Mrs. Margaret Scheffler's Fourth & Fifth Grade Class

Mrs. Scheffler's Shining Stars Newsletter

Volume 11

November 16, 2009


I'm looking forward to meeting with you at your child's conference this week!


Reading

We have been reading stories in our reading textbooks about the history of America. This has added to our learning in Social Studies. Since we will be wrapping up our Social Studies unit, we will once again be reading novels in reading groups. Be sure to ask your child what book they are reading.

Math

We will be having a Math assessment either this week or next week. Please be sure your child is practicing his/her flashcards at home.

Social Studies

In the next two weeks, we will be wrapping up Social Studies until after Christmas. We have had so much fun learning about the first Americans and the first European explorers to America. Next week we will be learning about the first Thanksgiving.

Science

Please let me know if you would like to drive to our field trip on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 9:00.

Religion

We will no longer be having weekly Bible quotes again until after Christmas. Instead, your child will be required to memorize their verse for the Christmas Program in December. I will be checking in with each child weekly to see how their memorization is coming along.


A look at our week:

Monday 11/16


NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 11/17

*P.E.

*Homework packet goes home

Wednesday 11/18

Thursday 11/19

*P.E.

Friday 11/20

*Homework packet due

*Filling Thanksgiving baskets 12:30

Star Student of the Week: Emma (McKenzie was our Star Student last week due to Emma's illness)

Spelling 4          

Lesson 9

The /ow/ and /oi/ Sounds

 

  1. account

  2. trousers

  3. rejoice

  4. poison

  5. outside

  6. ground

  7. enjoyment

  8. destroy

  9. employ

  10. appoint

  11. bounce

  12. about

  13. tower

  14. plow

  15. joint


Common Misspelled Words

 

  1. does

  2. said

  3. didn't

  4. don't

  5. can't


***Challenge Words***

 

  1. confession

  2. symptoms

  3. pathogens

  4. settlement

  5. European explorers

 

Spelling 5

Lesson 9

The /long e/ Sound

  1. brief

  2. grieve

  3. nasty

  4. receive

  5. memory

  6. scary

  7. gasoline

  8. piece

  9. ceiling

  10. ski

  11. chief

  12. belief

  13. monkey

  14. field

  15. every

Common Misspelled Words

  1. does

  2. said

  3. didn't

  4. don't

  5. can't

***Challenge Words***

  1. confession

  2. symptoms

  3. pathogens

  4. settlement

  5. European explorers

So proud of our Veteran's Wall! Way to go!

Bible Verse-
 Please work on memorizing your part for the Christmas program.  I will be checking your progress each week!

 Astronomy websites we will be visiting in class

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/

 

http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

 

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

 

http://www.nineplanets.org/

 

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

 

http://exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html

 

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

 

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm

 

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html

Mrs. Margaret Scheffler, 4th/5th grade teacher

 Veterans Day

http://www4.va.gov/kids/k-5/index.asp

 

 

Native American Tribes

http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm

 

Who we're researching...

Chris - Apache

Taylor - Blackfoot

Emma - Hopis

Artie - Inuit

Brittney -Crow

Jocelyn - Mohawks

McKenzie - Pueblos

Julie - Shawnees

Mikayla - Shoshonis

Georgia -Wintun

Hunter - Yakama

Sarah - Powhatan

 

Working on our Veteran's Wall.  We made red poppies to put throughout our wall.

Math websites we will be visiting in class

 

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/Division/coneCrazyDiv.html

 

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/Division/classroomDiv.html

 

http://resources.oswego.org/games/SpeedGrid/Addition/urikares.html

 

http://resources.oswego.org/games/SpeedGrid/Subtraction/urikasub1res.html

 

http://resources.oswego.org/games/SumSense/sumadd.html

 

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/AntsMarching.htm

 

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/aquaticspeedway.htm

 

 

Many days were spent building our Veteran's Wall.  I am so proud of how dedicated and excited the children were to learn about veterans and all they have done for us. 

 

  

  

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