Nov. 3-7, 2014

Happy Halloween!

THANKS to the mom's who helped at the party!!!

5th grade idioms!!!

Our Halloween Party!

Coming up next:

Dates:

Mon., Nov. 3-No School-
Tues. Nov. 4-No School
Mon. Nov 10-Book Project due

ELA-Spelling: None this 3 day week :)

ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"

Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:

*What is a Sentence?

*Four Kinds of Sentences

*Subjects and Predicates

*Subjects in Imperatives

*Conjunctions

*Run-on Sentences

Writing-Halloween R.A.F.T.s are due on Wednesday!!!

ELA-Reading: Challenges

We have started our technology project on Sitting Bull.   The students will be "digging deeper" on this Native American.  
They have chosen 3-4 subcategories to research.  
The students should be reading about the topics they chose. 
They should be taking notes on each subtopic this weekend.  
They will need to give a brief 2-3 sentence description of the event.  
The students should relate this event to challenges and give another 2-3 sentence description about challenges faced during this even.

Our essential questions for this unit-1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?

2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?

3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Sitting Bull Glog due Thursday, Nov. 6th!

Social Studies: Chapter 5-The Struggle to Found Colonies

Lesson 1-1607-Jamestown-The first permanent English colony is started in North America.

After an extensive look into the different Roanoke Scenarios and what happened to this first unsuccessful colony, we will now be moving forward to the study of Jamestown, the first successful English colony.  If your child hasn't shown you the Roanoke Slide Presentation, please have them share with you over the weekend.

Lesson 2-1609-Hudson River-Henry Hudson explores for the Dutch.
Lesson 3-1620-Plymouth-The Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower.
Lesson 4-1682-Philadelphia-Pennsylvania colony is founded.

Science: Chapter 6-Ecosystems and Change
In this chapter we will focus on these essential questions:
Lesson 1-How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?
Lesson 2-How Do Ecosystems Change Over Time?
Lesson 3-How Do People Affect Ecosystems?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 2-Chapter 2 is next!!!

Oct. 27-Oct. 31, 2014

Hard at work:

Coming up next:

Dates:

Mon.-Thurs. Oct. 27-30-Conferences-Students are invited to their conferences and encouraged to attend :)
Fri., Oct. 31-1:15-Halloween Parade and 1:30-class parties

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Spelling: Lesson 10 -

Monday-Pretest and assignment given.  Pink sheet due Tues.   Assignments are due Thurs.

Thursday-Assignments are due.
Friday-TEST 


ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"

Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:

*What is a Sentence?

*Four Kinds of Sentences

*Subjects and Predicates

*Subjects in Imperatives

*Conjunctions

*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges

We have started our technology project on Sitting Bull.   The students will be "digging deeper" on this Native American.  
They have chosen 3-4 subcategories to research.  
The students should be reading about the topics they chose. 
They should be taking notes on each subtopic this weekend.  
They will need to give a brief 2-3 sentence description of the event.  
The students should relate this event to challenges and give another 2-3 sentence description about challenges faced during this even.

Our essential questions for this unit-1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?

2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?

3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 5-The Struggle to Found Colonies

Lesson 1-1607-Jamestown-The first permanent English colony is started in North America.

After an extensive look into the different Roanoke Scenarios and what happened to this first unsuccessful colony, we will now be moving forward to the study of Jamestown, the first successful English colony.  If your child hasn't shown you the Roanoke Slide Presentation, please have them share with you over the weekend.

Lesson 2-1609-Hudson River-Henry Hudson explores for the Dutch.
Lesson 3-1620-Plymouth-The Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower.
Lesson 4-1682-Philadelphia-Pennsylvania colony is founded.

Science: Chapter 6-Ecosystems and Change
In this chapter we will focus on these essential questions:
Lesson 1-How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?

Table Talk:

Ask your child what the three symbiotic relationships are and have them give you examples of each type.

Lesson 2-How Do Ecosystems Change Over Time?
Lesson 3-How Do People Affect Ecosystems?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 5-

Common Core Standards:  5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place

5.NBT.7-Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

We will begin chapter 5 next.  This chapter will focus on:

*Round Decimals

*Estimate Sums and Differences

*Problem Solving:Estimating or Exact Answers

* Adding Decimals

*Addition Properties (Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties)

*Subtract Decimals

TEST will be Thursday, October 30th! 

P.E. Class-Square Dancing

October 20-24, 2014

Happy Boss's Day, Mr. Pagel!!

Coming up next:

Dates:

Tues., Oct. 21-PIZZA PARTY for class-Winners of most Box Tops!!! YAAHHH!!!

Tues., Oct. 21-Book Project Summaries are due

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Word Work/Spelling: Lesson 3 in Wordly Wise-

Monday-Words received and first assignment-due Tuesday.
Tuesday-2nd assignment given and due Wed.

Wednesday-3rd assignment given/reading-due Friday.
Friday-TEST on Word definitions


ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"

Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:

*What is a Sentence?

*Four Kinds of Sentences

*Subjects and Predicates

*Subjects in Imperatives

*Conjunctions

*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges

Next, we will read about a Native American boy, called Slow and talk about his challenges and how they relate back to our 3 essential questions in reading.  This story is in our anthology.

1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?

2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?

3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 5-The Struggle to Found Colonies

Lesson 1-Jamestown 1607

Lesson 2-Hudson River-1609

Lesson 3-Plymouth-1620

Lesson 4-Philadelphia-1682

Science: Chapter 5-Ecosystems

We will move to "Energy and Ecosystems" next.  In this chapter we will answer the following essential questions:

How Do Plants Produce Food? and How Is Energy Passed Through an Ecosystem?

We will learn about transpiration, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, producers and consumers in lesson 1 and ecosystems, herbivores, carnivores, food chains, decomposes, food webs and energy pyramids in lesson 2.

Changed to TEST-Chapter 5-Tuesday, October 21st!

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 5-

Common Core Standards:  5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place

5.NBT.7-Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

We will begin chapter 5 next.  This chapter will focus on:

*Round Decimals

*Estimate Sums and Differences

*Problem Solving:Estimating or Exact Answers

* Adding Decimals

*Addition Properties (Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties)

*Subtract Decimals

Oct. 13-17, 2014

Our class sold the MOST magazines--Hooray!!

We played Mario Kart today, in a special assembly!

Snack are low:  If you would like to send in any snacks for our snack basket, super!!!

Help:
Stickers:  I love stickers!  If you find yourself at the store and would like to contribute to our sticker collection, GREAT!!!

Goody Basket items:  We could also use some goody basket items.  The Dollar Store or 5 Below are some great places for deals :)

Thanks!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:

Mon., Oct. 13-No School-Columbus Day

Tues., Oct. 21-Book Project Summaries are due

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Word Work/Spelling: 

No work next week!

ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"

Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:

*What is a Sentence?

*Four Kinds of Sentences

*Subjects and Predicates

*Subjects in Imperatives

*Conjunctions

*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges

Next, we will read about a Native American boy, called Slow and talk about his challenges and how they relate back to our 3 essential questions in reading.  This story is in our anthology.

1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?

2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?

3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 5-The Struggle to Found Colonies

Lesson 1-Jamestown 1607

Lesson 2-Hudson River-1609

Lesson 3-Plymouth-1620

Lesson 4-Philadelphia-1682

Today we discussed the first UNSUCCESSFUL colony started by England.

We discussed Roanoke Colony and the students started watching a super interesting documentary.  If they want to finish it at home, super.  Here is the link.  Bonus Points, if they do.  Just have your parents sign your homework assignment book saying you watched it.

ENJOY!

This documentary investigates the roots of England's first permanent colony, who three years after landing, vanished.
In 1587, over 100 settlers landed in the New World to establish England's first permanent colony. Three years later, they had vanished... Josh Bernstein is on the trail of America's oldest missing-persons case. He flies high above Roanoke Island in a powered para-glider; climbs and cores a cypress tree to study the climate conditions the settlers faced; participates in an American-Indian powwow; and learns to cook as the local 16th-century natives once did. Finally, Josh travels back to England to trace the roots of a family that could be descendants of the Roanoke colony. Using DNA science, he makes a groundbreaking discovery - and, amazingly, it suggests that one of the 1587 lost colonists may have survived.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkuZTHQ7Zo

Science: Chapter 5-Ecosystems

We will move to "Energy and Ecosystems" next.  In this chapter we will answer the following essential questions:

How Do Plants Produce Food? and How Is Energy Passed Through an Ecosystem?

We will learn about transpiration, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, producers and consumers in lesson 1 and ecosystems, herbivores, carnivores, food chains, decomposes, food webs and energy pyramids in lesson 2.

TEST-Chapter 5-Friday, October 17th!

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 5-

Common Core Standards:  5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place

5.NBT.7-Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

We will begin chapter 5 next.  This chapter will focus on:

*Round Decimals

*Estimate Sums and Differences

*Problem Solving:Estimating or Exact Answers

* Adding Decimals

*Addition Properties (Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties)

*Subtract Decimals