Last Day of School 2013

Fishermans Bend Photos

Archaeology Class with Ranger Matt

Down By The Riverside

Enjoy photos of Down By the Riverside with Ranger Bonny, Ranger Matt, Brian, and Bobby!

Working Dog Presentation - Pet Village

Thanks to Jen, Ryan, Derek, and Nico for coming out to our school to do a presentation. We loved watching Nico! Click on the video below to watch him in action!

Homework Assigned 5/16/13 DUE: 5/21/13

1.Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 40 minutes)

□ Reading Worksheet: Anchors Aweigh!

Mrs. Tiano’s Class

□ Reading Worksheet: Suprises at the Zoo

□ Reading Worksheet: Lucky Carlos

*WORK ON YOUR BOOK REPORT SPEECH. YOUR SPEECH IS IN 15 SCHOOL DAYS.

2. Math

□ Work on your Falcon Facts

3. Word Work

□ No Word Work

Homework Assigned on Thursday, May 2nd - Due Monday, June 10th

I didn't send home a reading, math or word work worksheet yesterday. Instead, I sent home a book report form for their last speech. See forms below:

Free Choice Book Report

There are no kids on the planet who are better presenters than C-1’s fifth graders. . . That means YOU! As a special reward for your wonderfulness, your final speech/book report/project for this year can be on any book you choose, 100 pages or more!  Here’s your chance to choose a genre’ you really love! Historical Fiction? Science Fiction? Non-Fiction? Realistic Fiction? Humor? Mystery? Biography? Fantasy? Poetry? Mythology? Anything!

Here are the only guidelines you’ll need:

ü  FIND A BOOK AND START READING.

ü  Make your presentation at least 2 minutes long.

ü  Have it MEMORIZED. (Brief note cards are OK, but don’t just “read.”)

o   Ideas of what to include are attached.

ü  Practice, practice, practice until it feels comfortable and smooth.

ü  Include “Something Special” in your report. (See below)

ü  Complete the “Speech Practice Form” to turn in on report day.

Something Special

Anything you come up with would be fine, but here are some suggestions:

• Make a mobile with events, characters, and settings from your book.
• Create a poster that makes others want to read your book.
• Design a diorama.
• Come in costume as a character from your book.
• Make a puppet.
• Create a collage of images that represent your book.
• Paint a scene or setting.
• Build a model scene or setting.
• Create a sculpture.
• Try paper mache’.
• Make a pop up book.
• Design an alternate book cover.
• Make your presentation in PowerPoint form.
• Use Publisher or Word to create fliers or handouts about your book.
• Film your presentation in video format. Introduce it to us, and show it!
• Bring artifacts or objects important in your book.
• Create a timeline of events.

Name: ___________________________ will be ready to present on Monday, June 9^th.

Wow! That’s MORE THAN A MONTH to prepare!  I KNOW we’ll be ready!

__________________________ Parent Signature

Free Choice Oral Book Report

Name:  _________________________

Title of Book:______________________________

                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

Below are details of what you need to include for your speech:

____ Book title is read and book is displayed (you must have your book)

 

____ Author and Illustrator are identified.

 

____ The setting is described with details and the time the story takes place is identified.

 

____ 2 -3 main characters are identified with details about each one.

____ The big problem needed to be solved in this book is identified with details.

____ Funny/Naughty/Brave or __________________________  actions are identified.

____ Project is colorful and neatly done.

____The details of the favorite part are explained and clearly matchproject.

____ Detailed recommendation is given (example, who would you recommend this book to?)

____ Possible locations of the book are given.

____  Student used a clear, loud voice that could be heard in the back of the room.

____ Student was prepared for the oral book report.  He/she had obviously practiced giving it aloud several times because there were very few mistakes, hardly any pauses with “ums” or “uhs”, and the student did not lose his/her place during the report.

Homework Assigned on 4/26/13 DUE: 4/30/13

1.Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 40 minutes)

□ Reading Worksheet: Kitt Peak National Observatory

Mrs. Tiano’s Class
□ Reading Worksheet: Mr. Johnson’s Offer

□ Reading Worksheet: Moving Pictures

2. Math
□Work on your Falcon Facts

□Graphing Worksheet

3. Word Work
□ Metaphor Worksheet

Homework Assigned 4/11/13 DUE: 4/16/13

1.Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 40 minutes)

□ Reading Worksheet: The Petite Picasso

Mrs. Tiano’s Class
□ Reading Worksheet: Trouble on Stage

□ Reading Worksheet: Helping Hands

2. Math
□Work on your Falcon Facts

□Calculating volume (you can use a calculator)

3. Word Work
□ Metaphor Hunt

Homework Assigned on 4/4/13 DUE: 4/9/13

1.Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 40 minutes)

□ Reading Worksheet: Art School

Mrs. Tiano’s Class
□ Reading Worksheet: Captain Carlos

□ Reading Worksheet: Determined Skier

2. Math
□Work on your Falcon Facts

□Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism

3. Word Work
□ Pick a section and respond on the Bring It On Home homework (worksheet 31). Write a paragraph.

Important Dates

Mark your calendars for these dates:

Thursday & Friday, April 18^th & 19^th – Human Development Classes (permission forms will be sent home after spring break)

Thursday, April 25^th – April Birthday Party 3:00

Friday, April 26^th – Longhouse Field Trip

Thursday, May 2^nd – Family Fun Night 6:00-8:00

Tuesday, May 7^th – Recognition Night meeting in C1 @ 3:30

Friday, May 31^st – DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

Monday, May 27^th – Memorial Day Observed (no school)

Wednesday, May 29^th – May Birthday Party at 3:00

Tuesday, June 4^th – Possible field trip to Fisherman’s Bend. I don’t know for sure if we are going, it depends on if I can get a grant for the trip.

Friday, June 7^th – Water Park Field Trip 8:00-3:45

Monday, June 10^th – June Birthday Party and Hawaiian Party from 1:45-3:00

Monday, June 10^th – Recognition Night @ 6:00 in the gym

Tuesday, June 11^th – Last day of school – Field Day

*Details/info about these dates will be sent home when it gets closer to the date.

*If there are any other dates that will pop up on the calendar, I will send out another note/email to families. 

Shamrock Race

Spring Break Homework

The only homework assigned over spring break is RAH minutes (40 minutes a day) and Fast Falcon Facts (5-10 minutes a day). Students can also use links on the blog to practice math facts.

Homework assigned 3/15/198 DUE: 3/19/13

1.Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 40 minutes)

□ Reading Worksheet: Jack the Dripper

Mrs. Tiano’s Class
□ Reading Worksheet: Mosh Speaks

□ Reading Worksheet: Slip and Slide

2. Math
□Work on your Falcon Facts

□Area of squares, rectangles, and parallelograms

3. Word Work
□ Metaphor and Simile worksheet 

Science Fair Photos

Homework Assigned 2/21/13 DUE 2/26/13

1. Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 30 minutes)
□ Reading worksheet: Muscles in the Wild

Mrs. Tiano’s Class

□Freedom Trail

□Car Wash

2. Math
□Work on your Falcon Facts

3. Word Work
□ No word work this work.

4. Science Fair
□ Be prepared for your project

Homework Assigned 2/7/13 DUE: 2/12/13 (Speeches will be given on the 14th)

1. Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 30 minutes)
□ There is no reading worksheet this week. I want students to focus on their R.A.H., science project,  fast falcon facts, speech, and math packet.

2. Math
□ Daily Falcon Facts
□ Decimal Math Packet

3. Word Work
□ Speech - See guidelines below (guidelines were sent home on Thursday)

Name: _____________________

                                                     

~Famous Black American Speech~

Present on Thursday, February 14, 2013.

The basis of your project will be a speech on the famous black American that you have been writing about for your research project. Make sure that you present the key points that are listed below for your speech. You can only use 3 by 5 cards to help assist you during your speech, BUT you cannot read directly from your cards.

Each student should know this information really well, because of the time that we’ve spent on this project in class. Attached is a practice form. For this speech, you DO NOT have to turn in a parent signature form.

Famous Black American:________________________________

v  Introduce the Person

Explain what the person is important in American History:

v  Background Information

1. When were they born?

2. Where did they live? Where did they grow up?

3. Tell something about their family/childhood.

v  Interesting Facts

Here are some ideas…what college did they attend, what job(s) did they have, what did they accomplish in their life?

v  How did this person make a difference in America?

v  What period of history did they live (example: during the Civil War, during the Civil Rights movement, are they still alive today?)

v  What was the struggle during their time?

v  What were they fighting for?

v  How did they help change our country?

v  Why do we remember them?

Homework Assigned 1/31/13 DUE: MARCH 5th!

1. Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 30 minutes)
□ There is no reading worksheet this week. I want students to focus on their R.A.H., science project, and fast falcon facts.

2. Math
□ Only falcon facts homework this week. I want families to get use to this routine.  

3. Word Work
□ I want students to start prepping their poster board for their science project.  

4. Science

□ Science fair projects: Packets and poster board went home today.  A helpful deadline is listed below:

Thurs. Jan. 31:                                    

*Take home Science Project information.

Mon. Feb. 4:                                        

*RETURN signed assignment notice (see below).

Fri. Feb. 8:                                            

*Have your project IDEA CHOSEN.

Sat. Feb. 9 - Fri. Feb. 15:                   

*GATHER materials, CONDUCT your experiment.

Sat. Feb. 16 – Wed. Feb. 20:            

*COMPLETE your poster.

Thurs. Feb. 21 to Mon. March 4:

*DEVELOP and PRACTICE your speech. Be ready to TEACH your classmates what you’ve learned.

*Fill out the Speech Practice Form.

Tues. March 5:                                    

*BRING your project, display, and Speech Practice Form to school this morning, ready to PRESENT. SMILE and be PROUD as everyone sees your great work!

Wed. March 6:                                    

*Projects will go home today after we “show and tell” our work to the other classes.

Homework Assigned on 1/24/13 DUE:

1. Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 30 minutes)

□ A Fitness Challenge
*Mrs. Tiano’s Class:

□   Disappearing Newspapers

□   Whale Watch

2. Math
□ Practice adding fractions page 49

3. Word Work
□ Simile Adjectives

Homework Assigned 1/17/13 DUE: 1/22/13

1. Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 30 minutes)
Reading homework is reading the USA Weekly #3 (my reading curriculum for homework grew legs and walked off, but next week we will be back on track). 

2. Math
□ No math homework

3. Word Work
□ Crossword on USA Weekly #3

Homework Assigned 1/11/13 DUE: 1/15/13

1. Reading
□ R.A.H. (every night for 30 minutes)
□ A Big Victory for a Small Army
*Mrs. Tiano’s Class:

□   Sara and Bill
□   Toy in the Sky

2. Math
□ Converting Fraction to Decimals. Complete all 28 problems. Use a calculator (it's on white paper). 

3. Word Work
□ Vocabulary worksheet (you might need a dictionary).