Mrs. Jones's Class WebsiteDearborn Public Schools

Jan 5th Week of January 5-9

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Spelling: admitted, occurred, propelled, gripped, preferred, defective, dangling, staggered, reversed, tokens-test Fri.

Word Work: Vowel Circle, Colorful Words, Three Times-due Fri.

Reading Strategy: Draw Conclusions

Grammar: Irregular Verbs

Writer’s Wkshp: Narrative

Math: Unit 6-more Fractions

Science: Solar System

Social Studies: Colonial Life

Dec 15th Week of December 15-19

Announcements:
Tuesday-Toys for Tots Assembly
Friday-Class Winter Fest 1:30-3:30
Have a wonderful winter break! See you Mon., January 5!

Spelling words: afternoon, raccoon, proofread, flooded, wooly, scrawny, gnarled, parched, gushed, brimming-Test Fri.

Word Work: Superman Letter, Spelling Bee, Spelling Scramble-due Fri.

Reading Strategy: Compare/Contrast

Grammar: linking verbs / quotation marks

Writer’s Wkshp: Opinion-editing-final

Math:Unit 5-fraction review-TEST THURSDAY

Science: Solar System

Dec 3rd Week of December 1-5

Sorry, this is a little late.

Spelling Words: vehicle, fragile ample, mobile, meanwhile, colonel, attorney, legislature, postpone, representative-Test Fri.

Word Work: Consonant Circle, Spelling Shapes, Adding My Words-due Fri.

Reading Strategy: Fact/Opinion

Grammar: Tenses

Writer’s Wkshp: Opinion

Math: Unit 5-Fractions

Science: Planet Projects

Social Studies: Colonies

Nov 24th Week of November 24-25

Happy Thanksgiving week! I am thankful for each and every one of your children! We are working really hard to accomplish our goals!

Students are coming home with a graded reading test and a graded spelling test.

Reminders: NO SCHOOL Wed, Th, Fri.

There are no spelling words or packets this week!

Math: STUDY your Unit 4 Pretest, review any division problems-TEST TUES.

Social Studies: Massachusetts Bay Colony

Science: Planet Project

Writer’s Wkshp: Opinion

Nov 10th November 10-14, 2014

Reminders:
Wednesday-Late start @ 9:40
Thursday-Field trip-pack lunch and drink / Conference Night for some
Friday-popcorn 25 cents

Spelling words: demonstrate, protest, devoted, believe, column, flickered, swerved, ravine, horizon, vastness-test Friday

Word Work: Superman Letter, Spelling Bee, Spelling Scramble-due Friday

Writer’s Workshop: Opinion Writing

Math: Division-repeated subtraction, arrays, grouping, fact families

Science: Planet research

Social Studies: Jamestown

Nov 3rd Week of November 3-7

IMPORTANT INFO:
Please fill out permission slip and conference sheet and return A.S.A.P.
No school on Tuesday and 1/2 day Friday-dismissal 11:45

NO spelling words and NO packet

Writer’s Workshop: Idioms and opinion writing

Math: Review Unit 3 Pretest and make corrections in spiral-due Wed./Study/Test Thursday

Science: Astronomy

Social Studies: Pushes and Pulls/Jamestown

Oct 27th Week of October 27-31

This Friday, October 31 is our classroom Fall Fest. Students in this committee have made arrangements to bring in snacks, drinks, a craft, music, etc. You are more than welcome to bring in a treat, but nothing is required. No Halloween costumes are allowed.

Spelling: excessive, obvious, determination, fantastic, sluggish, hesitation, mischievous, irresistible, forbidden, blared

Word Work: Bubble Letter, Pyramid Writing, Blue Vowels

Grammar: possessive nouns

Reading Strategy: problem/solution-summarizing

Writer’s Workshop: Final drafts of Columbus papers / Begin opinion papers

Math: review geometry vocabulary, tessellations, using a compass, Significant Number Project

Science: Review forces in motion, review, test Thursday

Social Studies: From exploration to colonization

Oct 23rd Reminder!!!

Tomorrow, for $1 there is Mystery Friday! All proceeds go to 5th grade camp.

Tomorrow is Pajama Movie Night!!!! $2/person or $5/family -The movie will begin at 6:30 in the Long School gym.

School pictures should come home today.

Don’t forget to study spelling words, 3 word work activities, the reading packet, and the reading test all tomorrow!

Oct 20th Week of October 20-24

Keep reading daily and record on Book-It sheet.
Pack library books-every Thursday
Pack instruments-Band/Strings-Fridays
$0.25 popcorn-Fridays

Spelling Words: interpret, temperature, splendor, miniature, gorgeous, equality, artifacts, dedicated, exhibits, site-Test Fri.

Word Work: Consonant Circle, Spelling Shapes, Adding My Words-Due Fri.

Reading: Main Idea/Supporting Details-packet due Fri./Test-Fri.

Grammar: Plural Nouns

Writer’s Workshop: Columbus Essay-2nd & 3rd body paragraphs and conclusion

Math: Angles/Measuring angles with protractors/Using a compass

Science: Measuring Speed

Social Studies: STUDY guide/Tues. Constructed Response #1 & #2/Wed. #3/Th. TEST multiple choice

Oct 13th Week of October 13-17

Parent Meeting- Monday at 5:30 in Mrs. Jones’s room

Spelling Words: (There are no cold words this week) there, their, they’re, to, too, two, weather, whether, witch, which, lunging, alert, predators, prey, vibrates

Word Work: Vowel Circle, Colorful Words, 3 Times

Writer’s Workshop: Columbus Essay-Intro

Math: Unit 3 Pretest, Timed Test, Polygons

Science: Discuss Carnival of Forces, Friction

Social Studies: The Columbian Exchange, Three Worlds Meet, Review