Mrs. Walldorf's Homeroom
December 2017
Science and Social Studies...
I hope all of you had a good Thanksgiving celebration! One of the many things I give thanks for is all of my students! Now December is here and we have a busy couple of weeks before we are out again. We have been focusing on the water cycle for the past week and a half, and will take a test on Tuesday. This leads us into what I would consider our most interesting unit, but also the most extensive unit - our unit on weather. There is a lot of new vocabulary in this unit, so encourage your student to bring home his/her binder frequently to review, and use the online Discovery Ed Techbook as a resource. (The majority of our glossary words are from the weather unit).
In Social Studies, we are studying the 13 colonies. This week we have been learning about the New England Colonies. We will be focusing on the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies and how they were similar and different. Social Studies and Science are not the only things going on in our classroom....please see below for some dates to have on your calendars.
Gingerbread houses...
Our grade level holiday party will be on Thursday, Dec. 21. Please see your child's Tuesday packet for some information on this and supplies that are needed for the party. The children will rotate through each 5th grade classroom for a different activity. In my classroom, the activity is making gingerbread houses. Please do not worry if contributions are not possible, but let me know so that we have everything needed on that day.
Other dates to know about...
Thurs., Dec 7: 5th Grade Holiday Musical. PTA meeting starts at 6pm, and musical follows at 6:30 pm.There is a letter from Ms. Church going home in Tuesday Packets with reminders and information. Thank you again, parents of our boys, for getting white t-shirts! I did get a few yesterday at Hobby Lobby.We are all set with red t-shirts for the girls.
Thursday., Dec. 14th: Presentation and Award Ceremony for Science Fair/Invention Convention Projects. 6 pm in the gym. (Projects are presented in class on Monday, Dec. 11th).
Science Fair Projects
Science Fair projects are due on December 11th. Just a reminder that the information for the projects are on our Science PowerSchool/Haiku page if you have misplaced it.