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Monday, October 1, 2012

5th Grade Homework Newsletter for October 1-5

Happy October! Hopefully, you’ve had some time to read through the “Buffalo Stampede News” that went home with your child last Thursday. Some important dates to keep in mind include Chick-Fil-A Day this Wednesday. We hope to see you there! With less than three weeks until report cards go home, now is the time to really focus on accomplishing our academic goals for the first trimester. Keep up the good work, students!
Below you will find your homework for the week. You should expect to spend 50 minutes each school night on homework. Everything is due on Friday so be sure to budget your time accordingly. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week! J

Vocabulary: On the back of this page are words that come from our fiction story Pipiolo in our reading text book. . Be sure to study the definition and know the “cheers” that go along with the words.  You need to know the definition and be able to give examples or solve. You will have a vocabulary test on all 10 words on Friday.
Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. Spelling tests will be on Fridays. This week we will focus frequently misspelled and high-frequency writing words. Be sure you know how to spell these words correctly in your writing too. Here are your 20 words:

1.       information           6. attention                           11.North/South America                    16. Australia
2.       difference             7. environment                    12. Asia                                                  17. Arctic Ocean
3.       loyalty                    8. character                          13. Africa                                               18. Indian Ocean
4.       children                 9. choose                               14. Europe                                            19. Atlantic Ocean
5.       average                  10. lose                                  15. Antarctica                                       20. Pacific Ocean

Reading: In order to become a better reader, you must read! You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night.
Writing: We will continue to review the “writing tools” vocabulary words from the last 2 weeks. Be able to identify the tools in various texts and use them correctly in your own writing. In class, we will begin a fictional narrative about an adventure at the zoo, which will focus on descriptive tools and organization.
 
Science: In class, we will continue our FOSS units of study in physical, earth, or life sciences.  For homework, complete worksheet pages 22/27 on animal adaptations. This is due Friday and is for a grade.
Social Studies: In class, we will continue our unit on geography.  Complete worksheet pages 20/27  to practice map directions and symbols. This is due on Friday and will be for a grade.
Math: In class we will begin Unit 3, which focuses on division. Math homework will be sent home each night to practice concepts learned in class.

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