Friday, May 31

5 more days of school!  AMAZING!

IR: 40 minutes or more and projects to finish Independent Reading Menu (must be done to go to Hemlock Park Wednesday; 9 weeks have been PLENTY of time to achieve this!)

Writing: Rough Drafts for research projects were due TODAY!  Monday morning they must be turned in if students were absent or still have incomplete.  Final drafts are due Wednesday morning before students will be allowed to go to Hemlock (this is true for all 5th graders)

Reading: Connect, summarize, question in journals: complete at home if not done here at school today

Thursday, May 30

Spelling: Test tomorrow; review worksheet

Math: none

Science: Human body systems test

Reading: finish journals: summarizer/visualizer

Permission forms; treat day tomorrow

IR: 20 minutes and projects

Wednesday, May 29

Spelling: Spelling Dictation tomorrow: study with free choice tonight!

IR: 20 minutes: complete projects: Due Wednesday next week

Science: Human Body packets: complete digestive system and liver pages

Reading: Finish journals: Speaker's point of view/summarize

Math:
Lancaster: corrections, finish Shape assignment from book (triangles and quadrilaterals)

Hall: none

Morris: p. 433 and 434 #1-6, 11-16, 17-22; Diagnostic Test if Ms. Morris said

Band: Practice all concert music

Yay! 3 Babies for the Osprey!

Tuesday, May 28

IR: 20 minutes and many students have projects to complete to be able to attend Hemlock next Wednesday

Spelling: Free Choice

Reading: Journals

Math:
Lancaster: worksheet: finish

Hall: none

Morris: test or conversion worksheet if you are not done

Band: shockwave: any part be prepared for test

Friday, May 24

Congrats team Mexico on a fantastic field day!  So proud of all of you and how well you worked as a team!

Over the 3 day weekend, continue to work on independent reading.  Read a lot or at least 40-60 minutes, I know it's a family weekend, so hopefully you all have a wonderful time!

Don't forget to work on projects!

Thursday, May 23

Spelling: test tomorrow: b-ball for practice!

Band: no instruments tomorrow due to field day

Reading: finish journals if needed

Math:
Lancaster: finish AM

Hall: none

Morris: finish diagnostic tests if you have one

IR: 20 minutes/projects

Field Day: 9am-11:30pm
   We are representing Mexico!  Please wear a red, green, or white shirt tomorrow: FREE out of uniform!
Parents: feel free to drop by and hang out with us! :-)

Wednesday, May 22

Spelling: B-ball

Reading: finish journals/reading  Text to text, text to self, and summarize

IR: 20 minutes/projects

Writing: finish research at home if necessary

Math:
Lancaster: quiz over customary units (see post below)

Hall: none

Morris: AM

Gallon Gals; Gallon Guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GByeO8FmO-s

All the Gallon Gals all the gallon guys (x3)

Put your cups up!

2 cups in a pint

2 pints in a quart

4 quarts in gallon

If you wanna fill a cup

It takes 8 to fill up (fluid ounces)

It’s plain, it’s just as easy

16 ounces equals a pound

1 ton equals 2,000 (lbs)

12 inches in a foot

3 feet in a yard

5,280 feet in a mile (say fast)

If it’s greater multiply

Less then divide (x2)

I’m so glad you know the math behind

If it’s greater multiply

Less then divide

Maaaattthhhhh (head flip)

Maaaaaathhhh (head flip)

Tuesday, May 21

Spelling: Take Home Assignment and spelling B-Ball

Reading: Finish journals: visualizer and summary

Math:
Lancaster:  Metrics Worksheet/unfinished work or AM assigned to you

Hall: look at table on page 367: quiz tomorrow

Morris: p. 256 #2, 3, 6, 20, 22. 24, ...

IR: 20 minutes/menu projects

Monday, May 20

Science: Test tomorrow over ALL forces and motion notes: there is a review to help!

Reading: Day 1: Journals: Predict and Summary w/list of characters

Math:
Lancaster: finish metrics assignment
Hall and Morris: none

IR: 20 minutes and Projects

Thursday, May 16

Spelling: finish Review worksheet; test tomorrow: study (use 3 S's)

Science: Finish Review for Newton Quiz tomorrow: p. 54 #1 a, b, and c and 2 a, b  p. 61 #1 a, b, c
            *Study for Newton Quiz: be able to give an example from everyday life of Newton's Third Law and explain it using the law.

Math:
Lancaster: Study for quiz over order of operations and re-test over decimals

Hall: none

Morris: AM if want ice cream

IR: 20 minutes


Our fundraiser for Diabetes Awareness is tomorrow morning at 10am on the CCA track.  Please remember to bring $ if you were fundraising for this awesome cause!

***Band Concert: June 4 at 7pm

Hemlock/DQ 5th Grade Outing: June 6

Wednesday, May 15

Spelling: finish take home assignment/practice spelling words w/3 S's (3 times each)

IR: 20 minutes (don't forget menus!)

Science: Study Newton Notes: MAKE 3 notecards; each notecard should be one law of motion

Math:
Lancaster: finish #1-13 p. 438

Hall: none

Morris: p. 394 #1-3, 7-12

*Diabetes Walk on Friday!  Are you raising money?

*PTO Fundraiser: Little Cesear orders coming home today for selling!

Monday, May 13

Progress Reports are coming home tonight: they are green!

20 minutes read

Spelling: Practice words 3x each with the 3 S's

Science: Study Newton notes

Math:

Lancaster Finish #1-16 p. 250 and p. 256 #1-7 

Hall: non

Morris: AM


*Please come prepared for rain!  Can't wait for our field trip tomorrow!!!

Friday, May 10

Happy Mother's Day to all you amazing moms out there! 

IR: 40 minutes and work on projects

Math: none

Band: practice pages to 22

Thursday, May 9

Out of Uniform (supports 5th grade fund) and PTO treat day tomorrow!

Science: Review Newton's Laws: 1 and 2

Math:
Lancaster: finish 2-1 #1-10 p. 65

Hall: Metric Mania #25-30

Morris: none

IR: 20 minutes

Wednesday, May 8

Science: Review Newton's First Law of Motion (inertia)

Reading: Finish "Have You Got a Buck?'

Math:
Lancaster: corrections to 1-10 #1-12

Hall: Metric Mania #10-24

Morris: p. 328-329 #3, 4, 11, 12, 13

IR: 20 minutes (how are projects going???)

Tuesday, May 7

Spelling: Dictionary Quiz tomorrow

Math:
Lancaster: p. 49 #1-12
Hall: none
Morris: Diagnostic Test

Band Chair Test Thursday

Book Fair Thursday!

20 minutes read

Monday, May 6

Spelling: Dictionary Quiz Wednesday

Science: Forces and Motion Notes pt. 2 quiz tomorrow

Reading: Book Club Reviews due

Goal Sheets signed

Math:
Lancaster: finish diagnostic

Hall: none

Morris: finish p. 65-66 #1-15

Friday, May 3

Happy Friday!

Tuesday will have 2 quizzes: forces and motion notes pt. 2 and a quiz on using the dicitonary.

40 minutes reading


Come out to the Cougar Carnival tonight at the CCA high school!  Have fun!

Thursday, May 2

TOMORROW:  Cougar Carnival!!!  Come out with your family for a night of fun!


IR: 20 minutes

Spelling: Subject/Predicate worksheet: finish

Math:
Lancaster and Hall: none
Morris: AM if assigned

Wednesday, May 1

Happy May Day!
~Ask your student what holiday they would create and why?

Permission Forms/chaperones?

Math:
Lancaster: Decimal quiz tomorrow
Hall: none
Morris: AM tests

IR: 20 minutes

GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY!