Nov 1st to 5th

 We will have a very busy week. We will be working on:

• G.K- Michelangelo's masterpieces ( The Pietá, The Moses and Sistine Chapel) and biography.

• Grammar- Dependent and Independent Clauses wrap up, Compound and Complex sentences.

• Reading & Writing-Maniac Magee Chapters 1 to 15, Poems, Tall Tales, Paragraphs.

Remember to get ready for our POETRY CONTEST.
Dates have changed due to the maintenance of our school auditorium. It will be held on November 17^th, although the participants will be chosen in our classroom on November 3^{rd (} Oral skills evaluation).

• Science- How are Animals classified? Invertebrates

Our Science test 1 will be on Friday 5^th. Start studying at home:

1. Is it Living or Nonliving? Cells, Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems Pages A8 to A15.
2. How are living things classified? A16 to A 21

Please study from your book and notebook.

• Spelling- List # 4

We will practice meanings and words this week( 15 words will be dictated and 5 meanings will be written).

Spelling List #4
1. apprentice	11. tale
2. morgue	12. exaggerate
3. tomb	13. invertebrate
4. sculpt	14. vertebrate
5. descent	15. mollusks
6. strength	16. arthropods
7.courage	17. mammals
8. ceiling	18. reptiles
9. upwards	19.amphibians
10.eyesight	20.unbelievable

Assignments

1. Read Maniac Magee at home.
2. Bring a printed picture of THE PIETA, DAVID, SISTINE CHAPEL & THE MOSES from Michelangelo Buonarotti for Thursday 4^th.
3. Study for our Science Test 1. Friday 5^th
4. Practice one of the given poems. Wednesday 3^rd
5. Look up for the meanings of the last 10 Spelling words for Wednesday 3^rd.
6. Remember that The Edible Cell project will be presented on Monday 8^th

Interesting Sites:

Science  Classification of living Organisms

http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/six_kingdoms/index.htm

Spanish assignments

http://inesicc.blogspot.com/

Speeches( Indicators ) - Science Review

These will be the indicators that will be evaluated in our first term speeches. Read them, and take each one into account while preparing your speech.

Miss Maria Esperanza prepared this review. It will help you to start studying at home for our Science Test 1.

October 25th - 29th

October 25th -29th

We will be working on different topics during this week. We will see the differences between the Independent and Dependent Clauses, we will learn how to write a paragraph, and also we will know how living things are classified.

      G.K Test: It will be on Friday 29th. Study:

      Renaissance, The Ideal Renaissance Man, Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa and the two versions of the Virgin of the Rocks.

       Spelling List #3: 

5C Practice words and sentences (no meanings this time)

1) supporting, 2)develop, 3)facts, 4)indentation, 5)restoration, 6)uncertain, 7)refectory, 8)fresco, 9) mural, 10)apostle, 11)betray, 12)halos, 13)classify, 14)kingdom, 15) structure, 16) nucleus, 17)genus, 18)species, 19)interbreed, 20) resemble

      Start practicing at home this poem.Our poetry contest  will be in few weeks!

When Sarah Surfs the Internet

When Sarah surfs the Internet

she starts by checking mail.

She answers all her messages

from friends in great detail.

She plays a game, or maybe two,

and watches a cartoon,

then chats with kids in places

like Rwanda and Rangoon.

She reads about her favorite bands.

She buys an MP3.

She downloads movie trailers

and she looks for stuff for free.

She reads about celebrities

and dreams of wealth and fame,

then watches music videos

and plays another game.

If you should say, "Your time is up.

I need to use the Net,"

she always whines, "I haven't got

my homework finished yet!"

--Kenn Nesbit

The World's Fastest Bicycle

My bicycle's the fastest

that the world has ever seen;

it has supersonic engines

and a flame-retardant sheen.

My bicycle will travel

a gazillion miles an hour --

it has rockets on the handlebars

for supplemental power.

The pedals both are jet-propelled

to help you pedal faster,

and the shifter is equipped

with an electric turbo-blaster.

The fender has a parachute

in case you need to brake.

Yes, my bike is undeniably

the fastest one they make.

My bicycle's incredible!

I love the way it feels,

and I'll like it even more

when Dad removes the training wheels.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Don't forget to visit Miss Ines's blog.  http://inesicc.blogspot.com/

November! Interesting sites & games!

Interesting sites:

Animation about cells: http://www.xvivo.net/the-inner-life-of-the-cell/

GAMES

Game about Living Things Classification :  
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html

Game ( Leonardo's mysterious Machinery):  
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html

 

CELL PROJECT: The students will be asked to build an edible cell model at home and bring it to the classroom. This project will be done in pairs, each member will have to cooperate and get involved in the project in order to be graded.  

Pairs are assigned by list numbers in 5C:

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30.

Interesting sites with recipes:
http://www.markothepencil.com/pages/edible_cell_models-p1.pdf

http://www.markothepencil.com/pages/edible_cell_models-p2.pdf

 

THANKSGIVING 

We will organize this year a great feast for our maintenance personnel on Thanksgiving Day. Each boy's colaboration will be trully appreciated by our school workers. Let's put our monthly virtue into practice! I'm sure I can count on you!

G. K

Visit "The Virgin of the Rocks"at The National Gallery of London:

http://nationalgallery.org.uk/server.php?search_word=Virgin+of+the+rocks&x=0&y=0&change=SearchResults&changeNav=1

Visit the Louvre most interesting masterpieces From Da Vinci:

The Virgin of the Rocks, 

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673352436&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673352436&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500816&bmLocale=en

Portrait of Lisa Gherardini,

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226503&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226503&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500816&bmLocale=en

October 18th -22nd

SCIENCE

If you are interested in our latest Science topics,  you can visit the following sites!

Life Processes

Nice Chart of the 7 Life Processes!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_behaviour_health/life_processes/activity.shtml

From Cells to systems

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_behaviour_health/cells_systems/activity.shtml

Nice Cell Parts Chart

Take into account:

Wednesday:  Maniac Magee class activity. Chapters 1-5.

Thursday: Spelling list 2 (10 words,9 meanings, 1 sentence)

Spelling List # 2 :1)burglar, 2)altar, 3)display,4) depth, 5)smile, 6) landscape, 7) dissect, 8)retrieve, 9) crypt,10)retrace 11) cemetery 12)scent 13)dart, 14)withdraw,     15)faith,    16) anticipation, 17) waste,    18)system, 19)organ 20) tissue
 Friday: Grammar Quiz 2 .Practice: Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates, Simple Subjects and  Simple Predicates.  Irregular Verbs from cast to feel.