I hope you are picking up lots of good books to read this summer. Let me know what you are reading. Enjoy!
May 7-11 Agenda
Reading – Fairy Tales
“Tonweya and the Eagles”
Vocabulary, Summarization, and Final Test
- TAKS Preparation and Practice Book
Mountain Language – Daily # 14-20
English – Use a variety of skills. For example, capitalization, punctuation, complete sentences, apostrophes, and parts of speech.
Writing – Rewrite your favorite fairy tale in a modern version.
Spelling – Unit 35 State Names
Social Studies - Civil War Booklet Social Studies TAKS Comprehension books
April 30-May 4 Agenda
Reading – Fairy Tales
“The Paper Dragon”
Vocabulary, Summarization, and Final Test
- TAKS Preparation and Practice Book
Mountain Language – Daily # 9 -13
English – Use a variety of skills. For example, capitalization, punctuation, complete sentences, apostrophes, and parts of speech.
Writing – Rewrite your favorite fairy tale in a modern version.
Spelling – Unit 34 State Names
Social Studies – Lewis and Clark booklet Social Studies TAKS Comprehension books
April 9-13 Agenda
Reading – Realistic Fiction
“Bridge to Terabithia” Conclude the selection
Vocabulary, Summarization, and Final Test
- TAKS Preparation and Practice Book
Mountain Language – daily Spotlight #6 & 7
English – Usage skills (verbs and pronouns)
Writing – After reading and listening to Chapter 10 of the “Island of the Blue Dolphins” write a letter to Karana inquiring about her voyage.
Spelling - Unit 32 Compound Words
Social Studies – Social Studies TAKS comprehension booklets
Geography Fast Fact -
Monday – There are ten national holidays in the United States. Christmas marks a religious holiday, and one holiday honors all of the Presidents.
Name five more national holidays.
Tuesday – Iowa is the only state with eastern and western borders created entirely by rivers.
What rivers border Iowa?
MArch 19-23 Agenda
Reading – Realistic Fiction
“Bridge to Terabithia” Chapters 1-4 Read a chapter a day.
Vocabulary and Summarization
Mountain Language – daily
English – Usage skills (verbs and pronouns)
Writing – Write a letter to your friend explaining why they would not want to live on Saturn. Include in your letter facts and reasons supporting your position against living on Saturn.
Spelling - Unit 29 Contractions
Social Studies – Social Studies TAKS comprehension booklets
Geography Fast Fact -
Mon. – E Pluribus Unum (Latin for out of many, one) is one of six inscriptions required on every coin minted by the United States.
What are the other five inscriptions?
Tues. – People in Japan were recycling paper as early as the year 1035.
What are some other items besides paper that can be recycled?
Wed. – Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
What is the highest mountain in the United States, and where is it located?
Thurs. – The Massachusetts Minutemen got their name because they could be ready to fight with just a minute’s notice.
In what war were the Minutemen prepared to fight?
Fri. – To be President of the United States, a person must be 35 years old, have lived in the country for fourteen years, and have been born in the United States.
Who was President of the United States before our current President?
Remember to Recycle on Friday!
March 5 – 9 Agenda
Reading – Realistic Fiction
“Bridge to Terabithia” Chapters 1-4 Read a chapter a day.
Mountain Language – daily
English – Usage skills (verbs and pronouns)
Writing – Final draft on Literacy Day Books
Spelling - Unit 28 Words with Suffixes ance, ment, & ful
Social Studies – Social Studies TAKS comprehension booklets
Geography Fast Fact -
Mon. – E Pluribus Unum (Latin for out of many, one) is one of six inscriptions required on every coin minted by the United States.
What are the other five inscriptions?
Tues. – People in Japan were recycling paper as early as the year 1035.
What are some other items besides paper that can be recycled?
Wed. – Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
What is the highest mountain in the United States, and where is it located?
Thurs. – The Massachusetts Minutemen got their name because they could be ready to fight with just a minute’s notice.
In what war were the Minutemen prepared to fight?
Fri. – To be President of the United States, a person must be 35 years old, have lived in the country for fourteen years, and have been born in the United States.
Who was President of the United States before our current President?
Remember to Recycle on Friday!
February 27th
Reading – Realistic Fiction
“The Gold Coin” pp. 138-161
Mountain Language – # 6-10
English – Usage skills (verbs and pronouns)
Writing – Write and design Literacy Day books due 3/2
Spelling – Unit 27 Words with Suffixes ion & ation
Social Studies – Make oral reports on our Black History Projects
Geography Fast Fact
The Atlantic Ocean is about half the size of thePacific Ocean.
What are the three islands located in the Atlantic Ocean?
Remember to recycle on Friday!
February 19
Reading – Review TAKS strategies for our BIG day on tomorrow
Mountain Language – # 1-5-
English – Review TAKS Topper strategies
Writing – Write a compostion comparing yourself to a friend or relative by describing how you are alike and how you are different.
Spelling – Unit 26 Trial Test page 110
Social Studies – Black History Project
February 15, 2007
Dear 5th Grade Parents:
Our 5th grade students are preparing to do a special project on an African American historical figure for Black History Month. This special project will be due on Friday February 23rd.
The Project will consist of
- Short written or typed report
- 3 dimensional visual aid
- Oral Presentation
Each project should answer five basic questions.
1. What is the name of your historical figure?
2. What do you know about his/her family and childhood? When and where was he/she born? Did the events in his/her childhood lead to later accomplishments?
3. What do you know about his/her education?
4. What are some reasons why we remember this person during Black History Month?
5. Is this person still alive? If so, what is he/she doing?
NOTE – a 3 dimensional visual aid can be …
- a puppet
- shoe box visual
- mobile
- TV to show his/her accomplishments
- Item(s) an inventor made
- Cube
- Flip-flap
- Diorama
- Display of books by an author
Posters that are 2 dimensional are not acceptable. No projects will be accepted after the due date. Remember to rephrase the information that you use.
Parent participation is encouraged.
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Daily Planner February 15
Reading – Author Study
“The Sword in the Stone” and “Dragon Slayer” Vocabulary, Compare & Contrast the Selections using a Venn Diagram, Author’s Purpose – Why did the authors wrote these selections?
Kamico Passages – “The Rockville Record” pages 59-80
Mountain Language – # 16 -20
English – TAKS Topper # 20 – 23 Activity page – Author’s Purpose
Writing – Write a composition comparing yourself to a friend or relative by describing how you are alike and how you are different.
Spelling – Unit 25 Consonant Clusters – Spelling pages 107 – 108
Social Studies – Activity page 80
Remember to Recycle on Friday!
Daily Planner February 9th
Reading – Author Study
“Peter Pan” & Pinocchio” Vocabulary Review, Compare & Contrast the Selections using a Venn Diagram, Author’s Purpose – Why the authors write these selections?
Mountain Language – # 1-10
English – TAKS Topper # 16-19 Activity page – Author’s Purpose
Writing – Write a composition about our trip to the planetarium. Don’t forget to add a title to your paper. Due Today 2/9
Spelling – Unit 23 Spelling Words 1-30 Sentence Dictation Test
Social Studies – Activity page 76
Remember to Recycle on Friday!
