News 12/15 Merry Christmas

News from 5th grade

December 15-19  

Merry Christmas!

Hello, parents, I’m trying to condense information to “just the facts.”  If you have questions about school wide events and schedules, please contact me.

Bible

We’re reading the Christmas Story straight from the gospels. We’ve been through John and Matthew.  It’s neat to see the deeper truths of Christmas with these kiddos!

Verse  for Wednesday: John 1:14  “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Reading

Read every night 20 minutes. Reading logs due 1/5/15.  Students will have a Christmas break reading assignment: “The Indian in the Cupboard.” It will count towards their reading goal for the month.  We will have class work relating to this book when we return.  It will benefit them best if they read it over two weeks rather than trying to get it all in over two days.

Language Arts

Taking notes for a paper over Ben Franklin, whose biography we continue reading in class; Spelling test 15 this Friday---  Grammar: homophones  and helping verbs.

Social Studies

Early colonies, states and capitals. Students  are tested on these each Friday.  Spelling and location count for three points apiece.

1. Olympia Washington   2. Salem Oregon   3.Sacramento California  4.Juneau, Alaska

     5.   Honolulu,  Hawaii  6.Boise, Idaho   7.Carson City, Nevada    8.Salt Lake City, Utah

     9.  Helena, Montana    10.Cheyenne, Wyoming  11.Denver, Colorado  

     12.Phoenix, Arizona     13. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Science

Cell Division and Heredity, parts of the cell.

OTHER

We are taking our collection of donated socks to the Union Gospel Mission on Thursday morning at 8:30.   Please be on time.  We’ll be back by 9:30 for Passport. **Christmas Party this Friday morning. We have cocoa and cookies already coming.  Students would also love popcorn or fruit.  Movie and small gifts for all are on the agenda!