Wacky Tacky Hair and Wear Day!

Our class had a great  time celebrating Spirit Week. Check out our wacky tacky costumes!

October 29, 2012

I hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Joyner Jamboree! I was so bummed to miss it, and I hope that someone has pictures to share.  This week the students are learning about theme and  author's tone.  We are reading an annotated version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and investigating how he used great vocabulary, figurative language, and imagery to evoke emotion from the reader.  In math the students will take a unit post test on adding and subtracting decimals on Friday, November 2. We will be playing review games and practicing skills to ensure concepts are understood and skills are intact.  The current weather conditions are providing an opportunity to study a real world weather problem. The students are engaging in valuable discussion and making connections to what they have studied about weather and climate.

Homework 10/29/12
L.A.:  1. Finish Halloween Homework Tale rough draft
          2. Man, What a Month WS
Math: Real World Word Problems WS

October 23, 2012

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far and enjoying the beautiful weather! The Case21 Benchmark tests begin tomorrow.  These are the county-wide quarterly tests for all Wake County students (much like the Blue Diamond tests from a few years ago.)  The students will take the reading assessment tomorrow, the math assessment Thursday, and the Science benchmark on Tuesday, 10/30.  The testing will occur in the morning, beginning at about 8:50.  I reminded the kids to get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast!

 

If you would like to be a volunteer this year at Joyner or assist on any field trip, we need for you to please register through the electronic volunteer system in our media center. All approved volunteers from the 2011-2012 school year must re-activate no later than October 31st in order to continue as approved volunteers during the 2012-2013 school year. 

 

The Parent meeting for Human Growth and Development will be on Friday, 10/26 at 5 pm, before the Joyner Jamboree. This meeting is for parents, but students can wait in another room and them attend the jamboree. The meeting will be help in Mrs. Lewis's room across the hall from our classroom.

 

I am sorry for the late notice about Spirit Week, I was out of town Friday and Monday. The schedule is:

 

Patriotic Monday: wear stars, strips and/or red, blue, and white
Tourist Tuesday: wear your fanny pack, camera, binoculars, favorite souvenir tshirt, etc
Wacky Tacky Wednesday: mismatch
Favorite Team Thursday: jerseys, tshirts
Joyner Spirit Friday: blue and gold or Joyner tshirt

 

Homework 10/23/12

L.A: Read!

Math Bell: Fun Times, Mathematically (front only)

October 16, 2012

Homework 10/16/12
L.A. : 1. Read Savvy Ch. 20 with Post-It Notes
           2. Personification WS (2-sided)

Math Bell: 1. Test Thursday- decimal PV, comparing/ordering, rounding, Powers of 10
                    2. Powers of 10 WS (2-sided)
                     3. Three problems in math composition book.

Math Smith: Powers of 10 WS (2-sided)

October 15, 2012

In language arts the students continue to learn about how authors use figurative language to engage, entertain, and make their writing more descriptive.  The students are writing and illustrating their own examples of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, idioms, and hyperbole.  In reading, we finally discovered that Mibb's savvy is not waking people up but in fact being able to read people's thoughts and ideas through ink! Savvy is turning into a favorite story for many of the students.

All of the fifth graders will take an assessment Thursday on decimal place value, comparing, and rounding. We will continue to work on solving real world problems using addition and subtraction with decimals.

In science, the students are investigating weather and climate. This week we are focusing on weather instruments, cold and warm fronts, and weather patterns.

Homework 10/15/12
L.A: 1. Support Your Idea WS
        2. Read 30 minutes

Math Bell : 1. Why is a Cow Brave WS
                  2. Powers of 10 ( in math composition book)

Math Smith: Powers of 10 WS (both sides)

Math Arch:  Workbook pg 6 and #9-10 exponents in math composition book

October 11, 2012

Today is 10-11-12; we teachers love that kind of thing! If you are looking for a challenge, calculate how many days there are until it is 11-12-13.  If you are looking for an even bigger challenge, calculate the number of days between 11-12-13 and 12-13-14.  Do you see a pattern????

Homework 10/11/12
L.A.: 1. Write five Million Dollar sentences with metaphors.
          2. Write five Million Dollar sentences with idioms.
          3. Read for 30 min.

Math: 1. Finish Rounding class work (if not done in class)
            2. What Was the Truck Driver Doing WS

October 10, 2012

Homework 10/10/12
L.A: 1. Write five Million Dollar sentences with alliteration
         2.  Read 30 minutes

Middle School Open House Information

Although I am not ready to even THINK about the students heading to middle school, I feel that I must pass on this valuable information ;)

-WCPSS Magnet Fair: Saturday 11/03 9am-12 noon

-Ligon: Open house dates 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/01, 11/08, 11/29, 12/06, 12/13 from 9am-12 noon.  *You will need to register online.  Click on "visit/apply" on the homepage.

-Centennial Campus:  Contact Elwood Peters for a tour epeters@wcpss.net

-Martin: Tours begin 10/11.  *You will need to register online.

-Moore Square: Tours from 8am-9am and 12:30-1:30 from October - January.  *You will need to register online.  Contact Yaneesa Miller ymiller@wcpss.net

-Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy:  Info sessions Tuesday's & Thursday's 9:00-9:30am and 3:00-3:30 pm.  *You will need to register online.

  Contact Javier Martinez jmartinez@wcpss.net

-Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy:  Tours begin in October.  Contact April Love aelove@wcpss.net

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me or Andrea Burston, our incredible School Counselor.  Have a great day!

October 9, 2012

Students from East Millbrook Middle School came to introduce some of the great programs that students can get involved in next year if they attend that school.  It was a special treat to see the dancers, African drum line, and actors studio participants today.

Homework 10/9/12L.A: 1.  Write five, Million Dollar sentences that use similes.
        2.   Read Ch. 18 Savvy and do Post-It notes

Math: 1. What position Does a Pig Play in Baseball WS (front only)
            2.  Quicky Quiz tomorrow- Decimals (place value, compare/order, round, add &
                 subtract)

Decidedly Awesome Decimal Games!

Here are the links to the Decidedly Awesome Decimal Games that we played in math class on Friday! 

Decimal Squares

http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/

Decimal Place Value

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/scooterQuest.htm

Comparing and Ordering Decimals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html

Rounding Decimals

http://www.math-play.com/baseball-math-rounding-decimals/rounding-decimals.html

Decimals to Percents

http://www.math-play.com/Decimals-and-Percents/Decimals-and-Percents.html

Fractions to Percents

http://www.math-play.com/changing-fractions-to-percents.html

October 8, 2012

Thanks so much to Alexandria for making our class some delicious treats from the Rohald Dahl Cook Book she signed out from the JYJ library!  The porcupine spines and crystals were fantastic! 

In language arts this week we will focus on figurative language and theme.  Students will review what they have learned about similes and metaphors, and then add some new concepts to their repetoire of concepts. Idioms, personification, and hyperbole will be introduced and students will rotate through different stations to learn about and use them.

In math the students are continuing their learning of decimal place value, comparing, rounding, adding, and subtracting.  They worked with a partner on The Mellow Mushroom Challenge today. The winners will be announced in class this week.  Expect a quicky quiz on Wednesday assessing the skills listed above.

The cold, dreary weather today made for a great way to introduce some of the abstract weather concepts! The students are making Weather Word flip books and working in groups to identify how latitude, longitude, and altitude affect the weather and climate of an area. After this, they will investigate the weather and climate in different areas to write a persuasive letter convincing their parents to move to a certain location.

Homework 10/8/12
L.A: Read Savvy pgs. 140-154 and do Post-It Notes

Math: Using the Mellow Mushroom from class (or one you print out at home) Plan dinner for your family, including drinks. *Be sure to get everyone's input!
a. First ESTIMATE the cost of the entire meal.
b. Then find the exact price of the meal.
Next Round the exact price of the meal to the nearest:
c. tenth
d. whole
e. ten
** Be prepared to explain why you should estimate first, and not find an exact answer and round when asked for an estimated amount.

October 3, 2012

Tomorrow is breakfast club, picture day, and math night!

Homework 10/3/12
LA: 1. Clouds~Read and answer questions
       2. Read for 30 min.
       3. Get Progress Report Signed

Math: Decimal Place Value WS

October 2, 2012

A friendly reminder that Interims will go home in tomorrow's Wednesday Folder. Please sign and return them when possible.  Thursday will be a very busy day. We have Breakfast Club, Picture Day, & Math Night! 

Homework 10/2/12L.A.: 1. What's Your Savvy?  Write a well organized, detailed paragraph identifying and telling about your savvy.
          2. Read for 30 minutes

Math: 1. Write and shade 5 decimal squares on each side of Decimal Squares WS, then find the sum of each set of decimals you created. You should have one total for the hundredths side and a second for the thousandths.
    

Picture Day!

Picture Day is Thursday, October 4th!

Parent Human Growth & Development Meeting

The Fifth Grade Parent Meeting for Human Growth & Development has been rescheduled! The meeting will take place on October 26th at 5pm before the Joyner Jamboree.  Looking forward to seeing you there.

October 1, 2012

Wow! Is it really October already? 

 

This month is full of fun events and activities at Joyner!  It begins this Thursday, October 4, with Breakfast Club from 8-8:45am in our classroom.  Those students who did not miss more than one homework assignment and who remembered to get their HW agenda signed on a consistent basis will enjoy breakfast instead of doing morning work.  Thursday is also picture day, and then there is Math Night from 5:30-7:00pm!  Joyner’s Beautification Day is on Saturday, October 13^th from 10:00 to 2:00. Bring your garden tools and help make our campus even more beautiful. Plan to drop by anytime during this time. The Fifth Grade Parent Human Growth and Development meeting (which I thought was going to be before Math Night) is scheduled for Friday, October 26 at 5:00pm.  This will lead directly into the Joyner Jamboree that begins at 5:30.  There is so much to do it's frightening! (Sorry, teachers love the opportunity to toss in cheesy holiday humor wherever we can get away with it!)

 

Homework

L.A:  1. Finish reading Ch.13-14 Savvy & do Post-It Notes

          2. Breakfast Club Thursday morning

 

Math: Workbook Volume 1, pg. 49

 

Science/SS: Find the location of Raleigh, N.C. (looking for degrees latitude and longitude)