Week of December 14-18

NEWS FROM FIFTH GRADE

December 14-18

Merry Christmas!  May the advent of the celebration of Christmas be full of hope, joy, peace, and light in our lives!

READING

Students are reading a novel of their own choosing for silent reading.

Homework:  READING 20 minutes per night.  Students should still have a goal of reading 20 minutes or more even if they are tracking books read or pages.  Students are aiming for one of these goals:

4 books of 100 pages each (started after December 1)

2 books of 100 pages, 1 book of 300 pages

2 books of 300 pages each

We started Ben Franklin this week.  We will also be checking out a biography to begin reading over the holidays with the aim of creating a powerpoint and giving a presentation by the end of the quarter.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Spelling: Lesson and test 13 this week.  

IXL- Nouns in all their possible incarnations and forms, particularly plurals.

Poppy papers will be graded and returned this week.

SCIENCE

Owl pellet investigations concluded yesterday.  We’ll be doing a unit on recycled materials after Christmas, engineering a racer in conjunction with 4th grade.  Then we’re going to have a competition!

US HISTORY and SOCIAL STUDIES

Explorers and their impact upon  history: this week we learn about the explorers who went farthest, even around the whole world.

THIS WEEK’S STATES AND CAPITALS TO LEARN: Spell them correctly and locate them on a map.

#12-14 on our lists from our binders-- Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, North Dakota

BIBLE

Matthew 3:3

GENERAL INFORMATION

Our current service project is a warm sock drive.  We have about 75 pairs of socks!

I’d like to take the socks to Union Gospel Mission on December 17 as a class. Please consider donating or driving that morning.

We’re going to have treats and a movie the next morning on Friday, December 18!  If you’d like to bring cookies, cocoa in packets, cups, capri suns, fruit, chips, or crackers, let me know.  Additionally, we will have our small gifts for one another and fill each student’s bag with lots of goodies.  It’s truly sweet and fun! I have mine all ready to go!  

PIZZA FRIDAYS! $2 per slice. ORDER by Wednesdays.

Auction is coming! I still need someone to head up the parent package; I also need another someone to help me organize the kid project. I'd love to have a conversation with someone about this even if we don't start till after Christmas. I have a couple of great ideas.

God bless and have a great week! We will dismiss at 2:50 Friday and I will see you on January 4, 2016! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mrs. Steele