Welcome to Fifth Grade
By:  Mrs. Megan Weisenhorn
Mrs. Lisa McManus
Mrs. Stacey King
and the Fifth Grade Class

Weekly Newsletter  - Updated Weekly

May 12-16

Religion:  This week in religion we will discuss the kingdom of God and the life of the world to come.  We will also explore Mary’s role in the church. 

Social Studies:  For the next two weeks, students will be doing some research in the classroom. They will be researching different inventors/inventions from the Industrial Revolution.  Their research will be turned into a brochure to ‘sell’ the invention to the class.

Science:  Next week we will continue our unit on plants.  We will identify the role of plants in the daily diet and as medicine.  On Wednesday, we will go to the computer lab to view vascular and nonvascular plants under the proscopes.  Proscopes are digital microscopes that run through the computer.  The plant test will be Monday, May 19. 

Math:  Students will begin learning how to multiply decimals by whole numbers and decimals by decimals.  They will also make circle graphs with class data about their favorite sport.  We will continue to practice and test on the basic facts.  Many students are already on the division facts and some are working in the 12s.

Reading and Writing:    We will briefly review the comprehension strategies that we focused on during this last theme.  On Tuesday, we will take the theme test.  We will then spend a few weeks reading a whole class book and working on elements of a story.

Grammar:  We will continue to work on the grammar contract.  Each student will be given the requirements to earn a 1, 2, or 3 in 8 different grammar topics.  Students will have some class time to work on these, but some may come home for homework.

Technology: 

Below are a few links for your student to practice keyboarding at home.

http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/

http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/keyboarding.htm

http://www.wacona.com/keyboardinggames/keyboardinggames.html

Notes: 

 Calendar of Tests, Major Projects, and Field Trips for  : 

May

   Parent Corner

Welcome to the latest edition to the 5th grade website.  This corner will be used to communicate tips to parents on how to help their child be a successful student.  Periodically we will post information and articles that we find on this subject. Enjoy!

       Des Moines Diocese Reporting System Information & Feedback

       Standards, Benchmarks and Grade Level Expectations

·         Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades

·         Eleven Tips to Help Your Child Prepare for Tests

·         Organization Advice for Parents 

·         Guidelines for Helping With Homework So You Don't Work Harder Than Your Child!

·         Home Ways For School Days - Teachers and parents as partners in child's education

5th Grade Classroom Book Requirements:      

4th Quarter Genre Log Requirements

·         1- Science Fiction

         ·         2- Historical Fiction

·         2- Informational

·         2- Biography

·         1- Fable, Myth or Legend

·         2- Choice

SPELLING LISTS: 

5th Grade Spelling Words

        Week 31     Week 32-33     Week 34-35   

                                                      Math Websites

Place Value:

Place Value Puzzler

More Place Value Practice

 www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/

This website allows you to take a practice test for each chapter of the book.  Please be aware that some of the questions on the practice test will not be asked on the test at school because they don't meet 5th grade standards and benchmarks.

www.aaamath.com

Click on different links to practice comparing, naming numbers, place value, mental math, addition, subtraction, or multiplication.
 

www.aplusmath.com

A great place to go to work on your basic facts.  You can create your own flash cards at this link.

http://www.superkids.com

Create worksheets for concepts such as your basic facts.

www.funbrain.com

A variety of games to practice various skills.

www.dailysudoku.co.uk

Number puzzles from easy to very hard.

Social Studies Websites

www.harcourtschool.com/socialstudies

After logging into this website, you will need to click on the Horizons box.  You will be asked for a password: Green.  Fill in the additional boxes with the correct information.  Once you have gotten here, you will need to choose our book: United States History: Beginnings.

http://www.senate.gov/

The official website of the Senate.

http://www.house.gov/

The official website of the House of Representatives.

                                           http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

The official website of the Supreme Court.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

A guide to the government and how it is set up.

Science Websites

www.harcourtschool.com

Go to Science, 5^th grade.  The password is Jones.  This site contains many activities for extending the textbook topics. 

https://wwwl.accuweather.com/premium_login.php

This is an online database that contains weather information and 12 years of past weather data.  The user name is aea 11 and the  password is iowa. 

http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/

A site about global warming for kids. 

Frank Potter's Science Gems — Mathematics
http://www.sciencegems.com/
Index of sites related to mathematics education, identified by category, subcategory, and grade level by physicist and educator Frank Potter and his associates. A treasure trove for teachers, parents, and students.

Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com
Weather Underground, started as a project at the University of Michigan and evolved into a weather service, provides access to thousands of forecasts, images, and the Internet's largest collection of weather links.

The Beaufort Scale
http://www.anbg.gov.au/jrc/kayak/beaufort.html
Basic information on the Beaufort Wind Force Scale; includes an explanation of conditions likely at each of the 18 possible points on the scale as well as links to related materials.

WW2010 (the weather world 2010 project)
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml
A multimedia educational resource on atmospheric sciences from the Univ. of Illinois. Topics of the online instructional modules range from hurricanes and the hydrologic cycle to fronts and El Nino.

USA Today Weather Index
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/windex.htm
Index leads to informational pages on a variety of weather and climate related topics.

Meteorology A to Z
http://www.wxdude.com/topics.html
Site developed by a TV weather man includes links to useful information sources on a variety of weather topics along with links to useful teaching materials on weather.

The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/
The Weather Channel maintains this comprehensive Web site, offering weather forecasts worldwide; travel information; satellite images; and teachers' resources. Current reports and forecasts for any city of the world are retrievable via a search feature.

 Grammar Websites

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html

Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with confidence, I fly to you, O virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me.

Amen.