Weekend update...

Congratulations to our class Spelling Bee winners, Keyan Lauderdale and Marissa Broadwell!

Report cards were sent home Friday.

CRCT "Buckle Down" test prep books for Math and Reading ~ Please be sure to send $18 on Tuesday, if you are interested in purchasing these books for your students.

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Weekend Homework Update: Please note the changes to this weekend's assignments. I decided to postpone the All About Me collage until next weekend as I was not in class Friday to go over the assignment with them (and I preferred that they use their time working on their Social Studies project).

Math: Fractions and Mixed Numbers (Homework 9.5) - ALL even numbered problems; Equivalent Problems and Simplest Form (Homework 9.6) - ALL odd numbered problems.

Social Studies: Work on Inventors/Inventions project (due Friday)

Dear Parents,

First, my apologies for the tardiness in posting the blog. There appeared to be some imcompatibility between this site and my computer as every time I tried to publish, it wouldn't accept the text due to unrecognized "HTML errors."

Quick Reminders:

Spelling Bee: The classroom & grade level Spelling Bees are scheduled for this Friday, Jan. 16. Words were sent home with interested students on Friday. The word list is posted in the column to the right. The 5th grade spelling champ will receive a prize of either a Borders gift card or payment of the remainder of their cost for the Jekyll Island field trip.

CRCT Prep: The 5th grade team is encouraging the purchase of the Buckle Down math and reading CRCT Prep books. The cost is $10.00 per book. We will be doing a group purchase of the books next week. Please send $20 to us by next Tuesday if you are interested in purchasing these books for your student.

Math tutoring is now on Thursdays, from 3:45-4:45.

MLK Holiday — next Monday, Jan. 20.

One final note: We will begin a class novel study of the book Bud, Not Buddy next month (Monday, Feb. 2). Please begin planning to check the book out of a library or purchasing it from a bookstore. (ALL of the students will need a copy of the book, so please let me know if you have problems getting it.) In addition, this novel study will replace the individual book report due on Feb. 20.

Homework ~ January 12-16

* Asterisk means Homework Pass cannot be used for that assignment.

Monday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Complete Wordly Wise 15D: Word Study. B. Create word webs for the two Wordly Wise 15 words (minor & petrify). C. Write definitions and sentences for the first three “5th Grade No Excuses” words. (No Excuses words — through, threw, usually, when, went, bring, brought.)
2. Math: Complete Reducing Fractions (pg. 44). Odd problems (a-c) only. B. Complete class work if necessary.
3. Language Arts: Complete Action Verbs and Direct Objects.
*4. Social Studies: Complete Before You Read assignment for Summary: The Rise of Big Business and then begin reading the article. B. Work on IB Inquiry Project. (Due Jan. 23).
5. Reading: Read for twenty minutes and complete Home Reading Log.

Tuesday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Begin *Wordly Wise 15E: When the Earth Quakes". B. Create word webs for the next three Wordly Wise 15 words (predict, prone, sparse). Be sure to include all definitions for each word on your webs. C. Write definitions and sentences for the next two No Excuses words (when, went).
2. Math: Complete Finding Equivalent Fractions (pg. 55). B. Complete class work if necessary.
*3. Language Arts: Revise first draft of how-to essay.
*4. Social Studies: Complete reading Summary: The Rise of Big Business and then do After You Read. B. Work on IB Inquiry Project. (Due Jan. 23).
5. Reading: Read for twenty minutes and complete Home Reading Log.

Wednesday 1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Complete *Wordly Wise 15E: When the Earth Quakes. B. Create word webs the next three Wordly Wise 15 words (topple, urban). Be sure to include all definitions for each word on your webs. C. Write definitions and sentences for the last two No Excuses words (bring, brought). Your sentences should show that you understand the meaning of these words.
2. Math: Complete class work(Pg. 134 & 135 of Student Math Journal), if necessary.
3. Language Arts: Complete and revise first draft of how-to essay.
*4. Social Studies: Complete Before You Read assignment for Summary: Immigrants in America and then begin reading the article. B. Work on IB Inquiry Project. (Due Jan. 23).
5. Reading: Read for twenty minutes and complete Home Reading Log.

Thursday
1. Vocabulary/ Spelling: Study for your vocabulary - spelling test by using syllabication to create 3 spelling pyramids for the last 7 WW15 words (on pg. 117) and for the 7 “No Excuses” words. Know definitions for ALL Wordly Wise 15 words!
2. Math: ______________________________________________ B. Complete class work if necessary.
3. Language Arts: Complete Helping Verbs (postponed from Wednesday).
*4. Social Studies: Complete reading Summary: The Rise of Big Business and then do After You Read. B. Work on IB Inquiry Project. (Due Jan. 23).
5. Reading: Read for twenty minutes and complete Home Reading Log.

Weekend:
Math: Fractions and Mixed Numbers (Homework 9.5) - ALL even numbered problems; Equivalent Problems and Simplest Form (Homework 9.6) - ALL odd numbered problems.
Social Studies: Work on Inventors/Inventions project (due Friday)
Reading: Read for twenty minutes each day and complete Home Reading Log.