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Fifth grade
Kassandra Rockstad
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Home of the Mini-Jackets


Welcome Fifth Grade



to the Game of Learning !



ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION



 


CLASS SCHEDULE
7:45-7:55 Broadcast/Attendance
7:55-9:10 Math w/ Mrs. Bancroft
9:10-9:40 Recess
9:45-10:45 SS w/ Mrs. Rockstad or Science/Health w/ Mrs. Bancroft
10:45-10:55 Silent Reading
10:28-11:23 LUNCH
11:25-11:35 Silent Reading
11:35-12:20 Specials
M- PE  T-Media/Guidance W-none TH- Music  F-Art
12:25-12:55 Writing
12:55-2:10 Reading w/ Mrs. Rockstad
2:15 Bus dismissal 2:20 Car dismissal


 



Language Arts- We are doing a two day unit on Tall Tales.  We are reading Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind. We are focusing on characteristics of Tall Tales.  We are also becoming familiar with how to write a Tall Tale and comparing and contrasting other Tall Tale stories. Our work will include reading Tall Tales in the library with Mrs. Faulkenbury and doing a Tall Tale comparision on the computer. We will not have spelling or vocabulary.  When we come back from Thanksgiving break we will start a novel unit with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Please continue to do and turn in your C4S assignments every week. (Week B)
**Trial Spelling Test-Thursday/Test-Friday; Connect Four assignments (4) due Fridays**

Math- (Mrs. Bancroft) We will be doing hands-on manipulatives, Accelerated Math, and technology projects this year.  Accelerated Math is due to Mrs. Bancroft on Thursdays.  Please practice your basic facts daily (+, -, x, and division)!

Social Studies- (Rockstad)  We studied the Civil War to the Present.  Our lessons talked about the North and South, Reconstruction, and the Depression.  We made a newspaper relating to the Great Depression time period.  Students wrote articles describing different topics of the times from traffic to entertainment.  We learned about creating headlines and Inverted Styled writing (Leads). We will not have Social Studies again until after Christmas break. (Bancroft) Our unit was Early America.  We studied Early people, Exploration, Colonies and the American Revolution.  Our artifacts for our Colonial Time Capsules turned out excellent.  Social Studies will begin again on Dec. 1 and last until the winter break (Dec. 19th).  We will study the Civil War to the Present.

Science- (Mrs. Bancroft) We will be switching to Science starting Dec. 1st for three weeks.  This will take us up to the Christmas break.  Our focus will be experiments and Science ITec using EOG vocabulary.  

Health- Our lessons will deal with nutrition, personal choices and personal health.

Please sign and return Friday folders with all papers! These are due back every Monday!






IMPORTANT DATES IMPORTANT DATES IMPORTANT DATES
    November 26th-28th-Thanksgiving Holiday; December 3rd- Progress Reports December 12th-ROKS Holiday Centers; December 21st- January 1st- Winter Break; January 2nd- Teacher Workday (no school);  January 5th-Students return; January 19th-no school; January 22nd and 23rd-Teacher Workdays; February 4th- Report Cards issued



PLEASE SIGN YOUR STUDENTS AGENDA EVERYDAY AND LET ME KNOW OF ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS! GO MINI-JACKETS


Grading Scale

A= 93-100 Excellent Achievement
B= 85-92 Good Achievement
C= 77-84 Average Achievement

At Risk of Non Promotion
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D= 70-76 Below Grade Level
F= Below 70 Well Below Grade Level






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Review Skills-Language Arts and Math
games to practice skills for Fifth grade

My Hero-Global IMPACT project
global communication and connections for students

How To Type
Keyboarding lessons at school

www.internetforclassrooms.com
web sites that provide educational activities

www.ncwiseowl.org
Kaleidoscope: Technology in the Classroom

www.scholastic.com
exciting educational games

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ideas and activities

www.funbrain.com
educational activities

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school district information

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EOG practice-choose grade 4 demo

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Freckle Juice quiz

onlineconversion.com
measurement conversions

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Canada info

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Canada info 2

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History mysteries-be a dectective

thewritesource.com/models.htm
student writing samples

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practice EOG-use test yourself; choose grade 4

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