8/24/15

    

Upcoming Events:   9/7-NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY 9/11- Early Dismissal 11:30am 9/25-NO SCHOOL Teacher work day	Attention Parents: Please send an extra set of clothes with your student--especially on muddy days! We are learning about STJ government this week! Our assessment will be to locate St. James on a map of Missouri and identifying local officials.
Science:     Please check your child’s Monday folder for science papers, including their scientific method quiz from last week.     This week we will be starting our unit on matter.  This unit talks about the different states of matter, examples of non-matter, as well as what it takes to change between states of matter.     Students will also be learning about the spacing and movement of the particles for each state of matter.  This is a fairly short unit and is only expected to last 1-2 weeks with a test possibly at the end of next week.     If your child did not get all 6 steps correct on the quiz in their Monday Folder, please have them study the steps.  This will appear on all quizzes and tests for the rest of the year. The correct order is listed below. Observe and Ask Questions Form a Hypothesis Plan an Experiment Conduct an Experiment Collect Data & Analyze Results Draw Conclusions You can also get the weekly newsletter by going to…...  nsiders.weebly.com     …...and clicking the Newsletter Tab                                                        -Mr. Siders	Math This week in Math we will continue Domain 1: Orders and Operations and Algebraic Thinking which includes evaluating and writing expressions and analyzing patterns. Students will continue working on Rocket Math this week in which they will have daily 1 minute tests on multiplication facts. Students will benefit greatly from extra practice at home. Students have HOMEWORK this week that is due Thursday, August 27 and is worth 20 points
ELA info, Specials schedule, and Contact info on back.
ELA: Unit One: Why and how do we play with language? Engelbrecht: Language:We will continue with Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom/adage/proverb, alliteration, and onomatopoeias, seek opportunities at home to point these things out to your children. Reading: We will begin The Phantom Tollbooth and Wonder is our read aloud. We will be identifying character traits, protagonist, and antagonist. Writing: Write a Biopoem about the creative thinker students chose AR: We will finish setting goals this week. Sandusky: First week for Reading Logs! Due Friday, with a parent signature, minimum of 2 hours of reading. Reading: Continuing with Figurative Language, beginning Phantom Tollbooth on Friday, our first novel study. Language: Conventions! Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling will be hit heavily this week. AR- Still in the process of setting goals with students, meeting individually and discussing titles, points, and levels. Shultz: Reading: We are starting our year with reading standard RI5.1--Reading information text and quoting accurately when referring to the text. I have decided to pull back the speed a little on our biographies. We are going to add some close reading of informative texts to build our stamina and discuss our methods. Our inventor profile project will be complete by next Friday. Language: We will work on spelling a select group of words with the long a sound and a few “no excuses” 5th grade words. We are also working on language standard 5.5 and identifying figurative language. AR: Students will visit the library each Monday. We will be discussing AR goals, graphing our progress, and hopefully taking a test this week! Read Aloud: Our first read aloud will be Wonder by RJ Polaccio.

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Week 3

	PE 1	Art	Music1	PE 2	Computers	Music 2
Monday	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz
Tuesday	Engelbrecht	Watson	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky
Wednesday	Watson	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht
Thursday	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson
Friday	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Cornelius

8-17-15

    

Upcoming Events:   8/18-PTO meeting will be held Tuesday 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Administration Building 9/7-NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY 9/11- Early Dismissal 11:30am 9/25-NO SCHOOL Teacher work day	Attention Parents: Mrs. Shultz’s email is incorrect in your flip chart. It should read: kshultz@stjschools.org Students will be practicing their address and tested on Friday.
Science: This week we will be working on learning the 6 steps of the scientific method.  We will do two experiments (rolling balls down ramps) to practice the six steps this week.  The first one will be teacher guided.  The second experiment will be done in small groups with less teacher assistance (on a “give help as needed” basis).   There will be a quiz on Friday over the six steps of the scientific method.  A large part of this quiz is being able to memorize the order of the 6 steps.  Since this is such an important skill this year, ordering the 6 steps will appear on nearly every quiz and test the entire year.  The correct order is listed below. Observe and Ask Questions Form a Hypothesis Plan an Experiment Conduct an Experiment Collect Data & Analyze Results Draw Conclusions You can also get the weekly newsletter by going to…...          nsiders.weebly.com     …...and clicking the Newsletter Tab -Mr. Siders	Math This week in Math we will begin Domain 1: Orders and Operations and Algebraic Thinking which includes evaluating and writing expressions and analyzing patterns. Students will also begin our fluency program Rocket Math this week in which they will have daily 1 minute tests on multiplication facts. Students will benefit greatly from extra practice at home. Mrs. Cornelius We are starting our interactive journals on Tuesday. We will use them to support what we are learning. Mrs. Watson Class Dojo sign ups will be coming home this week along with a Parent survey and a few other forms. Please return them to Mrs. Watson as soon as possible!
ELA info, Specials schedule, and Contact info on back.
ELA: Unit One: Why and how do we play with language? Engelbrecht: Syllabus will come home Monday with Unit 1 information, please look through it with your child and sign and return the back page. We will begin Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom/adage/proverb, alliteration, and onomatopoeias, seek opportunities at home to point these things out to your children. We will start our read aloud, Wonder, Write a personal Bio Poem Begin research on a famous creative thinker. Sandusky: Beginning Unit 1- “Why and how do we play with language?” Syllabus will come home Tuesday with Unit 1 information, please look through it with your child and sign and return the back page. We will begin Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom/adage/proverb, alliteration, and onomatopoeias, seek opportunities at home to point these things out to your children. Most students really struggle with literal and figurative meaning. Explain common idioms you use, “a penny for your thoughts”, “barking up the wrong tree”, or “best thing since sliced bread” are good places to start if you’re stuck! We started our read aloud, Wonder, I encourage children to read along with our class, and not read it independently due to class discussions. Shultz: Reading: We are starting our year with reading standard RI5.1--Reading information text and quoting accurately when referring to the text. We will read short biographies with our teams this week and take notes for a project profile which we will complete in Google Docs. Language: We will be looking for words that have a long A sound this week in our texts and all around us. As the week progresses, we will note the different ways it is spelled and choose some of our favorites to work on. AR: Students will visit the library each Monday. We will be discussing AR goals, graphing our progress, and hopefully taking a test this week! Read Aloud: Our first read aloud will be Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

Want to talk to a teacher?

• Write a note in the red folder
• Call us at 265-2300 x10 (Siders) x10 (Cornelius) x10 (Watson) x10139 (Engelbrecht) x10136 (Sandusky) x10138 (Shultz)
• Email us nsiders@stjschools.org, amycornelius@stjschools.org, swatson@stjschools.org, lengelbrecht@stjschools.org, bsandusky@stjschools.org, kshultz@stjschools.org

Specials Week 2

	PE 1	Art	Music1	PE 2	Computers	Music 2
Monday	Engelbrecht	Watson	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky
Tuesday	Watson	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht
Wednesday	Cornelius	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson
Thursday	Siders	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Cornelius
Friday	Shultz	Sandusky	Engelbrecht	Watson	Cornelius	Siders