Mrs. Jones's Class WebsiteDearborn Public Schools

Oct 7th Week of October 7-10

One Reading test returned Monday and one Reading test returned on Tuesday.
Students took the NWEA test for one hour in the computer lab on Monday.

Spelling words: graphic, although, challenge, throughout, whimper, slurp, mournful, sympathy, decency, shrieks-Test Friday

Word Work: Goofy Spelling Story and Squiggly Spelling Words-due Friday

Packet: vocab/inferring/idioms

Writer’s Workshop: Research paper on Christopher Columbus-alphabox, notes, essay

Math: Unit 2 Pretest corrections, review, STUDY, TEST Thursday

Science: Carnival of Forces

Social Studies: The Columbian Exchange

Sep 29th Week of September 29-October 2

Reminders:
Picture Day this Thursday-SMILE!!!
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY OR MONDAY
Important note regarding NWEA testing
2 graded reading tests and 2 graded spelling tests coming home today-Monday

Spelling: reluctant, disgust, costume, excuse, justify, canceled, cooperation, fragrance, variety, moistened-Test Thursday

Word Work: Superman Letter and Spelling Bee-Due Th.

Packet: vocabulary/run-on sentences/cause and effect-Due Th.-Reading Test Th.

Math: number sentences/ partial products with decimals/lattice with decimals

Science: balanced vs unbalanced forces / contact vs. non-contact forces

Social Studies: Columbus

Sep 25th Testing 1,2,3…

Hello Parents!

The other day I entered everyone’s email into my blog. The students informed me that my blog was not automatically sent to your email. Soooooo, I’m trying this one more time. Please let me or your child know if this comes to your email.

Just a reminder…word work activities, packet, and math are due tomorrow. Also, there’s a spelling test and a reading test tomorrow. Every Friday, students are taking a timed mixed multiplication/division test. They will chart their progress and growth!

Sep 22nd Week of September 22-26

It was a pleasure meeting parents at Open House. If you were unable to make it, an Open House Packet should have come home. Please discuss and review your child’s learning plan, complete, and return as soon as possible. I am going to try to subscribe all of you to my blog. Please let me know if it’s not working.

Spelling: object, comedy, pocket, broken, oppose, environment, adjusted, gravity, function, disasters-Test Friday

Word Work: Pyramid Writing, Blue Vowels, Spelling Scramble-due Friday

Packet: context clues and summarizing / complex sentences- due Friday

Writer’s Workshop: Tall Tales / District Writing Prompt-Narrative

Math: Addition/Subtraction of Whole Numbers/Decimals/Number Stories

Science: Illustrating Newton’s First Law of Motion Presentations / Newton’s Second Law of Motion

Social Studies: Comparing African Empires

Sep 15th Week of September 15-19

Upcoming Events:

OPEN HOUSE: Please meet in the gym from 5:30-6:00 to hear some very important information from Mrs. Jakubus! Immediately following, please join me, Mrs. Jones, in Room #5!!! I will be speaking to you about class expectations, the planner, my blog, homework, classwork, camp, field trips, book orders, and anything else you would like to know about. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE try to attend!!!! I’m looking forward to meeting you and making 5th grade the best year ever!!!!

Spelling: vivid, shiver, climate, divide, peninsula, quest, buffet, reduce, major, southwest-test Fri.

Word Work: Spelling Shapes, Adding My Words, Bubble Letters-due Fri.

Grammar: compound sentences, conjunctions, commas-packet due Fri.

Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast/venn diagrams/double bubble thinking map-packet due Fri.

Math: Unit 1 Review, STUDY, TEST Wed.

Science: Rolling Along, Bombing Aces, Illustrating Newton’s First Law

Social Studies: American Indians-Southwest and Northwest

Sep 8th Week of September 8-12

Spelling: express, sentence, increase, succeed, delete, sauntered, primary, secondary, force, friction-Test Friday

Word Work: Colorful Words, 3X, Consonant Circle-due Friday

Reading: Packet-plot, setting-due Friday-Test

Grammar: subjects, predicates

Writer’s Workshop: Learning Goal / Tall Tale

Social Studies: American Indian Regions

Science: Forces in Motion

Math: factors, prime, composite, divisibility rules

Sep 4th WELCOME!!!!!! Week of September 2-5, 2014

Hello and welcome to 5th grade! We are off to a GREAT start! Your kids are SUPERSTARS!  I will write a new blog every Monday to keep you informed of our weekly assignments and upcoming events. Please note that we are doing the assignments whole group and this week’s tests are only practice.

I have a baby spider plant for each student in my class. If you have a little pot that your child could plant their plant, that would be great, if not, no problem.

Also, if you have a mismatched sock or cloth your child can use for their dry erase board, that would be nice, but if not, no worries.

Spelling Words: advance, abstract, aggravate, amaze, complain, grateful, capable, slumped, soggy, luminous-Test Friday

Word Work: ABC Order and Vowel Circle-due Friday

Packet: cursive practice-letter A; grammar-punctuation; reading strategy-character/plot-due Friday-Test Friday

Writer’s Workshop: Identify Learning Goal

Math: Unit 1-Pretest-Arrays, Factors

Science: Forces in Motion- Scientific Method, Newton’s First Law of Motion Lesson 1 Outline

Social Studies: Thinking Like A Historian

Jun 9th Week of June 9-12

Please turn in 5th grade party permission slips.

Tuesday-10:00 Awards Assembly

Wednesday-3:45- 5th Grade Party

Thursday– 5th Grade Promotion at 10:30- 1/2 day

Jun 3rd Week of June 2-6

Thursday:  SCIENCE FAIR 1-2 / Staff vs. 5th graders volleyball game 2:30

Friday: Class Picnic 11:30-2:30-please turn in permission slips…Sport equipment welcome-NO wheels.

Word Work: Spelling Shapes, Consonant Circle, Across and Down

Spelling List: ambiguous, aerobics, aerodynamics, ambition, ambidextrous, murky, scoured, dormant, erupted, specimens

Science: Science Fair Projects

Social Studies: Test Tuesday

Math: STUDY-Test Wednesday

May 28th Week of May 27-30

Wednesday-Walk over to O.L. Smith  AND  Parent Meeting at Long media center

Friday-Fun Fair

Students brought home an election form: please check your address and phone number, then choose only 1 band, orchestra, or music IF interested; otherwise leave it blank and you will have gym everyday. Finally, you and your child need to sign and return to me by Friday.

Spelling Words: assistant-asst./doctor-Dr./Junior-Jr./department-Dept./highway-Hwy./launched/anchored/companion/particles/inflate

Word Work: Colorful Words and 3X-due Fri./Test

Reading: Packet-due Fri./Test

Science: Science Fair Projects-PLEASE make sure your child has ALL the materials they need to complete