Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales Weekly

10/28/13

Happy Monday!

It was amazing seeing everyone at the Harvest Fest on Friday!  Thanks to everyone who came out, volunteered, or even just stopped by to say hello!

This week in school is your child's first benchmark in Galileo testing, which is a practice AIMS test.  Their results will show growth from the start of the year.  I will make the information available as soon as I have it.

Friday is November 1^st, which marks the start of National Novel Writing Month.  This past month, your child has been planning out a novel.  Each of them have set a word count goal, the minimum at 10,000, and some even reaching as high as 45,000 words!  I encourage them to handwrite their novel.  I am more than happy to type their novel for them if they reach their word count goal.  Please encourage them during this time and make sure that they are writing at home!  It will be homework EVERY DAY of the month!

In math, we will begin multiplying decimals.  In reading, we will read through Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  In writing, we will plan out the setting for our novels.

Spelling words 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

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520-721-4205

Gonzales Weekly!

zales Weekly

10/21/13

Happy Monday!

It was great meeting with you at your conferences!  Thank you for taking the time for your child and their education!

This week is "Just Say No!" week here at LPA!  I encourage you to talk with your child about what we are discussing in class.

Picture re-takes are tomorrow!  If you were not here for Picture Day, or you want retakes, make sure you are at school.

Harvest Fest is this Friday.  I would love to have more parent volunteers.  Just send me a note letting me know you want to help, and you'll be all set!  It would be great to have one or two more helpers between 7-8 PM.

In math, we will finish up our unit on division.  In reading, we will read Chapters 2 and 3 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  In writing, we will continue preparing for NaNoWriMo and plot out our novels.  In social studies, we will discuss alcohol and drugs and why they are a bad choice for a fifth grader.

Spelling words for the 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

msandreagonzales@gmail.com

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

10/14 Newsletter!

Gonzales Weekly

10/14/13

Welcome to the first week of second quarter!

Remember that this week is parent teacher conference week!  I look forward to meeting with all of you!

My most important announcement is that you will not be able to check your child's grades for the first month of the quarter!  We will be moving to a different technology called Schoolmaster.  You will be able to access your child's grades through a program called Family Link.  As soon as we are ready to launch, you will be given an access code!  I apologize for any trouble this may cause you.  I am looking forward to working through this new program!  It should be great!

I will also be starting up a new program called Remind101.  You will hear more about this at your conference, but it is a text messaging service that I will use to remind you and your child about important projects or deadlines!

In math, we will begin a unit on dividing by two digit divisors.  In reading, we will work through a poetry unit and then begin pre-reading work for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  In writing, we will take a test on nouns and continue working through lessons leading up to National Novel Writing Month!  In science, we will begin a unit on the human body!

Spelling words 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

msandreagonzales@gmail.com

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

520-721-4205