Monday, October 29, 2007

WEEK OF OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 2

Happy Halloween! While this Wednesday is Halloween, the fifth grade will not be having any "parties" or celebrating Halloween. Additionally, students will not be permitted to wear costumes, it will be a regular school day. Students WILL, however, play the famous annual grade-wide BINGO on Wednesday during Stretch and Challenge.

Friday, November 2 is the last day of the first quarter! All LATE, MISSING, or ABSENT work is due TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 to be counted on the first quarter report card.

Don't forget! Parent Teacher conferences will take place Monday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, Nov. 6! Make sure you know when your appointment is. SUNLIGHT ZONE -- Your students are invited to attend the meeting as we make plans for THEIR success!


**ASSIGNMENTS **

Monday, Oct. 29

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - No Homework

MATH - Test corrections and parent signature on graphing test due TUESDAY.


Tuesday, Oct. 30

No Homework - ALL CLASSES

Wednesday, Oct. 31

No Homework - ALL CLASSES - Be safe Trick or Treating!

Thursday, Nov. 1



Friday, Nov. 2

Monday, October 22, 2007

WEEK OF October 22 - 26

** Field Trip this week! ** Don't forget to bring a bag lunch on Thursday unless you checked off on the permission slip that you would buy one from school.


Monday, October 22

Pacific Science - No Homework

MATH - Study for graphing test -- TOMORROW! Those who choose to re-do their bar graph, those are also due tomorrow.


Tuesday, October 23

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - No Homework

MATH - No Homework -- Test today.


Wednesday, October 24

PACIFIC SCIENCE - No Homework

MATH - No Homework


Thursday, October 25

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - Finish Thursday Thought if not done in class. Due Monday.

MATH - Did not meet today, field trip!


Friday, October 26

PACIFIC SCIENCE - Finish Thursday Thought if not done in class. Due Tuesday.

MATH - Parent signature and test corrections due TUESDAY. Students will go back through their test and correct mistakes according to guidelines given on the sheet attached to the test. Parents please sign the test itself indicating that you have seen it.

Monday, October 15, 2007

WEEK OF October 15 - 19

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - Element project due today. "Probing the Periodic Table" due today if not already finished in class. NO HW.

ATLANTIC & PACIFIC MATH - Worksheet: "Crazy for Cookies" - Students will find the range, median, mode, and mean for the sets of data. Numbers are round, so calculators should not be necessary for calculating the mean.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16

PACIFIC SCIENCE - Element Project due today. "Probing the Periodic Table" due today if not already finished in class.


PACIFIC & ATLANTIC MATH - WS - Practice 1-3 - Finding the mean, median, and mode. Students should use a calculator. Due Tomorrow.



WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 SHORT WEDNESDAY

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - No Homework

PACIFIC & ATLANTIC MATH - Graphing Review Packet: 5 pages, DUE MONDAY. Graphing Test will be on Tuesday, October 23.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

PACIFIC SCIENCE - No Homework

PACIFIC & ATLANTIC MATH - 1. Graphing Review Packet: 5 pages, DUE MONDAY. Graphing Test will be on Tuesday, October 23. 2. Make bar graph at home based on data collected in class. Be sure your graph is complete with TAILS!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - No Homework

ATLANTIC & PACIFIC MATH - Graphing Review Packet: 5 pages, DUE MONDAY. Graphing Test will be on Tuesday, October 23.

Friday, October 5, 2007

WEEK OF October 8-12

I hope everyone enjoyed their three day weekend!
This Friday we will be taking our first field trip. We'll be heading to the Natural History Museum in DC.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 - Columbus Day! Have a great holiday!


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 - A DAY

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - 1. WS: #3, Element Symbol Hunt and Atomic Number Hunt
2. Work on final draft of Element Project. Fill in any gaps of information by staying after school today or Thursday to use the resources in the library. FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15.

ATLANTIC MATH - 1. WS: "Carnival Coupons" side ONLY

PACIFIC MATH - No Homework.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 - B DAY

PACIFIC SCIENCE - 1. Work on final draft of Element Project. Fil in any gaps of information by staying after school Thursday to use the resources in the library. FINAL DRAFT DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16.

PACIFIC and ATLANTIC MATH - Worksheet: Creating a Stem and Leaf Diagram and determining the range (the difference between the greatest and least piece of data), mode (the piece of data that occurs the most often), the median (the middle piece of data when pieces are ordered numerically), and the BONUS: mean (determined by dividing the sum of the data by the number of addends). The other side is creating a line plot and determining the same averages. DUE THURSDAY.


Thursday, October 11

ATLANTIC SCIENCE -

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC MATH - No Homework -- we will not have math tomorrow due to the field trip.

Friday, October 12 - FIELD TRIP TO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

PACIFIC SCIENCE -

PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC MATH - No Homework -- we did not meet today. Have a good weekend!

Monday, October 1, 2007

OCTOBER 1 - 5

Monday, Oct. 1

PACIFIC SCIENCE - Sign and return field trip permission slip -- Natural History Museum (10/12). Permission Slip due WEDNESDAY.

PACIFIC MATH 1. Come up with your survey question that you will turn in to a bar graph. QUESTION DUE TUESDAY. 2. 25 responses due WEDNESDAY.

ATLANTIC MATH 1. Come up with your survey question that you will turn in to a bar graph. QUESTION DUE TUESDAY. 2. 25 responses due WENDESDAY. 3. WS - Stem and Leaf DUE TUESDAY.



Tuesday, Oct. 2

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - 1. Field Trip Permission Slip due THURSDAY. 2. Parent signature on Element Project. Research will be done in class, final copy and diagrams may need to be done at home. Parent signature due Thursday. Libray time begins Thursday.

ATLANTIC MATH - 1. Data for bar graph DUE WEDNESDAY.

PACIFIC MATH - 1. Data for bar graph DUE WEDNESDAY. 2. Finish "The Cookie Sheet" - graphs and conclusions. DUE WEDNESDAY.



Wednesday, Oct. 3

PACIFIC SCIENCE - 1. Parent signature on Element Project. Research to be done in school, final copy and diagrams may need to be finished at home. Signature due FRIDAY. 2. Element symbols and Atomic number worksheet - DUE FRIDAY.

PACIFIC MATH - 1. Worksheet - Reading a Line Plot.

ATLANTIC MATH - 1. Finish "The Cookie Sheet" - graphs and conclusions. DUE THURSDAY.


Thursday, Oct. 4

ATLANTIC SCIENCE - None

ATLANTIC MATH - 1. "Line Plots: Who needs an elevator?"

PACIFIC MATH - 1. "CARNIVAL COUPONS" side only



Friday, Oct. 5

PACIFIC SCIENCE

PACIFIC MATH

ATLANTIC MATH