What a difference a day makes...

 

 

Nice Work Team!

That's a bunch more than we had Monday! 

We now have a total of 40 items!

Let's go for more tomorrow! (It's the very last day for the canned food drive!)

12/14/11: Homework

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form *in each sentence use a simile. (check your notes for help.)
• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling form *in each sentence use a simile. (check your notes for help.)

Math:

• 1st hour: text p. 167 Set D. (students are to write both the problem and the answer steps for each exercise.)
• 2nd hour: handout 50-51 (students are to write both the problem and the answer steps for each exercise.)
  
  

Social Studies:

• Because of yesterday's snow day, we won't be completing our Social Studies Project this week. Instead we are working on geography, and have no homework tonight.

Science: 

• Complete the Scientific Method crossword puzzle. (use your glossary in your notes for help.)

Canned Food Drive! Classroom Wishlist!

Canned Food Drive
You see that? It's out teensy tiny collection of cans so far. . . We've only had three kids donate! Let's make this pile grow! We have until Thursday to raise ¡MÁS! Let's do it!

P.S. Each donated can means a turn in the cookie walk! So Bring 'em in!


Teacher Wish List!

This year Mr. Kasch and I are hoping that if Santa has time for one extra stop, maybe he can restock us with a few things for our classrooms. ;-)

In case you're one of those parents who wonders, "How can I help?" We'll be keeping this list updated throughout the year if there's ever any items we're in need of. So whenever you have that wonderful question (How can I help?) crosses your mind, just click the link at the right that says "Classroom Wish List." We appreciate all that you do! Thanks 5th grade families!

Miss Baker & Mr. Kasch

12/12/11: Homework

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form *in each sentence use a simile. (check your notes for help.)
• Simile Worksheet
• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling form *in each sentence use a simile. (check your notes for help.)

Math:

• 1st hour: text p. 156-157 (# 1-3, all; 7-15, odd; 17-21,all)
• 2nd hour:  text p. 167, Set D (Students are to write both the problem
          and the answer steps for each exercise).
  
  

Social Studies:

• Begin your Historian's workshop. Tonight just rough draft your dialogue word bubbles for France. We'll begin in class research tomorrow. The whole assignment is due on Friday. :)

Science: 

• Finish your article summary worksheet 

12/8/11:Homework

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Preposition Worksheet (Box the time preps and Circle the position/location)
• Study for Spelling Test
• 2nd hour: 
• Preposition Worksheet
• Study for Spelling Test

Social Studies:

• None tonight

12/7/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: More Patterns and Expressions handout p. 37-38
• 2nd hour: Distributive Property Text page 156-157, finish problems 10-16 even & 17-21 all.

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form  (check for words at the link on the right.)
• Include a preposition in each sentence on your spelling form. Use two that involve time and two that involve position, location, and movement. Please put a box around the time prepositions and a circle around the position, location and movement prepositions.
• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling form (check for words at the link on the right.)
• Include a preposition in each sentence on your spelling form. Circle it and label it: prep.

Science:

• 3rd and 4th hour: Write 3 Science Fair ideas in your Science notebook.

Social Studies:

• Experts Topic: The French in Northern America
• Complete the outline
• Paraphrased summary in S.S. notebook

12/6/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: Finish 'Patterns and Expressions' text page 149
• 2nd hour: More Patterns and Expressions handout p. 37-38

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Preposition Map & Directions
• Preposition Worksheet
• 2nd hour: 
• Preposition Worksheet
•  *Place a box around the time-related  prepositions and circle the position/location prepositions.

Science:

• None Tonight

Social Studies: 

• None tonight (You had a library check out time instead.)

12/5/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: Finish the algebra expressions and equations handout.
• 2nd hour: Finish algebra expression patterns. Text pg. 149-150

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling Form (click on spelling words under forms to the right)
•  * In each sentence, include a preposition, circle and label it as such.
• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling Form (click on spelling words under forms to the right)
•  * In each sentence, include a preposition, circle and label it as such.

Science: Be sure to turn in your article summary tomorrow.

Social Studies: 

• 3rd hour: Finish Experts topic outline worksheet on Spanish Missions and write a paragraph summary in your notebook based on the info you put on your Experts Topic outline. 
• 4th hour: Finish Experts topic outline worksheet on Spanish Missions and write a paragraph summary in your notebook based on the info you put on your Experts Topic outline.

11/30/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: None tonight
• 2nd hour:Variables + Expressions, handout 23-24 and finish text 146-147

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: Spelling Form (click on spelling words under forms to the right)
• 2nd hour: Spelling Form (click on spelling words under forms to the right)

Science: None tonight

Social Studies: 

• 3rd hour: Finish timeline worksheet + copy timeline into notebook with events pinpointed and labeled.
• 4th hour: Finish timeline worksheet only.

11/29/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: Finish the Divisibility Chart for columns 2, 3, 5, 6, & 10
• 2nd hour: None tonight (We had a test today.)

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: Types of Writing Worksheet
• 2nd hour: Types of Writing Worksheet

Science: 
BOTH CLASSES: Finish taking notes for your Mars article summary. 

Social Studies: None tonight. (We had tech lab today)

11/21/11:Homework

Monday, November 21, 2011

Math:

• 1st hour: Understanding Factors, handout p. 69
• 2nd hour: Prime & Composite Numbers, handout p. 75-76

Language Arts:  

• No homework tonight. Just in class book report quizzes. 
• Be ready to present your book reports!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Remaining Spots

There are still LOTS of Monday/Tuesday slots open!!!!

Please sign up for a time with this link:
http://www.doodle.com/77q44t9x942icxkf

-OR-
Email me with your time of choice and I will sign up for you.
(ebaker@fusd1.org)

Friday November 18th-FULL

Monday November 21st- 
1:45
2:00
2:15
2:30
3:00
3:45
4:00
4:15
4:30

Tuesday November 22nd-
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:00
3:15

11/17/11:Homework

Math:

•  1st hour: Zeros in the Quotient, handout p. 63-64
•  2nd hour: Prime & Composite Numbers, text p. 119, set H

Language Arts:

• 1st & 2nd hour: Your book reports were due today.The next few days we will be presenting them to the class. The presentations that were done today were awesome! I can't wait to see the rest of them. No homework tonight. (Unless your book report was not finished today.)

Social Studies: Finish up any late projects (your Caravel ship diagram and Columbian exchange Historian's Workshops)

ALSO: PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CONFERENCE TIME

http://www.doodle.com/77q44t9x942icxkf


Enjoy some family time tonight! 
Miss Baker

11/16/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: 
• Single digit divisors (review)
• text p. 117 Set E
• 2nd hour:
• Understanding Factors (review)
• text p. 118 Set G

Language Arts:

• 1st & 2nd hour: 
• Finish those book reports to include in your Parent Teacher Conference folders and to present starting Friday.
• The book report it two parts 
• 1. The outline on the front of the green handout.
• 2. One of the project options on the back of the green handout.

Have a restful evening!
Miss Baker

11/15/11:Homework

Language Arts: Continue working on your book report outline/project tonight. The outline portion should be coming to a close. At home be working on a rough draft for your big project. (Options are on the back of your outline sheet.) This project will be due on this Thursday Nov. 17th. Good luck!
Parents please email if you have any questions.

Math:

• 1st hour- Single digit divisors p. 57
• 2nd  hour-Understanding Factors 68-69

11/9/11: Homework

Math

• 1st hour: Interpreting the Quotient handout
• 2nd hour: Single-digit Divisors -handout p. 57-58

Language Arts

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form (words)
• Continue working on your book report project (due Thursday, Nov. 17th)
• 2nd hour:  
• Spelling form (words)
• Continue working on your book report project (due Thursday, Nov. 17th)

Social Studies

•  Your Social Studies booklets were due today. Finish them for late credit. All of them with be collected tomorrow. 

Science

• None tonight 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Fall Conferences

Fall Conference time will be here soon! The dates are Friday, November 18th, Monday, November 21st, and Tuesday, November 22nd. All three days there are 15 min. slots open from 12:30-4:30.    Please click on the link provided below to schedule a conference time with Ms. Baker and Mr. Kasch.

When the conference schedule appears:
1)  type in your name and your child's name in parentheses.
2)  next, choose a specific day and time (only one, please).
3)  finally, scroll all the way to the end to click SAVE.

That's it!  We'll see you at your conference time on the day you schedule.  We look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress.  Thanks! 

Fall Conference link:
http://www.doodle.com/77q44t9x942icxkf

11/8/11: Homework

Math: 

• 1st hour: Estimating Quotients Text
• 2nd hour: Connecting Models to Symbols text p. 117 Set D

Language Arts: 

• 1st hour: Linking Verbs worksheet + write the two things that are being linked (ex: He was tired, He = tired)
• 2nd hour: Linking Verbs worksheet + write 5 of your own sentences on the back, circling the linking verb and underlining the words that are being linked. There should be no action verbs in your sentences.

Social Studies: We had our last class time to work on our booklets in class. The rest is homework. All should be done for tomorrow (including drawings and color.) Can't wait to read them!

11/7/11: Homework

 Math: 

• 1st hour- Estimating Quotients handout 4:2
• 2nd hour- Connecting Models to Symbols handout p. 51-52

Language Arts:

• 1st hour-
• Spelling form (words)
• Start work on your book report outline /book report project (Due Nov. 17th
• 2nd hour-
• Spelling form (words)
• Start working on your book report outline (Due Nov. 17th) 

Social Studies: 
 Continue working on your Social Studies booklet. Most of us needed some extra time to finish those, so the new due date for those is this Wednesday (the day after tomorrow.) Be sure to comment below the post if you have any questions about the S.S. Colonialism booklet. We will have time in class to work on these tomorrow, otherwise its homework.

Science:
No homework tonight.

11/3/11: Homework

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: Finish revising/editing your historic fiction short stories using your 6 traits of writing check sheet. (The final copy of this should go in the Roanoke Island chapter of your Social Studies booklet. )
• 2nd hour: Complete the fill in the blank summary about Roanoke Island. You will have to copy the completed summary onto the Roanoke Island chapter of your Social Studies booklet.

Math:

• 1st hour: Dividing Multiples of 10 & 100 handout
• 2nd hour: Checking Reasonableness handout

Social Studies: 

Many students are on different stages of completing this project. 
If you've remained on task you should at least be on the summary writing phase of this project.

• If you haven't finished your notes, you need to take a Social Studies textbook over the weekend to finish your research notes.
• Once you finish your notes, complete a summary for each Roman numeral of your outline. 
• Revise/edit your summaries and publish them in your final copy of your Colonialism booklet.

11/2/11:Homework

Math:

• 1st hour- No homework (You had a test today.)

• 2nd hour-Checking for Reasonableness finish text page 88-89

Language Arts:

• 1st hour- finish rough draft of short story.
• 2nd hour-paragraph worksheet

 

Social Studies:

• Write at least one more summary for your Colonialism booklet. 
• ( Jamestown, Plymouth, Colonial Life, Slavery brought to the Americas.)

Science: None tonight

10/31/11: Homework

  

Homework on Halloweeeeeen? 

That's right. 

But before you get to thinking Miss Baker is an evil ogre, just remember....We had time in class to get a good start on it!

Math:

• 1st hour: Multiplication Review, finish text p. 78-79
• 2nd hour: Finish text pg. 116 (Set A & B)

Language Arts: 

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form (words)
• Write one more paragraph of your historical fiction short story
• 2nd hour:
• Spelling form (words)

Social Studies:  Catch up on research if you've fallen behind (if you have the resources.) At this point you should be pretty close to finishing your research notes. I expect that most of us will move on to writing our summaries based

Science: No Homework tonight

Be safe! Have fun!...and get that homework done! ;-)

10/27/11: Homework

Math:

• 1st hour: handout multiplication review
• 2nd hour: handout p. 39 + 40

Language Arts

• 1st hour: In class we peer edited our short stories. Your job tonight is to continue writing. By Monday you should have 4 paragraphs total. If you need to make corrections or start your story over, now's the time! You've got all weekend. Get creative! I can't wait to conference with each of you on your progress!
• 2nd hour: Adverb worksheet 46 (double sided)

***There are a few progress reports that still have not been signed. Bring them back tomorrow!!
Have a lovely Thursday Evening!
Miss Baker

10/26/11: Homework

Math:
1st hour: handout p 76-77
2nd hour: handout p. 33-34

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: Finish graphic organizer and use it to write the first three paragraphs of your short story. Your short story should be historic fiction using one of your three ideas for what could have happened to the lost colonists of Roanoke Island. Your first paragraph should set up the scene using adjectives.

• 2nd hour: Spelling form: 

• monumental
• against
• colony
• colonial

Social Studies : We began our research in class today. Eventually we will make a booklet like we did for science, using this outline for research. You may continue to research at home if you have resources to do so, otherwise we will continue research in class tomorrow.

Science: Finish up your Science booklets for late credit.

Have a wonderful evening!
Miss Baker

10/25/11: Homework

Science: Finish your Space booklets. They are due tomorrow. If they are not finished you will have to stay in for working lunch. Make 'em look nice!

Social Studies: In your Social Studies journal, please brainstorm 3 ideas for what could have happened to the colonists on Roanoke Island. This will be for a historical fiction short story you will write this week. ** Here is a link to the video we watched in class today.

Remember to bring back your Taiko drumming permission slips and signed progress reports if you haven't done so already!

Have a wonderful fall evening!
Miss Baker

10/24/11:Homework

Hi there! Sorry for the crickets over here! I'm happy to be back and fully recovered from a couple days of sickness. All I can say is cover your cough and wash your hands like crazy because we can't afford to be out of school right now, let me tell you!

Science: We are coming to a close with our Science booklets. Tomorrow will be our last day to work on those together. Tomorrow night whatever is not finished in class will be homework. Tonight go ahead and get as much done on those as you can so we can make any last corrections on them tomorrow.

Progress Reports: Remember to bring those back signed by a parent! (It'll cost you 2 "bucks" everyday you don't bring them back!)


Taiko Drumming: Please bring back your permission slip! Tony needs them ASAP!

Not much on the homework front tonight. Great focus on 4sight testing today! Hopefully we can see lots of progress since the beginning of the year.

Have a great night! See you in the morning.
Miss Baker

10/18/11:Homework

Language Arts:

• None tonight ***other than reading of course! Read for 25 minutes and continue to fill out your book progress chart.

Math: None today due to scheduling

Science:

• With whatever notes your have completed using your science booklets today, write a summary in your science notebook.

Social Studies: None today due to scheduling

***Parents also look in your student's backpack for the Taiko drumming permission slip for your child to return to class.













 

10/17/11: Homework

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form (Circle an adverb, point to and label the word it modifies)
• Brainstorm 5 adjectives and 5 adverbs on graphic organizer.
• 2nd hour: Spelling form (Circle an adjective, point to the word it modifies.)

Math:

• 1st hour: Order of Operations Handout A & B
• 2nd hour: Multiplication Review finish text p. 78-79

Science: 

•  Write a summary based on your notes you took today. (3 paragraphs.)

Posting on a Saturday?

I know, I know, get a life Miss Baker!
Just a few quick announcements, promise!


Forget to Pay for Pictures?
If so....No worries! I'm sure your kiddo took a beauty of a picture this past Thursday, and if you're still interested in ordering, you can still get your money in! Just be sure to turn 'em in by Wednesday, October 19th. (This coming Wednesday.)

also....
Great Job at the Gallop!
I'm so proud of my Baker's dozen! Be sure to fill your pledge forms with the number of laps recorded on the pink half sheet you got on Friday. All pledge money is due on the 24th of October if you'd like to be entered into the raffle for awesome prizes. (One ticket per 25 dollars raised.)

Progress Reports
Sometime Next week...(hopefully Monday) be looking for  a gold half-sheet in your kid's backpack. It'll look like this:



I know many of you are anxious to know how your child is doing in class. Thank you for your patience with Mr. Kasch and I. We promise you'll have these in your hands very soon.

Hope your enjoying lots of this

this weekend

10/13/11: Homework

Language Arts: both classes: study for the spelling test.

Math: 

• 1st hour: 2 digit multipliers handout p. 57 & 58
• 2nd hour: drawing a picture to write an equation handout p. 76 & 77

Science: No homework tonight

Social Studies: Finish your current event if you didn't finish in class.

Tomorrow...We go a'galloping! Bring your sneakers!
Miss Baker

Wednesday 10/12/11: Homework

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: spelling form: remember to circle and label an adverb and point to and label the word it modifies.
• 2nd hour: spelling form: remember to circle an adj. and point to the noun it modifies.

Math:

•  1st hour: Single digit multipliers, handout p. 51 (#1-11 odd; 13-17 all) **show your work!
•  2nd hour: Exponents finish text p. 72-73

Science: None tonight

Social Studies: None tonight

Reminders!

Thursday : Picture day! Be sure to send your kid with money and order form if you'd like pictures! You don't have to buy any, but every kid will be taking pictures that day!

Friday: Mustang Gallop! Keep collecting pledges and come ready to run and have fun!

10/11/11: Homework

Math: 

• 1st hour: Order of Operations handout 'A'
• 2nd hour: Multiplying Larger Number handout p. 64

Language Arts:

• 1st and 2nd hour: Personification Worksheet 

Social Studies: None tonight
Science: None tonight

Git-it-done!
Miss Baker

10/10/11: Homework

Homework:

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: Spelling form: add an adverb to each sentence. Circle adverb point to the verb, adjective, or adverb it modifies.

• 2nd hour: Spelling form: add an adjective to each sentence. Circle the noun it modifies (describes)

Math:
1st hour: Estimation Products
2nd hour: Order of Operations handout A & B

Social Studies: Experts topic: Conquistadors & Explorers


Science: No homework

10/6/11: Homework

Language Arts: 

• both classes: Study your spelling words! (How to spell them and definitions)

Math:

• 1st hour: Mental Math Multiplication text page 80 Sets A&B
• 2nd hour: Order of Operations handout (A)

Social Studies: No homework tonight
Science: No homework tonight

Homework forms on the blog!

 

Forget Something??

Let's make it a goal this year to keep ourselves organized! Here are some tips:

• Put your homework in your subject folder!
• Write your homework (including your spelling words) in your agenda!
• Keep all of your materials in one binder! 

But....If all else fails...(we all have those days) Not to worry! You can find lots of what you need right here on the blog! 

On the upper right hand corner of the blog, there is a section called "forms" there. From here you can print off a current event form, spelling form, and even check what your spelling words are for the week. As I think of things to add to this section, it will be updated. Hope this helps!

Miss Baker

10/5/11: Homework

 Lovely weather we're having, eh?

Unfortunately that lovely weather means our Mustang Gallop will be postponed until NEXT FRIDAY, October 14th. Keep collecting those pledges!!








Language Arts:

• 1st hour: Spelling form (use at least one adjective in your sentence. Circle it and draw an arrow from the adjective to the noun it modifies.)
• 2nd hour: Spelling form (use at least one adjective in your sentence. Circle it and draw an arrow from the adjective to the noun it modifies.)

*Spelling words-

• enough (adj) or (adv.)
• interpreter (noun)
• possession (noun)
• surprised (adj.)

Math:

• 1st hour: Mental Math Multiplication handout p. 38 & 40
• 2nd hour: Algebra handout 3:4

Social Studies:

•  3rd hour: Complete current event. I will select a few students to present using Google Earth tomorrow.
•  4th hour: No homework (you turned in and presented current events today.

Science: No homework

10/4/11:Homework:

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: Simile Worksheet (front and back!)
• 2nd hour: Simile Worksheet (front and back!)

Math:

• 1st hour: Properties of Multiplication handout p. 32 &34
• 2nd hour: Single digit Multipliers handout p. 51

Social Studies:

• 3rd hour: No homework tonight-bring your current event sheet and newspaper clipping (if you cut one out) back to Social Studies tomorrow.
• 4th hour: Complete your current event tonight and be ready to share (and work with Google Earth!) tomorrow.

Science: No homework tonight!

***Remember the Mustang Gallop is this Friday! Keep collecting pledges until then!

Have a great night!
Miss Baker

Monday 10/3/11: Homework

Language Arts: 

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form. *Use adjectives we brainstormed in class to describe your spelling words. Circle the adjectives and then point to the noun it modifies.
• Grammar w.s. Adjectives
• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling form. *Use adjectives we brainstormed in class to describe your spelling words. 

Math:

• 1st hour: Test today- no homework
• 2nd hour: Estimating Products handout 45-46

Social Studies

• 3rd hour: No Homework
• 4th hour: In your S.S. notebook, write 3 facts and 3 opinions from our story "I Sailed With Columbus"

Science: No Homework

Have a great night!
Miss Baker

Thursday 8/29/11: Homework

Hey there 5th graders and family! Here's tonight's homework:

Language Arts:

• 1st and 2nd hour: 
• Study your definitions from your agenda tonight for your spelling test tomorrow. 
• Read for 25 minutes and fill out a row from your "Track Your Own Reading Progress" sheet

Math:

• 1st hour: Rounding Handout p. 71-72
• 2nd hour: Mental Math Multiplication, finish text p. 60-61

 Social Studies:

• 3rd and 4th hour:

• Complete current event that we started in class on the article "30 Hours of Pain."

Science: No Homework

9/29/11:Homework

 Language Arts:

• 1st hour: Spelling Form *In each sentence make sure there is a circled adjective and an arrow pointing to the noun it modifies. *Parents: Don't forget to sign your student's completed spelling homework! :)
• 2nd hour: Complete spelling form if not in class. Take it home and have a parent sign your completed copy! 
• Your spelling words for today:
• disloyal (adj.)
• doubt (v.)
• sight (n.)
• special (adj.)

Math:

• 1st hour:Multiple step problem solving handout p.76-77
• 2nd hour: Properties of multiplication handout 32 &34

Social Studies and Science:
None tonight!

See you tomorrow!
Miss Baker

Tuesday 9/27/11: Homework

Language Arts

• 1st and 2nd hour-List three conflicts that we encountered in our reading of "I Sailed with Columbus" today in your Language Arts journal.

Math

•  1st hour-Adding Decimals handout p. 63-64
•  2nd hour- You had a test in class today, no homework.

Science and Social Studies- No homework!

Have a great night!
Miss Baker 

Monday 9/26/11: Homework

Language Arts

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form *In each sentence you write for your spelling form, in addition to using the word in a sentence, make sure to use one adjective. Circle the adjective and draw an arrow to the noun it is modifying (describing)
• Read for at least 25 minutes tonight. Then fill out one row on your "Track Your Own Book Progress" form. Remember I will be checking this sheet for your progress every Thursday, starting this Thursday.

• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling form
•  Read for at least 25 minutes tonight. Then fill out one row on your "Track Your Own Book Progress" form. Remember I will be checking this sheet for your progress every Thursday, starting this Thursday.

Math

• 1st hour: Rounding handout. 63-64
• 2nd hour: Rounding handout p, 71-72

Social Studies & Science: 

•  No Homework tonight. *unless you are finishing either Historian's Workshops late. Finish those!

Have a great night!
Miss Baker

Mustang Gallop and Flagstaff Festival of Science

Hey Marshall Families!
Things are moving right along here at school and I hope things are going well on your end at home! Here's a couple of exciting announcements.


The Mustang Gallop, one of our school's biggest (and funnest--yes, your English teacher just wrote "funnest") fundraisers is coming up and I'm so thrilled to be a part of it this year!
Here's a video to get you pumped and let you know what it's all about! Also, there should be a small packet of information coming your way in your child's backpack regarding the Mustang Gallop.

 You should also be receiving a brochure about the Flagstaff Festival of Science. What a great opportunity to enjoy free and fascinating activities with your family! Some of the activities include Sky viewings at Lowell Observatory, special talks at the Museum of Northern Arizona, and educational hikes. So cool! I know I'll be checking at least one of these events out! See you there. :)


Have a great weekend!
Miss Baker

Thursday 9/22/11: Homework

Language Arts:

• Study spelling words and definitions for Spelling Test tomorrow. (Your words and definitions should be in your agenda)

Math: 

• 1st  hour: Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers handout p. 58; finish text pages 39-40
• 2nd hour: Text page 47-48 #1-13

Social Studies:

• Final Copy of Historian's Workshop! If you've done all your Social Studies homework this week and utilized your time in class, then all of your rough draft material should be finished. Can't wait to see the final product!

Hope you all get to spend some quality time together this evening!
Miss Baker

Wednesday 9/21/11: Homework

Language Arts

• 1st hour: Spelling form, Completed P.O.S. (Parts of Speech) Chart in your Language Arts journal (See below) with one sentence using one of each of the three parts of speech.

 
The chart should look like this! If you didn't fill it out using our book in class, use any book from home. 

• 2nd hour: Finish Spelling Form
• Spelling words for both classes:

 

• beginning (v.)
• calculated (v.)
• excited (adj.)
• horizon (n.)

Math:

• 1st hour: draw a picture to write an equation, handout 52-53, & Finish text pages 35-36
• 2nd hour: Subtracting Decimals Handout and complete text page 44-45

Social Studies:

• Use online links of "Columbian Exchange Diagrams" or Expert's Topic Handout to create a rough draft map for Historian's Workshop. (Final Copy due Friday)

Have a great night!
Miss Baker

Tuesday 9/20: Homework

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: No homework
• 2nd hour: finish spelling (if you didn't finish it in class) and have your completed work signed by a parent.

Math:

• 1st hour: Estimating Sums/Differences Text pages 52-53 Set B & C
• 2nd hour: Adding Decimals handout 64-65

Social Studies:

• Cause and Effect Chart (Use our expert's topic handout pg. 144)

Don't forget to relax and enjoy yourselves this evening too!
-Miss Baker

Monday 9/19/11: homework

Hey all! Let's hit the ground running this week and have 100% of our homework turned in tomorrow!

Language Arts

• 1st hour: Spelling form. Your words are cargo-n. foreigner-n. islands-n. vessels-n.
• 2nd hour: No homework tonight. We'll pick up on our group spelling assignment tomorrow.

Math

• 1st hour: Complete textpage 31-32, 9-39 every third problem, 40-45
• 2nd hour: Complete textpage 39-40, Adding and Subtracting whole numbers

Social Studies

• Experts topic: The Columbian Exchange.

Thursday 9/15/11: Homework

It's Thursday folks, we've almost made it!

Here's your homework for the night:

Language Arts:

•  Study your words for your spelling test. The words and definitions should be in your agenda.

 Math:

• 1st hour: Finish text pages 28-29 evens if they're not finished already.
• 2nd hour: Draw a picture to write an equation (pgs 35-36 all). Complete textbook page 33

Social Studies:

• Use tonight to finish up Historian's Workshop. You have a rubric to check off and make sure you've completed all the components of this project. It looks like this:

• Below is a picture of the board that has the model of what yours should look like as far as the layout. (Unlike mine, your ship will look historically accurate and should have been drawn using a reference picture.)

Wednesday 9/14/11: Homework

Better late than never? Sorry about the lack of homework post last night! I'll post it anyways to keep our running record complete. If ever there's no homework post you can always check Mr. Kasch's blog as well.

Language Arts:

• 1st and 2nd hour: Spelling Form

Your words:

• attached (adj.)
• nautical (adj.)
• navigators (n.)
• wallow (v.)

Math:

• 1st Hr: Rounding Whole Numbers and Decimals- handout p. 38 and 40
• 2nd Hr: Estimating Sums and Differences- handout p. 46-47

Social Studies:

• Be working on your Historian's Workshop at home. We've had time in class to research the naval terms and begin the rough draft of your ship drawing. The rest should be completed at home before Friday.

Tuesday 9/13/11 Homework

Homework for tonight:

Language Arts:

• 1st hour: none.

• 2nd hour: (Only if you did not come to class prepared with you spelling homework) write a 3-5 sentence paragraph about why it's important to come to class prepared with homework.

Math

• 1st hour: text pages 25-26 evens only
• 2nd hour: Rounding whole numbers and decimals handout 39-40

No Homework for Science and Social Studies tonight.

* Historian's Workshop due date is moved to Friday morning. We'll talk more about this tomorrow.

Have a great night! Miss Baker

Monday 9/12/11: Homework

Hello Mustangs!

Thanks for all your hard work today in my classes! Most of you were engaged (who remembers what that means?) and  focused today! Nice job! Let's continue that tomorrow.

Here's your homework for the night:

Language Arts

• 1st and 2nd hour: Spelling Form.

        your words are:  assign (v.) briskly (adv.) precision (n.) various (adj.)
        
Math

• 1st hour: Mental math strategies handout p. 31-32
• 2nd hour: Mental math strategies handout 2:1 (p. 2) (just answer the question in each box.)

Social Studies

• Experts topic:  Contact with the Tainos
  

Science

• Finish creating the ten words for your word search if you haven't completed it in class.

Have a great (possibly) stormy night! 
Miss Baker

Back to School Night Tomorrow!

Thursday September 8th, 6-7pm

 

Primary families: 

Visit classrooms: 6:00-6:15. 

Welcome time in the Gym: 6:15-6:25. 

Visit classrooms 6:25-7:00.

Intermediate families: 

Visit classrooms: 6:00-6:30. 

Welcome time in the Gym: 6:35-6:45. 

Visit classrooms 6:45-7:00

Wednesday 9/7/11: Homework

Language Arts: No Homework

Science: No Homework

Social Studies:
Experts topic: Life at Sea
Define 5 ship terms for historians workshop. Here's a list of some to choose from. You may find others if you find additional vocabulary to eventually label your ship with! Try using a dictionary or using some of the following links for your research:

Columbus's sailing ships
Columbus Vocabulary
Glossary of Nautical Terms
The video we watched in class today!

Math: 
1st hour: Place Value Review textbook pages 18-19
2nd hour: Mental Math handout p. 31/32


Have a great night!
Miss Baker

Tuesday 9/6/11: Homework

I hope everyone had a nice long relaxing weekend!

Here's tonight's homework:

Language Arts: 

1st hour:

• Spelling: It's up to you to make your spelling form tonight. -Or- you can print it out here. Either way, you must have these six components for each spelling word

1. word
2. p.o.s. (part of speech)
3. definition
4. synonym
5. antonym
6. Use in a sentence

• Prefix/Suffix worksheet- Both sides

2nd hour:

• Spelling- see 1st hour
• Prefix/Suffix worksheet- Just the prefix side.

Math: 

1st hour

• Comparing/Ordering Decimals p. 44

2nd hour

• No homework

Have a great night!
Miss Baker

9/1/11: Homework

Language Arts: 

• 1st and 2nd hour

1st person/ 3rd person point of view worksheet.

1st person: A point of view in which "I" or "we" serve as the narrarator.
3rd person: A point of view in which pronouns such as "he" "she" or "they" are referred to by an outside narrarator.

* Don't forget the sentences on the back

• Just 1st hour

Write a paragraph from the first person as Julio de la Vega Medina. (the main character in "I Sailed with Columbus")

*In your Language Arts Journal

Math:

• 1st hour: Dacimal Place Value Text p. 10-11 #1-25 odd
• 2nd hour: Place Value find the Missing Number Handout

Don't forget

* To study the spelling and definitions of the words that are written in your agenda! We'll have a spelling test tomorrow along with a concept quiz of things we've learned throughout the week.

* To read for 20 min!

* To ask your folks to sign your agenda!

8/31/11: Homework

Language Arts:

• 1st hour- Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph predicting what you think our book "I Sailed with Columbus" will be about (in your Language Arts journal) We'll have a spot check for this tomorrow.
• 2nd hour- No homework tonight. We'll be starting our book tomorrow. 

Math:

• 1st hour-  Decimal Names handout
• 2nd hour- Comparing and Ordering Decimals p. 44 handout

 Science:

• Both classes: 10 questions and answers from Science notes

Social Studies:

• Both classes: Use the article you highlighted in class to write a 3-5 sentence paragraph summary. Paraphrase (Use your own words) the sentences you highlighted to write your summary. We'll have a spot check for this tomorrow.

8/30/11: Homework

Language Arts: Spelling form for the words:

• canaries (n.)
• casks (n.)
• harbor (n.)
• mimic (v.)

Remember when looking up the definition to find the part of speech we chose in class (listed next to each word above.)

Math: 1st hour- Comparing and Ordering Whole numbers textbook page  9

          2nd hour- Decimal Place Value (handout 37- 38)

*Read for 20 min.

8/29/11: Homework

Math: Ordering Numbers w.s.
Social Studies: Use the research that we underlined/highlighted in class to write a 3-5 sentence summary in your Social Studies Notebook.

Remember: If you're missing any of your homework tomorrow or it is incomplete it will result in a working lunch. So come to class prepared! :)

Have a great night.
Miss Baker

The "BUCK" System

"THE BUCK SYSTEM"

Parents: Part of me and Mr. Kasch's discipline plan involves "bucks" Ten paper dollars are given to the students every Monday. Throughout the week students may have to spend them on a variety of things.

If their agendas aren't signed- $1
An extra trip to the restroom after we've gone as a class- $1
A pencil if you came to class unprepared- $2
An extra copy of a homework page-$2

You get the idea...If students aren't doing the things that are expected of them. It will cost them.

Another way to lose bucks is for behavior. If a student is yelling things out in class, arguing with a classmate, disrespectful to a teacher; all of these examples will cost bucks. The amount of bucks will be determined by Mr. Kasch and myself based on the situation.

As long as by Friday the student...

-still has two bucks
-hasn't had to give two for behavior reasons

It means an extended lunch recess on Fridays! YAY!

Questions? Comments?
Email me!
ebaker@fusd1.org

8/26/11

Happy Friday!

We made it through our first full week! It sounds like for the most part things ran smoothly with the sub yesterday. Thanks for doing your job as students and doing what was expected of you.

Today you had your first taste of an extra Friday recess reward. If you earned it, nice job!
If you didn't have enough bucks or you lost two due to behavior problems, next week is a new week! Everyone gets a fresh start and will have new opportunities to earn the extra Friday recess. 

No homework this weekend! Enjoy!

Thursday 8/25/11

Hello students and families!
Unfortunately I am ill today and not able to be in school.

5th grade germs: 1 pt
Miss Baker's immune system: 0 pts

There will however, still be some homework assigned for tonight. I'm not sure what Mr. Kasch is assigning, but for me you will need to have a summary of what you read today in Language Arts from your independent reading book. I will be checking your Language Arts journals for this on Monday.

The work you did in Social Studies will not be homework to take home, but I will be checking your Social Studies journals on Monday to see how far you got in class with the sub.

Hope to see you all tomorrow, but if I'm still under the weather, I'll see you Monday!
Behave yourselves, now!

Miss Baker
*The sub may have modified my plans, but the above is true if he/she stuck to the plan.

Wednesday 8/24/11

Homework for tonight:


Language Arts: antonyms worksheet


Math: 1st hour- worksheet 1-1
           2nd hour- Place Value gumshoe worksheet

Social Studies: none

Science: none

+everyone please read for 15 minutes & have your agenda signed to be checked in your homeroom in the morning

Tuesday 8/23/11

Homework for tonight:

Language Arts: Synonym worksheet

Social Studies: none

Math: 1st hour -none
            2nd hour-Place Value worksheet

Science: none

Parents: Today, your child received an agenda. This is the main form of communication between school and home. Written in the agenda should be your child's homework for the day. Please sign at the bottom of the day when they have completed their homework and have read from their independent book for fifteen minutes. I will be checking their agenda every morning for this signature.

Thanks!
Miss Baker

Need for New Pencil Sharpener

Hello families!
Something I've realized a little late this year is that our class needs a new electric pencil sharpener.  Comment below if you're interested in donating one!

Thanks!
Miss Baker

Monday 8/22/11 Homework

Language Arts: Dictionary skills review worksheet. Most of this can be done without a dictionary. Only the last section with the syllabication requires the use of a dictionary. We'll talk about this portion in class.

We will be checking this worksheet tomorrow in class.

Have a great night!
Miss Baker

FUSD Email Up and Running

Hey all! My FUSD email is now functioning properly. Please email me at ebaker@fusd1.org if you need to communicate with me about anything. Thanks!

Weekend Reminders

Hey class!
Thanks for making this first week great. It's been wonderful building a little community over the past day and a half and I'm thrilled to watch it grow.

Some things to remember for Monday:

• Bring back that important paperwork if you haven't yet already or if you've only returned some of it. 
• In that paperwork don't overlook the technology user agreement--you will need to have that signed (both student and parent) in order to use the computers in the lab this coming Wednesday.
• Remember to bring a water bottle to school. (You can leave it at school and bring it home to wash it on the weekends or bring one everyday.)
•  Please bring the supplies listed on the letter we sent home as you will need them Monday.
• Be ready for a full schedule next week complete with homework. :) 

Until then, enjoy your weekend!
Miss Baker

First Day! Plus Info for Tomorrow

Hi all! So lovely to meet you today!

I know switching classes is hard at first, but once we're through the first couple of weeks, you'll all be old pros! Tomorrow being Friday, you will be sticking with your homeroom classmates the whole day. 

However, you won't be in our classroom for much of it as we will have specials on Fridays. 

So tonight you can look forward to PE, ART, and MUSIC.

You may bring your supplies tomorrow if you'd like but they are not needed until Monday.

Families: Please go through the blue folder that was sent home with your students. There are important papers that will need to come back to school at your earliest convenience.

Also...The district is still working out some issues with my FUSD email and I am not able to access  any emails at this time through this account.

So...in the meantime please email me at my personal email account with any questions, concerns, or info you'd like to send my way! 

Looking forward to a year full of growth!

Miss Baker

elizabethbaker276@gmail.com

Welcome!

Hello Students and Families!
    Welcome to the 5th grade! I'm so very excited to meet each and every one of you in person on Thursday. If you're thinking I look familiar it's probably because in the Spring, I student taught right across the hall in Ballard/Novak's 4th/5th multiage classroom. I'm a recent graduate of NAU's College of Education and am eager to put into practice all that I've learned. I'm confident that we'll make incredible growth this year as a learning community. Get ready to work hard, and learn skills that will prepare you for sixth grade (and life!)

In the meantime, soak up your last two days of summer and go ahead and pick up the supplies you'll be needing for the year. (Mr. Kasch and I have put together a list that can be found here.)