Tuesday May 31st, 2016

I sent this out as a Canvas reminder, but I will also post this on the blog!

With 8 days of school left, I thought I would push out some information about the upcoming days.

This Thursday is the 5th grade Spelling Bee.  The Spelling Bee begins at 2PM and goes until we have a winner!  From our class we have the following people competing:

Zach Borzio

Jacob Brooks

Lucas Cunnane

Ethan Horning

Kylie Longenbach

Shane Murphy

Alana Neilson-Green

Alyssa Tampone

Parents of those children- you are welcome to attend the spelling bee!

On Friday, we have the fifth grade event in the afternoon.  Students are to wear their 5th grade event t-shirts and PACK A LUNCH THAT DAY in a brown paper bag.

On Monday, we have field day and the parent volunteer luncheon.

Tuesday is T'ville Idol.  This is for students only!

Wednesday is the fifth grade teachers vs. students kickball game.

Thursday is the last day of school and awards assembly for 4th and 5th graders.

Please email me with any questions about any of the upcoming events!

Homework

RELA- Read 30 min; book logs for 25 book standard are due on FRIDAY

Other- Planner signed

Thursday May 26, 2016

Homework
Math- 6.3
RELA- Read 30; G&L Roots due tomorrow; KidBiz "Titanic" due tomorrow
Other- Alana field day permission; Planner signed

Wednesday May, 25 2016

Homework
RELA- Read 30; Book Club Day 18 due tomorrow; KidBiz "Titanic" due Friday; G&L roots due Friday
Other- Planner signed; Field day permission slips

Tuesday May 24, 2016

Tonight your child will be packing their wagon for Oregon.  They must have 1,000 BWU or less on their wagon and cannot take more than 3 of each item on the packing supply list.  I encourage students to research what the actual pioneers took with them and what was essential to success on the trail.  This is due tomorrow!  Do not be the weak link in the wagon train!

In math we wrapped up geometry and quadrilaterals.

Titanic debate teams finalized their plans for today and preparations for tomorrow's debate.  We will see who is victorious- Captain and Crew / Ship Builders.

To wrap up the day, 

Homework

Math- 5.19

Soc. St.- Wagon Train packed!

RELA- Book Club Day 17 due tomorrow; KidBiz "Molly Brown" due TOMORROW; G&L Roots due FRIDAY

Other- planner signed; field day Popsicle slips

Monday May 23, 2016

Fantastic ALICE drill this morning.  Students were very respectful and mature during the process.

Homework:

Math- 5.18

RELA- Day 16 due tomorrow for book clubs; G&L Roots due Friday; KidBiz "Molly Brown" due Wednesday (no TQ)

Other- planner signed; Field Trip permission slips due

Friday May 20, 2016

NWEA Reading this AM.  Hard work pays off!  Final check for growth in reading.

In the afternoon, we had a Titanic historian come to present some information to us about Titanic to help us with our debate next week.

Homework
Math- none
RELA- Book Club Day 15 due Monday; KIDBIZ "Molly Brown" due Wednesday; G&L Roots due 5/27
Other- Planner signed; ALICE permission slips due MONDAY

Thursday May 19, 2016

NWEA Math all morning.  Highest scores ever across fifth grade.  Amazing.

Band concert and a new social studies unit was introduced this afternoon.

Homework
RELA- Book Club Day 15 due Monday; KidBiz "School All Year" due TOMORROW; G&L Root due 5/27 next Friday
Other- ALICE permission slips signed, Spelling Bee June 2nd

Tuesday May 17, 2016

FIELD TRIP TOMORROW!

Below are the two reminders that are coming home to families about our field trip!  The first part is for all students, the bottom is for chaperones.  Chaperone groups will be revealed tomorrow.  Lets have a great time with great behavior and show what T'ville is all about tomorrow!

Student Reminders for the Field Trip

May 18, 2016 to Adventure Aquarium

1. Wear your 5th Grade Event T-shirt to school.
2. Pack a disposable lunch and drink.
3. Wear comfortable shoes.
4. Bring a book to read on the bus-no electronic use is permitted.
5. Arrive to school on time! We are leaving right away.
6. NO CELL PHONES-If you want to take pictures, bring a disposable camera or an I-pod. (Cell phones are not permitted in school and this is a school event)
7. You are NOT permitted to purchase any food items on the trip. This is for your safety as we do not know the ingredients of food items sold at the aquarium.
8. You must stay with your assigned chaperone at all times.
9. Your best behavior is expected on this trip.

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Dear Parent Chaperones,

                This is a final reminder letter about the field trip tomorrow, May 18th. 

Our trip to the Adventure Aquarium is here!  This letter is a reminder to help you better serve as a chaperone.  We are planning to leave the school as close to 9:15 as possible.  Please arrive here by 9:00 and report to your child’s classroom.  You will be riding the bus with your assigned chaperone group that you will receive that morning.  The plan is to arrive at the aquarium by about 10:45.  From there you will begin your self-guided tour.  You have the time between 10:45 to 1:00 for a tour of the exhibits with your group.  Don’t forget to visit the gift shop during that time.  Students will be responsible for all items purchased.  You can bring a backpack or bag along to store shopping items if you wish.  Lunch is at 1 PM.  You will find out which group you are in on the morning of the trip.  At about 1:45 we will meet back at a designated area to take a group picture, board the busses, and head home.       

                You will need to bring along a brown bag lunch with your name on it and a drink.  Also, please bring along your cell phone.  We will be exchanging numbers in order to stay in touch throughout the day.  STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO CARRY CELL PHONES!  

                The representatives from the aquarium have informed us there will be many schools touring the facilities that day.  It is imperative that all students in your group remain with you throughout the day!

                Thank you for volunteering your time.  Your support is key to the success of our trip!  If you have any questions, please feel free to email your child’s teacher.

Final Reminders:

• Please bring small bags or purses if you need to bring anything. Starting this month, the aquarium does a bag check.  Anything you bring in must be checked at the counter and will slow your group down from getting in.  We are telling kids not to bring anything with them!  If you want to bring anything with you, the teachers will be happy to check it in for you at the entrance and then deliver it to you once inside the aquarium.  This will give you maximum time to explore with your group.
• Please do not buy any food for any student on the trip. This is for the safety of our students as we do not know the ingredients of all food products sold & we want to prevent any allergic reactions while on our trip. 
• Pack your lunch! We will have large containers to carry these into the aquarium and keep them together.
• Lunch is at 1PM in the Breeze Way. Please be prompt!
• After lunch, we will have a group picture by the water where we walk into the aquarium. After the picture, we will board the busses to head back to school.

HOMEWORK

Math- none

RELA- Book Clubs Day 14 due THURSDAY; KidBiz "Titanic" due tomorrow, G&L Roots due 5/27

Other- Planner signed; ALICE permission slips due ASAP!

Monday May 16, 2016

Hello parents.  Sorry for no blog posts last Thrusday and Friday, but I was down and out with an awful case of food poisoning that had me knocked out until Sunday.

This post has to be quick today because I am leaving after school to get blood work completed.  Ask your child about the specifics we did!

Homework
Math- 5.15
RELA- Read 30 min; Book Club Day 13 due tomorrow; KidBiz "Titanic" due WEDNESDAY (no thought question)
Other- planner signed; science test tomorrow; some people still owe JOURNALS!; Field Trip Wednesday

Wednesday May 11, 2016

All this morning, students from T'ville represented our school wonderfully at Strayer.  Behavior was on point!  Excellent job folks.

In the afternoon, we continued our deep research into why Titanic sank and whose fault it was.  Debate coming up in about 4 to 5 days!  We still have tons of research to gather.

To finish the day, we analyzed Chapter 7 of Holes and symbolized some of the characters and their sub-plot developing actions.

Homework
Math- none
RELA- Read 30; Book Club Day 10 due tomorrow; KidBiz "Enthusiasm" due Friday
Other- Planner signed; Cans of compassion for Friday's Hawaii day, JOURNALS due Monday for Social Studies

Tuesday May 10, 2016

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm

Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers game (above)

Homework
Math- Open Responses and LTA signed
RELA- Read 30 min; Book Clubs Day 9 due tomorrow; KidBiz quiz due tomorrow; KidBiz "Enthusiasm"  due Friday
Other- WEAR YOUR 5th GRADE TSHIRT to STRAYER tomorrow; Cans of Compassion all week; Planner signed; Journals due May 16th! (we have some already turned in!)

Monday May 9, 2016

Homework
Math- Mid-Mod p. 3 (volume)
RELA- Read 30 min; Book Club Day 9 due Wednesday; Holes chapter 4-6 due tomorrow with Stanley descriptions; KidBiz quiz due Wednesday; KidBiz "Enthusiasm" due Friday
Other- Planner signed; Coins of Compassion all week!  Hawaii dress up Friday; CHAR and ABBY- field trip papers signed and in!

** Journals due May 16th **

Friday May 6, 2016

Quick post!

Homework
Math- LTA completed
RELA- Read 30 min; Book Club Day 8 due Monday
Other- Field Trip forms; Cans of compassion begins Monday; Planner signed; Trail Journals due May 16th

Thursday May 5, 2016

Luke R. began our morning with a talk about the SS North Carolina.

After, we spent the entire morning setting up our eco-columns.  Ask your child what we added and how the eco-columns are set up.

In the afternoon, we introduced Titanic and Kahoot reviewed our G&L roots for the week.

http://titanic3d.ca/virtual_tour/virtualtour.html

To finish the day, Mrs. Smith worked on growing our lexicons with context clues.

Homework

RELA- Read 30 min; Book Club Day 7 due tomorrow; G&L roots due tomorrow

Other- planner signed; field trip forms signed; Social Studies journals created

Wednesday May 4, 2016

Quick post!  Ask your child what we did today- it was a great day!

Homework
Math- NONE
Social Studies- MBSiD assessment due TOMORROW! and Trail Journals due May 16th
RELA- Read 30 min; Book Clubs Day 7 due Friday; G&L Roots due Friday
Other- Planner signed; Aquarium and Middle School Field Trip papers signed and returned ASAP!

**Please do not worry about KidBiz this week- it has come to our attention that we need to take an end of the year Lexile achievement assessment, so we will be doing that at some point based on what we discuss and decide tomorrow.  **

Tuesday May 3, 2016

This morning began with Mrs. Gunning and Mr. Schmucker taking over.  I was over at district office for a reading curriculum meeting.  When I arrived back at 10 AM I was overwhelmed with birthday cheer.  Thank you all for making 28 special.

In math, we looked at finding the volume of irregular rectangular prisms.

Revision and editing continued in writing... After a class reflection we have decided that we need another day of non-stop working on these because 69% of us are still working in some facet.

To wrap up the day we went on a quick tour of the Knowledge Fair that is this evening.  We then dove into book clubs and wrapped up with some setting reflections from an important place in our lives.

Homework

Math- 5.6

Social Studies- MBSiD assessment due THURSDAY

RELA- Read 30; Book Club Day 6 due tomorrow; KidBiz "No Boys Allowed" due Friday; G&L Roots due Friday

Other- Planner signed; Art homework ASAP!

Monday May 2, 2016

This morning was very solemn and quiet- quite different for our class but definitely appreciated.  This morning we took care of various tasks that needed to be covered, and had a quick morning meeting about our weekends.

In science, we began to look at how plants germinate.  Our terrariums have not yet germinated, so hopefully over the next day or two they will begin popping up!

In math we compared solid volume to liquid capacity.  1 cm cubed is equal to 1 milliliter!

Writing revisions and editing continued today.  Tomorrow will be our last in class day to work on biographies.

To finish the day, we reflected on our internal and external selves.  Ask your child what they drew or wrote to represent these two different types of self.

Homework

Math- 5.5

Social Studies- MBSiD assessment due Thursday 5/5

RELA- Read 30 min; Book club day 5 due tomorrow; KidBiz "No Boys Allowed" due Friday; G&L Roots due Friday

Other- Planner signed; Art homework due 5/4