REVISED Due dates for Persuasive Writing Piece

 FYI

Persuasive Paper Due Dates

*********Revised Dates: The first draft will be due January 14, 2014.

       The final published paper will be due January 21, 2014.

Weekly Info

It is hard to believe that winter break is already here!  The Winter Sing is this Thursday and you have the choice of 2 different times to attend.  Please know that both sings are identical.
This week I sent information on the outdoor ed trip.  Please let me know if your child will be attending, or not attending this trip as soon as possible. If you can shoot me an email, that would be great!

There is NO spelling this week due to the busyness of the week.  The science quiz on Thursday will be open notes and packet on the nervous system only.  Please still have your child study, as they will be also studying for the final test on Friday.  I will be sending the nervous system quiz home with them on Thursday.  There are no diagrams except for the skeleton on the Final Test. 
Please make sure that your child is studying all the old quizzes and their concepts this week, including the bones.

I have been informed that for certain the roll out of the mini ipads will occur for certain after
January 17, 2014.  The decision of whether they will be able to go home this year is still to be determined.

Monday  Reading Logs Due    Grammar Due                           

Tuesday   

Wednesday  Presentation on the brain by Mr. Baker                                       

Thursday   Science Quiz         Winter Concert         Art Homework Due

Friday     Final Test on Human Body         Book Buddies

Dec. 19    Winter Concert  4th/5th Grade  and Chorus

                 8:15 am and 9:45 am

 Dec. 21- Jan.6    Winter Break

Feb. 10-12  Outdoor Ed Trip to Indiana Dunes Learning Center

Weekly Reminders

I have decided to not give out new novels until Dec. 20th.  Students can free read for the next 2 weeks.  I am requiring that 2 of the 7 days be Nonfiction text reads. 
Glogsters should be completed by tomorrow after Social Studies Class.  Tuesday is the Science Quiz on the Digestive System/ Teeth. 

Please try and make the parent meeting for details on our Outdoor Ed trip coming up this February.  It begins at 6:30.  If for any reason you can not make it, I will email you the presentation.  It will also be up on my webpage.

Next week is the Holiday Sing.

Have a GREAT week.

Monday  Glogster Project Due  AFTER Social Studies Class tomorrow

          Report Cards go Home                                     

Tuesday  Science Quiz  

             Parent Outdoor Ed Meeting  6:30pm in Auditorium

Wednesday                                           

Thursday   Art Homework Due   Draw a Jungle

Friday     Spelling Due/Test

Dec. 10   Outdoor Education Parent Meeting   6:30pm

Dec. 19    Winter Concert  4th/5th Grade  and Chorus

                 8:15 am and 9:45 am

 Dec. 21- Jan.6    Winter Break

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Just a few reminders:
    1. Bud Not Buddy Final Book Write Ups are due
                 tomorrow.
     2.  Glogsters are due on Tuesday.  I sent each of you an email update message from Ms.Tresselt.  Please make sure you read it.

     3.  Report cards go home on Friday Dec. 6

We are finalizing the Outdoor Education Parent Information meeting.  As soon as the date is set, I will let you know right away.  The date will be before winter break and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.

Monday  Reading Reflection Log Due                                                                 Bud Not Buddy  Final Book Write up                                     

Tuesday  Glogster Due                             

Wednesday                                           

Thursday

Friday  Spelling Due/Test

           Report Cards go home

Dec. TBA   Outdoor Education Parent Meeting   6:30pm

Dec. 19    Winter Concert  4th/5th Grade  and Chorus

                 8:15 am and 9:45 am

Dec. 21- Jan.6    Winter Break

This is a very short week, only two days of school!  There is no spelling this week, but there is a reading reflection log that is to be completed for 7 days of reading that is due on Monday.  This is a great week to use one of those free weeks, some of the children have earned!

Bud Not Buddy Final Book Write ups are due Dec. 2  Students are to choose 1 activity from  EACH of the 7 Bloom Taxonomy pages at the back of their Chapter 12-19 packets.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday Break!

Monday  Reading Reflection Log Due

            School Wide  PBIS Bingo                        

Tuesday   

Wednesday No School

Thursday No School

Friday  No School

Bud Not Buddy  Final Book Write up Due Monday     

Nov. 27-29   No School   Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec. 19    Winter Concert  4th/5th Grade  and Chorus

                 8:15 am and 9:45 am

Dec. 21- Jan.6    Winter Break 

The Pdf file sent for Bud not Buddy was sent so your child could use it to complete
Chapters 13 and 14 story outline and questions.  I will print the rest on Monday.  If you do not have a printer, students should complete this is in their reading notebooks as was originally planned. 

The final copy of the bibliography is due Thursday.  NO late papers will be accepted unless there is an acceptable reason.

Science quiz is Tuesday.  Students should be studying the new information, and ALL old quizzes.

The Turkey Trot is Thursday beginning at 2pm.  Please make sure your child dresses appropriately for the weather that day.

Monday  Reading Reflection Log Due  /  Bud Not Buddy Quiz Chapters 12 and 13              

Tuesday   Science Quiz on Respiratory System       Bud Not Buddy Quiz Chapters 14

Wednesday Grammar Books Due     Bud Not Buddy Quiz Chapters 15 

Thursday Biography Due        Art Sketch Books                 

                Book Discussions     Bud Not Buddy Quiz Chapters 16 and 17 

Friday  Spelling Due/Test          Bud Not Buddy Quiz Chapters 18

Nov. 21    Turkey Trot     2 pm

Nov. 27-29   No School   Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec. 19    Winter Concert  4th/5th Grade  and Chorus

                 8:15 am and 9:45 am

Dec. 21- Jan.6    Winter Break

Hope you enjoyed your weekend.  I was busy sucking up and mulching leaves this weekend.  There are a few things I want to bring to your attention for this week.

First, tomorrow please make sure your child brings what they have written for their Biography Research Paper.

Secondly, on Wednesday there is the Social Studies Memorization  Challenge.  50 states and 50 capital cities.

Lastly, please make sure that your child brings their Bud Not Buddy book and Reading Notebook daily to school.  They should be reading nightly their 12 pages and answering the questions for the chapter that the quiz will be on the next day.  I sent each of you a schedule  for these readings and quizzes in your weekly update email.  

My math students will be having a Chapter 3 assessment on Wednesday.  NEXT Tuesday students will have a quiz on the Respiratory System.  Please make sure they are studying old material as well as the new material.

This Friday is the end of the 1st trimester!  Reports will be coming home December 6.

Have a great week!


Monday   No school

Tuesday   Reflection Log Due

Bring what you have written "Biography Research Paper"

Wednesday S.S State Challenge

 Thursday  Art Sketch DUE  "A Toy a Kindergartner Would Like to play with"

                         Book Discussions

Friday  Spelling Due/Test

This Week.....

I cannot believe it is November already, fall is here and December is right around the corner.  In December we will be having a parent meeting to discuss our Outdoor Education trip in February. As soon as we schedule the date, I will let you know know the date and time.  

All 5th graders in Oak Park are reading Bud, Not Buddy , and we will use this as our November novel.  Students need to keep up with the daily reading of 12 pages.  We will read some of those 12 pages in class.  We will still have book discussions groups on Thursdays.

Have a wonderful, beautiful fall week!

Monday Reflection Log Due      Grammar Books Due 

Tuesday   Science Quiz  

Wednesday

Thursday  Art Sketch DUE

Friday  Spelling Due/Test

Nov.  4     Picture Retakes

Nov. 11    No School    Veterans' Day

Nov. 14    Irving Trivia Night

Nov. 16    End of first Trimester

Nov. 21    Turkey Trot

Nov.27-29   No School   Thanksgiving Holiday