MARSHALL
Humphrey CTA
Chandler, AZ
UPDATE
Au gus t 4, 20 14
Volume 1, Issue
2
Fifth Grade News
Greetings parents!
This Week’s Learning
o I can’t believe we have completed the second week of
Language Arts- The story for this week is – A
Royal Mystery by: Audrey Carangelo.
school! Here are a few reminders- The first page of the
student handbook needs to be signed by a parent and
the child. It needs to be returned as soon as possible.
Thank you.
o Please sign the agendas daily that explain the
homework.
o Students can bring a healthy snack each day to be
eaten at 9:30. Suggestions- crackers/peanut butter,
fruit, yogurt, cheese,etc.
Math
The teacher read-aloud book for this quarter is
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by: Grace Lin.
The objectives of the week are:
Spalding phonograms 1-20
Spelling words will be reviewed for this week.
Declarative and Interrogative Sentences,
Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences,
Kinds of Sentences, Irregular Verbs.
o Science- Scientific classification of animals.
This week- 7 classification groups- Kingdom,
Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species.
o Math Facts- Students need to review all of
the math facts as often as possible. Practice
tests should be given for 2 ½ minutes. Look
on our class website!
Lawless Math-Finding unknown numbers, order of
operations, problem-solving, fractional parts.
Percy Math-Sequences and Scales; Cumulative Test;
Frequency Tables, Histograms, Surveys; Problems About
Combining and Separating; Place Value Through
Trillions, Multistep Problems; Problems About
Comparing, Elapsed-Time Problems.
Benton Math-Sequences and scales, practice
test cumulative test for lessons 1-10, identifying and
using a pattern, writing an equation to describe a rule,
communicate ideas through writing, frequency tables,
histograms, surveys, problems about combining and
separating.
Important Dates:
o August 7 Curriculum Night 5:00-6:10.
o August 19 6:30 PTO meeting in the Library
o August 27th/ 28th- Early Dismissal @11:10
a.m. for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Fifth Grade Class News Page 2
Vocabulary from the story:
A Royal Mystery by: Audrey Carangelo
discomfort
primitive
secretive
immersed
interior
honored
bungled
contagious
brandishing
imprinted
This week:
Congratulations to the following students for demonstrating positive student
behaviors: Reese Hibert/ Roy Valenzuela Great job!
Spelling Words for the week:
recent
business
busy
refer
minute
minute
ought
absence
absent
conference
confer
Wednesday
really
real
celebration
folks
folk
aches
ache
amusement
angrily
angry
anger
approval
approve
available
avoid
banana
biscuits
bottle
WEEKLY SPELLING HOMEWORK:
•
•
•
•
Monday: Write all the words two times each.
Tuesday: Choose five words and write the definition and part of speech
(verb, noun, etc.)
Wednesday: Choose five words, write a sentence for each word with nine words
per sentence. Be creative, start each sentence with a different word. They
should be questions, statements, and commands/exclamations.
Thursday: Choose five words, write a synonym and antonym for each.
****STUDY FOR THE TEST!****
To contact us with questions or comments:
Mrs. Benton: 480-812-6852
Mrs. Lawless: 480-812-6854
Mr. Percy: 480-812-6853
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]