Wonderful WOWs

Congrats to the following who do NOT have to complete a WOW next week (due 2/3):
Virginia
Ashley
Kaitlyn
Fletcher

Great work!

1/26

Most of our students earned a ticket from Mrs. Cook today for doing their homework! Way to go! We want everyone on board tomorrow.

Finish WOW and spelling worksheet.
Work on persuasive example (due Thurs.), AR task (10 vivacious verbs; due Fri.), and the non-fiction genre report (also due Fri.).

Finish math p. 316-317 (all) due Wed.

Work on CPA research!

Please keep the OAS password sent home today. Notice that we are offering tutoring at 7:30 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and after school on Mondays until 4:00.

Kudos to...

Virginia, Joanna, Emily, and Kaitlyn did so well on last week's WOWs that they do not have to complete their WOW work this week. Way to go, girls!

1/25

Sp. in agenda in ABC order (Don't forget the 6 extra words!)
Read AR book!
Persuasive example due Thursday

AR Task: 10 more Vivacious Verbs (due Fri.)

Non-fiction genre report due by Friday!

Math p. 316-317 (ALL) due Wed.

SS WB p. 39 (if you didn't complete it in class)

Geometry GPS

Students should know and understand the following basic geometry terms:
point (Lesson 6-1)
line
segment
ray
parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines
angle (Lesson 6-2)
congruent (Lesson 6-9)
similar
symmetry (Lesson 6-11)
transformations: flips, turns, slides (Lesson 6-10)

types of triangles (Lesson 6-5)

parts of a polygon: edge, face, vertex (plural vertices) (Lesson 6-4)

parts of a circle: center, radius (plural radii), diameter, chord, arc, circumference (Lesson 6-3)

Students should be able to measure angles. (Lesson 6-2)

Knowing these basic facts will allow students to master the 5th grade Georgia Performance Standards (GPS):
M5G1: Students will understand congruence of geometric figures and the correspondence of their vertices, sides, and angles.
M5G2: Students will understand the relationship of the circumference of a circle and its diameter is pi (3.14).

BIG WOOHOO!!!

Did you hear our exciting news? Yesterday, we were the ONLY fifth grade class that all students had completed their homework!!! Mrs. Cook gave our entire class a FREE ice cream at lunch for their hard work. Way to go!!!!!!!!

1/20

Finish voc. WS.

Finish any work from yesterday.

Work on AR (everyone) and AM (many).

*CH 5 math test Friday!

1/18

Sp in ABC order in agenda
AR Task (due Fri.): Find at least 10 "vivacious verbs" as you read your AR book. Write them down and explain what they mean.

Math p. 308 (1-11)

CPA topics due Tues. if you haven't already been approved.

This month's genre is non-fiction. Complete the genre report (before, during, and after reading) NO LATER THAN 1/29!

NO HW THIS WEEK for...

The following students met ALL THREE of their 2nd nine weeks' goals (conduct, AR, and AM)! They have earned the privilege of having NO HOMEWORK this week! We hope that more will join them at the end of this 3rd nine weeks. :)

Congrats to:
Ashley
Joanna
Emily
Brandon
Fletcher
Tiffany
Kyle
Frankie

This Week's WOW (due 1/20)

Congrats to the following who do NOT have to complete a WOW assignment this week (because they made 100% or more on last week's WOW):
Nathanael
Joanna
Emily

1/15

Please read over the weekend! CPA topics are due Monday, which IS a school day.

Math Factor and Product Game

Try this one too!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=29

Math Factor Game

Check out this fun game!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=12

Fun Science Website

Here's a fun interactive website about living things:

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html

1/13

Welcome back! We hope that you enjoyed your time "off." Monday 1/18 will be a regular school day (snow make up day).

On Friday, we will take last week's spelling & vocab. tests. Please continue to study. We will have our reward activities this Friday also. Students may bring $1 for the conduct reward if they'd like to buy chips and a drink. Students who earned the AM reward are asked to bring a non-electronic game.

Students should have had a WOW ready to turn in today. It is Wednesday, after all. They must complete one tonight if they didn't have one today.

SS WB p. 23 and 36 (These will count as one grade together, and that grade will be recorded in both social studies and math.)

This Week's WOW

Congrats to the following who do NOT have to complete a WOW assignment this week (because they made 100% or more on last week's WOW):
Blane
Fletcher
Kaitlyn
Kinzie

Great job!

1/6

Finish vocab. worksheet.
Finish rough draft.

Today was the final day of the 2nd nine weeks (end of the first semester). We have finished half of the school year!

Don't forget to sign and return communication folders, etc. Thanks!

1/5

Finish sp. worksheet.
Finish WOW.
LA WB p. 33 & 35
Get help with resolutions plan.

Please sign and return communication folder, weekly AR/AM log (in the folder), inclement weather form, and signed papers. Also check out the January newsletter. Thanks!

Welcome Back!

We had a wonderful first day back to school! Please dress very warmly this week. In these cold temperatures, our heaters are struggling to keep up. If you have to wait at a bus stop in the mornings, be sure to wear a heavy coat, hat, and gloves or mittens.

HW: Write spelling in ABC order in agenda.

Copy vocabulary definitions on your own paper by Thursday.

Begin non-fiction genre project as soon as you have a book. (The majority of the first half of the sheet must be filled out before you start reading!) This project counts as TWO READING TEST GRADES and is due NO LATER THAN 1/29.

Special Guest Visitors

Last month, we had several very special guest visitors.

Thomas Jefferson

Shaka, King of the Zulus

Thurgood Marshall, Albert Einstein, Louis Sockalexis (Native American baseball pioneer), and Helen Keller

Can you believe that even Santa stopped by?