Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #20

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #20

January 25, 2010 to January 29, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

Congratulations to the Spelling Bee finalists – Oceana, Nathan, Daniel, and Tammi. Also, congratulations to the Geography Bee finalists – Nathan and Preston. Great job to Nathan for winning first place and Preston for winning the STA Geography Bee!

Just a reminder to please check with your child if he or she needs new notebooks or other school supplies; some students have ran out of notebook pages for journal and math.

Report cards will be distributed tomorrow. Tuesday, February 26, 2010. Please review and return as soon as possible.

Please fill out the fieldtrip form for AIM Concert and return it as soon as possible.

Please note the following:

1. MLK writing assignment and poster, due Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (students may type their final draft and attach it to the other half of their portrait).

2. Poetry Project, please see handout. Due date is Tuesday, February 2, 2010. It is important to encourage the students to work this assignment a little at a time and not to wait until the last minute. Here are some sites:

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/forms.do

3. Test/quizzes this week: chapter test in math and spelling test

A week in review:

Reading: Finishing Poetry, starting The Sign of the Beaver

Religion: Baptism and Confirmation

Math: Chapter 5: Word Problems, Review, Start Chapter 6: Data, Statistics, and Probability, Chapter 5 Test on Thursday

Language Arts: Verbs, Essay on Martin Luther King due Wednesday, Spelling Test List #28 – root words, prefixes, suffixes; Vocabulary Unit 9 – test date Thursday, February 4, 2010, start research project (may involve a trip to the library, more instructions will follow)

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 4: Encounter in the Americas – poster assignment due Friday, starting Chapter 5

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information:

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #19

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #19

January 19, 2010 to January 22, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

I hope you and your family had a restful three-day weekend! Thank you to the families that already turned in their chocolate money. Please continue to turn in the money in the following weeks. Thank you for your generous support of our school.

Please note the following:

1. Book report project for Hatchet due Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Please see handout for choices.

2. Poetry Project, please see handout. Due date is Tuesday, February 2, 2010. It is important to encourage the students to work this assignment a little at time and not to wait until the last minute. Here are some sites:

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/forms.do

3. Test/quizzes this week: math, adjectives, and religion.

A week in review:

Reading: Finishing Poetry, starting The Sign of the Beaver

Religion: Baptism and Confirmation; test on Chapter 5 on Friday

Math: Chapter 5: Integers and Absolute Value, Use Models to Add Integers, Add Integers on a Number Line, Use Models to Subtract (Quiz on Thursday)

Language Arts: Adjective test on Wednesday, Essay on Martin Luther King, Vocabulary Units 5-8 Tests this Friday

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 4: Encounter in the Americas – poster assignment

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information:

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

Vocabulary Words

Learn these words!

alternate

demolish

energetic

enforce

feast

hearty

mature

observant

primary

resign

strive

verdict

website to help you learn these words:

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_color.cfm?sp=student - choose blue

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #18

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #18

January 11, 2010 to January 15, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

Monday, January 18^th is a school holiday. This coming Friday is the second round of the Worlds Finest Chocolate sale. Please support this fundraiser. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Please note the following:

1. Book report project for Hatchet due Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Please see handout for choices.

2. Poetry Unit for the next 2 weeks. It would be a good idea to go to the library and check out some poetry books and/or go the internet to do some research about different kinds of poetry. Here are some sites:

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/forms.do

3. Vocabulary Collage is due this Friday.

A week in review:

Reading: Book Report for Hatchet, Poetry Unit

Religion: Baptism and Confirmation; role play and group projects in class, fruits of the Holy Spirit Poster

Math: Chapter 5: Metric Units of Length, Metric Units of Mass and Capacity, Add and Subtract Units of Time, Problem Solving Strategy- Make a Table, Review (Quiz on Friday)

Language Arts: Adjective, Essay on Christmas Around the World finish it this week; Vocabulary Unit 8 – test date Friday, January 15 but please start reviewing the words each night, spelling words – prefixes (re, dis, mis, il) – test on Friday, January 15, 2010; start reviewing Adjectives in grammar for test on Friday

Social Studies: Unit 2 – Explorations and Encounters – end of the section questions and end of the chapter questions – review and finishing up the chapter, start Chapter 4: Encounter in the Americas (review Chapter 4 for a test on Friday – may use notes)

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information:

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

Geography Bee

Congratulations to the fifth grade finalists for the Geography Bee - Nathan and Preston!

The Bee is on January 25, 2010 at 8:30 AM!

Vocabulary Collage

1. Create a vocabulary collage of your vocabulary words. Remember, in a collage, your pictures need to be touching each other. (see example in the classroom)
2. Include at least one picture per word. Also include the definition and part of speech of each word. You may type your words and definitions if you like.
3. Look through magazines and newspapers for your pictures.
4. Use the poster paper provided for you.

Due Date: Friday, January 15, 2010

Spelling Bee

After two rounds of quite difficult words, congratulations to Oceana, Tammi, Nathan, and Daniel. They will represent us in the school spelling bee!

The Ten Cents Fifth Grade Challenge

Let's help those in need. For this month of January, let's challenge ourselves to donate ten cents a day to the Missions. That would mean, sacrificing 50 cents a week to help those in need. Can we do it?

Poetry Unit

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #17

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #17

January 4, 2010 to January 8, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

I hope you and your family had a great Christmas and an awesome start to 2010! It’s nice to see everyone again after the break!

Just a reminder to please check with your child regarding school supplies; some of the supplies may need replenishing at this point, such as notebooks, pencils, and coloring materials.

Please note the following:

1. Book report project for Hatchet due Wednesday, January 20, 2009. Please see handout for choices.

2. Poetry Unit for the next 2 weeks. It would be a good idea to go to the library and check out some poetry books and/or go the internet to do some research about different kinds of poetry. Here are some sites:

http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/forms.do

3. Since it’s the beginning of the month, we will be switching seats again. It is also a good idea to clean out folders and backpacks at home.

A week in review:

Reading: Book Report for Hatchet, Poetry Unit

Religion: Baptism and Confirmation; role play and group projects in class

Math: Chapter 5: Measurement and Integers, learn Customary Unit of Measures and Metric Units of Measure, both abbreviations and equalities by Friday for a quiz; Perimeter and Area, Weight and Capacity, Solving Multi-step world problems, Metric Units of Lengths

Language Arts: Adjective, Essay on Christmas Around the World finish it this week; Vocabulary Unit 8 – test date Friday, January 15 but please start reviewing the words each night

Social Studies: Unit 2 – Explorations and Encounters – end of the section questions and end of the chapter questions – review and finishing up the chapter

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information:

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

Measurements and Integers

Learn these!

Customary Unit of Measure

Length

1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)

1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft)

1 mile (mi) = 5,280 feet (ft)

Capacity

1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)

1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)

1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)

Weight

1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)

1 ton (T) = 2,000 pounds (lbs)

Metric Units of Measure

Length

1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)

1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m)

Capacity

1 liter (L) = 1,000 milliliters (mL)

Mass

1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams

Happy New Year

Happy 2010!

I hope you and your family had a great break.