Sunday, November 30, 2014

Week of December 1



Scholastic Book orders are due 12/9.  Parents can surprise their children by sending an email to Miss Winter to hold their books for a Christmas present. Online order code is: 1FQVA.


MATH 

Fourth Grade 
4th graders will wrap up Chapter 4 Division. This week we cover Lessons 11, 12 and Lesson 8 (Partial Quotients). The Chapter 4 Review Packet will be assigned on Wednesday, corrected on Thursday and the Test will be held on Friday. Use Carmen San Diego Math Models, Skills 13-19, to practice skills in Chapter 4. Remember we need to share logins 1-4 at this time. 

Multiplication Facts: Continue to practice facts.  Most students should be on the  4s or 9s now having passed 2s and 5s. 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. 

Fifth Grade  
5th graders wrap up Chapter 4, Multiplying Decimals, by correcting the Review packet on Monday and reviewing skills. The Test will be on Tuesday (after reviewing decimal multiplication skills). Use Carmen San Diego Math Models, Skill 19, to help with Chapter 4 skills. GOMATH Online Access:  To use the website we should continue to share the logins for numbers 1 - 4 ( instead of individual student numbers). 

Multiplication Facts: Continue practicing multiplication facts at home. Memorizing the squares early on (2x2,3x3,4x4) will help as we progress. 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.


Math Help/Club Hours 
After School (students need a "travel note")
4th Graders only:  Tue. 2:20pm  - 3:15pm
5th Graders only:  Wed.  2:20pm - 3:15pm
Before School (students need a "Mrs. Hall permission note")
Both 4th and 5th Graders:
 Wednesday and Fridays from 7:15am - 7:45am 
Also, Mrs. Lux will be available at 7:30am on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to assist students as well. 


SCIENCE 

Fourth Grade 

4th graders will begin studying for Chapter 2 Test, which will be given on Thursday, December 4th. 
Fifth Grade 

5th graders will complete Lesson 4, Quiz on Wednesday and begin studying for Chapter 2 Test.   

Reading, Spelling & Vocab Highlights
              
Reading: Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
             We will cover Section 3, chapters 22-32. We have an open
               book comprehension and vocabulary test on Friday, 12/5.  

Spelling (Purple Spelling Practice Book): 
            Lesson 12 Workbooks due on Thursday. 
            Test and 5x each on Friday.
               
Vocabulary (Blue Workbook):                      
             Unit 7 Workbook will be due on Monday, 12/1. 
           Unit 7 Test will be Tuesday, 12/2. 
           See Link found in the Reading Websites Tab to create a logon to 
            Vocabulary practice and games.   
         

Religion

We study Advent this week. We will begin using the Seasonal Celebrations portion of our book and continue with an advent packet of weekly activities.  We will write a small paragraph on how each of us will prepare for the birth of Jesus. We will share Saint Reports as we have time. 

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

Specials: Gym, LRC, Music, Spanish, Computers, Art


Other Fifth Grade News

Scholastic Book orders are due 12/9.  Parents can surprise their children by sending an email to Miss Winter to hold their books for a Christmas present. Online order code is: 1FQVA

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.