Fifth Grade News
December 4, 2009, 2009
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Class News
Progress Reports went home today. Remember these are interim reports
and your child may have missing assignments due to illness or other
absences. Please look over them and discuss them with your child. The cover
sheet needs to be signed and returned by Monday December 7th.
Reading–Mrs. Arnold
Last week we looked at techniques advertisers use to sell products.
Students were given an extra credit assignment that involves finding
commercials (TV or radio) or print advertisements that include these
advertising gimmicks. They may hand this in any time before Christmas
break. There are 6 and they may earn up to 6 points extra credit. Students
were also given a list of extra vocabulary words. They will be tested on
these on December 7th.
**Students need to have a book read by December 15th for an in-class book
report. This should be a fifth grade level (or above) book and should be
fiction.
Social Studies – Mrs. Arnold
Students are studying about “Economics” in social studies. We will
be learning about supply and demand and the four factors in production.
Students will be given a list of economics vocabulary words to learn and will
have a test over this chapter on Wednesday, December 16th. On December 11th
students will be participating in a Trade Fair. They will be allowed to
bring in items to trade with other students. ALL trades are final. Examples
of items to trade are homemade baked treats, toy cars, trading cards,
jewelry, CD’s, and games. After the Trade Fair we will talk about supply and
demand and which items were popular and attempt to determine why.
******There will be a quiz over the states in the southeast on December 9th.
Science – Mrs. Hamrick
Test over the “processes that shape the Earth’s surface” will be
Tuesday. Study the notes in the science notebook and Chapter 1 beginning on
page C2.
Math – Mrs. Hamrick
Students must be able to find common denominators to compare fractions and
add and subtract them. There are 3 rules I teach the students to follow that
will always work: Rule 1 – choose the largest denominator; Rule 2 – double
the largest denominator; and Rule 3 – multiply the denominators. Remind
your child of these rules when they need to compare and order fractions. The
students will learn to reduce fractions or write them in their simplest form
and rename fractions as mixed numbers.
CALENDAR-December 7-11, 2009
Monday Progress Report Cover Sheet Due Today
Tuesday Extra Vocabulary Quiz
Science Test
Wednesday Southeast States Quiz
Thursday DARE Class
Friday Trade Fair
Spelling Test
Selection Test