Monday, February 25, 2013

Week of February 25th - March 1st

Dance:We collected $160.00 from our dance.  All money will go to our Outdoor Field Trip.  Thanks for everyone who turned in their forms. 

Grant: We have a grant online currently.  Go to Donors.org and type in Shaver Elementary in Portland.  Both 5th grade classes have the outdoor school trip posted.  If you donate the month of March, type in INSPIRE.  They will match us dollar for dollar.  We ALMOST have all of the money collected.
Please turn in your $25.00 if you haven't done so.

Math-We are working on Area/Perimeter and Volume.

Reading-All reading tests are completed.  We are back to regular reading groups.

Social Studies-We are creating a map that will allow us to escape to Canada.  All table groups will work together.

Friday-No School/Grading Day.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Week of February 19 - 2nd

Monday-No School

Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
-Student Presentation.  Costume would be great!  Needs to be 2 minutes 30 seconds for 5th grade standard.

Field Trip Overnight Forms-Please fill out the overnight forms.  PLEASE turn in money when you can.  We have taken payments every month.

Volunteers-We need you to come!  If you are interested, you will need to fill out the background check form.  Office or Ms. Tucker has one.

Testing-We are still working on finishing the first round of math testing.  Results will be shared at conferences.

Friday, March 1st-No school.  Grading for report cards.

Thursday/Friday March 7th/8th-No School.  Conferences.  Please have your child attend with you.

Math-We are working on Volume.

Social Studies-Learning about Fredrick Douglas, Levi Coffin, Sojourner Truth and Thomas Garret.  Next week we will learn about Harriet Beecher Stow.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Week of February 11th - 15th

Reading: Yes, we have almost finished 5th grade reading test.

Research Papers:  Due on Monday.  We will practice our presentations and work on our visual next week.

Social Studies: We are learning about the Underground Railroad in the classroom.  We have studied Levi Coffin, Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglas this week.
Here is a great site to use.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1

Dance: We are having a Valentine's Dance on Thursday at 3:15-4:15.  All money collected will go towards our Overnight Field Trip. 

Conferences: are March 7th/8th.
PLEASE make payments for our Overnight Field Trip.  It will be Thursday, May 23rd-Friday, May 24th.

Math-We are working on adding/subtracting unlike fractions.  WE are also working on story problems with fractions and simplifying fractions.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Week of February 4th - 8th

Research-WE are writing our research project this week.

Math-We are still working on fractions.  Please make sure you are using IXL.

Social Studies-We finished our Bill of Rights.  We are starting our Civil War Unit.

Science Field Trip-We had a great field trip Friday.  The class was busy planting all different plants in Fairview.

Testing-We are almost finished with our first round of testing in Reading.  We will start math at the end of the month.

FIELD TRIP-Please let me know if you would like to go.  Thursday, May 23rd-24th.  It will be overnight.  Also, PLEASE make a payment.  All money will be due in April.