Hello Parents:
I hope that you all had the opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends this Thanksgiving break. Looks like there's a chance of snow this week. With the temps dropping, please make sure that your child wears a warm jacket, hat & gloves to school.
I have highlighted what we will be doing in 5B this week:
Reading-We will be reading a Time For Kids magazine issue this week in reading. Our focus will be on reading for understanding and vocabulary development. We will be using a couple of graphic organizers with this lesson. After Thanksgiving break, we will be reading the story, Iditarod Dream, from our anthology. We will focus on character analysis, sequencing events and drawing conclusions.
Flex.- There will be no flex. this week, due to the short week. However, during flex. next week, our focus will be on the same skills that we are working on during reading. However, a different book/character will be discussed. We will also focus on some vocabulary activites that will help us to better understand the story.
Writing-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner essays will be read on Tuesday this week during our writing time. The students have worked diligently on these essays and visuals. They should be excellent. Following Thanksgiving break, the students will be creating picture book mix-ups. The students will take two different picture books and mix them up to make a new story. We will work in partners. Creative writing at its best!
Math Accel.-We are moving along in Unit 4. Presently, we are on lesson 4.4. The students will have a short quiz during the week following Thanksgiving break.
Social Studies-We have discussed the Puritans, Pilgrims, the Thirteen Colonies, and their economies. We will have an open book test on Tuesday this week which will cover these topics. The students will finish the open book test on Monday this week as we ran out of time last week.
Science-Following Thanksgiving break, we will be switching back over to science. Our next topic in science will be atoms. This will lead into magnetism and electricity.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me.
~Mrs. Bennick
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Asheville, North Carolina
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Book Buddies
We will be visiting our Kindergarten Book Buddies on Tuesday! Mrs. Peterson has some books put aside for the 5th graders to read aloud to their little friends in K-P. These visits are always enjoyable.
Read-in on Tuesday
Parents:
We will be having a read-in this Tuesday, November 22nd. Students may bring in a beach towel or small blanket, a small stuffed animal, and wear their pajamas. We will be reading our Guess Who's Coming to Dinner essays to the class. It's going to be a fun day!
We will be having a read-in this Tuesday, November 22nd. Students may bring in a beach towel or small blanket, a small stuffed animal, and wear their pajamas. We will be reading our Guess Who's Coming to Dinner essays to the class. It's going to be a fun day!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
5B News for the week of 11/14
Hello Parents:
Here's what's going on in 5B this week!
Reading-During reading, the students will be focusing on non-fiction books. I have checked out a couple of interesting picture books from the library about the thirteen colonies. This will also be our topic in social studies, along with the Pilgrims and Puritans. Looking forward to some interesting discussions. We will also be utilizing various graphic organizers to use with these books as assessments.
Flex-Our focus in flex. this week will be fiction. The students will be reading short fictional books and will discuss the main plot elements, compare themes and text structures.
Writing-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? This will be our topic of discussion in writing. The students will be choosing to write about any person, dead or alive, real or fictional, that they would like to invite to Thanksgiving dinner. We will be completing a 4-square graphic organizer and completing an essay on this topic. Our creativity will be soaring!
Math Accel.-The students will be taking the Unit 3 test on Monday. We will then begin Unit 4 on Tuesday which will focus on fractions.
Social Studies-The students presented their Colony Projects last week. They were beautifully done! I am amazed at how much creativity this group has! Moving forward, the students will be introduced to Puritan and Pilgrim life, the thirteen colonies, and colonial economy.
Looking forward to a wonderful week ahead! Have a fantastic week.
~Mrs. Bennick
Here's what's going on in 5B this week!
Reading-During reading, the students will be focusing on non-fiction books. I have checked out a couple of interesting picture books from the library about the thirteen colonies. This will also be our topic in social studies, along with the Pilgrims and Puritans. Looking forward to some interesting discussions. We will also be utilizing various graphic organizers to use with these books as assessments.
Flex-Our focus in flex. this week will be fiction. The students will be reading short fictional books and will discuss the main plot elements, compare themes and text structures.
Writing-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? This will be our topic of discussion in writing. The students will be choosing to write about any person, dead or alive, real or fictional, that they would like to invite to Thanksgiving dinner. We will be completing a 4-square graphic organizer and completing an essay on this topic. Our creativity will be soaring!
Math Accel.-The students will be taking the Unit 3 test on Monday. We will then begin Unit 4 on Tuesday which will focus on fractions.
Social Studies-The students presented their Colony Projects last week. They were beautifully done! I am amazed at how much creativity this group has! Moving forward, the students will be introduced to Puritan and Pilgrim life, the thirteen colonies, and colonial economy.
Looking forward to a wonderful week ahead! Have a fantastic week.
~Mrs. Bennick
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parents:
Thank you for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences this past week. I enjoyed having the opportunity to touch base with all of you to discuss your child's progress this quarter. It was truly a pleasure meeting all of you. I hope to see you around the school soon.
~Mrs. Bennick
Thank you for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences this past week. I enjoyed having the opportunity to touch base with all of you to discuss your child's progress this quarter. It was truly a pleasure meeting all of you. I hope to see you around the school soon.
~Mrs. Bennick
Sunday, November 6, 2011
5B News for the week of 11/7
Happy November!
As we embark on a new quarter, you will find that the school work becomes a bit more rigorous. Until now, the students have been given ample time to complete most assignments within the school day. However, as the year continues, the curriculum becomes more advanced, therefore, some assignments may need to be completed at home. Our schedule will become very structured.
Having said that, here is a brief overview of our upcoming week's activities:
Reading-Non-fiction will be our main focus this week. 5B has completed all activites pertaining to Roberto Clemente, therefore, we will be talking about some non-fiction materials from our Time For Kids magazines and we will also review non-fiction reading strategies and complete some graphic organizers.
Flex.- As a continuation of our classroom reading activities, we will also be discussing non-fiction during flex. time. Our plan is to use some non-fiction reading passages from Read Naturally, a reading intervention. We will also be completing four comprehension questions about the topic, introducing new vocabulary, and completing graphic organizers.
Writing-Our 4-Square organizers are coming along beautifully! Most students have completed these organizers and have started writing their essays. I have met with several students to conference with them about their writing piece. This week, we will continue to revise and edit our work. The students will be sharing their piece with a partner as well.
Math Accel.- We had a short quiz last Thursday on lessons 3.1-3.5. On Monday, there will be a study guide sent home so that the students can prepare for their Unit 3 math test, which will be the following Monday, November 14th.
Social Studies-As a class, we decided that we needed one more day to pull our information together concerning the colony projects. Therefore, the students will take half of Monday's SS time to finish up their colony projects. The first group or two will present their colony projects tomorrow, the remaining groups will present on Tuesday.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing you all at conferences later this week.
~Mrs. Bennick
As we embark on a new quarter, you will find that the school work becomes a bit more rigorous. Until now, the students have been given ample time to complete most assignments within the school day. However, as the year continues, the curriculum becomes more advanced, therefore, some assignments may need to be completed at home. Our schedule will become very structured.
Having said that, here is a brief overview of our upcoming week's activities:
Reading-Non-fiction will be our main focus this week. 5B has completed all activites pertaining to Roberto Clemente, therefore, we will be talking about some non-fiction materials from our Time For Kids magazines and we will also review non-fiction reading strategies and complete some graphic organizers.
Flex.- As a continuation of our classroom reading activities, we will also be discussing non-fiction during flex. time. Our plan is to use some non-fiction reading passages from Read Naturally, a reading intervention. We will also be completing four comprehension questions about the topic, introducing new vocabulary, and completing graphic organizers.
Writing-Our 4-Square organizers are coming along beautifully! Most students have completed these organizers and have started writing their essays. I have met with several students to conference with them about their writing piece. This week, we will continue to revise and edit our work. The students will be sharing their piece with a partner as well.
Math Accel.- We had a short quiz last Thursday on lessons 3.1-3.5. On Monday, there will be a study guide sent home so that the students can prepare for their Unit 3 math test, which will be the following Monday, November 14th.
Social Studies-As a class, we decided that we needed one more day to pull our information together concerning the colony projects. Therefore, the students will take half of Monday's SS time to finish up their colony projects. The first group or two will present their colony projects tomorrow, the remaining groups will present on Tuesday.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing you all at conferences later this week.
~Mrs. Bennick
Picture Retake Day is 11/8
Hello Parents:
Picture retake day at May Watts will be this Tuesday, November 8th. If you would like to have your child's picture retaken, please call the May Watts' office to get your child on the list as soon as possible. Also, please return your original packet of pictures on retake day.
Picture retake day at May Watts will be this Tuesday, November 8th. If you would like to have your child's picture retaken, please call the May Watts' office to get your child on the list as soon as possible. Also, please return your original packet of pictures on retake day.
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