Thursday, December 18

Hello everyone!

The week is winding down and then it will be the holiday break! I know that everyone is getting excited to have some time off but you can still do some things at home so you are prepared for school to start in January:
Keep reading for reading counts
Practice multiplication facts

Also, work on your multiplication packet that is due next year (January 5, 2009!)

Tomorrow should be a fun day. I am looking forward to skiing. I have always been afraid to try it but I am feeling adventurous and I am going to take a lesson tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone that donated treats and juice for the party and to the parents that have donated their time to help with activities in the classroom. The students are lucky to have such nice and generous parents and family members!

Have a happy holiday and a great New Year!

Mrs. E.

Week 16 Spelling

Since we have a short week, this week's spelling words will be related to winter. Here is the list so you can practice at home!

Spelling Week 16

winter

blistery

abundance

cozy

fireplace

earmuffs

mistletoe

noel

tinsel

chilling

excitement

hearth

peppermint

quilt

bitter

drift

frozen

frosty

skate

snowflake

December 11, 2008: Thursday

Today's Assignments:

Reading: We read the story and reviewed vocabulary. We have a quiz tomorrow on "The Bunyans" and the vocabulary related to the story

geyser
canyon
crater
plateau
cavern

Spelling: WB p. 77-78

Math: Quiz

Science: Remember that the report is due tomorrow!

Also, please remember to turn in Giant's Ridge permission slips as soon as possible!

The Holiday Concert will be at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17.

The school Spelling Bee will be tomorrow, December 12 at 1:00 PM.

Please get in any fundraiser money asap!

Thanks,
Mrs. E.

Wednesday, December 10

Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: WB p. 75-76

Math: p.126-127 (1-14)

Reading: "The Bunyans" Treasure Hunt parts 1 and 2

Science: Report due on Friday

For the science report the students will be graded on the following parts:

5 pts neatness
15 pts bibliography
10 pts 2 plants that are native to their biome
10 pts 2 animals native to their biome
10 pts climate of biome
10 pts location of biome
10 pts unique features of biome

Total: 70 points

They should write at least one paragraph for each section or a paragraph for each plant and animal. The report does not have to be typed.

Hope you all have a great night!
Mrs. E.

Holiday Party

December 10, 2008

Dear Parents, Students, and Guardians:

We are going to celebrate with a holiday party on Thursday, December 18. This party will be in the afternoon after recess at about 1:20 PM. We will be having a gift exchange; however we will not exchange names this year. We will be playing the “dice game” so please bring a wrapped prize to share. If you are a girl, please bring a gift that would be appropriate for a girl, and if you are a boy you should bring a gift appropriate for a boy. The price range for gifts is five dollars or less.
If you would like to volunteer a treat or drink, or if you would like to come in and lead a game or activity, please let me know.

Mrs. Engman

Native American Homes Projects

Native American Homes Projects

Native American Homes Projects

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Today's Assignments

Hello everyone! I hope you had a nice, long weekend. Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: Week 14 words practice 3x or 5x each

Language: Write one page in your journal about any topic that you choose

Social Studies: Read p. 137-139 and do questions 1-2 on page 139

Science: Read about grasslands and deserts. Complete worksheet 27-28.

Have a good night!

Daily Assignments

Spelling: WS p. 6-7 and practice spelling words for week 13! Test tomorrow!

Math: questions 9-25 on p. 111

Social Studies: Review for test tomorrow!

Book orders are due tomorrow if anyone wants to order.

Have a great night!
Mrs. E.

More Rainforest Pictures

Check out all of the A+ Spelling Tests for week 11!

Black Caiman

Keel-Billed Toucan

Parrot

Social Studies Project

Here are the directions for the Social Studies project due next Monday, December 1.

Native American House Project

We have been studying the Indians of North America in chapter 4 of our Social Studies book. We have learned about the cultures of several different Native American groups. Each group is different and depends on the animals and resources around them for food, shelter and their every day way of life. In this project we will study the types of homes that different Native Americans lived in. From the list below, choose one type of home/Native American group to research. After you choose the type of home you would like to research, you may choose one of two projects below. The project is worth 50 points and is due on Monday, December 1. If your project is not turned in on time you will lose points for late work. Be creative!

Adobe Apartments/ Pueblo

Longhouse/ Eastern Woodland Indians (Iroquois)

Tepee/ Plains Indians

Large Cedar Homes/ Northwest Coast Indians

Igloo/ Inuit


Project #1: Make a 3-D Model of One of the Homes

Using any materials that you choose, make a 3-D model of your home. You should research what the home looked like and look at pictures to make your model accurate. Be creative with your project!

Project #2: Poster of Your Home
Research what your home looked like and find facts and pictures of the type of house you picked. When you are done researching, create a poster that shows what the outside and inside of your house looks like. If you need poster board let me know. You should include facts about your house as well as the Native American group that you studied. Be creative and use the whole poster. Make it neat and error free.

Rainforest Biome Animal Project

chameleon

Millipede

Emerald Tree Boa

This is the collection of animals that we researched. We are studying biomes and this was part of our "Rainforest Biome" lesson. Stop by and check out all of the good information we found!

Today's Assignments

Spelling: Write words 3x or 5x. This is a new list of words and it should be coming home with the students today. Please omit #18 (deciduous forest)

Reading: Finish reading "Sky Pioneer" and complete Treasure Hunt worksheet

Math p. 111 (1-25)

Languae: WS 100: Possessive Nouns

Social Studies: Chapter 4 Study Guide (test on Wednesday)

Science: Read p. 144-150 and complete desert and grassland biome worksheet

Our library time was switched to Tuesday so remember your books tomorrow!

Watch for instructions on the Social Studies "Native American Homes Project". This will be due on Monday, December 1. You will have the whole long weekend to work on it at home.

Have a great evening,
Mrs. E.

Week 13 Spelling List

Here are the week 13 words: It is a short week so we are doing something different

Week 13 Spelling Words

veto
variable
receptacle
quiver
blunder
rash
novice
outstanding
generally
hazardous
Thanksgiving
turkey
cider
cornucopia
Pilgrims
Mayflower
dessert
deciduous forest
taiga
tundra

Monday, November 17

Here are today's assignments:

Reading: Read "The Case of the Secret Message": Do Find the Plot Worksheet
Spelling: Week 12 pretest ( write words 3x or 5x)
Math: Checkpoint quiz 4
Language: Proper and Common nouns worksheet 69
Science: Research paper, paragraph and animal picture (due Tuesday)

There is a PTO meeting tomorrow night at 4:30 in the school library.

Remember to read for "Reading Counts!"

Have a good night and stay warm,
Mrs. E.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Hello!

Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: Write week 10 words 3x if correct on pretest, 5x if incorrect
Reading: Vocabulary for next story (due on Wednesday)
Math: Chapter review, p. 88-89 (1-32)

We will be having a chapter 3 math test on Wednesday.

Remember that tomorrow is Election Day! Get out and vote if you can!

I sent home slips for conferences today. Please sign and return the form that confirms your time. Due to the large class I will only be able to meet with each family for 15 minutes. If you would like to request a larger conference please let me know and we can schedule one.

Have a great night. Enjoy this nice weather!

Mrs. E.

October 30, 2008

Hello everyone!

Good luck elementary football team!

Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: p. 53 in workbook: test tomorrow!

Reading: Finish final copy of spooky story due on Monday (illustration also due on Monday)

Math: WB p. 21

Social Studies: Election WS 11 (graphs), and complete biography of George Bush in your election journal

Tomorrow is Halloween! Remember that costumes are optional and students may wear them to school if they wish. Also, we will be swimming tomorrow afternoon so bring a swimsuit, towel, and a bag to put wet clothes in.

Also, tonight is the opening ceremony for the new auditorium starting at 6. Elementary students are encouraged to attend so they can participate in a song.

A note was also sent home today about basketball sign-ups.

Have a great night. Tomorrow is the last day of quarter one, but it should be a fun one!

Mrs. E.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Can you believe the snow? I wasn't ready for it yet!

Here are the assignments due tomorrow:

Spelling: Write week 9 words 3x if correct or 5x if incorrect (from pretest)
Math: WB p. 19 (1-21) Show factor trees on scratch paper
Social Studies: Create poster encouraging people to get out and vote on November 4. We will be voting on the best poster tomorrow morning.

We are going to be recording our radio show of "The Redheaded League" on Wednesday and Thursday.

Just a few reminders:

On Friday we will have our fall festival. Students may dress up as we are going to have a costume parade. This is optional. In the afternoon we will be swimming so students will need to bring a swimsuit, a towel and a bag to put all wet items in. It should be a fun time!

The next book order is due on Friday, November 7.

Remember to turn in the fundraiser money as soon as you can! If we get all the money in by November 9 then we don't have to pay for shipping. It would save us a lot of money.

Have a great night! Enjoy the snow!

Mrs. E.

Short Week.....

Hello everyone!

Just an FYI...we are still having a spelling test this week on Wednesday so even though it is a short period of time to study I think you can still do a great job.

Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: WB p.39-40, write spelling words 3x or 5x each
Math: Book p.67 (2-15, show work)
Social Studies: Chapter Tour WS p.88-92 in book
Science: Habitat brochure due on Wednesday

If you can, donate a non-perishable food item for community ed.

We started long division today in math. So far, so good! We will be continuing to master this skill so any practice with division and multiplication at home would really help!

Hope you have a great night!
Mrs. E.

Here is a picture of a bird's nest that a student found. This shows an example of how a bird would use a tree as part of their habitat. The bird would use the tree for shelter and it uses parts of the tree for its nest! We were very lucky to see this!

Thursday, October 9

Hello!

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted last. Here are today's assingments:

Reading: read p. 118-125. Complete part one of "The Redheaded League" Treasure Hunt. Due Friday

Math: WB p.14

Language: Quiz

Spelling: Test tomorrow

Science: Brochure "Trees as Habitats" This is due on Wednesday, October 15.

Yesterday we went outside to look for evidence of plants, animals, fungi and insects that use trees as part of their habitat. We were able to find some great things just behind the school. Now we are using the information to create a brochure about how trees are part of a habitat for many living things.

Sorry if you didn't get the pictures today....I forgot to send them home at the end of the day!!
I will send them home tomorrow for sure.

Have a great evening,
Mrs. E

Friday, September 26, 2008

Hello...

Here are today's assignments:

Reading: Complete the "Bag of Clues" worksheet and the "Number the Stars" vocabulary sheet.
Language: Types of Sentences worksheet p.16
Math: WB p.13 (1-15, choose either 16,17,18) on separate piece of paper
Social Studies: We are working on a mosaic mask in class.

Have a great weekend! Don't forget permission slips for the choir concert on Tuesday if you haven't turned them in yet.

Mrs. E.

Happy Birthday!

Happy 11th Birthday L.M.!!

Thursday, September 25

Today's assingments:

Spelling: WB p. 27-28
Reading: We had a quiz today
Math: p. 50-52, 1-22 (remember neatness!!)

We had some excellent presentations about the Mayan culture in class today! Share with your family what you have learned!

Continue working on the multiplication facts! Just a few minutes here and there will help.

Tomorrow is library day so don't forget your library books!

October book orders will be due two weeks from tomorrow....October 10, 2008.
I put in the order for the last book order about a week ago. The books should be arriving shortly.

I sent home the 1,000 minute physical fitness challenge...............work toward getting as many minutes as you can!

Have a great night. It seems beautiful outside. There won't be too many days left like this!

Mrs. E.

Wednesday....

Hello,

Here are today's assignments:

Reading: We finished reading "Just Like Me". There will be a short quiz on this story tomorrow. A half page poem is also due tomorrow. The topic is "something that I aspire to do". It can be written as a rhyming poem or not.

Spelling: p. 25-26 in Spelling workbook

Language: complete and simple subjects and predicates ws

Math: WB p. 11

Social Studies: Group work in class studying the Mayan culture

Science: Test

Friendly Reminders :)

Picture day is tomorrow. Please send picture order forms tomorrow as well as money for the package that you choose.

We have started multiplying again in math. Today we started some timed tests and the students' goal is to finish 25 problems in 30 seconds! We had some students pass today at three minutes. One way to succeed is to practice facts at home. Make up "timed tests", create flashcards or use ones that you may have at home. Only a few minutes of work at home a day will make a big difference in learning those important multiplication and division facts!

Next week is Maps testing. As always it is important to try to get as much rest as possible at night and eat a good breakfast before school. This will help you do well on the tests and schoolwork.

Don't forget to send the permission slip for the music concert next Tuesday. I did get quite a few but not all of them!

Have a great night. I can't believe how the weeks fly by! Soon it will be October!!

Mrs. E.

Week 4 Spelling List

Just in case you misplaced the list I sent home about a week ago....

liar
polar
molar
solar
lunar
scholar
beggar
burglar
calendar
regular
popular
similar
familiar
particular
peculiar
singular
muscular
circular
rectangular
nuclear

Tuesday, September 16

Just a few reminders:

There is a band meeting tonight at 6:00. Hope you all can attend. It seems that almost all of the students showed interest in joining band.

Today a permission slip was sent home for a concert at the senior center next Tuesday. Please sign and return ASAP!

There is a Science Chapter 1 test tomorrow.

Picture day is on Thursday. Don't forget the order forms and money!

Here are today's assignments:

Reading: We read the story "Just Like Me" in class. Tomorrow we will finish reading the story as a group and take a short quiz.

Spelling: workbook p. 23-24 and write a short story using 10 spelling words. Underline the words in your story.

Math: Chapter 1 test

Social Studies: We continued working in groups to find out information on the Mayan people.

Have a good evening!
Mrs. E.

Monday...The start of a new week!

Here are the assignments due tomorrow:

Reading: Re-read "Just Like Me". Complete the Treasure Hunt worksheet. For the questions that you have to write out an answer, write your response on a separate piece of paper. Make sure to use part of the question in your answer.

Spelling: We had a pretest for week 4 today. Write the words you got correct 3 times and the words you misspelled 5 times.

Math: p. 42-43, 1-20 and p. 45 question 29 or 30 (your choice) Test on chapter 1 tomorrow!!

Language: Write 1 page in your journal about the following topics:

1. What did you do this weekend?
2. How important is physical fitness to you? What do you do to exercise?

Science: We played science Jeopardy. We will have a test on Wednesday

Social Studies: We learned about the ancient Mayan people and thier culture in class within small groups. Group work tomorrow.

Don't forget past assignments if you are not finished with them!

Have a great night!

Friday's Homework

Hello everyone!

Here are Friday's assignments:

Reading: Write the definition for each starred word on the Treasure Hunt worksheet for the story "Just Like Me". Also choose one additional word and write the definition for that word as well.
Spelling: Week 3 test
Math: Roman Numeral book assignment 1-11, p. 32
Language: Publish ABC book: rewrite your paragraph for the ABC book, and glue your page onto your illustration.
Social Studies: Back of Weekly Reader
Science: Chapter 1 Study Guide

We are going to have several tests on Tuesday. One will be in Math on Chapter 1. The other will be on Chapter 1 in Science.


Hope you all have a safe and happy weekend!

Mrs. E.

Tuesday, September 16

Hello!

Just a few reminders:

Book orders due on September 19-Friday

Fundraiser slips are due

Picture day is coming....be on the lookout for order forms on Thursday. Pictures will be taken on September 25.

Assignments for today (due tomorrow)

Reading: Read "The Griffeys" in class (no homework....test on Thursday)
Spelling: WB p. 20
Language: ABC book illustration due on Wednesday
Math: p. 27, 1-18
Social Studies: WB p. 19: Interviewing an Ice Ager

Spelling List

Here are this week's words:

Week 2

clue

fuel

rude

argue

value

continue

accuse

refuse

tutor

student

studio

suit

fruit

juice

bruise

nuisance

ruin

fluid

tuition

lieutenant

Tuesday

Hello everyone!

We had a great day today. Here are the items that may be coming home for homework today:

Spelling: Workbook p. 15-16
Math: Workbook p. 3

Just a few reminders:

Book orders are due on Friday, September 19
The fundraiser orders are due on Monday, September 15

As far as money for the fundraiser, I just wanted to clarify that the money does not need to be collected until the order comes in. All that needs to be turned in at this time is the order forms on the 15th.

We had some excellent spelling tests last week!! Some students were close to getting a perfect paper and 11 students received an A+! Way to go and keep up the good work.

Have a good night!

Mrs. E

We made it!!

Well, we finished the first week of school! Here are the assignments for today:

Reading: Read the story "Fox Song" p.19-26. Complete the Treasure Hunt worksheet Q. 1-8

Spelling: Test (no homework!)

Math: estimating and measuring (in class, no homework!)

Language: ABC book ( in class, no homework!)

Hope you have a great weekend!

Mrs. E.

P.S. Be on the lookout for a music boosters notice...it should be in the take home folder.

Homework for today

Spelling: p. 9-10
Reading: Vocabulary Sheet for "Fox Song"
Social Studies: Map Skills: Using Maps

I sent home a note about walking outside of school. It should be in the take home folder so check for that note and send it back asap!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. E.

The First Day of School

Happy first day of school!

Overall I think we had a great day!

Homework for today is to write each spelling word 3x (in cursive handwriting). This assignment is due tomorrow.

Also, remember to turn in the following information signed:
Student ID card
Green medical form
Internet use form
Mrs. E's classroom rules

The fundraiser is due on September 15th!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. E

Welcome to Mrs. Engman's Fifth Grade!

Welcome to our class Blog! Check out the postings for class updates, assignments and important information here. I will try to update the blog daily when school starts. Please feel free to post comments or email me (kengman@isd2142.k12.mn.us).

Here is a summer school supply shopping list:

Pencil Box
Notebook(s)
Hand sanitizer
Folders(s)
Box of cereal or crackers to share
Markers, colored pencils, or crayons
Glue sticks or glue
Scissors
Ruler
Pen
Highlighter
Pencil box

Hope you all are having a great summer and I look forward to meeting all of you on September 2!

Mrs. Engman