Classroom News

I will be offering extra math support for students this Thursday and Friday from 8:00-9:00 a.m. in our classroom. This is a great way to ask questions, clarify miconceptions, and get more practice in a smaller group setting. Hope to see you there!

This week we began a new unit in science, Living Systems. Our homeroom will travel to Ms. DeBow's room for the next 3-4 weeks to learn about the human body and how it works. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact Ms.DeBow directly or myself.

Vocabulary Words for "Ultimate Field Trip 5"

Look these up in the Treasure’s Glossary:

1.     disasters

2.    environment

3.    zone

4.    gravity

5.    maze

6.    adjusted

7.    function

8.    mission

Look these up in a dictionary:

9.    stanza

10.  rhythm

5th Grade Homework Newsletter for January 28-February 1

It has come to our attention that many 5^th graders are in need of extra reminders on how to behave appropriately in the classroom, playground, and restroom. The fifth grade teachers have had poor reports from the TAs and several guest teachers the past two weeks. We will be reviewing our expectations in a 5^th grade meeting on Monday. Please discuss the seriousness of this with your child so we can continue to teach and learn at school. Thank you!

Below you will find your homework for the week. 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 the non-fiction article from the Treasure’s book called “Ultimate Field Trip 5.” Study the definition and the part of speech. The test will be on Friday.

Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. The spelling test will be Friday. This week we will focus on words that have long –i patterns in accented syllables and “oddball” patterns for this rule.

1.      frighten    6. describe         11. driveway                        16. arrive           21. favorite

2.      decide      7. sidewalk         12. provide                17. surprise       22. polite

3.      survive      8. delight            13. invite                    18. machine      23. brightly

4.      forgive      9. beside            14. lightening             19. combine     24. highway

5.      ninety     10. advice            15. higher                    20. slightly

Reading: You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night. Short, leveled readers may be sent home for fluency and comprehension practice.  In class, we will focus on non-fiction text features, main idea, and supporting details using the Treasure’s story “Ultimate Field Trip 5.”

Writing: In class and at home, we will draft, revise, and edit a non-fiction article to inform our audience on ways to lead healthy lives.  We will also be presenting our speeches and posters in class on the city we researched.

Science: In class, we will begin a new FOSS unit of study in physical, earth, or life sciences. For homework, complete the review packet which is due Friday.

Social Studies: In class, we will continue the lessons in the History Alive textbook.  

Math: We will complete Unit 6 on geometry concepts. The unit test will be this week!

5th Grade Homework Newsletter for January 22-25

We’d like to give a big “thank you” to all who participated in the Multicultural Fair last week. It was wonderful to see so many cultures represented at BTE. Just a few reminders this week:

·         MAPS testing will continue this week.  

·         Coffee with the Principal is this Thursday at 8:45 a.m.

·         Chick-fil-A Fundraiser for PTCO is next Wednesday, January 30.   

Below you will find your homework for the week. 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 the non-fiction article, The Red-Eyed Tree Frog that will be handed out in class.   Study the definition and the part of speech. The test will be on Friday.

Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. The spelling test will be Friday. This week we will focus on words that have long –a patterns in accented syllables and “oddball” patterns for this rule.

1.      rainbow           6. Escape         11. decay               16.payment       21. basement

2.      contain            7. again            12. chocolate       17. painter         22. amaze

3.      complain         8. Explain         13. maybe            18. raisin             23. pavement

4.      mistake           9. awake          14. bracelet          19. crayon           24. remain

5.      mayor              10. obey           15. today              20. parade

Reading: You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night. Short, leveled readers may be sent home for fluency and comprehension practice.  In class, we will focus on non-fiction text features, main idea, and supporting details using articles from children’s magazines.

Writing: In class and at home, we will draft, revise, and edit a non-fiction article to inform our audience on ways to lead healthy lives.  We will also be presenting our speeches and posters in class on the city we researched.

Science: In class, we will begin a new FOSS unit of study in physical, earth, or life sciences. For homework, complete the review packet which is due Friday.

Social Studies: In class, we will continue the lessons in the History Alive textbook.  

Math: We will begin Unit 6 on geometry concepts. Math homework each night will reinforce concepts from class.

Classroom Update

Just a few reminders this week:

• We have begun a new science unit. Students will be traveling to Mrs. Christy's room to learn about landforms and other earth processes such as weathering, erosion, and deposition. If you should have any questions, feel free to contact me or Mrs. Christy directly.

• Progress reports for the second trimester will go home on Tuesday, January 22. Please sign and return the report so I know you are aware of your child's progress.

• I will be offering math tutoring sessions each Friday morning from 8:00-8:50 in our classroom. This is a great way for students to ask questions and reinforce understanding. I hope to see you there!

Flu Information

As many of you are aware, the flu (influenza) is making national headlines as the number and severity of influenza cases continue to grow nationwide. Colorado was one of the early states to be identified as having wide-spread flu activity and we are currently watching the east coast trend of increased flu hospitalizations and deaths. We want all CCSD staff to be as prepared as possible for the possible surge of this serious illness.

What does influenza look like?  The flu (influenza) comes on quickly and is more intense than the common cold with symptoms such as fever, body aches, tiredness, and cough.

Flu defense: The first line of personal defense against the flu is receiving a flu shot or vaccine. Fortunately, this year’s flu vaccine is a good match for the actual emerging viruses so prevention is this year’s key word.  IT IS NOT TOO LATE to receive your flu vaccine. The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months or older receive a flu shot on an annual basis. Vaccine supplies are variable so call Kaiser (303-344-7600) or your local pharmacy ahead to make sure flu shots are available.

See below for further interventions to keep you, your classroom and family healthy:

Wash hands/apply hand sanitizer before eating lunch or snacks, after using a tissue or coughing/sneezing into hands, and before touching your face.  Some students may be sensitive to the sanitizer so please allow those kids to wash at the sink if needed.

·         Encourage respiratory etiquette.  Cover cough or sneeze with your arm or tissue.  Wash hands after tissue use.

·         Encourage water intake.  In addition to dehydration of the body and its effect on brain function, dry mucous membranes are more easily attacked by bacteria and viruses.

      Every classroom has a bottle of hand sanitizer. 

·         If you are ill, stay home to prevent the spread of germs.

Vocabulary for January 14-18

1. humanity- (noun) the quality or condition of being human; human character or nature
2. inevitable- (adjective) not able to be avoided; bound to happen
3. unheeded- (adjective) not paid attention to; disregarded
4. enlightened- (verb) gave knowledge or wisdom
5. prevailing- (adjective) most common at a particular time
6. parched- (adjective) dry or thirsty
7. scrawny- (adjective) thin, bony, or skinny
8. gushed- (verb) poured out suddenly and in large amounts
9. scorching- (adjective) causing intense heat to dry or burn the survace of something
10. gnarled- (adjective) having many rough, twisted knots

5th Grade Homework Newsletter for January 14-18

We hope everyone is staying warm in this FREEEZING weather! Just a few reminders this week:

·         MAPS testing will continue this week and next.

·         The multicultural fair will be on January 17 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. here at BTE.

·         No school on Monday, January 21 to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  

Below you will find your homework for the week. 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 Treasure’s reading textbook from the stories Environmental Dangers (p. 316) and The Place to Be (p. 328).   Study the definition and the part of speech. The test will be on Friday.

Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. The spelling test will be Friday. This week we will focus on words that have the VCC/CV, VC/CCV, and V/V patterns.

1.      athlete             6. peom                       11. duet               16.inspect                  21. trial

2.      control             7. cruel                          12. riot                 17. create                     22. hundred

3.      poet                 8. kingdom                   13. kitchen           18. children             23. lion

4.      monster           9. pilgrim                       14. English           19. pumpkin          24. diet

5.      halfway           10. complete                15. giant               20. mushroom

Reading: You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night. Short, leveled readers may be sent home for fluency and comprehension practice.  In class, we will focus on non-fiction text features, main idea, and supporting details using our Treasure’s book.  

Writing: In class and at home, we will continue drafting and revising the SIX paragraphs of the city research paper. Please look at the calendar in the green packet.

·         The bibliography is due Tuesday, January 15.

·         The FINAL COPY (including bibliography) is due Friday, January 18.

·         The Poster and speech are due Tuesday, January 22.

Science: In class, we will begin a new FOSS unit of study in physical, earth, or life sciences. For homework, complete the review packet which is due Friday.

Social Studies: In class, we will continue the lessons in the History Alive textbook.  

Math: We will begin Unit 6 on geometry concepts. Math homework each night will reinforce concepts from class.

Vocabulary for Janulary 7-11

1. major-greater in size (adj.)
2. buffet- to knock about (verb)
3. reduce- to make less or become smaller in size (verb)
4. settings- the surroundings of something (noun)
5. quest- a search or pursuit (noun)
6. intersection- a place where to or more things meet (noun)
7. dictators-rulers who have absolute power and authority (noun)
8. hemisphere- one half of Earth (noun)
9. heritage- something that is handed from the past (noun)
10. commonwealth-a nation or state that is governed independently but is associated with another country (noun)

5th Grade Homework Newsletter for January 7-11

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing winter holiday. Now it is time to kick it in full gear as we dive deep into the curriculum. MAPS testing will be held the first three weeks of the month. Can you improve on your fall scores? We hope so! Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the multicultural fair, which will be held on the evening of January 17 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. here at BTE. It is sure to be a fun night of learning.

Below you will find your homework for the week. 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 Treasure’s reading textbook from the stories Tree-Rific! (p. 80) and Islands of the Caribbean (p. 222) .   Study the definition and the part of speech. The test will be on Friday.

Word Work/Spelling: Each night you will need to study your spelling words for homework. The spelling test will be Friday. This week we will focus on words that have the V/CV long , VC/V short, and VVCV patterns.

1.       human                    6. visit                     11. frozen          16. leader                21. music

2.       never                     7. meeting             12. peanut        17. lazy                     22. sneaker

3.       reason                    8. wagon                13. finish           18. present               23. humor

4.       river                       9. planet                14. student       19. easy                    24. minute

5.       pilot                        10. lemon              15. seven          20. second

Reading: You should read a book of your choice for at least 20 minutes each night. Short, leveled readers may be sent home for fluency and comprehension practice.  In class, we will focus on non-fiction text features, main idea, and supporting details using our Treasure’s book.  

Writing: In class and at home, we will continue drafting and revising the SIX paragraphs of the city research paper. Please look at the calendar in the green packet. Paragraph SIX is due Thursday, January 10.

Science: In class, we will begin a new FOSS unit of study in physical, earth, or life sciences. For homework, complete the review packet which is due Friday.

Social Studies: In class, we will continue the lessons in the  History Alive textbook.  

Math: We will begin Unit 6 on geometry concepts. Math homework each night will reinforce concepts from class.

Math Reference For Parents

Math Vocabulary and Notes: Unit 6

Congruent: Figures that have identical shapes but may face different directions, or orientations. (Same Shape Same Size)

Symmetry: Figures that can be divided equally into two identical parts.

“Symmetry Check; Near, Near, Middle, Middle, Far, Far, CHECK”

Axial Symmetry: If you can fold a shape in half so that both halves overlap perfectly, that shape has axial symmetry. That means that the form of the shape is the same on both sides of the axis.

Rotation Symmetry: When you trace an image and them place that rotate the image 180 ̊and if the traced image matched exactly, then you have rotational symmetry.

Measuring angles: Angle sign:     so    S means angle S You can write       SBC or      AC

·         Protractor: Used to measure an angle, measured in degrees.

·         Right: Measures exactly 90® degrees. (“Right angels are….right like this!” –Inside of your bend arm.)

·         Straight: Measures exactly 180®

·         Obtuse: Measures more than 90® but less than 180® (“Obtuse angels are Ob…tuse!”)

·         Acute: Measures less than 90® (Are oh so cute)

·         Reflex: Mesures between 180® and 360®. (“Reflex angles are…. Outside”)

·         Vertex: The point where 2 rays meet, is always in the middle of the angle name.

·         Vertical: Opposite

·         Adjacent: Next to each other

Special Pairs of Angles:

·         Complimentary: Two angles that create a right (90®) angle

·         Supplementary: Two angles that create a straight (180®) angle.

Parallel Lines: Lines that never intersect, but remain the same distance apart.

Perpendicular lines: Lines that meet at a right angle.

Intersecting Lines: Lines that meet/cross at a point (The point where the two hands meet on a clock in the middle)

Point: Can be represented by a dot.

Line: Passes through 2 points

Line Segment: Starts at point A and ends at point B

Ray: A straight line that begins at an endpoint and goes on forever in a certain direction.

Angle: Two rays with the same end point

Triangle: A figure with three corners and three sides. Every triangle contains three angels. The sum of the angles is always 180®, regardless of the size or shape of the triangle. If you know two of the angles you can subtract them from 180® to find the number of degrees in the third angle.

Types of triangles:

·         Equilateral: A triangle with all three sides equal in length. All three angles than the same measurement.

·         Isosceles: A triangle with at least two sides equal in length, at least two angles have the same measurement.  (A triangle with all three sides the same is an isosceles triangle but is usually called an equilateral triangle)

·         Scalene: A triangle with sides of 3 different lengths, and all three angles have different measurements.

ALL TRIANGLES: The sum of the three interior angles is always 180®

2D shapes: Having length and width but no thickness. Have area but not volume.

Polygons: A 2 dimensional figure that is made up of 3 or more straight lines joined end to end to make one closed figure and the lines may not cross.

Regular Polygon: All the sides are congruent (same).

Quadrilaterals/Quadrangle: A polygon with exactly 4 sides. Examples: Square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid. The sum (total) of the measures of the angles in any quadrilateral is 360®

Parallelogram: A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides are congruent (same) and opposite angels have the same measurement.

Rectangle: A figure with four corners and 4 sides 4 right angles. Sides opposite of each other are the same length.

Square: A figure with four corners and four sides

Rhombus: A quadrilateral, parallelogram, every square is a rhombus but not all rhombuses are squares.

Trapezoid: A quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.

3D shapes: Shapes with length, width, and thickness, solid object with area and volume. All points are not in a single plane. They have a face, a side, and a vertex.

“A Face is, a flat surface….. On a 3-D shape!”

Cube: A figure with 6 square faces

”A cube has 6 flat faces, 8 vertices, 12 straight edges, Roll the dice please!”

Prisms: A 3D figure with two identical, parallel bases. (Triangular prism, rectangular prism)

“A rectangular Prims has, 6 flat faces, 8 vertices, 12 straight edges, a tissue box please”

Pyramids: A 3D figure whose base is a polygon and whose faces are triangles, with a common vertex, the point where two rays meet.

“A pyramid… The apex is the place, Where the triangular faces meet! The base is below, It’s the pyramids seat!”

Cones: A 3 dimensional figure with a circular base and a curved surface and one vertex which is called the apex.

“What’s a cone? We end at the top with an apex! A birthday hat, an ice cream cone, Just one vertex!”

Apex: In a pyramid or a cone, the vertex or apex is opposite the base. In a pyramid all the faces meet at the apex.

Cylinders: A 3-dimentional shape that has 2 circular bases that are parallel and congruent and are connected by a curved surface. A soup can is shaped like a cylinder.

”Cylinder…2 curved edges, No vertices, A paper towel roll, or a can of soda please!”

Spheres: Looks like a round ball. Completely curved 3 dimensional shape.

“A sphere has… Just one curved face! A ball, a globe, or a planet in space!”

Polyhedron: A solid 3D shape, all faces are flat and formed by polygons, and there are no curved lines.