5th Grade Newsletter: January 11, 2016

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Ield trip After the National Geographic Live! presentation of the Spinosaurus, we will stop by Chuck-E-Cheese in Tacoma to grab a bite to eat and have some fun.  The cost is $10 for four slices of a large pizza, unlimited drinks, and 32 tokens. 

Bible We began our study on a new lesson, which is entitled, “Moses Serves God.”  In spite of Moses’ self-perceived inadequacies, God calls Moses to serve Him

Reading and Language Arts Last week, we completed our final drafts of each poem, and added illustrations for each page.  Binding of our poetry books, self-reflection, receiving and giving criticism of the poetry books, and presenting them will take place this week.  Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar (M.U.G.) Capitalization concerning proper nouns that are geographic terms, proper adjectives, titles used in names, and abbreviations (of titles, companies, countries and states, and addresses) will be learned and practiced.

Math lessons 54-56 will be practiced and due tomorrow.   Daily from Wednesdays through Friday, a lesson will be examined in detail. There is a test today.

Spelling This week we are studying more homophones (lesson 14).  Vocabulary, we are beginning a new lesson on “The First Thanksgiving.”  There are a spelling and vocabulary (Wordly Wise) test this week.

Science We are preparing for the upcoming test, which is this Thursday by reviewing our study guides through games.

History We continue an in-class project with a partner on a Greek god to begin our new chapter on Ancient Greece.  Keep studying for the upcoming Passport test.

The lightening-of-your-binder news has been more-than-welcomed!  I am so glad to hear that your backpacks are getting less heavy, as a result! 

Parents, please join the PTF meeting in the library between 5-6 p.m.  Your presence will be a present!  These homophones were on our last week’s list.  You will obtain childcare for the hour and a volunteer hour.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!!!

Have a blessed week, Mrs. Chang

Important Dates:

Jan. 14: Spirit Day - Sports Team Day

Jan. 18: MLK Day (NO SCHOOL/X-Care)

Jan. 19: Semester 1 Ends

Jan. 19: PTF Meeting at 5-6 p.m. in the library

Jan. 25: National Geographic Field trip

Jan. 28: Passport Testing

Spelling Challenge Words:

furiously and unconcerned

Bible Memory Verse (BMV)— Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Due Dates (THIS SCHOOL WEEK):

Monday 11th	Tuesday 12th	Wednesday 13th	Thursday 14th	Friday 15th
			SpIrit DAy
Math Test 9	Math Practice Sets 54-56	Math Lesson 54	Math Lesson 55	Math Lesson 56
	Spelling 14 & Cursive	Spelling Test 14	Science Chp. 2 Test	Health Quiz Part 3
	Wordly Wise 7DE	Wordly Wise Test 7	Library Visit	BMV Test
		Self-Reflection/ Critique due

Due Dates (NEXT SCHOOL WEEK):

Monday 18th	Tuesday 19th	Wednesday 20th	Thursday 21th	Friday 22th
MLK Day—No School	Semester 1 Ends PTF Meeting
	Math Practice Sets 57-59	Math Lesson 57	Math Lesson 58	Math Lesson 59
	Spelling 15 & Cursive	Spelling Test 15		Health Quiz Part 4
	Wordly Wise 8ABC			BMV Test

5th Grade Newsletter: January 4, 2016

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elcome back from the, hopefully, restful and needed break!  I hope that you truly enjoyed your time with family and the sparkling, white snowfall!  Blog A link of our wonderful day together—celebrating Christmas with worship, Spanish songs, secret Santas, Adopt-a-Family, and movie with munchies—was emailed over the holidays: http://changfutureleaders.blogspot.com/2015/12/video-and-pictures.html

Bible A new Bible list of Romans 12 was sent home.  Adopt-a Family Thank you to all our families in the 5^th grade for blessing others with your sacrificial generosity and compassion!   This picture shows a Christmas made tremendously special with our gifts of more-than-words to a family.

Reading The reading logs are due tomorrow.  Only the weekdays of the weeks we had school will be graded—15 days.

Math lessons 51-53 will be practiced and due tomorrow.   Daily from Wednesdays through Friday, a lesson will be examined in detail. There is no test this week, but we will have the 8^th one next week.

Language Arts Last month, we completed all our rough draft poems!  The final poems [“Five Senses,” “Haiku,” “Who-What-When-Where-Why” and  Bible (optional)] are due. This week we will write out our final drafts by simply copying our rough drafts.  For Art, we will spend time adding our illustrations into our poetry book.  Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar (M.U.G.) This week we will review all the punctuation (i.e. dashes, parentheses, hyphens, colons, semi-colons, quotation marks, underlining) marks learned.

Spelling This week we are studying homophones (lesson 13).  Vocabulary, we are finishing up the lesson on “Birds in Tuxedos.”  Also, spelling and vocabulary worksheets will be due Tuesdays and tests will be on Wednesdays (with Wordly Wise—every other week).

In History and Science we are going through our study guides to get ready for the upcoming tests (Wednesday and next Thursday, respectively).  Also, we are going to begin an in-class project on a Greek god to begin our new chapter on Ancient Greece.  Lastly, Passport maps were sent home today.

Feel free to lighten your binder by filing away in your accordion folder graded and/or unneeded work!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!!!

Have a blessed week, Mrs. Chang

Important Dates:

Jan. 4: School Resumes

Jan. 14: Spirit Day - Sports Team Day

Jan. 18: MLK Day (NO SCHOOL/X-Care)

Jan. 19: Semester 1 Ends

Jan. 25: National Geographic Field trip

Jan. 28: Passport Testing

Spelling Challenge Words:

manufactured and aspirations

Bible Memory Verse (BMV)— Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Due Dates (THIS SCHOOL WEEK):

Monday 4th	Tuesday 5th	Wednesday 6th	Thursday 7th	Friday 8th
Math Test 8—next week	Math Practice Sets 51-53	Math Lesson 51	Math Lesson 52	Math Lesson 53
	Spelling 13 and cursive	Spelling Test 13		Health Quiz Part 3—next week
	Wordly Wise 7ABC	History Chp. 3 Test		BMV Test
	Reading Calendar

Due Dates (NEXT SCHOOL WEEK):

Monday 11th	Tuesday 12th	Wednesday 13th	Thursday 14th	Friday 15th
Math Test 8 (L36-40)	Math Practice Sets 54-56	Math Lesson 54	Math Lesson 55	Math Lesson 56
	Spelling 14 and cursive	Spelling Test 14	Library Visit	Health Quiz Part 3
	Wordly Wise 7DE	Wordly Wise Test 7	Science Chp. 2 Test	BMV Test

Weather Alert

Due to weather and road conditions, NCHS and CCA will be on a 2 hour late start for Monday, January 4.