Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales Weekly

12/10/12

We have just eight days left of school!

Please make sure that you go through your child's backpack today!  There are several reminders and permission slips to read and fill out!  Most importantly is one regarding the holiday concert, which is next Tuesday, December 18^th.  You must sign the permission slip or your child will not be allowed to perform.

While I will not assign official homework over the winter break, I expect your child to practice their multiplication drills, study for the spelling bee, and read!

In math this week, we will learn about algebraic equations, as well as patterns and change.  In reading, we will learn about an author's purpose for writing.  In writing, we will write a paragraph using the structure we learned last week, as well as do a word war!  In social studies, we will close up our American Revolution Unit.

Spelling words this week:
1) create
2) quiet
3) cruel
4) liar
5) actual
6) ruin
7) trial
8) rodeo
9) science
10) usual
11) appreciate
12) variety
13) enthusiastic
14) realize

15) eventually
Challenge Words

16) ominous
17) occurred
18) obscure
19) obeyed
20) opportunity

Homework is problemsets 46-48, three spelling activities, a reading log, and a current event from last week's magazine.

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@Lpatucson.org 

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

520-721-4205

Gonzales Weekly 12/03/12

Gonzales Weekly

12/03/12

Just twelve days left until the Winter Break!

I have a quick update regarding my discipline policy in class.  As some of you may know, students misbehaving in class are assigned to run laps around the field.  As of today, I have an addition to this.  Any student who receives three or more laps will have an afterschool detention that day.  They will call you from the school phone to let you know.

Please remember that the Holiday Concert is next Tuesday morning.  I do not have an official time for the show.  I will keep you informed as soon as I know more.

This week marks the second benchmark for Galileo testing!  Make sure your child has a good night's sleep and eats a good breakfast every morning!

In math, we will start learning about two-step equations.  In reading, we will work through our Buckle Down reading book.  In writing, we will continue working on staying on topic in an essay.  In social studies, we will learn more about the American struggle for independence from the British.

Spelling words for the week:

1.      district

2.      address

3.      complain

4.      improve

5.      although

6.      laughter

7.      mischief

8.      complex

9.      orphan

10.  employ

11.  sandwich

12.  function

13.  extreme

14.  simply

15.  farther

16.  necessity

17.  nostalgia

18.  nomadic

19.  negligent

20.  nutritious

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzales.blogspot.com

(520)721-4205

Gonzales Weekly!

Gonzales Weekly

11/26/12

Welcome back to school!  I hope everyone had a great long weekend!

Please make sure that your Display My Art order forms are in by TOMORROW MORNING!  We need to make sure that your orders arrive before school lets out for the holidays.

The Holiday Concert will be on December 18^th.  If you are interested in coming to watch your child perform, please set aside time in the morning!

Today also marks the start of the food drive.  Please bring in one or two cans/boxes of food.  This is a great opportunity to clean out your pantry and help families in need!  As an incentive, the class that brings in the most will get a lunch party.

We are back to academics this week!  In math, we will start a new unit on data analysis, focusing on different types of graphs and analysis.  In reading, we will finish Esperanza Rising and will write an essay as the final project.  In writing, we will work on comparing nouns, as well as personal narratives.  In social studies, we will continue to explore events leading up to the American Revolution.

Spelling words:

1.       jewel

2.       sparkle

3.       angle

4.       shovel

5.       fossil

6.       puzzle

7.       mortal

8.       gentle

9.       label

10.    devil

11.    mineral

12.    influential

13.    vital

14.    neutral

15.    kernel

16.    macabre

17.    margarine

18.    mosquito

19.    myriad

20.    monarch

Have a great week and if you have any concerns or questions, feel free to contact me!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

Gonzales Weekly

Sorry for the late post!  There were several technical glitches that caused this post to be so late!

Gonzales Weekly

11/13/12

We have a four-day week and then a two-day week!  There IS a spelling list this week but there will not be a list next week.

Progress reports came out today.  Please sign and turn them in by Friday.  If your child turns it in tomorrow (Wednesday) they get five extra credit points towards their lowest subject!  Again, if you have any questions, please feel free to email or call.

Remember that fifth grade is responsible for buying turkeys!  Albertsons has graciously offered to cook the turkeys for us.  We are asking every student to bring in $1 for the cost.  Many of you have already done this!  Thanks!

This week, we will continue to relate fractions, decimals, and percents.  There will be a test on Monday on this topic.  In reading, we will do several activities with Esperanza Rising.  We are nearly done with the book!  In writing, we are starting to learn about adjectives.  In social studies, we will cover several taxation laws that happened before the American Revolution, as well as the Boston Massacre.

Spelling list for the week:

1.       equal

2.                   collect

3.                   perhaps

4.                   rapid

5.                   arrive

6.                   shoulder

7.                   sorrow

8.                   vanish

9.                   aware

10.                subject

11.                prefer

12.                device

13.                skittish

14.                logic

15.                sincere

16.                lucrative

17.                liability

18.                language

19.                liquidated

20.                landmark

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

721-4205

Gonzales Weekly 11/05

Welcome to the last week before mid-quarter!

Please remember that next Monday is Veteran's Day and there is no school!  Starting next week, LPA will be doing a penny war to raise money for schools affected by Hurricane Sandy.  Save your spare change, because anything you can give will help!

Mid-quarter grades will come out next Tuesday.  Make sure your child is doing their homework every night!  At conferences, I made sure to emphasize just how important homework was to their grades.

Again, please do not hesitate to call or email me if you have any concerns going on in the class.

In math, we will do a review of what we have learned so far with fractions and then begin to compare them to decimals and percentages.  In reading, we will continue to read Esperanza Rising.  There will be an emphasis on finding the main idea in each paragraph.  In writing, we will work on different verb tenses and also keep our word counts up for NaNoWriMo (remember, if your child writes 15,000 words by November 30^th in a story, they will receive an automatic A in writing, an enriched curriculum status, and a pizza party at the start of December)!  In social studies, we will begin learning about the American Revolution.

Spelling words this week:

1.      mirror

2.      powder

3.      humor

4.      major

5.      thunder

6.      flavor

7.      mayor

8.      clover

9.      burglar

10.  matter

11.  quarter

12.  clamor

13.  tremor

14.  scholar

15.  chamber

16.  kneel

17.  knuckle

18.  kettle

19.  knapsack

20.  knowledge

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org 

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

721-4205

Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales Weekly

10/29/12

Please make sure your child is doing their homework!  There was a HUGE drop in homework last week!  Progress reports come out in two weeks and I don't want to see any F's!

Thank you to all parents who donated candy and volunteered their time (or just came!) at the Harvest Fest!!  We had so much fun and it was wonderful to see everyone in their costumes!

As a reminder to parents, DO NOT allow your child to go to school with their Halloween candy!  If I see it out, I will take it and they will NOT get it back.

We have a lot to do this week!  In math, we will have a test on the first half of our fractions unit and then work on comparing fractions, decimals, and percents.  In reading, we will continue to read Esperanza Rising.  In writing, we will practice writing introductions.  In science, we will continue our work on the human body.  In social studies, we will do presentations about the causes of the American Revolution.

 Homework will be problemsets 31-33, three spelling activities, reading log, and current events.  I reserve the right to add homework as needed.

Spelling list for the week:

1)   smear

2)   squirm

3)   early

4)   thirst

5)   term

6)   pearl

7)   perch

8)   worse

9)   rear

10) steer

11) interpret

12) yearn

13) emergency

14) dreary

15) career

16) justifiable

17) jealousy

18) juvenile

19) judgment

20) journalism

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

agonzales@lpatucson.org

721-4205

Gonzales Weekly 10/22

Gonzales Weekly

10/22/12

Welcome to another Monday! 

This Friday is the Harvest Fest from 6-8 PM.  Tickets are available for pre-sale now!  Please consider volunteering to help me and Miss Jarvis at our booth!  We'll be doing the Spin-A-Prize and we would love more parent volunteers!

Make sure that your child is doing ALL of their homework.  This includes spelling, math, reading log, and NOW their current event.  I have several students failing subjects already because they aren't getting their homework done.  At conferences, I did my best to emphasize how important homework is in my class.  Make sure you hold your child accountable for homework!

The cookie dough fundraiser is still going on!  Make sure to sell it, as all of the money made from fundraisers this year will go towards adding technology to our classrooms.

In math, we will continue fractions, comparing and adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.  In reading, we will continue reading Esperanza Rising and will focus on main ideas.  In writing, we will finish the rough draft of our prompt from last week.  In science, we will continue learning about the human body (there will be a test in several short weeks!).  In social studies, we will finish our jigsaw about the start of the American Revolution and then learn about the Boston Tea Party.

Spelling list for the week:

1.   torch

2.   scar

3.   harsh

4.   bore

5.   fare

6.   barge

7.   flare

8.   carve

9.   rare

10. soar

11. folklore

12. unicorn

13. ordinary

14. marvelous

15. gorge

16. interrogate

17. inevitable

18. inconvenience

19. insufficient

20. influential

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com