Families,
Please make sure to get in your child's camp packet and money by Friday! We leave next week for our most excellent adventure!
Thanks,
Mrs. Whipkey
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Whipkey's Weekly Update ~ 9/27-10/1/10
Whipkey's Weekly Update ~ 9/27-10/1/10
Upcoming/On-going Events- 10/1/10 - Camp Packets came home 9/13- please sign and return with payment by October 1st!
- 10/6~10/8 - Fifth Grade Camp!!!
- 10/11 - No School ~ Columbus Day
- 10/22 - No school ~ Teacher Work Day
- 10/27 - Halloween Parade & Party
- 10/28 & 10/29 - Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
- Whipkey's Math: Comparing & Ordering Decimal Numbers, Adding/Subtracting with Decimals, Fractions and Facts Practice
- Reading: Hatchet (Chapters 5-10)
- Media Integration: Country of Comparison project! Students will research a country of their choice and compare it with the U.S.A.!!
- Language Arts: Six Traits Writing Skill of the Week is "Word Choice." Students will focus on creating writing pieces with "juicy" word choice. Students will also work on journaling, grammar, and spelling activities in class.
- Science: Microworlds - Investigations using microscopes!
- Social Studies: History Alive! Chapter 1 - Geography/Maps
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Parents:
If your child comes home with an assignment marked, "Fix and Return," please make sure s/he fixes it and returns it. This is my way of giving each student a chance to do his/her very best, grades-wise. If an assignment is not fixed and returned, your student will receive the original grade. ( I will only do this for grades below a C-.)
If your child comes home with an assignment marked, "Fix and Return," please make sure s/he fixes it and returns it. This is my way of giving each student a chance to do his/her very best, grades-wise. If an assignment is not fixed and returned, your student will receive the original grade. ( I will only do this for grades below a C-.)
Friday, September 17, 2010
Weekly Update 9/20-9/24/10
Whipkey's Weekly Update ~ 9/20-9/24/10
Hi Everyone! We had ANOTHER fantastic week together! Please be sure to call or email me to set up a time to discuss concerns or issues. I am generally working before and after school to get ready and caught up for the next day, week, month, etc., so having a heads up that you need to talk is helpful. Of course dropping in now and then is fine, but I'd prefer to know when to expect you. Thanks!
Upcoming/On-going Events
- 10/1/10 - Camp Packets came home 9/13- please sign and return with payment by October 1st!
- 10/6~10/8 - Fifth Grade Camp!!!
- Whipkey's Math: Comparing & Ordering Decimal Numbers, Decimal Place Value, Fractions and Facts Practice
- Reading: Hatchet (Chapters 3-5)
- Media Integration: Country of Comparison project! Students will research a country of their choice and compare it with the U.S.A.!!
- Language Arts: Six Traits Writing Skill of the Week is "Ideas." Students will focus on idea generation, simplification and broadening. Students will also work on journaling, grammar, and spelling activities in class.
- Science: Microworlds - Investigations using microscopes!
- Social Studies: History Alive! Chapter 1 - Geography/Maps
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Whipkey's Weekly Update 9/13/10-9/17/10
Hi Everyone!
We had a FANTASTIC first week of school together! I had a great time talking with most of you at Open House. Now on to the business at hand...
Upcoming/On-going Events
- 9/13 - 8:30 STUCO Officer Candidate Speeches in the Aud. (Winners announced at the end of the day!)
- 9/13 - Camp Packets coming home - please sign and return with payment by October 1st!
- 9/17 - Homecoming Parade!
- 10/6~10/8 - Fifth Grade Camp!!!
- Whipkey's Math: Comparing & Ordering Numbers, Place Value, Rounding, and Facts Practice
- Reading: Groups start! Hatchet (Chapters 1-3)
- Media Integration: Country of Comparison project begins! Students will research a country of their choice and compare it with the U.S.A.!!
- Language Arts: Six Traits Writing Skill of the Week is "Ideas." Students will focus on idea generation, simplification and broadening. Students will also work on journaling, grammar, and spelling activities in class.
- Science: Science Homework begins Monday!! We will start our first science kit - Microworlds with an observation and sketching lesson with Ms. McCracken.
- Social Studies: History Alive! Chapter 1 - Geography/Maps
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Welcome 5th Graders!!
Whipkey's Weekly Update ~9/7-9/10/10
Welcome to 5th Grade! I am so glad you are here! This blog will serve as a daily and weekly update of all events, activities, lesson objectives and homework - please become a follower, so that you can automatically be updated.
Upcoming Events:
9/8/10 - Picture Day!
9/8-9/10/10 - Student Council Campaigning
9/9/10 - OPEN HOUSE 6-7:30 p.m.
9/10/10 - Student Council Speeches due
9/13/10 - Student Council Elections
9/17/10 - Homecoming Parade
Learning Objectives:
Math(Whipkey Only): Daily Review, Mad Minute & 4th grade review packet
Reading/Media Integration: Begin Hatchet, Review Media Rules and activities
Language Arts: Daily Grammar Review, Writing Pre-Assessment
Science: Begin science note taking and explain homework procedure
Social Studies: Begin Chapter 1 in History Alive! - Geography
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