tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63742090413711021842024-03-19T04:04:43.868-07:00Mrs. O'Kelly's ClassMrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-7892172023327658352014-06-02T09:28:00.003-07:002014-06-02T09:30:03.970-07:00Field DayHi 5-4 Parents,<br />
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Here are some great pictures from <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/y1ir7cprugp14r0/AABpu_2WeY2tp_2igtjQ4xqqa">field day</a>!<br />
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Enjoy!Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-54434573725423882632014-05-27T13:27:00.001-07:002014-05-27T13:41:52.041-07:005-4 News Hello 5-4 Parents,<br />
It is hard to believe that we are into the last two weeks of school! As the temperatures rise, the fifth graders' attention spans seem to be diminishing. :) However, they are really trying hard to stay focused and make the most of these last two weeks of learning. Here are some important dates to remember:<br />
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5/30 Field Day (afternoon)<br />
May Book Reports Due<br />
6/2 Yearbooks come home.<br />
6/5 Last day of school!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000;">Field Day:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000;">For Field Day this Friday, please remember to send your child with a filled water bottle. Remind your child to wear clothing suitable for playing outdoor games, including gym shoes. You may also send in sunscreen for your child to apply before we head outside for the afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">South Reading List: </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white;">A note from the South language arts teachers is posted on Edmodo. It explains that each of our students should read <u>Maniac Magee</u> and <u>The Running Dream</u> this summer in preparation of the coming school year.</span><br />
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Reading:<br />
The class is enjoying reading <u>The Killing Sea</u> during our shared reading time. Our main focuses during this time has been author's structure and author's craft. We've also been working on vocabulary and comprehension skills. During guided reading time, the groups are reading leveled online books about water-related topics as well. We have the chance to compare the structure of these informational texts to other informational texts we've read and to <u>The Killing Sea</u>.<br />
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The class has been working hard to develop all of the skills necessary to write a short fiction piece. We've used picture books to examine the "shape of a story" and identify that all stories contain characters, setting, a conflict, rising action, a climax, and resolution. We've been practicing developing believable characters through showing feelings, dialogue, strong verbs, and descriptions. They have written several pieces of a story, and will begin a rough draft of one of these stories this week. The plan is to publish and share the short fiction pieces next week.<br />
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Science:<br />
Through experiments, discussion, and text, our class has been learning about water. We've explored percolation and aquifers, the scarcity of freshwater, water reclamation, and conservation. The "Watery Earth" unit test will be this Thursday. The review is posted on Edmodo and will will work on and discuss the study guide tomorrow.<br />
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Have a wonderful week! Please contact me with any questions and concerns.<br />
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:) Kelly<br />
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In math, we're working on a unit called Hands-On Equations. We are learning algebra concepts. This week, we started solving problems with two variables. Using the hands-on pieces has really helped us understand the concepts.<br />
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CRAZY HAIR DAY!!!Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-27052708204381447132014-05-09T13:34:00.000-07:002014-05-09T13:34:31.172-07:00Student Reflection - 5/9/14<br />
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Some of the students in 5-4 shared their PSI presentations. Some were electronic presentations like a Google presentation or a game show. Others were displays or [posters.<br />
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We had an awesome time at our last Dryden musical. Our absolute favorite part was seeing everyones' baby pictures.</div>
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World of Work was one of the coolest field trips we've had. We loved "working" in the different businesses. The delicious lunch afterward was a great bonus!</div>
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The fifth grade musical is Wednesday, April 30th. Please remind your child to wear dark pants and his/her Dryden fifth grade t-shirt to school tomorrow. For the evening performance, doors open at 6:30 and fifth graders need to be here by 6:45. The show will begin at 7:00.</div>
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In social studies we are learning about the harsh westward expansion. We are in four groups or wagon trains and we get to pick a person to be the Wagon Master. There are some obstacles that we have to over come. We have to pick supplies for are families but we have to be careful and not pick items that aren't useful for our wagons because we only can have 1,000 BWU's or pounds in our wagon. We are so excited to<br />
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Bloggers: Lexi and Ava.<br />
With help from Alex and Audrey.Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-45577266327237526192014-04-11T09:03:00.002-07:002014-04-11T09:03:24.736-07:00News From 5-4 4/11/14Hello 5-4 Parents,<br />
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What a beautiful day! Tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful too. I hope you all get a chance to get outside and play around with your kids. Despite the fact that spring is in the air and the fifth graders are excited to be outside, they are doing a great job of staying on task and doing some amazing learning in the classroom! (Let's hope this behavior continues through April and May!) These last two months of fifth grade are going to be packed with special events and excitement!<br />
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<b>Dates to Remember:</b><br />
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4/16- Visit to South<br />
4/18- No School<br />
4/21- In School Field Trip Robert Crown<br />
4/24- Math MAP test morning<br />
4/25- World of Work Field Trip<br />
4/28- Reading MAP test afternoon<br />
4/30- 5th Grade Musical<br />
5/30- Field Day<br />
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<b>Reading</b>- During shared reading time, we have been reading the informational text <u>Children of the Wild West</u> by Russell Freedman. This aligns nicely with our unit on westward expansion and gives the kids a glimpse into what life was really like for children as they traveled with their families in a wagon train. This book provides the opportunity for us to work on "close reading" as we reread passages and dig into the text to find answers to questions. The students are becoming experts at finding and accurately quoting text evidence, but we are still working on including our interpretations of the text. <br />
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During guided reading time, the groups are reading leveled non-fiction books that go into depth about different aspects of westward expansion. We are using iPads during guided reading to explore these books on Trueflix, a subscription of online informational text and media. We work in guided reading to reinforce vocabulary, comprehension, and discussion skills.<br />
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The students are also partner reading historical fiction novels set in the time of westward expansion. They worked with a partner to map out a schedule for reading their books. Each day, the students meet with their partner, while not meeting with me in guided reading group, to share signposts they found while reading and add to the Google doc they created to document signposts.<br />
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<b>Social Studies</b>- Although our History Alive chapter 16 test was today, our adventure in westward expansion has just begun. The students have assumed pioneer identities, formed wagon trains, and loaded their wagons with supplies. Be sure to ask your child about the successes, struggles, and obstacles his/her wagon train is facing in the next few weeks. Will everyone survive the long trip west to more land, riches, and a better life? Will the wagon masters be able to successfully lead their train?<br />
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As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns!<br />
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This week, we started our PSI research. We took time to write our open questions about a topic we are interested in. We each created our own website to record our notes and reflect on our research process.<br />
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WE learned that our government has three branches. Ask your child how using three pencils to lift up a book a helped us understand the three branches.Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-15821579792403523992014-03-07T11:56:00.002-08:002014-03-07T11:56:42.302-08:00Student Reflection 3/7/14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After researching the human body systems in groups,we all voted on the most and least important systems in the body. The whole 5th grade got together to have a human body tiki torch ceremony, Survivor style. After a long discussion we all agreed that you could not live without all of your systems.<br />
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Here the Nervous System poses for a victory picture after they has won a great victory. The Skeletal System sadly got voted the least important system.Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-66339530399916223572014-02-27T14:24:00.003-08:002014-02-27T14:24:36.586-08:00ISAT TestingHello 5-4 Parents,<br />
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Next week we will begin ISAT testing. Please help your child to get enough rest and to eat a healthy breakfast, snack, and lunch in preparation for the tests. Our class' testing schedule is as follows:<br />
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<b>Wednesday 3/5 Math 9:15</b><br />
<b>Thursday 3/6 Math 9:15</b><br />
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<b>Tuesday 3/11 Reading 2:00</b><br />
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If you have any questions, please let me know!<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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<b><br /></b>Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-35556528178029944032014-02-21T13:48:00.002-08:002014-02-21T13:48:24.534-08:00Student Reflection 2/21/14Jamie, Kaley, and Ava played instruments for the whole class. Kaley played the trumpet for us. Jamie played the trombone and Ava played the violin. Its was a very cool experience for our class to hear them play.<br />
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We also did an experiment in science about our heart rate. We predicted which exercises we thought would increase our heart rate the most and then tested them out. Wow! Those jumping jacks and burpees really got our hearts going.<br />
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We also made bone burritos. We used jelly for bone marrow, lady fingers as the spongy bone, Oreo cookies as compact bone, and a tortilla as thin membrane. It was a fun, tasty experiment that we learned a lot from.Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-35212917664742997372014-02-17T12:28:00.000-08:002014-02-17T12:28:53.921-08:00Valentine's Day! 2/14/14Thanks to Mrs. Giannopoulos for planning and throwing a super-fun Valentine's Day celebration for 5-4. We're so thankful to have her as our room mom! The fifth graders really tapped into their creative juices to write some hysterical stories using as many conversation hearts as they could incorporate. They used Air Server to share the stories they created on Google docs. The end result was a lot of laughs and smiles!<br />
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Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-55224413510485652542014-02-09T09:50:00.001-08:002014-02-09T09:50:12.752-08:00News From 5-4 2/9/14<br /><br />News From 5-4<br />February 9, 2014<br /><br />Our classroom is buzzing with excitement about the class set of iPads we have the whole month of February. Our favorite discovery so far is using Air Server. Whenever the students want to quickly share a strategy or an idea, they can project right to the white board. This has proven helpful in sharing math strategies, writing prompts, and presentations like "Explain Everything." <div>
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We will be having our Valentine's Day party on Friday from 2:45 until the end of the day. We will exchange valentines on Friday. Please don't worry about creating a container for the valentines, as we will take care of this at school. Here is a list of student names for your child as he/she is creating the cards: Kaitlyn, Alex C., Ava, Jamie, Lexi, Jack, Jade, Alex G., Ben, Max, Audrey, Logan, Ajla, Rick, Miranda, Eric, Michael, Jake, Kaley, Ryan, Mia, Lukas, Nick.<br /><br />Dates to remember:<br />2/11- 100th Day of School</div>
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2/14- Valentine's Day Party 2:45</div>
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2/17- No School Presidents' Day</div>
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2/19- Student Variety Show Rehearsal in gym 4:00</div>
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2/20- Student Variety Show Dress Rehearsal in gym 4:00</div>
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2/21- Career Dress Day</div>
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Variety Show 6:30 in commons</div>
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<br />Here's what's happening in 5-4:<br /><br />Literacy:<br />We have finished another novel in guided reading groups. The end of book tests came home in the Friday Folder this past week. The students will also be assessed on their daily work in their literature logs including signposts, words worth noting, figurative language, comparing characters and events in literature, and identifying problems and solutions.</div>
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During shared reading time we have been reading informational texts related to our science unit, The Human Body. While reading <u>The Human Machine</u>, we focused on identifying the internal structure of the text. Identifying the structure not only helped the students decide how to best structure their notes, but also strengthened their comprehension of the material. While reading <u>Bones and Muscles</u> and <u>Respiration and Circulation</u>, we will focus on choosing and defining words worth noticing. We will be reading and taking notes with a text dependent question in mind. The students will be asked to explain the relationship between the respiratory system and the circulatory system, using text evidence and their interpretations of the text to support a claim this week.<br /><br />Math:<br />During Unit 7 we have been exploring exponents and negative numbers. We've worked on understanding exponential notation, powers of 10, scientific notation, parentheses, and order of operations. This week we will work on ordering and comparing negative numbers, adding and subtracting negative numbers, and continue practice with line graphs and line plots. Our Unit 7 test will be the week of February 18. Unit 8 will dig deeper into fractions and ratios.<br /><br />Science:<br />The fifth graders have been enjoying our Human Body Unit. Through experiments and models we've discovered how the body moves and what systems work together to make that happen. We've determined the importance of the nervous system in movement and explored voluntary and involuntary movement. Seeing our reflexes in action and comparing that to our ruler grabbing experiment last week, helped us to determine how the body works differently to move in different situations.</div>
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Our class created a Human Body Wonder Wall where we can post any questions we have as we are studying the human body and its related systems. These questions have evolved into a mini-research project where the students are researching, documenting, reflecting, and commenting on peers' documentation. It is exciting for me to see how many of them have changed their questions as they've dug deeper into a topic and how their peers' feedback has moved them forward in their thinking.</div>
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We've split into small groups to research the different systems in the body. Groups are using Google Docs to record facts that help them to answer the two essential questions: How does this system work? Why is this system important to the body? They will be creating Explain Everything presentations to incorporate videos, photos, diagrams, and text to convince the rest of the class of the importance of their system. We will share these presentations with the entire fifth grade.<br /><br />As always, please feel free to email or call me with any questions and concerns!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Kelly</div>
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This week we became experts on Air Server. This is Jake sharing his WEX entry. He was able to project it right from his iPad. This has come in handy while we are showing how we solve math problems too! We can't wait to explore all the ways we can use Air Server. Having the class set of iPads this month is awesome.<br />
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During science, we explored how our nervous system helps us to react to things. During this experiment, we dropped a ruler and asked our partner to catch it. They used their sensory organs to sent a message to the brain. The brain thought about it and then sent a message through the nerves to the hand muscles. The muscles contracted to pull on the bones so we could grab the rulers.<br />
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Other times, your nervous system has reflexes. Two examples we saw were the reflex of our pupils in reaction to light (see video of Kaitlyn) and the blink reflex. Did you know that we have reflexes to protect our body?<br />
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<br />Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-71107089806319443862014-01-31T13:05:00.001-08:002014-01-31T13:05:05.686-08:00Student Reflection- 1/31/14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As part of a "Mini PSI" unit, we spent time today exploring a subject that we want to learn more about within the human body. After researching and narrowing down our topics, we took time to write higher order thinking questions, using the information we learned earlier this week about Bloom's Taxonomy. By sticking to the higher end of the taxonomy, we are sure to have open, researchable questions. We posted our questions on Edmodo. The next step, is to constructively comment on our peers' questions.<br />
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Ben is an elbow! Rick and Ryan are antagonistic, skeletal muscles. We learned this week that bones and muscles work together to make the body move. Did you know that muscles can only pull...never push.Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-69219840908690887132014-01-17T12:27:00.003-08:002014-01-17T12:27:55.143-08:00Student Reflection 1/17/14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While we were studying the human body, we created questions for our wonder wall. We evaluated the questions to see if they were open or closed. Then we revised our questions to make them all open. Next week we will classify our questions according to Bloom's Taxonomy.<br />
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This week we paired up with our buddy class, Mrs. Shellinger's kindergarteners, to teach them about the Dryden Dos. We wrote scenarios to help the little kids learn how to behave at Dryden. It felt good to help them.<br />
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In math this week we learned that a larger sample gives us a better estimate of the data.<br />
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After a week of clues, our Secret Santas were revealed today!Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-89770497661345960892013-12-20T14:24:00.001-08:002013-12-20T14:24:46.090-08:00News From 5-4 12/20/13<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #882222; color: seashell; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>News From 5-4</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>December 20, 2013</b></span><br /><br />We've been so busy these past three weeks! The fifth graders have been hard workers and have been focused on their second trimester goals. Today we had a chance to work on a fun holiday math challenge, identify signposts and figurative language in <u>How The Grinch Stole Christmas</u>, and reveal our Secret Santas. As always, I was impressed by the kindness 5-4 expressed toward one another throughout these special activities. They have so much fun together! I sure am one lucky teacher. :)</span><br /><span style="background-color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #990000;">Dates to remember:</span></div>
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1/6 Return from Winter Vacation</div>
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1/14 PTA Meeting</div>
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1/16 School Board Meeting</div>
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1/20 No School MLK Jr. Day</div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #990000;">Here's what has been happening the past few weeks:</span><br /><span style="background-color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #990000;">Literacy:</span><br />We have been practicing close reading strategies in the informational text, <u>Freedom Walkers</u>. This book had given the fifth graders insight into the what led up to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and about the civil rights leaders who led the fight for equality. We've been using this text to practice making a claim and supporting it with evidence from the text. We are practicing quoting the text in a meaningful way and looking at the assessment rubric for claim and evidence.<br />We are more than half way through our guided reading novels. In addition to noticing and noting the signposts in literature, we are also working on recognizing figurative language and problems and solutions in these novels.<br />In vocabulary we are back to working on prefixes.<br /></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000;">Math:<br />We've been working on Unit 6: Using Data & Adding and Subtracting Fractions. We've covered measurement, probability, stem and leaf plots, mystery plots, and circle graphs. After break, we'll begin working on adding and subtracting fractions and finding common denominators. Many students have been passing from levels to level on the fast fact tests. Thank you so much for encouraging and helping your child study! </span><br />Social Studies:<br />We studied the Declaration of Independence, including the events that led to its writing, the Second Continental Congress, Common Sense, and Thomas Jefferson's role.</div>
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We also studied the Revolutionary War. We compared and contrasted the American and British forces, key factors that allowed the American colonies to defeat the more powerful British, and the major provisions of the Treaty of Paris.<br /><span style="background-color: #990000;"><br />Writing:</span><br /><span style="background-color: #990000;">In grammar, we've been focusing on verbs. After break, we'll continue with verb tenses, main and helping verbs, and linking verbs.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #990000;">During Wex, we are using the novel <u>The Liberation of Gabriel King</u> to practice writing in response to fiction. We have been focusing on the main characters, Gabe and Frida, to help us learn to develop characters in our own writing. We have also been using this book to help us compare and contrast the different view points and structure of two texts related to the same topic.<br /><br />I'll be thinking of each of your fifth graders over break. They are such a light in my life! Thank you for sharing them with me. Enjoy family time and celebrating the holidays these next two weeks.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Kelly</span></div>
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In social studies, we played tug-of-war to help us understand the Revolutionary War. There was a larger, stronger team versus a smaller team. This represented the British army being larger, more organized, and stronger than the colonies' army. The smaller team was told they would be given candy if they won (representing the prize of independence), except one person who didn't<br />
receive the prize (representing the slaves and indentured servants who fought). An extra team came in to help when the smaller team was struggling, which represented our allies, The French. Half of the large team had to stand further back to represent the distance between the colonies and Britain. The larger team had to pull the rope 20 feet toward their side, representing that the British had to claim new land, while the colonists were just defending and holding their own territory.<br />
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Mrs. Lytle organized an amazing service project for the fifth graders. We created placemats for the Meals on Wheels program. During this holiday season, the recipients of the meals will also be surprised by a colorful, cheerful placemat to put it upon. Think of all of the spirits we are lifting! We're so proud of ourselves for making people smile and "filling their bucket."Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-63942345616635160542013-11-12T19:43:00.002-08:002013-11-12T19:45:00.877-08:00News From 5-4 11/12/13<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-148188067597206101" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #882222; color: seashell; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;">
<span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>News From 5-4</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>November 12, 2013</b></span><br /><br />I hope you all had a relaxing Veteran's Day weekend. I had the chance to take two of my favorite vets out to lunch to personally thank them for their service. I'm looking forward to seeing you all soon to discuss your child's strengths, achievements, and goals at parent/teacher conferences.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000;">11/13 Second Grade Musical 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM</span><br />
11/14 Monday Schedule<br />
11/15 Dads and Doughnuts 8:00 AM<br />
11/21 Non-Fiction Book Reports Due<br />
11/22 Report Cards Go Home<br />
Silly Hat Day<br />
11/25 No School<br />
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11/26 No School<br />
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11/27- No School-Thanksgiving Break<br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #990000;">Here's what will be happening in 5-4 the next couple weeks:</span><br />
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We finished up our informational texts about Energy. These leveled texts gave students the chance to practice close reading skills with challenging non-fiction texts. Students used graphic organizers, as well as bubbl.us to organize ideas about energy. Each group examined the pros and cons of a particular energy source to present to the rest of the groups. Students had to use this information to decide which source of energy is best for America.<br />
This week we are beginning new novels in guided reading. We will continue to practice signposts and discuss words worth noting. Our skills the next couple weeks are identifying problems and solutions in literature and making inferences.<br />
In vocabulary we have been exploring Greek and Latin root words. While this is a challenge for the students, they are benefitting already. Many students have recognized the roots we have already studied in texts they are reading. This week we are studying the root "man or manu."<br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000;">Math:<br />We took our Unit 4 tests last week. Hopefully you had a chance to see your child's test in his/her Friday Folder. In Unit 5 we will be exploring fractions, decimals, and percents. This unit includes: mixed numbers, comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, improper fractions, relationships between fractions and decimals, converting fractions to percentages, bar and circle graphs, and percent circles. We will finish Unit 5 the first week back after Thanksgiving Break.<br /><br />Science:</span><br />
The students created fantastic animated movies on Animationish to demonstrate their knowlege of energy types, energy transfers, and chain reactions. These will be available for you to view at conferences. Our Energy Unit Test is Thursday, with a review Wednesday.<br />
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We'll be diving into Chapter 12 in our history books these next two weeks. During this chapter on the Declaration of Independence, we will identify the major events that led to the creation of the Declaration and examine key passages from the document.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #990000;">In grammar this week we will be working on possessive nouns. The grammar packet will be completed here at school this week. Spelling homework is posted on Edmodo and is due Wednesday. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000;">This week we started translating our personal narratives into a picture story using Comic Life. Students recorded their narratives using Vocaroo.com and created QR codes to add to their Comic Life posters. These will be up in the hallway, so get your QR code reader apps ready so you can listen to your child reading his/her story. We'll also have links to the recordings on our class website under "STudent Gallery."</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #990000;">In WEX the next couple weeks we will also focus on showing sequence and showing cause and effect.<br /><br />Please contact me with any questions or concerns. I'm looking forward to seeing you in a couple weeks!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Kelly O'Kelly</span></div>
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This week, we had to make human sculptures in WEX. We has to write directions on how to recreate the sculpture. We handed our directions to another group to see if they could follow them to make the exact same sculpture. We found out whether we have enough details in our writing or not.<br />
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This Halloween, we had an awesome party. Thank you to Mrs. Giannopoulos for planning our party and to Mrs. Colias, Mrs. Slifierz, and Mrs. Rule for helping out. Thanks to all of the families who contributed to the party. We had a blast! Which costume is your favorite?<br />Mrs. O'Kelly's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893593362465268691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374209041371102184.post-86224481501532065322013-10-25T12:08:00.000-07:002013-10-25T12:08:07.962-07:00Student Reflection-10/25/13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In science this week, we learned about insulators. We discovered that aluminum foil and polyester batting were the best insulators because they kept the heat in the bottle. Then we designed our own insulation for the bottles and tested them out in groups. Table 4's design proved to be the best because the temperature didn't drop at all in 10 minutes.<br />
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Our mystery book reports are proudly displayed in our classroom. <br />
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