Reminders this week:
Wednesday, January 28th is the last day of the second quarter. All late/absent work must be turned in by then to be counted on the Quarter 2 report card.
Thursday and Friday, January 29 & 30th: No school for students - Teacher workdays
This week in science... we are continuing to explore plant and animal cells. We are working on naming and describing the function of the major parts. We are also comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells.
This week in Social Studies... we are continuing our studies of the American colonies by exploring different perspectives. How would the life experiences of a large plantation owner and a small farmer affect his or her feelings on colonial issues? We will explore 6 different historical perspectives through primary sources in the Library of Congress.
This week in Math... we will begin to explore division and how we can use our multiplication facts to divide! We will explore properties of division and mental math strategies.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday - No Homework
Tuesday - WKS: Practice 4-1
Wednesday -
Thursday -No School
Friday - No School
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Week of January 19th - 23
I hope everyone enjoyed the four day weekend and stayed warm while participating in all of the festivities. It is an exciting time to live in the DC Area! It also means this school-week is just three days long. We do have a lot going on in this short amount of time as the end of the quarter draws near. The fifth grade had an exciting experience in Williamsburg last Friday... scroll down to see some pics from the day!
Rememeber:
Wednesday, January 28th - Last day of the second quarter
Thursday and Friday, January 29th and 30th - No School for students
Monday, February 2nd - Beginning of the 3rd quarter
In Science we are... beginning our new unit on cells. We will be comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells. This will lead us into our unit on the Classification of Living things. Students got their LIGHT tests back today. Please sign those and have them back to school by Friday, Jan. 23.
In Social Studies we are... taking our UNIT 4 test on Thursday, Jan 22. Students should be studying their graded quiz from last week, Reading Notes in the History Alive Workbook for Chapters 6-7 mainly, and then 8 and 9 additionally, Notes in their SS Spiral, as well as the History Alive Online Tutorials.
In Math we are... taking our Multiplication Test on Thursday, Jan 22. Students should have completed a short study guide over the long weekend. We went over that in class today. Students can study at home by trying out different multiplication problems and checking them by using a different strategy.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Wednesday - Prepare for test
Thursday - No Homework
Friday -Students worked on their test corrections in class, but if he/she did not finish, it is homework. All corrections and signed tests are due MONDAY, JAN. 26.
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG - Friday, Jan. 16 - Thank you to all of our parent chaperones who gave up their day and braved the cold to spend it with us! We appreciate it!
The Bus Ride -
The Morning Tour with th
e Docent
It may have been cold, but it sure was sunny and bright!
We stopped by the gunsmith and got to see liquid metals, being heated by the fire
Some of us even got to pump the bellows
Lunch @ Sheild's Tavern
In the afternoon we toured in our small groups -
Where to go first?
A-ha! The jail!
And everyone's favorite... the gift shops!
Rememeber:
Wednesday, January 28th - Last day of the second quarter
Thursday and Friday, January 29th and 30th - No School for students
Monday, February 2nd - Beginning of the 3rd quarter
In Science we are... beginning our new unit on cells. We will be comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells. This will lead us into our unit on the Classification of Living things. Students got their LIGHT tests back today. Please sign those and have them back to school by Friday, Jan. 23.
In Social Studies we are... taking our UNIT 4 test on Thursday, Jan 22. Students should be studying their graded quiz from last week, Reading Notes in the History Alive Workbook for Chapters 6-7 mainly, and then 8 and 9 additionally, Notes in their SS Spiral, as well as the History Alive Online Tutorials.
In Math we are... taking our Multiplication Test on Thursday, Jan 22. Students should have completed a short study guide over the long weekend. We went over that in class today. Students can study at home by trying out different multiplication problems and checking them by using a different strategy.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Wednesday - Prepare for test
Thursday - No Homework
Friday -Students worked on their test corrections in class, but if he/she did not finish, it is homework. All corrections and signed tests are due MONDAY, JAN. 26.
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG - Friday, Jan. 16 - Thank you to all of our parent chaperones who gave up their day and braved the cold to spend it with us! We appreciate it!
The Bus Ride -
The Morning Tour with th
e DocentIt may have been cold, but it sure was sunny and bright!
We stopped by the gunsmith and got to see liquid metals, being heated by the fire
Some of us even got to pump the bellows
Lunch @ Sheild's Tavern
In the afternoon we toured in our small groups -
Where to go first?
A-ha! The jail!
And everyone's favorite... the gift shops!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Week of January 12 - 16
A few reminders for JANUARY:
Wednesday, January 14 - SHORT WEDNESDAY
Friday, January 16 - FIELD TRIP to WILLIAMSBURG! We'll see you at 5:45 Friday morning in the front of the school ready to go! As of today's weather forecast, it is going to be COLD! Dress in layers, we will be outside MOST fo the day. A list of some reminders will be going home on Wednesday, but you can also find helpful hints in ANGEL: Under Social Studies, Units, Colonization, and there you'll find a "Colonial Williamsburg" Folder. If you arrive after 6:00am and have missed the bus, you are still required to attend school that day.
Monday and Tuesday, January 19 - 20 - NO SCHOOL
Thursday and Friday, January 29th and 30 - NO SCHOOL
This week in Social Studies... we are wrapping up our unit on Colonial Williamsburg by taking a virtual tour and learning about life in Williamsburg in the 16-1700's. Friday we will see it all first hand! We will have our Unit four test on THURSDAY, JAN. 22. Students should be reviewing their notes in their History Alive Workbook, Social Studies spiral, Virginia Standards notes on ANGEL, and History Alive Online Tutorial -- mostly chapters 6 and 7. Check out some additional resources and websites on Angel that could help you study.
This week in Science... we are wrapping up our LIGHT UNIT. Students should be completing their study guide which is due on Tuesday, Jan 13. We will review for the test then and then the assessment will be given on Thursday, Jan. 15.
This week in Math.. we are exploring multiplying decimals. We are used to numbers increasing when we multiply. When we multiply with number less than one, why isn't our product greater than our factors?? We will continue to practice several strategies for solving multiplication problems. Students may use which ever strategy they are most successful with to solve decimal multiplication problems. Having trouble understanding some of the alternative strategies? See the multiplication folder in ANGEL for some great websites and power points that explain partial product and lattice methods since they are not the standard algorithm.
DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
MONDAY - No Homework -- Band Concert tonight!
TUESDAY -WKS: LCM and multiplying decimals
WEDNESDAY -No Math
THURSDAY -Multiplication Review Packet
FRIDAY - Colonial Willamsburg!
Wednesday, January 14 - SHORT WEDNESDAY
Friday, January 16 - FIELD TRIP to WILLIAMSBURG! We'll see you at 5:45 Friday morning in the front of the school ready to go! As of today's weather forecast, it is going to be COLD! Dress in layers, we will be outside MOST fo the day. A list of some reminders will be going home on Wednesday, but you can also find helpful hints in ANGEL: Under Social Studies, Units, Colonization, and there you'll find a "Colonial Williamsburg" Folder. If you arrive after 6:00am and have missed the bus, you are still required to attend school that day.
Monday and Tuesday, January 19 - 20 - NO SCHOOL
Thursday and Friday, January 29th and 30 - NO SCHOOL
This week in Social Studies... we are wrapping up our unit on Colonial Williamsburg by taking a virtual tour and learning about life in Williamsburg in the 16-1700's. Friday we will see it all first hand! We will have our Unit four test on THURSDAY, JAN. 22. Students should be reviewing their notes in their History Alive Workbook, Social Studies spiral, Virginia Standards notes on ANGEL, and History Alive Online Tutorial -- mostly chapters 6 and 7. Check out some additional resources and websites on Angel that could help you study.
This week in Science... we are wrapping up our LIGHT UNIT. Students should be completing their study guide which is due on Tuesday, Jan 13. We will review for the test then and then the assessment will be given on Thursday, Jan. 15.
This week in Math.. we are exploring multiplying decimals. We are used to numbers increasing when we multiply. When we multiply with number less than one, why isn't our product greater than our factors?? We will continue to practice several strategies for solving multiplication problems. Students may use which ever strategy they are most successful with to solve decimal multiplication problems. Having trouble understanding some of the alternative strategies? See the multiplication folder in ANGEL for some great websites and power points that explain partial product and lattice methods since they are not the standard algorithm.
DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
MONDAY - No Homework -- Band Concert tonight!
TUESDAY -WKS: LCM and multiplying decimals
WEDNESDAY -No Math
THURSDAY -Multiplication Review Packet
FRIDAY - Colonial Willamsburg!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Week of January 5-9
Welcome Back! It's 2009 and we're excited to continue our school year now in the fresh calendar year. I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Winter Break.
A few reminders about the next few weeks:
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 7 - Practice SOL TESTS
Friday, January 9 - ALL SCHOOL Geography Bee
Friday, January 16 - FIELD TRIP to WILLIAMSBURG!
Monday and Tuesday, January 19 - 20 - NO SCHOOL
This week in Science... we are continuing to explore visible light and how it fits in to the electromagnetic spectrum. This is our shortest unit in science, so you will see a study guide go home Wednesday that students should be working on using information from Science Binders. This study guide will be due Tuesday, Jan. 13 and the Assessment will be Thursday, Jan. 15.
This week in Social Studies... we will continue our Colonization unit by exploring slavery in the Early American Colonies. Our Unit 4 test is now scheduled for Thursday, January 22. It will have been since Wednesday, the 14 that we will meet in class at that point - students should be studying heavily chapters 6-7. Students should know why Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth were started as well as some details about them. Students should also be familiar with the three colonial regions, their characteristics, and which colonies were a part of each region.
Tuesday Night - Students should complete the History Alive Online Tutorial for Chapter 7.
This week in Math.. we are exploring different methods for multiplying. Before break, we practiced the standard algorithm and a "criss-cross" partial product method that is great when you multiply a 2-digit number by another 2-digit number. This week we'll explore more about partial product, a lattice method, and the distributive property.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday - WKS: Multiplication Methods practice - Standard Algorithm and Partial Product
Tuesday -WKS: Multiplication Practice - Use ANY strategy and check the solution with a different strategy - Strategies include Standard Algorithm, Partial Product, and Lattice
Wednesday -WKS - Practice solving problems using the distributive property
Thursday - WKS: 3-6 ODD ONLY
Friday - No Homework :)
A few reminders about the next few weeks:
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 7 - Practice SOL TESTS
Friday, January 9 - ALL SCHOOL Geography Bee
Friday, January 16 - FIELD TRIP to WILLIAMSBURG!
Monday and Tuesday, January 19 - 20 - NO SCHOOL
This week in Science... we are continuing to explore visible light and how it fits in to the electromagnetic spectrum. This is our shortest unit in science, so you will see a study guide go home Wednesday that students should be working on using information from Science Binders. This study guide will be due Tuesday, Jan. 13 and the Assessment will be Thursday, Jan. 15.
This week in Social Studies... we will continue our Colonization unit by exploring slavery in the Early American Colonies. Our Unit 4 test is now scheduled for Thursday, January 22. It will have been since Wednesday, the 14 that we will meet in class at that point - students should be studying heavily chapters 6-7. Students should know why Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth were started as well as some details about them. Students should also be familiar with the three colonial regions, their characteristics, and which colonies were a part of each region.
Tuesday Night - Students should complete the History Alive Online Tutorial for Chapter 7.
This week in Math.. we are exploring different methods for multiplying. Before break, we practiced the standard algorithm and a "criss-cross" partial product method that is great when you multiply a 2-digit number by another 2-digit number. This week we'll explore more about partial product, a lattice method, and the distributive property.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Monday - WKS: Multiplication Methods practice - Standard Algorithm and Partial Product
Tuesday -WKS: Multiplication Practice - Use ANY strategy and check the solution with a different strategy - Strategies include Standard Algorithm, Partial Product, and Lattice
Wednesday -WKS - Practice solving problems using the distributive property
Thursday - WKS: 3-6 ODD ONLY
Friday - No Homework :)
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