OCTOBER 12-16TH

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Be the change that you would like to see in the world." Gandhi

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read 25 minutes AR + Summary on Green Sheet
Math- Finish L13
Writing/Spelling-Write a story using 20 of the spelling words
from this week on Google Classroom. (DUE FRIDAY)
Finish cornell notes ch 4 lesson 1

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
25/4/1 AR
Math Finish L14 + 10 Marks Due Thursday
Continue Spelling Story-See above

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 25 Minutes
Math Finish 10 Marks-Due tomorrow
Choose News Team Story-Due tomorrow
(No Newsela articles)
Go to Time.com, msnbc.com, npr.org,
weather.com, scsentinel.com, etc.

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 25 Minutes
144 Seconds
Fill out + Write News Team Summary
Finish Vocab Story. Turn in Google
Classroom-Due Tomorrow

WEEK OF OCTOBER 5th-9th

HOMEWORK MONDAY

Reading-Read 25min.
Math-Finish L9
Spelling-Correct your pre-test mistakes in blue pen
Science-Finish Wkbk Unit 5 (Through p. 179)
Study Solar System study guide(QUIZLET) Test
on Wednesday

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-25 min.
Math-Finish L10 + Two 10 Marks-(Due Friday)
Use Quizlet and STUDY FOR SOLAR SYSTEM TEST!

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 25 min.
Finishing Ten Marks-Due tomorrow
Please bring $5 donation for class party

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 25 Minutes-AR BOOK
Math - Finish Math L11
DRESS UP FOR PARTY!

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 1st

CLASS UPDATE:
No school on Friday, October 2nd (Staff Training Day)

Quote of the Week:
"You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take." Wayne Gretzky

We finish up our Solar System Science Unit this week. The study guide
will be posted on Tuesday.

The Cereal Box Projects are due next Monday, October 5th.

Progress Reports go home on Thursday.

Sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EEAgQdjUmBa_bLFLSUUNs9KKEjh3gmXNyot6QRMNS0U/edit


TECH MUSEUM DRIVERS-10/23-7:50am
Carol Dudley-(6 students with seatbelts)
Suraya Parsons (6)
Tracy Gannon (6)
Adele Lauderbach (4-6)
Charlie Millar (6)
Christy Tall (5)
Sub: Rob Ruggles

Chaperones (you are welcome to come!)
Marla Irvine
Jeff Perez
Karisa Flores

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read NewsEla-Mars crater once held long-lived lake, Curiosity rover finds 
Take Quiz and write a summary on Green Summary Sheet
Math- Finish L4
Cereal Box Projects due next Monday!

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read + Write a Summary
http://scienceworld.scholastic.com/Earth-Science-News/2015/09/Water-on-Mars?cid=SN/e/20150930/PK9989//SciWorld/////&ET_CID=20150929_SN_ScienceWorld_PK9989_15025&ET_RID=145700331
Math L5 + 10 Marks Due Thursday (Multiplication)
Cereal Box Book Project Due Monday, October 5th

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-25 minutes (New AR Goal) 9/28-11/6
Math - Finish L7 + 10 Marks Due Tomorrow
Cereal Box
Finish Creating Quizlet on Solar System Unit
 
HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Cereal Box Project Due Monday!
Have parents sign and return Progress Reports
Study for Science Test (Use Quizlet) Test is on Wednesday

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21-25th

HOMEWORK MONDAY

Read Ch. 11 “No” Write a summary on Green Sheet

Math-Finish Lesson 1 Homework

Spelling Vocabulary-Continue Google Classroom Activity. Write a story using the

15 vocab words. Due Friday

Correct and Return work

Sign and return Tech Museum Permission Slip

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
AR Due Friday!
Read News Team Article-Write a summary on the provided sheet
and practice reciting it as a news story. Speeches begin in groups on Friday

Math-Finish Lesson 2 Homework

Spelling Vocabulary-Continue Google Classroom Activity. Write a story using the

15 vocab words. Due Friday

Sign and return Tech Museum Permission Slip
WE NEED DRIVERS!!! Only two so far
DRIVE FOR SCHOOLS RAFFLE TICKETS SENT HOME

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
AR DUE FRIDAY
Work on Cereal Box Project
Math L3
Spelling Vocabulary Story on GoogleClass Due Friday
Practice News Team Speech/Presentation

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
AR DUE FRIDAY
Work on Cereal Box Project
10 Marks Mul
Spelling Vocabulary Story on GoogleClass Due Friday
Practice News Team Speech/Presentation

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14th-18th

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read Ch. 5 + Summary on Green Sheet
Math Finish L16
10 Marks Due-Friday
Study Spelling Mistakes
Work on Cereal Box Project (Due Monday, October 5th)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Finish Ch. 7 + Summary on Green Sheet
AR Due-September 25th
Math Finish10 Marks-Due tomorrow
Write the word and each definition on Google Classroom (Due Friday)
Work on Cereal Box Project (Due Monday, October 5th)

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read Pluto NEWSELA + Take quiz/do summary
Do 144 Seconds
Write the word and each definition on Google Classroom (Due Friday)
Work on Cereal Box Project (Due Monday, October 5th)

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 25 minutes
Finish Math Review Sheets
Finish Science Wkbk p. 158, 160-163 (Sun)
Study SPELLING Vocab + DLR
Parents: Sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences on link to right
Write the word and each definition on Google Classroom (Due Friday)
Work on Cereal Box Project (Due Monday, October 5th)


DEAR PARENTS,
Please click on the link to the right and sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences the week of November 16th-20th. Early bird gets the worm!

Also, we will be going on our first field trip with Ms. Koue's 5th graders to the Tech Museum on Friday, October 23rd. We will participate in a Lab where we engineer a bridge to withstand an earthquake! Following soon after, we will watch the iMax presentation of HUBBLE.

If you intend to drive on a field trip you need to fill out the appropriate paperwork and get a TB/Finger printing if you have not already done so. Please have this done by, October 9th.

I will send the permission slip and driver sign ups on Monday next week.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8th-September 11th

READING-This week we will start reading Bridge to Terabithia together and this will have spelling vocabulary that each child will learn through the coming weeks. This wonderful book explores imagination, unlikely friendships,  family relationships and experiencing loss. There are many great talking points throughout so I encourage parents to read along and discuss it with their children.

COMMON CORE MATH-Dividing Decimals/Finish+Review Module 1

SCIENCE-We will start our exciting new Unit of Study on Space/Solar System

HISTORY-We will review our Ch. 3 unit on Explorers with games and quizlet in class and at home.
Test on Wednesday, September 9th.

WRITING-We are editing/revising/finishing our Final Drafts of the 5 paragraph essay on: "FRUSTRATIONS"

PICTURE DAY-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
STUDY FOR HISTORY TEST USING QUIZLET!!!
Reading-"Read Danger Zone"from Science World and do the activity sheet
Math-Finish L13
Spelling/Vocabulary-Using Google Classroom, write 15 sentences using each word correctly from the vocabulary list.
Underline each vocabulary word (Due Friday) 

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Finish Ch. 2 Bridge to Terabithia
Finish and proofread "Frustrations" Essay
Math-Finish L 14
Study Vocab 

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading AR optional
Finish Vocab Sentences on Google Classroom-Due Friday
Study Spelling, DLR + Vocabulary
Finish Math L15
PARENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT TONIGHT!!!
 

Week of AUGUST 31st-SEPTEMBER 4th

Class Update  
Reading - This week we continue our exciting study of "Nature's Fury" by reading a story about Volcanoes. Our reading comprehension skill focus is on Classifying and Categorizing in nonfiction text.

Common Core Math-Adding + Subtracting/Mulitplying Decimals

Writing - This week our focus in writing is how to write an effective 5-Paragraph essay and intro to your narrative writing when we write about our biggest frustrations in life.

History-Continue Explorers Unit

Technology-Typing Web, NewsELA, 10 Marks Math

MONDAY HOMEWORK

Reading-NewsELA-Read- Lava path leads to small Hawaii town

+ SUMMARY

Math-Finish L10+Finish 10 Marks

Correct and return work

Choose a book for Cereal Box Project

TUESDAY HOMEWORK

Reading-25/4/1

Math-Finish L11+Do next 10 Marks

Choose a book for Cereal Box Project

Create a Quizlet acct. 

See study guide on Blog for History Test-Next Wednesday, September 9th

WEDNESDAY HOMEWORK

Reading-Read "Is Screen Time Killing You?" in Science World + 

Do Google Classroom Activity

Math-Finish L12+Do next 10 Marks

Login to Quizlet with your google acct.

Find Mr. Sweet Room 12 

Send request to join.

Create New Set

Create Quizlet with study guide on Blog for History Test-Next Wednesday, September 9th

(Due Friday) 

THURSDAY HOMEWORK

Reading-Read for 25 minutes

Math-Do next 10 Marks

Finish/Study Quizlet
Study for DLR 3

OUR BEAUTIFUL MATH!

AUGUST 24-28th

CLASS UPDATE

In reading our class is continuing our unit of study on the forces of nature by reading, "Eye of the Storm" about Warren Faidley, a storm chasing photographer. Our reading skill focus is "text organization". We watched a brief documentary on youtube to learn about this amazing photographer.

This week in writing we will be working on writing an effective, well-organized paragraph. Each student will choose a hobby to write about. This will pave the way for the next assignment in the coming weeks when we start our 5-paragraph essays. Our focus is on organization (topic, specifics and details).

In Math we will be doing lesson 5-8 on place value, decimals with multiplying and dividing.


HOMEWORK MONDAY-
Reading-25/4/1
Math-Finish L5+Practice 144 second club 3 times
Sign Goal Sheet AR + Parents-due tomorrow
Correct + return work for a better grade
Book Orders due Friday

HOMEWORK TUESDAY-
Read Science World p. 18+19 (Do summary) on green paper
Math-Finish L6+Practice 144 second club 3 times
Book Orders due Friday(Do not do online) send in form
Finish Tornado Google Doc, if necessary

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY-
Reading-25/4/1 on Green Sheet
Math-Finish L7
Book Orders due Friday(Do not do online) send in form

HOMEWORK THURSDAY-
Reading-NewsELA-Forecasts, warnings spared lives from tornadoes
+ Take Quiz
Finish Rough Draft of Hobby Paragraph + Edit 
Math-Finish L9
Study DLR 2 for quiz
Book Orders due Friday(Do not do online) send in form

WEEK OF AUGUST 17th-21st

5th Grade Update-

We have a wonderful class this year with 30 fifth graders.  They are excited, focused and fun to teach! It's certainly going to be a memorable! You may sign up for a Parent Volunteer time here on this google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/134m0MgWvI8ye5ytnu08gSbeXfJWT3R9-udngV2kBXg4/edit

Please let me know if you do not receive an email from me as I entered all of the parent emails into my Comcast acct, but sometimes it glitches. Also, please do not "reply all" unless necessary! After the first couple of emails I will "bcc" the info emails.

ELA- This week our class will kick off our study of "Nature's Fury" by reading a story entitled, Earthquake Terror and focus on "Sequence of Events" as our reading skill. In reading we will be taking our online Star Test to help establish our Accelerated Reader Goals for the first trimester. I will send home the goal sheet this week. We will also be reading nonfiction NEWSELA articles at home.
In addition, we will be reading Science World together.

In writing our class will be starting our Bio Poems.

In Math we started the new curriculum, Engage NY, and it is certainly a challenging new way of learning math. We are focusing on decimals, place value and powers of 10 in this first Module.

History-We start our unit of study on the Explorers.

Papers will go home on Mondays and students may correct their mistakes in BLUE pen and return them for better grades. Also, if your child is struggling in any assignment, I am available every day before school from 7:40-7:55 to help, especially in Math!

See you at school!
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading-25-4-1 (Read 25 minutes and write a summary of your reading that is one-paragraph/at least 4 sentences
Math- Finish Lesson 1 Homework
Finish Google Class Assignments
Sign and Turn in paperwork from office

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-25/4/1 - Write summary on green sheet
Math-Finish L2 Homework
Writing-Finish Bio Poem Rough Draft/proofread
Finish Bookmarks

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-25/4/1 - Read 25 minutes + write summary on green sheet
Math-Finish L3 Homework
Writing-Finish Bio Poem Final Drafts on white paper

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading-Read assigned NEWSELA article on Nepal Earthquake + Take Quiz
Math - Finish L4
Google Classroom-Do Earthquake Brainpop Activity
Study for DLR Test tomorrow

1st Week of School!

Welcome back to school! I hope everybody had a fun and restful summer because we hit the ground running this Thursday! I can't wait to meet all of you as we begin a new adventure in learning together this year!

SUPPLIES that your will need for the new year: 
* 1 Box of Crayola Markers*.5 inch Round Ring White Binder for Common Core Math (important) 
(1.99 on Amazon)

* Zippered pencil pouch
* 2 Black Sharpies* One spiral notebook
* Binder paper 
* 2 Red ballpoint pens 
* 2 Blue ballpoint pens 
* 2 #2 pencils 
* 2 Pencil Sharpeners 
* Low-odor Dry Erase EXPO Markers (for math white-boards)
* One sock (for erasing the white boards) 
NO PENCIL BOXES! 

Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read through parent letter 
Sign and return forms
Login to NewsELA Code:
CZ7A3X
Login Name-First, Last
Password-AR Password
Login to Google Classroom
Code:

ncem6h
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