Tomorrow is the Safety Patrol field trip to the bowling alley. Don't forget your socks and permission slips!

Math: Retest on Volume and Solid figures tomorrow
Language: Spelling/Vocabulary test tomorrow

Things are winding down! SAGE testing is over! We tried our best and worked really hard, but school is not over yet. We have two more weeks after this one and there are a lot of things going on.

We are collecting pizza money for the last day of school because the cafeteria will be closed. If you can spare it, our goal is $3 per student. All kids will get pizza, regardless of donation.

Tomorrow is the fifth grade talent show and each class will be sending one entry to the school-wide talent show on the last day of school. I think my kids will be singing "Let It Go" as a group entry. Should be fun!

Tomorrow: Science SAGE test. Be sure to get a good night of sleep and eat breakfast! Come in tomorrow with bright eyes and a smile!

Parents, we have been working hard on catching up on math and I think we are there! The math SAGE test is a week from tomorrow. We will spend the rest of this week reviewing concepts from earlier this year.

Math: P. 377 #7-13. Use the online textbook, Common Core edition, to complete this assignment. Remediations and retest is tomorrow!!

Language: New spelling list and vocabulary lists, test Friday
Math: Test Remediations! -due Thursday, along with the retest.
            We are nearing the end of the Geometry unit and have begun the unit on Solids figures. We need to double-up on math right now in order to teach the entire 5th grade curriculum in the specified time frame. In order to do this, I am teaching math in the morning and in the afternoon. The subject matter is different enough to allow this doubling up. In other words, one topic does not rely on the other being taught first.

News: I have accepted another position within the district. Starting next year, I will be an Education Technology Specialist (aka "Ed Tech"). While it is uncertain which schools I'll be at next year, there is a good chance that Midvalley will be one of them. I have had a wonderful time teaching the students of Midvalley over the last eight years and will miss them deeply. I hope our paths continue to cross in the future! Thank you all for a great run teaching fifth grade!

Math: Topic 11 test, P. 302-303 We'll go over this in class.

Math: Remediations due tomorrow, retest Thursday. P.281-282 7-10, and 32
DARE: Dare essays are due on Thursday! This is a five paragraph essay. Do it on your Google Docs account. Name it like this: Dare.yourname and share it with me. I will print them when you send them my way.
Language: Spelling and Reading Street test Friday
Science: test Friday

Language: New spelling and vocab lists, test Friday
Math: Test remediations assigned, due Wednesday. Retest Thursday

This is a re-repost from September 3rd:
Parents: This is how I do math tests. After completing a unit in math, I give a test. This test is meticulously gone over by me, making comments when I can, in the hope that the student reads what I have written and learns from their mistakes. This is very time-consuming. Taken seriously, this is a powerful learning tool. No grade is given. Test remediation is then assigned, where the student must:

• Explain their thinking (why did you put the answer you gave).
• Do the problem correctly
• Explain why this is the correct answer

They must do this for EVERY problem that they got wrong. Then they must get a parent signature and turn it in to me. I usually allow 2 to 3 days to collect these, then a retest is assigned. The retest is usually given on the computer and parents can see this grade when their child logs into the math book website.

Questions? Email me or click below to add a comment (all comments go through my email before being posted. If you expect a personal reply, include your email address).

Language: New spelling list and vocabulary words. Test Friday
Math: test today on topic 9. Test tomorrow on topic 10. We taught these two units together, but we still have to take the tests separately.

We will be doing the state keyboarding assessment over the next few days. The goal for 5th grade is 25 wpm with two errors or less. Tomorrow is "Career Day." Kids will meet adults that will discuss their careers and how they apply their school learning to everyday life. It really gives the kids something to consider as they decide what their carrer path might be.

Math: p. 264 20-24
Language: Test Friday!

Math: P257 4 - 12 (if you are using the online textbook, this is the old version, NOT the Common Core version).
Language: New spelloing and vocab words this week, test Friday
Social Studies: Finish your Explorer Report! Due last week!!

Explorer Reports

When writing your Explorer reports, please make sure your informational 5-paragraph essay addresses the following points:

• What was your explorers goal? (Why were they exploring? What were they looking for?)
• Who (what country) were they exploring for?
• What did they explore?
• When did they explore?
• Tell their story! (Make it interesting! Write a story that someone wants to read!)
• optional: If it's part of their story, tell how they died!

Don't forget!

• Story structure! (This is a 5-paragraph essay [minimum]. You must have an introductory paragraph and a conclusion.
• This is not and opinion piece. Avoid writing in the 1st Person (1st person uses the word "I" because the author is telling the story). Instead, use 3rd Person (3rd person uses he, she, it, etc...) Here is a great resource that explains the differences and how to use them correctly: http://www.mesacc.edu/~paoih30491/PointofView.html

Math: The kids got lucky. I ran out of time before they got their homework. It'll be the first thing they do tomorrow morning.
Language: New spelling and vocab lists today. Test Thursday.
Social Studies: Explorers have been assigned for their explorer reports. Today they went to the library and checked out books on their explorers. Thursday, I have carved out a little time for them to work on these reports. They are DUE March 3rd.
News: No school Friday!! Report card day. Expect report cards the following week.

Whoops!

Obviously, the second column of the math homework is complicated. I spot checked a few problems, but they all must have come from the first column. Don't worry about the second column, we'll cover that soon! Thanks and sorry! -Mr. Rolley

Math: Test Remediations! Due Monday 2/23
            Today's homework: Complete the equivalent fractions worksheet. Be sure to include the fraction of "one in disguise" that you used to solve the problem! Here is a copy of the worksheet:

Language: Spelling and vocab test tomorrow!!
Science: We started new science rotations! Ms. Mingl is teaching us about magnetism and electricity!

Math: Finish math worksheet. Here is a copy:


Writing: Tonight's writing assignment is: "Laughter: Write a 1 to 3 paragraph informative essay explaining why people and animals laugh."

Here are links to the stimulus materials: http://goo.gl/fXOq3S and http://goo.gl/dZrzXt

If you cannot access the https://write.utahcompose.com/Home/Welcome site, simply email your essay to me.

I assigned an essay last week on whether or not Robin Hood was real. Did you do it?