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11-3-09
Here is the long overdue update of what has been going on and what we will be
doing over the next few weeks!!! By the way, welcome to the second quarter!!!
What we are doing in Language Arts:
-Ask your child about the “pizza wheel” we are using for centers. Our
centers are based around literature circles where we are reading awesome
novels like “How to Eat Fried Worms”, “Holes”, “Chasing Vermeer”, “Walk Two
Moons” and “A Single Shard”. Of course, that won’t change having spelling
each week and vocabulary words (word webs due WED.). Make sure your child is
reading at least 25 minutes each and every night!
-The students are beginning the drafting part of writing again and have the
option right now of a narrative, a poem or a letter trying to persuade.
What we are doing in Math:
-In math we are continuing our study of fractions. We are estimating them,
adding and subtracting them. We will soon be looking for common denominators
and equivalent fractions to help us add and subtract. We will also be
rounding fractions to the nearest whole number.
-We will look at data (graphs) as well.
-Next test is next Friday Nov. 13
Science and Social Studies:
-In social studies we are learning about the early colonies in America. Very
appropriate for this time of year to be learning about Plymouth!
-In Science we will be starting our Motion and Design Unit in the next couple
of weeks. The students will be designing cars and observing the effects of
gravity and momentum and all of that fun stuff!
I hope that this fall season has started off well in your family! Thank you
for being so supportive of your child and making sure you sign their agenda
each night to signify they have completed their homework. As I tell the
students every day, homework is practicing what we are learning in class and
it is crucial to their success in fifth grade! Please let me know if you
have any questions or concerns and ask about what they students are doing in
class! Ask them if they are meeting their goal of 15 AR points this 2nd
quarter. Ask them if they are keeping up with their folder work for
Literature Circles. Ask them if they understand all of the math. Let’s make
sure we start this quarter off right by working hard and working together!
Thanks!
Mrs. Wood
mwood5@wcpss.net
9-14-09
We have had a wonderful start to the year! Over the past three weeks we have
been learning about each other as a class, studying hard and it is hard to
believe that interims are going out next week!
In reading, we have been learning about making predictions, formulating
questions as we read, and making connections to the text. In math we have
been learning more in depth multiplication problems that led to algebra! We
have also studied graphs and input output tables. In science, we have been
studying landforms and how they change. We will be having a test in math and
science next week to see how much they have learned. Encourage your child to
study nightly to improve their test-taking skills. Every Friday we will also
have a vocabulary and spelling test. They are given the words on Monday and
have the entire week to study!
I do EXPECT each student to complete all homework EVERY night! I do realize
that emergencies occur, but that should be the only reason a student should
not complete their homework (extra-curricular activities are not a reason to
not have it complete). Homework is vital for retention of information taught
that week and it expected by all students. Please ensure that your child is
reading each night for at least 20 minutes. The students have an ARC goal
of 15 points for the quarter. They will have to be reading at home every
night for that to be a possibility.
Thanks for all you do to encourage student learning. I am very excited about
this year and this wonderful class. They are working hard and doing a
fantastic job. Please let me know if you have a question or concern at any
time by writing me an email or writing a note in their agenda. Don’t forget
to sign it every night!
Thanks so much!
Mrs. Wood
8-20-2009
Welcome to our class website! I hope you will be able to check this often
and use it as a resource to see what is going on in the classroom, check for
updates on needed information and items, check the calendar for upcoming
dates and use the homework page to find out what the homework is for each
night.
Please make sure you email me if you have any questions! I look forward to
meeting each of you at Meet the Teacher today and the rest of you on Tuesday
for the first day of school! Please check out the supply list page and the
wish list page if you would like to donate something to the classroom.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to write me an email and I
will be quick to respond. On Tuesday, the blue Monday Folder will come home
with a lot of information that needs to be turned back in on Wednesday...so
you parents have homework on Tuesday! Look forward to it!
I look forward to a very exciting 5th grade year!
Thanks,
Mrs. Wood
mwood5@wcpss.net
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