Day 73 (December 21, 2015)

Highlights of Day 73:

• Treasures Reading: Unit 2 Assessment
• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Students finished working on their humor comics.
• List of Top Ten Humorous Moments in "Cabin Fever"
• Vocabulary: Unit 7 Test
• Computer Class with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Reading: "HURRICANES" Summary

                  Finish Humor Comic

                  List of Top Ten Humorous Moments in "Cabin Fever"

Notices

- Students may wear red and green tomorrow!

Day 72 (December 18, 2015)

Highlights of Day 72:

• Genre Reading: Students worked on Humor Comics.
• Students attended Mass celebrated by Father Tim.
• Treasures Reading:
• Students read aloud their "HURRICANES" summaries. 
• Key words included: 
• atmosphere
• Atlantic Ocean
• Bahamas
• battery powered radio
• blanket
• clothes
• coast
• contact
• cyclones
• dangerous
• depression
• destruction
• disruption
• East Coast
• enough food and water for a few days
• evacuate
• eye of the hurricane
• flashlight
• gathers energy
• get under a table
• learn
• listen
• heavy rain
• hurricane
• Hurricane Katrina
• instruction
• interested
• June
• middle of the country
• New Orleans
• ocean
• peaceful
• preparing / prepare
• radio
• rain
• really bad winds
• safe / safer
• satellites
• scary
• stay away from windows
• spoil
• supply
• tropical storm
• United States
• water
• winds circling
• 73 miles per hour or less
• 74 miles per hour or greater
• 80 degrees
• Free Verse Poetry: "Suspense"
• Does not have regular rhyming patterns / rhythm
• Is often written in lines that vary greatly in length
• May use nontraditional punctuation
• May use literary elements to convey ideas
• Personification is a technique in which the writer gives human characteristics to animals, objects, and ideas.
• Imagery is the use of words to create vivid mental pictures to help readers visualize ideas expressed in text.
• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like what they are describing, such as the word buzz for a bee sound.
• Review of Fiction Text: "The Hungriest Dog"
• Review of Text: "Going the Distance"
• Draw Conclusions
• Main Idea & Details
• Author's Purpose
• Latin Roots
• Charts
• Vocabulary: Students reviewed for their Unit 7 Test.
• Religon: Father Andreas spoke about the Eucharist.

Homework

- Math: Quiz on Monday

- Reading: Work on Humor Comic

                  Fifty word Summary on "Hurricanes"

                  Reading Test on Unit 2

- Vocabulary: Unit 7 Test on Monday

Day 71 (December 17, 2016)

Highlights of Day 71:

• Morning Reading: Cause and Effect / Fact and Opinion
• Genre Reading: Students worked on their humor comic.

• Treasures Reading: "HURRICANES"
• Expository Text Features
• Signal Words
• Multiple-Meaning Words
• Generalizations
• Suffixes
• Classification
• Grammar: Simple Tense - Present
• Vocabulary: Unit 7 Words
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd: Microsoft Excel

Homework

- Math: Quiz on Monday

- Reading: Work on Humor Comic

                  Fifty word summary on "HURRICANES"

- Vocabulary: Study for Test on Monday

Notices

- Daycare Payments  

Day 70 (December 16, 2015)

Highlights of Day 70:

• Morning Reading: Fact and Opinion
• Treasures Reading: 
• "Hot-Air Balloon Haiku"
• Poetry: Haiku
• Figurative Language
• Voice
• "THE EXTREME COST of EXTREME WEATHER"
• What is the most extreme weather you have seen?
• What happened and what did you learn from it?
• Multiple-Meaning Words
• Analyze Text Structure: Description
• Signal Words
• At these times
• First
• Next
• Finally
• For example
• French: Students sent Christmas messages to French Pen Pals!

• Gym with Coach Samaha!
• Students discussed the significance of finding positivity.
• Music with Ms. Navien!

Homework

- Math: Worksheet

- Reading: Work on Humor Comic

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 7 Test

Notices

- Lunch Payments

Day 69 (December 15, 2015)

Highlights of Day 69:

• Morning Reading: Fact and Opinion
• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion" Quiz
• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Students worked on their humor comics.
• Vocabulary: Unit 7 Sparkle
• Grammar: Direct Objects Quiz
• CHRISTMAS PAGEANT at the CHURCH!

Homework

- Math: pg. 44 #1-50 (evens)

- Reading: Continue to work on Humor Comic

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 7 Test

- Grammar: Direct Object Quiz

Notices

- Christmas Pageant Tonight at Church!

- Ozzie's Toys due by December 18th!

- Aladdin Auditions - December 16th and 17th!

Day 68 (December 14, 2015)

Highlights of Day 68:

• Morning Reading: Fact and Opinion
• Treasures Reading: "Up in the Air: The Story of Balloon Flight"
• Facts and Opinions
• Greek Roots
• Generalizations
• Sensory Details
• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion" Quiz Review
• Social Studies: Early European Settlements
• What did Native Americans feel upon seeing early Europeans step foot on North American land for the first time?
• Vocabulary: Correct Unit 7 (pgs. 72-75)
• Grammar: Direct Objects 
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Math: Workbook pg. 44 #1-50 (evens)

- Reading: Work on Humor Comic

- Science: Quiz on Newton's Laws of Motion

- Vocabulary: Unit 7 Test on Friday

Notices

- PTO Dress Down Day for $1.00 (tomorrow)

Day 67 (December 11, 2015)

Day 67 Highlights:

• Morning Reading: Cause and Effect
• Class Reward #2:

Back to the Future II

• Science: Lab Report for Newton's Laws of Bowling
• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Vocabulary: Unit 7 (pgs. 72-75)

Homework

- Reading: Comics

- Science: Quiz on Tuesday for Newton's Laws of Motion

- Vocabulary: Finish Unit 7 (pg. 72-75)

Notices

- Panera Dine-Out (December 12th)

- PTO Dress Down Day (December 15th)

Day 66 (December 10, 2015)

Highlights of Day 66:

• Morning Reading: Cause and Effect
• Treasures Reading: "Up in the Air: The Story of Balloon Flight"
• Facts and Opinions
• Paraphrasing
• Drawing Conclusions
• Inferences
• Chronological Order
• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd: Hour of Code!
• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion"
• Force = Mass x Acceleration
• Force is a push or pull acting on an object.
• Mass is the atoms making up an object.
• Acceleration is the speed of an object.
• Mass of a Bowling Ball = 1 kilogram (2.5 pounds)
• Length of the Alley = 18 meters (60 feet)
• Acceleration = Length of the Alley divided by                             the Time the Bowling Ball takes to the Hit the Pins
• Acceleration = 18 meters divided by _____ second(s)
• Acceleration = _____ meters per second squared
• Force = Mass x Acceleration
• Force = 1 kilogram x _____ meters per second squared
• Force = _____ Newtons
• Genre Reading: Students worked on their Humor Comics.

Homework

- Math: Study for Quiz

- Reading: Work on Comics

- Science: Study for Newton's Laws of Motion

Notices

- PTO Dine-Out at Panera Bread (December 12)

- Dress Down Day (December 15)

Day 65 (December 9, 2015)

Highlights of Day 65:

• Morning Reading: Main Idea and Details / Sequence
• Science: Newton's Laws of Motion through Bowling

• French with Madame Auclair!
• Gym with Coach Samaha!
• Genre Reading: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
• Music with Ms. Navien: Pageant Practice!

Homework

- Math: Finish rest of workbook page

- Reading: Morning Worksheet

Notices

- PTO Dine-Out @ Panera Bread

- Dress Down Day on December 15th

- Aladdin Auditions

Day 64 (December 8, 2015)

Highlights of Day 64:

• Morning Reading: Sequence
• Students attended Mass. 
• It was a Holy Day of Obligation.

• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion"
• Newton's first law of motion says that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object moving in a straight line at a constant speed will continue to move in a straight line and at a constant speed until a net force acts on the object.
• The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion is known as inertia. 
• Inertia is influenced by mass: objects with greater mass have greater inertia than objects with lesser mass.
• Newton's second law of motion describes the relationship between acceleration (the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time), mass, and net force.
• The net forces acting on an object change its velocity by causing it to speed up, slow down, or change directions, all of which are referred to as acceleration.
• The stronger the force acting on an object, the more it will accelerate, as described by the formula:                                                                                                                         

Force = Mass x Acceleration

• Newton's third law of motion states that when one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force on the first object. Action-reaction forces are always equal and opposite, and they always occur in pairs.
• Student discussed how these laws apply to bowling.
• Art with Mrs. Smith!

Homework

- Math: Two Worksheets

- Reading: Brainstorm Comics

- Science: Newton's Laws of Motion Applied to Bowling

Notices

- Sign Report Card and Return

Day 63 (December 7, 2015)

Highlights of Day 63:

• Morning Reading: Sequence
• Treasures Reading: 
• "Up in the Air: The Story of Balloon Flight"
• Main Focus: Paraphrasing / Figurative Language
• Genre Reading: 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
• Students started working on their comics.
• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion"

A note from Elfis.

• Grammar: Action Verbs
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd: https://hourofcode.com/us

Homework

- Math: Two (2) worksheets

- Reading: Comic Book Ideas

- Grammar: Action Verb Quiz

Day 62 (December 4, 2015)

Highlights of Day 62:

• Morning Reading: Main Idea and Details
• Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation Test
• Christmas Carnival!

• Genre Reading: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever"
• Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test
• Students completed my Report Card.  
• Are my directions clear and concise?
• Do I treat all  students fairly?
• Do you give challenging, but grade appropriate assignments?
• Are my units and lessons engaging?
• Do I act like a positive, Christ-like role model?
• Religion with Father Andreas!

Homework

None

Notices

Go to the Christmas Carnival!

Day 61 (December 3, 2015)

Highlights of Day 61:

• Morning Reading: Main Idea and Details
• Genre Reading: Elements of Humor Fiction
• In realistic fiction, humor is frequently used to break the tension in sensitive situations, unlike fantasies in which the humor is often the humor of the absurd.
• Humor of the Character: This depends on the antics of an eccentric personality.
• Humor of the Situation: Surprising, awkward, or ridiculous actions or situations are among the most common sources of children's humor.
• Humor of the Language: Plays on words, verbal irony, malapropism (the misuse of words), misunderstandings, all contribute to verbal humor.

• Students started to identify these elements in...

• Science: "Newton's Laws of Motion" 
• Third Annual Equilibrium Aerodynamics Challenge
•  An airplane moves in a straight line at a constant speed. It speeds up, slows down, or changes direction depending on the net forces acting on it.
• Students had to create a paper airplane that used the appropriate drag, thrust, lift, and gravity in order to keep the plane in constant motion.

• Vocabulary: Sparkle and Unit 6 Review!
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Math: Worksheet

- Reading: Bring in your copy of "Cabin Fever"

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 6 Test

- Religion: Study for Confirmation Test

Notices

- Daycare Payments

Day 60 (December 2, 2015)

Day 60 Highlights:

• Morning Reading: Nonfiction Text Features / Visual Information
• Treasures Reading: "The Science of Hot-Air Balloons"
•  Main Focus: Facts and Opinions
• Class Reward #2 Voting:
• Students voted on watching Back to the Future 2.
• Gym Class with Coach Samaha!
• Vocabulary: Sparkle for Unit 6 Words
• Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation Review Game
• Music with Ms. Navien practicing for the Christmas Pageant!

Homework

- Math: Worksheet

- Science: Work on Paper Airplane

- Religion: Study for Confirmation Test (Friday)

- Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test (Friday)

Day 59 (December 1, 2015)

Highlights of Day 59:

• Morning Reading: Visual Information
• Treasures Reading:
• "These ROBOTS Are Wild!"
• Test Practice: Preventing Polio
• Science: "What are Newton's laws of motion?"
• All forces acting on an object make up the net force. 
• When all the forces acting on an object balance, the object is in a state of equilibrium.
• Students tested forces with an Arm Wrestling Challenge!

Grace defeats Joe in the Finals!

• Religion: Review for Sacrament of Confirmation Test!
• Art with Mrs. Smith!

Homework

- Math: pg. 42 #1-5 / The rest are odds.

- Science: Work on Paper Airplane

- Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation Test (Friday)  

- Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test (Friday)

Notices

- Twenty-Hours Form

Day 58 (November 30, 2015)

Two-Point Evening Question
Before the title Back to the Future, what was the film going to be called?

"Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Doc. 

Ah...Are you telling me that you built a time machine...out of a DeLorean?"

Highlights of Day 58:

• Morning Reading: Nonfiction Text Features
• Treasures Reading: "The Code Breakers" and "A Lucky Hero?"
• How have scientific discoveries improved people's lives?
• Genre Reading: Conclusion to Science-Fiction Genre
• Students watched the film Back to the Future.
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Math: Finish Math Tree

- Vocabulary: Study Unit 6

Day 57 (November 25, 2015)

Highlights of Day 57:

• Social Studies: Age of Early Exploration Test
• Vocabulary: Unit 6 Words
• Clean Desks and Organize the Classrooms
• Hey Arnold! - Arnold's Thanksgiving

Homework

- Vocabulary: Unit 6 Test (Friday 12/4)

Day 56 (November 24, 2015)

Four-Point Evening Question
Name the author and title of the sci-fi book using this description: An inventor creates a time machine and travels to the year 802, 701, where he finds humanity have evolved into two races, Morlocks and Eloi.

• Morning Reading: Nonfiction Text Features
• Treasures Reading: "RATTLERS!" Summary
• Key words: 
• poison 
• heat
• sensors
• attack
• fangs
• thirty
• species
• prey
• rattlesnake
• feels
• vibration
• smells
• south Canada
• fun
• Mexico
• misunderstood
• study
• common
• expository
• kill
• endangered
• drink
• information
• blood
• venom
• bite
• rattle 
• skin
• warning
• food
• bad reputation
• die
• ambulance
• dangerous
• survive
• track
• small animals
• mammals
• United States of America
• records
• ID tags
• special machine
• woodlands
• swamps
• deserts
• grasslands
• mother
• leave you alone
• live birth
• three
• animal
• cure
• Genre Reading: Time Travel Debate!
• Students debated the poistives:
• Saving people from dying
• Stopping assasinations and wars
• Learning about technology sooner
• Experiencing history first-hand
• ...and negatives:
• Getting caught in the time stream
• The Grandfather Paradox
• The Butterfly Effect
• Spending too much money on time travel
• Grammar: Unit 2 Nouns Test
• Art with Ms. Smith!

Homework

- Math: Study Divisibity Rules

- Reading: Morning Work Quiz / "RATTLERS!" Summary

- Social Studies: Early Exploration Test

Notices

- "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Form

Day 55 (November 23, 2015)

Highlights of Day 55:

• Morning Reading: Author's Purpose & Predictions
• Genre Reading: Science Fiction
• If we had the technology available, do you think it would be responsible to time travel?
• Groups planned points, counterpoints, and rebuttals for their upcoming debate. Students needed to use logic, scientific possibilities, and morality to develop responses.

• Social Studies: Early Exploration Trivia  Review
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Math: pg. 41 (all)

- Reading: Morning Worksheet

                  "RATTLERS!" Summary

                  Prepare Debate Notes

- Social Studies: Early Exploration (Test on Wednesday)

- Grammar: Nouns Test (tomorrow, Tuesday)

- French: Puppet Paper

Notices

- Barnes & Noble Night

- "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" Form

Day 54 (November 20, 2015)

SHIP-FIGUREHEAD PROJECT

Discovering Ourselves through Early Exploration

In the fifth grade class at St. Joseph School, students learned how the 1400-1500s was a great time of discovery throughout the world. Many European countries were in a great race to see who would be the first to find a western water route to Asia. In the process, many explorers intentionally, or more often than not, unintentionally, discovered what we know as the North and South Americas. 

At the end of this unit, students had an opportunity to explore their own heritage. In our day to day lives, it is easy to forget that we have our own story of how we ended up in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Throughout this project, students were able to build a boat with an appropriate ship-figurehead, map out the route of travel, write a letter detailing the journey, ask interview questions to a family member, and bring in a culturally relevant item to exchange with others. The assignment provided to be an enlightening journey for students, parents, and teachers. As we continually try to define ourselves, we must remember we have a long heritage that already has contributed to who we are.

Other Highlights of Day 54:

• Morning Reading: Predictions
• Father Tim's Blessing of Canned Goods
• Treasures Reading: "RATTLERS!" Summary
• Social Studies: Early Exploration Study Guide
• Grammar: Unit 2 Nouns Review
• Religion: Sacrament of Confirmation with Father Andreas

Homework

- Math: Divisibility Worksheet

- Reading: "RATTLERS!" Summary

- Social Studies: Study for Early Exploration Test on Wednesday

- Grammar: Finish pages 68-69

- French: Puppet Paper (Last Day Monday)

Notices

- SANTA PARADE on Sunday

- Pirate Day on Monday

- Barnes and Noble on Monday Night

Day 53 (November 19, 2015)

Highlights of Day 53:

• Morning Reading: Predictions
• Treasures Reading: "How Poison Came Into the World"
• Main Ideas: Folktales, Heroes, and Personification
• Genre Reading: "The Time Hackers"
• Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen
• Social Studies: Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs / Ship-Figureheads
• Identify the major achievements of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures.
• Demonstrate the similarities and differences between Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures.
• Describe the impact of Europeans on Inca and Aztec cultures.
• Grammar: Lesson 14 - Appositives
• Computer with Mrs. Boyd!

Homework

- Math: Worksheet

- Reading: "RATTLERS!" Summaries

- Social Studies: Ship-Figurehead Project

- French: Puppet Project

Notices

- "Santa Parade" Form

Day 52 (November 18, 2015)

Two-Point Evening Question
Which famous English poet wrote the famous poem about Kublai Khan's palace, the "stately pleasure dome" in Xanadu, that Marco Polo spoke of in his travels?

Highlights of Day 52:

• Morning Reading: Author's Purpose
• Vocabulary: Unit 5 Test
• Genre Reading: SciFi - "The Time Hackers"
• Chapters Twelve and Thirteen
• "I am thankful for..." Newspaper Statements
• Cierra: I am thankful for my life and those in my family because without them I would not be here to leave my mark on the world!
• Cassie: I am thankful for a wonderful school because some people do not have wonderful schools to go to with caring teachers.
• French with Madame Auclair!

French pronunciations to exchange fruit!

• Gym Class with Coach Samaha!
• Social Studies: 
• Ship-Figurehead Projects
• "Once Upon a Time...The Travels of Marco Polo"
• Music with Mrs. Navien: Practice for Christmas Pageant

Homework

- Math: Finish eight (8) problems

- Social Studies: Ship-Figurehead Project

- French: Puppet Paper

Notices

- Sign "Float Form" if child is walking 

- Please bring in CANNED GOODS!

Day 51 (November 17, 2015)

...And let us not forget about the terrible tragedies happening elsewhere.

Highlights of Day 51:

• Morning Reading: Author's Purpose
• Treasures Reading: 
• "RATTLERS!" - Main Idea and Details
• "Rare Rattler Rescue" Pop Quiz
• Genre Reading: Science Fiction - "The Time Hackers"
• Social Studies: Early Explorers
• Marco Polo An Italian explorer who inspired a majority of explorers after him. Though he was not the first explorer, Polo was the first to document his travels to Europe, China, and India (1271-1295) in great details. 
• Prince Henry the Navigator This individual was fascinated with ships, maps, and riches, so he started a school to teach navigation. His students included Christopher Columbus and Bartholomeu Dias.
• Christopher Columbus This individual sailed west in 1492 hoping to find Asia, but actually discovered the Bahamas.
• Amerigo Vespucci America was named after this man because his name was written on a map in 1507 after discovering the land.
• Jacques Cartier This French sailor claimed Canada for France. He thought St. Lawrence would lead him to Asia.
• Vasco da Gama A Portuguese explorer (1497) who reached India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa.
• John Cabot An Italian explorer (1497) who reached Canada, not Asia. He went back in 1498, but never returned.
• Pedro Cabral A Portuguese explorer (1500) sent out to copy da Gama’s voyage, but claimed South America instead.
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa A Spanish explorer (1501) who settled in Hispaniola, but in 1513 he noticed the Pacific.
• Ferdinand Magellan A Portuguese explorer (1519-22) He lead eighteen individuals around the world for the first time!
• Giovanni da Verrazano An Italian explorer (1524) who was hired by the French King to find a northwest passageway to Asia around Canada. However, it could not be found!
• Hernando de Soto A Spanish explorer (1539) who claimed current southeastern United States for Spain.
• Fransico Vasquez de Coronado A Spanish explorer (1541) who desperately wanted to find the  Golden Cities claimed southwest land such as New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas for Spain.
• Henry Hudson An English explorer (1610) trying to find a northwest passageway to Asia, however, he found what was later the Hudson Bay.
• Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet These French/Canadian explorers (1673) tried to see if the Mississippi would lead to Asia; it only lead to the Gulf of Mexico. 
• Students discussed how their words can positively or negatively influence people. Additionally, we discussed how we must be humble to admit we are not always the best.
• Students worked on their Ship-Figurehead Projects.
• Students studied for tomorrow's Unit 5 Vocabulary Test.
• Art Class with Mrs. Smith!

Homework

- Math: pg. 30 (odds)

- Social Studies: Ship-Figurehead Project

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 5 Test

- Grammar: Possessive Nouns Quiz

- French: Puppet Project

Notices

- Bring in canned goods for Food Drive!

- "Texas Roadhouse" Forms

Day 50 (November 16, 2015)

"Once again we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it's an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share." - President Obama on Paris Attacks

Highlights of Day 50:

• Corrected Work:
• Spelling Make-Up Unit 5 Test
• Reading Week 8 - Good Luck Charm
• Reading Week 9 - An Unusual Goat Hoarder
• Reading "Sleds on Boston Common" Summary
• Reading "Hidden Worlds" Summary
• Grammar Irregular Plural Nouns Quiz
• Science "What are forces?" Test Corrections
• Morning Reading: Character and Setting / Theme
• Treasures Reading: "RATTLERS!"
• Elements of Expository Text / Main Idea and Details
• Genre Reading: Science Fiction - "The Time Hackers"
• Chapters 6, 7, and 8
• Social Studies: 
• Christopher Columbus Posters
• Age of Exploration: Ship-Figurehead Project

• Vocabulary: Unit 5 Review - Sparkle and Around the World
• Grammar: Possessive Nouns Quiz
• Computer: Halloween Creature Graphic Design

Homework
- Math: Worksheet
- Reading: "Old Man at Crater Lake" Worksheet
- Social Studies: Continue to work on Ship-Figurehead Project
- Vocabulary: Unit 5 Test
- Grammar: Possessive Nouns Quiz

Notices
- "Ship-Figurehead" Form
- "Ski Club" Form
- "Shutterbug Club" Form

Day 49 (November 13, 2015)

Five-Point Weekend Question
Which Student Council position did Mr. C. hold in the sixth grade?

Highlights of Day 49:

• Student Council Speeches and Voting
• 5C Room Representative Speeches and Voting

MEET THE CANDIDATES!

• Treasures Reading: "Poisonous Snakes" / "RATTLERS!"
• Main Focus: Main Idea and Supporting Details
• Make-Up French Class with Madame Auclair!
• Social Studies: "Christopher Columbus -- Hero or Villain?!" poster
• Vocabulary: Confused Words / More Precise Words
• Grammar: Possessive Nouns

Homework

- Math: pg. 30 (evens)

- Reading: "Hidden Worlds" Summary / Copy of "The Time Hackers"

- Social Studies: Continue to work on Ship-Figurehead Project

                             A Christopher Columbus picture for poster

- Vocabulary: Unit 5 Test (Tuesday 11/17)

- Grammar: Possessive Nouns Quiz  (Monday 11/16)

Notices

- Libary Book for Monday!

Day 48 (November 12, 2015)

Two-Point Evening Question
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is oldest?

Highlights of Day 48:

• Morning Reading: Character and Setting / Theme
• Treasures Reading: 
• Key words of "Hidden Worlds" Summary: affect, algae, asking questions, bacteria, bugs, cells, college, crustaceans, Dennis Kunkel, discoveries, endless, eruption, exploring, farm, fish, fungi, gave, geologist, insects, inspired, life, learning, microscope, Mount St. Helens, observing, Ph. D., plants, pollen, professor, scientist, studied, teacher, ten, twenty-five years, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, and volcano.
• Assess Prior Knowledge of Slithery Snakes
• Genre Reading: Science Fiction - "The Time Hackers" 
• Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5
• Social Studies: 
• Ship-Figurehead Project 
• Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain?!

• Vocabulary: Unit 5 - Sparkle
• Grammar: Possessive Nouns
• Computer: Graphic Designing Creatures

Homework

- Math: pg. 28 all

- Reading: Revise "Hidden Worlds" Summary

- Social Studies: Ship-Figurehead Project (sign form!)

- Vocabulary: Study for Unit 5 Test (Tuesday)

Notices

- Room Representative

- Ski Club Form