March 28th - April 1st

Term Exams are here!!!

We start with:

• Reading and Writing on  Tuesday 29th ( MEETING MR. HENRY,MISSING LINKS, DWAINA BROOKS, and THE FURRY OF A HURRICANE. aNSWER QUESTIONS TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH and USING COMMAS).

• Grammar on Wednesday 30th (REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS,ACTION AND LINKING VERBS,  MAIN AND HELPING VERBS, SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT, PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSES)

The reviews have been done in class, check notebooks, dittos and books.

 

Important information:

 

 1. Thursday 31st , Early dismissal 11:15 . Encuentro Cumbres inaugural ceremony at 3:00 pm everyone is invited to join us.

2. School's 25th Anniversary Mass. April 9th at 6:00 pm

 

3. Remember to be always  precautious with your health and others.

 

March 14th - 18th

Dear Students,

Our II term Exams will begin soon. It is important to start studying and reviewing all previous topics.

Use this study guide as a tool to study every topic and achieve the best results in your coming tests.

The Term Exam for Oral Skills will be your speech about Science contents. Get ready for it, if you have any doubt  take another look at the guidelines posted last week.

We are going to review all topics from the different areas in class.

Assignments

Don't forget to send the e-mail  to your Science partner about Carnival holidays. You must print and paste, the e-mail that you received, in your Reading and Writing notebook . This dues on Tuesday 15th.

 

 Use your time wisely in order to obtain the best results!

Love, Miss Marinés

March 9th - 11th

This is a very short week. However, we will have different activities in all areas.

Spelling

Different words have been chosen to be reinforced during these days. We will not have a spelling test this week.

Grammar

We will start working with the verbal tenses present, past and future.

Reading ands Writing.

We will focus our time on learning how to write an e mail to a  classmate.

General Knowledge

We will review Rembrandt and Velazquez with a set of questions that will be answered in class.

Science

Adaptations for Land, and different climates.

Assignment

Complete the Science chart for Friday 11th that will be given in class. Make a picture for each example. Color and  paste in your Science notebook.

Enjoy these three days!

Love,
Miss Marinés

Feb. 28th -March 4th

We will start a short week. Get ready for it!

Spelling

 

     We will write sentences with the words from the list in class. I included the meaning of each word for you to have them clear before creating you own sentences. The Test will be on Thursday 3rd, 10 words will be dictated  and 10 sentences will have to be written by yourself.

GRAMMAR

We will have our Grammar test II on Wednesday, March 2nd. Remember to review the following topics:

1. Action and Linking Verbs Extra Practice not mandatory to print : http://steckvaughn.hmhco.com/HA/correlations/pdf/l/LEe3_actionverbs.pdf%20
2. Main and Helping verbs ( verb phrases)Extra Practice not mandatory to print: http://ghe.sd48.bc.ca/Lum/worksheets/LA/19_%20Help_verb.pdf   http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/homepage/kruzicka/File/Verb_Phrase_Worksheets.pdf 
3. Subject Verb Agreement Extra Practice not mandatory On line:http://www.aliscot.com/bigdog/agrsv_exercise.htm

SCIENCE

We will see and talk about Adaptations of different organisms for Climate. Pages A90- 95

• The Guidelines for the II Term Speech will be distributed during the week. Topics will be raffled in the classroom. Each pair will choose a number that will reveal the topic to be worked and its date. The Speeches will be don during the 14th and 18th of March.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

We will talk about Diego Velazquez's  works and life. Boys are asked to bring the following pictures labeled, and cut for Thursday 2nd:

1. Diego Velazquez's Portrait
2. Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez

READING AND WRITING

Boys have been working on the front page of a newspaper in class. They have done everyday a part of it. They will finish their work and hand in their article.

ASSIGNMENTS

1.G.K: Bring the following pictures labeled, and cut for Thursday 2nd:

• Diego Velazquez's Portrait
• Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez

2. Grammar Test 2:

Remember to review the following topics:

• Action and Linking Verbs
• Main and Helping verbs ( verb phrases)
• Subject Verb Agreement

3. Practice for the Spelling Test 4 (10 words and 10 sentences) for Thursday, March 2nd. 

4. Remember that we won't have classes on Friday 4th, due to the School's AdmissionTest.

Spelling Bee 2011

Dear students,

I am very proud of all the contestants' performance in our Spellling Bee Contest. 

Each one of you gave the best  of yourselves.

I hope that you keep on spelling words everyday!

Love, Miss Marinés 

The Final Results

1st Place  5th grade A

2nd Place  5th grade C

3rd Place   5th grade C

Feb. 21st – 25th

I am very proud of the boys, who have already left our

 weekly conduct program.

They have made their greatest daily effort. Keep it up Boys!

  

Grammar

1. We will reinforce "Subject Verb Agreement" Pages 104- 107 from our Grammar & Writing Book.

2. Present, Past and Future Tense will be introduced. Pages 110-113

Spelling

The contestants for the Spelling Bee will be chosen on Monday 21^st .

Everyone has the chance to win. Practice all your Spelling words from the 1^st and 2^nd Term.

The 5^th grade Contest will be held in our School's Auditorium on Feb. 23^rd.

The parents of the contestants will be welcomed to join us that day at 9:15 am.

General Knowledge

Our artist of the week is Rembrandt van Rijn.
We will focus our attention in one of his masterpieces, The Night Watch. This picture must be brought , printed and cut on Thursday 24^th.
http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/night_watch_large.htm

Science

We will work with the topic "What are some Adaptations for Living in Water and on Land?
Boys will be asked to bring two printed pictures, or two colored drawings, that show how adaptations help organisms survive in water and in land.

Reading and Writing

We will finish the story "The Fury of a Hurricane". Boys will bring a picture that shows the strength and consequences ashore of this type of natural phenomenon.
Check this site for further information about hurricanes, and some pictures.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/hurricanes/

Book Project

Boys have been reading at home the story book "America's Most Wanted Fifth Grader".
Now they will write an article about it, that shows interesting facts of the story.
These are the guidelines for it:

Assignments

1. Practice the words for the Spelling Bee.
2. Bring a Spanish English Dictionary and your supporting material for the Book Project ( list of questions to be answered, mind maps, brainstormed ideas…etc) Remember that the project will be done in class.
3. Pictures that must be printed, cut and brought to class for the week:

• Consequences of a Hurricane. Tues. 22^nd Reading and Writing. (only one)
• Adaptations that help animals survive in water and on lands. ( one for water & one for land)
• Rembrandt's Portrait and The Night Watch. Thurs. 24^th, for G.K

 Enjoy your week!

Miss Marinés B.

Feb. 14th -18th

I am pretty sure this week will bring us a lot of love and joy.

Important Assignments:

1. G.K Make- up activity: We will have a make up activity about the topics that were studied for the previous test          ( Renaissance Architecture, Brunelleschi, Baroque Art). 
This activity will help you improve your G.K grade , so try to review at home.


2. Science Images for 5C: Remember to paste an example of  Structural Adaptation, Behavioral Adaptation and Mimicry in your Science notebook.


3.Science Test 1: It will be on Friday 18th please review "How are Traits passed Along", Punnet Squares, and" How did Scientist Learn About Inheritance?"


4. Spelling Bee: We will not have a Spelling Test this week. However, boys will be spelling aloud all the words from the 1st and 2nd term. The winners of the classroom contest will represent 5C in our School's Spelling Bee, which will be held on February 23rd.

Important Events

1.  Grandparents Day. This will be on Monday 14th,at 8:30am in our School's gym. Boys will  join grandparents at the mass, and  during the recess. After that, boys will keep on going with  their daily class routine.

2. 5th grade Mass. Parents are welcomed to join us in  our morning mass, which will be held next Thursday 17th and 7:45 am in our School's Auditorium. Boys must bring sweaters or vest.

If there are any changes, I will post them as soon as posible.

More information, about the areas to be worked during this week, will be posted tomorrow .

Have a lovely day!

Miss Marinés Betancourt