Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Remember No school on Friday, due to Easter week-end
Tomorrow we will be spending the morning doing our AzMerit Practice test on writing.
Thursday we will be doing the practice tests on reading and math
MATH
Thursday: Volume test - open books, open notes will be allowed for this test.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Friday, March 23, 2018
Week of March 26
Well, here we are one week into the 4th quarter - Wow! can you believe these children will soon be called Jr. Highers??? Most of them are well over the half-way mark of becoming a legal adult.
I hope that this last quarter will be full of wonder, excited learning, deepening relationships and contemplation of starting afresh. May each student deeply think about the person they want to be and make steps toward refining that character. May they decide to be their best in order to step out and make this world a better place.
ELA: We are prepping for AZ Merit (just one week away!)
Math: We are continuing the volume unit as well as doing some AZ Merit prep.
Literature: Continuing the Across Five Aprils unit.
Science: We will be taking some science time to prep for our upcoming standardized tests, but will continue the unit on muscles as well!
History: Continuing the Civil War unit.
Well, here we are one week into the 4th quarter - Wow! can you believe these children will soon be called Jr. Highers??? Most of them are well over the half-way mark of becoming a legal adult.
I hope that this last quarter will be full of wonder, excited learning, deepening relationships and contemplation of starting afresh. May each student deeply think about the person they want to be and make steps toward refining that character. May they decide to be their best in order to step out and make this world a better place.
ELA: We are prepping for AZ Merit (just one week away!)
Math: We are continuing the volume unit as well as doing some AZ Merit prep.
Literature: Continuing the Across Five Aprils unit.
Science: We will be taking some science time to prep for our upcoming standardized tests, but will continue the unit on muscles as well!
History: Continuing the Civil War unit.
Spelling words:
describe, dropped, elegant, emperor, establishment, established, establish, excellent, excelled, excel
Roots:
fides (L) - faith - fidelity, Fido, bona fide, confide, affidavit, fiance
solus (L) - alone, only - solo, soloist, sole, solitary, solitude, soliloquy, solitaire
monos (G) - alone, solitary - monarch, monk monastery monogram, monologue, monopoly, monotone
rideo, risum (L) - laugh, make fun of - ridiculous, ridicule, deride, derision
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Well, I hope everyone had a great Spring Break!
I had lots of grand kid time. We went to KTR Gym and the Botanical Gardens Butterfly Fest, hiked ASU butte, and had a picnic or two. Not sure how relaxing it was, but it was very special and fun.
I really missed my 5th grade kidos and am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow.
Here is some information for the upcoming week:
Math: We will begin our unit on Volume - I suggest students begin reviewing nightly by really concentrating on their homework and to make the concepts stick do a little math, then switch to other homework and then do some more math and try do to a few of the Textbook 9 review problems nightly.
Grammar/writing: We will be reviewing for the AZMerit test and diagraming sentences.
Science: Beginning study of the muscular system - I suggest, beginning right away, students nightly review terms and vocabulary from their daily notes.
Spelling Roots Week of 3/19/18
I had lots of grand kid time. We went to KTR Gym and the Botanical Gardens Butterfly Fest, hiked ASU butte, and had a picnic or two. Not sure how relaxing it was, but it was very special and fun.
I really missed my 5th grade kidos and am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow.
Here is some information for the upcoming week:
Math: We will begin our unit on Volume - I suggest students begin reviewing nightly by really concentrating on their homework and to make the concepts stick do a little math, then switch to other homework and then do some more math and try do to a few of the Textbook 9 review problems nightly.
Grammar/writing: We will be reviewing for the AZMerit test and diagraming sentences.
Science: Beginning study of the muscular system - I suggest, beginning right away, students nightly review terms and vocabulary from their daily notes.
Spelling Roots Week of 3/19/18
o
loquacious,
eloquent, colloquial, circumlocution, soliloquy, ventriloquist
See teaching notes for additional resources (English from the Roots Up)
The spelling test will be administered on Friday.
Spelling Words- city,
necessary, apiece, approaches, attack, attorney, balance, calculate, central,
ceremony
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
I am so proud of my creative, fun students. They did an awesome job working together at field day on Friday. They have made such great strides this year. Thank you for the blessing of working with your children!! They are awesome!
I am eager to have some extra "grandkid" time and of course sleep in a bit.
Enjoy your children this week and have a great Spring Break!
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Tomorrow is ATHLETIC FIELD DAY!
Students are allowed to wear athletic dress. Clothes must be modest and loose fitting. Shorts no shorter than mid-thigh. No tank tops. No pop culture, but sports teams are acceptable. No baggy shorts, no short shorts. Remember to send your child with water and sunscreen!
Please make sure your child comes with a few fun books to read as well.
Our field trip is on Friday. If you haven't signed your child up, please do so!
Students are allowed to wear athletic dress. Clothes must be modest and loose fitting. Shorts no shorter than mid-thigh. No tank tops. No pop culture, but sports teams are acceptable. No baggy shorts, no short shorts. Remember to send your child with water and sunscreen!
Please make sure your child comes with a few fun books to read as well.
Our field trip is on Friday. If you haven't signed your child up, please do so!
Monday, March 5, 2018
Sunday, March 4, 2018
March 4, 2018
Reminders:
Register your students for our Secret Garden Field Trip which is Friday 8:30 - noon at Apache park - feel free to drop in and check out what we are doing and have lunch with your child.
Thursday pm is field day - sign up to help
March 12-16 is Spring Break
Mr. McBrien's shower is Wednesday - send in Marriage advice by Monday
Overview of the week
Language Arts
Spelling Words and Roots
super (L)
sub (L)
rumpo/ruptum (L)
pax/pacis (L)
ascent
ascend
circumstance
circumference
circle
material
suggest
mere
senatorial
senate
Ch. 9 Grammar test
Math
Reviewing all concepts taught this year and preparing for AzMerit test
Science
bones and joints test
History
continuing study of the Civil War
Reminders:
Register your students for our Secret Garden Field Trip which is Friday 8:30 - noon at Apache park - feel free to drop in and check out what we are doing and have lunch with your child.
Thursday pm is field day - sign up to help
March 12-16 is Spring Break
Mr. McBrien's shower is Wednesday - send in Marriage advice by Monday
Overview of the week
Language Arts
Spelling Words and Roots
super (L)
sub (L)
rumpo/ruptum (L)
pax/pacis (L)
ascent
ascend
circumstance
circumference
circle
material
suggest
mere
senatorial
senate
Ch. 9 Grammar test
Math
Reviewing all concepts taught this year and preparing for AzMerit test
Science
bones and joints test
History
continuing study of the Civil War
Thursday, March 1, 2018
March 1st, 2018
Happy first day of March - could we not have more beautiful weather??? - I plan to enjoy dinner out on the patio this evening, I hope your family finds some time to enjoy the weather and each other!!!
Today students took the Westward Expansion before the Civil War test and we will now move into the Civil war unit. It is a long, but very interesting unit and the students are so fortunate to be reading at the same time an excellent historical fiction book "Across 5 Aprils". As per the writer of an overview of the author said, "(The author Irene) Hunt drew on the rich legacy of her grandfather's stories to write an award-winning historical novel." Irene Hunt herself said of her novel:
As to the story of the Creightons (the main characters of the novel), there is hardly a page in this book on which a situation has not been suggested by family letters and records and by the stories told by my grandfather.
Reading this book while studying the Civil War will really bring to life what our country endured during that time.
Tomorrow students will take the Unit 5 math test. To prepare they need to finish the study guide which we will go over before the test and I also gave the answers to all the textbook problems so they could do they ones we did not do and check themselves. The AzMerit test will soon be upon us and students need to know not only the concepts, but their math facts. Please review these at lest 3 times per week - especially multiplication and division.
Wednesday will be the test over the bones and joints of the body. Today I gave them a skeleton reusable practice sheet that they should check themselves on often before March 7th.
****Next Wednesday we will be having a shower for Mr. McBrien. Thank you to the 4 families that have contributed to the gift card our class will present to him. If you also want to contribute please send in your contribution by Tuesday 3/6/18. I also appreciate the 2 typed (font 14) sheets of marriage advice for the book I am putting together for him. I would really like to have each student participate ad since I need to put the book together I would need these by Monday at the latest. If you would like to help by sending in snacks, fruit or veggies for our shower that would be very much appreciated. Connect with Mrs. Stoutenberg or look for her sign up to come out soon. The wedding colors are grey and yellow.
Thursday we will be going to Field Day in the afternoon and If you can help please sign up on this link. signup.com/go/dHAJZAb
If you can be our water parent just let me know via e-mail.
Friday we will be celebrating our Secret Garden Party. Chaperone list goes live tonight. See blog on 2/27 for link.
Happy first day of March - could we not have more beautiful weather??? - I plan to enjoy dinner out on the patio this evening, I hope your family finds some time to enjoy the weather and each other!!!
Today students took the Westward Expansion before the Civil War test and we will now move into the Civil war unit. It is a long, but very interesting unit and the students are so fortunate to be reading at the same time an excellent historical fiction book "Across 5 Aprils". As per the writer of an overview of the author said, "(The author Irene) Hunt drew on the rich legacy of her grandfather's stories to write an award-winning historical novel." Irene Hunt herself said of her novel:
As to the story of the Creightons (the main characters of the novel), there is hardly a page in this book on which a situation has not been suggested by family letters and records and by the stories told by my grandfather.
Reading this book while studying the Civil War will really bring to life what our country endured during that time.
Tomorrow students will take the Unit 5 math test. To prepare they need to finish the study guide which we will go over before the test and I also gave the answers to all the textbook problems so they could do they ones we did not do and check themselves. The AzMerit test will soon be upon us and students need to know not only the concepts, but their math facts. Please review these at lest 3 times per week - especially multiplication and division.
Wednesday will be the test over the bones and joints of the body. Today I gave them a skeleton reusable practice sheet that they should check themselves on often before March 7th.
****Next Wednesday we will be having a shower for Mr. McBrien. Thank you to the 4 families that have contributed to the gift card our class will present to him. If you also want to contribute please send in your contribution by Tuesday 3/6/18. I also appreciate the 2 typed (font 14) sheets of marriage advice for the book I am putting together for him. I would really like to have each student participate ad since I need to put the book together I would need these by Monday at the latest. If you would like to help by sending in snacks, fruit or veggies for our shower that would be very much appreciated. Connect with Mrs. Stoutenberg or look for her sign up to come out soon. The wedding colors are grey and yellow.
Thursday we will be going to Field Day in the afternoon and If you can help please sign up on this link. signup.com/go/dHAJZAb
If you can be our water parent just let me know via e-mail.
Friday we will be celebrating our Secret Garden Party. Chaperone list goes live tonight. See blog on 2/27 for link.
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