Mrs. Jones's Class WebsiteDearborn Public Schools

Oct 30th Week of October 28-November 1

On Monday I went to a science class on how to incorporate “engineering” into the classroom. It was awesome! If any of you are engineers or know engineers, please let me know!

Our classroom Fall Fest is this Thursday at 2:30. Thank you to our student Fall Fest Committee for planning the food, movie, and fun!

Word Work: interpret, compartment, temperature, warrior, separate, dedicated, artifacts, site, exhibits, equality – Test Fri.

Word Work Activities: Colorful Words, 3 Times, Spelling Shapes – due Friday

Reading: Packet – plurals, main idea/supporting details – due Friday and Test

Science: Trait Trees/Handy Family Tree

Oct 21st Week of October 21-25

Please get a good night sleep and eat breakfast; we are having the Science MEAP on Tuesday.

Thursdays-Library-return books

Fridays-BAND / STRINGS-bring instruments

Spelling Words: photosynthesis, shamble, alphabet, character, monarch, environment, survival, physical, behavioral, adaptation-study words; test Fri.

Word Work: Spelling Scramble, Pyramid Writing, Create an Activity-activities due Fri.

Grammar: singular/plural nouns

Reading Strategy Skill: context clues / main idea-details

Science: Inherited Traits vs. Acquired Traits

Oct 7th Week of October 7-11

MEAP! MEAP! The Meap is this Tuesday and Wednesday Reading Part 1 and 2.  Please get a good night sleep and eat breakfast:)

Spelling words: precipitation, freckle, smudge, scratch, clumsy, evaluate, describe, explain, analyze, infer

Writer’s Workshop: We are working on an opinion paper on whether or not we should have zoos?

Math: SL 2.8 and bellwork

Science: measurement tools- taking a look at how to use graduated cylinders, spring scales, balances, thermometers, measuring tape

Social Studies:  comparing Pacific NW with SW American Indians

Oct 1st Week of September 30-October 4 continued

Spelling Words: punish, until, disrupt, human, useful, dispute, acquired, inherited, traits, genes, compare

Sep 30th September 30-October 4

Messages:

Wed. is a late start @9:40

Thurs. is Picture Day

Homework:

Spelling words: punish, until, disrupt, human, useful, dispute, acquired, inherited, traits, genes, compare

Word Work: list in notebook and planner; Activities: Spelling Code; Connect the Dots; Upper and Lower-due Fri. and test Fri.

Reading: Packet-vocab; run-on sentences; cause and effect

Math: Bellwork; Addition W.S. 2.2

Science: Plant Seed Study; scientific method

Social Studies: Native American studies

Sep 23rd Week of September 23-27

Messages:

Book Orders are due this Friday.

This Friday is Family Movie Night!

Oct. 2 – Late Start

Oct. 3 – Picture Day

Homework:

Spelling Words: restless, express, sentence, defeat, succeed, hockey, prey, predator, consumer, producer, scavenger – TEST FRI.

Word Work Activities: Adding My Words, Trace a Shape, Fancy Letters – due Fri.

Reading: Packet – vocab, compound/complex sentences, summarizing – due Fri.

Writer’s Workshop: Tall Tales, District Prompt-narrative

Science: MEAP prep-Please click on the Links to Learning link on the right. Select Michigan, Grade 5-Science. This is excellent practice for the kids. We are continuing to work on the Zoo Animal Enrichment design.

Sep 18th Week of September 16-20

HELLO  PARENTS!  WELCOME!!

MESSAGES:

Open House this Thursday.  Meet in the cafeteria at 5:30 for Mrs. J, and at 6:30 please meet in my room #5 for a meeting.

Parents, please enter your email on my blog!

HOMEWORK:

SPELLING WORDS: blossom, compact, object, focus, poster, program, quest, reduce, major, original, commercial -TEST Fri.

WORD WORK ACTIVITIES: Spelling Shapes, Consonant Circle, and Across and Down-due Fri.

PACKET: vocab, compound sentences, conjunctions, compare/contrast, venn diagram              -due Fri-Reading Test

SCIENCE: “Playtime at the Zoo”  Teams of students will design a toy for a zoo animal!

MATH: Bellwork, SL 1.5

SOCIAL STUDIES: Underground Railroad, Constitution Day

Aug 28th Week of September 3-6

Spelling:

Aug 28th Welcome to 5th Grade!!!!!!

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