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| Welcome to Fifth Grade |
Welcome to 5th grade at Mother Seton School. We have a fun and fufilling year ahead of us. We are looking forward to working with all of you!
This site is updated almost daily with homework, project due dates, and other important information that you need to know. From this site you can also access study guides and e-mail me with your questions. If you sign up for each class you will automatically recieve e-mails each time that we update the website.
God Bless
Mrs. Martin & Ms. Bennett
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April 24- Mid Trimester
May 1- Walk-a-thon
May 4- Walk-a-thon raindate
May 8- Fine Arts Rehearsal 1-2:30
May 11- May Procession 10:30 a.m.
May 12- Fine Arts 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
May 13- No School
May 18-22- Carnival Week & Spirit Week
Monday- Freeze Pops with Prayer Partner
Tuesday- Tie Day
Wednesday- Accessory Day
Thursday- Sock Day
Friday- Hat Day
May 25- No school
June 8- 12:30 Dismissal
June 9- Last Day of School- 12:30 dismissal
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We have so much to explore in Language Arts this year.
Reading
We are reading all about Animals in this theme of Reading. The students are enjoying stories of bears, monkeys, and adventure.
English-
The next unit that we are going to be studying is Adverbs.
Book Projects:
This month we are looking at How To Projects. Student will need to shared with the class how to do something of their choice. Look for forms to be sent home soon.
Writing:
We are writing and illustrating our own Native American Children's Stories. Students will be hearing different stories and then writing their own with a group.
Check out www.kidsareheros.com to see so everyday kids that are heros. This site is run and operated by Mother Setons very own MaryMaragret O'Neill.
****Check out the Language Arts link for some fun new books to read in your spare time.
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Things are going well for us in Fifth Grade Math!
Tests will be scheduled every FIVE lessons; at this point, we are looking at WEDNESDAYS for most tests.
Students who miss 5 or more problems on any given homework assignment will take home a 'ponder' asking them to take a fresh look at any problems missed. This allows students to get a better understanding of the math as well as allowing us to properly assess the students' ability to solve the problems.
Keep up the good work!
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This year in Religion we will be learning a lot. We will be working with the them of FROGs
Fully
Rely
On
God
During these last few weeks of school, we will continue to explore our faith. Students will learning about The Rosary.
Students will have a Quiz on the Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries Thursday, May 28, 2009.
Joyful Mysteries:
1. The Annunciation
2. The Visitation
3. The Nativity
4.The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
5.The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The Sorrowful Mysteries
1. The Agony in the Garden
2. The Scourging at the Pillar
3. The Crowning of Thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion
The Glorious Mysteries
1. The Resurrection
2. The Ascension
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The Assumption of May into Heaven
5. The Coronation of Mary
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Because we don't have much time between now and the Christmas Holiday, we are going to complete work on a Mini-Chapter in the next two weeks. We will be briefly be discussing forces and energy, partly as a review and partly to prepare students for the Stanford 10 tests coming up in March. While our Mini-Chapter will not end with a test, there will be several, smaller, announced quizzes over the next two weeks - so nightly review will be an excellent idea!!
After that, we will move on to study our solar system and some of what lies beyond it. Contained in this unit will be one of our largest science projects for the year - so get ready!
The Science Fair is also in our post-holiday lineup. We will be completing the project as a class, but there may be parts students will need to complete individually at home to make up our class project as a whole. As the time gets closer, you will be getting much more information.
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Currently in Social Studies, we are working our way through Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 4 delves into the details of initial European contact with the New World - the arrival of Christopher Columbus and his fellow Spainish conquistadors. We will cover Cortez and his conquering of the Aztec, Pizarro and his conquering of the Inca, as well as the initial settlements set up by the Spanish after these groups were removed from power. Chapter 5 then covers English and French exploration and settlement of the New World; particularly those settlements on the Eastern Seaboard of what is now the United States and Canada.
Look for our Chapters 4 and 5 test sometime before the end of February.
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Mother Seton School
Becca Martin
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