Hello from Mrs. Graven 4-28-14

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Graven: Assignments Week of April 21

Graven: Language Arts:
Treasure Unit 4, Week 5

Students will be talking about character and setting of stories

Spelling Words: ance/ence

distance     substance       residence     importance     disturbance      radiance   balance     appearance

resistance    attendance      assistance      reluctance   absence    ignorance    persistance     performance

brillance    hesitance    dependence    ambulance


TEST: FRIDAY!

Correction on Energy Reports are DUE FRIDAY!

Graven: Social Studies:

Continuing our study of World Governments. We have discussed Democracy, Republic Monarchy, and Dictatorship.

Conversation to have with your child...Do you think the US is a Democracy or a Republic? Why?

OAA's are next week!

Wright LA week of April 21

We review Figurative Language in this final week before OAA assessments. Figurative language helps to alter the literal meaning of words, making language more colorful and interesting.  We will be looking at idoms, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, simile and metaphor.

There will also be a practice OAA for Reading this week.  The 5th grade Reading OAA will be administered next Tuesday (4/29)!!!

NO QUIZZES, NO HOMEWORK (unless you don't finish your Figurative Language Art in class!!)

SCIENCE week of April 21

This week in science we will be discussing Drug and Alcohol Awareness.  We will be focusing on the terms "impairment" and "reaction time" and how these are affected by drug use.  We will also be practicing our Refusal Skills.

There will also be a practice OAA test this week to get us warmed up for next Friday's (5/2) OAA Science Exam!!

NO QUIZZES, NO HOMEWORK

Wright LA week of April 14

For this short week we will be wrapping up a writing piece and completing the Unit 4 Assessment. Skills covered include finding the problem and solution, drawing conclusions, fact and opinion, homophones, and primary sources.  This assessment will take at least two days to complete.  Wednesday will be a work day to do final revising/editing on Individual Alternative Energy Reports.

Mon- Review Unit 4
Tues- Unit 4 Assessment
Wed- Work day to polish Individual Alternative Energy reports
Thur- Finish Unit 4 Assessment, SHARE Individual Reports with Mr. Wright on GoogleDocs
Fri- No School

SCIENCE week of April 14

For this short week we will be reviewing plant parts and reproduction.  Some new terms that we are adding to our notes include XYLEM, PHLOEM, and STOMATA.  Book pages covered include A94-A97 and A102-A107. There will be a short quiz on Wednesday!

On Thursday, student groups will be presenting their research on Alternative Energy Sources.  I have been looking forward to these for a few weeks!

Wed- Plant Quiz
Thur- Alternative Energy Group Presentations

Graven Social Studies; Week of April 14

Over the next two weeks in Social Students will be exploring Government.

The students will be able to explain the relationship between those in power and individual citizens in a democracy, a dictatorship, and a monarchy.

Graven LA Week of April 14

Unit 4, Week 4

We will be discussing drawing conclusions with our readings as well as reviewing analogies and synonyms.

Vocabulary Words for the week: robot, staggered, defective, reversed, meteor, dangling, rotated, tokens

Spelling Words: Words with /cher/ /zher/
rancher, mixture, nature, searcher, treasure, fracture, pressure, feature, moisture, future,
stretcher, butcher, creature, legislature, measure, lecture, azure, pleasure, gesture, pasture

Spelling Test will be on Thursday this week, because of NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY


Homework: Practice pages 163-171 Due Thursday!

Wright LA week of April 8th

We will be reading the selection "Skunk Scout" from the Treasures collection this week.  Grammar skills for the week include the pronouns, contractions, and homophones.  The literacy skill for the week is identifying characters and character traits and linking this to the setting of the story.  The spelling words are as follows:

distance, importance, balance, attendance, absence, performance, dependence, substance, disturbance, appearance,  assistance, ignorance, brilliance, ambulance, residence,

radiance, resistance, reluctance, persistence, hesitance

Mon- Read Treasures pages 485-511, Practice Book pages 172-179 due Thursday

Thur- Practice Book pages due, Selection Test

Fri- Skills Test, Spelling Test

SCIENCE week of April 8th

On Monday we will test our earthquake proof structures to see how they hold up in a shake test (horizontal motion) and a tilt test (vertical motion).  We will analyze the structures to see what concepts were most effective.

For the rest of the week, we will be reviewing third and fourth grade science standards having to do with animal growth and life cycles. Pages covered in the science text include A60-A75.

Thur- A75 review ?'s for homework
Fri- Short open-note/open-book quiz on Animal Growth and Life Cycles

Welcome Mrs. Byanski!

Mrs. Byanski will be Mrs. Graven's long term substitute beginning on Monday, April 7.  Here's a message from Mrs. Byanski below.  

March 22, 2014

Dear Families,

My name is Kelly Byanski and I will be the substitute for Mrs. Graven’s class while she begins her maternity leave. I have a PK-5 teaching degree, with a BA in English Literature, and masters in administration. I have taught 5th grade in the past and enjoyed my time with that grade level. I am married and have a one year old boy who is very active and brings much joy to us. I am honored to be teaching your children these last couple months of their fifth grade year while Mrs. Graven enjoys her time with her new little one.

I will be shadowing Mrs. Graven in order to familiarize myself with the class and curriculum. I want to try to make this transition as smooth as possible for the students. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. My email is ksulvs59@yahoo.com and kellybyanski@bigwalnut.k12.oh.us, you will also be able to reach me by phone at the school.

I look forward to a great end of the school year!

Thank you,

Mrs. Byanski

LA Week of April 9 (Graven)

With Mrs. Byanski this week, students will read Treasures Unit 4, Week 2 "Heroes in the Time of Need."  The focus will be on fact and opinion.  Students should also be revising and editing their energy reports.  This is a 5 paragraph report based on the research they did in science class.  Final copies of energy reports are due April 17.  Kids should also be wrapping up their first book of the 4th quarter for independent reading.  The first Reading Counts Quiz should be completed by April 9.

Homework
Monday-Read Treasures p.438-449, practice book p. 154-162 due Thursday, Reading Counts Quiz #1 due Wednesday, Study Island topic due Friday
Tuesday-practice book p. 154-162 due Thursday, Reading Counts Quiz #1 due Wednesday, Study Island topic due Friday
Wednesday-practice book p. 154-162 due Thursday, Reading Counts Quiz #1 due Wednesday, Study Island topic due Friday
Thursday-practice book p. 154-162 due, selection test, Study Island topic due Friday
Friday-skills test, spelling test, Study Island topic due

Energy Reports due April 17

SS Week of April 7

This week, with Mrs. Byanski, students will wrap up Ch. 9 and begin learning about government.  The kids had a great time exploring colonial Williamsburg in class last week.  The Ch. 9 test on Williamsburg will be Wednesday.

Homework
Monday-study for test, Ch. 9 tutorial for extra credit
Tuesday-study for test, Ch. 9 tutorial for extra credit
Wednesday-Ch. 9 test, Ch. 9 tutorial due for extra credit
Thursday-timeline worksheet on TFK
Friday-none