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Welcome to Fifth Grade! This is an exciting year at GSL as students transition from Lower School into Middle School, with plenty of fun activities and new leadership opportunities to enjoy. Classes are held in the Middle School building, with some special subjects such as fine arts, PE classes, and science labs held in the Anchor Center.

Students are given progressively more responsibility throughout the year and can begin participating in Student Council, Honor Council, performing arts productions, and school athletics. They also begin attending regular advisories in smaller peer groups separated by gender, and they are introduced to the Middle School's Traits for Success character building program. Annual traditions include the Fifth Grade Day of Service (held in conjunction with other area schools) and JA Biztown, in which students apply for jobs and learn to work in a model city.


Teachers

English- Rebecca Gilbertson
Mathematics- Jenna Cherry
World History- Terry Howie
Science- Terry Howie
Spanish- Zach Burnett

Special Subjects:
     Studio Art- Diane Glueck
     Performing Arts- Leslie Reddick
     Computer- Jeff White
     Music- Layne Wilson
     Physical Education- Rick Kohlhof & Debbie Callahan

Advisors

Fifth Grade Advisory Topics

Focus: Prepare students for the changes of adolescence and introduce them to middle school

Topics Covered in 2011-2012:

  • Traits for Success (organization, courage, faith, persistence, flexibility, generosity, responsibility, attentiveness, positive attitude)
  • Bullying/Community Expectations, Bullies are a pain (video), Bullying survey, The Churkendoose
  • Goal-setting
  • Conflict Resolution (with Ms. Brunson)
  • Study secrets for successful students (video)
  • Red Ribbon Activity/Substance abuse prevention (Mrs Meloni)
  • ERB practice/preparation
  • Social Etiquette/Christmas expectations
  • Strengths Explorer (finding your strengths)/Murphy-Meisgeier type indicator for children and follow-up lessons (completed over 4 advisory periods)
  • Peer pressure: Say No, Keep your Friends (video and skits)
  • Preparing for adolescence (meet with UT medical residents and follow-up reflections)
  • Class trip preparation
  • “Dear Me” letters

MS Assessments

5th Grade Assignments

5 Science

  • 5 Science

    No written science homework is assigned for this week.

    Thursday, 2/2:  Handout, Parts of the Heart, was distributed; it was part of the material introduced during lab, 1/26. Students they may start to familiarize themselves with the diagram over the long weekend.  This handout is also posted below as a .pdf.

    This diagram will be used for the quiz on 2/9/12, along with definitions, notes, and discussions.   Format for 2/9 quiz:  (1) label diagram; (2) complete short answer; (3) be able to write sentences to describe the path of blood flow as it is pumped into, through, and out of the heart.

    Classwork:  2/6 - 2/8:  introduction to Cornell Notes in the interactive science notebook.  Homework will be based on directions received in class and on the handout already received. 

    HW Due 2/7:  Please work independently for 15 minutes-to-no-more-than 30 minutes.  For the Right Side of the heart, (1) write the 7 main ideas (3-4 on the front, 3-4 on the back; (2) use the terms on the front to write 3 summary sentences, concentrating how blood flows into, through, and out of the heart by means of these parts;  some terms can be combined into one sentence; (3) use the terms on the back to write 3 summary sentences, again focusing on their role in the flow of blood through the heart.

    HW Due 2/8:  Independently, repeat the homework exercise for 2/7 for the Left Side of the heart.

    HW Due 2/9:  PST and notebook to be turned in with the Heart Quiz.

    Students will perform the dissection of a sheep's heart on 2/10/2012.   This is National Heart Association month.

    Attachments below:  2 resources I will use in class, saved as .pdfs, courtesy of KidsHealth.org and EnchantedLearning.com; additionally, there is a blank heart diagram if students want to practice.  One blank diagram can be downloaded, completed, and turned in for extra credit.

    Link:  these information-filled sites, many with interactive features, are provided by the courtesy and expertise of Mr. Willis. Enjoy!

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/activities/circulatory....

    http://childrensheartinstitute.org/educate/heartwrk/hearthse.htm
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/map-human-heart.html
    http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pages/crimando/Tutorial_Big.htm
     

     

     

5th Grade English the Week of February 6

  • 5th Grade English the Week of February 6

    Due on 2/6:  The Egypt Game chapter 20-23 questions and project

    Due on 2/7: Wordly Wise #14 and The Egypt Game study guide/PST

    Due on 2/8: Grammar Workshop pages 168-171
    Assessment on 2/8:  The Egypt Game Test

    Due on 2/9: Vocabulary sheet (129-130)
    Assessment on 2/9: Wordly Wise #14

    Due on 2/10: Spelling sheet (139-140)
    Assessment on 2/10: Spelling Test

    Looking ahead: Due next week: Wordly Wise #15 and  End of Trimester AR reading and spelling corrections

5th Grade Math Week February 6, 2012

  • 5th Grade Math Week February 6, 2012

    Please do not work ahead as things may change due schedule interruptions.

    Due Monday, February 6: Any missing work from last week.

    Due Tuesday, February 7: Pg. 311 #14-25 (Ordering Fractions)

    Due Wednesday, February 8: Pg. 326 #2-11 (Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators)

    Due Thursday, February 9: Pg. 331 #2-11 (Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators)

    Due Friday, February 10: Pg. 344 #12-30 even problems only (Estimating Sums and Differences of Mixed Numbers)

5 History