Thurs/Friday Homework

I will be absent tomorrow due to a family committment. I have already given the students instructions for Friday homework.

Thurs:
Complete Subject/Predicate Worksheet and Study Spelling

Friday:
Study for Ben & Me Test Monday over Ch. 4-6. Students were given review on Wed. this week and we have already went over the questions/answers in class.

Also complete Time Line Assignment. It is due Monday 10/3.

If you have any questions please email me and I will answer as soon as possible this weekend. Thanks and have a lovely weekend.

Homework For Tues. 9/27

Social Studies- Study! Study! Study! for Western Region Quiz tomorrow. Your child should have a labeled map with questions we went over in class as a review.

Spelling- Chose one activity to do tonight with your spelling list.

Be sure to place Scholastic Book order for Sept. by tomorrow and please check all the papers I sent home today!

Annoucements

I'm sorry I haven't updated the blog in awhile. I have been struggling with a sinus infection and upper respiratory infection. I was out Monday so I am now playing catch up. Sorry for this.

Today going home with your child is a reminder letter that today is the last day to order from the September Scholastic Arrow Book Order. If you want to place order please do so tonight online! Also, just a reminder A Diary of A Wimpy Kid "Cabin Fever" is on advance order and will arrive Nov. 15th.

I also am sending home the new order form for October Arrow which is Due Oct. 28, 2011. As always there are also other catalogs you can order from avaiable and when you log in with my class code they should appear.

Lastly, the new lunch menu and fall festival letter from the front office will be going home today. Please be sure to check your childs' folder and communication sent home.

Also be sure you are selling fall festival tickets.

One More Day to Order Scholastic

Book Club Order Due Date : September 28

Online Ordering Information

Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs

Class Activation Code: GWVTD

Dear Parent,

There’s no time to lose! In order to make our deadline and have all our books arrive on time, your order to Scholastic Book Clubs is due by the date shown above.

Use the order form in the flyer your child recently brought home and return it to me with your payment right away!

Or, make it easy and send me your order online!

Go to www.scholastic.com/bookclubs and log in using your user name and password.

If it’s your first time ordering online, use the Class Activation Code shown above to get started 

•    SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the€œRegister button in the œFirst Time Here?” section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above. This code ensures that your order is sent to me.

•    SELECT the books you'd like to order choose from thousands of titles & many more than in our monthly flyers.

•    SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child's books will be delivered directly to my classroom.

Ordering online is fast and easy!

Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.*

Thank you!

*Excludes eBooks.

My Book Recommendation List for Fall/ September Scholastic Order

My Book Recommendations:

- Andrew Clements Pack        Arrow September               Item # 1

- Back-to-School Faves Set    Arrow September               Item # 4

- Big Nate on a Roll          Arrow September               Item # 7

- Big Nate: From the Top      Arrow September               Item # 8

- Captain America: The Great EscapeArrow September               Item # 9

- Dear America® Boxed Set     Arrow September               Item # 12

- Dear Dumb Diary Boxed Set   Arrow September               Item # 13

- Diary of a Wimpy Kid CollectionArrow September               Item # 14

- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

                             (Pre-Order)                   Arrow September               Item # 15

- Dork Diaries#1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeArrow September               Item # 20

- Dork Diaries#2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party GirlArrow September               Item # 18

- Dork Diaries#3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop StarArrow September               Item # 19

- Everything You Need to Know PackArrow September               Item # 21

- Faith, Hope, and Ivy June   Arrow September               Item # 23

- Newbery Library             Arrow September               Item # 49

- Percy Jackson & the Olympians Boxed SetArrow September               Item # 53

- Pie Pack                    Arrow September               Item # 56

- Scholastic Guide to Grammar Arrow September               Item # 59

- School of Fear Pack         Arrow September               Item # 60

- Ten True Tales: Heroes of 9/11Arrow September               Item # 71

- The 39 Clues® Paperback Boxed SetArrow September               Item # 73

- The Best Ever Pack          Arrow September               Item # 6

- The Weather Channel: Forces of NatureArrow September               Item # 82

- The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself PackArrow September               Item # 85

- Time for Kids: Big Book of HowArrow September               Item # 72

- Titanic #1: Unsinkable      Arrow September               Item # 74

- Titanic #2: Collision CourseArrow September               Item # 75

- Titanic #3: S.O.S.          Arrow September               Item # 76

- Troublemaker                Arrow September               Item # 80

- U.S. Navy Seals             Arrow September               Item # 48

- Woods Runner                Arrow September               Item # 86

- Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 11

- Dear America® Boxed Set     Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 14

- Double Fudge                Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 16

- E.B. White Pack             Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 18

- Frindle                     Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 23

- Harry Potter Boxed Set      Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 29

- Hilarious Herdman Pack      Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 31

- Holes                       Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 32

- Judy Moody                  Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 37

- Judy Moody Complete CollectionRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 38

- Judy Moody and the Not Bummer SummerRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 39

- LEGO® Harry Potter: Building the Magical WorldRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 41

- Late for School Book & CD PackRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 40

- Little House Collection     Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 44

- Magic Tree House® Set       Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 45

- Moon Over Manifest          Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 50

- More Bones: Scary Stories From Around the WorldRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 51

- Mr. Popper's Penguins       Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 52

- Newbery Library             Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 57

- No, David! Pack             Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 58

- Scary Stories Pack          Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 66

- Scholastic Guide to Grammar Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 67

- Scholastic Pocket DictionaryRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 68

- Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 69

- Smart Words Readers: Earth Science SetRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 72

- The 39 Clues® Paperback Boxed SetRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 75

- The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young ScientistsRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 6

- The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed SetRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 10

- The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of ThreadRead Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 73

- True Tales of Animal Heroes Read Every Day Lead A Better Life FallItem # 77

Thurs. Homework

Homework tonight is to complete problems 3-18 of page 53 on Roman Numerals on a seperate sheet of paper.

Also, to make a comic strip using half their spelling list in it.

Have a great Thursday! Don't forget Spelling Test is tomorrow!!!

Homework for Monday 9/19

Homework-
Social Studies- Study Chapter 1 Review for Test Tomorrow!
Work on Rough Draft of Time Line that was started at school.

Show & Sign Progress Note.
Show Parents Letter, Assignment & Rubric of Social Studies Time Line Assignment.

Copy of what was sent home is below:

Your child will be coming home with Chapter 1 Vocab./Questions that they have completed and checked in class. I ask that you have your child review and study them this evening for our Test tomorrow. We have been studying Chapter 1 for over two weeks now, so I expect that the students will do superb on the Test!

In Chapter 1 we learned about History and why it is important to study and document it. We will soon be starting Chapter 2, which emphasizes places and geography of the United States. To merge these two chapters we will be completing a timeline of the “HISTORY OF ME”.  Today in class we discussed time lines and started a rough draft of our assignments.

In class, we will be discussing places in the United States and where each of us has traveled. I ask that you sit down with your child and discuss where they have been in the United States as well as their own personal history. While discussing this it would be a great time to show your child photos that they could include in their timeline.

I understand as a parent you are hesitant to allow your fifth grader to glue a photo of your treasured memories to an assignment. I also don’t want to be held responsible if it gets ripped, bent or tattered between school and home. So I ask you to please make photo copies or copies of the originals to be sent to school. CVS and Walgreens can duplicate photos for cents on the dollar!

Attached is a copy of the rubric as well as the assignment expectations. I appreciate your help in educating your child about the United States Geography as well as their own personal history. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at pembley@reddschool.com.

Mahalo,

Mrs. Embley

Time Line Assignment- History about Me!

Part 1- Time Line

Time Line Drawn on Poster- Be Sure you have dates, pictures (photos or drawings) and information. Be sure to be creative and that the time line reflects the history of you and have included 5 places in the United States also.

Part 2- Speech

Write a speech to go along with your time line that is no more than 8 minutes long. The speech should include each date on time line as well as details about that event that made the date important! Be sure to give us enough details about the event to know what happened. Also, remember the time line is the history of you & about the geographical places you have been in the United States.

TimeLine & Speech are due by Monday October 3^rd.  The class will be presenting them on Tuesday!!

Grading Worksheet Time Line:

Turned in on Time:_______

Creativity:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Organized:____________________________________________________________

Dates (20pts)	No Dates	Few Dates	Many Dates
Pictures- Photos/ Drawings (20pts)	No Pictures	Few Pictures	Many Pictures
Information Given  (20pts)	All Info. Given is complete and written well.	Some information is given and it is written well.	No Info./Some Info. And it is not written to 5th grade standards

Speech:

Details  (20pts)	Details are used to make the timeline interesting.	Some details are used, but a few more would make it more interesting.	Not enough details used. The audience wants to know more than what is provided.
Focus on Topic  (10pts)	The speech relates to their topic.	The speech relates somewhat to their topic.	The speech doesn’t relate to the topic at all.

Length of Speech (5pts):_________________________

Spoke Loudly & Clearly (5pts):_______________________________________________________

Behavior While Others Presented:

What is the strongest part of presentation?

What could be improved?

Points___________________                 Final Grade:________________

Homework for Wed. 9/14

Spelling-Use your spelling list and write a friendly letter.

Social Studies-
Complete Chapter 1 Review "Think About Facts" #1-10 on pg. 24.
We will check it tomorrow in class.

Annoucements

Today, students will be bringing home forms for Afterschool Clubs. Clubs start next Wed. September 21, 2011. Clubs are on a first come first serve basis, so if your child really wants a club please be sure to fill out the form and return it as soon as possible.

Secondly, I have moved our first Social Studies Test to Monday September 19, 2011.  This way the students and I have more time to go over our review.

Lastly, don't forget that tomorrow at 7pm is Open House and scholastic book orders need to be completed by 9/28. Thanks and have a great evening.

Homework for Tues. 9/13

Spelling- Chose one activity and complete with this weeks spelling list.

Also Complete Practice Page 22. This includes the math problems, language art problems and the practice writing tips.

Please be sure you are checking your students' homework folder. There is a letter going home today about helping with the victims of the fires. Also don't forget OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY @ 7pm. See ya there!!!

Homework for Monday 9/12

Write one paragraph on 9/11.

Math- Basic Multiplication Worksheet

Don't Forget Open House/Fall Festival Meeting is Thursday Sept. 15th at 7pm. Please meet in the multipurpose room first and then we will meet in our classroom.

Also, please place scholastic book orders online by Sept 28th!

Have a great evening.

Homework for Weekend

Language Arts:
Read Chapters 4-6 in Ben & Me.
Define and use in a sentence Vocabulary for Ben & Me Ch. 4-6.

Math:
Complete Camping Math Story Word Problems.

I will be sending home different kinds of math stories and math word problems in the next couple weeks.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Don't forget to order your Scholastic Book Orders. Directions for ordering are on previous post Scholastic Book Club here. Happy Reading!!!

Thurs 9/8 Homework

Language Arts-
Write a friendly letter to George Washington.
Study Spelling.

Math-
Multiplication Table

Sorry this is late!

Homework for Wed. 9/7

Math:
Addition Worksheet

Spelling: Write Spelling List 3x and complete page 23 #1-20 in spelling book.

Homework for Tues. 9/6

Spelling- Chose one activity from your spelling sheet and do with your spelling list for Unit 3.
Study for Spelling Pretest tomorrow.

Math- Complete Multiplication Math Fact Puzzle.

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!

Homework for Labor Day Weekend

Language Arts: Study Spelling List Unit 3

Social Studies:

Ask your mom & dad where they were born. Find out where your grandparents were from?  If your parents & grandparents were both born in the United States, where were your ancestors from before they came to the United States.

Please have sign your child's progress note and have them return it to school on Tuesday.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend & Remember no school on Monday!