Friday, January 26th

Today:

Students took their spelling test and took a pretest for the history test on Monday. Please remember:

• Russia Test Monday 1/30 
• Plant Test Friday 2/2
• Grammar Test Thursday 2/1

Next Week:

ELA: We will begin prep for AZ Merit. We will finish studying tenses and test on it.

Literature: We will continue to read Secret Garden

Math: We are beginning our unit on multiplying and dividing with decimals.

Science: We will do a science experiment on tropism in plants and then test on their knowledge of plants on Friday.

History: We will test on Russia and then begin our unit on Feudal Japan.

Roots and Spelling:

Primus (L) first

• Derivatives to use: Primary, primer, prime, prime number, primitive, primate

Secundus (L) second

• Derivatives to use: Second, secondary, secondhand  

Tertius (L) third

• Derivatives to use: Tertiary, tertiary color, tertial (third row of feathers on a bird)

Quartus (L) fourth

• Derivatives to use: Quart, quartile, quarter, quarter note, quartet (etc)

Spelling Words:

choir, compete, deceive, determination, determined, discoveries, involve, lily, lilies, vascular

Wednesday, January 24th

Today:

• Students took their decimals math test. They will get the tests back ASAP in order to make corrections.
• Students received their history tests back. Please make sure that if they got a low score, they make corrections for half credit.
• Spelling Test Friday 1/26
• Russia Test Monday 1/30 
• Plant Test Friday 2/2
• Grammar Test Thursday 2/1

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Permission Slip for Karate Class

Permission slips needed for 2^nd-5^th grade scholars!

Sandoval Karate will be providing our 2^nd-5^th grade scholars a no-cost opportunity to experience karate as part of our Schole program during the class day. All students who wish to participate must have a completed permission slip. Click here for the link to sign up each of your children with their own form. Alternate activities will be provided for those without a permission slip. Forms must be completed by Feb 19^th.  Please email Ms. Wuerfel with questions.

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Tuesday, January 23rd

Students have a test on decimals tomorrow. They have been working on several review worksheets and have been given the opportunity to ask any questions while they work on these assignments. The study guides were due today.

Today we are doing a demonstration of putting food coloring in water and putting carnations and celery in the cups of water, so students can clearly see xylem and phloem in the plants.

We continue to ready Secret Garden. We are having so much fun with this book!

The kids are in the middle of the Russia Unit. They are loving working on the foldables that so many of you helped to make. Thank you for all you do!

As a reminder, students are still required to do a reading log every week. However, the requirements have changed this quarter. They may continue to get their reading log signed or they may write one sentence for every 20 minutes they have read. They must do either one to get full credit, but not both.

Friday, January 19th

Today:

• Students took their grammar and spelling test.
• We finished Chapter 7 of the Secret Garden, and it seems the kids are really enjoying the story!

Next Week:

• Science: We will begin working on our plant unit this week and do some cool experiments with carnations and celery.
• History: We will continue our unit on Russia. The test for the Russia unit will be on Monday, January 29th.
• Math: We will take the decimals test Wednesday, January 24th and then begin the next unit that focuses on multiply and dividing decimals.
• ELA: 

  Porto, portatum (L) to carry Derivatives to use: Porter, portable, portage, transport, export, import (BE SURE THEY SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM LAST WEEK’S PORTA) Novus (L) new Derivatives to use: Novel (n and adj), novice, novelty   Ordo, ordinis (L) row, array, command Derivatives to use: Order, orderly, extraordinary, ordinance Saeculum (L) age, century Derivatives to use: Secular, siècle (French), secule  The spelling test will be administered on Friday. Spelling Words-  Wednesday, folk, aches, approve, biscuits, bottle, bottom, bruised, changeable, chimney

• Literature: We will continue to read Secret Garden this week.

Wednesday, January 7th

Today:

• students took a cumulative math test for us to see how much they know from last semester.
• We are preparing to look through microscopes tomorrow.
• Our next math test is next Wednesday, January 24th on decimals.
• Students will have a grammar test this Friday assessing their understanding of direct objects, helping verbs, and verb tenses.
• I love your sweet children every single day! 

Friday, January 12th

Week of January 16 - 19

MATH

Wednesday - Quarter 1 Cumulative Test

Thursday - Friday  -  Finish Unit 7 on Decimals

Unit 7 Test - Wednesday 1/24/18

GRAMMAR

TEST  - Ch 7 Direct object, Transitive Verb Pattern 2 sentences  - Friday, 1/19/18

SPELLING / ROOTS

Homos - Greek - same, common joint  -  Derivatives:  homonym, homogenous

Heteros - Greek - other , different  -  Derivatives:  heterogeneous, heterodox

Cardo, cardinis  -  Latin  -  hinge  -  Derivatives:  cardinal (clergy), cardinal points, cardinal edge

porta - Latin  -  door, gate, entry  -  Derivatives:  port, airport, portal

LITERATURE

The Secret Garden - Chapters 4 - 7 or 8

HISTORY

Age of Exploration test - Tuesday 1/16/18

SCIENCE

Microscopes and plants

Thursday, January 11th

• Students finished their in-class microscope posters today
• Spelling test tomorrow!
• Students received their study guides for history today. We will be going over it tomorrow. The test is Tuesday, January 16th.
• Thank you to all you parents for helping us out with the foldables! They are a big project, but they are fun to use and the students love them. Our scholars have been helping us during class as well. I am so impressed with how much they stay focused and on task. We are so grateful for you and your kiddos!

Foldable Help, please!

We need help building foldables for our upcoming Russia unit. This is a project that can be done at school or at home and would need to be ready by next Tuesday. Any help would be sooo appreciated! Please let me know if you are available and we can show you what we need.

Tuesday, January 9th

Here are some things to know:

The next two days, students will be working on a small microscope poster entirely in class (not taken home for homework). They will need to put a picture of the microscope and some interesting/basic facts on the poster. In preparation for that, our scholars are given the option to bring a picture and some basic facts of the microscope of their choice for class tomorrow. I will also provide some research, but if students would like to do their own thing or find their own picture, they are welcome to do so. I have attached the rubric below.

We are reviewing decimals today and tomorrow before we dive into new material. There is no math homework today or tomorrow.

Today, we read chapter 1 of The Secret Garden. Students were given time to work on Activities 1-4 in their SG packets in class, so those should be finished. 

As a reminder, we have our history test next Tuesday. The study guides will be given out at the end of this week, and students will be given time to work on them during history time on Friday.

I had a parent ask about what math facts our scholars should be practicing. I think the most important facts to be studying are the multiplication tables up to 12x12. Here is a link to an online multiplication flashcards set that goes up to 13x13.

Multiplication Math Facts

Monday, January 8th

Hello 5C!

Today, we had our final presentations on the winter projects. Everyone did such a fantastic job! Here are some things to note:

• The agendas are now being checked during lyceum, so everything on them should be correct.
• Our students were given about 25 minutes to work on their math packets. I sent them home as homework for review that we will go over tomorrow, so there should be no stress about these.
• We will begin Secret Garden tomorrow, so please make sure your child has their book.
• Please continue to go through math facts with your students. 5 minutes twice a night will do wonders for them!

Friday, January 5th

LANGUAGE ARTS & LITERATURE
We begin our study of The Secret Garden on Monday - students need to have their book here by Monday.

First spelling and roots test of the new year and new Semester is Friday Jan. 12th.  Start the year off right by studying them daily for just a few minutes.

Roots
sal, salis - Latin - salt:  derivatives: salt, salary, saline, desalinate
mare - Latin - sea, ocean:  derivatives:  marine, marina mariner, submarine
naus - Greek - ship, boat:  derivatives:  nautical, astronaut, nausea
navis - Latin - ship, boat:  derivatives:  navy, navigate, navigable, circumnavigate

Spelling Words
change
chapter
welfare
column
disappoint
volunteer
ancestor
advantage
beneficial
depth

HISTORY
Age of Exploration test - Tuesday 1/16/18

SCIENCE
Next week we begin our study of microscopes.

Thursday, January 4th

Dear Parents,

• If your child did not bring their essay, poster or packet to school today, they must bring it in tomorrow to receive full credit.
• If your child did not do their presentation today, they will do it tomorrow, so please have them ready!
• Your child must write a reflection paragraph about their presentation discussing what they learned. They should explain what they learned from doing this project. What did they find difficult and what was easy? Some topics to discuss might be doing research, writing the essay, time management, etc. They may also discuss what they learned from their peers based on their presentations like what they found interesting about a certain person or what they learned from their peers that could make them better presenters, writers, etc. This paragraph should be 5-7 sentences and written on a loose leaf paper. It is due on 1/11, but I will give them time in class to work on it.
• I have 3 red tupperwares in my classroom from the party at the end of last quarter. Please claim them if they are yours!
• Your child should have the Secret Garden book with them by Monday 1/8 at the latest.

- Ms. Baker

Welcome to our blog, 5C Parents! This will be your go-to place to be in contact with me. Please email me at mbaker@archwaychandler.org if you have any questions. I am looking forward to a great semester!

- Ms. Baker