Thursday's homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - Review; Group 2 - Math book pg. 332 #8-21
Continue to work on president report (paragraph(s) on life after presidency ended)
News Teams 1 & 3 practice presentation for tomorrow

***Note to parents: We worked on the report bibliography today. Tomorrow we will write the introduction.

Wednesday's homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - #118 (odds only); Group 2 - pg. 140
Language: Finish pgs. 242,243, and 244.
Continue to work on your president report - try to have final drafts right through your president's time in office
News Teams #1 & 3: Continue to prepare for Friday

*Reminders: Please send in consent form for the Healthy Kids Survey.
Also, please send in permission slips for next Monday's field trip to UCSC. Students who don't turn one in will not participate.
Thanks!

Hello,
I sent home the permission form for the Elementary Law Program today. I also sent home a permission slip for the healthy student survey that 5th grade students take. Please read this carefully and send it back indicating whether or not you want your child to complete this survey.

Thanks.

Tuesday's homework

Read - 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - #117; Group 2 - workbook page 138
Finish rough draft of "Survival" story
President report: Continue to work on final drafts (campaign and accomplishments during presidency)
***This may be a lot of work for some students. I don't want anyone working for hours! I would prefer that students who need to finish their stories concentrate on this and work on the president report later in the week. Thanks!

Hello,
The symphony performance was great. My students were great too! We are so lucky to experience a cultural event featuring our local talent.
We are continuing to work on the president reports this week. Starting tonight I will be assigning specific final drafts of the report each night. We will be writing the Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs together later on this week. We will also be compiling bibliographies. Please remind your child to continue to bring books and other resources to class.
We have two more field trips coming up soon. Our trip to the UCSC Life Lab is on for next Monday. I will be confirming with my parent drivers this week.
I will be sending home the permission slips for the Elementary Law trip tomorrow in the student work folders. This trip is on March 12.
Have a good week.

Work folders go home on Tuesday this week!

Monday's homework

Read for 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - #116 Practice Set only; Group 2 - pg.319 Key Standards Review
President report: Final drafts of "Early Jobs" and "Marriage and Family" paragraphs
News Teams - Groups 1 & 3 are on for this Friday

Hello,
We had a great trip to the weather station today. The children were super - well behaved and engaged. It was fun visiting Denis the Menace Park as well!
We will have our final ceramics class tomorrow. Please bring in a paper bag if you wish to take any of your pieces home.

Thursday's homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: Reviews for both groups
Study for weather test

Remember to bring a bag lunch and a warm jacket for tomorrow's field trip. Thanks again to all my drivers - see you at 9:15!

Wednesday's homework

Read - 30min.
Math: Group 1 -#115 (evens only); Group 2 - pg. 310 (starting with #4 do even numbers)
Language - pg. 93 only
Study for weather test

Hello,
Our class subscription to the Santa Cruz Sentinel has become a victim of the economic times, and we are no longer receiving the newspaper. I would like to continue our news teams activity and other current events lessons and was hoping I could ask you to send in already read newspapers with your child. Any paper and any date of the week is fine. It would be especially nice to get Sunday and Monday papers for class on Monday - we could get our news teams for the week set up with these. Also, I would like to do a weather activity with the kids tomorrow and would love some papers for this. Thanks!
Our field trip to the weather station is this Thursday. We will be leaving school at 9:15 and will return by 1:30. If weather permits, we would like to have lunch at Dennis the Menace Park which is nearby. Please have your child bring a bag lunch.
Our trip to the symphony is next Monday. Everyone will need a bag lunch that day as well.
Please remember to send in permission slips and $5.00 for our trip to UCSC on March 2.
Again, I'm sorry about all these trips falling so close together!

I sent home guidelines for the final draft of the president report today. Beginning today I will be assigning parts of the report each night. Hopefully this will prevent any last minute panic!

Thanks and have a good week.

Mrs. Koue

Tuesday's homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - #114; Group 2 - pgs. 129-130
President report: final drafts of "Birth/family" and "Education" paragraphs
Science: Begin studying for weather test on Friday

***President reports are due on Wednesday, March 4.

Hello,
I sent home the permission slip for the UCSC Life Lab field trip today. The cost for this trip is $5.00 per student. Also, please let me know if you can drive.
Our trip for the Elementary Law Program will be coming up on March 12 - I will need drivers for this one as well and will send the info next week.
I'm sorry that all these trips come in a fairly short period of time - some of them were out of my control as far as dates are concerned.
Thanks for all your support.

Thurday's homework

Read - 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - #112; Group 2 - Review sheet
Sign of the Beaver Reading Response Journal - due tomorrow (review checklist to make sure your journal is complete)
Study for social studies test

Hello,
I'm sorry this is posting so late - my blog site has not responded to my several attempts this afternoon. Technology!!!!!!!
Our Valentine's Day breakfast is tomorrow morning at 8:00. Please bring in your $5.00 if you haven't already done so. Thanks.

Tuesday's Homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: Group 1 - #111; Group 2 - pg. 123-124
Sign of the Beaver: Work on compare/contrast paragraphs (to be included in your reading response journal which is due this Friday.)
Social studies: Study for test on Friday
Book report due tomorrow

Remember to bring to class all materials for your president report. We will continue to take notes on Thursday and Friday. We will begin to write rough drafts next week!

Here are the homework assignments for the rest of the week.

Wednesday's homework

Math: Group 1 - #109; Group 2 - workbook pages 116-117
Study Sign of the Beaver vocabulary for tomorrow's reading test

Thursday's homework

Math: Group 1 - review; Group 2 - workbook pages 119-120
Spelling: Finish homework and study
News Team #2 - Be ready to present

***Remember that your book report is due next Wednesday!

Tuesday's homework

Read: 30 min.
Spelling: pg. 240 (including "Write a Description") or work on contract
Math: Group 1 - #107; Group 2 - workbook pages
Social Studies: Opinion article for newspaper (be sure to carefully edit)
Study vocabulary

Hello and happy Groundhog Day!
We will be taking notes for the president reports this week. We had a very productive session today, and I'm hopeful that this part of the process will be completed by this Friday. Some students still need more resource materials, and I've asked them to look for information on the internet or make a trip to the library.
You will all be receiving information regarding the 5th grade Valentine's Day breakfast which will be held on Wed., 2/11. Thanks to all my parents who are making this happen.

Monday's Homework

Read: 30 min.
Spelling: Write words in cursive; pgs. 238-239; or contract
Math: group 1 - #106; group 2 - homework book pgs. pgs. 105 & 107 (odd #s only)
Sign of the Beaver: Begin studying the 15 vocabulary words for Thursday's final test
News Team #2 will present on Friday

***Remember that your "Letter to the Author" book report is due on Wed. 2/11.