Updates:

5th Grade Happenings

 Hopefully you all had a restful weekend! We had our last day of vocal music on Friday and now students will need to bring their instruments on both Monday and Friday.

Upcoming events:

1.  State Report:  We have about three weeks until state reports are due.  All note cards and our outlines are completed. We have written our first paragraph.  They are working on their posters right now. The week after the written report is due; we will have our state report speeches. They will be a 3- 5 minute talk about their state. Please help your child with checking their state report calendar regularly to stay on target.

2. Language Arts:  We are reading the book The Cay, a book about a two strangers—a blind boy and a older man--stranded on an island who grow to look beyond race and respect one another for who they are. We will be discussing the idea of themes in a story such as survival, prejudice, and Please look for comprehension questions and vocabulary

3.  Social Studies: We are studying the first settlements in the New World.  Our Ch. 6 test is Thursday and look for a study guide early this week.  Your child can also review at http://tutorial.teachtci.com/

4. We are studying Mixtures and Solutions.  We will be choosing an element to do a project on later this week.

5. Outside Reading for the 2nd Trimester is due March 2, 2012

         A = 3000 pages                    Please check for requirements.

         B = 2000 pages                            

         C = 1600 pages

Have a great weekend!

Thanks,

Mrs. Jones

Explorer Projects

 Please check out of explorer triangles!

Calendar

1/9/12

Happy New Years!  Welcome back!  I am so excited to be back and look forward to a great rest of the year! We have a busy month ahead of us.  The State Report is off to a great start. We have been reading The Cay by Theodore Taylor.  This wonderful book takes place off the coast of South America during World War II.  Be sure to ask your student about it.

Upcoming events:

1.  State Report:  Hopefully many received information from the Dept. of Tourism.  Each student needs to have at least 2 books.  They can go to the town library if necessary.  We are busy taking notes daily.  They should have at least 20 cards by today and 5 more each day. They have lots of time in class, so please check in with them to make sure they are on track.

2. Language Arts:  We are just starting our next literature book, The Cay.  Look for vocabulary and comprehension questions coming home. 

3.  Social Studies: Chapter 5 is on European Explorers. We have been doing a project on the explorer of their choice and your child needs to dress their explorer cut out by Friday. We will be having a states and capitals test on Tuesday, Jan. 24^th. It will not be a map, just a list of the states.

4. Science: We are starting a new unit on Matter.  We will be studying the periodic table, mixtures, and solutions.

5.  Outside Reading for the 2nd Trimester is due March 2nd.

         A = 3000 pages                        Please check for requirements.

         B = 2000 pages                                

         C = 1600 pages

 6. Please remember to sign their homework books each night.

Thank you for all your support!

Love,

Mrs. Jones