5th Grade News
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Mrs. Sue Barksdale Mrs. Gail Haskins
Mrs. Ellen Long Mrs. Nouma Thaickal
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The 5th Grade Team
Announcements:
**Updated announcement!!
We will be going to Forest Glen camp on May 25 -27, 2011, for our 5th grade field trip. The cost is $95/student and $110/chaperone. Please complete the purple form as soon as possible. Payment can be turned in to your homeroom teacher any time until Friday, May 6.
IOWA testing is here! Our 5th graders will be testing this week during their core classes on Wed., Thurs. , and Fri. We will still have Specials and recess. Please encourage them to go to sleep on time and eat a good breakfast before coming to school. Thank you!
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Homework for Fifth Grade Homework: Please check each class section daily. We make changes as needed so please don't print this out at the first of the week and expect it to stay the same. It is a "living" animal :) The changes will be made by homework time (after school is out.) Thanks!
Late Work Grading Policy: Late Same Day - 10 points deducted Late Next Day - 50 points deducted After that, no credit!!
Citizenship Grading Policy The following system is used to determine citizenship grades on report cards. E = 0-4 marks on conduct card over entire grading period S = 5-13 marks N = 14-22 marks U = over 22 marks ------------------------------------------ Math (Barksdale): HOMEWORK for the week of
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: none
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(I need lunch help Tues - Thurs!!!)
History (Haskins) - Fuedal Japan
Students, from here on out, will be responsible for keeping a history folder with all of thier papers secured inside of the folder for each unit we cover. The folders will be turned in at the end of each unit and graded. The folders will be returned to the student after that. This helps keep track of all the stray papers some of you have questioned seeing at home. If you have any questions please don't hesitate. It is their responsibility to get these folders in to me by the due date. I will not accept late folders as they are given AMPLE time to complete them and get them to me on time. All of the papers they need are given to them in class and they are instructed to secure them in the brads in their folders. Beginning with Fuedal Japan I will include a "table of contents" so students do not forget what needs to be included.
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(I need lunch help Tues - Thurs!!!)
Writing (Haskins) - Story board project due Feb. 10th
Handwriting (Haskins) Pages 39 - 42 due Jan 28th
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(I need lunch help Tues - Thurs!!!)
Spelling (Haskins)
There will be no spelling test this week ----------------------------------------------------
Science (Long):
Emphasis this week: Reviewing Mixtures & Solutions, and Chemical Change; Forms of Energy
Homework Assignments for:
Week of Jan. 24-28
Mon. - Position & Motion packet - due Tues.
Tues. - Lab Day
Wed. - IOWA testing
Thurs. - IOWA testing
Fri. - IOWA testing
Physical Science test - Tues. Feb. 1 (next week!)
**Students need to have the following information memorized - will have pop quizzes on this:
Boiling pt. of water in Celsius = 100 degrees C
Boiling pt. of water in Fahrenheit = 212 degrees F Freezing pt. of water in Celsius = 0 degrees C
Freezing pt. of water in Fahrenheit = 32 degrees C
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Reading (Thaickal):
Poetry(Thaickal)- The Road Not Taken (Stanza 3) Thurs. 2/3 This is a TEST grade. One point is deducted for every incorrect/missing word in oral exam.
Vocabulary(Thaickal) Lesson 17: Read and complete all parts. Tear lesson out on perforated lines, staple pages together and turn in on Wednesday January 27. All Vocabulary tests will be on the FRIDAY after 2 lessons have been submitted. Students use the cards at the back of the book to study.
**Book Report #4 due Monday February 28! All books must be approved by Friday 2/18. I will sign the book report packet as proof that the book was approved. Any books brought for approval after 2/18 deadline will result in 10 pts off Book Report grade.
Scholastic Book orders:. Due Tuesday Feb. 1 Please don't forget to order online! Our code is G R T V V. Your child was given a letter about online ordering. If you are not comfortable ordering online, you can still send in a check and order form the good ole' fashioned way!
Reading Grade breakdown
Poetry 10%
Reading 50%
Vocabulary 40%
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Teachers' Corner:
Mrs. Barksdale:
Please help your child with their math when they have questions and check to make sure their homework is complete.
The best way to reach me is through my school email: sue.barksdale@
arlingtonclassics.org.
Mrs. Haskins: I am tickled "PINK" to be a part of this team and to have the opportunity to once again work with such an awesome group of kids.
I am teaching history, writing, grammar, and spelling. Spelling will come from the voabulary words given by Mrs. Thaickal. All tests will be given on Fridays.
The best way to contact me is by email. However, if you have an emergency please contact the front office.
I am looking forward to a great year. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mrs. Long: I'm really enjoying working
with your students in Science this year! They are very inquisitve and love to ask questions. I only wish we had time to answer them all!!Sometimes there will be small-scale projects for my class. I also offer extra credit opportunities from time to time. Please be sure to keep track of assignments to help make sure they are completed and turned in on time. The best way to reach me is by email at my school addresss shown above or after school hours at aca4long@sbcglobal.net
Mrs. Thaickal:
Ahh the smell of fresh pencils, rubbery erasers, uncrusted glue, and pages without dog ears. It's a glorious new school year!
I'm exhilarated to be teaching your students Literature, Poetry and Vocabulary this year.
You can expect your child to have vocabulary lessons to work on at home routinely, poems to memorize, book reports to complete at home and novel related projects in school. I'm all about enriching their educational experience by stirring their creativity. I know it's brewing in there somewhere!
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Quote of the week:
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
Robert Collier