Week of May 10th
TEST SCHEDULE
Monday
Speed Drill 8.5B
Cursive – Test #28
Tuesday
Math – Speed Drill 8.8A
SS – Vocab Quiz #3
Thursday
Bible and Bible Verse Test 34
Philippians 1:6 – I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Friday
Spelling Test List 34
Social Studies – Unit 6 Test
CLASSWORK
MONDAY
Bible – pg. 134
Math pgs. 363-364
Reading – wkbk pgs. 329-330
Language – Ch. 20 WA 2nd Paragraph
Spelling pg. 133
Social Studies – book pgs. 304-305, wkbk pg. 73
Cursive – Test #28
TUESDAY
Bible – pgs. 135-136
Math pgs. 365-366
Spelling pg. 134
Language – Ch. 20 WA 3rd Paragraph
Social Studies – book pgs. 306-307, Video
Reading – book pgs. 163, wkbk pgs. 331-332
Cursive pg. 130
WEDNESDAY
Math pgs. 367-368
Reading – read pgs. 164-168, wkbk pgs. 333-334
Language – Ch. 20 WA 4th Paragraph
Spelling pg. 135
Cursive pg. 131
Social Studies – book pgs. 164-168, wkbk pg. 75
THURSDAY
Math pgs. 369-370
Spelling pg. 136
Language – Finish WA and Picture
Cursive pg. 132
Social Studies – Unit 6 Test Review (Test Tomorrow)
Reading – Read pgs. 169-171/wkbk pgs. 335-336
FRIDAY
Math pgs. 371-372
Language – Creative Writing Assignment – What they are excited about for Summer
Cursive pg. 133-134
Reading – Read pgs. 172-174/wkbk pgs. 337-342
Snacks:
Monday: Cooper
Tuesday: Rose
Wednesday: John Luke
Thursday: Diego
Friday: Liberty
Tests:
Tuesday: Handwriting test 27
Wednesday: Math test 28 (write the numbers using the ones and tens place, word problems, count by fives, write the sums and differences, set the minute hand, mark the circle under the correct sign using > or <) and speed drill 28
Friday: States and capitals test #4
This week, we will continue our Raisin in the Sun mini-unit.
Monday: Students will continue reading Act II of Raisin in Sun in class.
Tuesday: Quiz on Act II of Raisin in Sun; watch Act II of film. Begin reading Act III of Raisin in the Sun.
Wednesday and Thursday: Continue reading Act III of Raisin in the Sun.
Friday: Quiz on end of Raisin in the Sun; finish watching film of Raisin in the Sun.
This week, we will continue our Macbeth unit.
Monday: Quiz on Act 5, Scene 1 of Macbeth. Complete forces chart in order to prepare for Timed Write tomorrow on whether external forces or internal flaws influence Macbeth’s downfall.
Tuesday: Timed Write Essay: students have the hour to write an essay in which they argue whether external forces or internal flaws contribute to Macbeth’s downfall.
Wednesday: Finish reading Macbeth; begin watching movie.
Thursday and Friday: Quiz on end of Macbeth; finish watching movie Thursday and Friday.
Next week: culminating task essay; students will be writing full literary analysis on Macbeth based on prompt of their choice.
This week we will continue our To Kill a Mockingbird unit.
Monday: Quiz on Ch. 22-23 of TKAM. Then, we will begin writing our argumentative essays about the jury system. Students will be given resources in class with which to develop their ideas.
Friday: Argumentative essay due (2.5 pages). We will then read Ch. 24-25 of TKAM.
Monday, May 10th: Quiz on ch. 24-25 of TKAM.
Announcements:
May 6: Christian T-shirt day and National Day of Prayer
May 7: Fried oreos
Snacks:
Monday: JR
Tuesday: Rose
Wednesday: John Luke
Thursday: Diego
Friday: Liberty
Tests:
Tuesday: handwriting test 26
Wednesday: Math test 27 and speed drill 27
Thursday: Science ch. 13 vocab test
Friday: states and capitals test #3 and science chapter 13 test
Thank you to all of my students!! You have made me feel very special this week!! I appreciate all of my gifts and prayers!! My fifth grade rocks!!!!!!
Announcements
May 14, 2021- AR Due
May 17-20, 2021- Students will have half days.
May 21 , 2021- Awards Day- You will bring the students with you to the sanctuary at 9:00. They will then leave with you after the ceremony.
Reminder- All work must be shown on math homework. If work is not shown it will not be graded.
Memory Verse:
Weekly Memory Verse: The verse listed should be memorized each week in the format listed on the website. The student should also have the verse written multiple times for their morning work. If there is ever a discrepancy between what is written in the notebook and the website, use the website.
Homework Schedule
Homework is listed daily on classroom board.
Monday: Read AR, finished any uncompleted work from class, study for upcoming tests
Tuesday: Read AR, study for upcoming tests, finished any uncompleted work from class
Wednesday: Math, read AR, study for upcoming tests, finished any uncompleted work from class
Thursday: Math, read AR, study for upcoming tests, finished any uncompleted work from class
Friday: Math, read AR, study for upcoming tests, finished any uncompleted work from class
Test
Monday: Spelling Test
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Social Studies Voc. Quiz chapter 9; Tuck Everlasting comp quiz chapters 9-17
Thursday: Math Test (1-84); Social Studies chapter 9 Test
Friday: Bible test 32, Spelling Test 33,
Spelling words: accountable, recount, intended, tendency, expressive, impression, aeronautics, astronaut, astronomy, autographs, tripod, selenology, albedo, craters, density, mare, phases, reflectivity, satellite, inscription, manuscript, misnomer, nomination
Bible verse: Hebrews 10:24
Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds.
Spelling List: 33
List: 33
- title
- riddle
- jungle
- buckle
- people
- temple
- rumble
- trouble
- capable
- able
- settle
- handle
- double
- shuttle
- whistle
- sample
- sparkle
- vegetable
- planets
- history
Test Schedule:
Reading: Charlotte’s Web Chapters 13-15 (Monday, May 3rd) **this is a rescheduled test
Bible: Chapter 31 (Friday, May 7th)
Spelling: List 33 (Friday, May 7th)
Social Studies: Chapter 9 (Friday, May 7th)
Homework: (homework is assigned on Monday and due on Friday) (math homework will be graded) (LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE TAKEN)
- Reading- Read an A.R. book on your level for 30 minutes each night. Students can take an A.R. quiz at school when a book is finished. Please keep track of the books read at home on the sheet located in the A.R. folder.
- Math- pgs.309-310
- Study guides: no study guides this week
Weekly Focus:
- Bible- Paul’s third missionary journey (new vocabulary – endure, riot) Paul showed his faithfulness and trust in God when he said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
- Reading- Charlotte’s Web– Chapters 16-18 (new vocabulary- tussle, pummeled, lacerated, listless, detected, humble) vocabulary PowerPoint in class.
- Math- Chapter 11 Decimals
- English- Chapter 15 Writing a friendly letter
- Social Studies- Chapter 9 Making a Living in Louisiana (vocabulary for the test- producers, demand, opportunity cost, scarcity)
- Monday, May 3rd: Commas quiz part 1. To prepare for this quiz, see the handout that was emailed Friday, April 30th, as well as the comma foldable. The highlighted portions of the foldable are what students will be quizzed on. If students need additional help, have them refer to the worksheets in Notability that we completed this week (Heading is Commas I; some students may have a hardcopy instead of physical copy).
- This week, we will go over rules for Commas II-III on pages 30-34 of Grammar III book (the next grade book) to review all functions of the commas.
- Quiz on Commas II-III on Thursday, May 6th. Students can refer to in-class practice and their comma foldable for studying purposes.
- On Thursday, we will begin our semicolon/colon focus. I will give students the semicolon and colon pre-test as a pre-assessment (since we covered this material earlier this year). Then, have students take notes on the semicolon and colon by recording the rules on the provided worksheet. This material will be on the exam, as well as the comma material.
- I will provide a mixture of class, partner, and independent work on semicolons/colons worksheet (two days). Use p. 36-37 of Grammar III workbook [This will involve introducing conjunctive adverbs!].
Announcements
May 14, 2021- AR Due
May 17-21, 2021- Students will have half days.
May 21, 2021- Awards Day- You will bring the students with you to the sanctuary at 9:00. They will then leave with you after the ceremony.
Reminder- All work must be shown on math homework. If work is not shown it will not be graded.
Test/ Quiz Schedule-
Weekly Memory Verse: The verse listed should be memorized each week in the format listed on the website. The student should also have the verse written multiple times in the Bible notebook. If there is ever a discrepancy between what is written in the notebook and the website, use the website.
1 Peter 4:7-8 “Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be clear-headed and disciplined for prayer. Above all, keep your love for one another at full strength, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
Monday: None
Tuesday: None
Wednesday: Langue Test (capitalization, punctuation, subjects, verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, verb phrases, prepositional phrases, using words correctly, using plural nouns in sentences, and diagraming subjects, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) and Math Quiz (rounding decimals, adding and subtracting decimals, and comparing decimals)
Thursday: Spelling Test 33 and Science Ch. 14 Test (Study guides should be in the study guide section of the binder.)
Friday: Literature Test “Name This American”- Comprehension and Vocabulary and Bible Lesson 33
Homework Schedule : All homework is usually assigned on Monday and due back on Friday unless otherwise noted. All homework should be in the student’s handwriting and all work must be shown. Student’s work should be their own and students should not share answers with one another.
Monday: Read AR for 30 minutes, math WS, study for any upcoming test or quizzes
Tuesday: Read AR for 30 minutes, Math WS, study for any upcoming test or quizzes
Wednesday: Read AR for 30 minutes, study for any upcoming test or quizzes
Thursday: Read AR for 30 minutes, study for any upcoming test or quizzes
Friday: Read AR for 30 minutes, study for any upcoming test or quizzes
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Awards Won
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Completed Designs
37
GitHub Repo's
439
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