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Welcome to 5th Grade Science & Social Studies! ![]() Important dates: (**test dates are subject to change**) Thursday, November 11th~ NO SCHOOL- Veteran's Day You are expected to study your vocabulary words EVERY night. I recommend studying for about 10 minutes. Just do it every night-you never will know when you might get a pop quiz!
Class Schedule: Non-Enhancement Days 8:30-9:30~ Activity Block 9:30-10:55~ Block 1 10:55-12:50~ Block 2 (11:20-11:50~ Lunch) 12:50-2:15~ Block 3 2:15-2:45~ Recess 2:45-3:00~ Homeroom/Dismissal Enhancement Days 8:30-9:30~ Activity Block 9:30-10:40~ Block 1 10:40-12:20~ Block 2 (11:20-11:50~ Lunch) 12:20-2:15~ Block 3 2:15-2:45~ Recess (**Fridays will be Brain Games**) 2:45-3:00~ Homeroom/Dismissal Enhancement Schedule Wednesday~ Music Thursday~ Art Friday~ P.E. My homeroom will be in their enhancements from 12:30-1:15.
Classroom Policies/ Things to know~ WS means worksheet I do NOT have extra copies of any hand outs/worksheets. Students need to keep up with the original assignment. Homework is due at the BEGINNING of class!
Book Orders- Scholastic sends me a coupon for a free book every time a parent orders online this year! This helps us get more books for the classroom! SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the "Don't have a User Name and Password?" link, then register for your own username and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code (GN3RT). This code ensures that your order is sent to me. ** I recommend to sort by TITLE. This will bring up the additional books that are available!
Science Vocabulary 5th Graders Need to Know For the EOG abiotic abrasion air mass air pressure air resistance altitude anemometer balanced forces barometer biome biotic canyon carbon cycle carnivore chemical energy cirrus cloud climate cloud cold front community competition condensation consumer cumulonimbus cloud cumulus cloud dam deciduous forest decomposer deforestation delta deposition desert ecosystem energy energy pyramid erosion estuary evaporation flood plain fog food chain food web force friction front global winds grasslands gravity habitat herbivore humidity hygrometer inclined plane individual inertia kinetic energy land breeze lever limiting factor local winds machine magnetism meander mechanical energy model momentum mutualism niche nitrogen cycle nutrient occluded front omnivore population position precipitation predator prevailing winds producer pulley rain gauge run-off screw sea breeze simple machine slope speed stationary front stratus cloud taiga temperate thermometer topographic map tributary tropical rain forest tundra unbalanced force valley warm front water cycle weather weathering wedge wheel and axle wind vane
. ![]() Class wish list (items we can always use): ~Printer Paper (white and colored) ~Cardstock (colored) ~Dry Erase Markers (thin for student use) ~Baby Wipes ~Kleenex ~Hand Sanitizer ~Ziploc bags ![]() "Until you try, you don't know what you can do." Henry James "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." Chinese Proverb "One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty, until you try." Sophocles "When you make a mistake, admit it; learn from it and don't repeat it." Bear Bryant "A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." John Burroughs "A house without books is like a room with no windows." Horace Mann "Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." Babe Ruth "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." William Shakespeare |