Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

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Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #7

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #7

October 4, 2010 to October 7, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

Happy Monday to all of you! I hope you had a great weekend and ready to start the short week. Please note that there is no school this Friday and Monday. I wish you and your family a great four-day weekend!

Please note the following:

1. Please cover all textbooks. Some kids still have their books uncovered. Covers protect the books from wear and tear.

2. It is really important that students manage their time wisely. If a long-term assignment or project is due on Friday, please do not wait until Thursday night to complete it.

3. The students have switched seats and cleaned desk. It would also be a good idea clean backpacks and binder. Please make sure all corrected papers have been reviewed and removed from the STAR binder. Additionally, all old newsletters should also be recycled.

A week in review:

Vocabulary: Unit 4 (collage) – test date, Friday, October 15, 2010

Spelling: /e/ and /u/ - test this Thursday

Math: Chapter 1 Test this Thursday, Quick Check and Cumulative Review, Expressions and Equations, Write and Evaluate Expressions, and Write and Solve Equations

Writing: Creative Writing

Grammar: Pronouns

Reading: Teach Me Project! Second part of Sign of the Beaver; Bee Research (again students will need Internet access or a trip to the library) – due Thursday

Religion: Religion Test October 5); Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer

Social Studies: Chapter – charts on Native Americans

Ms. Ronquillo’s Contact Information: (please do not hesitate to contact me)

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org

blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

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 class blog)
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, October 15, 2010

Welcome Fifth Graders 2010-2011

I hope you had a great summer! I am very excited about this coming school year. There are many things to look forward to.

This summer I went back to the Philippines. I was born in the Philippines and migrated to the United States when I was twelve years old. It was nice to be back to do some mission work and see the sights! I hope you also had a great adventure this summer.

I am looking to meet each and everyone of you!

Stations of the Cross

Reflections on the Stations

1. Jesus is condemned to death.

What can you do when someone treats you badly?

2. Jesus accepts his cross.

What things are difficult for you to deal with? Give one way Jesus helps us.

3. Jesus falls the first time.

What can we do when we make a mistake?

4. Jesus meets his mother.

How can you support and encourage your family members?

5. Simon helps Jesus carry the cross.

What is one selfless action you can do to another person?

6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.

Give an example of kindness in your daily school routine.

7. Jesus falls the second time.

Have you ever felt like you just want to give up? How can our faith help us when that happens?

8. Jesus meets the women.

Explain how you might comfort someone who is in pain, with the words of Jesus.

9. Jesus falls the third time.

What is adversity? How can we as Catholics overcome it?

10. Jesus is stripped of his clothes.

What things in your life are important to you? How would you feel if you lost everything?

11. Jesus is nailed to the cross.

If a friend of yours was hurt badly by someone else, what would your advice be?

12. Jesus dies on the cross.

Jesus asks us to ‘die to ourselves’. What does that mean?

13. Jesus is taken down from the cross.

How is God’s hand on our lives?

14. Jesus is buried in the tomb.

When everything seems hopeless, what gives you hope?

15. Jesus rises from the dead.

What things in your life cause you to rejoice?

American Revolution Walkthrough

Friday, March 26, 2010

12:15 to 2:24 PM

To the red, white, and blue teams:

Memorize your lines

Prepare your costumes

Make your props

Learn Yankee Doodle

Learn Star Spangled Banner

Know the following:

American Revolution

Events, Famous People, Battles, and Quotes

Who said the following:

Quotes	Person
“Give me liberty…or give me death”
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
“That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
“I have not yet begun to fight!”

Declaration of Independence:

What did Thomas Paine publish
Who wrote it?
Who was the oldest signer?
What does it say? (famous line)

Battles

“Shot heard around the world”
Turning point of the Revolutionary War
General Washington and his troops almost froze to death
Last major battle

Prewar Events

Taxes on written things
A riot on March 5, 1770, killed 5 people and wounded 6 others
The British ship that crashed offshore and was burned by colonists.
Colonists are told not to move west into Indian territory.
Parliament announces that they are in charge of the Colonies
Colonists are instructed to house British troops in their homes.
Patriots dress as Indians and sneak about 3 British ships.
I warned local people about a British invasion form Boston and shouted, “The Regulars are coming.”

Revolution Events:

President of the Second Continental Congress
Woman who helped design the first American flag
American traitor
What happened on September 3, 1783

Scripture Study

We are studying the following Bible passages:

Genesis 1:2-2:2 (God's creation)

Exodus 14:15 - 15:1 (God saved His People)

Romans 6:3-11 (God's Gift of Eternal Life)

Narrative Story

Name: _______________________________

Narrative Story

• Sketch and outline 10 points
• Draft 10 points
• Title 5 points
• First Paragraph 20 points

(interesting beginning; where, when, action, character, comment, or dialogue)

• Middle Paragraph 20 points

(use of transitions)

• Last Paragraph 20 points

(memorable ending, make sure the reader knows the point of the story, do not use “The End” )

• Neatness (handwritten or typed) 10 points
• Correct grammar and spelling 20 points
• This sheet 5 points
• Timeliness 10 points