9/28/2017

Classwork	Reading-Read Literature Circle Books Read Aloud- A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements    Math-Part 1 of Unit 2 review.     Social Studies-Economic Process and Free Enterprise System. In table groups we worked on the following questions: What is profit? How does a business get money to invest in the business? What risk does a business take in borrowing money to run the business? What are the benefits of a free enterprise system?
Homework	Math- EngageNY Reading- 20 minutes Writing-PAW “Signs of Fall” I forgot to hand the prompt out yesterday. I let the kids work on it today during writing to make-up for last nights planning. They should be ready for tonight's writing.
Reminders	* As the weather changes  be sure your child is dressed appropriate. *October 3rd Picture Retakes *October 11th & 12th Parent Teacher Conferences Look for Sign-up-Genius to hit your email soon *October 12th No School (teacher workday) *October 26th Choir Performance 6:30 pm *October 27th Fall-o-ween
Standards Addressed	Reading~ RL 5.1 RL 5.6 Writing~ W 5.2 w 5.3 W 5.5 L 5.2  L 5.3 L 5.6 Math NBT 2, NBT 3a, NBT3b,NBT 4,OA 2, G 3,G 4,NF 5.a

9/27/2017

Classwork	Reading-Time For Kids (TFK). “How Dogs Think”  This week we will focus on Main Idea & Text Features.  Be sure you are using EBTerms correctly in your Close Reading responses. Read Aloud- A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Literature Circles-Worked on our reading and our jobs for Friday’s circles.    Math-Division- Interpreting the Remainder   Social Studies-Early Release
Homework	Math- 2.12 2.13 Reading- 20 minutes Writing-PAW “Signs of Fall” I forgot to hand the prompt out yesterday. I let the kids work on it today during writing to make-up for last nights planning. They should be ready for tonight's writing.
Reminders	* As the weather changes  be sure your child is dressed appropriate. *October 3rd Picture Retakes *October 11th & 12th Parent Teacher Conferences Look for Sign-up-Genius to hit your email soon *October 12th No School (teacher workday) *October 26th Choir Performance 6:30 pm *October 27th Fall-o-ween
Standards Addressed	Reading~ RL 5.1 RL 5.6 Writing~ W 5.2 w 5.3 W 5.5 L 5.2  L 5.3 L 5.6 Math NBT 2, NBT 3a, NBT3b,NBT 4,OA 2, G 3,G 4,NF 5.a

9/26/2017

Classwork	Reading-Time For Kids (TFK). “How Dogs Think”  This week we will focus on Main Idea & Text Features.  Be sure you are using EBTerms correctly in your Close Reading responses. Read Aloud- A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Literature Circles-We will have our last literature circle this Friday. Please make sure you ask your student about the book he/she read.  Your student has read two novels so far this year.  GO!!!!!! Fifth Grade!!!! =)   Math-Division- Using Traditional Method. Single and Double digits   Social Studies-Discussed the meaning ECONOMICS. Towne Tour.
Homework	Math- One-Digit Division Reading- 20 minutes Writing-PAW “Signs of Fall” I forgot to hand the prompt out yesterday. I let the kids work on it today during writing to make-up for last nights planning. They should be ready for tonight's writing.
Reminders	*October 3rd Picture Retakes *October 11th & 12th Parent Teacher Conferences Look for Sign-up-Genius to hit your email soon *October 12th No School (teacher workday) *October 26th Choir Performance 6:30 pm *October 27th Fall-o-ween
Standards Addressed	Reading~ RL 5.1 RL 5.6 Writing~ W 5.2 w 5.3 W 5.5 L 5.2  L 5.3 L 5.6 Math NBT 2, NBT 3a, NBT3b,NBT 4,OA 2, G 3,G 4,NF 5.a

9/25/2017

Classwork	Reading-Time For Kids (TFK). “How Dogs Think”  This week we will focus on Main Idea & Text Features.  Be sure you are using EBTerms correctly in your Close Reading responses. Read Aloud- A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Literature Circles-Fantastic literature Circles last week!  Thank you to the volunteers who came.  Sorry about the unexpected fire drill.  First graders are still curious about s enjoyed the writing and are excited to share their pieces.   Math-Division Using Traditional Method. Single and Double digits   Social Studies-Discussed the meaning ECONOMICS.  Introduced Young Ameritowne and took the pre-test.
Homework	Math- Reading- 20 minutes Writing-PAW “Signs of Fall”
Reminders	*October 3 Picture Retakes *October 11 & 12 Parent Teacher Conferences Look for Sign-up-Genius to hit your email soon *October 12 No School (teacher workday) *October 26th Choir Performance 6:30 pm *October 27 Falloweeen
Standards Addressed	Reading~ RL 5.1 RL 5.6 Writing~ W 5.2 w 5.3 W 5.5 L 5.2  L 5.3 L 5.6 Math NBT 2, NBT 3a, NBT3b,NBT 4,OA 2, G 3,G 4,NF 5.a

9/18/2017

Classwork	Reading-Time For Kids (TFK). “Surviving the Storm”  This week we will focus on Main Idea.  Be sure you are using EBTerms correctly in your Close Reading responses. Read Aloud- A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Literature Circles-Reviewed this week's section of reading and jobs.   Writing-Free Choice.  We will begin our Opinion unit later this week.   Math-Traditional Multiplication. This is a new concept to many students.  We are working hard at learning Traditional Method.  Please be patient with your student, it is a shift in thinking.    Social Studies- Today we discussed “Constitution Day” which was September 17.
Homework	Math- 2.7 Journal pages and Study Link Reading- 20 minutes Writing-PAW “What The United States Flag Means To Me”
Reminders	All Fifth Grade Teachers will be out on Thursday September, 21 for EDM 4 Training.   Please mark your calendars for Fall Conferences.  Conferences will be held on October 11 & 12.
Standards Addressed	Reading~ RL 5.1 RL 5.6 Writing~ W 5.2 w 5.3 W 5.5 L 5.2  L 5.3 L 5.6 Math NBT 2, NBT 3a, NBT3b,NBT 4,OA 2, G 3,G 4,NF 5.a

It was brought to my attention that the Breakfast Schedule didn’t work on Friday.  I think I might have it fixed.  Please let me know if you have any questions. Sorry for the inconvenience.  Have a wonderful week.  

September 12, 2017                                              

Dear Parent(s),

Monday mornings can bog us down; in an effort to relieve some of the tension and chaos that come with the Monday morning rush, our class would like to form a Breakfast club. Each child has expressed interest in being part of this club and I am now asking for your support.  Every child has been assigned one Monday (or Tuesday, if there is no school on Monday) during the school year to bring in breakfast for the class.  There are twenty- five students in our room, so please plan accordingly.  Donuts, muffins, mini breakfast burritos, bagels & cream cheese, fruit, yogurt, and juice are just a few ideas.  Also, please refrain from items that contain nuts. Please try to make the breakfast items easy to distribute as we will be eating as we are preparing for the day.  If you have any questions, please contact me as soon as possible: 720-972-3913.

Below you will find the date that your child is responsible for bringing in breakfast and paper products.  Please mark your calendars and I will make sure that the kids are reminded as well.  I am eager to see how it works.  The students were excited to hear about it and we all agreed that we could use a little motivation on early Monday mornings!!  It is a great way to start our week and so I thank you in advance for your support and participation.

Thank You,

Mrs. Wheeler (25 students as of 9/11/17)

Mrs. Wheeler	September 11
Dakota Katsirubas	September 18
London Severn	September 25
Brody Moore	October 2
Owen Snyder	October 9
Nadia Little	October 16
Julia Luther	October 23
Lucy Welty	October 30
Ian Hall	November 6
Julia Stanley	November 13
Rhianna LaBar	December 4
Tristin King	December 11
Ari Harping	December 18
Luke Harvey	January 22
Tika Schmitz	January 29
Kyle Alspach	February 5
Trent Hammel	February 12
Alessandra Spitzley	February 26
Carmen Bloomer	March 5
Ethan DeBoo	March 12
Ava Sondrup	March 19
Tristan Newell	April 9
Cooper Farner	April 16
Faith Jimenez	April 23
Jack Felton	April 30
Sean Finnegan	May 7