WELCOME!     ¡BIENVENIDOS!   Mrs. Kjeldgaard's 5th Grade Dual Language Classroom

STUDENT OF THE WEEK! ¡ESTUDIANTE DE LA SEMANA!

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What's New? The Science of the Winter Olympic Games Watch the videos at the NBC Learn site to find out about the science involved in the feats of the Olympians! http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn# Revolutionary War Biography Project              We are learning about the beginning of our country by researching a person who lived during the        American Revolutionary War period.  Each student will write a biography and prepare a slide presentation     that we will compile as a class.   Mrs. Brown, our librarian, is assisting the students in learning how to find and     evaluate websites for useful information.  She is also helping them use citations for internet and other sources       of information.  This exciting project will take us a couple of months to complete!         Learn all about snowflakes!                 Click on SnowCrystals.com DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM McClure's Spanish-English Dual Language Program has arrived in fifth grade!    The program is based on the Gómez & Gómez 50/50 Dual Language Enrichment Model developed by Dr. Leo Gómez and Dr. Richard Gómez.  Please visit their website for more information.  http://dlti.us/ The students in the program are considered one class with two teachers: Mr. Gonzalez provides instruction in Spanish and Mrs. Kjeldgaard instructs in English.   Students receive reading in  both Spanish and English.  The other subjects are divided between the teachers by language.  Math is taught in English, while science and social studies are taught in Spanish.  The children change classrooms each day after the noon recess.  Both teachers assign h omework:  Mr. Gonzalez's in Spanish and Mrs. Kjeldgaard's in English.  Thirty minutes of reading an Accelerated Reader book in either Spanish or English is a daily homework assignment.  The AR goals are set in both languages at each student's "just right" reading level.  Each quarter students must reach their book level and point goals with at least an 85% average score on the comprehension tests in both Spanish and English AR reading.    "Language of the Day" is an inclusive, community-building feature of the Gómez program.  On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays all McClure students, staff, families, and community members are invited and encouraged to use Spanish when greeting and interacting in routine circumstances.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays these familiar interactions are conducted in English.  Language of the Day gives everyone a chance to be bilingual!

ACCELERATED READER PROGRESS  2nd Quarter, November 5 to January 26, 2010

November 25th - 25% of point goal, 85% or higher average score, and close to book level goal:    Adriana, Fabio, Brandon, Logan, Cristian O.

December 16th - 50% of point goal, 85% or higher average score, and close to, at, or above book level goal: Juan, Guadalupe, Paola, Aaliyah, Lesley

January 6th- 75% of point goal, 85% or higher average score, and at or above book level goal:   Yasmin G., Daisy, Priscila, Marina

January 26th - 100% of point goal, 85% or higher average score, and at or above book level goal: Adilene, Betzy, Henry, Jacob P., Zoe

SPECIALIST CLASSES SCHEDULE

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Music	Physical Education	Music	Library Skills	Physical Education
10:30-11:00	10:30-11:00	10:30-11:00	9:45-10:15	10:30-11:00
	Wear appropriate clothing.			Wear appropriate clothing.

Library books are returned or renewed on Monday, 1:50-2:15. Band and Orchestra meet on Wednesday and Friday, 12:15 - 1:00.

Take a look at what we're studying . . .

All 5th Grade READING THEMES     Houghton Mifflin's Education Place has information about the authors and illustrators as well as activities for each story.  Just click on this link.  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/?grade=5 Find out about the American Revolution at this comprehensive site:    http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/

Theme 3:  VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" -Patrick Henry   "The flame is kindled and like lightning it catches from Soul to Soul." -Abigail Adams   And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz    SKILLS  Comprehension:  evaluate                           fact & opinion                           author's viewpoint    Decoding: the schwa sound - a weak vowel that is often found in an unstressed syllable                 spelling words ending in -ar , -er , and -or                  the difference between possessives (student's) and contractions (doesn't)                                  PLAY A GAME TO PRACTICE:                                                http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/apostrophes/game.shtml    Vocabulary: synonyms - words with similar meanings  (chair and seat)  Grammar: subject-verb agreement (The boy call s his dog.)                  regular and irregular verbs  (ride - rode,  bring - brought)     Writing: c haracter sketch (describing a character's appearance and personality traits)              choosing the correct verb form              using exact nouns and verbs   Visit these websites to find out more about Paul Revere: Paul Revere's house and legacy         www.paulreverehouse.org/ Pictures and story of Paul Revere's ride        earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm

KATIE'S TRUNK by Ann Turner  SKILLS  Comprehension: summarize                       cause and effect      Decoding:  syllabication patterns  VC/CV ar/rive  or  pow/der                                                 VC/V (short vowel sound) val/ue  or  clos/et                                                 V/CV (long vowel sound) e/qual  or be/have                                                             (words beginning with "a" /uh/ sound)  a/ware  or  a/go     Vocabulary: using a dictionary pronunciation key  Grammar: verb phrases with "have" (Katie had been friends with Celia.)              verbs that may be confused in their meanings:                          teach/learn, let/leave, sit/set, can/may     Writing:  friendly letter                using voice , or a unique way of expressing yourself in your writing

JAMES FORTEN by Walter Dean Myers   SKILLS    Comprehension: asking questions                      understanding and following directions  Decoding: preffixes -sub  and -sur               final /l/ sound in words ending in -le, -al, -el, and -il    Vocabulary: antonyms (words with opposite meanings)  Grammar:  adjectives - words that describe a noun               special adjectives: articles - a, an, the                                            demonstrative adjectives - this, that, these, those                                             proper adjectives (American, British)  Writing -  biography  http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm

Read the Declaration of Independence http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/decindep.htm Find out how spies operated during the Revolutionary War   http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/index-stories.html   Read & test yourself: The Fight for Independence http://www.mhschool.com/socialstudies/2003-5/student/level2.php?isbn=0021492670&level1=4

ROCKET MATH   Multiplication Facts Sequence Set A.   1 x any number Set K.   8 x 9, 9 x 8,   6 x 6 Set B.   0 x any number Set L.   3 x 4, 4 x 3,   7 x 7 Set C.   2 x 3, 3 x 2,   2 x 2 Set M.  3 x 5, 5 x 3,   8 x 8 Set D.   2 x 4, 4 x 2,   2 x 5, 5 x 2 Set N.  3 x 6, 6 x 3,   9 x 9 Set E.   2 x 6, 6 x 2,   2 x 7, 7 x 2 Set O.  3 x 7, 7 x 3,   3 x 8, 8 x 3 Set F.   2 x 8, 8 x 2,   2 x 9, 9 x 2 Set P.  7 x 8, 8 x 7,   6 x 8, 8 x 6 Set G.  3 x 9, 9 x 3,   4 x 9, 9 x 4 Set Q.  5 x 8, 8 x 5,   4 x 8, 8 x 4 Set H.  5 x 9, 9 x 5,   3 x 3 Set R.  6 x 7, 7 x 6,   5 x 7, 7 x 5  Set I.   6 x 9, 9 x 6,    4 x 4 Set S.  4 x 7, 7 x 4,   5 x 6, 6 x 5 Set J.    7 x 9, 9 x 7,   5 x 5 Set T.   4 x 5, 5 x 4,   4 x 6, 6 x 4

MATH PLAYGROUND   http://www.mathplayground.com/wordproblems.html Explore this site for problem solving practice.  You can even print off worksheets.

PRIME TIME Even and Odd Numbers; Factors, Multiples; Prime Factorization; Greatest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple Help with the unit: video tutor, online math vocabulary, practice & games

Check out this awesome NASA site!   Roll over the Spaceflight Timeline at the bottom of the page, and  click on any of the events that pop up to learn more about space exploration through the thousands of images available. http://www.nasaimages.org/

HALL OF FAME 1st QUARTER 100% HOMEWORK ACCELERATED READER PERFECT ATTENDANCE Lesley Adriana Asael Cristian O. Destiny Fabio Juan Yasmin Ylsela 2nd QUARTER 100% HOMEWORK ACCELERATED READER PERFECT ATTENDANCE Adilene Betzy Henry Jacob P. Zoe Angelina Asael Betzy Guadalupe Lesley Marina Stephanie Ylsela *Honored in all 3 areas     3rd QUARTER 100% HOMEWORK ACCELERATED READER PERFECT ATTENDANCE   *Honored in all 3 areas 4th QUARTER 100% HOMEWORK ACCELERATED READER PERFECT ATTENDANCE *Honored in all 3 areas  Honored all 4 quarters

HONORING U. S. TROOPS and VETERANS

Thank you for your dedicated and courageous service to our country!

	Specialist Thomas Knoll	Specialist Evan Mettie
	The 2006-07 and 2007-08 classes wrote to Thomas during his 15 month deployment in Iraq.  We were honored when Thomas and his parents visited both classes during his brief leaves back home. Thomas is on his second deployment in Iraq.  Here's a link to his farewell, covered by KNDO TV on Veteran's Day, November 11th, 2009.  http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?s=11488603	Evan was deployed twice to Iraq.  On January 1, 2006, Evan suffered a traumatic brain injury while on patrol.  He was hit by shrapnel when the Humvee in which he was riding was blown up.  Since then Evan has been hospitalized and lived in various rehabilitation centers until he finally returned home at the end of March.  Through veterans' aid and generous community donations of time, materials, and funds, the Metties have an addition to their house equipped to help Evan continue his rehabilitation.  Photos and newspaper articles about Evan and his loving and supportive family can be seen at the following Yakima Herald Republic website.  http://yakimaherald.com/projects/mettie/Home.html

What is the history of Veterans' Day?  Go to http://www.military.com/veterans-day/ to find out.

   KEEP LEARNING WHILE YOU'RE HAVING FUN!!