Week of April 23

Week of April 23th

Mrs. French’s Language Arts Class

Spelling  

mountain, treasure, culture, fountain, creature, captain, future, adventure, moisture, surgeon, lecture, curtain, pasture, measure, vulture, feature, furniture, pleasure, mixture, luncheon

Challenge:

Departure, leisure, architecture, texture, villain

Story for the Week – Black Cowboy, Wild Horses

Vocabulary

bluff, stallion, mustangs, herd, mares, reared, ravine, remorse, milled, skittered, quivering

Grammar Concepts/Skills – Double Subjects

Comprehension Skill – Making Judgments

Comprehension Strategy – Evaluating

Writing – Power paragraphs “My Favorite Place”

Word Attack Skills – synonyms, homophones, words with the same sounds

Math – work on geometry and coordinate graphing

        

Art – Mrs. Gleeson is coming on Monday for our last Meet the Masters class.

Music – Mrs. Molloy will be coming on Thursday this week.

Junior Achievement – Mrs. Chase will be here on Tuesday afternoon to start our Junior Achievement program.

I will be at the NCTM meetings in Philadelphia this week, Wednesday through Saturday.  Mrs. Bishop will be substituting for the three days.  As always, it is “business as usual”.

CRT Test Schedule

April 30/May 1   8:45 - 10:15   Language Arts Testing

May 4/May 8      8:45 - 10:15   Math Testing

May 10/11          8:45 - 10:15   Science Testing

Please note the early morning time.  It is very important for students to be on time during these testing periods.  Sleep and a good breakfast will really help this process.  We are in the computer lab for these tests so no food will be allowed during the testing periods.  Students will need to have a book to read during the testing periods.

5th Grade Spelling Bee and Talent Show

Monday, May 14 - 1:00

Week of April 16th - Yes, I forgot and this is late! :(

Week of April 16th

Mrs. French’s Language Arts Class

Spelling – Unaccented Syllables

Dozen, voyage, forbid, native, language, destroy, notice, distance, carrot, knowledge, captive, spinach, solid, justice, ashamed, program, message, respond, service, relative

Challenge:

Adapt, discourage, cooperative, apprentice, somber

Story for the Week – Pioneer Girl

Vocabulary

Memoir, prairie, homestead, discouraged, convinced, sod, fertile, claim, immigrants, heifer, livery stable

Grammar Concepts/Skills – More work on pronouns

Comprehension Skill – Identifying propaganda

Comprehension Strategy – Questioning for details

Writing – Power paragraphs “My Music”

Math

         Both classes are working on Chapter 14.

Music – Mrs. Molloy will be coming on Thursday this week.

State Projects – all state projects are due this week

Please note that we are getting ready for our end of the year tests.  This is an important time to be sure that your child is at school each day and is on time.  Most of the tests will be first thing in the morning; 8:45 to be exact. We will be taking the tests in the computer lab and this is the only time we have assigned to our students.  The students will benefit from a good night’s rest and breakfast in the morning.

I will be at the NCTM meetings in Philadelphia next week, Wednesday through Saturday.  Mrs. Bishop will be substituting for the three days.  As always, it is “business as usual”.

Week of April 9th

I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful break.  This is a great time for catching up on the state project and those elusive math facts.  Keep up the good work.

I am in need of a couple of Explorer Box projects for graduate school.  If by any chance you have one of these still around, could you send it with your student on Monday.  Thank you very much.

Week of April 9th

Mrs. French’s Language Arts Class

Spelling – prefixes and suffixes

unable, discover, report, disaster, unaware, remind, televise, television, inspect, inspection, react, reaction, tense, tension, correct, correction, promote, promotion, express, expression

Story for the Week – A Boy Called Slow

Vocabulary

Custom, wasicum, travois, raided, respect, reputation, inherited, determination, coup stick, triumph, pigments, ledger

Word Building – analogies; words from French

Grammar Concepts/Skills – Subject and Object Pronouns

Comprehension Skill – Drawing conclusions

Comprehension Strategy – Predicting and inferring

Writing – Power paragraphs “My Friend”

Math

         Both classes will be finishing Chapter 13 and starting Chapter 14.

Music – Mrs. Molloy will be coming on Thursday this week.

State Project – students need their information on Wednesday for work in the computer lab

State Projects Update

Students should bring their information to school on Wednesdays.  They will use this information to construct their brochure in their computer class.

Please note: I will be at meetings on March 19, 22, and 23.  Mrs. Bishop will be substituting on those days and it will be "business as usual".  Thanks for understanding.

Week March 12th

Week of March 12th

Mrs. French’s Language Arts Class

Spelling - suffixes

dreadful, enjoyment, safety, watchful, speechless, paleness, breathless, government, cheerful, actively, closeness, lately, goodness, retirement, forgetful, basement, softness, delightful, settlement, countless

Challenge Words

suspenseful, suspiciously, defenseless, seriousness, contentment

Story for the Week – Dear Mr. Henshaw

Vocabulary

prose, experience, snoop, mildew, mimeographed, disappointed, submitted, forefingers, understanding, splendid, rejected, pinging

Word Building – word endings

Grammar Concepts/Skills – Using titles and abbreviations

Comprehension Skill – Making inferences

Comprehension Strategy – Evaluating

Math

         Both classes will begin Chapter 12: Measurement/Area and Perimeter.  Please continue to work on basic facts.

Art – Meet the Masters Assembly

Tool Day – Monday from 8:30 – 9:50.

We will be progress monitoring MCAP, MCOMP, MAZE, and CBM tests this week.

Week of March 5th

Week of March 5th

Mrs. French’s Language Arts Class

Spelling ed and ing endings

Colored, directing, bragging, amusing, offered, planned, rising, deserved, visiting, mixed, swimming, sheltered, resulting, spotted, suffering, arrested, squeezing, ordered, decided, hitting

Challenge Words

Rehearsing, shredded, anticipated, scalloped, entertaining

Story for the Week – Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers

Vocabulary

Noble, demonstration, opera, tradition, heritage, dim sum, rhythmic, accompaniment, pantry, batting stance, gristle, scheme, moaning, positioned, script, armored, impressed, lame, food court, unison, solemnly, genius

Word Building – syllabication, inflections with word endings

Grammar Concepts/Skills – introductory phrases and interjections

Comprehension Compare and Contrast with Venn Diagrams

Strategy – Questioning

Math

         Both classes will finish Chapter 11: Multiplying fractions.  Please continue to work on basic facts.

Art – Meet the Masters with Mrs. Gleeson on Monday, March 5, 2012

No School on Friday

Parent Conferences – Wednesday and Thursday