Tonight your student will be bringing home the book publishing material we have been working on in class. For homework, please have your student color the pictures in the book, including the cover art which should include the title of the book. They must use markers for this assignment. No gel pens, no paint, no crayons, no color pencils, etc...
Picture pages are as follows:
Back of Dedication page: metaphor picture
Page 2 Haiku picture
Page 4 Concrete poem
Page 6 Ode picture
Page 8 1st narrative picture
Page 10 2nd narrative picture
page 12 self portrait
page 14 be creative
Cover page: VERY colorful picture with title and student's name(author)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Week of Jan. 30
Week of Jan. 30
Big week full of exciting things!
Last week 5A and 5C homerooms (Mr. King and I) decided to construct a PTO basket together. The theme we have chosen is…SPORTS! So, anything and everything we can assemble that fits the sports theme should be sent in ASAP. Tickets, apparel, cups, bats, nets and balls, helmets…Anything! Be creative! We are an equal opportunity crew, so all teams are welcome, but I know you want to be sure your team is represented, so send in the swag!
We are fortunate enough to be joined once again this year by Burning Coal Theatre! This week, the troupe will present a show to all classes on Monday. They will then work individually with classes on various Shakespearean fun!
That’s the good news for this week; the not-so great news is that this will put us behind schedule for Black History Month. I had planned to finish our books for publication (they MUST be done by Thursday) and complete reading Out of the Dust this week. This will be a major challenge with the schedule change. In an effort to focus our work this week, there will be no vocabulary. I hear several students’ shouts of joy, but vocab is vital to success in Language Arts.
Competitive Edge Homework: I would like all students to go back over what they have already done, highlight answers, check answers in the answer book and make corrections up until page 27.
I have added a page with the format I wish students to follow for the next book review to the blog. Recently, there has been a change to the number of copies each teacher is allotted per month. I will try and post information like this instead of sending home a hard copy from now on to save my copies.
The schedule has changed and there is now a remediation class for 5th grade from 2:15-3:00 daily. Students will have 2 days of math, 2 days of Language Arts and one day of Science remediation. In addition, I heartily recommend the WINRS after school tutoring program. It is absolutely free and they are sending a bus to pick up students from Neuse Charter after-school from carpool! If your student needs extra help, please send them to WINRS! Tutoring covers Math, Reading and Language Arts, for more information contact 934-1050 or 464-1461.
School wide EOG pretest Feb 7-10. Please send your student to school prepared to do his or her best. It may be necessary to send out further Letters of Possible Retention after the results are calculated.
We are in need of some supplies. My class could really use regular markers, multi-colored Sharpies and Wet-wipes. Please help!
I still need to meet with several parents. I will be contacting several this week. The best times to meet are: 8:30 daily with just me, 12:45 daily with Mrs. Dohner and I (preferred), or after-school most days. We already have many meetings set up this week, so it may not be until next week.
5th grade dance: after school on Feb. 17! More information to come!!!!!
Big week full of exciting things!
Last week 5A and 5C homerooms (Mr. King and I) decided to construct a PTO basket together. The theme we have chosen is…SPORTS! So, anything and everything we can assemble that fits the sports theme should be sent in ASAP. Tickets, apparel, cups, bats, nets and balls, helmets…Anything! Be creative! We are an equal opportunity crew, so all teams are welcome, but I know you want to be sure your team is represented, so send in the swag!
We are fortunate enough to be joined once again this year by Burning Coal Theatre! This week, the troupe will present a show to all classes on Monday. They will then work individually with classes on various Shakespearean fun!
That’s the good news for this week; the not-so great news is that this will put us behind schedule for Black History Month. I had planned to finish our books for publication (they MUST be done by Thursday) and complete reading Out of the Dust this week. This will be a major challenge with the schedule change. In an effort to focus our work this week, there will be no vocabulary. I hear several students’ shouts of joy, but vocab is vital to success in Language Arts.
Competitive Edge Homework: I would like all students to go back over what they have already done, highlight answers, check answers in the answer book and make corrections up until page 27.
I have added a page with the format I wish students to follow for the next book review to the blog. Recently, there has been a change to the number of copies each teacher is allotted per month. I will try and post information like this instead of sending home a hard copy from now on to save my copies.
The schedule has changed and there is now a remediation class for 5th grade from 2:15-3:00 daily. Students will have 2 days of math, 2 days of Language Arts and one day of Science remediation. In addition, I heartily recommend the WINRS after school tutoring program. It is absolutely free and they are sending a bus to pick up students from Neuse Charter after-school from carpool! If your student needs extra help, please send them to WINRS! Tutoring covers Math, Reading and Language Arts, for more information contact 934-1050 or 464-1461.
School wide EOG pretest Feb 7-10. Please send your student to school prepared to do his or her best. It may be necessary to send out further Letters of Possible Retention after the results are calculated.
We are in need of some supplies. My class could really use regular markers, multi-colored Sharpies and Wet-wipes. Please help!
I still need to meet with several parents. I will be contacting several this week. The best times to meet are: 8:30 daily with just me, 12:45 daily with Mrs. Dohner and I (preferred), or after-school most days. We already have many meetings set up this week, so it may not be until next week.
5th grade dance: after school on Feb. 17! More information to come!!!!!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Week of Jan. 23
And so we begin the 3rd quarter! This is a wonderful time in Language Arts at Neuse Charter. We will finish up “Out of the Dust” week after next, complete our poetry books and send them to the printer, take a school-wide mock EOG test, learn all about black history, throw a super-fabulous dance for our growing 5th graders and a few other surprises! Whew! How do we do it?! :)
Reminder to all: Next Friday, student-led conferences are scheduled. Students will share their poetry and composition books and will explain the plot and story of “Out of the Dust” to parents. I understand many of you want to conference about your student’s progress, but this is not the time for that. It is the time for your student to share their work. I will happily schedule any parent who needs an appointment over the next few weeks.
Student-led conference schedule: 5B 3:00-3:20, 5C: 3:25-3:45, 5A: 3:50-4:10 if your schedule makes it difficult for you to attend your student’s appointed time, please let me know, we can work it out!
Some of you received letters of possible retention, and/or a request to conference. I would like to schedule those appointments as soon as possible. I can meet after-school on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays (this Wed. is scheduled), or 12:45 any day. These are times that Mrs. Dohner and I can both meet. Please e-mail me to set something up.
We have received permission to hold the 2nd Annual Neuse Charter Has Talent Show! It will be April 20th! Audition dates to come! This was a wonderful event last year, if you missed it, you missed out! Save the date and start practicing!
Competitive Edge Homework for this week:
Tues. 1/24: 6-10
Wed. 1/25: 11-14
Thurs; 1/26: 15-21
Fri. 1/27: 22-26
Spelling/Vocabulary 5A
From “Out of the Dust”
Week of Jan. 23
parched
squirreled
stupor
fidgety
loiter
lurking
astounded
aghast
forsaken
glower
rogue
enticed
scoundrels
rapscallions
bleary
Spelling/Vocabulary 5B
From “Out of the Dust”
Week of Jan. 23
squirreled
stupor
loitering
loping
astounded
aghast
succulent
forsaken
conjuror
glower
parched
rogue
enticed
scoundrels
rapscallions
bleary
Spelling/Vocabulary 5C
From “Out of the Dust”
Week of Jan. 23
squirreled
stupor
biding
loitering
parched
lurking
aghast
succulent
forsaken
conjuror
glower
resplendent
rogue
enticed
scoundrels
rapscallions
bleary
Reminder to all: Next Friday, student-led conferences are scheduled. Students will share their poetry and composition books and will explain the plot and story of “Out of the Dust” to parents. I understand many of you want to conference about your student’s progress, but this is not the time for that. It is the time for your student to share their work. I will happily schedule any parent who needs an appointment over the next few weeks.
Student-led conference schedule: 5B 3:00-3:20, 5C: 3:25-3:45, 5A: 3:50-4:10 if your schedule makes it difficult for you to attend your student’s appointed time, please let me know, we can work it out!
Some of you received letters of possible retention, and/or a request to conference. I would like to schedule those appointments as soon as possible. I can meet after-school on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays (this Wed. is scheduled), or 12:45 any day. These are times that Mrs. Dohner and I can both meet. Please e-mail me to set something up.
We have received permission to hold the 2nd Annual Neuse Charter Has Talent Show! It will be April 20th! Audition dates to come! This was a wonderful event last year, if you missed it, you missed out! Save the date and start practicing!
Competitive Edge Homework for this week:
Tues. 1/24: 6-10
Wed. 1/25: 11-14
Thurs; 1/26: 15-21
Fri. 1/27: 22-26
Spelling/Vocabulary 5A
From “Out of the Dust”
Week of Jan. 23
parched
squirreled
stupor
fidgety
loiter
lurking
astounded
aghast
forsaken
glower
rogue
enticed
scoundrels
rapscallions
bleary
Spelling/Vocabulary 5B
From “Out of the Dust”
Week of Jan. 23
squirreled
stupor
loitering
loping
astounded
aghast
succulent
forsaken
conjuror
glower
parched
rogue
enticed
scoundrels
rapscallions
bleary
Spelling/Vocabulary 5C
From “Out of the Dust”
Week of Jan. 23
squirreled
stupor
biding
loitering
parched
lurking
aghast
succulent
forsaken
conjuror
glower
resplendent
rogue
enticed
scoundrels
rapscallions
bleary
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Week of Jan.18
I hope everyone had a relaxing 4 day break and is ready for the final half of 5th grade! It will be a busy time and we all all need to work hard, but as Vince Lombardi said "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
Report cards go home Friday. Awards ceremony is 10:00 on Friday. I will be setting up parent-teacher conferences with parents of students who have received a possible letter of retention this week and next. Mrs. Dohner and I are free daily at 12:45 or after school on Wednesdays and Fridays. I am available at 8:30 a.m. daily.
We will continue reading "Out of the Dust" this week. Work will continue and begin to wind down on our poetry books too. No vocabulary!
Competitive Edge:
Homework in these books will begin this week. You may continue to read and write a summary or you may complete these assignments in the book: Students must come in and grade their own work and make corrections for credit. This will be done on the honor system. The 5A class will go over the CE book using the following schedule, work must be completed by these days to receive homework credit:
Wed. 1/18: Diagnostic Test, pt. 1
Thurs. 1/19: Diag. test pt. II
Fri: 1/20: p.1-5
Tues. 1/24: 6-10
Wed. 1/25: 11-14
Thurs; 1/26: 15-21
Fri. 1/27: 22-26
If you have already begun the book and these pages are complete, please read for homework. Remember, we have a non-fiction book report due in March.
Report cards go home Friday. Awards ceremony is 10:00 on Friday. I will be setting up parent-teacher conferences with parents of students who have received a possible letter of retention this week and next. Mrs. Dohner and I are free daily at 12:45 or after school on Wednesdays and Fridays. I am available at 8:30 a.m. daily.
We will continue reading "Out of the Dust" this week. Work will continue and begin to wind down on our poetry books too. No vocabulary!
Competitive Edge:
Homework in these books will begin this week. You may continue to read and write a summary or you may complete these assignments in the book: Students must come in and grade their own work and make corrections for credit. This will be done on the honor system. The 5A class will go over the CE book using the following schedule, work must be completed by these days to receive homework credit:
Wed. 1/18: Diagnostic Test, pt. 1
Thurs. 1/19: Diag. test pt. II
Fri: 1/20: p.1-5
Tues. 1/24: 6-10
Wed. 1/25: 11-14
Thurs; 1/26: 15-21
Fri. 1/27: 22-26
If you have already begun the book and these pages are complete, please read for homework. Remember, we have a non-fiction book report due in March.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Homework Thursday Jan. 12
Instead of reading homework, please have your student bring a completed rough draft of their narrative poem to class tomorrow.
Chip party tomorrow! Students may bring handheld electrical devices, but they will be responsible for the safety and well being of said device. If your student has lost more than 20 chips combined for all classes, they will not be participating in the party.
Chip party tomorrow! Students may bring handheld electrical devices, but they will be responsible for the safety and well being of said device. If your student has lost more than 20 chips combined for all classes, they will not be participating in the party.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Hello, everyone! Great job on presentations last week!
Many changes coming to our wonderful little 5th grade world in the next couple of weeks and I want to be sure everyone is on board so I’ll send my blog home in letter form this week.
Schedule: High school will be having exams this week, and because all of Neuse Charter shares teachers, there will be a trickledown effect for us. Not entirely sure what will happen, so bear with us and be patient (I know that will be my mantra :)
Possible Retention letters: Along with report cards on Jan. 20, teachers will be sending letters of possible retention. I will administer an EOG pretest for all of 5th grade before next week to help determine who will be receiving possible retention letters. It is very early to make this determination but we must let parents know if there is, in our estimation, a reasonable possibility that your child will be retained to 5th grade next year. This is determined in several ways. The decision is based on a combination of teacher recommendation, EOG Tests, previous retention and student performance. This is a complicated decision, not made lightly, and will be ultimately a decision intended to benefit the student and his or her academic future. If you receive a letter of possible retention, we will set up a parent-teacher conference to try and work out solutions and discuss options for the rest of the year. Hard work moves mountains.
Homework: Many students have become very lax with regard to homework. I will send home current homework grades this week (I have already with 5B and 5C). Homework cannot be made up. Beginning after the break, students may work in the Competitive Edge Book for homework. I will post pages to complete for credit on my blog. Students must correct answers in class for credit. It is very important to understand this will not be easier than regular homework (Reading and writing a summary) but it is very, very good EOG practice. I will be working on this book in class with 5A.
Remediation: With the new schedule that begins on Jan. 23, remediation will be stepped up for struggling students. During their afternoon electives, some students will be pulled out for extra help. This does not include PE. If this is a problem, please send Ms. Rennie, Mrs. Dohner or me an e-mail or a note expressing the issue.
Scholastic News: Almost weekly, students work on this news magazine and answer Common Core and EOG type questions associated with the reading. Many are struggling with this, mostly because they do not take time and care with their answers. Informational reading will become more and more important as your child progresses through Middle School and High School (as per the Common Core Standards). If you have a few minutes, please try and discuss some of the world’s news and what impact it has on our daily lives with your student.
Out of the Dust: This is a serious book with some sad events. We will be reading it aloud and discussing it in class, including the stages of grief and how they unfold in the book. There is nothing overly graphic or gratuitous. There is also some fun stuff! Please send a tart apple with your student to class this week before Thursday for a surprise!
Games Club: Games club will be concluding and it it’s place, we will begin Art Club. Due to the fact that 5th grade is not scheduled for art or music for the second half of the year, Mrs. Dohner and I will be holding Art Club from 3:15-4:00 on Thursdays beginning Jan. 25. As with Games Club, students must be in good standing with at least a “c” average and no trips to the office for discipline issues. Also, getting picked up late may disqualify students from participating. We will be drawing, painting, sculpting, listening to world music, etc… Any parent with a special talent who would like to hold a seminar is encouraged and welcomed!
Spelling/Vocab: Bad news: Test will be on Thursday this week, as Chip Celebration will be on Friday! Good news: only 10 words! Please review our previous words from Out of the Dust, as they will be important to know.
Spelling/Vocabulary for week of 1/9/2012
Know how to use words in a sentence and how to spell them correctly!
5A
grateful (again:)
depression
remains
level
quaking
shrine
delicate prairie
convince
gripe
Spelling/Vocabulary for week of 1/9/2012
Know how to use words in a sentence and how to spell them correctly!
5B
breathless
depression
rhythm
leveled
quaking
shrine
brighten
prairie
convince
gripe
Spelling/Vocabulary for week of 1/9/2012
Know how to use words in a sentence and how to spell them correctly!
5C
achievement
depression
rhythm
leveled
quaking
shrine
brightening
prairie
griping
purposeful
Many changes coming to our wonderful little 5th grade world in the next couple of weeks and I want to be sure everyone is on board so I’ll send my blog home in letter form this week.
Schedule: High school will be having exams this week, and because all of Neuse Charter shares teachers, there will be a trickledown effect for us. Not entirely sure what will happen, so bear with us and be patient (I know that will be my mantra :)
Possible Retention letters: Along with report cards on Jan. 20, teachers will be sending letters of possible retention. I will administer an EOG pretest for all of 5th grade before next week to help determine who will be receiving possible retention letters. It is very early to make this determination but we must let parents know if there is, in our estimation, a reasonable possibility that your child will be retained to 5th grade next year. This is determined in several ways. The decision is based on a combination of teacher recommendation, EOG Tests, previous retention and student performance. This is a complicated decision, not made lightly, and will be ultimately a decision intended to benefit the student and his or her academic future. If you receive a letter of possible retention, we will set up a parent-teacher conference to try and work out solutions and discuss options for the rest of the year. Hard work moves mountains.
Homework: Many students have become very lax with regard to homework. I will send home current homework grades this week (I have already with 5B and 5C). Homework cannot be made up. Beginning after the break, students may work in the Competitive Edge Book for homework. I will post pages to complete for credit on my blog. Students must correct answers in class for credit. It is very important to understand this will not be easier than regular homework (Reading and writing a summary) but it is very, very good EOG practice. I will be working on this book in class with 5A.
Remediation: With the new schedule that begins on Jan. 23, remediation will be stepped up for struggling students. During their afternoon electives, some students will be pulled out for extra help. This does not include PE. If this is a problem, please send Ms. Rennie, Mrs. Dohner or me an e-mail or a note expressing the issue.
Scholastic News: Almost weekly, students work on this news magazine and answer Common Core and EOG type questions associated with the reading. Many are struggling with this, mostly because they do not take time and care with their answers. Informational reading will become more and more important as your child progresses through Middle School and High School (as per the Common Core Standards). If you have a few minutes, please try and discuss some of the world’s news and what impact it has on our daily lives with your student.
Out of the Dust: This is a serious book with some sad events. We will be reading it aloud and discussing it in class, including the stages of grief and how they unfold in the book. There is nothing overly graphic or gratuitous. There is also some fun stuff! Please send a tart apple with your student to class this week before Thursday for a surprise!
Games Club: Games club will be concluding and it it’s place, we will begin Art Club. Due to the fact that 5th grade is not scheduled for art or music for the second half of the year, Mrs. Dohner and I will be holding Art Club from 3:15-4:00 on Thursdays beginning Jan. 25. As with Games Club, students must be in good standing with at least a “c” average and no trips to the office for discipline issues. Also, getting picked up late may disqualify students from participating. We will be drawing, painting, sculpting, listening to world music, etc… Any parent with a special talent who would like to hold a seminar is encouraged and welcomed!
Spelling/Vocab: Bad news: Test will be on Thursday this week, as Chip Celebration will be on Friday! Good news: only 10 words! Please review our previous words from Out of the Dust, as they will be important to know.
Spelling/Vocabulary for week of 1/9/2012
Know how to use words in a sentence and how to spell them correctly!
5A
grateful (again:)
depression
remains
level
quaking
shrine
delicate prairie
convince
gripe
Spelling/Vocabulary for week of 1/9/2012
Know how to use words in a sentence and how to spell them correctly!
5B
breathless
depression
rhythm
leveled
quaking
shrine
brighten
prairie
convince
gripe
Spelling/Vocabulary for week of 1/9/2012
Know how to use words in a sentence and how to spell them correctly!
5C
achievement
depression
rhythm
leveled
quaking
shrine
brightening
prairie
griping
purposeful
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