WEEK 25

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

WEEKLY RIDDLE
You do not want to have it, But when you do have it, You do not want to lose it? What is it?

Dear Parents,
I just wanted to say how impressed I was with the Science Projects. The students, as you know, gave their speeches last week and they turned out so well! Thanks for all of your support and assistance at home with this exciting project. Here are few quick reminders about this week and what is coming soon:
* This Monday we are going on a field trip to The Santa Cruz Symphony at 10am on the bus.
* Thanks to Lisa Bruce and her family for donating a new class set of a hardcover books entitled The Fighting Ground. It is a Newbery Medal winner about the American Revolution that will be used for years to come. We will be starting this book on Monday, as well.
* Spanish class resumes tomorrow after several weeks off.
* Our class is still presenting their Revolutionary Hero Power Point Presentations. This week we will also start researching for our Presidential Cube Project. Most of this project will be completed in the lab and in class. It is not due until Friday, March 13th.
* Each student should have begun their Newspaper Book Report, which is due, Thursday, March 5th.
* The last day of the trimester is Friday, March 6th. This is also the last day to take an A.R. test. Report cards will go home the following Friday, March 13th
* This Friday we will be going on a field trip to UCSC Life Lab to learn about Nutrition and how we can plant our own garden in the coming months. Some of our class funds will pay for this ($160) so parents will not need to pay for this one.
* Please check out our Writers Blog. There is a link from this page. There are two exceptional letters that were written to President Obama that I wanted to share.

That's it for now...See you at the school where kind hearts and open minds rule. Well, we are working on it anyways ;D
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read p.7-19 in THE FIGHTING GROUND
Math-p. 24+25 in book (Review Test) No parent help
Vocab-write the word, the sentence it is in and the definition. (10 words)
Due Friday
Newspaper Book Report
Extra Credit due next Monday


HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read p.38-48 in THE FIGHTING GROUND
Math-Team A-p.60inbook/ Team B p. 140+142
Vocab-write the word, the sentence it is in and the definition. (10 words)
Due Friday
Newspaper Book Report
Extra Credit due next Monday


HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read p.59-70 in THE FIGHTING GROUND
Math-Team A-p71 inbook/ Team B p. 46/47 in book
Vocab-write the word, the sentence it is in and the definition. (10 words)
Due Friday
Newspaper Book Report Due next Thursday
Extra Credit due next Monday

WEEK 24

Homework Tuesday
Read 20 min.
Math-Team A p.1-7 hw wkbk/Team B-Book 1-125,126/Book 2-137/138
Science Packet L1
Practice Speeches

Homework Wednesday
Read 20 min.
Math-Team A p.1-8 Daily Routines Wkbk/Team B-HW Wkbk p. 129 + 209
Newspaper Book Report Paper sent home
Bring Bags + Newspaper
Practice Speeches

Homework Thursday
Read 20 min.
Math-p. 9 in hw wkbk
Practice Speeches
Science packet p. 2 (From Lesson 2)
Extra Credit opportunities: El Nino, Cloud Study, "Northern Lights"
(Last chance this trimester)

WEEK 23

Valentine Mommies


WEEKLY RIDDLE
"What two things can you never have for breakfast?

Valentine's Day Quotes
"I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon." ~Author Unknown

"Must, bid the Morn awake!
Sad Winter now declines,
Each bird doth choose a mate;
This day's Saint Valentine's.
For that good bishop's sake
Get up and let us see
What beauty it shall be
That Fortune us assigns.
~Michael Drayton

"Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end." ~Author Unknown

Dear Parents,
This week we have a lot happening in Room 12. First, and foremost, I will be moving our Science Test to Wednesday so we can have one more night to study for our Unit of Study on the Water Cycle. On Tuesday we will be finishing our Power Point Presentation on our American Revolutionary Hero in the computer lab. In addition, in class, we will be preparing our Science Project Speeches using 3 by 5 cards. Students will present their projects after these are complete. Also, they will be able to enter their project in the Science Fair too! On Thursday we will be starting our new unit of study in Science on Weather. In reading we finished our book, My Brother Sam is Dead, so we will be going back to our Houghton Mifflin book and do a couple of short stories about the Revolution times.
On Wednesday we will have our big Valentine's Breakfast Bash for all of the 5th grade at 8am in the MPR.

See you at school!
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L116/93, 95, 97, 99
Revolutionary Hero Presentations next Tuesday
BRING $5 for Valentine's Breakfast tomorrow.


HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L117/113, 114/123, 126
Revolutionary Hero Presentations next Tuesday
Spelling-Write your misspelled words 3 times in cursive ON your pre-test-Due Friday
Newspaper Book Report Due: Thursday, March 5th...CHOOSE BOOK BY FRIDAY(It can be one
that you have read this trimester)


HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L119
Revolutionary Hero Presentations next Tuesday
Spelling-Write your misspelled words 3 times in cursive ON your pre-test-Due Friday
Newspaper Book Report Due: Thursday, March 5th...CHOOSE BOOK BY FRIDAY(It can be one
that you have read this trimester)
WEAR RED, WHITE, PINK OR PURPLE
Optional: Bring Valentines
FIELD TRIP FORMS

WEEK 22

I am very sick at home right now and I'm hoping to be back Wednesday. I have a horrendous soar throat and a high temp. Here are the details for this week. Our only homework after tonight is our Science Projects and whatever students did not finish for their math assignment. Some parents were wondering about the Science Test. It will not be until next Tuesday because of my absences. The study guide will be sent home tomorrow. However, for those of you who would like it now, here it is online.

The Water Cycle Study Guide
Unit 3


Lesson 1 – How does Water Move Earth to the Air and Back Again?
What source drives the water cycle?
Describe what happens to water vapor as it rises higher into the air
What is ground water, aquifer,


Lesson 2 – How do Californians Get the Water they Need?
What is a dam and a reservoir? How do they function?
What is it called when you do not get much of any rain/snow over a long period of time?
What is a watershed?
What bodies of water hold the most of Earth’s water?

Lesson 3 – How Can People Conserve Water?
Describe all of the methods of conserving water.
What is called the recycling of water?
What are some examples of pollution in water?
Describe various practices used to conserve water.

Essays:
Be able to describe what a water table is and how it functions.
Explain the process that water goes through in the water cycle
Name and explain the 5 ways you will conserve water.