CONTACTING ME: My school phone- extension is 413. I am not always in the room to hear it. You can always call my cell: 231-357-4710.
My email: lblowers@hamiltonschools.us
Friday Fun was some free computer time
PINK DAY- All of 5th and 6th grade will be having a PINK DAY on Wednesday, October 23rd. We're encouraging everyone to wear some pink! We have a parent bringing in a pink snack (Thanks Amy Boehm!).
CAMP MANITOU-LIN: Dry morning, very wet afternoon! Most students came well-prepared and fortunately it was a warm day. Everyone seemed to love the mid-ropes. Canoeing was fun, and I was so sorry that only 2 of the groups were able to do that activity! :( I appreciated everyone's positive attitudes and encouragement of others! Photos are in the "PHOTO" tab.
CAMP MANITOU-LIN: Dry morning, very wet afternoon! Most students came well-prepared and fortunately it was a warm day. Everyone seemed to love the mid-ropes. Canoeing was fun, and I was so sorry that only 2 of the groups were able to do that activity! :( I appreciated everyone's positive attitudes and encouragement of others! Photos are in the "PHOTO" tab.
CONFERENCES: If your child did not bring home a form with your date and time, please contact the office. If you need to make a change please contact me by Thursday of this week.
FUNDRAISER: Your students will watch the video about the fundraiser on Monday. Some of the students brought a packet home and some will grab theirs on Monday.
SNACKS: Please send a snack with your child each day. Many students are not bringing one with them and 3-4 hours since breakfast is a long time!
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MATH: Workbook page Page 29 odds. Page 30 #'s 1 and 3.
NOTE: It would be a good idea to have your child practice a couple 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems a few times each week.
Book Project Homework DUE OCTOBER 28th.
Your
child knows there is a new book project for October. This activity will
be sent home on Monday. I am sharing an example with them. Students are
to be reading a chapter book (can't be nonfiction this time because of
the assignment) in order to complete this project.
MATH: I have tutorials for the Place Value unit in the "MATH" section and will add more if needed.
Your child has seen his/her math test. I am keeping them to go over with you at conferences. We are working in the Place Value Unit at this time. Writing decimal in word form, expanded form, and Expanded Form Powers of 10 is what we have worked on so far. Some students have also worked with comparing decimals and multiplying and dividing decimals by powers of 10 which the whole class will move into this coming week along with adding and subtracting decimals.
Your child has seen his/her math test. I am keeping them to go over with you at conferences. We are working in the Place Value Unit at this time. Writing decimal in word form, expanded form, and Expanded Form Powers of 10 is what we have worked on so far. Some students have also worked with comparing decimals and multiplying and dividing decimals by powers of 10 which the whole class will move into this coming week along with adding and subtracting decimals.
LANGUAGE ARTS
This past week we read a nonfiction article about the Titanic as a class and in pairs. Our focus was inferring vocabulary using context clues, taking facts from the article and making inferences about them, and summarizing sections of text. Students also read another text with a partner and practiced these strategies. We are also working to be able to sustain reading for 15-20 full minutes. In writing we are writing a compare and contrast between elementary and middles school. We are focusing on the structure and content as well as editing and revising work.
SCIENCE We investigated how to measure force in newtons by pulling a block across varied surfaces and up and down a ramp. We began learning about Newton's First Law of Motion that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. We watched a football video that was developed for this concept and it really helps kids see how this law is in play in our everyday lives. And they got to see some teams and players they like!
Spelling: We
took the skill and proofreading tests Friday. This will come home
Monday. Students typically have a lesson, homework page (which often
gets completed in class), and a couple other review activities for
spelling each week. Next week's skill is compound words. I also gave a pretest for nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. We will begin giving these some focus this week.
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