Ms. Chambers - 5th Grade

September 5th

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Happy Labor Day! Hope everyone had a relaxing 3 day weekend! Important dates for the month:

September

7^th-Entertainment Book sales end

9^th-Progress Reports

9^th-Heroes Night 6:30-9pm

15^th-Peter Piper Pizza night 6-8pm

17^th-Rummage Sale 7am-12pm

20^th-Skate Country 6-8pm

Remember: homework every night is:

one Saxon math lesson

one science observation

20 minutes of reading

studying

Welcome to 5th Grade 2011-2012

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Hi, welcome to 5th grade! I am Ms. Chambers and I am so excited for this school year! Let me tell you a little bit about me. I have been working with La Paloma Academy since it opened in 2002. I worked as a librarian and computer teacher before entering the classroom setting four years ago. I also have taught, during the summer, in several countries: Peru, South Africa, and Southern Sudan.

Please come in and meet with me often if you have questions. You may e-mail me questions or comments and I will try to respond within 24 hours.

So far, this class has been wonderful and I can see your influence and academic care shining through your child. Thank you!

January 10th Homework

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Monday: 3 times each, Lesson 45, read 30 minutes. Science Fair topic due Tuesday
Tuesday: Definitions, worksheet on numerical properties, read 30 minutes
Wednesday: Sentences, Lesson 46, read 30 minutes
Thursday: 3 times each, Lesson 45, read 30 minutes
Weekend: read 90 minutes, work on Science Fair Project
Spelling Words:

Advise, coupon, journey, possess, assist, coward, liberty, powder, brief, deprive, pasture, savage, clever, equivalent, percent, severity, copy, intend, pity, table

TESTS/ASSESSMENTS

Monday:Book Report

Tuesday: Math Test

Thursday: Diaper Secrets Experiment

Friday: Spelling and Vocabulary Test

Happy New Year!

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Upcoming Events in January!

1. Jan 13-PIN Meeting

2. Jan 17-No School-MLK Jr. Day

3. Jan 18-Skate Country

4. Jan 21-Breakfast w/Principal

5. Jan 24-100th day of school

6. Jan 28-Daddy Daughter Dance

November 29th-Homework and News

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Monday-read 30 minutes, fill out log, 3 times each, buckle down page: 24-26
Tuesday-read 30 minutes, fill out log, definitions, buckle down page: 28-29
Wednesday-read 30 minutes, fill out log, sentences, buckle down page:
Thursday-read 30 minutes, fill out log, crossword puzzle, buckle down page:
Weekend-read 30 minutes each day, fill out log, work on holiday report
Spelling words- genre, fiction, nonfiction, horror, mystery, fairy tales, acre, action, active, actor, airline, alert, allow, aloud, amaze, amendment, amount, amusement, angel, anger
Bonus Words
1. Cinderella
2. Rapunzel
3. Stumpy
Don't forget, field trip to see "Tangled" on December 10th!

FIELD TRIP!!

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December 10th we will be seeing "Tangled" Starting on Wednesday December 1st we will begin our unit of Fairy Tales. We need 4 chaperones, hope you can make it! Movie is $5 (i think) and should start at 10am.

Homework-November 8th-12th-Events

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PETER PIPER PIZZA! Tuesday from 5:30-7:30, new one on Broadway, across from Park Place. The class with the most students and family wins a pizza party! raffles going on throughout the evening, please come and support La Paloma Academy!
Homework
Monday-3 times each, lesson 31, read chapter 7-Las Almendras in Esperanza Rising
Tuesday-3 times each, lesson 32, read chapter 8-Las Ciruelas in Esperanza Rising

Wednesday-3 times each, lesson 33, read chapter 9-Las Papas in Esperanza Rising

Thursday-No School
Friday/Weekend-reread/skim Chapters 7-9 in Esperanza Rising

Spelling Words
can't, won't, don't, people, what, want, where, different, easier, a lot, any, writing, tired, every, special, please, answer, else, again, upon

Vocabulary Words
brain, spinal cord, nerves, revolution, boycott, protest

This week we are working on spelling certain words correctly and not misspelling them again! We will be doing 3 times each for homework and doing activities in class to ensure these 20 words are locked into everyone's brain :)

Esperanza Rising
This book is amazing and has very valuable lessons within. I highly recommend you read this as a family. It will also help your child to comprend it easier and work on fluency by reading it out loud to you.

Spelling List-Esperanza Rising November 1st

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Arbor, immigration, panorama, stagnant, capricious, makeshift, phoenix, strikers, careening, mesmerized, plaited, unrelenting, crochet, migrant, premonition, untethered, fiesta, mussed, remnants, vineyard

October 25th events and homework

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Upcoming Events
Spirit Week:
Monday- Jersey Day
Tuesday-Crazy hair/hat, silly bands
Wednesday- Boys wear a tie, girls wear ribbons in hair
Thursday- Nerd Day
Friday-Crazy sock day

Homework
Monday- 3 times each, Lesson 24, Parent read, read a chapter book
Tuesday- Definitions, Lesson 25, Parent read, reread chapter 1 (Esperanza Rising)
Wednesday-Sentences, Division worksheet, reread chapter 2 (Esperanza Rising)

Thursday- Wordsearch, Lesson 26, reread chapter 3 (Esperanza Rising)
Weekend-Read for 90 minutes

HARVEST FEST
October 29th, 6-9pm
Come and enjoy the food and games!
We are having a 5th grade cupcake walk, we need lots and lots of cupcakes!

Spelling Words:
arbor, capricious, careening, crochet, fiesta, immigration, makeshift, mesmerized, migrant, mussed, reference, simile, metaphor, remainder, reminder, idiom

Homework and Reminders Week of October 18th

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Reminders!
Picture Retakes on Tuesday October 19th
Candy needed for Harvest Fest
Turn in signed report card envelopes
Sign up for conferences outside the classroom door

HOMEWORK
Monday- Problem set 20, 3 times each, parent read, study states, read
Tuesday- Review multiplication/division worksheet, definitions, parent read, study states, read
Wednesday-Problem set 21, sentences, read for 30 minutes
Thursday-Problem set 22, word search, read for 30 minutes
Weekend-Read for 30 minutes each day, practice multiplication/division facts.
Spelling Words-

answer, sometimes, problem, character, friend, equal, listening, denominator, numerator, autumn, abash, cancel, relax, dispatch, expand, attack, attract, defect, elect, distract

October 11 homework and information

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Report Cards
October 13: no after school/lunch

HARVEST FEST!
5th Grade: Holes Cake Walk
We will need cupcakes and candy! The class with the most candy will win a party!

Homework:
Monday: Buckle Down page 5 and 6 #8-14, #18-20, read for 30 minutes
Tuesday:Buckle Down page 8 and 9 #8-14, #18-20, read for 30 minutes
Weekend: Read as much as you can! Practice your multiplication facts, everyone should be graduating to division by next week!

Homework October 4th

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40th Day of School!! Thursday Ootober 7th! Free dress down, free popcorn, we will be watching Holes!

Monday- 3 times each, Lesson 16, work on State report, study states and skeleton
Tuesday-definitions, Lesson 17, work on State report, study states and skeleton
Wednesday-sentences, Lesson 18, work on State report, study states and skeleton
Thursday-wordsearch, Lesson 19, work on State report, study states and skeleton
STATE REPORT DUE ON FRIDAY
Weekend- Work on State project: cookie or clay/dough model

Spelling Words:

Boat, flight, nigh, thigh, clavicle, fright, oak, tibia, cranium, humerus, oats, tight, femur, light pelvis, ulna, fibula, load, phalanges, vertebrae

Homework for the week of Sept 27

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Monday: Spelling:3 times each, Math: Lesson 12, Reading: 2 chapters in Holes-Cueing, Study: Skeleton and US States
Tuesday: Spelling:Definitions, Math: Lesson 13, Reading: 2 chapters in Holes-Cueing and Parent Read, Study: Skeleton and US States

Wednesday: Spelling:Sentences, Math: Lesson 14, Reading: 2 chapters in Holes-Cueing, Study: Skeleton and US States

Thursday: Spelling:Wordsearch, Math: Lesson 15, Reading: 2 chapters in Holes-Cueing, Study: Skeleton and US States

Weekend: 2 chapters in Holes-Cueing, Study: Skeleton and US States

Spelling Words

achieve, believe, first, force, ceiling, declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative, neighbor, people, piece, science, sleigh, special, weigh, weird, were, where, yield

Coming up!

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September 21st: Skate Night at Skate Country! Extra credit for coming over and saying hi!
September 24th Boston Market Fundraiser, come and enjoy some yummy food!
October 7th-40th day of school! Everyone needs to be in the class! So far we've had perfect attendance 3 days in a row! Keep it up!!
October 13th-Report Cards! Fall break on October 14th and 15th

Make sure you are reading the Class Chat and Link every week to keep informed of more upcoming events!

Homework September 20th

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This week:
Monday: 3 times each, math worksheet (half sheet), parent read, and read/cue 2 chapters of Holes
Tuesday: Definitions, math worksheet (half sheet), parent read, and read/cue 2 chapters of Holes
Wednesday: Sentences, math worksheet (half sheet), and read/cue 2 chapters of Holes
Thursday: Cursive 2 times each, math worksheet (half sheet), and read/cue 2 chapters of Holes
Friday: read/cue 2 chapters of Holes

Don't forget to study!
Thursday: First people of North/South America test and Cells test
Friday: Spelling and Vocabulary test, math quiz
Spelling words:

Anasazi, Maya, Inuit, Aztec, Hopewell, Inca, plot, there, their, they’re, addition, sum, subtraction, difference, traits, falling action, rising action, migrate, witch, which

School Season is upon us

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Welcome to the class blog! I hope you find this a good source of information, a fun place to find out what your child is doing, and to read selected pieces of the class' work.

COMING UP!

Book Fair is this week: August 30th-Sept 3rd. Children are more inclined to read if they have access to books that interest them. Every purchase made supports our school library as well. Classroom donations are always a welcome treat! :)

Open House! Wednesday September 1st from 68pm. Please come in and see what your child has accomplished so far. Grades will be posted and I will be giving out your child's number to check grades. I hope to see each and every one of you Wednesday night! the book fair will also be open during this time.

No School Monday September 6th-Labor Day.

Starting on Tuesday September 7th we will begin reading our first chapter book Holes. I have a class set so no purchase is necessary. Reading each night will be added to the homework log. We will begin reading Esperanza Rising after the Fall break, October 17th. Please make sure your child has a copy of this book before that date.