Just a reminder that there is no school this week on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday due to Thanksgiving Break. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Asheville, North Carolina
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
5B Activities for the Week of November 18th, 2013
Hello Parents and Students!
Here are the reminders for this week:
We recently filled our marble jar for the second time this year! Our celebration will be this Wednesday, November 20th. Students will be allowed to listen to music or play games on their electronic devices. Also, if your child is interested in making a craft, they can bring in materials to do that or use materials in the class. Gum chewing will be allowed so please send your child to school with a pack of gum! :-)
I can't believe I'm writing this, but we only have seven school days until Thanksgiving Break! We have a full week of school this week and we only have school on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
It was so nice meeting with all of you at Parent-Teacher Conferences these past two weeks. I enjoyed it and I hope that you did as well.
Here's what's going on in the curricular areas this week and next:
Spelling/Word Study: This week our focus will be on prefixes. We will discuss how prefixes change the meanings of words. The test will be on Friday. There will be no word study/spelling test next week as it is only a two day week. The spelling words have been posted to the blog. The students need to know how to spell each word and also what the words mean. They will also be responsible for diagramming some of the words.
English Language Arts (ELA): We've been very busy during ELA time these past few weeks. First, we finished the first edition of the Bennick Biz newspaper and have begun sharing it! The kids did a great job with it. We'll be starting our second edition soon. Our new read-aloud book is entitled, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio. This is an incredible story of a boy with a facial deformity who inspires us all with his courage. Our theme this quarter is courage. We will continue to write our memoirs this week. They are coming along nicely. We finished our Harris Burdick stories this past week and as I was reading them this weekend realized just how hard all the kids have been working. They are great! I was very impressed! Also, three groups presented their Writer's Workshop skits/plays this past week. They were awesome! Looking forward to watching the rest of them this week. Our next TFK will focus on how young people can help out in their communities by participating in community service. I will be starting my fifth round of individual reading conferences this week. I enjoy listening to all the kids read to me one-on-one. This time is very beneficial! Also...we will continue with our Citizenship lessons which are focusing on showing empathy, using manners, common courtesies and bullying.
Math Accel: Students received their Unit 2 study guide this past Friday. The Unit 2 test will be on Thursday. The students should be reviewing their notes as well as working on their study guides. Study guides will be due on Thursday. Also, we will continue to work on our architectural project this week. The kids are really into designing floor plans for their homes! I initially asked them to design one floor of a house but most of the kids want to design/create blue prints for an entire house...which, of course, are all turning into mansions! They are really challenging themselves with this assignment!
Social Studies: This week in SS we will be discussing various activities that the students can complete in relation to colonial times. I will introduce them to this Tic Tac Toe activity tomorrow. They will need to choose at least three activities from the activity, but are free to challenge themselves by completing more if they so choose.
That's it for now. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Bennick
Here are the reminders for this week:
We recently filled our marble jar for the second time this year! Our celebration will be this Wednesday, November 20th. Students will be allowed to listen to music or play games on their electronic devices. Also, if your child is interested in making a craft, they can bring in materials to do that or use materials in the class. Gum chewing will be allowed so please send your child to school with a pack of gum! :-)
I can't believe I'm writing this, but we only have seven school days until Thanksgiving Break! We have a full week of school this week and we only have school on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
It was so nice meeting with all of you at Parent-Teacher Conferences these past two weeks. I enjoyed it and I hope that you did as well.
Here's what's going on in the curricular areas this week and next:
Spelling/Word Study: This week our focus will be on prefixes. We will discuss how prefixes change the meanings of words. The test will be on Friday. There will be no word study/spelling test next week as it is only a two day week. The spelling words have been posted to the blog. The students need to know how to spell each word and also what the words mean. They will also be responsible for diagramming some of the words.
English Language Arts (ELA): We've been very busy during ELA time these past few weeks. First, we finished the first edition of the Bennick Biz newspaper and have begun sharing it! The kids did a great job with it. We'll be starting our second edition soon. Our new read-aloud book is entitled, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio. This is an incredible story of a boy with a facial deformity who inspires us all with his courage. Our theme this quarter is courage. We will continue to write our memoirs this week. They are coming along nicely. We finished our Harris Burdick stories this past week and as I was reading them this weekend realized just how hard all the kids have been working. They are great! I was very impressed! Also, three groups presented their Writer's Workshop skits/plays this past week. They were awesome! Looking forward to watching the rest of them this week. Our next TFK will focus on how young people can help out in their communities by participating in community service. I will be starting my fifth round of individual reading conferences this week. I enjoy listening to all the kids read to me one-on-one. This time is very beneficial! Also...we will continue with our Citizenship lessons which are focusing on showing empathy, using manners, common courtesies and bullying.
Math Accel: Students received their Unit 2 study guide this past Friday. The Unit 2 test will be on Thursday. The students should be reviewing their notes as well as working on their study guides. Study guides will be due on Thursday. Also, we will continue to work on our architectural project this week. The kids are really into designing floor plans for their homes! I initially asked them to design one floor of a house but most of the kids want to design/create blue prints for an entire house...which, of course, are all turning into mansions! They are really challenging themselves with this assignment!
Social Studies: This week in SS we will be discussing various activities that the students can complete in relation to colonial times. I will introduce them to this Tic Tac Toe activity tomorrow. They will need to choose at least three activities from the activity, but are free to challenge themselves by completing more if they so choose.
That's it for now. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Bennick
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Hello Parents and Students!
Here are the reminders for the upcoming week:
1. There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, November 11th. It is Veteran's Day.
2. For those students who qualified for the 800 Minute Book Club this month (they know who they are), please return your permission form on Tuesday so that you can eat the treat! The celebration will take place on Tuesday. Thank you to those who have already returned the form.
3. Thank you to all of the parents who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences last Thursday evening and Friday. It was a pleasure meeting with all of you. The next conference date is this Wednesday from 4:30-8:00. I look forward to meeting the rest of you.
Here's what's going on in 5B this week:
Word Study/Spelling: It's going to be a challenging week in Word Study. There are 15 words this week because we have a lot to review. We will be reviewing all four types of syllables that have been introduced so far. The students will be responsible for learning how to spell these words and also how to diagram all of them. Remember, it's a short week. The test will be on Friday, but we are losing Monday so the students will need to work hard and pace themselves in order to be successful.
English Language Arts: We will continue to work on our memoirs this week. We discussed that a memoir is just a small part or snippet of a person's life such as a special memory or time. Most students have decided on their topic and have begun their writing. We have one story left in our current read-aloud book. We will begin reading the book, Wonder, this week. We will also continue to discuss ordinary types of courage vs. extraordinary types of courage. Writer's Workshop projects are ongoing. Most students have finished their second project. The third project is to write a play or skit within your group and then present it. Some groups have started on this project already and other groups will be starting this week. We will be using Google Docs with this assignment as it makes it very convenient to work with your group members because editing and revising can take place, by each member, at the same time from their computer. You have to love technology!!
Math Accel: On Tuesday, some students will need additional time to finish their circle/pie graphs that they have been creating electronically. We will then begin investigating area and perimeter. After area and perimeter, we will take a few days to review and do some problem-solving. The Unit 2 test will be late next week.
Social Studies: This past week, we watched some very informative videos on each region of the colonies. We learned that there are three regions which include the New England, the Middle and the Southern Colonies. We took a lot of notes from these videos. The students should be studying these notes because there will be a test coming up next Friday which covers the material from these videos. I am also in the process of making a study guide to give to the students on Tuesday to better help them prepare for the test. I have also created a tic-tac-toe of activities that pertain to colonial times. The students will receive this tic-tac-toe sheet of activities on Tuesday. They will need to complete at least three of the activities from the sheet. However, as an additional challenge, the students may complete additional activities.
Enjoy the day off tomorrow.
See you on Tuesday!
Mrs. Bennick :-)
Here are the reminders for the upcoming week:
1. There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, November 11th. It is Veteran's Day.
2. For those students who qualified for the 800 Minute Book Club this month (they know who they are), please return your permission form on Tuesday so that you can eat the treat! The celebration will take place on Tuesday. Thank you to those who have already returned the form.
3. Thank you to all of the parents who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences last Thursday evening and Friday. It was a pleasure meeting with all of you. The next conference date is this Wednesday from 4:30-8:00. I look forward to meeting the rest of you.
Here's what's going on in 5B this week:
Word Study/Spelling: It's going to be a challenging week in Word Study. There are 15 words this week because we have a lot to review. We will be reviewing all four types of syllables that have been introduced so far. The students will be responsible for learning how to spell these words and also how to diagram all of them. Remember, it's a short week. The test will be on Friday, but we are losing Monday so the students will need to work hard and pace themselves in order to be successful.
English Language Arts: We will continue to work on our memoirs this week. We discussed that a memoir is just a small part or snippet of a person's life such as a special memory or time. Most students have decided on their topic and have begun their writing. We have one story left in our current read-aloud book. We will begin reading the book, Wonder, this week. We will also continue to discuss ordinary types of courage vs. extraordinary types of courage. Writer's Workshop projects are ongoing. Most students have finished their second project. The third project is to write a play or skit within your group and then present it. Some groups have started on this project already and other groups will be starting this week. We will be using Google Docs with this assignment as it makes it very convenient to work with your group members because editing and revising can take place, by each member, at the same time from their computer. You have to love technology!!
Math Accel: On Tuesday, some students will need additional time to finish their circle/pie graphs that they have been creating electronically. We will then begin investigating area and perimeter. After area and perimeter, we will take a few days to review and do some problem-solving. The Unit 2 test will be late next week.
Social Studies: This past week, we watched some very informative videos on each region of the colonies. We learned that there are three regions which include the New England, the Middle and the Southern Colonies. We took a lot of notes from these videos. The students should be studying these notes because there will be a test coming up next Friday which covers the material from these videos. I am also in the process of making a study guide to give to the students on Tuesday to better help them prepare for the test. I have also created a tic-tac-toe of activities that pertain to colonial times. The students will receive this tic-tac-toe sheet of activities on Tuesday. They will need to complete at least three of the activities from the sheet. However, as an additional challenge, the students may complete additional activities.
Enjoy the day off tomorrow.
See you on Tuesday!
Mrs. Bennick :-)
Saturday, November 2, 2013
5B Activities for the Week of 11/4/13
Hello Parents and Students...
Here are the reminders for the upcoming week:
1. Picture retakes are November 5th.
2. Parent-Teacher Conferences take place this week on Thursday evening from 4:30-8:00pm and on Friday from 8:00-3:00pm. Please come at your scheduled time because the schedule is very tight. Thank you.
3. There is no school for students this Friday due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Here's what's going on in the curricular areas this week:
Word Study/Spelling: We will remain on Lesson 8 this week focusing on homophones only. We will not be learning a new type of syllable. The students will need to know how to spell each word and also know each word's meaning. The test will be on THURSDAY this week.
Math Accel: We only have a couple of lessons remaining in Unit 2. On Monday, we will be finishing up our step graphs and then moving onto percent circles also known as pie graphs. Then, we will be working on area and perimeter. We will most likely finish up unit 2 late this week or early next week.
English Language Arts (ELA): We had a great time telling campfire stories last week! We also finished writing our Harris Burdick stories...based on a picture from his book and we are currently in the process of typing them. Memoirs have been introduced and we will begin writing those this week. We only have a couple of stories left in our current read-aloud book and our next read-aloud book will be Wonder by R.J. Polacio. This is a very inspirational story about a boy who has extraordinary courage. We will be making a t-chart of ordinary types of courage and extraordinary types of courage during our writing time. We will also continue to silent read and I will continue with reading conferences. Hopefully, we can get to our TFK this week as well.
Social Studies: This week we will be focusing on vocabulary that goes along with life in the English colonies. Last week, we worked in our inquiry circles and brainstormed some questions that we had about colonial life. We then researched the answers to these questions and shared them. This week, we will continue to discuss the 13 colonies and the regions these colonies were located in and what each region was known for.
Have a great week, everyone! Please email me with questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Mrs. Bennick :-)
Here are the reminders for the upcoming week:
1. Picture retakes are November 5th.
2. Parent-Teacher Conferences take place this week on Thursday evening from 4:30-8:00pm and on Friday from 8:00-3:00pm. Please come at your scheduled time because the schedule is very tight. Thank you.
3. There is no school for students this Friday due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Here's what's going on in the curricular areas this week:
Word Study/Spelling: We will remain on Lesson 8 this week focusing on homophones only. We will not be learning a new type of syllable. The students will need to know how to spell each word and also know each word's meaning. The test will be on THURSDAY this week.
Math Accel: We only have a couple of lessons remaining in Unit 2. On Monday, we will be finishing up our step graphs and then moving onto percent circles also known as pie graphs. Then, we will be working on area and perimeter. We will most likely finish up unit 2 late this week or early next week.
English Language Arts (ELA): We had a great time telling campfire stories last week! We also finished writing our Harris Burdick stories...based on a picture from his book and we are currently in the process of typing them. Memoirs have been introduced and we will begin writing those this week. We only have a couple of stories left in our current read-aloud book and our next read-aloud book will be Wonder by R.J. Polacio. This is a very inspirational story about a boy who has extraordinary courage. We will be making a t-chart of ordinary types of courage and extraordinary types of courage during our writing time. We will also continue to silent read and I will continue with reading conferences. Hopefully, we can get to our TFK this week as well.
Social Studies: This week we will be focusing on vocabulary that goes along with life in the English colonies. Last week, we worked in our inquiry circles and brainstormed some questions that we had about colonial life. We then researched the answers to these questions and shared them. This week, we will continue to discuss the 13 colonies and the regions these colonies were located in and what each region was known for.
Have a great week, everyone! Please email me with questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Mrs. Bennick :-)
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