September 17, 2014

We will be having our first Spelling Test on Friday. Students are to have their spelling contracts done by Friday. This work should be done in their spelling notebooks. Vocabulary Workshop Pages will be due on Tuesday of next week (9/23/14). I have a classroom set of free book coupons to use this book club order. Students who complete a book by next week will earn one coupon. Students can read more than one book before next week, but they will still only earn one coupon. Students will need to hand in their completed index card on this book before they receive their coupon. 

Thursday is Back to School Night. You will start in your student's homeroom at 6:45pm. Please stay for the PFG meeting at 8:00pm, as well. 

I look forward to a fantastic week with you all. 

-Ms. Stamer
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September 15, 2014

Welcome to another week of school! We are in full swing with our classes now. We are also beginning to receive stickers for our 40 book challenge by completing an index card after each book read. Our Weekly Letters are improving each week, also. 

Thursday is Back to School Night. You will start in your student's homeroom at 6:45pm. Please stay for the PFG meeting at 8:00pm, as well. 

I look forward to a fantastic week with you all. 

-Ms. Stamer
[email protected]  

Reminders:

Scholastic Book Club forms went out on 9/4/14. There were several forms, to give our students a wide variety of choices. These orders are due 9/19/14.

**Our Class Activation Code for Scholastic Book Clubs is N2W8Z.

September 15, 2014

Welcome back for another full week of school. In Science we have been learning the basics of the science process--communication, tools, safety, and what a scientist looks like! Ask your student to see his or her interactive notebook. They are full of colorful drawings and note pages. 

Thursday is Back to School Night at 6:45pm. Please start in your student's homeroom. Feel free to stay for the PFG meeting as well. 

I look forward to a fantastic week with you all. 

Week of 9-15-14:

Monday 9-15-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Continue with your Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date. Group # 2 is due Tomorrow, 9/16/14
2. Weekly Letter to Ms. Stamer # 3 is due Friday, 9/10/14. Please use script and pen for this letter. DO NOT TYPE THIS WEEK'S LETTER.
3. Introduce yourself on Edmodo to each group you are a member of. Only if not completed in class
4. Scholastic News is due on Thursday, 9/18. 
5. Kids Stuff books or money are due on Friday 9/26.
6. Study for a Spelling Test on Friday. 

Science 5-20/5-21

1. Introduce yourself on Edmodo to the group you are a member of. **Only if not completed in class**

Science 4-18/4-19

1. Introduce yourself on Edmodo to the group you are a member of. **Only if not completed in class**

Tuesday 9-16-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Continue with your Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date. Group # 3 is due Tomorrow, 9/17/14
2. Weekly Letter to Ms. Stamer # 3 is due Friday, 9/10/14. Please use script and pen for this letter. DO NOT TYPE THIS WEEK'S LETTER.
3. Scholastic News is due Thursday. 
4. Study for a Spelling Test on Friday.

Wednesday 9-17-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Continue with your Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date. Group # 4 is due Tomorrow, 9/18/14
2. Weekly Letter to Ms. Stamer # 3 is due Friday, 9/10/14. Please use script and pen for this letter. DO NOT TYPE THIS WEEK'S LETTER.
3. Scholastic News is due tomorrow, 9/18.
4. Study for a Spelling Test on Friday.

Thursday 9-18-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Continue with your Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date. 
2. Weekly Letter to Ms. Stamer # 3 is due tomorrow, Friday, 9/10/14. Please use script and pen for this letter. DO NOT TYPE THIS WEEK'S LETTER.
3. Study for your Spelling Test tomorrow. 

Friday 9-19-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Continue with your Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date. Group # 1 is due Monday, 9/22/14.
2. Scholastic News is due on Thursday 9/25/14.

Week of 9-8-14:

Monday 9-8-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Begin Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date.
2. All contracts and information forms are due on 9/9/14.
3. All books needed to be covered by TODAY! If your books are not covered, they MUST be covered by tomorrow 9/9/14.
4. Bring in The Lemonade War for Tuesday-Friday this week.
5. Weekly Letter to Ms. Stamer # 2 is due Friday, 9/12/14. Please use script and pen for this letter. DO NOT TYPE THIS WEEK'S LETTER.
6. Parents: Write an encouraging letter to your student about the 40 Book Challenge.

** You will have Computers for Cycle 1. Note - Please send in headphones, the ones in the classroom are not in good shape. Children need headphones, earbuds or over the ear devices to use for the typing program. All devices must have a 48" cord. Put them in a baggie with their name on it. Large headphones are hard to carry around

Gym occurs on Wednesday mornings. Make sure you wear your gym uniform to school to be prepared for this class. 

**Students should ALWAYS have a book to read with them in class.

Science 5-20/5-21

1. Sign Contract and bring back to class on Tuesday 9/9/14.
2. Small Brown Envelopes are due 9/9/14.
3. Create a cover for your science notebook. What does Science look like to you? Draw pictures to illustrate your ideas. This should be completed for tomorrow, 9/9/14. Be creative! Make sure it says "5th Grade Science" someone on the cover.

Science 4-18/4-19

1. Small Brown Envelopes are due 9/9/14.

Tuesday 9-9-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Begin Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date.
2. All contracts and information forms are due TOMORROW 9/10/14.
3. Bring in The Lemonade War for this week.
4. Create a cover for your Reading Notebook, & Reading Response Journals.
5. Identify the Elements of Plot for The Lemonade War, in your Reading Notebook (page 4).

Science 4-18/4-19

1. Sign Contract and bring back to class on Tuesday 9/10/14. (4-19 only)
2. Complete cover. Make sure it has color in it.
3. Complete Scientist picture. Include color.
   

Science 5-20/5-21

1. Make sure any illustrations are done in color for cover and scientist picture.
2. Make sure your paragraph describing your scientist is completed, also.

Wednesday 9-10-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Scholastic News due tomorrow 9/11/14.
2. Read 20 minutes.
3. Friendly letter due Friday, 9/12/14.
4. Make sure any cover pages are colored in.
5. Please set up your Writing and Grammar notebooks, exactly like we have done with our Reading Notebooks:
   1. Leave the first page for a cover page. Include subject on the page.
   2. Create 4 pages for a Table of Contents. Use Roman numerals and label the page with "Date", "Topic" and "Page #".
   3. Number pages up until number 25.

Science 5-20

1. Make sure your ABCD phone, cover page, and scientist pictures are colored. You may also color the Safety Notes iPad.
2. Write a paragraph answering the questions about the Titanic Challenge.
3. Bring your art box tomorrow.

Science 4-18

1. Make sure your cover page and scientist pictures are colored in.
2. Bring your art box tomorrow.

Science 4-19

1. Make sure your cover page and scientist pictures are colored in.
2. Bring your art box tomorrow.

Thursday 9-11-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Weekly Letter # 2 is due tomorrow, Friday, 9/12/14.
2. Scholastic News for the Week of 9-8-14 is due Thursday, 9/18/14.
3. Write a paragraph summary of The Lemonade War in Reading Notebook using Somebody Wanted But So Then foldable from class.

Science 5-20

1. Finish coloring Lab Roles note page.

Science 5-21

1. Make sure all pages in Science Notebook are colored and glued onto the right pages.

Science 4-18/4-19

1. Color your Safety Notes iPad and glue it to page 4 in your notebook.
2. Write 3 things that were important to know during the Titanic Challenge today.

Friday 9-12-14

Language Arts 5-21

1. Continue with your Reading log. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes a night. Refer to your schedule in your Reading Response Journal for your due date. Group # 1 is due Monday, 9/15/14.
2. Scholastic News due 9/18/14.
3. Kid Stuff Coupon Books went home today. Money is due to me by Friday 9/26/14. It is $25 for the book. If you do not wish to purchase one, then please return the book as soon as possible. Checks can be made to St. John the Apostle Alumni Association.
4. If your weekly letter was written in a notebook, please rewrite it onto loose leaf paper.

Science 5-21

1. Color and paste any note pages into your notebook according to our Table of Contents.

Science 4-18/4-19

1. Color and paste Communication Notes to page 6.
2. Color and paste Lab Roles to page 7.