May
2014
Sandefur’s 5th Grade Calendar
Sunday Spelling Words: Homophones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Allowed-­‐permitted 2. aloud-­‐ spoken 3. bight-­‐ middle of rope 4. bite-­‐ a mouthful 5. buy-­‐ to purchase 6. by-­‐ near 7. carrot-­‐ edible orange root 8. karat-­‐ pure gold 9. cent-­‐ one hundreth of a dollar 10. scent-­‐ an aroma 11. chord-­‐ 3 tones of harmony 12. cord-­‐ very light rope 13. cite-­‐ to refer 14. site-­‐ location 15. sight-­‐ vision Vocabulary Words: 1. eccentric 2. hypocrite Monday Tuesday Wednesday 28 29 Create, Present Projects Reading Focus Lesson: After students are in groups and have read the guidelines to themselves, then we go over it as a class What is a script and how does it look? Independent Time: Students will work on researching and writing their script. Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: Pick Groups 3 or 4 Students go over the guidelines themselves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 14-­‐2 “Data for Surveys” 5.MD.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: A Mini-­‐
Celebration: Panel Presentations, Create, Present Projects Reading Focus Lesson: Work Day but should be finished by the end of time. Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: Written Script is finished ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 14-­‐3 “Making Line Plots” 5.MD.2 Math Screeners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Argument across the Curriculum #15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: monotonous dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. "the statistics that he Thursday 30 Create, Present Projects Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Group Work Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: Creating posters, experiment, running through script and making it sound fluent. Practicing everything you need to make sure your ready and fluent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 14-­‐4 “Measurement Data” 5.MD.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Argument across the Curriculum #15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: revolting causing intense disgust; Friday Saturday 1 2 Create, Present Projects Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: Present Presentations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Math: 14-­‐5 “Problem Solving: Writing to Explain” 5.MD.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Taking Opportunities to Stand and Be Counted #16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: skeptical Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. "The public were deeply skeptical about some of the proposals" synonyms: doubtful, mistrustful, suspicious, Create, Present Projects Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: Making the Imovie with IPADs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Math: Topic 14 Reteaching/Review ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Taking Opportunities to Stand and Be Counted #16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Quiz Word Part Quiz Spelling Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 3. monotonous 4. revolting 5. skeptical Spelling Words: 1. curious 2. obvious 3. anxiously 4. delicious 5. religious 6. furious 7. various 8. cautious 9. previous 10. mysterious 11. gracious 12. furiously 13. studious 14. serious Reflection, and Goal Setting #14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: eccentric (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange. "my favorite aunt is very eccentric" synonyms: unconditional, uncommon, abnormal, irregular, odd, queer, strange, peculiar, weird, bizarre, outlandish, freakish hypocrite a person who indulges in hypocrisy. “We prefer to have that hypocrite in office where he cannot hide behind his left face.” synonyms: pretender, deceiver, liar, phony, fraud, sham, fake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 quotes with monotonous regularity" synonyms: tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, uninvolving, repetitive, repetitious, unvarying, unchanging, routine, mechanical ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time for Kids: “Are You Cheating” disgusting. "there was a revolting smell that lingered in the air" synonyms: rebel, rise up, riot, mutiny, sicken, nauseate, disgust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ disbelieving, unconvinced, pessimistic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 6 7 8 9 Grizzly Bears RI. 5.9 Reading Focus Lesson: Intro. New theme, Intro. On bears, KWL chart Independent Time: Answering question what they have learned so far? Guided Instruction: Work with groups on filling in the generalizations chart Collaborative Work: Read the basal story with Grizzly Bears RI. 5.9 Reading Focus Lesson: Review what was learned on bears yesterday Independent Time: Students will read a article on grizzly bears and write a summary #2 on what they learned Guided Instruction: Discuss what was learned and the importance for the reader, fill learned Grizzly Bears RI. 5.9 Reading Focus Lesson: Intro. To video, explain that they will want to take notes on how people impact bears as they watch Independent Time: Students will watch the video independently and take notes Guided Instruction: Watch first scene of video and model what could be written Grizzly Bears RI. 5.9 Reading Focus Lesson: Come up with key learning about impact of humans from video so far Independent Time: students will watch video independently and take notes Guided Instruction: discuss these key details and make sure students revise their notes Collaborative Work: Grizzly Bears RI. 5.9 Reading Focus Lesson: Review the key learning from the second half of the movie Independent Time: students will answer the question are humans currently more of a positive or a negative impact on bears? Guided Instruction: Discuss these key details and make sure students revise their notes 10 15. hilarious Vocabulary Words: 1. agitated 2. dismayed 3. fruitless 4. ludicrous 5. relinquish a partner and fill in the generalizations chart together ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: SMI Testing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Everyday Research #17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: agitated Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous "There’s no point getting agitated" synonyms: upset, perturbed, flustered, ruffled, disconcerted, unnerved, unstrung, disturbed, distressed, unsettled dismayed Cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress "They were dismayed by the U-­‐turn in policy" synonyms: appall, horrify, shock, alarm, unsettle, discompose, rattle, faze ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 Spelling Words: 1. sportsmanship 2. leadership 3. citizenship 4. ownership 5. battleship 12 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Homes Pg. 629 Standard: Reading Focus Lesson: portion of KWL Collaborative Work: Students will reread the story with a different partner and fill in chart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 15-­‐1 “Polygons”5.MD.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Everyday Research #17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: fruitless Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless. "His fruitless attempts to publish poetry" synonyms: futile, vain, idle, pointless, useless, worthless, wasted, hollow, ineffective, unproductive, unsuccessful ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time for Kids: Ocean Invaders Collaborative Work: After watching the video, groups will compare notes and add to their existing notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 15-­‐2 “Triangles” 5.MD.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Taking Stock and Setting Writing Tasks #18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: ludicrous So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous "It’s ludicrous that I have been fined" synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, foolish, mad, insane, idiotic, stupid, silly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FACULTY MTG. @ 3:15 13 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Homes Pg. 629 Standard: Reading Focus Lesson: 14 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Homes Pg. 629 Standard: Reading Focus Lesson: after watching the videos, groups will compare notes and add to their existing notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 15-­‐3 “Properties of Quadrilaterals” 5.MD.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Taking Stock and Setting Writing Tasks #18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: relinquish Voluntarily cease to keep or calm; give up "He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive" synonyms: renounce, resign, leave, discontinue, quit, stop, cease ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Science: Owl Pellets Experiment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Voting on Awards 15 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Homes Pg. 629 Standard: Reading Focus Lesson: Collaborative Work: After posing the question “are humans currently more of a positive or a negative impact on bears? Have students discuss in groups prior to writing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 15-­‐4 “Special Quadrilaterals” 5.MD.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Using All You Know From Other Types of Writing to Make Your Arguments More Powerful #19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Quiz Word Part Quiz Spelling Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mothers Day Activity 16 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Homes Pg. 629 Standard: Reading Focus Lesson: 17 6. companionship 7. apprenticeship 8. governorship 9. hardship 10. relationship 11. penmanship 12. membership 13. partnership 14. horsemanship 15. fellowship Vocabulary Words: 1. tedious 2. underhanded 3. wistfully 4. overt 5. gullible 18 Spelling Words: 1. manifestation 2. congregation Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 15-­‐5 “Classifying Quadrilaterals” 5.MD.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Using All You Know From Other Types of Writing to Make Your Arguments More Powerful #19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: tedious Too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous "A tedious journey" synonyms: boring, dull, repetitive, unrelieved, wearisome, tiresome underhanded Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way "an underhanded method of snatching client from rivals" synonyms: deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, dishonorable, immoral, fraudulent, unfair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 15-­‐6 “Problem Solving” 5.MD.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Evaluating the Validity of Your Argument #20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: wistfully Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing "Tara’s face had a wistfully looking smile" synonyms: yearning, longing, regretful, reflective, melancholy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time for Kids: The Top of America Science: Nutrition Unit: Favorite Food Poems Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Topic 15 Reteaching/Review ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Evaluating the Validity of Your Argument #20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: overt Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden "an overt act of aggression" synonyms: undisguised, unconcealed, clear, apparent, obvious, noticeable, open ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SRI Testing @ 12:45p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: ???? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Paragraphing Choices #21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: gullible Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous "an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money" synonyms: naïve, overtrusting, unsuspecting, innocent, unworldly, inexperienced, simple ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Science: Nutrition Unit: The Food Pyramid Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Topic 15 Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Paragraphing Choices #21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Quiz Word Part Quiz Spelling Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
19 20 21 22 23 Reading Focus Lesson: Keynote week Independent Time: Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: 24 3. generation 4. imagination 5. punctuation 6. organization 7. avocation 8. equation 9. salutation 10. corporation 11. vacation 12. restoration 13. demonstration 14. vaccination 15. communication Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 16-­‐1 “Ordered Pairs” 5.G.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Celebration: Taking Positions, Developing Stances #22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: bravado A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate "His bravado seems so phony and overplayed" synonyms: boldness, swaggering, bluster, boasting, bragging purge Rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release "Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her" synonyms: cleanse, clear, purify, wash, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Words: 1. bravado 2. purge 3. delude 4. listless 5. resolutely Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 16-­‐2 ”Distance on a Coordinate Plane” 5.G.1 5.G.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Letter to Teachers: Celebration: Taking Positions, Developing Stances #22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: delude Impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool "too many theorists have deluded the public" synonyms: mislead, deceive, fool, trick, hoodwink, gull, con, sucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time for Kids: All Together Now Science: Nutrition Unit: Food Mobiles Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 16-­‐3 “Problem Solving: Solve a Simpler Problem” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Opinion/Argument 4th Qtr. Assessment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: listless (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm "This heat makes me listless" synonyms: lethargic, spiritless, lifeless, inactive, inert, sluggish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 16-­‐4 “Patterns and Graphing” 5.G.1, 5.G.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Word: resolutely Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering "She was resolutely about passing 5th grade" synonyms: determined, resolved, adamant, firm, persistent, strong-­‐willed, unshakable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Science: Nutrition Unit: Looking at Labels Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 16-­‐5 “More Patterns and Graphing” 5.G.2, 5.OA.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vocabulary Quiz Word Part Quiz Spelling Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 29 30 No Spelling Words: 25 26 NO SCHOOL-­‐ MEMORIAL DAY 27 Reading Focus Lesson: Modeling standards and reviewing how to apply standards Independent Time: 28 End of the Year Reading Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Topic 16 Reteaching/Review Reading Focus Lesson: Poetry Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Field Trip Day-­‐ Skateland & Park 31 X Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: 16-­‐6 “Problem Solving: Working Backwards” 5.G.1, 5.G.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No vocabulary words this week Spelling Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time for Kids: Science: Nutrition Unit: Creating A Food Ad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No vocabulary words this week Spelling Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Look at tests and grade them @ 3:15 p.m. Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Topic 16 Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No vocabulary words this week Spelling Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Science: Nutrition Unit: Ballot for the Ads Food Pyramid Games Nutrition Final X Take Pictures to Put in Goodbye Cards JUNE 1 No Spelling Words: 2 3 4 Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: FINALS End of Year Test ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Goodbye letters to Mrs. Nikson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No vocabulary words this week Spelling Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2:00 p.m. Early Dismissal GRADES DUE Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: Make-­‐up EOY with Flannagan in Library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Over the Summer I need to work on ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No vocabulary words this week Spelling Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2:00 p.m. Early Dismissal Reading Focus Lesson: Independent Time: Guided Instruction: Collaborative Work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Math: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Writing: Goodbye Letter toTeacher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No vocabulary words this week Spelling Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2:00 p.m. Early Dismissal 5 2:00 p.m. EarlyDismissal LAST DAY Of SCHOOL Awards & Certificates End of the Year Party End of the Year Gifts End of the Year BINGO Report Cards go Home Goodbye Cards & Pictures 6 NO SCHOOL-­‐ SUMMER X 7