Th.)

Do you have a WOW this week?

Reading Progress: 2 Books

Students should have already quizzed on at least two books and made 80% or better to be "on track" to meeting the 25 book standard for this quarter.

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ #______ Date _______________________

Spelling and Vocabulary Lists: Unit 3, Week 2 When Esther Morris Headed West

Spelling: Words with the V/V pattern

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order – due Tues.

Tuesday – Write your spelling words 3x each IF YOU MADE 85 OR BELOW on last week’s test- due Wednesday!

Wednesday – complete the spelling worksheet (p. 73/74) - due Thursday.

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1. video 11. fluid

2. poet 12. rodeo

3. riot 13. cruel

4. piano 14. genuine

5. diary 15. casual

6. radio 16. trial

7. ideas 17. fuel

8. ruin 18. meteor

9. diet 19. diameter

10. patriot 20. meander

Vocabulary

Write fabulous 5^th grade sentences with each of the eight vocabulary words below – due Thursday. (Each sentence should have AT LEAST 10 words and correct spelling and punctuation is necessary.)

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday.

1. attorney (noun) – a lawyer; one who helps with legal matters
2. representative (noun) – a person who is chosen to represent or stand for another or others
3. qualify (verb) – to make fit, as for a certain job or task
4. legislature (noun) – a government body having the power to make laws
5. postpone (verb) – to put off to a later time
6. satisfactory (adj.) – good enough to meet a need or desire
7. submit (verb) – to give up; to give in to someone’s power
8. colonel (noun) – one of the ranks of a military officer

Happy Birthday, Karson!

We hope that you have a spectacular birthday today, Karson! Many happy returns!

11/11

Don't forget to finish SS HW from Wednesday!

READ YOUR AR BOOK THIS WEEKEND!

Remember that Monday is our Veterans Day Celebration at 9:00.

11/10

Finish math WS p. 50 & 54 (front/back).

Finish DITB 12.

Study for your spelling & vocabulary tests!

Don't forget the social studies HW due Monday (assigned Wed.)!

Happy Birthday, Dylan W.!

We hope that you have a very happy birthday, Dylan W.!

11/9

Everyone needs to complete an AM practice.

SS Battle Storyboard and Ch. 6, Lesson 3 vocab due Monday.

Finish sp/voc WS

11/8

Math WS p. 51

Finish WOW.

Finish reading "Sleds on Boston Common"; reread.
Finish word sort (V/CV and VC/V).

Finish sci. ch. 3, lesson 2 (due Th.).

WANTED: Old T-Shirts

If you have any old, clean t-shirts (any size, any color) that you no longer want, we could use several! I want to cut them up to make erasure cloths for our new mini dry-erase boards. Thank you so much for your help! As the saying goes, one person's trash is another one's treasure.

11/7

Math WS p. 48- on your own paper due to the poor copy quality. Sorry!

Sci. WB Ch. 3 L. 1 due tomorrow

Study for Unit 2 NOUNS test!

Sp. in ABC order in agenda

Finish vocab definitions

11/4

Study for unit 2 nouns test Tues.

Read!!!

11/3

Study for Ch. 3 math test!!!

Finish DITB 11.
Finish Venn diagram for "Black Cowboy."
Study for review sp/voc test!

Finish sci. ch. 3, lesson 1 WB (p. 38-39); due Tues. Study science vocabulary!

*Unit 2 nouns test next Tuesday!

Operation Christmas Child

Throughout the year, but especially at this time of year, it is important to think others, particularly those children who are less fortunate than we are. Therefore, our class has decided to participate in the Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child. We are collecting items to fill shoe-box size boxes to send to children around the world who are in need. We have two boxes to fill by November 15^th. We have chosen to give to a boy and girl, ages 10-14. Below is a list of “Gift Suggestions”:

School supplies: pens pencils and sharpeners, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.

Toys: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch a Sketch toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky, etc.

Hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.

Other: hard candy and lollipops, mints, gum, (please place all candy in a Ziploc bag), T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)

DO NOT INCLUDE: used or damaged items, war-related items, such as toy guns, knives, or military figures; chocolates or food; out of date candy, liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers, aerosol cans

Participating in this opportunity is completely voluntary. We appreciate any help and support that you can give.

Thank you!

11/2

Study math ch. 3 (test Fri.)!

Re-read science ch. 3, lesson 1.

Finish WOW if you forgot to turn it in today!

Write final draft of narrative.

Study review sp/voc for Friday's big test!

11/1

Students received an information sheet about this month's genre project (see below where you can also access a link to the info sheet). The historical fiction time travel brochure is due NO LATER THAN 11/30!

Please look for this month's newsletter in this week's communication folder.

Study review spelling & vocab.
Finish WOW!

Finish math sheet p. 46. Make speed test corrections as needed.

Finish Civil War presentation and bring all materials to school tomorrow!

This Month's Genre: Historical Fiction

This month's genre is historical fiction! Please read at least one historical fiction novel (in your range) and quiz on it NO LATER THAN 11/30. Complete the historical fiction travel brochure project. Click HERE for complete details.