Test dates until Winter Break

Monday, December 10th: Topic 5: Algebra (part I)  Math Test

Friday, December 14th: Science- Chapter 6 Test (5th grade- weather) (4th grade- Rapid changes on Earth)

Tuesday, December 18th: Wordly Wise Test- Lesson 8

Wednesday, December 19th: 4th grade- Topic 13 Test (Algebra Part II) and 5th grade- Topic 16 Test (Algebra Part II)

Parent- Teacher-Student Conference Week

Please remember that this week we are having report card conferences. Remember that your child needs to attend the conference as well. Please call or email if you do not remember your conference date and time.

5th Grade Field Trip

The 5th grade field trip is on Monday, November 26th, which is the first day back after the break. Please make sure your child arrives on campus by 7:45 am at the latest to ensure that we leave on time for the trip. Lunch is provided for them, so they do not need to pack a lunch but they must bring their homework from the break. They also will not need to bring a backpack or money on the trip either.

4th Grade Field Trip

Reminder: The 4th graders are traveling to the Computer History Museum on Friday, November 9th. They need to pack a lunch for the trip; please write their names on their lunch as well. Students need to arrive at school by 8:15. We do not leave for our trip until about an hour later. We will return to school approximately 2:35pm. Thanks.

Test Moved

The Social Studies Test was moved to Thursday, November 8th to allow students more time to study. The Wordly Wise Test is also that day.

Upcoming Test Dates

Social Studies

Native American Summary Test: Wednesday, November 7th 

Students researched and created a codex for a Native American Group. The test will require them to write about their own Native American group and one of the groups that their classmates studied. They also will need to identify on a map the locations of all the tribes studied in their grade level.

Wordly Wise

Lesson 5 Test: Thursday, November 8th

Grammar

Pronouns: Friday, November 9th ( Before the 4th grade field trip)

Science

Wednesday, November 13th 

4th grade Chapter 4 test

5th grade Chapter 5 test

Math

Data and Graphing Test: Friday, November 15th

Math Test, Friday November 2nd

Division and Division of Decimals

If you child is struggling with division, I recommend Kahn Academy, an online website, as a resource. There are also sites that have division games that your child can play, like Math Playground and Math is Fun.

Halloween

The Halloween Parade will be held October 31st at 1:00pm. Students should come to school in their common dress and bring their costumes to school in a bag. Please remember in consideration for the younger students no outfits that are super gory and  make sure that these outfits are school appropriate. Also, no weapons are allowed with their costumes as well. We are not having a class party but if your child bought some candy to share with their classmates, they will have an opportunity to pass out that treat.

Science Test

There will be a science test,
 Monday, October 29th.

4th grade: The test will cover Chapter 3: Interactions of Living Things in an Ecosystem

5th grade: The test will cover Chapter 4: Water Resources

District Assessments and Wordly Wise Tests

IT'S THAT TIME.....District Assessments....YEAH!!!!

The students will be taking the District Assessments in writing and math next week. The writing test will be on Tuesday, October 23rd.

The math test will be on Wednesday, October 24th. ( The best day of the year because it is my birthday, Smile)

Wordly Wise: Lesson 4 Test will be Thursday, October 25th.

Remember if you have not already done so, join the PTA!!! We are trying to win the grade level competition with 100% participation.

Progress Report

Due to the fact, that the 5th grade science test was postponed. Progress Reports will be passed out to the students Tuesday, October 16th. Look for those papers to come home tomorrow. Review their progress report, sign it, and return to me. Thank you.



              Ms. Burroughs

5th grade Science Test and Picture Day

The fifth grades are going to have a science test Friday, October 12th. The test will cover Chapter 1: Cells.

Picture Day is tomorrow, October 10th. Please make sure your child comes to school in common dress. Also, if you ordered pictures online please have your child bring the receipt with them to school tomorrow.

Wordly Wise and Math Test

Multiplication and Multiplication of Decimals Test: Wednesday 10/10/12
 
Wordly Wise Lesson 3 Test: Thursday, 10/11/12


Progress Reports are going to be passed out to students Monday, October 15th. Please review, sign, and return the progress report when you receive it. Thanks so much.

Also, if you have not joined PTA please do so, we need 100% completion from our class. So, if you have not joined please do so, all funds raised by the PTA support our school. 

Awww Science Camp is over and Project/Test Dates

A Special Thank You to all the parents who donated books to our class library we appreciate it greatly and love reading all the new novels.

The 5th grade students had a wonderful time at Walden West Science Camp. Hopefully, this has made the 4th graders excited  and ready for next year. But now it is back to the daily grind of school.

Friday, October 5th: 5th graders need to turn in their rough draft for the science camp narrative.

Tuesday, October 9th: 4th graders will be having their second science test. This test will cover Chapter 2 in the Science textbook.

Check back later in the week for important dates for Wordly Wise!!

For 5th Grade Parents: Science Camp

Science camp is the week of September 24th. Please submit $275 and all necessary paperwork by Friday, September 21st. If your child takes any medication ( including epi-pens and skin creams for excema), we must have the goldenrod paper from the Walden West packet completed by a doctor or we are not authorized to give them their medication.

Please label all luggage and sleeping bags with your child's name and Northwood. Those items are taken separately to Walden West.

Your child needs a bag lunch for Monday. Please pack only what they will eat; your child is not allowed to keep food in the cabin even snacks. Anything extra will be thrown away, so only pack what your child can eat.

Friday, September 14th

Math Test

The test will cover these subject areas which are found in the following topics of the textbook

Adding and Subtracting Decimals; Place Value; Rounding Decimals

4th grade: Topics 1 and 12

5th grade: Topics 1 and 2


Walden West and Ecosystem Picture Dictionary is due Friday

Our First Test

Wordly Wise Test: Lesson 1

Our first Wordly Wise Test is Tuesday, September 11th. All Wordly Wise tests will be the same lessons for each grade level but from their individual grade level books.

Fifth grade parents: Remember to turn in all money and paper work for science camp. Science Camp is the week of September 24th and the cost is $275.

Back to School Night is Thursday, September 20th. I am looking forward to seeing you that evening.

Goodbye Class of 2012 & Welcome 4th/5th Grade Class of 2013

 The first day of school.... I felt like the day went well. I enjoyed meeting your children today and I am ready for a very exciting school year. Check the blog a couple of times a week to look for testing updates and project due dates.

5th graders: Science Camp is the week of September 24th. The cost of the trip is $275.


To my sixth graders: I hope your first day of Morrill or Sierramont was a wonderful day!!

Open House and Chaperones

Open House and Science Fair is Thursday, May 24th, 6pm. Come and view your child's work in the classroom.

Our end of the year field trip is June 4th. We are going to have an activity filled day at the park. The students are planning the trip and there will be a cost for food and supplies for activities. We are also looking for chaperones, if you are available that day please let me know. Thanks. 

Science Fair Project and 50 States Test

Friday, May 11th- 50 States and Capitals Test

Monday, May 14th- Science Fair Projects are due. Students will be making presentations throughout the week but all projects must be turned in by Monday.

State Testing

State Testing begins this week. We will start testing Science: Thursday, May 3rd and Friday, May 4th of this week. Next week, we will test Monday through Thursday ( 2 days of ELA and 2 days of Math consecutively)

We will be testing every morning as soon as school starts. Please make sure your child is on time everyday of testing. Also, please make sure they are present at school as not to have to take multiple parts of the test on the same day. 

Remind them to go to bed a reasonable time and to eat a healthy breakfast.

Progress Reports

Hello Parents!! Today was Progress Report Friday. Please look over their progress reports, sign, and return to me Monday. Enjoy your weekend.

Cancelled

Sorry, for the inconvenience but the Changing Bodies Video has been cancelled for this evening. I will inform you all of the new preview date for the video.

Our Changing Bodies Video

Good Morning Parents,

 

 It is that time of year. The time to show the students the video on puberty. But before we show the video to the students we offer the parents an opportunity to check out the video. We will be showing the video in Room 501 at 5pm ( one hour before the Walk-A-Thon) on Thursday, April 26th. This is a parents only event. The students will have an opportunity to watch the video later. Feel free to attend and we will answer any questions you might have about the video. Thanks.

 

 

                                   Ms. Burroughs

States and Capitals

We are currently studying the 50 states and capitals. Every Friday, we will be having a states and capitals test. All leading up to the final test that includes all 50 states and capitals. Spelling counts, so please review the spelling of the states and capitals as well as where it is located on the map.

The next test will include these states:

•  Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
• Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
• Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
•  Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
• Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
• Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana 
• Remember students must know the Capital, not just the state.  

ST Math

For those students working on Area and Perimeter or Volume on JiJi, I have assigned it as homework. So, if you are on those levels you can work on it over the break. Spread the word to your fellow classmates. Thanks.

Spring Break Assignments

Happy Easter and Happy Spring Break!!

Here are the assignments your child has for over the break. 

All assignments are due Monday, April 16th. 

Area and Volume Packet- There also is a test on this topic as well on Monday. All students were required to take home their math textbook to use as a study aid. 

The Fighting Ground Writing Assignment- This is a multi-paragraph essay, please make sure that they are working on it early so that it can be their best writing. (Quickwrites also due rewritten on lined paper)

Science Fair Project- Start project or finalize topic for project. 

Have a wonderful break and see you when we return.

Important Dates

Thursday, March 22nd: Wordly Wise- Lesson 13 Test

Wednesday, March 28th: Science- Chapter 3 Test ( Human Body Systems)

Friday, March 30th: Math-Percent ( Ratio, Relating Decimals, Fractions, and Percents; Finding the Percent of a number)

Thursday, April 5th- Wordly Wise Lesson 14 Test

IT's HERE, IT's HERE

Finally, the day has come the state report is due tomorrow, right on time at 8:15am. Do not be absent, if you are sick ask a parent or sibling to turn the report in for you. I look forward to reading the final drafts.

Math Test and upcoming events

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions test will be on Wednesday, March 14th.

State Report is due Friday, March 16th.

Monday, March 19th- Science Fair Topic is due ( Your child needs to select from the textbook, a science fair project book, or the internet an age appropriate project) Please make sure that your child has an interest in the area that they picked.

Conferences

March Conferences

Conference week is March 12th- March 16th. Today, I sent home with some of the students the paperwork for you to select a conference date and time. If your child did not receive one of these papers, you will receive their report card in the mail. However, if you would like to schedule a conference with me, feel free to email and I will make sure that you have a conference date and time.


March 7th, I will have a substitute and will be holding conferences during the day like I did in November. So, please consider that day as well for your conference.

State Report: The Final Copy

The final copy of the state report is due March 16th. The students and I need all your support to make sure that these reports are typed and ready to be turned in by that date. Feel free to e-mail or call with any questions about the report.

Tests and Assignments for this week

Friday, February 17th: Rough Draft of State Report is due. This is worth 30 points if it is turned in completed and on time.

Tuesday, February 14th: Wordly Wise Lesson 11 Test

Wednesday, February 15th: Spell-A-Thon Test (this test is worth 50 points)

Thursday, February 16th: Fractions Test ( Add and subtract fractions/mixed numbers, change mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa)

Also, we need a volunteer to assist the class Thursday, March 1st for the Dr. Seuss Read Around.

Upcoming important dates

Please remember our field trip to the Tech Museum is Wednesday, January 25th. Your child will need to pack a bag lunch. We still have space for one more chaperone, so if you would like to join please let me know as soon as possible.

 Also, this week we are starting state reports. This project is our first major writing assignment and will make up a large portion of their social studies grade for this and the next trimester. Rough Draft of the report is due 2/17 and the final/second draft is due 3/16. Please check in with your child on the progress of their report.

Wordly Wise Midterm 1/31/12- This test will cover lessons 1 through 10 of the Wordly Wise Program. We will review the words in class but the students need to study everyday at home to prepare.

Donations

Supplies needed for Room 502

Clear tape
Bandaids
Kleenex Tissue
Hand Sanitizer
"Old School" Pencil Sharpener ( The one that cranks to sharpen the pencils)


Thanks

January Update

What's Happening in Room 502!!

Tuesday, 1/17- Element Poster Due

Tuesday, 1/17- Math Test: Topic 8 Measuring Angles- Quadrilaterals and Triangles

Wednesday, 1/18- Science Test: Chapter 8

Friday, 1/20- Wordly Wise Lesson 10 Test

Wednesday, 1/25 Field Trip to the Tech Museum- 2 chaperones still needed

Friday, 1/20, we will enter "The Fraction Zone" and begin working on fractions for the reminder of the month and into February. Please, review these concepts with your child because fractions are an essential skill that your child needs for math in middle school.

Also, we will be beginning our state reports at the end of the month.