5th Grade Teamletter
October 02, 2008
MATH
Miss Halsey and Mrs. Throckmorton: After Stanfords, students
were given their graded Chapter 1 tests back and given the
opportunity to ask about any questions they missed. We also mounted
our survey/graphing projects, and they are now displayed in our
hallway. This week we took the Chapter 2 pre-test to determine what
students already know about upcoming material. We then began
working on Place Value with a football-themed activity and working
on place value through the millions. Soon we will be doing place
value through the billions, comparing, ordering, and rounding
numbers before moving on to decimals next week.
Mrs. Sanderfield and Mr.
Walter: This week the students began place value through the
millions. They also worked with place value to refresh place value
system. The students also worked on math facts. Next week the
students will continue to work with place value through the
billions and also begin comparing and ordering the larger numbers.
Remember to continue to practice math facts!
SCIENCE
Miss Halsey and Mrs. Throckmorton: This week has been
focused on reviewing for the Chapter 1 test tomorrow. We watched a
video about the human body and then played Bone Bingo. Students
were also given a study guide to do, and then we went over them in
class. Next week we will be starting Chapter 2 and discussing
classification.
Mrs. Sanderfield and Mr.
Walter: This week the students finished up our first chapter
in Science with the test on Thursday. On Friday the students will
begin the next chapter with classifying different objects. Next
week the students will begin to learn about how living things are
grouped, watch a classification video and discuss the 5
Kingdoms.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Miss Halsey: Earlier this week we had a class period of
review before the Chapter 1 test, which was Tuesday. Students were
given back their tests to look over and ask questions about. We
will soon be starting Unit 4, The American Revolution, with Chapter
8, entitled Uniting the Colonies.
Mrs. Sanderfield: The students have begun discussing the
American Revolution. This week the students talked about the French
and Indian War. Next week the students will be discussing the
Proclamation of 1763, The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act and finish up
the week with the Boston Massacre.
Mrs.
Throckmorton: We are beginning Unit 4, “The American
Revolution.” Chapter 8 deals with the French and Indian War and the
Continental Congress. Students should study vocabulary and review
the lessons we do each day. We will have periodic quizzes and
tests, so please check your child’s planner daily.
Mr. Walter: We started our first unit over the landforms and
what makes up the earth and we will be moving onto Water and then
to the different climate regions. We will be studying about a month
of geography and then we will be moving into History.
SPELLING
Mrs. Throckmorton and
Miss Halsey: This week’s words have the /ch/ and /sh/
sounds. As always, our test will be tomorrow.
Mr. Walter and Mrs.
Sanderfield: Our spelling test is over words that are in the
story that we are reading. The students will be given the list on
Monday and will be assigned 2 pages of homework on Monday, 2 on
Tuesday and 1 on Wednesday. The students were given a pretest on
Monday and if they got a 90% or higher they do not have to take the
posttest on Friday. However, the students who got a 90% or a 95%
may take the test to get a higher grade.
READING
Mrs. Throckmorton and
Miss Halsey: We enjoy reading our novel, The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe near the lamp post. Although many have read
the novel, we are looking at the story in new and different ways.
Our first vocabulary and story quiz will be on Monday. October is
our first special ARP month, and students need to earn at least 10
points. Our class has also begun participating in Book-It! This is
an optional reading program, and a note was sent home in your
child’s folder. Whatever your child reads at home for pleasure or
for ARP may also be counted for Book-It! Please be sure to initial
your child’s special calendar each evening. During our novel study,
students are encouraged to continue writing in their Spark
journals, but it is optional unless an entry is specifically
assigned for a chapter in LW&W.
Mr. Walter and Mrs.
Sanderfield: We have been working on the story The Wise Old
Women this last week and will finish it up on Friday. We will then
be taking a quiz over the story and the vocab on Monday. We will
then be moving onto a story called Wilma Unlimited and will be
talking about making our dreams come true and never giving up in
this story. We will even be running a race in our classes just like
Wilma does.
LANGUAGE
Mrs. Throckmorton and
Miss Halsey: We began learning about the writing process.
There will be a pop quiz on the steps very soon. We also began work
on a graphic organizer for the expository essay we will start to
write soon.
Mr. Walter and Mrs.
Sanderfield: The students have been working on Unit 2 nouns
this week and will continue to work on them next week. When we are
studying a grammar unit the students will be having homework every
night; however when we are studying a writing unit they will not
have much. After this unit we will be starting our first writing
unit where we will be talking about how to start an essay.
