Wednesday

Everyone:

Social Studies- Start learning the SW states, and review the SE states. Quiz Wednesday the 7th.

Language Arts- Writing project due October 12th!

We have been watching the film version of "Sign of the Beaver" this week as a culminating activity to our reading assignments.

Ladies: Please remember your writing project tomorrow to work on during boys gym!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

No homework!

Have a great weekend. Next week there is no spelling test!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

For Everyone:
Keep working on your book project. The sooner you get your rough draft in, the sooner you can begin your final draft!

Social Studies: Open book test tomorrow.

Spelling Test tomorrow. Here is the list:
1. bluff
2. cautious
3. consist
4. despise
5. haven
6. miniature
7. monarch
8. obstacle
9. postpone
10. straggle
11. treacherous
12. vivid
13. rotate
14. revolve
15. orbit
16. equator
17. crater
18. eclipse
19. phase
20. refraction

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: None
Math: Finish addition/subtraction worksheet

Miss Press
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver questions.

Math: Complete worksheets from class

Have a great night. Tomorrow is Friday!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

For Everyone:

Please complete language arts review for Thursday! If you have a corrected copy of your publishing project, please start working on your final copy. It is due Monday, October 12th!

Social Studies: None

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: None
Math: Workbook pages 3.6-3.7

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE- Handwriting page, if not finished in class.

English Unit Review packet due Thursday! Unit 1 test Thursday.
Keep working on your writing project! Please don't forget when your rough draft is due!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for vocabulary quiz and open book test on Friday.

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: None

Math: Workbook pages 3.4 & 3.5

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver questions chapter 16-17

Math: No Homework

The ideas for our first publishing project are great! I can't wait to see all the finished products.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE- Please be mindful of your rough draft due date! You can turn it in as soon as it is complete so that you may begin working on your final writing project.

Social Studies- Midwest states quiz tomorrow!

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: Read to the end of "Sign of the Beaver" and complete final questions. These are due tomorrow.

Math: Worksheet 3.3 & 3.4 (One worksheet, double-sided)

Miss Press:

Language Arts: Sign of Beaver chapters 13-15 and questions due tomorrow.

Math: No homework

Have a great night and the password is snakeskin!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

EVERYONE:
LANGUAGE ARTS: Work on your publishing project!!!!! Both groups have Sign of the Beaver questions and assignments due tomorrow! There is a spelling test tomorrow! Here is the list:
abandon
assault
convert
dispute
impressive
justify
misleading
numerous
productive
shrewd
strategy
villain
snare
remember
suspicious
disgruntled
bitter
indifference
pumpkin
suggest

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for states quiz on Tuesday!

Mrs. Cahill:

Math:
Complete workbook page 10 and do the challenge rounding worksheet 3.1



Miss Press:
Miss Press is out sick!!!!!


Tomorrow is a short Friday.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE: English Workbook page 11

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts- Sign of the Beaver chapters 16-19 and questions due Friday.

Math- Decimals worksheet. It is 2 sided!

Miss Press:
Language Arts- Sign of the Beaver 10-11 and questions due Friday

Math- Review page from text due tomorrow.

We had our first writing conferences with the boys to select book projects. If you have a boy ask him what he agreed to in his contract. All projects are due Monday, October 12th. If you have a girl, we will conference during class tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE:
SOCIAL STUDIES: Do study guide for Wednesday test. Test Wednesday.

MRS. CAHILL

Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 16-19 and questions due Friday.
Math: No Homework

MISS PRESS
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 10-12 and questions due Friday.


Congratulations to our new student council members! The first meeting is tomorrow at lunch.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE: English Workbook page 9 if not finished in class.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Do study guide for Wednesday test. Study guide due Tuesday.


MRS. CAHILL
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 13-15 and questions.

Math: Review page 33 #1-20 if not finished in class.

MISS PRESS
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 10-12 and questions due Friday.

Math:

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

No HOMEWORK for the weekend. Please do take the opportunity to ask your fifth grader if they have an idea for their writing project. The sky's the limit!

Have a great weekend and please remember to look for our class newsletter. It was distributed today.

Mrs. Cahill

FOR EVERYONE:
English Workbook page 5 + 7. You can choose to do page 6 for extra credit fun.

Social Studies:
Study NE and SE state locations for Friday quiz.

Mrs.Cahill:
Language Arts: Read Sign of the Beaver through page 63 and complete all questions in packet by tomorrow!

Math: Give workbook page 9 a try and complete worksheet 1.10-1.11

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver read through chapter 7 and complete questions for chapters 5-7

Math: Worksheets 2.2

Tomorrow is Friday. Next week we will have our lower school elections. It might be a good idea to talk with your fifth grader about appropriate campaign behavior and the value of good sportsmanship. Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

HOMEWORK:
Attention! Attention!
The project sheet for our free publishing project went out today. Please talk with your student about ideas they may have. This project should be book like. If you are doing a picture book you will need a binder or some other way to join the papers. A short story should be typed. The presentation is important as well as the content. We will be workshopping ideas during class. Each student will choose a final project by next Thursday so that they may begin working on the final product. I will have a conference to set dates for rough drafts, etc. next week. All final pieces are due by Monday, October 12th. If you have questions please let me know.

Science: There is a science vocabulary quiz on Thursday! Use the definitions in your notebook for study.

Social Studies: Study NE and SE state locations for Friday quiz.

Mrs.Cahill:

Language Arts: Read Sign of the Beaver through page 63 and complete all questions in packet by Friday!

Math: Complete mixed review on pg. 7 in workbook and do the worksheet handed out in class on hundredths and thousandths.

Miss Press:Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver read through chapter 7 and complete questions for chapters 5-7

Math: Worksheets-reteach and challenge 2.1


Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

HOMEWORK:

Science: There is a science vocabulary quiz on Thursday! Use the definitions in your notebook for study.

Social Studies: Study NE and SE state locations for Friday quiz.

Mrs.Cahill:
Language Arts: Read Sign of the Beaver through page 63 and complete all questions in packet by Friday!

Math: Complete practice in notebook and worksheet 2.1 for homework.

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver read through chapter 7 and complete questions for chapters 5-7

Math: No Homework

We started a paper airplane project today! Don't be surprised if your student is trying to design the best airplane possible. We will test our designs on Friday! Be looking for a special project slip tomorrow for our first important publishing project. More details will follow, and here is the spelling list:

1. eight
2. twenty
3. thirty
4. forty
5. fifty
6. sixty
7. seventy
8. eighty
9. ninety
10. hundred
11. thousand
12. million
13. billion
14. value
15. rotate
16. revolve
17. equator
18. planet
19. universe
20. galaxy

Have a great night,

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

We made it through our first full week! I was very impressed by our fantastic fifth grade writers. They seem very excited and enthusiastic. Ask your student what list they chose for journal writing this week.

We did make it through the week with NO HOMEWORK! I appreciate your support in reinforcing positive classroom behaviors. If solid expectations are set in the beginning of the school year, we will have fewer disruptions in learning. I am happy to say that every fifth grader has made an effort to make good choices.

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget that Monday is a holiday! Enjoy your labor Day.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

Here is your fifth grade blog:

Language Arts:
GIRLS: Do your journal entry!

Miss Press- Sign of the Beaver chapters 3-4, do the questions!

SPELLING TEST TOMORROW


Math:
Mrs. Cahill- Chapter 1 test tomorrow.

Have a great night and please look for the newsletter tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

For Homework:

Everyone shoudl complete English workbook page 3, a review of the different types of sentences. Please hold over your "Sign of the Beaver" assignments for discussion tomorrow.

BOYS: Please complete your journal entry based on one of your list topics. Be prepared to share tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill MATH:

Please complete the text book review on page 17, problem #'s 1-15.

Have a great night and I will see you at "Meet the Teachers". The program begins at 7pm.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Mrs. Cahill Language Arts:

Complete questions for chapters 3 & 4, read on through page 39.

Mrs. Cahill Math:

Workbook page 4 and Worksheet 1.4

Have a great night and remember tomorrow is "Meet the Teachers" night. It begins at 7pm.

Mrs. Cahill