Gonzales Weekly

Gonzales Weekly

11/18/13

Welcome to another week!

Today, your child will take home their progress reports! It will include Language Arts (Spelling), Writing, Reading, and Math. If your child gets it signed by tomorrow morning, they will receive five points of extra credit in their lowest subject.

At this point, your students should be more than halfway done with their novel! In order to pass writing this quarter, all students are required to have 10,000 words. This means that your child should be above 5,000 words.

Remember that the school is asking for $1 from every student for money to purchase turkeys for our Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 26^th. Nine students have done so already! I need that money by this Friday, November 22^nd!

In math, we will begin a unit on dividing decimals. In reading, we will read through the next few chapters of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In writing, we will continue to work on NaNoWriMo in class, as well as learn about using verbs correctly in sentences. We will go through an edition of Scholastic Weekly in social studies, and take a test on the human skeleton in science.

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

msandreagonzales@gmail.com

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

520-721-4205

Sorting Hat Activity

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Sorting Hat Quiz Shorter Version


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Sorting Hat Quiz Long Version


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11-12-13!

Gonzales Weekly

11/12/13

I hope everyone had a great Veteran's Day!

Every year, we have a Thanksgiving Feast the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break. Fifth grade has been asked to collect money to purchase turkeys. I ask that every child bring in one dollar to help offset the costs of a turkey. Please make sure your child has their dollar to me by Friday, November 22^nd!

Midquarter is upon us! Progress reports will be sent home next Monday. Please make sure to check Family Link so your child can make up any missing assignments!

I am changing my homework policy slightly starting this week. I will now be grading your child's math homework, instead of giving participation credit. This is due to the fact that multiple students write random numbers or "?" as their answer to homework problems multiple days in a row. If a student gets 2/5 or lower, I will assign them extra work in Homework Hall on Friday. This is not to be seen as a punishment. I believe that if a student in my room does not understand a concept, they need to practice it instead of playing a game. If you have any questions about this new policy, feel free to email me or see me in person after class.

This week, there will be no spelling or Paragraph of the Week. I will have some at-home reading, as well as a brief writing assignment in addition to working on NaNoWriMo at home.  As of last night, your child should have had a word count of over 3,666 words if they are on track to pass writing. Make sure you are asking about their novels!

In math, we will take a test on multiplying decimals, review multiplying whole numbers, and then begin dividing by decimals. In reading, we will continue working through Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In writing, we will continue practicing proper verb tense in sentences and writing our novels. Make sure your child is bringing their notebooks to school! Their novels need to be in that notebook!

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

msandreagonzales@gmail.com

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

520-721-4205

11-04 Blog

Gonzales Weekly

11/04/13

Happy Monday!

Can you believe that we are already in November? It seems like it was just yesterday that I was introducing myself as your child's fifth grade teacher!

November brings a lot of important announcements! Remember that this is National Novel Writing Month, and your child is responsible for writing a novel that is AT LEAST 10,000 words. This is a month-long project! It will be homework for your child EVERY NIGHT, including weekends.

In place of engrade, we will be using a program in Schoolmaster called Family Link. This will allow you to see your child's grades. Your child received a letter TODAY containing a user name and password. Please log in and take a look around!

Remember that next Monday is Veteran's Day and there will be no school!

In math, we will continue multiplying decimals. In reading, we will continue with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In writing, we will learn about helping verbs, as well as class time for novel writing. In science, we will begin focusing on the skeletal system.

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!
Ms. Gonzales

msandreagonzales@gmail.com

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

520-721-4205