VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY FIELD TRIP:

Next Monday, November 3, both 5th grade classes will set sail aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain out of Sacramento. An information packet will be sent home today. U.S. Coast Guard regulations limit the Hawaiian Chieftain to 39 passengers. Individuals in excess of these numbers will not be allowed on board. Since we have 35 students and 2 teachers participating, only 2 parent chaperones (one from each class) may board the ship. Please let me know if you are interested in being the chaperone for our class by this Wednesday, October 29. We will select the chaperones by lottery on Wednesday.

OCTOBER READING:

Students will independently read a book from a different genre each month. Class time will be given every day for silent reading and students are expected to read a minimum  of 10 pages a day. If they are unable to complete this in class, then reading becomes homework.

The genre for the month of October is science fiction. Students should show their selected science fiction book to me for approval. As a response to this literature, students will make a shoebox diorama, with a description of the scene and the page number from the book glued or taped on one side of the box, and the title, author and summary of the book glued or taped on the other side of the box. The students have been given the grading rubric. The shoebox diorama is due this Friday, October 31. Check out the following websites for ideas on making a shoebox diorama.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama

http://www.abcteach.com/babysit/projects/dioramas.htm

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/book_reports/m-diorama.htm

WRITING:

This week students will continue persuasive writing.

MATH:

This week we continue adding and subtracting positive and negative integers.

Social Studies:

We have begun student presentations on assigned American Indian tribes.

We will continue presentations throughout the rest of the week.

 

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE:

Students will memorize scripture weekly and take a written test each Friday. The memory verse for this week John 14:21 and the test will be this Friday, October 31. Students will be graded on writing the verse accurately, including correct wording, spelling, punctuation, grammar and scripture reference.

 

Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. 

John 14:21

 

SPELLING: 

Lesson 12 words will be tested this Friday, October 31.

 

Lesson 12: Suffixes –ous, -ious, -eous

  1. poisonous
  2. glamorous
  3. joyous
  4. adventurous
  5. disastrous
  6. miraculous
  7. prosperous
  8. courageous
  9. nauseous
  10. luxurious
  11. studious
  12. envious
  13. industrious
  14. infectious
  15. mysterious

 Challenge Words

  1. suspicious
  2. advantageous
  3. spacious
  4. nutritious
  5. outrageous

 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

  • Homecoming: October 31
  • Voyage of Discovery Field Trip: November 3
  • NO SCHOOL Veterans’s Day: November 11
  • NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break: November 26-28
  • End of First Semester: December 5
  • Elementary Drama “A Bag Full of Fables”: December 5
  • K-6 Christmas Program: December 12
  • NO SCHOOL Christmas Break: December 15-January 2
  • School Resumes: January 5