Mrs. Cook's 5th Grade Class 2011-12 - mrscooks5thgradeclass201112

This week we will work on identifying Greek word parts, such as suffixes and roots, and correctly spelling words that include them.  This week we are reading Ghost Towns of the American West by Raymond Bial.  Genre:  expository texts explain a person, thing, or an idea.   The Question of the week is "What adventures help drive westward expansion.?"

This week we will spell words with Greek word parts.  Our story this week is "Talk with an Astronaut."  Genre: An expository text can tell about real people and events. Question of the Week:  What is life like for an astronaut?

This week we will spell related words.  We are reading "The Unsinkable Wreck of R.M.S Titanic"  by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold.  Genre: Expository text tells the true story of an event.  Question of the Week:  How does technology help adventurers reach new places?

Please remember to schedule a time to meet with your teacher!  Don't forget, there will also be Family Literact Night on Thursday!!

This week we will use spelling rules and patterns to spell multisyllabic words.  We are reading "The SKunk Ladder" by Patrick F. McManus.  The genre of the story is humorous fiction.  Question of the Week:  How can we find adventure in ordinary events?

A negative prefix is a word part that means "not."  This week we will spell words with the negative prefixes il-, in-, im-, and ir-.  We are reading "The Gymnast" by Gary Soto.  Question of the Week: Why do people try to change themselves?

This week we are spelling words that have the suffixes, -ible and -able.  We are reading "The Stormi Giovanni Club" by Lydia Diamond.  The genre is drama.  A drama is a story written to be acted out for an audience.  Question of the week: How do people adapt to new places? 

This week, we will spell homophones.  Homophones are words that sound alike, but they have different meanings and are spelled differently.  We are in Unit 4, Week 3.  The story this week is "Exploding Ants"  Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt.  by Joanne Settel, Ph.D.  The Question of the week is How do animals adapt to survive?

This week we will work on spelling words with the prefixes over-, under-, sub-, super-, and out-.  These prefixes do not change the spelling of the base word.  The story we are reading is "Tripping Over the Lunch Lady"  by Angela Johnson.  The genre of this story is realistic fiction.  The Question of the Week is "How do people overcome obstacles?"

This week we will work on spelling words from other cultures.  The spelling list has been posted.  We are starting Unit 4: Adapting. Big Question: How do people and animals adapt to different situations?

The story this week is "Weslandia" by Paul Fleischman.  Question of the Week:  How do people adapt to difficult situations?

This week, we will spell words with the prefixes un-, de-, and dis-.  The spelling words have been updated. 

We are reading "Special Effects In Film and Television" by Jake Hamilton. 

Genre: Expository texts explain what certain things are and how they came to be. 

Question of the Week:  How do artists create special effects to entertain us?

This week we will be spelling words that have two consonants for one sound.  The spelling list has been updated.  We are reading "Mahalia Jackson" by Julius Lester.  The author explains a musical form known as the blues. 

The 5th grade class is engaging in a team building project.  Our goal is to support each other and work together.  We believe a ZERO TOLERANCE for bullying will assist us in achieving our goal. 

Help us, help each other.

 

This week we are reading "The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins" by Barbara Kerley.  The spelling words have been updated.

5th Grade will be doing science fair projects in pairs.  The Science Fair is January 12, 2012. 

We are studying Greatest Common Factors (GCF) and Least Common Multiples (LCM).  Ask us about a shortcut we learned using the step method. 

Chapter 7 Study Guide completed.  Test on Friday.

The story we are reading this week is "Leonardo's Horse" by Jean Fritz.  The spelling words have been updated. 

The fifth grade class has challenged all students & parents to bring in canned or dried goods (non-perishable) to give to the Enemy Swim Elderly.  You may bring your goods to ESDS from December 1, 2011 to December 21, 2011.

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The story we are reading this week is "The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine." by Don Abramson.  This week's spelling's words have been updated!  Remember to study them!

This week's spelling words have been updated.

 

Students will be sent home with fluency reads.  Have students read stories out loud (for fluency)and ask questions for comprehension. :)

Check out the pictures of our art projects!

Students should be studying multiplication problems.  Flash cards would be helpful.

Chapter 4 Study Guide completed.  Test on Monday! 

11/30/2011 2:54:40 PM - 004050778443
Two of our students have birthdays this week. Itancan Christenson on Monday and Terran Bear Hill on Wednesday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ITANCAN & TERRAN!!

11/9/2011 8:34:50 PM - 004050778443
New Spelling words have been posted

10/28/2011 6:00:27 PM - 004050778443
This week's spelling words have been posted!

10/21/2011 2:12:09 PM - 004051617103
It took me awhile to figure out how to get here. Perhaps you should send another e-mail that says, "after you create an account, click on the share tab."

10/20/2011 5:00:14 PM - 004050778443
5th Grade ROCKS!!