Attention Parents:
We are beginning a research unit this week. The students will be researching an invention and the inventor that has had a positive impact on society.
They will be presenting the week of Feb. 21-25 (exact days TBA).
The students are to come up with 3 good research questions and get 3 sources for each question. They may present creating a PowerPoint or a poster.
We will conduct most of the research in class but the projects will be assembled at home. If the students needs supplies like poster board, please let me know ASAP.
Be creative with presentations! The students can dress up like the inventor and bring in props to help them present. Have fun and happy researching. :)
-Mrs. Crawford
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
LONG WEEKEND!
Just a reminder - The students have Monday off for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Tuesday off for teacher inservice.
Have a great long weekend!
Have a great long weekend!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Solar System Project
Attention parents and guardians:
We have a project assigned that is due on Wednesday, Jan. 12th!!
Each student must create a model of the Solar System.
They must include the following:
We have a project assigned that is due on Wednesday, Jan. 12th!!
Each student must create a model of the Solar System.
They must include the following:
- Sun
- 9 planets
- label the inner and outer planets
- asteroid belt
- one fact about each planet
Monday, December 6, 2010
Updates
Whew... time has really flown by! I can't believe we only have 10 days until Christmas break.
We have been EXTRA busy since last time I posted, sorry to keep you waiting.
Here's what we're working on now:
Math - Adding and subtracting improper fractions and mixed numbers and changing mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers. We just finish working on simplifying fractions and comparing fractions, including finding common denominators as a strategy to compare fractions.
Science - We have been talking about land formations and how to surface of the earth if always changing. We have studied constructive and destructive forces and how they create and break down different landforms. This week we are continuing Earth science with the study of rocks and fossils.
S.S. - We have beginning a new unit about the formation of the US government, the founding fathers and our constitution.
Reading/LA - We are still talking about informational text, understanding author's purpose and finding the main idea using what we know about paragraph structure and text features. Encourage you child to read something non-fiction 1-2 times per week. (Ex: newspapers, magazines, non-fiction books, parent approved internet sites, etc.)
We have been EXTRA busy since last time I posted, sorry to keep you waiting.
Here's what we're working on now:
Math - Adding and subtracting improper fractions and mixed numbers and changing mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers. We just finish working on simplifying fractions and comparing fractions, including finding common denominators as a strategy to compare fractions.
Science - We have been talking about land formations and how to surface of the earth if always changing. We have studied constructive and destructive forces and how they create and break down different landforms. This week we are continuing Earth science with the study of rocks and fossils.
S.S. - We have beginning a new unit about the formation of the US government, the founding fathers and our constitution.
Reading/LA - We are still talking about informational text, understanding author's purpose and finding the main idea using what we know about paragraph structure and text features. Encourage you child to read something non-fiction 1-2 times per week. (Ex: newspapers, magazines, non-fiction books, parent approved internet sites, etc.)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Classroom News...
Last week was a very busy week. We finished up the first 9 weeks of school!
Math - Last week we began our factor unit. We are working on finding factors of a number, common factors between 2 or 3 numbers and greatest common factors between 2 or 3 numbers. We will continue our factor unit this week focusing on identifying prime and composite numbers.
Reading - Last week the students studied a variety of Myths. We are beginning our poetry unit this week. The students will study rhyme scheme, internal and external rhyme, poetic technique, and a variety of poetry, including Acrostics, Limericks, Haiku, Alliteration and Onomatopoeia. The students will be creating their own mini-poetry book in our writing station.
SS - Last week we finished our colony unit and students turned in their colony brochures. They turned out great and are on display outside of our classroom. We are beginning our Road to the Revolution unit this week. The students will have an open book test on Friday.
Science - This week we are continuing our Energy unit. The students will also be participating in center rotations in the science lab. The rotations will focus on sound, electric circuits, light and matter.
REMINDERS:
Please turn in field trip money and permission forms. Also, let me know if you would like to volunteer. *We need 2 volunteers, first come first serve IF your child has turned everything in to me.
If you want to volunteer you MUST complete a background check. Please see the office for more details.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, November 11th - SCHOOL HOLIDAY
November 19th - Field Trip to the Super Scientific Circus - http://www.superscientificcircus.com/
November 24th - 26th - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Thursday, December 2nd @ 5:00 - PTO Winter Program
Math - Last week we began our factor unit. We are working on finding factors of a number, common factors between 2 or 3 numbers and greatest common factors between 2 or 3 numbers. We will continue our factor unit this week focusing on identifying prime and composite numbers.
Reading - Last week the students studied a variety of Myths. We are beginning our poetry unit this week. The students will study rhyme scheme, internal and external rhyme, poetic technique, and a variety of poetry, including Acrostics, Limericks, Haiku, Alliteration and Onomatopoeia. The students will be creating their own mini-poetry book in our writing station.
SS - Last week we finished our colony unit and students turned in their colony brochures. They turned out great and are on display outside of our classroom. We are beginning our Road to the Revolution unit this week. The students will have an open book test on Friday.
Science - This week we are continuing our Energy unit. The students will also be participating in center rotations in the science lab. The rotations will focus on sound, electric circuits, light and matter.
REMINDERS:
Please turn in field trip money and permission forms. Also, let me know if you would like to volunteer. *We need 2 volunteers, first come first serve IF your child has turned everything in to me.
If you want to volunteer you MUST complete a background check. Please see the office for more details.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, November 11th - SCHOOL HOLIDAY
November 19th - Field Trip to the Super Scientific Circus - http://www.superscientificcircus.com/
November 24th - 26th - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Thursday, December 2nd @ 5:00 - PTO Winter Program
Thursday, October 14, 2010
What's been happening?
Hello all!
It's been a while since I've updated so here it goes....
Things to Remember:
Fall Fest - October 15th - Come play games and eat Chick-fil-A ($5 box dinners)
Picture Day - October 21st
Early Release - October 22nd
We have been participating in "Buddy Reading" with a 1st and pre-k class. The students love reading with the younger kids and the younger kids really look up to our class. We will also begin Science Backpack Buddies with a 1st grade class. Once a month each 5th grader will teach a lesson in science to a 1st grader. All the materials and lessons are provided and a little backpack for the students to use.
Math - We have been working on strategies to solve long division problems. We are practicing estimating, using compatible numbers and working with manipulatives. We are now moving on to word problems and interpreting the remainders. This is a skill most students have trouble with.
Reading - We are learning about the different types of Point of View in a story. We are also working on Fables, Fairy Tales, lessons and morals. They students created their own modern fairy tale, fables and are now working on a news story from a particular point of view. We are also working on subject/verb agreement and learning to identify the simple and compound subject and predicate in sentences.
Science - The students have been learning about forces such as gravity and magnetism and motion, including speed, velocity, momentum and acceleration. Next week we will begin Forms of Energy, focusing on Kinetic and Potential energy.
S.S. - The students are continuing to work on their Colony project (we may push the due date back a few days). They are creating a brochure advertising their colony in the computer lab. Whatever they do not finish in the lab will become class work and possibly homework.
It's been a while since I've updated so here it goes....
Things to Remember:
Fall Fest - October 15th - Come play games and eat Chick-fil-A ($5 box dinners)
Picture Day - October 21st
Early Release - October 22nd
We have been participating in "Buddy Reading" with a 1st and pre-k class. The students love reading with the younger kids and the younger kids really look up to our class. We will also begin Science Backpack Buddies with a 1st grade class. Once a month each 5th grader will teach a lesson in science to a 1st grader. All the materials and lessons are provided and a little backpack for the students to use.
Math - We have been working on strategies to solve long division problems. We are practicing estimating, using compatible numbers and working with manipulatives. We are now moving on to word problems and interpreting the remainders. This is a skill most students have trouble with.
Reading - We are learning about the different types of Point of View in a story. We are also working on Fables, Fairy Tales, lessons and morals. They students created their own modern fairy tale, fables and are now working on a news story from a particular point of view. We are also working on subject/verb agreement and learning to identify the simple and compound subject and predicate in sentences.
Science - The students have been learning about forces such as gravity and magnetism and motion, including speed, velocity, momentum and acceleration. Next week we will begin Forms of Energy, focusing on Kinetic and Potential energy.
S.S. - The students are continuing to work on their Colony project (we may push the due date back a few days). They are creating a brochure advertising their colony in the computer lab. Whatever they do not finish in the lab will become class work and possibly homework.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Updates...
Math - Last week we began our multiplication unit. We will continue practicing 2 digit x 2 digit and 2 digit x 3 digit multiplication. We are working on the following strategies: Stretch, Arrays, and Stacked.
Reading - We continued our shared reading with The Invention of Hugo Cabret. We working on foreshadowing, making predictions, story elements and vocabulary building. This week we will be working on understanding authors use of humor, literary elements, vocabulary building and understanding what it means to be an effective listener and speaker.
Science - Last week we continued to study properties of matter. We learned about Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures, freezing (melting) and boiling points of water and the scientists who invented the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. We talked the movement of molecules in the different water temperatures and how that affects the thermometer readings.
S.S. - We continued our colony study and are currently focusing on why each group chose to come to the United States.
Reading - We continued our shared reading with The Invention of Hugo Cabret. We working on foreshadowing, making predictions, story elements and vocabulary building. This week we will be working on understanding authors use of humor, literary elements, vocabulary building and understanding what it means to be an effective listener and speaker.
Science - Last week we continued to study properties of matter. We learned about Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures, freezing (melting) and boiling points of water and the scientists who invented the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. We talked the movement of molecules in the different water temperatures and how that affects the thermometer readings.
S.S. - We continued our colony study and are currently focusing on why each group chose to come to the United States.
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