The 1st class that has 100% participation in this will win a tile painting party for their class, to be done at school! Wouldn't that be fun if OUR class won that?! I think so! We are on a roll...winning the Goldenbrush Award in Art out of the whole 5th grade TWICE and so, I'd love it if we could participate in this, too! This could be done prior to the holidays for a great keepsake, or during a class party throughout the year!!
Homework:
1. Math: lesson 5.10 (both sides)
2. Reading worksheet
3. Read 30 min. 
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html?launch=true
Today, I sent out your child's DRP scores and also, a Sea World Chaperone letter. Please look over these and return the Sea World form as soon as possible. Thank you!
Homework:
1. Math: Lesson 5.7
2. S.S.- Study for test tomorrow/parent signature on the study guide
3. Reading: Study for vocab. (eduplace.com), grammar skills: linking, main, and helping verbs, homophones, (chompchomp.com) and The Fear Place.
4. Read 30 min.
*Sunshine math due tomorrow
First, I would like to commend those of you dads that attended our FIRST All Pro Dads meeting!It was a huge and wonderful turnout!We loved that!Also, I would like to acknowledge one of our students that submitted her Symphony essay and WON tickets to the Festival of Orchestras symphony….Ashley!Great job!One of our very students also won tickets to the Magic game during the All Pro Dads meeting-wow!
Now moving on…I would like to share some great sites for grammar practice on singular and plural nouns:
http://www.quia.com/mc/67715.html
http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/Grammar/singular&pluralnouns.html#anchor1709890
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/la_games.jsp
http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html
and also for History on Parade.Your child can find more information on the following sites:
http://www.britannica.com/(Login: ocps and Password: orange)
http://www.nettrekker.com/(User Name: ocps1 and Password: ocps1)
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/remember.htm (this is a website for inventors and inventions)
http://www.worldbookonline.com(Login ID is stonelakes1 and the password is eagles)
Please utilize these helpful sites.Homework for this evening:
"If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that little shall be much." -Hesiod
Create a special workspace and schedule daily quiet time for your child to do his/her homework from school. Be sure this is a time you are available to help if needed.
2. Schedule 15 minutes of special time everyday to listen to your child read.
3. Go to the school library, public library, or to the local bookstore once each week and read a new book together. After you read each book, talk about how it is similar to other books you have read together.
4. Encourage reading fluency by having your child read and reread familiar books. It can also be helpful to have your child read a short passage over several times while you record the time it takes. Children often enjoy seeing if they can improve their time from one reading to the next, and the repeated reading helps to establish a habit of fluent reading.
5. Have him read a book to a younger sibling (or even to a pet), perhaps playing "teacher" and asking the brother or sister good questions as he reads.
6. Have your child tell you a new word he has learned every single day. This word could be from a book he is reading, something you or the teacher said, or even a conversation that he heard at school. Talk about what it means then make up a sentence with the new word. If needed, use the dictionary to figure out what the word means. Play a game where each of you have to use the word in a sentence at least twice that day. Try to use the word again that week. Maybe add the words to a "my new vocabulary word list" and post it on the refrigerator.