June 5th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Please send in your $2 donation for supplies for Monday’s picnic at Independence Oaks as well as the orange note.
• The Send Off begins at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES

The Wax Museum took place today.  Thank you for supporting your kids by attending.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work day on informational text.

*FINAL DRAFT DUE TOMORROW

Brazier: “Informational writers use research to extend and verify their thinking.”

* HOMEWORK: MAKE SURE AT LEAST TWO PAGES OF YOUR ‘BIG BOOK’ ARE COMPLETELY FINISHED BEFORE CLASS BEGINS TOMORROW

Kornas:

HOMEWORK:  ALL STUDENTS ARE BRINGING THEIR INFOR TEXT BARE BOOK ROUGH OR FINAL DRAFT HOME TONIGHT TO WORK ON.  THEY ARE DUE TOMORROW..

Martinez: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK (ONGOING): STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR ROUGH DRAFT, OR FINAL COPY, OF THEIR NONFICTION BOOK.  PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEIR WORK FOR SPELLING.

June 4 th

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Please send in your $2 donation for supplies for Monday’s picnic at Independence Oaks as well as the orange note.
• The Send Off begins at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES

The Wax Museum will take place tomorrow afternoon in the fifth grade classrooms. The museum will open at 2:00PM.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work day on informational text.

*FINAL DRAFT DUE TOMORROW

Brazier: “Informational writers use research to extend and verify their thinking.”

* HOMEWORK: MAKE SURE AT LEAST TWO PAGES OF YOUR ‘BIG BOOK’ ARE COMPLETELY FINISHED BEFORE CLASS BEGINS TOMORROW

Kornas:

HOMEWORK:  ALL STUDENTS ARE BRINGING THEIR INFOR TEXT BARE BOOK ROUGH OR FINAL DRAFT HOME TONIGHT TO WORK ON.  THEY ARE DUE TOMORROW..

Martinez: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK (ONGOING): STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR ROUGH DRAFT, OR FINAL COPY, OF THEIR NONFICTION BOOK.  PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEIR WORK FOR SPELLING.

June 3rd

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please return the permission slip for next Monday’s End of Year Picnic at Independence Oaks as soon as you’re able. We are also asking for a $2 donation to buy hot dogs, charcoal, water and other supplies for our picnic.

SOCIAL STUDIES

THE WAX MUSEUM WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 5TH IN THE FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work day on informational text.

*FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY.

Brazier: “Text features enhance informational writing.”

* HOMEWORK: MAKE SURE THE WRITING FOR ALL PARTS OF YOUR ‘BIG BOOK’ ARE COMPLETE BEFORE CLASS BEGINS TOMORROW.

Kornas: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK: ROUGH DRAFT OF INFORMATIONAL TEXT SHOULD BE DONE AND READY FOR MY REVIEW BY TOMORROW MORNING. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK ON THIS EACH NIGHT.

Martinez: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK (ONGOING): STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR ROUGH DRAFT, OR FINAL COPY, OF THEIR NONFICTION BOOK.  PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEIR WORK FOR SPELLING.

June 2nd

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please return the permission slip for next Monday’s End of Year Picnic at Independence Oaks as soon as you’re able. We are also asking for a $2 donation to buy hot dogs, charcoal, water and other supplies for our picnic.

WORD STUDY

Barber: Word Master sentences share.

Brazier: Word Masters: Analogies: Post-Test

* ASK: “Show me your post-test and let’s compare it to your pre-test

SCIENCE

THE WAX MUSEUM WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 5TH IN THE FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS.

KORNAS:  Students should be preparing their “costumes” and presentation for the Wax Museum this Friday.  Look for a more detailed email tomorrow.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work day on informational text.

*FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY.

Brazier: “Text features enhance informational writing.”

* HOMEWORK: SHOW UP FOR CLASS TOMORROW READY TO BEGIN YOUR ‘BIG BOOK.’

Kornas: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK: RESEARCH YOUR TOPIC AND TAKE NOTES SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE INFORMATION TO USE WHEN WRITING YOUR CHAPTER IN CLASS.

THINK ABOUT WHICH NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES YOU ARE GOING TO INCLUDE IN YOUR BOOK.

Martinez: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK (ONGOING): STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR ROUGH DRAFT, OR FINAL COPY, OF THEIR NONFICTION BOOK.  PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEIR WORK FOR SPELLING.

June 1st

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please return the permission slip for next Monday’s End of Year Picnic at Independence Oaks as soon as you’re able.

WORD STUDY

Barber: Review all 25 words.

*TEST TOMORROW ON ALL WORDS.

Brazier: Sentence Strip Presentations

Kornas:  Self-talking through analogies and identifying relationships.

HOMEWORK: # 12-20 ON W.M. ANALOGY SHEET DUE TOMORROW. USE A DICTIONARY. IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIP FOR EACH ONE.

SCIENCE

THE WAX MUSEUM WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 5TH IN THE FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS.

KORNAS:  We reviewed guideline for the Wax Museum today. Students should be preparing their “costumes” and presentation for the Wax Museum this Friday.  Look for a more detailed email tomorrow.

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber: Work day on informational text.

*FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY.

Brazier: “Writers elaborate on their thinking by finishing the phrase “This is important because…”

* HOMEWORK: SKETCH OUT ALL PARTS OF YOUR ‘BIG BOOK.’

Kornas: Informational bare book work day.

* HOMEWORK: RESEARCH YOUR TOPIC AND TAKE NOTES SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE INFORMATION TO USE WHEN WRITING YOUR CHAPTER IN CLASS.

THINK ABOUT WHICH NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES YOU ARE GOING TO INCLUDE IN YOUR BOOK.

Martinez:

* HOMEWORK (ONGOING): STUDENTS SHOULD BE WORKING ON THEIR ROUGH DRAFT, OR FINAL COPY, OF THEIR NONFICTION BOOK.  PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK THEIR WORK FOR SPELLING.