HOMEWORK:

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.
*Reading Response Journal #3 is due on Friday!

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Complete the World Power questions if you did not finish them in class.
We will have a Turn of the Century TEST next Friday, December 13th.  It will cover the Inventors, Spanish-American War, and the Panama Canal.  Please review the notes in your Social Studies Journal.

Use the Quizizz to help you study:  joinmyquiz.com

MATH:  See Mrs. Slaughter’s Page

SCIENCE:  Test on Living Things on Thursday.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*December 19th- 5th Grade Holiday Party
*December 19th-20th- Early Release

CLASS WISH LIST:
We are in need of:
*Glue Sticks
*Scissors
*Colored Pencils
*Balls for recess

Good Afternoon!!  This week flew by!   In Reading this week, we continued our new oral read, Book Scavenger and we talked about more clues and characters we have found in the novel.  We began our new unit, Informational Writing, in Writing.  In Math, we continued learning about the multiplying decimals and dividing whole numbers and we discussed inherited traits and learned behaviors in Science.

Coming Up for next week:

*Reindeer Dash sales begin this week.

*NO ASP Clubs this week.

TUESDAY:
*Chick-Fil-A Family Night- Chorus Performance

THURSDAY:
*Living Things TEST

FRIDAY:  
*Chick-Fil-A biscuits for sale.
*Weekly Math Quiz
*Turn of the Century TEST
*Reading Response #3 is due.

READING:  We will continue our novel, Book Scavenger.  Please be sure to have a MYSTERY novel for independent reading.  We will also continue working on citing and explaining evidence in our written responses.
*Reading Response #3 is due on Friday!

WRITING: We will continue our unit on Informational Writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES: 
We will learn about the Spanish- American War- the causes, effects, and outcomes.
*Turn of the Century TEST on Friday.
Use the Quizizz to help you study:  joinmyquiz.com

MATH:  We will learn all about division strategies and word problems.  Please look over the notes in the Math Journal.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

SCIENCE:  We will begin our new unit, Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors.
*Living Things Test on THURSDAY.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*Tuesday, December 10th- Chick-Fil-A Family Night
*Thursday, December 19th- Friday, December 20th- Early Release Days
*Thursday, December 19th- 5th grade Holiday Party
*Monday, December 23rd-Friday, January 3rd- Winter Break

BINGO NIGHT IS TONIGHT!!  

**IOWA Test Scores went home today.  Please look over these scores.  We have attached a brochure with information about what these scores mean.
Iowa Parent Brochure Fall 2019 

HOMEWORK:

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will have a Turn of the Century TEST next Friday, December 13th.  It will cover the Inventors, Spanish-American War, and the Panama Canal.  Please review the notes in your Social Studies Journal.

Use the Quizizz to help you study:  joinmyquiz.com

MATH & SCIENCE:  See Mrs. Slaughter’s Page

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*December 5th- BINGO Night
*December 19th- 5th Grade Holiday Party
*December 19th-20th- Early Release

CLASS WISH LIST:
We are in need of:
*Glue Sticks
*Scissors
*Colored Pencils
*Balls for recess

HOMEWORK:

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will have a Turn of the Century TEST next Friday, December 13th.  It will cover the Inventors, Spanish-American War, and the Panama Canal.  Please review the notes in your Social Studies Journal.

MATH & SCIENCE:  See Mrs. Slaughter’s Page

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*December 5th- BINGO Night
*December 19th- 5th Grade Holiday Party
*December 19th-20th- Early Release

CLASS WISH LIST:
We are in need of:
*Glue Sticks
*Scissors
*Colored Pencils
*Balls for recess

HOMEWORK:

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will have a Turn of the Century TEST next Friday, December 13th.  It will cover the Inventors, Spanish-American War, and the Panama Canal.  Please review the notes in your Social Studies Journal.

MATH & SCIENCE:  See Mrs. Slaughter’s Page

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*December 5th- BINGO Night
*December 19th- 5th Grade Holiday Party
*December 19th-20th- Early Release

HOMEWORK:

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

MATH & SCIENCE:  See Mrs. Slaughter’s Page

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*December 5th- BINGO Night
*December 19th- 5th Grade Holiday Party
*December 19th-20th- Early Release

Good Afternoon!!  What a week we’ve had!   I apologize for not updating the blog regularly.  I had two sick kiddos at home and was absent.   In Reading this week, we continued our new oral read, Book Scavenger and we talked about the clues we have found in the novel.  We completed our Personal Narrative final drafts in Writing.  In Math, we continued learning about the multiplying whole numbers in word problems and continued to learn about the cell in Science.  We also completed a Parade Balloon STEM Challenge!

Coming Up for the week after the break:

MONDAY:
*Science Fair Information Forms are due if you are participating in the Science Fair.

WEDNESDAY:
*SMENCILS on sale in the lobby.

THURSDAY:
*BINGO Night

FRIDAY:  
*Chick-Fil-A biscuits for sale.
*Weekly Math Quiz

READING:  We will read our new novel, Book Scavenger.  Please be sure to have a MYSTERY novel for independent reading.  We will also continue working on citing and explaining evidence in our written responses.

WRITING: We will begin our new unit on Informational Writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES: 
We will learn about the Spanish- American War- the causes, effects, and outcomes.

MATH:  We will learn how to multiply decimals times decimal and word problems.  Please look over the notes in the Math Journal.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

SCIENCE:  We will begin our new unit, Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*Thursday, December 5th- BINGO NIGHT
*Thursday, December 19th- Friday, December 20th- Early Release Days
*Thursday, December 19th- 5th grade Holiday Party
*Monday, December 23rd-Friday, January 3rd- Winter Break

HOMEWORK:

**Application for students to be a Pirate Coach:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-x3OL5-ROEmquMR_D8kYLSpOkg_49MNGjjb7iw33x-NUM0JYOVdLTldFUkkwUEZNSFZBSENMSE1OUC4u

PENNY WARS THIS WEEK:  Penny Wars flyer

FRIDAY:  Who loves Pajama Day?  Friday, November 22nd is Pajama Day at Pickett’s Mill.  For $1 your child can wear his/her pajamas to school! All proceeds go to The Center for Children and Young Adults as they recognize National Homeless Awareness Month in November. With your donation we will be helping homeless youth right here in our Cobb County Schools.

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

MATH:  
Watch the videos on Mrs. Slaughter’s Page.

SCIENCE:
Watch the videos on Mrs. Slaughter’s Page.
*Quiz on Thursday- CELLS

SCIENCE FAIR INFORMATION:
Science Fair Letter       Science Fair Entry

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*November 20th- Progress Reports go home
*November 22nd- Pajama Day for $1.00
*November 21st- Thanksgiving Feast for 5th Grade
*November 25th-29th- Thanksgiving Break

Good Afternoon!!  We have had a great week!   In Reading this week, we began our new oral read, Book Scavenger and we talked about the characteristics of the Mystery genre.  Please have a mystery novel for independent reading next week. We worked on our Personal Narrative rough drafts in Writing and will begin typing our final copies next week.  Our final draft will be due next Friday.  In Math, we continued learning about the multiplying whole numbers in word problems and continued to learn about the cell in Science.  We compared the Plant and Animal cell and even used microscopes to look at cells.

We had our Class Spelling Bee today.  Congratulations to our winners- Baraka and Strider!!

Coming Up for next week:

WEDNESDAY:
*Progress Reports go Home

THURSDAY:
*Thanksgiving Feast during our Lunch- 10:33-11:03
*Cells TEST

FRIDAY:  
*Pajama Day for $1.00 Donation
*Chick-Fil-A biscuits for sale.
*Final Drafts of Personal Narratives are due.
*Weekly Math Quiz

READING:  We will read our new novel, Book Scavenger.  Please be sure to have a MYSTERY novel for independent reading.  We will also continue working on citing and explaining evidence in our written responses.
*Reader’s Workshop Guide #6 is due on Thursday.

WRITING: We will continue working on our Personal Narratives.  We will be typing our Final Drafts.
*Final Drafts will be due on Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: 
We will learn about the Spanish- American War- the causes, effects, and outcomes.

MATH:  We will learn how to multiply decimals.  Please look over the notes in the Math Journal.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

SCIENCE:  We will continue our unit, Cells.  Please review the notes in your Science Journal.
*Cells TEST on Thursday.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*November 20th- Progress Reports go home
*November 21st- Thanksgiving Feast for 5th Grade
*November 25th-29th- Thanksgiving Break

Have a great weekend!  🙂

HOMEWORK:

**Application for students to be a Pirate Coach:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-x3OL5-ROEmquMR_D8kYLSpOkg_49MNGjjb7iw33x-NUM0JYOVdLTldFUkkwUEZNSFZBSENMSE1OUC4u

READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Quiz on the Inventors of the early 1900s on Friday, November 15th.
Website of Thomas Edison’s Lightbulb:  https://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm

QUIZIZZ to study for Friday’s Quiz:  https://quizizz.com/join/
CODE:  609594

MATH:  
Watch the videos on Mrs. Slaughter’s Page.

SCIENCE:
Watch the videos on Mrs. Slaughter’s Page.

SCIENCE FAIR INFORMATION:
Science Fair Letter       Science Fair Entry

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*November 15th- CLASS Spelling Bee 2020_Study Words List 1 2020_Study Words 2
*November 15th- Quiz on the Inventors of the early 1900s
*November 20th- Progress Reports go home
*November 21st- Thanksgiving Feast for 5th Grade
*November 25th-29th- Thanksgiving Break