First Six Weeks of Room 40!

Reminders that CBAs are given this week and this is the last week of the six weeks!  Report cards will go out NEXT week!  Our PTA program is on October 9th.  Money for the opera is due by October 9th, but the actual trip is in November.   

 

WE WILL MISS YOU, ISRAEL, AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AT YOUR NEW SCHOOL!! 

 

 

We cut chains to eat in the classroom.

 

Room 40 learns with Activexpressions!

We earned a popcorn reward party!

Get to know your teacher...

 

Opposites Attract- exploring magnetism.

Tower of Relative Density

Arrays and Factors-memorize your multiplication facts.

 

 

 Health Fair Fun!

Separating Mixtures and evaporating solutions.

Working with our region groups on  main idea posters.

We ended our week with a mixture and solutions party!

 There is so much learning happening in room 40.  We love to work in groups, hands-on, with technology and out of our seats.  We also enjoy reading the book of our choice alone in a quiet room.  More pics will be coming later about all the great things we do in fifth grade!

Websites and Links

www.multiplication.com/games

 

www.discoveryeducation.com

 

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html

 

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/revision/Science/physical.htm

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/matter.htm

http://www.neok12.com/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/

http://kids.discovery.com/

www.brainpop.com

http://mesquiteisd.edmodo.com/

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/?esp=CORPHP/ib/////NAV/Kids/Tab/STACKSHP////

www.storylineonline.net

http://animal.discovery.com/

http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html

www.wimpykid.com

www.jimbenton.com

http://www.mythweb.com/

http://www.timeforkids.com/

http://www.mhschool.com/math/mathconnects/grade5/sg5c1lesson1.html



These are just a few great sites that we will be exploring this year in our computer lab.    Feel free to explore them at home!

Room 40 singing "The Scientific Process"

listen to ‘Room 40 singing "The Scientific Process"’ on Audioboo

First Week of School!

Supply drop off night!  Thanks to all the families that attended.  Here are a few pics of our Room 40 families.  My battery died, so I will have to take more family pictures at our PTA program in November.

First Day of School Pic (serious)

First Day of School Pic (silly)

We observed with science tools.

Time, distance and force station.

Mass station.

Magnify station.

 Volume Station

Magnet Station

Temperature.

A student is timing how long he can hold his breath while his partner measures his head.

All of us working safely with our science tools.

Inquiry based learning

Collaborative groups focused on science.

It was a great week in Room 40!!

Welcome New Class of Fifth Graders!

Welcome new fifth graders of room 40 to our class blog!!!!

Here is our supply list that you can bring on Monday or on the school supply drop off night!

    Supply List
5th Grade
2012-2013

• 4 packages of pencils
• Extra erasers to fit on pencils or a pink eraser
• 1 personal sized pencil sharpener (with cover to catch the shavings)
• 1 box of colored pencils
• 4 packages of notebook paper (wide rule)
• 10 pocket folders with brads (solid colors)
• 7 one-subject spiral notebooks
• 2 highlighters
• 1 box of washable markers
• 3 composition notebooks
• Scissors
• 1 package of Post-It notes
• Supply box
• 10 glue sticks
• 2 rolls of paper towels
• 3 boxes of facial tissues
• 1 package 12x18 manila paper
• 1 package 12x18 construction paper
• 1 package of dry-erase markers
• 1 box of quart size ziplock bags or gallon
• 2 bottles of hand sanitizer
• 1 package of baby wipes
• Water bottle with pop-up top (optional)
• Student backpack
• 1 roll of tape
• optional *flash drive for saving work on the computer

Our daily schedule looks mostly like this:

7:45-8:15 UPSL

8:15-9:00 Specials

9:00-9:15 RR break

9:15-10:30 Language Arts

10:30-11:40 Science

11:40-11:50 RR

11:51-12:21 Lunch

12:20-12:30 Recess

12:30-12:45 Restroom

12:45-1:45 Math

1:45-2:15 Social Studies

2:15-2:45 Self Select

2:45-2:55 Dismissal

Here are a few pics of my summer:

Cozumel, Mexico

 

Briony (my niece)  turns one!

 

Family Pic with the dogs

 

Austin girls' trip with my best friend

 

Six Flags roller coaster with my husband

 

Cannot wait to make new memories with you!