5th Grade Happenings

Good Friday!  We have a fantastic class and I look forward to a wonderful year! We have been working hard already and I can’t wait to tell you about our exciting year ahead at Back to School Night on Tuesday  at 7:35.

Upcoming events:

INTERVIEWERS NEEDED!

Outside Reading: We need volunteers to start coming in during Sustained Silent Reading!    

                     Tuesday 12:45 – 1:15

                      Wednesday 12:45 – 1:15

                      Thursday    12:45 – 1:15

               

Upcoming events:

1.  Artist Report:  We will be choosing an artist for our  artist report and start researching information on them.  We are looking for when they were born, died, nationality, influences, famous masterpieces, . . . We start  notetaking in class on Tuesday, Sept. 3^rd.

2. Language Arts:  Our first novel is The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.  We will be starting next week.

3.  Social Studies:  We will be working on our geographical terms.  We will be choosing one National geographical Landmark to research.  Examples are Cape Cod, Glen Canyon, and the Colorado River.  They can be anywhere in the United States.

4. Science:  Our first unit in the Water Planet is the Solar System.

5.  Your child has received information regarding the music program here at Springer.  They have chosen an instrument or chorus.  Please be sure to confirm with your child on the instrument picked.  Our first day of instrumental music is Monday, Sept. 9^th.

                           Thank you for all your support and have a great weekend!

                                   

                                                               Andrea Jones

May 2013

  5th Grade Happenings

A huge THANK YOU to all the parents who helped to make Colonial Day a wonderful success!  It was a fabulous day that the kids will remember for the rest of their life.  A special thank you to Donna, Fanny, and Kirsten for all their help with the planning for the terrific day!

I also want to thank you for an amazing Teacher Appreciation week.  It really made me feel so special and for that I am grateful.

And a big thanks to the many parents that stopped by today to do book interviews.  That was terrific : )

Upcoming events:

1. Language Arts: We just finished reading My Brother Sam is Dead. This is an intense story about a young boy who is unsure who to support in the Revolutionary War.  His older brother has joined the rebels to fight the British, while his father is loyal to the Bristish King.  We spent this week writing a Response to this literature.  Our final book of the year will be Tuck Everlasting.

2.  Social Studies: We are working on Ch. 11 about the Tensions between the British and the colonist. We are seeing the Revolution from both the Loyalist and Patriots’ point of view. Our Ch 11 Test will be on Tuesday, May 21^st.

LOOK for their study guide to review!  We will also have a Final DOG ( Daily Oral Geography) Test either late this week or early next week.

3. Science:  We just finished up the final science section and will be having our final test Wednesday, May 22^nd. They also have a study guide for this test too. A good review tool is

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/human-body/circulatory-system.htm

We will also be studying the heart in depth   

as we prepare for the heart dissection on

Thursday, June 6^th.

Volunteers are welcome!!

4.  Outside Reading for the 3rd Trimester is due May 31, 2013

         A = 3600 pages                    Please check for requirements.

         B = 2400 pages                            

         C = 2000 pages

Please feel free to come in and interview!

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

Andrea Jones