Mrs. McGarry's 5th Grade Blog: October 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

What a surprise!!

I just wanted to take a moment and thank my wonderful students and their families for throwing me a surprise baby shower today. It is difficult to put into words how touched I was by the all effort and planning that was put into this day. The food, the games, the decorations and the thoughtful gifts were wonderful. This is a day I will always remember : )

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Fall Conferences

It's that time of year again! I will be hosting fall conferences Tuesday, November 10th and Thursday, November 13th from 8:30-4:00. Please keep your eye out for forms going home in this week's Friday folders. I will send home a note confirming your date/time the following week.
Please note that this will be the last session of conferences before I go out in maternity leave.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

2009/2010 Testing Dates Announced

Track 2 end of grade (EOG) testing dates have just been announced. Please mark this on your calendar. Note that these dates are the week before our May track out, so please make sure you are here.

Friday , May 7th: Science (5th grade only)
Tuesday, May 11th-Thursday, May 13th : Reading and Math

Homework 6/21-6/25

Monday:
Language Arts: "Creating a skit/play" ws due Friday
Math: none

Tuesday:
Language Arts: see Monday
Math: none
Human Growth and Development: On a sheet of paper, write down 5 positive ways you can deal with stress and/or negative emotions. On the back of your paper, talk to your parent about the possibility of an increase in arguments due to puberty. With your parent, create a plan for how you will work together when you and your parent have a disagreement. Your parent must sign the agreement.

Wednesday:
Language Arts:
Math:

Thursday:

Friday:

Level 4 Opportunities/Quarter 2

Language Arts-
Students can apply their understanding of different ways to organize informational text by:
Writing a paragraph of information using *cause/effect signal words
*sequence signal words
*problem/solution

Math:
Students can apply their understanding of the different representations of numbers by:
Taking a number less than one and...
-writing several different representations of that number (fraction, decimal, percent, equivilant fraction and decimal) and explaining thier work.

Science:
Students can apply their understanding of unbalanced forces by
-Taking a picture of unblanced forces in thier home and using science vocabulary, explain how they know that unbalanced forces are at work.
-Finding an example at home where more force needs to be exerted on an object to make it move than another object. Using science vocabulary, the student should explain why this is true.
-Demonstrate a way to increase and decrease friction on an object. Prove how you know the object's frictoin has been increased/decreased.
-Demonstrate 3 examples of potential and kinentic energy. Prove how you know this.
-Create 3 examples of balanced and unbalanced forces. Prove how you know this.
-Create a simple machine. Prove how it makes a job easier.

Important Dates in October/November

Level 4 opportunities-Quarter 1

Language Arts:
-Create a "how to" book explaining before reading strategies for narrative text. Make sure to demonstrate each skill and explain how do do it. The book must be colored and neat.
-When making a prediction about narrative text, prove/elaborate on what makes you think pillow each element (character, setting, problem, and solution) will be in the text.
-Create a "how to" book explaining during and fix-up strateties for narrative text. Make sure to demonstrate each skill and explain how do do it. The book must be colored and neat.
-Create a video demonstrating how to do something (how make a sandwich, how to do a skateboard trick, etc..). Include expository text features in your video (sub headings) that break up the task into steps.
Math:
1. Take an objective we have been learning (multistep problems, algebraic chains, factor puzzles, etc..) and...
-create at least 5 of your own questions
Make sure to solve AND explain how you solved the question.
2. Create a booklet explaining how to use a protractor to measure angles. Add pictures from your home that show yourself measuring objects and determining the angle.
3. Make a sandwhich. Cut the sandwich with a diagnal line. Then find the area and the perimeter of one of the slices of your sandwich. Include pictures and/or photographs. Show your work.
4. Find common objects in your home and determine their shape (rectangle, right triangle, parallelogram). Then find their the area and perimeter. Take pictures and show your work.
Writing:
TBA
Social Studies:
TBA

Mrs. McGarry's 5th Grade Blog

Friday, October 30, 2009

What a surprise!!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Fall Conferences

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

2009/2010 Testing Dates Announced

Homework 6/21-6/25

Homework 4/5-4/9

New Specials 3/29-4/23

Level 4 Opportunities/Quarter 2

Important Dates in October/November

Mrs. McGarry's Daily Schedule

NEW Specials Schedule/ Sept. 28th-Oct. 16th

New Specials Schedule 10/19-11/6

About Me

Homework 3/29-4/2

Homework 11/30-12/4

Homework Nov 2nd-Nov 6th

Homework October 26th-30th

Homework 10/19-10/23

Homework 10/12-10/16

Homework 10/5-10/9

Homework 9/28-10/2

Level 4 opportunities-Quarter 1

Homework 9/21-9/25

Important Dates in August

NEW Specials Calendar: July 27th-August 14th

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