Just three more weeks! Over and over again, the fifth graders keep exclaiming how fast this year has gone by; while I know that isn't true for all of them, it always will feel that way for this teacher.
I have enjoyed this class so much.
While I was working on some end of year things earlier this weekend, I got very sad thinking about our time together drawing to a close. The role of a teacher is not a mother, a mentor or a friend; it's someone who works alongside your child to help them reach their potential and I have prayed all year to have the Lord help me have eyes to see what they need to be all He sees they can be. I will continue to pray for them in the years to come- what a privilege to become part of their growing up and watch them blossom. Thank you for letting Cornerstone be part of your child's education. Every kid touches our lives and hearts, God uses all of them to shape us teachers as well!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 30-- No School, Memorial Day
June 6- Field Trip to Sprinker Ice Arena near Lakewood- Cost $7
(Need one driver who can carry five or two that can carry 3-- We will leave at 8:30 and
return by 12:30)
June 7- 6th Grade Chariot Races - Come check it out and get ideas for next year.
June 8 Last Chapel
June 9- Field Day begins at noon
June 10 LAST DAY Awards Ceremony and dismissal at noon; all supplies and student gear must
leave campus that day; potluck at the point at 6:00
CLASS INFO FOR THIS WEEK
Spelling - Lesson 34 (one more after this one)
Reading- Hatchet-- Vocabulary and Literary Terms
Social Studies- War of 1812 (correction: last week was Lewis and Clark/Louisiana Territory)
If your student made less than an 85% on their states and capital test, they may retest
this week. They do not have to retake it if they made 70% or above, but I will require them to retake if they did not make 70%.
Bible- Grace, then begin last story and unit on what it means to serve a loving and gracious God.
Bible Verse: Romans 5:8
Language Arts: Conjunctions on iXL and we'll play with some last few fun skills in Latin/Greek roots and reading technique.
Science: Weather; continuing to learn to use our text book.
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Parent News 5/17
Fifth Grade News and Notices for May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
The biggest news: we had an incredible State Fair. Thank you all so much for participating fully with your child. They had a wonderful time, they all did an excellent job, and it was such a delight to see them bask in their hard work. Everyone who visited enjoyed the food and treats and games. We truly appreciated our parents being such a giant part of this project.
Notebooks will come home tomorrow along with a class cookbook where I compiled all the recipes together.
DATES to remember:
TBA soon: An ice-skating party as a treat they’ve earned (cost is $7)
May 30 No school- Memorial Day
June 10 Last Day/Potluck
One last service project, still working on details.
June 4 BLBC Campus Clean Up
BIBLE:
Salvation and grace
Philippians 3:9
READING:
Hatchet (much loved)
Great action, plot, and vocabulary
LANGUAGE ARTS: Commas and conjunctions, plus the lovely compare and contrast paper they just finished this past week!
SCIENCE: Weather, learning to use our textbooks which we will also use next year (6th grade level book, we will begin there and move into a more strenuous text by mid year)
SOCIAL STUDIES: Round One of states and capitals test (two attempts)
Early Days in the US, War of 1812
Thank you to your students who were very well behaved the day after the state fair; I caught a nasty cold which had made it through the rest of my family first and had to get an emergency sub!
Monday, May 2, 2016
Weekly News May 2
Hello, parents! I cannot believe that it's the first week of May! I am really looking forward to the State Fair next Tuesday. Kids are also excited to see how their work looks among their peers and to taste one another's recipes.
Please email or call if you have questions. I have model boards in the classroom to demonstrate. Students may also bring their boards to school if they need to show me something. I will be going out of town this Friday and returning late Sunday so earlier might get you a more timely answer. For State Fair Day, I sent home a schedule and it is also available on Google classroom.
ONE BIG NEED:
I really need a parent volunteer who could come in this week and make color copies of the state flag, state bird, and state flower for each student’s board in a timely way. Science fair was moved to tomorrow due to a gym improvement project and I am just a little crunched for time this week since both my big days are one week apart rather than two or three. I can get them to you but not until Friday; a volunteer parent could make it happen faster!
GREAT VOLUNTEERS!
Susan Rudolph did the participant ribbons for ALL the science fair entrants. Thank you!
Amie Putnam will coordinate Meconi’s Subs for Fifth graders who want to order lunch on state fair day. Stay tuned for details and cost.
Several of you have indicated that you will be able to help at different points throughout the day at State Fair. Thank you!
Reading:
We finished The Mixed Up Files and are beginning Hatchet. New reading logs will come home on Wednesday.
Social Studies:
state fair prep and questions, states and capitals just added the LAST TWO! Whoohoo! I think this group has done a fantastic job of working through these.
Bible:
Isaiah 53:5 We talked about this chapter in Bible this morning as we start a new unit on what Christ’s atonement means for students personally.
Science:
We will learn about weather till the end of school. We are also practicing taking notes in preparation for middle school science. I will give them a couple of simple quizzes to show them how it works.
Language Arts:
Prepositions, conjunctions, and contractions
Spelling Lesson 30 is due Friday and its test will take place then.
UPCOMING MAY DATES
May 9 Azusa Pacific College Choir and Orchestra performing in Tab at 12:30
May 10 State Fair
May 12 Spring Program Tab at 6:30
May 13 Mom’s Day Lunch
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