The Word Wall Word Above is:
TOO
Our fifth grade students were seperated into cooperative groups. The students then participated in a battle called Word Wall Wars. Each group had to incorporated every member in their team to form the most visible word wall word. The teacher judged the visibility and teams scored points accordingly.
We will begin PASS testing soon! Please be sure you come prepared! A good idea is to get a good night’s rest and eat a delicious, healthy breakfast. Can’t wait to see how awesome you do! This will be the last set of testing of your fifth grade year.
Please remember that there will be no school on Friday, March 9th and Monday, March 12th. We did not use snow days this year, so we get to have the days off. If you are not busy, I would love for you to post about your MAP Testing experience. Please write a 5 sentence summary and tell me how you did, what subject was the hardest/easiest. and how you plan to improve for the upcoming PASS test.
We were out of school on Monday to recognize the many presidents of The United States of America. Every president makes a huge sacrifice and works extremely hard to serve our country. There is no doubt that you have learned about many different presidents during school….who is your favorite? Why do you favor that particular president?
Teddy Roosevelt
My favorite president is Teddy Roosevelt. My favorite thing about him is the fact that he is responsible for our national parks. I absolutely love to be outdoors and I love to do things in nature. He made it possible for me to explore beautiful, well-maintained land.
Yesterday we reviewed the concept of Greatest Common Factors in Calendar Math. Today, we looked at the Least Common Multiples. Pick two calendar dates and find the GCF or the LCM of each.
Example:
I choose the numbers 7 and 14
The GCF of 7 and 14 is 7!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
FAST FACT: Did you know that Valentine’s Day used to be called Saint Valentine’s Day? It is a holiday that honors a Christian martyr named Saint Valentine. This holiday celebrates love and is usually a time when people share flowers or chocolates with their sweetheart!
This week in class we learned about 8 different types of poetry. Choose a type of poetry and construct a poem using the skills we covered in class. Some of the options for you to choose from are : Concrete, Acrostic, Limerick, Haiku, Diamante, Cinquain, or Rhyming. I can’t wait to see what your are going to choose.
Yesterday you were introduced to several new vocabulary words from Dear Mr. Henshaw. From those words, you are creating a photo museum for display. See if you can remember some of the words. Write the word and then write a sentence using the word correctly. Try to challenge yourself and use a brand new sentence, not one from our in class activity. Good luck! I can’t wait to see what you’ve got and some awesome sentences using the rules of writing studied in class.
This is a photo of the word “snoop” by Albrie, Mika, and Ethan. In Dear Mr. Henshaw a theif was stealing the good stuff from Leigh Botts’ lunch bag. These students came up with an awesome photo opportunity to represent their word. Awesome job you guys, I can’t wait to see what your project looks like when it is complete!
Our 5th grade class recently participated in winter writing promts.
Our prompt was ”Imagine that you have a friend that eats only junk food. You know that this is not good for hime or her. Think of some reasons why eating junk food is not good for people. Now, write a letter to convince your friend that eating healthier foods is a better idea.”
Students had to use previously taught writing skills to construct their paper. Many papers turned out to be great, but one paper stood out: Congratulations to Emily.
Click on this link to read Emily’s paper to her father: Emily’s Writing
JANUARY 24, 2012
Yesterday we learned about rhyme, rhyme scheme, and stanza in writing class. Use the above poem to identify each element in the poem. Lable your blog answer this way:
1. Example of Rhyme: _____
2. Rhyme Scheme Pattern: _____
3. Number of Stanzas: _____
