Welcome to Fifth Grade 2011 to 2012

I hope you had a great summer vacation!

I would like to welcome you and your family to fifth grade. For most of you, we meet again from second grade. It seems just like yesterday! I am looking forward to a great year together.

By now, I hope you've received the letter and picture that I sent you. You need the picture for the first day of school to locate your seat. The pictures I sent you were mostly taken by me this summer.

Social Studies

Marco Polo's Exploration Route

Early Explorers (Viking Ship)

Unit 5 Vocabulary Words - Test Date November 5, 2010

1. blemish
2. blunt
3. capable
4. conclude
5. detect
6. fatigue
7. festive
8. hospitality
9. nomad
10. persecute
11. supreme
12. transport

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #11

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #11

November 1, 2010 to November 5, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

I hope you and your family had a great Halloween! Thank you very much to everyone who made the Halloween Festival a successful event for everyone.

Today is the Feast Day of All Saints, may we always remember that all of us are called to be saints!

Please note the following:

1. Please be reminded of your Parent-teacher conference time for next week starting on Monday, November 8, 2010. I’m looking forward to talking to you in regards to your child. Before the conference, please reflect on the following questions: What are your child’s strengths (in school, as well as outside of school); What are your child’s weaknesses (What can he or she improve on?) and any particular questions or concerns. We will be discussing your child’s report card and the result of the IOWA testing.

2. It is very important that the students remain on top of their assignments. Please periodically check with your child to make sure that he/she is finishing all assignments. It is also very important to turn in assignments on time.

3. It will be 12:30 PM days starting this Friday, November 5^th until Thursday, November 11^th due to Parent-teacher conferences. Friday, November 12^th is a school holiday commemorating Veteran’s Day.

A week in review:

Vocabulary: Unit 5; Vocabulary Map and Test this Friday, November 5, 2010.

Spelling: none this week due to vocabulary test, will resume again next week

Math: Multiply by Two-digit number and Problem Solving – Use Operation; Quick Check and Cumulative Review; Math Chapter 2 Test on Friday; Starting Chapter 3: Division and Equation

Writing: Creative Writing continues

Grammar: Pronouns continued; starting Adjective; Pronouns test on Thursday (please see below)

Reading: Sign of the Beaver: Celebrations; community map (finishing up to Chapter 20)

Religion: Feast of All Saints, Feast of All Souls, Christian Role Models

Social Studies: Exploration - please study packet for test on Wednesday, November 3, 2010; Marco Polo explorations

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

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org

blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

Pronouns Test: Personal Pronouns pages 22 and 23; reflexive and intensive page 35; subject and subject compliment pages 24, 25, 26; possessive pronouns pages 33 and 34; contractions page 37

Exploration Test (use the packet): review pages 6 and 9; reread through the packet and pay close attention to the parts that are highlighted.

Teach Me!

Students taught the class the following:

1. PB and J sandwich

2. A body bridge

3. A paper claw

4. Leaf rubbing

5. Fortune Teller

6. Paper heart

7. How to play baseball/hold a bat

8. Chocolate chip cookies with nuts

9. Paper airplane

10. Paper sniper

11. Polish your nails

12. Paper star

13. Crane

14. Paper Boat

15. How to add using an Abacus

16. Paper airplane

17. Magic trick

18. Hybrid cars

19. Paper cup

20 How to hang a jacket on a chair

21. Spam Masubi

22. Card house

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #9

Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter #9

October 18 2010 to October 22, 2010

Hello Fifth Grade Families!

Thank you very much for your generous support of the WFC fundraiser. Our class came in 3^rd place! Your generosity is truly appreciated.

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. For this week, students will have a spelling test, as well as a cumulative (Units 1-4) test for vocabulary.

A week in review:

Vocabulary: Cumulative Test this Friday, October 22, 2010

Spelling: /o/

Math: Chapter 2 Review – Chapter Test on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, Starting Chapter 3: Model the Distributive Property, Multiply by a One-Digit Number, Multiply with Zeros, Problem Solving – Estimated or Exact Answers

Writing: Creative Writing, descriptive paragraph

Grammar: Pronouns continued

Reading: Homes in Nature continues, Chapters 11-16

Religion: Beatitudes and Saints

Social Studies: Chapter – charts on Native Americans and booklet

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

e-mail: kronquillo@sfsta.org

blog: stafifthgrade.blogspot.com

Religion: Research a saint. Use the following link or a book of saints if you have one.

http://www.ainglkiss.com/saints/

http://www.loyolapress.com/saints-stories-for-kids.htm

http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/1001_theresa.asp

Please find a picture of the saint in the Internet and print it. Attach it on your sheet. If you do not have a printer, please e-mail me the picture and I will print it in class.

Spelling List #4

obey

ocean

poem

echo

hello

wrote

goal

approach

owner

tomorrow

program

broken

potato

throat

oldest

followed

spoken

awoke