Radio Silence

Unit 9 Spelling: Homophones 

1. steel

2. steal

3. aloud

4. allowed

5. pore

6. pour

7. lesson

8. lessen

9. who's

10. whose

11. manor

12. manner

13. pedal

14. peddle

15. berry

16. bury

17. hanger

18. hangar

19. overdo

20. overdue

CHALLENGE

21. canvass

22. canvas

23. site

24. sight

25. cite

Parents: Reading Logs went home over the weekend and are due on Thursday, October 31. Students are working on Drops in the Bucket as a math extension and are completing Mountain Math and Mountain Language.  

Our Manner of the Week is: Put-downs to others are not acceptable.

Homework: 

Reading: Theme Reader p.93-113; Reading Logs due Thursday AM, Book Notes in class

Language: Mountain Language; Persuasive Essays

Spelling: Unit 9 Spelling Pretest

Math: Division Assessment tomorrow; Drops in the Bucket Due Friday, Mtn. Math due Friday

Social Studies: Read section 3.3; completed activity in Interactive Workbook

Classroom Headlines

Parent/Teacher Conferences are fast approaching. Your conference times will be going home with your student in their Tuesday Folders. Please let me know if your meeting time conflicts with your schedule. This is RED RIBBON WEEK, so our wardrobes are themed this week. Tomorrow is "Don't Let Drugs Tie You Up," wear a tie or scarf.

Homework:
Reading: Reading Logs Due Friday
Language: Persuasive Essay
Spelling: Unit 8 Spelling Pretest
Math: Game; Review on white boards
Social Studies: Reviewed Chapter 2 test; Started Chapter 3

Extended Weekend

Remember, October 21-25 is Red Ribbon Week. In addition, Tuesday Folders went home on the 15th and students are trying to be more responsible about bringing them back. Our classroom is trying to work together to earn electronics usage during math. This means that if they have good behavior during Red Ribbon Week, on Friday they will be able to listen to Ipods during math practice time; just a heads up if your student is talking about it.

Homework
Reading:Reading Logs; be sure you read over the weekend
Language: None

Spelling: None
Math: Reviewed Dividing Larger Numbers with a game
Social Studies: Chapter 2 Test

Unit 8 Spelling Words

Vowel + /r/ Sounds

1. earth

2. peer

3. twirl

4. burnt

5. smear

6. further

7. appear

8. worthwhile

9. nerve

10. pier

11. squirm

12. weary

13. alert

14. murmur

15. sturdy

16. reverse

17. worship

18. career

19. research

20. volunteer

Challenge

1. yearn

2. engineer

3. interpret

4. dreary

5. external

Headlines

Remember that tomorrow is an early out with noon dismissal. Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 there is no school. Next week is Spirit Week so be sure you arrive in style.

Monday, October 21-Sock it to Drugs; wear crazy socks
Tuesday, October 22-Don't Let Drugs Tie you down; wear a tie
Wednesday, October 23-Drugs Stink; wear pink
Thursday, October 24-No Drugs, No Alcohol, No Sweat; wear sweats
Friday, October 25-Team Up Against Drugs; wear something from your favorite team and wear your favorite hat.

Homework:
Reading-Theme Reader pgs. 86-91; Reading Logs due tomorrow
Language-Summarizing; corrected history summaries
Spelling-None
Math-Grid paper corrections
Social Studies-Study for test


Tap here for Chapter 2 Pretest

Short School Week

The school week of October 14-October 18 is a shortened week. Wednesday, October 16 is a half day with noon dismissal and Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 there is no school.

Homework
Reading: Theme Reader pgs. 80-85; complete Monday and Tuesday of reading logs
Language: New theme vocabulary; expedition, research, species, substance
Spelling: No spelling this week
Math: Dividing Larger Numbers done on grid paper
Social Studies: Online Tutorial; Chapter 2 Test WEDNESDAY

We have our Chapter 2 test on our half day. The online tutorial is a great way to ensure you pass your test. We practiced using it today but I think more practice at home would be great.
Chapter 2 Pretest

Headlines and Events

Today our fifth grade had there first KC Club meeting. KC Club is a student-based civic organization to help promote school spirit and leadership among students. The KC standing for Kindness and Compassion. I was very excited to see such a great turn out. We discussed a project called "Kaitlyn's Voice," which is an amazing fundraising opportunity for students, teachers, administration and parents a like to raise money to help students who have obstacles that hinder communication; a stutter, a lisp, etc.
      Red Ribbon Week: October 21-25
           October 21 "Sock it to Drugs" Wear crazy socks
           October 22 "Don't Let Drugs Tie You Up" Wear a tie
           October 23 "Drugs Stink" Wear pink
           October 24 "No Drugs, No Alcohol, No Sweat" Wear sweats
           October 25 "Team Up Against Drugs" Wear something of your favorite sports team
                              IN ADDITION: Wear your favorite hat in honor of "Kaitlyn's Voice."
                              Bring a dollar or more if you would like to participate.

Homework:
Reading: Read 25 minutes a day
Language: Inquiry Projects; assigned groups and started developing ideas.
Spelling: Unit 7 Spelling Test
Math: Dividing Larger Numbers; NO assignment

Reminder: Next week is a shortened week. Early Out on Wednesday and no school Thursday or Friday.

What Transgressed Today

Reading: Reminder to read 25 minutes a day and fill out your reading logs.

Language: Greek and Latin Roots p. 105

Spelling: Proofreading p. 51 REMEMBER SPELLING TEST

Math: Dividing Larger Numbers 4-1 Due Friday

Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns

Reminder: Our first KC Club meeting will be tomorrow during lunch in our classroom. Mrs.Meier and Mrs. Eagle will be heading this club. In addition, tomorrow is P.E. so please dress accordingly or bring appropriate shoes. Keevan said it was shuttle run.

Just the Headlines

     Today was a pretty full day. Here is the breakdown.

Reading: Distinguishing Fact and Opinion
Language: Explored the use of antonyms
Spelling: Critical Thinking exercise using our words in a crossword puzzle
Math: Began exploring dividing three digit dividends by two digit divisors but NO assignment was given. Your students were so happy.
Social Studies: Studied environments as they relate to the Theory of Migration; Rd pgs. 24-25 and completed a brief summary in their workbooks.
Mobile Lab: Worked on Math Facts in a Flash and got a little educational fun time.

Tomorrow is Art and we have an early out on Wednesday October 16 and NO school the 17th or 18th.

Day 2 in Mrs. Peterson's Class

     I wanted to be sure and communicate the homework that was assigned today and upcoming events. Today, Tuesday, October 8th: In reading there was a Theme Vocabulary worksheet further exploring; analyze, navigate, deliver. In language we worked with summarizing by reading through a chosen selection and utilizing the skill. Our spelling for today was working with basic words and synonyms. Bella was a huge help in understanding the directions. High Five, Bella! Math we worked with the concept of dividing by multiples of 10. Our math block was broken up into two sections so some of your students may have a few questions. We'll definitely take another look at it. Science was with Mr. Marquis and they did a Planet Scavenger Hunt, which sounds fun. Music is tomorrow and a reminder about Walk or Ride your bike to school Day as well as Box Tops collections. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, I'll be checking the blog at the end of the school day and I have an email. You can direct your questions to: KeltnerA@billingsschools.org. I am normally in the class before the start of school so please call if you need.

     Happy Birthday wishes go to Taylor. Hope your birthday is amazing.

I think introductions are due.

Hi All,

       Your students and I survived our first day together in Mrs. Peterson's absence but we are ecstatic for her to have her baby. I will try to post to Mrs. Peterson's blog daily so that you are able to track student assignments and upcoming events. Mrs. Peterson was able to post this week's spelling words so we are ahead of the curve. Today we started a new unit in our Lead 21 series called Seeking the Unknown and read pages 71 to 79 in our theme readers. In addition, we introduced our theme vocabulary words: analyze, navigate, and deliver. Today was our spelling pretest for Unit 7 and we will be studying -r controlled vowels. "Her Nurse Works Early," is one of my favorite ways to demonstrate the principal that will be beginning to explore. In math we started dividing larger dividends in chapter 3 section 8 and a worksheet was assigned. Whatever was not completed in class was assigned as homework. Lastly, we continued our study of Native Americans in Social Studies. We explored the Migration Theory and documented our understanding through a summary activity in our Social Studies workbooks. This week and the following weeks we will be examining the idea of a persuasive essay in writing. If you have any questions, comments or concern, please feel free to reach me through email or here at the school.

       As always, remember Mountain Math and Mountain Language. Drops in a Bucket were distributed today and will be collected on Thursday.

Please Welcome...

Miss Amber Keltner!

As of Monday, October 7th, Miss Keltner will be my Guest Teacher while I am away on maternity leave. Miss K is a very familiar face to most students, as she completed her student teaching at Arrowhead last Fall and did quite a bit of subbing in the building last school year. I am so glad to have such an enthusiastic, kind, and passionate Guest Teacher taking over while I am away. The students are in such great hands!

If you have any questions, concerns, or need to get a hold of Miss Keltner, you can reach her at (406) 281-6393 OR by sending her an email at keltnera@billingsschools.org

Thank you!

Thank you SO very much for the bag FULL of baby gear and goodies! I absolutely LOVE the cute outfits, blankets, bibs, books, diapers, wipes, etc. You sure spoiled me and my little guy. I appreciate it more than you will ever know!!!

Spelling Words

Unit 7 - Vowel + r  Sounds

Basic Words
1. glory
2. aware
3. carton
4. adore
5. aboard
6. dairy
7. bore
8. pardon
9. warn
10. vary
11. barely
12. torch
13. barge
14. soar
15. beware
16. absorb
17. armor
18. stairway
19. perform
20. former

Challenge Words (Extra Credit)
* discard
* forfeit
* orchestra
* gracious
* hoard