November 12-16

This Week:

 Read a Good Book!

• Math-Multiple ways to show Division
• Science-Magnet Test and begin Electricity Unit
• Writing- We will begin Nova Essays
• Word Work-Adjectives-Practice writing 3 times each night.  (Test on Friday)
• Character Focus-Kindness

Thursday-Field Trip-Logan High Musical      
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat 
We will leave school at 9:00 A.M. and return at 11:00 A.M.

Thank you for your support.
Mrs. Farmer

November 5-9th

Last week the students tested on multiplication.  I will send home the test scores this week.  Please remember to read 30 minutes every night to meet your reading goal of 300 pages per month.

Homework:  Please remember to do your homework and finish it every night.  This Wednesday we will have a 5th grade Honor Day!

Congratulations to:  Braden, AJ, Trevor,  Andy, and Tyra on meeting their reading goal of 600 pages for September and October.

This Week:

• Math-We will begin Division
• Vocabulary/Spelling-We will begin Unit 5 (Testing will be Nov. 13)
• Science-Finish Magnets and begin Electricity
• Comprehension-Questioning
• Social Studies-Revolutionary War

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Look who I saw in the middle of the road.
Alex is ready for Halloween!

Thriller!!!

Last week we learned many different ways to multiply double digit numbers.  Please continue working with your child on his/her math facts using games, Reflex Math, math timings, or flash cards.

This week:

Monday-Review for Math Test.  Science- we will continue learning about magnets.
Tuesday-Multiplication Math Test.
Wednesday- Halloween  There will be a school Halloween parade at 8:15 a.m.  Parents are welcome to come!!  After that we will be presenting our Halloween poems to the fifth grade.  Your child may come in their costume in the morning.  At lunch time we will ask them to change back into their regular clothing.

Just a reminder from Principal Grunig-
1.  No masks
2.  Limit face paint-We need to be able to recognize the students.
3.  No blood
4.  No weapons real or fake
5.  No gore-blood, wounds, brains etc.

Thursday-Social Studies Test
Friday-Spelling/vocabulary test
Half day-School dismissed at 12:00

Thanks for coming to conferences!!

Parents,
I enjoyed getting to know you at conferences.  Your help and support is so important in your child's education.  Here are some of the main goals that were set at conferences.

1.  Read 30 minutes every night.
2.  Fill out homework log every day and have a parent sign.
3.  Organize desk and binder.
4.  Improve comprehension strategies by using strategies on the back of homework log or use other strategies we have learned in class.

Also, I hope you had the opportunity to try out Reflex Math.

Thanks,
Mrs. Farmer

Oct 8-12 Sign up for SEP Conferences

Great Job Bella, Nizhoni and Trevor!!
Rockets for N.O.V.A

Making Circuits

Parents,
Please sign up for Parent teacher conferences using the On-Line Scheduler. 
Here are some sites I will be sharing at conferences:

SEP Conferences-On-Line Scheduler

Click here to 

go to Bridger Blog

and sign up for parent teacher

conferences.

On-LINE CONFERENCE SCHEDULER

It's on the right side of the page.

Spelling Words Practice
The link is on the right top corner
of this page with Reflex Math.

Relfex Math to practice math facts
http://www.reflexmath.com/
Password:  jjfarmerj

FYI:

Reading- pages for September are due!! (300 pages)
Nova- rockets are due on Tuesday.
Math-Please practice your math facts.  We are working on multiplication.
Science-Electricity-We will be learning about complete circuits.  Please bring a D Cell Battery if you have one.
Friday-Spelling & Vocabulary Test

Thanks for you support,
Mrs. Farmer

More Circuits using paper clips as a conductor!!

Honor Day relay race

September 24-28

This Week we will be studying:

Math-  We just took our Place Value test and will start Multiplication.
Science-Electricity (Static and Current)
Word Work-Test Friday!!
Comprehension-Schema/Prior Knowledge (Please make sure you are filling out the back of your homework logs).
Writing-Sentences using thinking maps.
NOVA-

TRUE COLORS-What's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong!  

Decisions you make determine your 

success or failure in life.

Sept 17-21

This week:

We love NOVA!!!

Monday & Tuesday-Magnets science test

Tuesday-NOVA

Wednesday-Picture Day!!!

Thursday-Review Place Value

Friday-Place Value Test  1/2 Day!!!

Remember!  Your goal is to read 300

pages by the end of September.

Pass off all math facts!!

Sept 10th-14th

Reading the Eulogy after burying I can't.

We just finished our reading testing (SRI & Dibels).  I talked to most of the students and let them know what they will be working on when we start reading groups.  Please continue reading 30 minutes every night!!

Character Focus:  Citizenship
Math:  Place Value-ordering and comparing numbers
Science:  Magnets -review for test
Word Work:  Nouns-Test on Friday!!
Writing:  Writing sentences and compound sentences
Social Studies:

Students remember to share the bonding card trick game with your families (instructions are on the Singapore Math Tab).
I will be sending in a book order on Tomorrow(Monday).  If you would like to order on-line my code is GYPGG.

We're off to a GREAT start!!

I enjoyed getting to know your child last week.  This week we will continue talking about being positive and kind to others.  We just finished reading Have you Filled a Bucket Today? We are also reading a book about bullying called The Hundred Dresses.   

Next week:
Character Focus-  Being kind and accepting others
Math-Number Sense (Bonding to 10, 100, & 1000, skip counting, and Place Value)
Science-Magnets & Electricity
Social Studies-     

Please continue to help your child be successful in 5th grade by:

-It is very important that your child reads 30 min. every night to improve comprehension and fluency and hopefully gain a love for reading.

-Check your child's assignments and review homework to see if it is correct.

-Sign homework logs every night.

-Help your child pass off math facts in 5 minutes. (add, subtract, multiply, divide)

-Look for progress report slips every Friday.

-Book orders are due on September 7th.