Tuesday, Dec. 19th

- Reading minutes due for the whole break
- Reading plus.
- Decimal Division test the week we come back
- Book report notes due Jan. 5th
- Animals essay due Jan. 5th
- Practice the spelling bee words
- Work on your science fair projects
- Book reports due Jan. 29th

Monday, December 18th

- Read 30 minutes
- PJ Day tomorrow
- Finish late work. Bubbles will be lost before the party
- Book report note due January 5th
- Animals Essay is due January 5th
- Nonfiction book report due January 29th
- Autobiography 18 - Traditions due tomorrow

Feliz Navidad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e4olB2Yz3E&feature=youtu.be

Friday, December 15th

- 150 reading minutes
- No QC today
- Finish missing work and get your notes signed. Bubble lost if they aren't returned
- 2 days of school next week
- Autobiography 18 - Favorite Family Tradition due on Tuesday
- Book reports due on Monday!!! remember your paragraph with your poem

Thursday, December 14

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC Divide by a Decimal
- Autobiography 17 due today
- Spelling and vocab tests tomorrow
- Finish missing work
- Bring your props for your Spanish song tomorrow
- Book reports due on Monday
- Hats on for Kids tomorrow

Wednesday, December 13th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC Numbers sense when dividing decimals
- Autobiography 17 - Best gift given and received due tomorrow
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Finish all missing work
- Book reports due on Monday. Don't forget your paragraph
- Hats on for Kids on Friday
- Animals essay due Jan. 5th
- 2 Reading Plus Lessons due by Friday
- Don't forget your props for the Spanish Christmas song for tomorrow and Friday

Tuesday, December 12th

- Read 30 minutes
- QC Divide by 2 Digit Divisors
- Autobiography 17 - Due tomorrow for $5
- Finish missing work
- Animals Essay due the 5th of Jan
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Bring your props for the Spanish song
- 2 Reading Plus stories for Friday.

Monday, December 11th

- Read 30 minutes
- QC 6.4 Divide by 1 digit whole number
- Autobiography 17 - Best Gifts given and received. One paragraph each
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Book reports due next Monday
- Finish your missing work
- Animals essay due Jan. 5th

Friday, December 8th

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Finish missing work
- Book report notes due today
- Book reports due Dec. 18th
- Study your Spanish song
- Boston Tea Party Essay due today

Thursday, December 7th

- Read 30 minutes
- Autobiography 16 due today
- Boston Tea Party Essay due tomorrow
- Book report notes due tomorrow
- Hats on for Kids tomorrow
- Finish all missing work
- Study your song for Spanish. Use the link in yesterday's blog
- Spelling and Vocab tests will be next Friday

Wednesday, December 6th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 6.1 Patterns for Dividing Decimals
- Autobiography 16 due tomorrow - Invention
- Book order due tomorrow. Place your order online or bring in the form and money
- Boston Tea Party Essay due on Friday
- 2 Reading Plus lessons due on Friday
- Brain Boosters are tomorrow. Bring in your books
- Book report notes due Friday
- Spelling and vocab tests on the 15th
- Practice your song for Spanish class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEDk85qq4Oc

take the song home and practice with the video

Tuesday, December 5th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math Test today. You will need to finish it in class tomorrow. Do not work on it at home.
- Autobiography 16 - Invention due tomorrow for $5
- Book order due on Thursday
- Boston Tea Party essay due on Friday
- 2 Reading Plus stories due on Friday
- Work on your science fair projects. The http://www.silvermesapta.com/ website has more copies of the information packets and examples of permission slips if you need them.
- Book report notes due on Friday
- Book report due December 18th. Work on your poems

Spelling Words for our test on 12/15

1.   waterproof

2.   teaspoon

3.   grasshopper

4.   homesick

5.   barefoot

6.   courthouse

7.   earthquake

8.   rowboat

9.   scrapbook

10.               countryside

11.               lightweight

12.               fishhook

13.               spotlight

14.               blindfold

15.               whirlpool

16.               tablespoon

17.               greenhouse

18.               postcard

19.               hummingbird

20.               thumbtack

21.               sledgehammer

22.               brokenhearted

23.               chalkboard

24.               straightforward

25.               granddaughter

Monday, December 4th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math Test Topic 5 tomorrow on Division.
- Make sure your review pages are completed and ready for me to check
- Autobiography 16 - Invention due on Thursday
- Boston Tea Party Essay due on Friday
- Spelling words going home today. Test on 12/15
- 2 Reading Plus stories due by Friday
- Finish all you missing work.
- Book report notes due on Friday. Find you poetry book
- Work on your science fair projects. Mr. Barron will come in this week to answer questions
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/
- Book Order due on Thursday if you want to order books for before the holiday break

Friday, December 1st

- 150 reading minutes
- Finish missing work
- Book order due next Thursday
- Work on your science fair projects
- Book report notes due next Friday
- Book reports due Dec. 18th

Thursday, November 30th

- Read 30 minutes
- QC 5.7 Dividing by 2 digit divisors
- Reading Unit 2 test tomorrow
- Autobiography 15 - Choice due today
- Hats on for Kids tomorrow
- Twin Day tomorrow
- Work on your science fair
- Math Test next week.

Wednesday, November 29th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 5.5 Place value in quotients
- Book reports due today
- Report cards coming home today
- Autobiography 15 - Choice from the list due tomorrow
- Unit 2 reading test on Friday
- Math test on Division next week
- 2 Reading Plus lessons due by Friday
- Work on Reflex and Dreambox
- Start on your science fair projects
- Finish all missing work

Tuesday, November 28th

- Read 30 minutes
- No QC today
- Autobiography 15 - choice due tomorrow for $5
- Timeline Book Reports due tomorrow. Remember your paragraphs on the back
- Unit 2 Reading test on Friday
- Math Test on Monday on Division
- Twin Day on Friday. Make sure you have a group to join
- Student council meeting on Friday
- Finish all missing work
- Real Turkey math art due on Thursday

Monday, November 27th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 5.5 Divide by multiples of 10
- Autobiography 15 - Choice due on Thursday
- District Writing Test 1 tomorrow
- Unit 2 Reading Test on Friday
- Math Test on Topic 5 Division on Monday
- Book reports due on Wednesday with your Timelines
- 2 Reading Plus lessons due this week
- practicar los trabalenguas para la competencia 

Tuesday, November 21

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Math QC 5.4 Partial Quotients
- Autobiography 14 - What are you Thankful for? due today
- Finish missing work and bring back the parent signature on your note if you received one.
- Book reports due next Wednesday
- Twin Day on Friday, Dec. 1st

Monday, November 20th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 5.3 Using Models to Divide
- Autobiography 14 - What are you Thankful for? due tomorrow
- Finish up missing work
- Book reports are due next Wednesday. Take your timeline paper home if you want it.

Friday, November 17

- 150 reading minutes
- Last chance for science fair forms
- Missing work.
- Auto 14 due Tuesday. What are you Thankful for?
- Book reports due Nov. 29th

Thursday, November 16th

- read 30 minutes
- No QC today. We practice division.
- Autobiography 13 - Embarrassing moment due today
- Cats and Dogs essay due tomorrow. Multiple bubbles will be lost
- Science fair interest forms due tomorrow
- Spanish test tomorrow
- Last day for the Canned Food Drive.
- Spelling and vocab tests tomorrow. Study your words
- Hats on for Kids tomorrow

Wednesday, November 15th

- Read 30 minutes
- Autobiography 13 Embarrassing moment due tomorrow
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Cats and dogs essay due on Friday
- Division quiz sheet due tomorrow
- Spanish test moved to Friday
- Science Fair interest forms due on Friday
- Canned Food Drive all week. Our classes are getting destroyed by the rest of 5th Grade
- 2 Reading Plus lessons due by Friday
- Finish Missing work.

Tuesday, November 14th

- Read 30 minutes. Make sure you get you 150 done each week
- Math QC 5.1 Patterns in divisions
- AAPPL Spanish Language Test tomorrow. Please be here on time and ready to go.
- Autobiography 13 - Embarrassing moment due tomorrow for $5
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Science fair interest forms due by Friday
- 2 Reading plus stories due by Friday
- Cats v. Dogs Essay due on Friday
- Finish missing work. I will be marking bubbles off tomorrow.

Monday, November 13th

- read 30 minutes or you will start losing bubbles for not reaching your 150 a week
- No Math HW. We start division tomorrow
- Autobiography 13 - Embarrassing moment due on Thursday. Use good details
- AAPPL Spanish language test on Wednesday. Be here please
- Cats v. Dogs essay due on Friday
- Spelling and vocab test on Friday. Words coming home today
- Book report due Nov. 29th
- Finishing missing work. Bubbles will be lost again on Wed. and brain boosters missed on Thurs.
- 2 Reading Plus stories due for everybody by Fri. 2 bubbles lost for each lesson not done.

Friday, November 10th

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Topic 1-4 District Math Test on Monday
- Canned food drive starts on Monday. Class with the most cans gets a Pizza Party
- Return the Science Fair interest forms by next Friday
- Cats v. Dogs essay due next Friday
- Finish missing work. Bubble will be lost again next week
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Thursday, November 9th

- Read 30 minutes
- NO math HW
- PATRIOTIC PROGRAM FOR PARENTS TOMORROW AT 9:00 AM. WEAR YOUR RED, WHITE OR BLUE SHIRTS
- Hats on for Kids. Don't wear them for the program, but you can put them on after.
- Finish all your missing work
- Work on Reading Plus

Wednesday, November 8th

- Read 30 minutes
- You will need to finish the math test tomorrow if you didn't today
- PROGRAM TOMORROW AT 10:30. WEAR YOU RED, WHITE OR BLUE!
- Program on Friday for parents at 9:00 a.m.
- Autobiography 12 - Why are you proud to be an American? due tomorrow
- Brain Boosters tomorrow. Bring your books and shoes
- Book report due Nov. 29th
- Finish missing work

Monday, November 6th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math Test on Wednesday
- Autobiography 12 - Why are you proud to be an American? due Thursday
- Patriotic program on Thursday at 10:30 for the school and Friday at 9 am for parents
- Finish missing work
- Cats vs. Dog essay due on Nov. 17th
- Work on your reading plus lessons

Friday, November 3rd

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Have your red, white and blue shirts for Monday if possible and definitely on Thursday and Friday
- Book report notes were due today
- Finish missing work.
- Topic 4 math test multiplying decimals on Wednesday
- Practice the Bill of Rights rap

Thursday, November 2nd

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 4.8 Using number sense to multiply decimals
- Book report notes due tomorrow
- Autobiography 11 - What are you scared of? due tomorrow
- Hats on for kids tomorrow
- Student council meeting tomorrow
- Finish all missing work.
- Work on your Reading Plus lessons

Wednesday, November 1st

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 4.7 Using properties to multiply decimals
- Autobiography 11 due tomorrow
- Book report notes due on Friday
- Brain boosters tomorrow. Bring your late books
- Remember your props for What's more American due tomorrow
- Reading plus lessons
- Finish late work.

Tuesday, October 31st

- Read 30 minutes
- Reading Plus lessons
- Autobiography 11 - What are you scared of? or When have you been scared? due Thursday
- Catch up on QC and other missing work
- Book report notes due on Friday
- Book reports due Nov. 29th
- Be safe and have fun!

Friday, October 27th

- 150 reading minutes due on Tuesday
- No QC today
- No school on Monday
- Halloween parade at 1:15 on Tuesday afternoon. Parties will be after the parade
- Finish all missing work
- Book report notes due next Friday
- Book report due Nov. 29th
- Props due by Thursday
- Patriotic program on Nov. 9-10.

Thursday, October 26th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 4.6 Multiply decimals with Partial products
- Autobiography 10 due today
- Spelling and vocab tests tomorrow
- Finish your Sacrafice project for Spanish
- Wear Blue tomorrow for our Spirit Day
- Hats on for Kids tomorrow
- Finish all missing work in both classes
- Book report notes are due next Friday for our Historical fiction book report
- Egg drop is tomorrow

Wednesday, Oct. 25th

- Read 30 minutes
- No QC today
- Auto. 10 - Fall break due tomorrow
- Book report notes for Historical Fiction due Friday, Nov. 3rd
- Wear Crazy Socks tomorrow
- Wear Blue on Friday
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Email your veterans pictures
- Book report due November 29th
- Finish missing work. Bubbles will be lost tomorrow
- Last chance to bring in your Sacrifice pictures for tomorrow

Tuesday, October 24th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math QC 4.5 Model multiply decimals by decimals
- BOOK REPORTS DUE TOMORROW
- Auto. 10 due tomorrow for $5
- Work on your Reading Plus lessons
- Wear you sports t-shirts or jerseys tomorrow for Red Ribbon week
- Work on your Egg Drop entry for Friday
- Your Sacrifices HW is due in Spanish Class tomorrow. Make sure you are taking picture
- Please email me your Veterans pictures by the end of the month.

Monday, October 23rd

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 4.3 Model Multiplication of decimals
- Work on Reading Plus
- Book reports due by Wednesday. We will present some tomorrow
- Papa Murphey's Pizza coupons all this week
- Autobiography 10 - Fall break events using good sequencing words
- Make sure you are working on your Sacrifice HW in Spanish. Take pictures
- Spelling and vocab tests this Friday

Wednesday, October 18th

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Math QC 4.4 Multi. a decimal by a whole number
- Work on your Reading Plus over the weekend
- Log into Reflex and make sure you do a couple of lesson on add/sub
- Book reports due next Wed. We will start presenting on Monday
- Red ribbon week next week. WEAR RED ON MONDAY
- Start on your egg drop entries
- Work on your Spanish homework about Sacrifices. Don't forget to take pictures
- Start memorizing the Bill of Rights Rap

Tuesday, Oct. 17th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 4.2 Estimating product of decimals
- Autobiography 9 due tomorrow for $5 and for bubbles
- Book orders due today
- Bubbles for missing work tomorrow morning
- Book report due next Wed. the 25th
- No school on Thursday and Friday
- Zupas dinner tonight

Unit 2 Week 2 Spelling Words - Test on Oct. 27th

  1. staffs

  2. ourselves 

  3. pants  

  4. scissors

  5. loaves

  6. volcanoes

  7. chiefs

  8. buffalos

  9. flamingos

  10.             beliefs

  11.             echoes

  12.             shelves

  13.             quizzes

  14.             sheriffs

  15.             dominoes

  16.             thieves

  17.             measles

  18.             avocados

  19.             chefs

  20.             pianos

  21.             bailiffs

  22.             wharves

  23.             mosquitoes

  24.             armadillos

  25.             desperadoes

Monday, October 16th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 4.1 Mult. Dec. by powers of 10
- Autobiography 9- Who are your friends? Due on Wed.
- No school on Thursday and Friday
- Book reports due next week on the 25th
- Finish up missing work
- book order due tomorrow. Go online if you are interested
- Study your spelling and vocab words. Unit 2 Week 2 Test will be on Oct. 27th

Friday, October 13th

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Finish all missing work
- Book order due on Tuesday
- Work on Reading Plus over the weekend
- Book report due on Oct. 25th
- Red Ribbon week starts on the 23rd
- Get your veterans pictures to Mr. Nelson as soon as possible.

Thursday, October 12th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math Test tomorrow. Topic 3 multiplication
- Hats on for kids tomorrow
- Book order due Tuesday
- Work on Reading Plus. I expect 2-4 lesson done tomorrow
- Veterans pictures due to Mr. Nelson by the end of the month
- Book reports due Oct. 25th

Wednesday, October 11th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 3.7 How to Critique Reasoning of others
- Math Test on Multiplication Topic 3 on Friday
- Autobiography 8 - Choice from the list - due tomorrow
- Hats on for Kids on Friday
- Book order due next Tuesday
- Book report due Oct. 25th
- Brain Boosters tomorrow

Tuesday, October 10th

- 30 minutes of reading.
- Math QC 3.6 Using multiplication in word problems
- Unit 1 reading test tomorrow. "40 Questions of Fun!"
- Auto. 8 - Choice due tomorrow for $5
- Math Test on Friday. Topic 3 Multiplication
- Finish missing assignments
- Book order due a week from today. 10/17

Monday, October 9th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 3.5 Multiply Multidigit numbers
- Autobiography 8 - Choose a topic off of the list due on Thursday
- Book report due Oct. 25th
- Finish missing work
- Unit 1 reading test on Wednesday
- Book order due Oct. 17th
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Friday, October 6th

- 150 reading minutes due on Monday
- Finish all missing work and quick checks over the weekend
- Book report notes were due today
- Unit 1 reading test on Wednesday
- Book reports due Oct. 25th
- Finish your math graphing art
- Book orders due Oct. 17th

Thursday, October 5th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 3.4 Zero in the factor due tomorrow
- Crazy Hair day tomorrow
- Hats on for kids tomorrow
- Science test in SPANISH tomorrow
- Spelling and vocab tests tomorrow
- Book report notes due tomorrow
- Math graphing art due tomorrow
- Student council meeting tomorrow

Wednesday, Oct. 4th

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 3.3 Multiply 2 digits by 3 digits
- Autobiography 7 - If you could live in a different country. Due tomorrow
- Brain Boosters tomorrow
- Crazy hair day Spirit Day on Friday
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Science Heredity test on Friday in Spanish
- Student council meeting on Friday
- Book report notes due on Friday
- Spanish Vocabulary WS due tomorrow

Tuesday, Oct. 3rd

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 2.2 Estimating products
- Book report note due on Friday
- Auto. 7 due tomorrow for $5
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Science test in Spanish on Friday
- Crazy Hair Day on Friday.
- Book report due Oct. 25th
- Finish missing work for bubbles tomorrow.

Monday, Oct. 2nd

- Read 30 minutes
- Math HW QC 3.1 Patterns of Multiplying greater numbers by powers of 10
- Autobiography 7 - What country would you want to immigrate to? due on Thursday
- Book report notes due on Friday
- Math Graphing Art due on Friday
- Spelling and vocab tests on Friday
- Book report due on Oct. 25th
- Heredity Science Test on Friday in Spanish
- Choir starts tomorrow. Bring back your notes to participate

Unit 1 Week 5 Spelling Words. Test on 10/6

   1.     they’re

   2.     you’ve

   3.     weren’t 

   4.     needn’t

   5.     there’d

   6.     they’ve

    7.     mustn’t

    8.     what’ll

    9.     doesn’t

   10.  hadn’t

   11.  could’ve

   12.  would’ve

   13.  should’ve

  14.  might’ve

  15.  wouldn’t

  16.  who’ve

  17.  shouldn’t 

   18.  who’d

   19.  this’ll

   20.  couldn’t

   21.  there’ve

   22.  mightn’t 

   23.  what’ve

   24.  must’ve

   25.  there’ll