FYI: Hi, My name is Kelly Loiselle. I will be student teaching in the classroom over the next several weeks.

Gala Reminders: Invitations were sent home on January 31. Please consider attending or donating to this major fund raising activity. Gift cards for the "Retail Therapy" 5th grade baskets are being received. Please send to school in an envelope with family name. Thank you for your generosity.

The bookcase is just about finished and it looks great!

Math:

 Here are the assignments for the week of February 6

Monday: DHP # 71 Properties of multiplication

Tuesday: DHp # 73 Division of fractions

Wednesday: DHP # 74 Division of mixed numbers

Thursday: practice for test on Friday (Use textbook 336-338)

The test will cover multiplication and division of fractions and mixed numbers, properties, and estimating.

Friday: Chapter 7 test

Metric system will be introduced next week

English:

We have begun a unit on verbs.

Test Monday, February 13, 2012.

Monday: Present Perfect Tense. Workbook page 71.

Tuesday:Past Perfect Tense. Workbook page 72.

Wednesday: Future Perfect Tense. Workbook page 73.

Thursday: Linking Verbs. Workbook page 74.

Friday:Review. Workbook pages 75-76.

Social Studies:

We will begin Chapter 7 - the colonization of North America. We will discuss cities and industries. Also the triangular trade route introduced.

Spelling

Unit 19 is about verb-consonant-verb patterns. Unit 19 test will be administered on Friday, February 3, 2012. Pages 124 and 125 are due on Wednesday, February 1.