Homework

Things to do today.

End of the Year Celebration!

This year has been so much fun and I cannot believe it is coming to a close already!

We of course want to celebrate all of the hard work that the students have put into being successful fifth graders and preparing for sixth grade, so we are going to hold a celebration in our classroom on Wednesday June 6th.

We will begin this celebration after morning recess and it will last into our class lunch time.  We would love to have some tasty treats and things to drink for this celebration.  Please just e-mail me to let me know if you would be willing to bring one of the following items:

-drinks
-snack/lunch food
-dessert food
-anything else you think of!

Thank you so much for all of your support throughout the school year.  You have been an amazing group of families to work with, and I am going to miss you all dearly.

Take Home Test Questions (for those who didn't finish)

1.  In what ways is Mr. Morrison a role model for the Logan children?
2.  Why does the boycott of the Wallace store fail?
3.  Why do you think T.J. becomes friends with the Simms brothers?
4.  Think of an adjective that describes Mr. Granger's personality and give a reason for the word you choose.
5.  Do you think that Lillian Jean learns anything from what Cassie does to her?  If so, what does she learn?  If not, why not?
6.  Why doesn't Mama change the history lesson when Mr. Granger comes to class?
7.  How would you describe the relationship between T.J. and Stacey at the beginning of the book?
8.  Why does Stacey resent Mr. Morrison's presence at first?
9.  What do you think Mama hopes to accomplish by getting people to stop shopping at the Wallace store?
10.  How would you evaluate Mama and Papa as parents?

Wednesday May 30th

We ran out of time today and missed our spelling tests!  I know you are all so sad, but don't worry, we've rescheduled it for tomorrow!

Writing: Please finish your legend/folktale by Monday- It needs to be finished in book for with at least 4 pages, plus a cover and backpage (the backpage can be blank!)

Math: Workbook pg. 219-220

Science: Finish Lab Facts

Tuesday May 29th

Hope you all enjoyed the long weekend!

Reading: Tonight is the LAST day to finish all the items on your reading menu for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.  It is due tomorrow!!!

Spelling: Write your My List 3 times each

Math: Workbook Pages 217-218

Writing: Finish Legend/Folktale by Monday June 4th

Science Announcement!

CFL light bulbs for $1.00 at science lab

Spelling May 24th

Pre-Test Words:

1. moose
2. cobra
3. alligator
4. vanilla
5. banana
6. tomato
7. mustard
8. hula
9. picnic
10. barbecue
11. crocodile
12. coyote
13. koala
14. macaroni
15. catsup
16. polka
17. ballet
18. waltz
19. banquet
20. buffet

Words to add to your My List:

1. chimpanzee
2. bagel
3. coffee
4. tornado
5. mosquito
6. iceberg
7. hurricane
8. cocoa
9. volcano
10. lagoon
11. pretzel
12. caribou
13. bayou
14. yogurt
15. opossum
16. reservoir
17. monsoon
18. jaguar
19. tundra
20. typhoon
21. gazelle
22. orangutan
23. terrapin
24. ptarmigan
25. wildebeest

Dance Festival

The Dance Festival is finally here!

Please arrive between 6:15-6:30pm, if you are in the band you want to be here closer to 6:15pm.

Please wear some great 50s outfits!
          Boys: rolled up jeans, white t-shirt, white socks
          Girls: pony tails, jeans/Dad's white dress shirt or full skirt/blouse with white rolled socks

Can't wait to see you all here!

Reading Project!

Wednesday May 30th is the last day to turn in all pieces of your menu for your Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry project!!!

Just in case you forgot about the three main dish options, here they are:

1.  Research the Depression-era educational system for blacks in the state of Mississippi and write a 5-paragraph essay about it.

2.  Create the front page of a newspaper: Write a news article using the attack on the Berry's of Smellings Creek as the main article (at least 4 paragraphs) and include at least 2 other smaller articles (at least 1 paragraph each).

3.  Write a persuasive, 5-paragraph essay about one of the themes from the novel, for example, family, racism, forgiving, choices, courage, freedom, self-respect, etc.

We have had many opportunities to work on this at school, but we will only have a few more days of school to work on this before it's due so make sure you're working on it at home too!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Thank you soooo much to all the students and families for my wonderful quote and tasty cake!

We all shared it today and it was delicious!

I will miss all of you next year!

Homework

Math: 5 problems from each worksheet
Reading: Finish reading chapter 11 in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Social Studies: Finish posting Immigration info onto Edmodo (many of you are finished)
Spelling: Write words 3 times each and prepare for test tomorrow!

Family Life Unit

Fifth Graders are bringing home a packet of information that mirrors what we are learning in class about Family Life.  I would like you to go through the packet with your student and then have the parent and student both sign the front page and send it back to school.

Thank you for your support!

Homework

Spelling: Correct the pre-test and make MY List
writing: finish letter to catholic school for great mail race
Vocab: study for test
Reading: read pg. 218-233
Science: chapter review 1-7connecting ideas
Spanish: questions and answer to yourself and other people

Spelling

Pre-Test Words:

1. relaxation
2. exploration
3. occupation
4. destination
5. orientation
6. recommendation
7. determination
8. convention
9. attention
10. deduction
11. reception
12. solution
13. infection
14. collection
15. reaction
16. situation
17. television
18. generation
19. reflection
20. destruction

Words to add to your My List:

1. comedian
2. musician
3. custodian
4. physician
5. accountant
6. defendant
7. dependent
8. novelist
9. specialist
10. soloist
11. pedestrian
12. technician
13. attendant
14. participant
15. superintendent
16. incumbent
17. pharmacist
18. motorist
19. chemist
20. cancellation
21. administration
22. investigation
23. exhibition
24. prescription
25. pediatrician
26. descendant
27. adherent
28. medalist
29. accompanist

Help!!!

We need to have at least 3 parent chaperones for our field trip tomorrow!!! Please let me know if you would be willing to join us at the SJ Tech museum from 8am-4pm. Thank you sooooo much!!!