Weekly Memo (February 24-28)
Book Fair Week
I love Book Fair week, but not just because I love to see kids get excited about reading. I love it even more that our class helps other kids get excited about reading. It's going to be a big week for the 5th grade this week, and I can't wait to watch them step up, lead well, and encourage younger kids. It's going to be a good (and crazy) week!
What We’re Learning This Week (if all goes as planned)
I’ll mark each thing we get finished, and you can check back each day to see what we were able to get accomplished (and what we didn’t quite make it to).
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Pull-Outs | Book Fair Week Begins!
Computers 10:20-10:50
PE 1:25-1:55 | Computers 10:20-10:50
Music 1:25-1:55 | Computers 10:20-10:50
Music 1:25-1:55 | Art
8:30-9:30
Computers
10:20-10:50
PE/Taekwonastics
1:25-1:55
| Book Buddies
9:10-9:30
Library 2:10-2:40 |
Bible | Test Review | Test over Judges
Memory Verse Practice | Deborah Helps Others (11.1)
Memory Verse Practice | Deborah Helps Others (11.2)
Memory Verse Practice | Memory Verse Quiz
|
English | DLR 22- Monday | DLR 22- Tuesday
Preposition Practice 6.1 & 6.2 | DLR 22- Wednesday
Preposition Practice 6.3 | DLR 22- Thursday
Preposition Practice 6.4
| Diagramming Prepositional Phrases |
Spelling | List #26 (p. 122) | List #26 (p. 123)
| List #26 (p. 125) | Spelling Pre-Test
| Spelling Test (if necessary) |
Math | Lesson 66 | Grade Lesson 66
Lesson 67 | Grade Lesson 67
Lesson 68 | Grade Lesson 68
No Math Set 😞
| Lesson 69 |
Social Studies
| Time of Kids | Time for Kids | Time for Kids Reading Quiz
Women of the Revolution | Women of the Revolution | Women of the Revolution (Review— Test next Tuesday) |
Reading | "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" Close Reading Questions | Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) | Time for Kids
Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) | Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) | "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" Reading Comprehension Quiz
In-Context Vocabulary Quiz
Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) |
Writing | Punctuation-- The Dash | Punctuation-- The Dash |
This Week’s Memory Verse
"For it Is by grace you have been saved, through faith— and this is not from yourselves— it is the gift of God."
Ephesians 2:8
This Week’s Spelling List
List 26 (pp. 122-125)
- discovered
- disorder
- unsure
- unclear
- unable
- midweek
- midyear
- midway
- pretest
- preschool
- disappoint
- disobey
- disapprove
- unbuckle
- unlimited
- midnight
- midstream
- precook
- prepaid
- prerecorded
This Week’s Vocabulary List— Quiz Last Friday (no quiz this week)
- bankrupt: ruined financially
- casualty: a person injured or killed, particularly in war
- coerce: to pressure or force someone to do something
- Commander-in-Chief: military leader
- foes: enemies; opponents; adversaries
- formal: proper and official
- gushed: flowed out very quickly
- harass: to attack with words or physical actions
- inherit: to receive property or money from someone after their death
- knapsack: something used to carry things; a backpack
- legendary: famous
- magnificent: impressive; outstanding
- mercenary: professional soldier paid to fight for a foreign army
- pension: a regular payment by the government for previous work or service
- plunged: something is thrown or pushed into place forcefully
- ramrod: a stick used for pushing
- reenactment: the acting out of a historical event
- refugee: a person forced to leave home because of war or violence
- retreat: to move away from something or something
- revolution: to overthrow one government and replace it with another
- saboteur: a person who destroys things an enemy wants
- scarce: hard to find; not enough
- shimmering: shining; glowing
- strategy: plan
- traitor: a person who betrays his or her country
This Week’s Tests & Quizzes
- Tuesday
- Bible Test (The Judges)
- Thursday
- Spelling Pre-Test
- Friday
- Memory Verse Quiz (Ephesians 2:8)
- Reading Comprehension Quiz-- "They Called Her Molly Pitcher"
Upcoming Projects
- 100,000 Words AR Goal (Due Tuesday, March 10)Download PDF
- Science Fair
- Tuesday, March 3— Project Proposal Form Due
- Monday, April 27— Science Fair Projects Due (by 5:00 PM)
- Tuesday, April 28— Science Fair (in the Faith in Action room)
Chapel This Friday
- Song— Leo
- Scripture— Austin
- Prayer— Colt
Safety Patrol Rotation (UPDATED)
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
- Monday, February 24
- The Book Fair Begins!
- Happy Birthday, Karsen!
- Tuesday, February 25
- Breakfast with Buddies (7 AM)
- Happy Birthday, Robert!
- Thursday, February 27
- Book Fair Family Night (3:00-5:30 PM)
- Friday, February 28
- The Book Fair Ends!
- Tuesday, March 3
- Science Fair Project Proposal Forms Due
- Wednesday, March 4-Friday, March 6
- Mr. Collier Goes to Washington! (Mrs. Burton will be our substitute teacher.)
- Monday, March 9
- Happy Birthday, Gus!
- Tuesday, March 10
- AR Deadline (100,000 Words)
- Happy Birthday, Nate!
- Wednesday, March 11
- End of the 3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period
- Early Dismissal (1:30 PM)
- Friday, March 13
- Shrek matinee performance at HS
- Departure-- 8:10
- Performance: 9:00-11:00
- Return-- 11:30
- Transportation: Bus
- Cost-- $3.00 (will be drafted from FACTS around March 27)
- Dress Code-- Regular Friday attire
- Monday, March 16
Resource of the Week
Audible is THE place for audiobooks. We love listening to their books when we're in the car, and it's a great way to encourage kids to read.
Helpful Links
Classroom Resource Page (for class schedule, safety patrol rotation, textbooks, etc.)
Google Classroom (students may access this from their Google drive account)
Class ShowMe Page (video tutorials)