Hello Parents,
I hope everyone had a great week off! I moved from my apartment to a house on Prairie Street (renting;not buying). Two of my siblings came down last Saturday to help with the big stuff along with some great men from church! It took us less than an hour to load and unload!
Dollars for Scholars- They wrote their essays before we went on break. This week they used their Chromebooks and typed them up in a Google Doc for me. They shared it with me and then I printed them off! I am waiting for all to finish. I need to turn in the top 3 next Friday to be judged.
Fire Posters- Congrats to Tucker! He came in 2nd place in the state contest for 5th graders! Woo hoo!!! He was invited to a luncheon in Osage, Iowa. He will receive his award then.
Math- This week we started back with dividing decimals by 1, 10, 100, and 1000. On Tuesday and Wednesday they worked in small groups using Base 10 blocks to divide up the decimals by whole numbers. We will continue with Biz Town on Thursday and Friday.
Reading- This week we read a story called The Birchbark House. This is a story about a Native American girl who is upset with her sister and wants to make her envy her. She ends up befriending a couple of bear cubs until the mother bear shows up! Then she tries to reason with the bear to convince her that she wasn't going to harm her cubs.
We are also working on Perfect, Past, and Future Tense verbs in grammar. On Monday we used has or have in front of our verbs, but we needed to make sure that our verb was in past tense. You have to love the English language that tells us we are working on Perfect Present Tense, but using past tense verbs! :)
Remember that on Monday we don't have school.
Make sure you are watching the April calendar. The month is really chopped up and I have a feeling it will fly by!!!
Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Happy Thursday, Parents! I hope you are all having a great week!
Iowa Assessments has been going on for most of the week. We will finish our final tests today!
Thank you to the parents who signed up to bring in snacks for them. They have been a welcome break every day!
Reading- Next week we only have 4 days, but we will do a story and spelling words. Your Unit 4 scores are posted online in the grade book, but I have also put a paper copy in your child's Take Home Folder.
Auction- It was great to see some of you there. I think it was a successful night! Mark O'Riley bought our 5th grade basket and gave it back to me! I showed the kids on Monday. Some of them took the book they suggested for it, the others donated them to our classroom library. It's been fun to see them all go through it and look for a new book to read!!!! We will thank Mark on Friday when we go to the Food Pantry!
Math- This week we have focused on Biz Town. They had to fill out an application to get a checking account at the bank. Then we discussed a lot of terms. We played a game on Tuesday where I gave them a situation and they had to tell me how that person was going to pay--checking account, savings account, debit or credit card, safe deposit box, personal loans. It was good to get them aware of all the possibilities. We have stressed identity theft and the ways it can be done. I stressed that they are NOT to give their social security number out to anyone unless you have given them permission. We also solved some math problems that tellers might face. We had to count up the money the teller had in their drawer.
On Wednesday, we went over writing a check and then endorsing it. We also filled out a deposit slip and then recorded the deposit in our banking transaction book. They had to record and balance a deposit and a check written out. We will be practicing that one. I think the biggest thing they realized was that they might have to write their name smaller so it can fit on the lines of their check! 😃
Lenten Angels- They met with their angel again on Wednesday. They watched a 60 second video to explain what Lent is about-- prayer, almsgiving, and fasting. It was so cute, my group watched it twice! Then they each made a cross to remind them of these things and the promise they made this Lenten season.
Sack Lunch- This Friday is a Spirit Day and the sack lunch is optional. I will remind them that it is Friday, and as Catholics we don't eat meat on Fridays. They may also opt for the school lunch which I believe is a bean burrito.
Food Pantry- We are to go again this Friday. I have told the 5th graders that the weather will be COLD on Friday so we need to go back to winter coats. The hoodie and fleece won't cut it. It's March-- it will be different again next week!
Clocks- Don't forget to set your clocks ahead this week! We all lose that extra hour of sleep, but just think of all the sunshine! You may need to remind me that I said this on Thursday! 😫
I will see you at conferences next week! Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
Iowa Assessments has been going on for most of the week. We will finish our final tests today!
Thank you to the parents who signed up to bring in snacks for them. They have been a welcome break every day!
Reading- Next week we only have 4 days, but we will do a story and spelling words. Your Unit 4 scores are posted online in the grade book, but I have also put a paper copy in your child's Take Home Folder.
Auction- It was great to see some of you there. I think it was a successful night! Mark O'Riley bought our 5th grade basket and gave it back to me! I showed the kids on Monday. Some of them took the book they suggested for it, the others donated them to our classroom library. It's been fun to see them all go through it and look for a new book to read!!!! We will thank Mark on Friday when we go to the Food Pantry!
Math- This week we have focused on Biz Town. They had to fill out an application to get a checking account at the bank. Then we discussed a lot of terms. We played a game on Tuesday where I gave them a situation and they had to tell me how that person was going to pay--checking account, savings account, debit or credit card, safe deposit box, personal loans. It was good to get them aware of all the possibilities. We have stressed identity theft and the ways it can be done. I stressed that they are NOT to give their social security number out to anyone unless you have given them permission. We also solved some math problems that tellers might face. We had to count up the money the teller had in their drawer.
On Wednesday, we went over writing a check and then endorsing it. We also filled out a deposit slip and then recorded the deposit in our banking transaction book. They had to record and balance a deposit and a check written out. We will be practicing that one. I think the biggest thing they realized was that they might have to write their name smaller so it can fit on the lines of their check! 😃
Lenten Angels- They met with their angel again on Wednesday. They watched a 60 second video to explain what Lent is about-- prayer, almsgiving, and fasting. It was so cute, my group watched it twice! Then they each made a cross to remind them of these things and the promise they made this Lenten season.
Sack Lunch- This Friday is a Spirit Day and the sack lunch is optional. I will remind them that it is Friday, and as Catholics we don't eat meat on Fridays. They may also opt for the school lunch which I believe is a bean burrito.
Food Pantry- We are to go again this Friday. I have told the 5th graders that the weather will be COLD on Friday so we need to go back to winter coats. The hoodie and fleece won't cut it. It's March-- it will be different again next week!
Clocks- Don't forget to set your clocks ahead this week! We all lose that extra hour of sleep, but just think of all the sunshine! You may need to remind me that I said this on Thursday! 😫
I will see you at conferences next week! Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Hello Parents, Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a great week! I can't believe it is Thursday already and March! Time is flying by!
Reading-- They are finishing up their unit 4 test today. Since we have Iowa Assessments next week, I don't plan on starting a new unit. We will do other things. They won't have any spelling next week either. We will do a story the following week before we leave for spring break. I probably won't be able to get you scores until next week.
Math- They finished up the test yesterday. Today they will be getting it signed and corrected, if needed. I plan on starting BizTown on Friday. We will probably do a lot of that next week as well.
Religion- This week we are discussing the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation and the difference between venial sins and mortal sins. They have a good understanding of those two things. I have them working in small groups to create an acrostic poem using a word that has something to do with reconciliation.
Iowa Assessments- Starting on Monday they will be taking these tests. I will talk to them on Friday, but it doesn't hurt to say it twice. I will remind them that it is important they get a good night of sleep every night. They should eat a good breakfast so that their stomach rumbling won't be an added distraction. They will be provided a snack on their test days from the PTO. The biggest point I will stress to them is that they just work to do their very best with each test. We will take breaks to allow them to stretch and relax, but they just need to keep trying and do their best. Bottom line.
Conferences- Please make sure you check out the email I sent you last Wednesday and get signed up for your conference time. I added days to it to get all of you in.
Auction- The auction is this Saturday. Hope to see many of you there. This is the school's biggest fundraiser. It's a great dinner and a fun night!
Lenten Angels- Next week the kids will be getting together with their Angels to do activities dealing with Lent. Please look for a flyer in your child's folder about raising money for the Nigerian Seminary. The Civics Club is running this one. I think the kids will really like to participate in this one.
Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma
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