Sunday, May 18, 2014

Week of May 19



MATH 

Fourth Grade Math
4th graders will continue with Chapter 12 Measurement this week.  We will cover customary measurements of length, capacity and weight (Lessons 1-4) along with Elapsed Time (Lesson 8).  We will have a quiz on Lessons 1-4, and Lesson 8 on Thursday. On Friday, we begin metric measurements and students will receive an End-of-Year graded take home assignment, due on Wed. May 28th. The last day to turn in any missing work will be Thursday, May 29th. 4th graders will demonstrate multiplication fact fluency with oral drills this week. Students should practice Multiplication and Division basic facts frequently with worksheets, flashcards or websites.  You can print your own worksheets from Math-drills.com, play online games (see Math Websites Tab above), or borrow some "Holey Cards" from Mrs. Hall.

Reminders:  
      To practice customary measurement skills covered in Chapter 12, logon to GoMath activities  "Carmen San Diego Animated Math Models" Grade 4 icon (skill 45,46,47,53)
      

Fifth Grade Math 
5th graders will continue with Geometry covering Polygons, Triangles, Quadrilaterals and Prisms (Lessons 1-5) and having a Quiz on Thursday. 5th graders should update and review their vocabulary packet nightly to help remember these concepts. 5th graders will also receive an assignment to log on to the Go Math Carmen San Diego Animated Math Models for Skills 40-44 as practice for this Chapter. On Friday, students will receive an End-of-Year graded take home assignment, due on Wed. May 28th.  The last day to turn in any missing work will be Wednesday, May 28th. Fifth graders will demonstrate multiplication fact fluency with oral drills this week. Students should practice multiplication facts frequently with worksheets, flashcards or websites.  You can print your own worksheets from Math-drills.com (website listed in Tab above).

 MATH HELP 
Math Help - Office Hours 
Tuesday and Thursday (4th & 5th):  7:15am - 7:45
4th Grade Monday:  2:25 - 3:15 
5th Grade Wednesday: 2:25 - 3:15 


SCIENCE 

Fourth Grade 

4th graders will begin Lesson 3 and learn how young animals are similar and different, discover what behaviors animals get from their parents and explore what animal behaviors are learned. There should be a quiz on Lesson 3 on Thursday.   
  
Fifth Grade 

5th graders will be reviewing for a Chapter 2 Test on Thursday and completing an activity about inherited traits.  

Reading, Spelling & Vocab Highlights
             
Reading: CONTINUE with Novels for Reading: Author Jerry Spinelli
             Mrs. Stillo's class is reading Maniac Magee
             Mrs. Hall's class is reading Crash
             5th graders will also take a Reading Comprehension test based on 
             short stories on Wednesday, May 23rd.
     
          
Spelling: Lesson 30 (Review Lesson) 
             Workbooks due on Thursday for Mrs. Hall, Friday for Mrs. Stillo. 
             Test and 2x each assignment on Friday, May 23.
             Lesson 36 Workbook and Final Test will be Wednesday or Thursday,
             May 28th-29th. 
                  
Vocabulary:                       
            Unit 17 Test - Monday, May 19.   
            Unit 18 Cards & Workbook Due Friday, May 23rd.  
            Unit 18 Test, Wednesday, May 28th.  

Religion

We will begin Chapter 9 in our Religion Book this week.  

Social Studies & Language Arts
                     Click to see ---> Social Studies & Language Arts Blog 

Other Fifth Grade News

Altar Server Training.  There will be one more Training for 5th graders. Please remember to turn in your "Mass Preference Sheets". 

The last day of School, Tuesday June 3rd, will be a "Service Day" for the entire school this year. We are working out details of the service project. "Game Day" will occur on Monday, June 2nd. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email Mrs. Hall at dhall@stjosephdg.org, or, Mrs. Stillo at dstillo@stjosephdg.org.