November 9-13, 2009 

**You may find a copy of our class schedule and the 5th Grade Study Hints under the "Class Files" link.**

***Math Olympians will meet Tuesday, 11/10 in Mrs. Keller's room from 2:50 - 3:35.

***Those interested in participating in Math 24 can still join!  Please go to My Files attached to this classpage for details.  Mrs. Harmeyer will be meeting monthly on Mondays with interested students. 

Reminders:  New Quia (math fact) activities are selected.  Students are responsible for completing these by Monday of each week (either at home or at school, if necessary, during recess time.)  

The following is a summary of what is planned for this week:

Math:  Lesson 5 has students practicing zeros in quotients when doing long division.  The problem solving strategy is Guess and Check this week.  Using mental math to solve division problems will also be practiced.  Ch 4 Test on Friday, 11/13.

Science:  As we continue learning about the Skeletal System, students will make paper models of joints and watch several video segments about the skeletal system.  We will read information about broken bones.  The Respiratory System will be studied next.  Students will identify the parts of this system and what their functions are.

Reading:  Chapters to read this week are Ch 7 - 11.  Students will learn vocabulary in Ch 7-8.  They will be expected to describe the city of Camazotz.  We will discuss how "light" vs. "dark" is portrayed through images we can relate to.

Religion:  We will conclude Ch 3 by relating the Holy Trinity to the Nicene Creed.  Ch 4 is about the familiar story of the Calming of the Sea.  Students will describe the Sea of Galilee and find out it's importance to the teachings of Jesus.  Students will write a newsflash as if they were reporting on Jesus calming the sea.

Art:  The scarecrow projects will be completed.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Sobczak