May 24, 2012

We finished reading Alice in Wonderland today, as a wrap up activity everyone is doing a story illustration. They started them in class today. The kids don't know it yet but we are planning on watching the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland tomorrow at school.

The literature circles are going well.We are about one third of the way through the books. I can not believe we are almost finished for the year. I just need the kids and everyone else to hang on until the Lawn Carnival. I still have some end of year assessments I need to slide in. They have started the last large writing assignment. It is a five paragraph benchmark essay that I keep. The final copy is done in pen and in cursive. We did the brain storming together and most of the students have already started their rough draft.

Reminder that weekly writings are posted below, several people have not passed in the last two weeks. I am also missing several of the April book reports. Grades will be closing before you know it, please make sure all work is into me  by June 8, 2012.

May 19, 2012

Homework from now until June - Complete any unfinished work from the day. Work on Weekly Writing assignments. Complete Role Sheets for Literature Circles. Finish May book report.

Spelling: Greek Word Parts - geology, thermometer, astronaut, atmosphere, biology, thermal, disaster, meteorology, technology, hemisphere, zoology, sociology, biosphere, thermos, asterisk, thermostat, astronomy, spherical, ecology, mythology, psychology, anthropology, thermoelectricity, astronomical, microbiology (test 5/25/12)

(test 6/1/12) Latin Roots - project, audience, decade, territory, auditorium, terrier, decimal, injection, December, reject, eject, terrace, audit, decimeter, audition, audible, decathlon, terrarium, dejected, terrain, terra cotta, subterranean, conjecture, trajectory, terrestrial

(test 6/8/12) Related Words - politics, political, major, majority, equal, equation, sign, signature, arrive, arrival, inspire, inspirational, human, humanity, clean, cleanse, resign, resignation, unite, unity, magic, magician, remedy, remedial, individual, individuality

Reading: Workbook pages that accompany weekly reading selection.

Grade 5 is trying something new. We are doing literature circles. This is to help model how to discuss books as opposed to short reading selections. Each person in the circle has a job or role. We are switching and rotating the roles each section so the kids will be able to try as many roles as possible. This activity involves all of grade 5. The group of thirty-eight were divided into two groups of 19, half of Miss. G's kids are with me and half of mine are with her. One group is reading The Fantastic Mr. Fox and the other group is reading James and the Giant Peach. (If there is time the groups will be flipped and do the second book.)

Reading Selection: Week of 5/21/12 Talk With an Astronaut; Week of 5/28/12 Center of the Earth; Week of 6/4/12 Ghost Towns

Weekly Writing:Three Paragraph Essay

Due 5/25/12 Biographical Sketch: Think about someone you know or someone you want to learn more about. Write a biographical sketch about that person.

Due 6/1/12 Persuasive: The selection uses facts and details to persuade readers that monsters exist inside the Earth. Think about what dinosaur you believe could reside at the center of the earth, use fact and detail to convince me.

Due 6/8/12 Advertisement: Ghost Towns of the American West describes old towns that have now become tourist attractions. Think about a place you have visited. Now create a travel brochure that will persuade others to visit that place.

Word Study: (M) p.125-126 Suffixes; (T) p.127-128 Suffixes; (W) p.129-130 Suffixes; (TH) p.131-132 review Suffixes; (F) p.133-134 unit 5 check up

Religion: Unit 4:  Chapter 17 God Calls Us to Be Holy; Chapter 18 Christian Marriage Leads to Family Holiness; Chapter 19 Holy Orders Is a Sacrament of Service

English: Adverbs and Prepositions Unit 13 (M) p. 413 (T) p.415 (W) p. 417 (TH) p. 419 (F) p. 421

Math:(M) p.523; (T) p.527-528; (W) p.531; (TH) p. 533; (F) p.537

Science - Earth Science Chapter 4 Astronomy: What makes up the solar system? What is known about stars? How do scientists study planets and stars?

Science vocab - elliptical, model, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor, comet, meteorite, light year, constellation, galaxy, spectroscope, refraction, reflection

Social Studies - Finish and TEST on Chapter 10 The American Revolution this week. (open book/open notes)

Social Studies vocab -