Week 16

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read Ch. 2-Bridge to Terabithia
Finish Math L78/92
COLONIAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT DUE TOMORROW

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read Ch. 4-Bridge to Terabithia+Lit Circle
Finish Math L80/99
Study Spelling+10 Vocab words
Begin to search for Fun Science Project Ideas

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read Ch. 6-Bridge to Terabithia(Quiz Thursday)
Finish Math L81/100
Choose News Teams Story/Summary/Speech Due Monday
VOCAB/SPELLING QUIZ THURSDAY
Begin researching Science Project ideas

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read Ch. 7-Bridge to Terabithia
Finish Math L82/102
Do News Teams Story/Summary/Speech Due Monday





WEEKLY QUOTE
"Come, come thou bleak December wind,
And blow the dry leaves from the tree!
Flash, like a Love-thought, thro'me, Death
And take a Life that wearies me."
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834

WEEKLY RIDDLE
What word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?

Dear Parents,
Wow! What an awesome break. I hope everybody enjoyed a little time off from school and homework. We certainly have A LOT to be thankful for. Speaking of which, I have posted a couple of pictures from our amazing feast last week. Thanks again for taking the time to contribute some scrumptious food.

Since we are back in school for a three week stretch, here are some updates about what is happening in Room 12.

* This coming Tuesday our Colony Exhibits are due. Each child has had a lot of time in class to research and work on these so I hope they are able to finish them up. We will only have reading homework tomorrow so our class should have enough time to finish these fun projects.

* In reading our class will be starting The Bridge to Terabithia and will finish it by the last week before our break.

* We will take our assessments this week on Thursday because of the field trip on Friday.(Spelling/Math/Reading Comprehension)

* Our field trip will be on Friday, December 5th when we go to the Tech Museum first thing in the morning. We will have a Science Lab in the morning followed by an IMAX movie about Lewis Clark, which is perfect for American History. I will send a reminder e-mail on Tuesday about the drivers and details.

* The book orders are due this Friday, December 5th. (The books will arrive before the break)

* We will have a White Elephant Gift Exchange Party the last day before the break. Details will follow soon.

See you at school!

Mr. Sweet

Thanksgiving Time! ...Week 15

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Finish Heritage Report
Thanksgiving Dish
Book Orders

Thanksgiving Quotes
"The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." ~H.U. Westermayer
"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action." ~W.J. Cameron
"Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day." ~Robert Caspar Lintner

THANKSGIVING MENU THUS FAR:

1. Sophia-Mashed Potatoes
2. Dante-Salad
3. Angela-Fruit Salad
4. Nick-Sweet Potatoes
5. Adam-Lasagna
6. Graham-Caeser Salad
7. Rachel-Dinner Rolls
8. Christopher-Pumpkin Pie
9. Jack
10. Thomas-muffins
11. Joe-Ham
12. Haley-Pasta
13. Jade-Pasta
14. Kate-Gravy
15. Nicole-Chocolate Truffle Pie
16. Taylor-(ABSENT)
17. Daniel-Celery Surprise
18. Jackson-Turkey
19. Olivia-Stuffing w/cranberries
20. Sydney
21. Jennah
22. Gabby-Apple Pie
23. Chas
24. Ryan-Pecan Pie
25. Rachel S.
26. Alyna(CHICKEN POX)
27. Jefferson-Cranberry Sauce
28. Jaiden
29. Kallee-Biscuits
MR. SWEET-Special Salad

Week 14

Homework Tuesday
Read 20 minutes-optional
Math L71/89
P. 36+42 in wkbk
Heritage Report-Due Tuesday, November 25th/Exhibit on Colonies-Due Tuesday, December 2nd)

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Math L73/90
Heritage Reports/Colonial Museum Projects
Social Studies Wkbk p. 54+55 in cursive

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Math L75/92
Heritage Reports/Exhibits
Writing-Finish Final Drafts of Fall Poem
THANKSGIVING FEAST FORMS RETURNED

Dear Parents and 5th graders,
This is our last full week of school prior to our Thanksgiving Break. We will be revisiting the first Thanksgiving celebrated and how it connects with what we are learning in American History. In addition, we will be writing about all that we are thankful for these days along w/an accompanying poem. There are also seven groups working as a team on their Museum Exhibit. These will not be due until after the Thanksgiving Break. Each child chose a writing component, an art project and a graph/chart of some sort to share about their specific colony. The projects will be put together and there will be a museum exhibit tour for the class and parents. The new stories that we are reading in our Literature Book come from the colony days in America.
This week there will be little homework so students can finish up their Heritage Report. Here are the directions again:
Family Heritage Report outline Due: Tuesday, November 25th

Purpose of the Report:
a. To learn more about your family (ancestors) as well as when and why they immigrated to the United States.
b. To become familiar, through your own family's history, with America's history.
Task:

To interview as many members of your family as you can. Include grandparents, great grandparents (if possible) aunts, uncles, great aunts and uncles, cousins, and other people who know your familiy's history. Learn what you can from both your mother's and your father's sides of your family.

Learn:

Where your ancestors came from originally. Find out:
*When your ancestors came to America.
*Why they moved to the United States.
*Why they moved across the United States to different states. (if they did)
*How they moved-modes of transportation.

Find Out:
*What kinds of work they did or jobs they had.
*Where any of your family members famous politicians, scientist, athletes, inventors, explorers, educators, outlaws, or movie stars?
*What kinds of interesting things have your ancestors done?
* How your family and you came to be.

Suggestions: Write letters to your relatives who live far away. (Do this ASAP) Make phone calls, or email them. Have a list of interview questions ready to go. (we will make these together) If your relative live near-by have them over and interview them one on one. Finally, if any of your family members have written a timeline or book you may use that.

Required Parts:

* Illustrated cover, make sure the title of your report, your name, the due date, and your teacher's name are neatly written on the report.
* Table of contents.
* Introduction to the report-separate page or section.
* Main body if the report.
* Conclusion-separate page or section.
* Glossary of new words. (this is required, do not say there are none)
* Bibliography with list of who was interviewed, including the whole name, the location of the interview, the date of the interview and the time. List the people in alphabetical order by last name. If there are any books about your family, list them by author, then title, publisher, city of publication and date.
* Please include the interview notes that you used. (they do not need to be in good condition.)

WEEKLY RIDDLE
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?

Week 13

Dear Parents,
It is my hope that everybody had a wonderful 4 days off together with family to rest and play. My family and I certainly enjoyed our time together.
This coming week we begin our new trimester together. Each student will be taking a new reading assessment to determine their reading goals in Accelerated Reader for the 2nd trimester. In American History we are still learning about the original colonies. We will begin a new museum exhibit project in class/home about a colony that their group is doing together. The handout will go home on Wednesday. We will finish Sign of the Beaver this week.

Potential Interview Questions for the Heritage Reports:
1. Why did your ancestors come to America?
2. Where did they come from?
3. How long ago?
4. How did they manage to support their family? What job/trade did they have?
5. Did they gain citizenship through Ellis Island?
6. Where in the U.S. did they first settle?
7. What was their cultural heritage?
8. What language(s) did they speak?
9. Who came with them?
10. How did they get here?

Weekly Quotes on Veterans' Day
"It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you." ~Dick Cheney

"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." ~José Narosky

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." ~Elmer Davis

Weekly Riddle
A woman was horrified to find a fly in her tea. The waiter took her cup and went into the kitchen and returned with a fresh cup of tea. She shouted, "You brought me the same tea!" How did she know?

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read Ch. 18+19 + Lit. Circle
Math - Finish L66/83
Heritage Reports Due: Monday, November 23rd


HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read Finish Book Lit. Circle
Math - Finish L68/85 + p. 28+38
Heritage Reports Due: Monday, November 23rd

WEEK 12

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read Chapter 2 + 3 of Sign of the Beaver+ Lit. Circle Job
Math L 62/76
Finish Social Studies Wkbk. p. 44+45 in cursive
PICTURE DAY TOMORROW

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read Chapter 6 & 7 of Sign of the Beaver+ Lit. Circle Job
Math L 63/78
Memorize and recite poems

WEDNESDAY
Read Chapter 10+11 of Sign of the Beaver+ Lit. Circle Job
Math L 64/80
Vocab Due Friday
MEMORIZE AND RECITE POEMS for Friday's Recital
CONGRATULATIONS TO SYDNEY AND KATE! Our new class leaders

THURSDAY
Read Chapter 12&13 of Sign of the Beaver
Math L 65/82 odds
Vocab Due Friday
MEMORIZE AND RECITE POEMS for Friday's Recital

Weekly Quote
“Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.”

Weekly Riddle
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

What's Happening in Room 12?
We had quite a party on Thursday. A special thanks goes out to Tara O'Boy and all of the moms who came by the class to help with the chaos...I mean party. Back to learning... This week our class will continue to delve into the original colonies in Social Studies. The good news is that we will not have a traditional test. Instead, they will work together on the review and get a group grade. In reading we will begin reading Sign of the Beaver and we will do Literature Circle Jobs. This week we will be learning and writing poetry. We will skip News Teams this week so we have time to share our Milk Carton Reports.
I will be sending home the permission slip this week for the upcoming field trip to the Tech Museum on Friday, December 5th.

That's it for now! Enjoy the pics.

Mr. Sweet