Journal Prompts Response

As you are aware, two of the four reading assignments for the trimester  are due by October 15th.  Students should be working on two of the following choices:

• Fiction response
• Non-fiction response
• Biography response

Students and parents have been curious about the fourth reading response.  The fourth response is based on a second fiction book.  There is NO TEMPLATE for this assignment.  It is unique to each student as they have nine possible choices to choose from.  Thus far, as a class, we have done work around:

• identifying conflict
• identifying figurative language
• identifying mood (how the author makes YOU feel as the reader through his/her words)
• comparison of characters
• realistic/unrealistic
• identifying examples of irony 

IF your child is ready for this assignment, they should stick to choosing three of the above options.

As a reminder, there are nine total options.  Three will be chosen per trimester.

Please see the example to the right under the ELA tab.  As a class, we are reading RESTART and we have had class discussions about the book.  We will go over this example this week, but the concepts written about have already been taught in class.

Homework for Week of October 1st

• "famished" W.O.W. due Thursday, October 4th. **Please remember, to earn a 3 in vocabulary usage, you must create a compound or a complex sentence.**
• Read 30 minutes daily 
• Two reading responses are due by October 15th.  At least one of these assignments should have been turned in already to ensure that there is enough time to complete the second one in a timely manner.

We have two upcoming field trips:

1. Mashantucket Pequot Museum on Friday, October 26th.  We need several parent chaperones, that already have current BCI checks on file, for this trip to keep the groups small. 

Cost for students: $24  
Cost for chaperones: $15

Money and permission slip are due by Friday, October 19th.


 2. Trinity Repertory Company on Wednesday, November 28th.  Only three parent chaperones are needed for this trip, and they will be chosen randomly.  I already have more than enough volunteers at this time.

Cost for student: $26.00
Cost for chaperone: $28.00

Money and permission slip, for this trip, are due by Friday, October 12th.  PLEASE pay with a separate check if you wish to chaperone, as some may be returned after the lottery.

**Also, if at all possible, please make out separate check for the Pequot Museum & Trinity.  It makes our book keeping much easier.

Continents and Oceans Quiz

There will be a quiz on the continents and oceans this upcoming Monday, October 1st.  Students have maps to study from, and they may use the links on Google Classroom that we used in class to study.

Scholastic Book Orders

I would like to send in the first Scholastic Book Order this Friday, September 28th.  Several different flyers have gone home this month.  If you send in an oder, please include a check rather than cash.

If you prefer, you can always order online at: https://clubs.scholastic.com

If you choose this method, which is fabulous because then we get free shipping, please use the following SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB CLASSROOM CODE: M8XGH

Remember, the more we order, the more free books the classroom is able to get with Scholastic points.

Thank you in advance for supporting this program :)

Homework for week of September 24th

Homework for week of September 24th

• "ornate" W.O.W. due Thursday, September 27th.
• Read 30 minutes daily
• Two reading responses are due by October 15th.  I do not suggest waiting until the 15th to turn them in.  At least one should be completed this week to keep on schedule.
• Point of view quiz on Friday, September 28th-students must be able to identify five different points of view given short passages: first person, second person, third person objective, third person limited and third person omniscient. They will also need to complete a picture scenario from varied points of view.  Students have a model and we have practiced this in class with three different pictures.
• Please see below post regarding field trip information/due dates.

Field Trips!!!!!!

We have two upcoming field trips.  Our first field trip will be to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum on Friday, October 26th.  We need several parent chaperones, that already have current BCI checks on file, for this trip to keep the groups small. 

Cost for students: $24 
Cost for chaperones: $15

Money and permission slip are due by Friday, October 19th.


Our second trip will be to Trinity Repertory Company on Wednesday, November 28th.  Only three parent chaperones are needed for this trip, and they will be chosen randomly if more than three seek to go.

Cost for student: $26.00
Cost for chaperone: $28.00

Money and permission slip, for this trip, are due by Friday, October 12th.  PLEASE pay with a separate check if you wish to chaperone, as some may be returned after the lottery.

**Also, if at all possible, please make out separate check for the Pequot Museum & Trinity.  It makes our book keeping much easier.

Thank you :)

Picture Day

Just as a reminder...picture day is this Thursday, September 20th.

Below Grade Level Book Series

FYI-The following book series are below level for grade five:

-Dogman
-Big Nate
-Judy Moody
-Magic Treehouse Series
-Goosebumps

This Week's Homework

• Read 30 minutes per night
• Pilfer=to steal WOW due Thursday, September 20th
• There will be a short grammar quiz on Wednesday on the following material: when to use mom vs Mom, conjunctions,  and identifying simple, complex, run-on or fragment
• Two reading responses are due by October 15th
• "A Christmas Carol" permission slips and money are due by October 12th

Reading Response Due Dates by Trimester

By October 15th, two responses are due for the mid trimester point. (My suggestion would be to complete a fiction one and either a non-fiction OR biography...I would NOT attempt the Journal Prompts assignment YET until the students have more curriculum under their belts.)

Trimester One: (4 total reading responses due)
Monday, October 15th-TWO responses are due by this date
Friday, November 30th- the remaining two responses are due by this date

Trimester Two: (4 total reading responses due)
Friday, January 23rd-TWO responses are due by this date
Friday, March 14th-the remaining two responses are due by this date

Trimester Three: (4 total reading responses due)
Wednesday, May 1st- TWO responses are due by this date
Monday, June 10th- the final two responses are due by this date

Fiction Literature Response

By the end of this week, students will be familiar enough with the fiction reading response to be able to try one at home.

Homework Week of September 10th

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK:

• Trivial WOW due Thursday, Sept 13th
  (Please do not forget to proofread before you turn this in. Did you spell everything correctly? Did you capitalize correctly? Did you use correct punctuation? Did you use a conjunction to create a complex sentence?)
• Mrs. Jewls Vocabulary & Mrs. Jewls reading comprehension quiz Friday, September 14th
  
  

Word of the Week Example

Here is an example of how a Word of the Week assignment should be completed.  As I mentioned previously, I am not an artist, nor do I pretend to be.  I do consult the internet often for images to help me.  I would likely NOT try to draw a person in my WOW assignment because I know that is not my strength.  Instead, I used symbols to show Batman and the Joker.  Remember, a conjunction must be used to get full credit for vocabulary usage.

One more school supply!

Hello parents,

For students in my homeroom, I have asked that they bring in a small plastic bin to fit on the top shelf of their cubby.  The purpose is to hold items such as crayons, scissors, colored pencils, extra pencils, etc. Students share their desks with another class, so this provides a space where no one else will have access to their things.  Sorry this was not on the original school supply list, the room did not have cubbies previously, thus I was unaware that this was a need.  Finding something around your home or The Dollar Store is a great place to find one.