Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 2nd post!

Homeroom Announcement: Pictures were sent home today. If you do not wish to purchase them, please return the envelope packet to school.

5th grade social is scheduled for Thursday, April 1. Please remember to bring a snack and a drink.

Have a good evening,
Mrs. Malick

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Periods 1 and 4: no homework
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Please finish RWB page 130 - many of you are finished

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

What a day!

Students in all classes completed a selection test.

Homeroom Reminder: 5th grade "social" is Thursday at 2:00. You may bring a snack and a drink for yourself. Do not bring soda!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Period 1: Test is Tuesday for Leonardo's Horse - Read story
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Test is Tuesday for Mahalia Jackson - Read story
Period 4: Test is Tuesday for The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Read poem

Friday, March 26, 2010

Friday, March 26, 2010

Period 1: Read Leonardo's Horse. Review story vocab. Test is Tues. Remember to visit Mrs. Barket's Homework Blog to review the story vocab.

Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Test for Waterhouse Hawkins must be signed by Monday. Test for Mahalia Jackson is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday.

Period 4: Please read The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. Test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Period 1: In order to understand the setting of the Renaissance Period, we are watching and discussing a brief video to build background.

Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: The character trait book is due Friday.
Periods 2, 3 and 5: Please get test for Waterhouse Hawkins signed.

Period 4: Please review story vocabulary for Paul Revere story.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Period 1: Please read Leonardo's Horse and review story vocabulary.
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Students continued to complete Character Trait Activity. We will begin to read the selection, Mahalia Jackson before the end of the week.
Period 4: We are reading The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Period 1: RWB 114 (1-10); Read Leonardo's Horse
Period 2: Finish cover of Character Trait Book
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: RWB page 134
Period 4: Read The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and review story vocabulary

Monday, March 22, 2010

Monday, March 22, 2010

Students in Period 1 completed a Fact and Opinion Activity

Students in Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6 continued to work on the character trait activity.
**Reminder: Today is the last day to earn AR points for the 3rd marking period
Periods 2 and 5: Required to earn 10 AR points
Periods 3 and 6: Required to earn 12 AR points

Period 4: Complete Vocabulary WS 1-7

Friday, March 19, 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Period 1: Test for Wings for the King must be signed and returned by Monday.
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Test for Leonardo's Horse must be signed and returned by Monday. Also, Monday is the last day to earn AR points for the 3rd marking period. Periods 2 and 5 are required to earn 10 points. Periods 3 and 6 are required to earn 12 points.
Period 4: No homework

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Period 1: Complete question 3 on page 50 of the packet and questions 1-3 on page 52 of the packet given in class. Also, please get Wings for the King test signed.

Periods 2, 3, 6: Please get Leonardo's Horse test signed. Character project (information and explanation provided in class) sentences must be completed. (Choose a character from an AR book or a selection read in class. Pick 3 traits that describe your character. Write a sentence that explains how or why the character has that trait. Then write a sentence that shows how you have the trait, or write a sentence that gives advice to the character about that character's negative trait.)

Period 5: Please get Leonardo's Horse test signed. Period 5 will begin character project tomorrow.

Last day to earn AR points for this grading period is March 22 for periods 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Please remember to read AR. Last day to earn points for this grading period is March 22.

Homeroom Reminder: Spring pictures are Thursday, March 18. Phys. Ed. class will be held in the classroom, so students do not need to dress for Phys. Ed. Just a reminder - students must follow the dress code for Spring Pictures.

Have a pleasant evening!!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Attention Students: You may wear your green Spartan shirts for St. Patrick's Day on Wednesday, March 17!

5th grade will continue the 4Sight Math and Reading Assessment on Wednesday.

Students in Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Last day to earn AR points is March 22.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010

Students in periods 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 completed a selection test.

Students in period 4 continued to read Endangered Animals nonfiction selection. Please practice reading the story aloud to page 7.

**5th grade students will be completing a Reading and Math 4Sight Assessment on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please remember to bring a book to class to read when finished the test.


Big Reminder for students in Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Last day to earn AR points for this marking period is March 22. Students in periods 2 and 5 are required to earn 10 points. Students in periods 3 and 6 are required to earn 12 points.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Period 1: Test is Monday on Wings for the King. Please study the vocabulary we reviewed together!
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Test is Monday on The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. Please reread story and study the vocabulary.
Period 4: Today, we practiced fact and opinion and reviewed similes and metaphors.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Period 1: Read Wings for the King; study vocab; test is Monday
Periods 2, 3, 5, 6: Read dinosaur story; test is Monday
Period 4: No Homework

Have a relaxing evening!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Period 1: Read Wings for the King; study story vocab.

Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: RWB page 125; last day to earn AR points for this marking period is March 22

Period 4: Please get Jane Goodall test signed.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Period 1: RWB page 106

Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Read AR. Last day to earn AR points for this marking period is March 22. Also, complete RWB page 124. Refer to definitions on RWB page 122 to help you.

Period 4: Write a list of 3 things in sentence form that you can do to make life better for people around you.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Monday, March 8, 2010

Period 1: Define words in your notebook from text page 264 using the glossary. Also, copy sentence from the glossary that shows how the word is used (if there is one).
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Originally, test for Leonardo's Horse was scheduled for today. Now, it will be Tuesday.
Period 4: Students were tested on Jane Goodall selection.

Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Remember to read AR. Last day to earn points for this marking period is March 22.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010

Period 1: Today, we read The Sneetches and discussed the contributions of Dr. Seuss.
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: We reviewed RWB page 116 (Fact and Opinion). Test for Leonardo's Horse is Monday.
Period 4: Test on Jane Goodall story is Monday

Reminder for Students in Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Last day to earn AR points is March 22.
Periods 2 and 5: Required to earn 10 points
Periods 3 and 6: Required to earn 12 points

Today all Grade 5 students enjoyed a visit from Bloomsburg University students. Each class listened to a Dr. Seuss story and completed an activity.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Period 1: Please get your Paul Revere test signed by Thursday.
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: In order to familiarize students with the Renaissance Period, we watched and discussed a video. This background knowledge will make reading Leonardo's Horse more enjoyable.
Period 4: Please read Jane Goodall story and review story vocabulary; test Friday

Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Last day to earn AR points for the 3rd Marking Period is March 22.
Periods 2 and 5 are required to earn 10 points.
Periods 3 and 6 are required to earn 12 points

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Period 1: Students completed test for The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
Periods 2, 3, 5 and 6: Students are bringing home Wings for the King tests. Please return test on Wed. It does not need to be signed unless I informed student that signature was needed.
Period 4: Remember to return signed test by Wed.