Laker News
February 5th and 6th grade
For your Information....
- February 13th and 14th - Grandparents' Day is coming up! Forms went home last week with grade cards.
- February 17th - No school due to Presidents' Day
- February 20th and 27th - Parent/Teacher Conferences. Please look for forms to come home early next week.
Blizzard Bag Assignments
Ready, Set.....LEARN!!!!!
Shopping Locally in December.
Businesses include:
Hometown Hotdog ,Millersport Pharmacy, Bowers and Sons, Family Dollar ,Kenny's Collision ,Sammy J's Deli, Millersport Hardware.
Mrs. Tisdale
What's going on in Mrs. Tisdale's Language arts?
Students have completed many lessons on the usage of conjunctions. I showed them the "Schoolhouse Rock" lesson that I watched on television as a child. Now , every time I mention conjunctions in the classroom, I get a chorus of " Conjunction Junction, What's your Function." Hey, whatever sticks. :)
The students are learning how to punctuate titles in their writing. You can use this very short link to help you understand a little better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZPkPeC068
Writing-
This quarter the focus is on persuasive (or opinion) writings.
We are in the process of collaborating within small groups and writing a page for our "Millersport Businesses" brochure. Students will work together to design a cover page and then work independently on their particular page of that brochure. They are using the information they got from the "shopping locally" field trip they took in December. After collecting and designing their works, it will be transferred to a google docs designed page for printing. We hope they turn out great. We would love to share them with our local businesses.
Reading 5th grade
AR reading- The goal due date is March 14th. Half goal should be reached by Feb. 14th unless students are reading books that satisfy their entire goal, or a good portion of that. Every student should be reading at home each night.
Reading 6th Grade
Next we will work on comparing and contrasting texts in different forms or genres. We will look at their approaches to similar themes or topics.
AR reading- The goal due date is March 14th. Half goal should be reached by Feb. 14th unless students are reading books that satisfy their entire goal, or a good portion of that. Every student should be reading at home each night.
Mrs. Winders
5th Grade Math
If homework is ever an issue please remember that your child has a math notebook that we use almost every day and that examples are given to help with the homework. We don't always use our book, so the notebook is the go to for help.
Please keep studying their math facts with them every night.
6th Grade Math
If homework is ever an issue please remember that your child has a math notebook that we use almost every day and that examples are given to help with the homework. We don't always use our book, so the notebook is the go to for help.
Please keep studying their math facts with them every night.
6th Grade Language Arts
The students will be developing their art of persuasion this quarter when it comes to writing. We will be practicing using proper transition words to make their arguments stronger.
We will be working on completing our shopping locally from before the holiday. They will be creating pamphlets that help to highlight the local businesses that allowed us to come and interview.
Grammar
The students will become familiar as to when and how to use hyphens, dashes, and parentheses. This will hopefully enhance their writing style as well as prepare them for higher-level writing pieces.
Ms. Brown
Ms. Brown's Language Arts
5th Grade Science
Thank you to all students who have completed the Blizzard Bag assignments. These practice OAA tests are great because they review 3rd and 4th grade concepts that may be present on the 5th grade Science OAA (that's right - it covers more than just 5th grade material). With the multiple closings and delays due to weather, we may not have quite as much class time to review these 3rd and 4th grade topics. Any review that can be done at home will help students be even more prepared for the big test.
6th Grade Science
This unit will involve many new concepts and vocabulary terms. The cell organelles, in particular, can be a challenge since there are quite a few new words and functions that will be required to be memorized. I STRONGLY encourage students to review class materials such as notes and vocabulary cards on a nightly basis. Keeping up will be key to being successful in this unit.