Monday, November 30, 2015

5th Grade Newsletter: November 30, 2015





D
uring our chapel last Tuesday, we learned about the ten lepers who were healed by Jesus.  Of the ten, we see that one went through the trouble to turn around and go back to God in order to offer Him thanks.  Of the first blessing (healing from leprosy), the second one was better—healing of his soul.  May we, also, like the Samaritan leper find ways to praise God by putting forth the effort to thank Him.

Adopt-a family is a way we can pay it forward by reaching out locally to families in need during the holidays.  These families do not have the means to celebrate Christmas, so we are able to provide them with material things with the support of others who will provide a tasty meal.  What a privilege it will be this holiday to share our blessings with our adopted family: boy (16), girl (15), girl (10), boy (2), Mom, and Dad. A specific list is attached.

Science We studied about fossil formation: fossils preserved in sediment and fossils preserved in other materials.  This week, we will learn about two ways of looking at fossils through evolution or creation and learning from fossils through their excavating, preparing, and reconstructing of them.  We will also learn about the dating of fossils.  In History, we will learn about the Canaanites and the Israelites conquest of Canaan, the Israel as a nation, and the Assyrian Empire. 

Math lessons will be on picturing fractions, part two; half of an odd number and fractions on a number line; comparing fractions by drawing pictures; and pictures of mixed numbers.

Reading We finish our reading of The Tale of Desperaux with a celebration of a movie and treats this Friday!  Bring a stuffed animal or pillows to get comfy.  Also, the November reading calendar is due tomorrow.

Language Arts We have poets, already, in our classroom.  Last week, we created “Alphabet Alliteration” and “Cinquain” peoms. This week will be creating “Color,” “Concrete,” and “Creature Alliteration” poems.   Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar (M.U.G.) Colons introduce a list in a sentence, express time, and make a formal introduction of a quotation.  Semicolons, also, will be examined.  Spelling We will not begin a new lesson this week in order to take the test on last week’s list. Also in Vocabulary, we continue our study of words by creating phrases (section A), substituting a phrase or word (section B), and word meaning study (section C).

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!!!
Have a blessed week, Ms. Chang
Homework (read 20 minutes and study for Passport)…Please see your planners.


Bible Memory Verse (BMV)—Hebrews 10:11-12
And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.



Important Dates:
Nov. 30- Dec. 4: Box Tops Competition 
Dec. 7: Candy Gram Sales begin
Dec. 17: CCA Christmas Program 7:00 pm
Dec. 17: Passport to Geography Testing
Dec. 18: Spirit Day—Living Ornaments
TBA: Adopt-a-Child—helping a local family

Spelling Challenge Words:
illuminated and extraordinary


Due Dates:


Monday 30th
Tuesday 1st
Wednesday 2nd
Thursday 3rd
Friday 4th
Math Quiz 7 (L31-35)
Math Lesson 40
Math Lesson 41
Math Lesson 42
Math Lesson 43

Reading Calendar
Spelling 10 and Cursive
Spelling Lesson Test 10
BMV Test


Wordly Wise L6ABC

NEXT FRIDAY—Wordly Wise Test 5

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