Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Logs; Mr. Lincoln's Drummer project due!; Mr. Lincoln's Drummer test (study guide)
Wednesday -
Thursday - Spelling Sort Quiz
Friday - Field Day; all students' library books must be returned by today
We have been having some issues with a lack of respect towards staff and fellow students again. This has been addressed with students but your support at home is always appreciated. It ranges from silly play in the bathroom, to talking in the halls, to blurting out answers over other students and the teacher, to mocking students and teachers, to blatantly ingnoring what they are asked/told to do. We realize they are ready for Middle School but we still need them focused and respectful as we finish Elementary School.
We will be doing EOG review/practice in all classes. We will be making it as fun as possible but it is still important that students take their time and really think through these problems. Now is their chance to get any concepts or skills clarified or retaught. Please continue to reinforce these skills at home.
In Mrs Ellison's Reading class, we will be reading a fun, short book about Economics called Lawn Boy. They will have some tasks to complete about the book as we work through it. This will be one of their last Reading assignment grades.
Friday, May 12, 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017
May 8-12
Thank you for all of the wonderful gifts you sent in for Teacher Appreciation Week. It really made me feel SPEACIAL and APPRECIATED!
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log, Progress Reports
Wednesday - SS Civil War test (open notes so be sure the journal is up to date - study guide, ch 20 notes, ch 21 notes)
Thursday - Spelling: Geek and Latin Sort #2 def Quiz
Friday - Mr. Lincoln's Drummer project due (if they are not ready to turn it in on Friday, they may have until Tuesday but there is be no more classtime to work on it); Latin Word Parts choicboard due (given out on Friday but will have time in class all week to work on it - several students asked to have it ahead of time over the weekend); Force and Motion Unit Test (study guide , vocabulary cards , and graphing data explainations and practice)
*Free Enterprise - Students are working in homeroom small groups to come up with a product to make that they can sell to classmates and other fifth graders for coupons. They should be discussing their ideas with their parents. The group ideas should be decided and signed off by all group members' parents by MAY 12. They may NOT begin production of the products until all parents have signed off AND I have signed off on it.
Dates to Remember to Mark on your Caledars:
May 19 - Field Day (new date)
May 25 - Reading EOG
May 26 - Math EOG
May 29 - No School - Memorial Day
June 1 - Science EOG
June 5 - Free Enterprise at 2:30 - parents may come shop too (we'll provide you with coupons)
June 6 - Auction 10-12 noon
June 7 - 5th Grade Awards/Promotion Ceremony 1:00 pm
June 8 - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal at 1:30 pm (report cards can be picked up at 12 noon)
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log, Progress Reports
Wednesday - SS Civil War test (open notes so be sure the journal is up to date - study guide, ch 20 notes, ch 21 notes)
Thursday - Spelling: Geek and Latin Sort #2 def Quiz
Friday - Mr. Lincoln's Drummer project due (if they are not ready to turn it in on Friday, they may have until Tuesday but there is be no more classtime to work on it); Latin Word Parts choicboard due (given out on Friday but will have time in class all week to work on it - several students asked to have it ahead of time over the weekend); Force and Motion Unit Test (study guide , vocabulary cards , and graphing data explainations and practice)
*Free Enterprise - Students are working in homeroom small groups to come up with a product to make that they can sell to classmates and other fifth graders for coupons. They should be discussing their ideas with their parents. The group ideas should be decided and signed off by all group members' parents by MAY 12. They may NOT begin production of the products until all parents have signed off AND I have signed off on it.
Dates to Remember to Mark on your Caledars:
May 19 - Field Day (new date)
May 25 - Reading EOG
May 26 - Math EOG
May 29 - No School - Memorial Day
June 1 - Science EOG
June 5 - Free Enterprise at 2:30 - parents may come shop too (we'll provide you with coupons)
June 6 - Auction 10-12 noon
June 7 - 5th Grade Awards/Promotion Ceremony 1:00 pm
June 8 - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal at 1:30 pm (report cards can be picked up at 12 noon)
Friday, April 28, 2017
May 1-5
Monday - Math Enrichment Project due
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -
Thursday - Spelling Def. Quiz; Science Quiz (know the vocabulary and key ideas from in class experiements with our cars); Mrs. Ellison's Homeroom goes to the Book Fair (3:15-3:30); Book Fair is also open for Family Night 4:00-6:00 pm
Friday - Greek Words Choiceboard due; Mr Lincoln's Drummer (journal entries done through ch. 10); Field Day 12:45-3:00 (information)
*Target Due Date for the Mr. Lincoln's Drummer Novel Project is Friday, May 12.
*We will be discussing our End of Year Free Enterprise activities with the students this week. They will get into small groups to create businesses. They will need to come up with a "product" to "sell" (must have a recycled component to it). The manufacturing of the product will be done outside of school. We will be discussing Economics Concepts and then creating advertising for their products in class closer to the end of May. We are introducing it now so that they have plenty of time to discuss, get approval, collect materials, and make their products. They should not begin making anything until ALL group members have their product idea approved by their parents AND teacher! Concept ideas are due for approval by May 12 and actual products are due June 5 (Free Enterprise is June 5 at 2:30 - parents are welcome to come shop, we'll provide you with the coupons to shop with - NO REAL MONEY).
Important Links Below:
Volunteer Opportunities:
Book Fair
Field Day Volunteers
Field Day Supplies
Teacher Lunch Duty coverage - May 3
Teacher Appreciation list of all teachers' likes
End of Year Activities Calendar (a copy of this will be in the Tuesday folder for you to keep)
Auction Supply Needs/Wants (a copy of this will be in the Tuesday folder for you to keep)
Friday, April 21, 2017
April 24-28
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Logs; Buzzwords Quiz - Verbs #2 (carried over from last week)
Wednesday - Antonyms & Synonyms Choiceboard due
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz; Precept Paragraph
Friday - Buzzwords Quiz - ALL Verbs
*Students should have read chapters 1-3 in Mr. Lincoln's Drummer this past week and be reading chapters 4-9 this week. (I only have one class set but they can listen to the chapters in Google Classroom if they fall behind or have been absent and need to catch up.) They must write a journal entry (from the main character's point of view) for each chapter as they read it. There are other task they need to work on but most of these can't be done until we finish the book. They will have time in class to work on the assignments but may choose to do some work outside of class. A due date is not set yet, since I need to see how long it will actually take us to read the book.
**We are still in need of glue sticks for the classroom. We also could use some bags of Skittles for EOG review games that I have planned.
Monday May 1-Friday May 5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
Thursday - May 5 - Science Vocabulary Quiz
Wednesday - May 10 - SS ch 20 & 21 Civil War Test
Friday - May 12 (target date) - Force and Motion Unit Test
Other Dates to make note of:
Friday - April 28 - Walk2School Day
Friday - April 28 - 4:30-7:30 pm Powhatan Palooza! (Book Fair will be open)
Use this LINK to sign up to help at the Palooza!
Monday May 1 - Friday May 5 - Book Fair is open
Thursday May 4 - Powhatan PTA mtg and Strings Concert (Book Fair is open 4-6 pm)
Friday May 5 - Field Day (K-2 is 9-11:30 and 3-5 is 12:30-3:00)
Tuesday May 9 - Progress Reports go home (not many grades after this!)
Thursday May 25 - Reading EOG
Friday May 26 - Math EOG
Monday May 29 - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Thursday June 1 - Science EOG
?? Monday June 5 - Free Enterprise @ 2:30 pm (watch for more information about this)
?? Tuesday June 6 - Auction 10-12:00 (we need parents to donate items if possible)
Wednesday June 7 - 5th grade Awards 1:00 (please do not check out elementary school age siblings to bring to the ceremony - space is limited and this is a special time for your 5th grader!)
Thursday June 8 - Last Day of School - early dismissal and report cards go home (report cards can not be given out to students until after 12:00 noon - if you check your child out early, you will need to stop by the school over the summer to pick up the report card in the office)
Tuesday - Reading Logs; Buzzwords Quiz - Verbs #2 (carried over from last week)
Wednesday - Antonyms & Synonyms Choiceboard due
Thursday - Spelling Sort and Definition Quiz; Precept Paragraph
Friday - Buzzwords Quiz - ALL Verbs
*Students should have read chapters 1-3 in Mr. Lincoln's Drummer this past week and be reading chapters 4-9 this week. (I only have one class set but they can listen to the chapters in Google Classroom if they fall behind or have been absent and need to catch up.) They must write a journal entry (from the main character's point of view) for each chapter as they read it. There are other task they need to work on but most of these can't be done until we finish the book. They will have time in class to work on the assignments but may choose to do some work outside of class. A due date is not set yet, since I need to see how long it will actually take us to read the book.
**We are still in need of glue sticks for the classroom. We also could use some bags of Skittles for EOG review games that I have planned.
Monday May 1-Friday May 5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
Thursday - May 5 - Science Vocabulary Quiz
Wednesday - May 10 - SS ch 20 & 21 Civil War Test
Friday - May 12 (target date) - Force and Motion Unit Test
Other Dates to make note of:
Friday - April 28 - Walk2School Day
Friday - April 28 - 4:30-7:30 pm Powhatan Palooza! (Book Fair will be open)
Use this LINK to sign up to help at the Palooza!
Monday May 1 - Friday May 5 - Book Fair is open
Thursday May 4 - Powhatan PTA mtg and Strings Concert (Book Fair is open 4-6 pm)
Friday May 5 - Field Day (K-2 is 9-11:30 and 3-5 is 12:30-3:00)
Tuesday May 9 - Progress Reports go home (not many grades after this!)
Thursday May 25 - Reading EOG
Friday May 26 - Math EOG
Monday May 29 - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Thursday June 1 - Science EOG
?? Monday June 5 - Free Enterprise @ 2:30 pm (watch for more information about this)
?? Tuesday June 6 - Auction 10-12:00 (we need parents to donate items if possible)
Wednesday June 7 - 5th grade Awards 1:00 (please do not check out elementary school age siblings to bring to the ceremony - space is limited and this is a special time for your 5th grader!)
Thursday June 8 - Last Day of School - early dismissal and report cards go home (report cards can not be given out to students until after 12:00 noon - if you check your child out early, you will need to stop by the school over the summer to pick up the report card in the office)
Friday, April 7, 2017
April 17 - 21
*Remember to sign your child's agenda. Behavior stickers were placed in there this morning.
Monday (April 17) - Report Cards go home
Tuesday (April 18) - Reading Logs
Wednesday (April 19) - Reading iReady Spring Diagnostic Test; SS ch 18 Test (study guide & notes)
Thursday (April 20) - Math iReady Spring Diagnostic Test
Friday (April 21) - Buzzwords Verb #2 Quiz
**Please make sure that pictures and/or picture money is turned in as soon as possible. The packet of pictures sent home is NOT free. If you are not purchasing them, you do need to return them to the school.
**Square1Art orders are due Monday April 24.
**Make sure you've marked you calendars to come out and enjoy the Powhatan Palooza on Friday April 28.
If you are able to send in some glue sticks, the students would greatly appreciate it. They're having to do a lot of sharing with the last few glue sticks in our bucket.
I hope everyone has a restful and relaxing Spring Break. Enjoy time with your family. Please make sure your children come back to school focused and ready to finish their elementary school career strong!
Monday (April 17) - Report Cards go home
Tuesday (April 18) - Reading Logs
Wednesday (April 19) - Reading iReady Spring Diagnostic Test; SS ch 18 Test (study guide & notes)
Thursday (April 20) - Math iReady Spring Diagnostic Test
Friday (April 21) - Buzzwords Verb #2 Quiz
**Please make sure that pictures and/or picture money is turned in as soon as possible. The packet of pictures sent home is NOT free. If you are not purchasing them, you do need to return them to the school.
**Square1Art orders are due Monday April 24.
**Make sure you've marked you calendars to come out and enjoy the Powhatan Palooza on Friday April 28.
If you are able to send in some glue sticks, the students would greatly appreciate it. They're having to do a lot of sharing with the last few glue sticks in our bucket.
I hope everyone has a restful and relaxing Spring Break. Enjoy time with your family. Please make sure your children come back to school focused and ready to finish their elementary school career strong!
Friday, March 31, 2017
April 3-7
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -
Thursday - precept paragraph; Spelling Definition Quiz
Friday - Buzzwords Quiz #3 (verbs)
Spring Break is from April 8-16. Relax and enjoy the time with your family. Make sure your child is ready to come back focused and ready to work hard for this last grading period.
Report Cards go home Monday April 17.
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -
Thursday - precept paragraph; Spelling Definition Quiz
Friday - Buzzwords Quiz #3 (verbs)
Spring Break is from April 8-16. Relax and enjoy the time with your family. Make sure your child is ready to come back focused and ready to work hard for this last grading period.
Report Cards go home Monday April 17.
Friday, March 24, 2017
March 27 -31
Monday -
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -Buzzwords Quiz - all nouns, Weather Unit Test (be sure to study for the WHOLE UNIT - study guide and notes in journal) - try this Quizlet to help study and also see if students can answer the Essential Questions on the study guide
Thursday - Riverwood Middle School field trip, SS ch 15 test (study guide and notes)
Friday - Teacher Workday - No School - end of the 3rd Quarter
Please remember to sign your child's agenda. I had very few students bring me a signed agenda last week. If they don't get it signed, they don't get paid their coupons and they will want these when we do our special end of the year activities! This is my primary method of communication with you about your child's behavior and what they are doing at school so I really need parents to see this each week. Thanks!
Thank you to the parents who have spoken to your child about their school behavior. I have seen some improvement with some students. Others still need to work on getting the talking under control. The disrespect has been under control a little more this week. Hopefully the long weekend next week and then Spring Break will help us all. We need to make sure students come back from Spring Break focused and ready to make the most of this last 9 weeks. It will fly by and be EOG and summer time before we know it!
If you would like to order a yearbook for your child, go to ybpay.lifetouch.com to order online - Yearbook ID Code is: 12958417 There are several different packages available. The cost starts at only $25
Fifth grade t-shirt order forms are due on Thursday, March 30. Be sure to order one now if your child wants one. The cost is $10.
Mrs. Ellison is in desperate need of glue sticks for the classroom! If you could send some in, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!!!!
Tuesday - Reading Log
Wednesday -Buzzwords Quiz - all nouns, Weather Unit Test (be sure to study for the WHOLE UNIT - study guide and notes in journal) - try this Quizlet to help study and also see if students can answer the Essential Questions on the study guide
Thursday - Riverwood Middle School field trip, SS ch 15 test (study guide and notes)
Friday - Teacher Workday - No School - end of the 3rd Quarter
Please remember to sign your child's agenda. I had very few students bring me a signed agenda last week. If they don't get it signed, they don't get paid their coupons and they will want these when we do our special end of the year activities! This is my primary method of communication with you about your child's behavior and what they are doing at school so I really need parents to see this each week. Thanks!
Thank you to the parents who have spoken to your child about their school behavior. I have seen some improvement with some students. Others still need to work on getting the talking under control. The disrespect has been under control a little more this week. Hopefully the long weekend next week and then Spring Break will help us all. We need to make sure students come back from Spring Break focused and ready to make the most of this last 9 weeks. It will fly by and be EOG and summer time before we know it!
If you would like to order a yearbook for your child, go to ybpay.lifetouch.com to order online - Yearbook ID Code is: 12958417 There are several different packages available. The cost starts at only $25
Fifth grade t-shirt order forms are due on Thursday, March 30. Be sure to order one now if your child wants one. The cost is $10.
Mrs. Ellison is in desperate need of glue sticks for the classroom! If you could send some in, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!!!!
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