Hello Parents, I hope your week is going well. It's hard to believe that next week is Christmas break! We will have some busy days before break!
Religion- We finished up our chapter on the Beatitudes this week. They will be taking a test on Monday. We will also be going to confession on Friday with Father Halbur.
Math- We have finished our chapter on division! I can hear the cheer now! They are testing over it on Thursday and Friday, if needed. I won't start a new chapter until we get back from break! Their next chapter will be covering decimals.
Reading- This week we read a story about Molly Pitcher. Her real is name is Mary Hays. She worked alongside her husband in a battle during the Revolutionary War. I think we all really loved this story. They gave us an idea of what the conditions were like for the soldiers during the winter and the summer. We found out that wives and children were often on the war front with their husbands. Mary was called Molly. She ended up running back and forth to the streams to fill a pitcher of water. She would then run through the battle front and serve the men in the Continental Army a drink of water. Pretty soon the men would yell,
Molly--PITCHER!" We also read about another woman who was a Patriot spy and was able to get information to General Washington that ended up helping them in a battle. We had some great discussions on how these ordinary women did extraordinary things. In grammar this week we are learning more about regular and irregular verbs.
This week is our 3rd week in this unit. This will mean they get a cold read in their test on Friday. We will not be doing a story next week or spelling words.
Next Wednesday, they will need a sack lunch,but milk will be provided. They will be eating with their Advent Angels. We will be caroling after lunch. Then we will go back to our rooms for afternoon activities. I believe we will be showing a movie to 3-5. They will have to dress up on Wednesday because it is a mass day.
Spirit Day- This Friday is Spirit Day! Sweats for $1
I don't know if I will write a blog next week. So, let me wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope everyone's holidays are bright and cheery. If you are traveling, please have a safe trip there and back home! I will see you in 2017!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Friday, December 9, 2016
Good Morning Parents,
I just realized I forgot to put in my blog that in your child's folder is a permission slip. They have been invited to go sing for the Catholic Daughter's on Monday at Holy Spirit. They will have lunch there with the ladies as well! I told them they will really love all the home cooking!
Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
I just realized I forgot to put in my blog that in your child's folder is a permission slip. They have been invited to go sing for the Catholic Daughter's on Monday at Holy Spirit. They will have lunch there with the ladies as well! I told them they will really love all the home cooking!
Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Hello Parents, I hope you are having a good week! I believe we are seeing the signs of winter approaching! I know I felt it during recess duty on Wednesday! Brrrrr!
Food Pantry- There was a mix up in the scheduling. They are getting their shipment on Thursday instead of Friday. So the 5th graders won't be helping this week. Thank you to those who have donated shampoo and conditioner! If you can help us out, please do! Donations need to be brought to the school by December 16.
Reading- So last week they took their first weekly test on their Chromebooks. After a few glitches it went smoothly! They seemed to like it a lot too! The first I've ever heard about test taking! Even though their tests are on paper, I will continue to fill out the forms I send to you. You will find them in your Take Home Folder. I did talk to them again this week about the difficult topic with this unit. Every story deals with the Revolutionary War and that isn't always the easiest of topics. I talked to them about how we all need to make sure we stay focused. This week's story is about King George. He just couldn't seem to understand why the American Colonists wouldn't pay his taxes. He thought since he was a good king, he should be treated as such. This is the story of the Boston Tea Party as well. King George has all the perks, but can't make any real rules because it is the monarchy that does that, the king no longer holds that power. He seems kind of like he is a little crazy which is what they thought back in that time period. Today he would be diagnosed with porphyria. We also read a short nonfiction piece on the events of the Boston Tea Party. We read of two accounts of men that actually took part in the event. We did talk about how this really was a quieter version of a protest versus some of those we see today. They will test over this on Friday. In grammar we are working on present, past, and future tense verbs. There is some figurative language in our story this week. We focused on idioms on Wednesday. They each chose one and then had to draw the literal version of what it said. We discussed what each one really means. For example: It's raining cats and dogs. They will share their pictures on Friday. You will be able to see them outside our room.
Math- We are continuing our division work. This week we worked on story problems together and then had to figure out how we can use that remainder. For example: if the problem dealt with food we took that remainder and made a fraction out of it. If it was something like kids going on a camping trip and splitting up into cabins..sometimes you have to get another cabin to take care of the leftover kids. Some of the questions just asked them what was the remainder or those left out. Some asked how many were full. They had to really pay attention to what the question is asking. We might be nearing a test next week!
Religion- They made an 8-page booklet this week. In it we listed ways we could live out the Beatitudes. We had some really GREAT discussions! It also led us into talking about our Bully program. We discussed the bucket fillers and how they should be looking out for kind acts within our room and our school. I told them to keep this booklet. They will be able to use it when we test over this chapter.
Dec. 16- It is an optional sack lunch day!
Have a great weekend! Stay warm!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
Food Pantry- There was a mix up in the scheduling. They are getting their shipment on Thursday instead of Friday. So the 5th graders won't be helping this week. Thank you to those who have donated shampoo and conditioner! If you can help us out, please do! Donations need to be brought to the school by December 16.
Reading- So last week they took their first weekly test on their Chromebooks. After a few glitches it went smoothly! They seemed to like it a lot too! The first I've ever heard about test taking! Even though their tests are on paper, I will continue to fill out the forms I send to you. You will find them in your Take Home Folder. I did talk to them again this week about the difficult topic with this unit. Every story deals with the Revolutionary War and that isn't always the easiest of topics. I talked to them about how we all need to make sure we stay focused. This week's story is about King George. He just couldn't seem to understand why the American Colonists wouldn't pay his taxes. He thought since he was a good king, he should be treated as such. This is the story of the Boston Tea Party as well. King George has all the perks, but can't make any real rules because it is the monarchy that does that, the king no longer holds that power. He seems kind of like he is a little crazy which is what they thought back in that time period. Today he would be diagnosed with porphyria. We also read a short nonfiction piece on the events of the Boston Tea Party. We read of two accounts of men that actually took part in the event. We did talk about how this really was a quieter version of a protest versus some of those we see today. They will test over this on Friday. In grammar we are working on present, past, and future tense verbs. There is some figurative language in our story this week. We focused on idioms on Wednesday. They each chose one and then had to draw the literal version of what it said. We discussed what each one really means. For example: It's raining cats and dogs. They will share their pictures on Friday. You will be able to see them outside our room.
Math- We are continuing our division work. This week we worked on story problems together and then had to figure out how we can use that remainder. For example: if the problem dealt with food we took that remainder and made a fraction out of it. If it was something like kids going on a camping trip and splitting up into cabins..sometimes you have to get another cabin to take care of the leftover kids. Some of the questions just asked them what was the remainder or those left out. Some asked how many were full. They had to really pay attention to what the question is asking. We might be nearing a test next week!
Religion- They made an 8-page booklet this week. In it we listed ways we could live out the Beatitudes. We had some really GREAT discussions! It also led us into talking about our Bully program. We discussed the bucket fillers and how they should be looking out for kind acts within our room and our school. I told them to keep this booklet. They will be able to use it when we test over this chapter.
Dec. 16- It is an optional sack lunch day!
Have a great weekend! Stay warm!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
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