Thursday, September 13, 2012

Good Morning!

Thanks to all of the parents who were able to make it to Open House on Tuesday night. It was great to meet all of you and talk about our class!

We will do NWEA testing next week. We will test Monday through Wednesday in the afternoons. As always, make sure students get a good night's rest and a healthy breakfast packed with "brain food".

Thank you for your support!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Welcome Back to School!!

I am looking forward to a great year of learning, fun, and preparation for middle school! 

After spending the first week of school getting to know each other and learning procedures and expectations, we are "off and running". 

We are now in the process of reviewing some fifth grade concepts in math, as well as, introducing new ones.

We have completed our first novel, Twenty and Ten, and are now creating plays based on the book.

We are practicing the word list from Unit 3 in Spelling. There will be a spelling test most Fridays barring some special circumstances.

In Social Studies, we are studying ancient civilizations and the history of the world's major religions.

We have just started the introduction to the Force and Motion unit in Science which details Sir Isaac Newton's three Laws of Motion.

I am very excited to watch the students grow as learners and citizens this year! Wish them luck!!