Gift Exchange

Our class decided that they would like to participate in a Secret Santa gift exchange again this year. The gift(s) should not exceed ten dollars. Your child has drawn a classmate's name and is ready to being finding the perfect gift. :) Please have the gift wrapped and brought to school by Wednesday, December 19th so that we can make sure that there is a gift for each child! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Thanks so much :)

Spelling Words - VCV Pattern

Spelling Words

Test on Friday, December 14, 2012

VCV Pattern

1. behave

2. police

3. deserve

4. novel

5. vivid

6. item

7. modern

8. robot

9. select

10. menu

11. evil

12. credit

13. prefer

14. cousin

15. spirit

16. exact

Review Words

17. bargain

18. journey

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. beautiful

20. brought

Challenge/Bonus Words

·     fortuitous

·     meticulous

·     antiquated

·     surreptitious

·     inquisitive  

Spelling Words

Test on Friday, November 30th

Schwa + r Sound

1. flavor

2. pillar

3. popular

4. quarter

5. mayor

6. senator

7. elevator

8. major

9. chapter

10. tractor

11. thunder

12. cellar

13. messenger

14. calendar

15. molar

16. passenger

Review Words

17. dairy

18. sturdy

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. guess

20. answer

Challenge/Bonus Words

phlegmatic

querulous

stentorian

distinguished

    approximately

Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble Book Fair

Family Fun Night
December 6th
4:00-8:00
15% of proceeds go to Arrowhead
Prizes raffled every 15 minutes. 
There will be a chance to win a nook!
Arrowhead teachers will be reading to the 

Reflections Program

This year's theme is "The Magic of a Moment".
Works of art in six areas will be accepted, including:
*photography
*visual arts
*literature
*musical composition
*film production
*dance choreography

Please go to www.ptareflections.org or contact Michelle Shannon at bren650@yahoo.com for information.

Entries are due December 14th

Thankfulness this Thanksgiving

As we approach this Thanksgiving holiday, I want to take a moment and express my gratitude for each and every one of my students. Everyday, I am blessed by their laughter, questions, engagement, and stories. Thank you for raising such wonderful children, who I feel l honored to know! Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Events

A few reminders regarding upcoming events this week....

Thursday: Pick up your "Believe" fundraiser items from 2:00-6:00
Thursday: "Hop on the Arrowhead Technology Bus" meeting for parents @ 6:00
Friday: Cat/Griz Spirit Day - support your favorite team and bring $1 to support our technology fund!

Spelling Words - test on Friday, November 16th

Spelling List

Test on Friday, November 16^th

Compound Words

1. wheelchair

2. seat belt

3. headache

4. teammate

5. wildlife

6. uproar

7. well-known

8. barefoot

9. awestruck

10. throughout

11. up-to-date

12. warehouse

13. overboard

14. post office

15. part-time

16. lifeguard

Review Words

17. bored

18. board

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. anything

20. something

Challenge/Bonus Words

1. discombobulated

2. chloroform

3. ingenious

4. observatory

5. phalanges 

Alberta Bair

Our fifth grade class will be attending the Alberta Bair's performance of "Beakman on the Brain" on Tuesday, November 13th. Please send your child with his/her permission slip AND $7 as soon as possible (no child will be left behind due to lack of funding). Thanks so much! :)

November Events

November 5th - 16th: Food Drive
November 8th: PTA Meeting at 8:30
November 16th: Cat/Griz Spirit Day - bring $1
November 20th: Early Out @ Noon
November 21st - 23rd: Thanksgiving Break - No School

Spelling Words

Spelling Words

Test on Friday, November 9^th

Homophones

1. hanger

2. hangar

3. manor

4. manner

5. who’s

6. whose

7. flour

8. flower

9. bored

10. board

11. prince

12. prints

13. sight

14. site

15. principle

16. principal

Review Words

17. pedal

18. peddle

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. should

20. decide

Bonus/Challenge Words

monotonous

predicament

apprehensive

campaign

consequence

Thank you!

A HUGE thank you to Chase, Amber, Emilee, Anna,  and Jessie who purchased books at the Book Fair to donate to our classroom library! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Spelling List - Homophones

Test on Friday, November 2nd 

Homophones

1. steel

2. steal

3. aloud

4. allowed

5. pore

6. pour

7. lesson

8. lessen

9. plain

10. plane

11. pedal

12. peddle

13. horse

14. hoarse

15. overdo

16. overdue

Review Words

17. burnt

18. reverse

Frequently Misspelled Words

19. there

20. their 

Pumpkin Globes!!!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

It's that season already! Our fifth grade students will transform a pumpkin into a globe as a part of a social studies project, in order to practice mapping skills. We will begin this work on Monday, October 22nd. This is a project that usually takes more than a week to complete. Please help your child select and purchase a healthy pumpkin that has the potential of becoming a fantastic Earth globe. :) A pumpkin with a circumference of 35-40 inches seems to be the best size (your child should have a string to take shopping!). Pumpkins any larger are very heavy for students to transport around the classroom. Real pumpkins work best, as craft/synthetic pumpkins leave NO room for mistakes (and we will have plenty of those!). Making our own globe will be a very challenging and rewarding educational experience.

Please help your child prepare for this activity by completing the following steps at home:
1. Wash and dry the pumpkin.
2. Draw an 1/8 inch wide EQUATOR line with a red permanent marker. Attempt to get the line an equal distance between the base and top of the pumpkin.
3. Draw a 1/8 inch wide PRIME MERIDIAN, using one of the distinctive crease lines on the pumpkin.
4. Write their name near the bottom of the globe in small letters.
5. Find a good pen that will write on the pumpkin's surface to label the countries, rivers, etc.. We will also be using a Sharpie to label latitude, longitude, continents, etc.

Please bring pumpkins to our classroom before school on Monday, October 22nd.

Thanks for your support,
Miss Michel :)

Red Ribbon Week

October 22nd - 26th is RED RIBBON WEEK

October 22 “No Drugs, No Alcohol,No Sweat" Wear sweats
October 23 “Don’t Let Drugs Tie You Up"Wear a tie
October 24 “Sock It To Drugs” Wear crazy socks 
October 25  "Drugs Stink” Wear pink 
October 26 “Team Up Against Drugs" Wear something of your favorite sports team. 

Upcoming Events - October

9th: Gabe Moffet assembly 
17th: Noon Dismissal
18th: No school
19th: No school
22nd-26th: Red Ribbon Week
26th: Family Fun Night from 6:00-8:00 (Wear your Halloween costume!)
30th: Picture retakes
31st: Spirit Day - Orange and Black Spirit Attack. Please bring $1.00 to donate to Arrowhead Technology Fund

Multiplication Facts

In math, we are deep into long division, including problems with two digit divisors. However, this is becoming increasingly difficult, because the majority of students are not able to quickly recite their multiplication facts. Please spend a few minutes each night at home reviewing/studying these basic facts. It breaks my heart to see students struggling, when there is a pretty "easy fix!" 6's, 7's, and 8's seem to be presenting the most difficulty... Thank you for your help and support at home!

Saturday Live!

Arrowhead raised nearly $7,000 for our technology fund at Saturday Live! A HUGE thank you to Kim Craig for putting our basket together. Also, a big thank you to all of those who donated items or money. You are all the best! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :)

Spelling Words

Spelling test on Friday, October 5th ~ 1. assume 2. bruise 3. youth 4. include 5. flute 6. view 7. souvenir 8. loose 9. confuse 10. accuse 11. nephew 12. dilute 13. cartoon 14. continue 15. cruise 16. glue Review Words 17. plead 18. private Frequently Misspelled Words 19. write 20. writing

Spelling Words

Long Vowel Sounds ~ Test on Friday, September 28th ~ concrete, sway, groan, define, retreat, array, tease, claim, siren, debate, remote, plead, loan, spine, private, greet, brighten, stroll, don't, tonight

Open House

A HUGE thank you to those who attended Open House last night! I appreciate it very, very much! If you were unable to attend Open House, I will send home the paperwork that I covered in your child's Tuesday folder. The papers include: Power School username and password (so you can check grades at home), Math book online information, your child's STAR reading level, information regarding our new Lead 21 reading series, and facts about our transition to Common Core standards. Please let me know if you have any questions! Happy Friday! :)

Spelling Words - September 17th-21st

Long i and Long o Test on Friday, September 21st compose, mighty, thrown, strike, reply, approach, sign, excite, apply, slight, odor, spider, stroll, silent, brighten, control, waist, swift, to, too

Upcoming Events

Friday, September 14th: Ice Cream Social ~ Thursday, September 20th: Picture Day ~ Thursday, September 20th: Open House from 6:00-7:00 ~ Thursday, September 27th: Early Out at Noon ~ Saturday, September 29th: Saturday Live from 10:00-4:00 at Pioneer Park (don't forget about our Arts and Crafts basket!)

Spelling Words - September 10th - 14th

Spellings Words - Test on Friday, September 14th - 1. repeat 2. feast 3. release 4. praise 5. disease 6. awake 7. display 8. beneath 9. ashamed 10. sleeve 11. scale 12. sheepish 13. stray 14. remain 15. strain 16. waist 17. crush 18. vanish 19. can’t 20. there’s

Saturday Live basket

Our class has chosen an "Arts and Crafts" theme for our Saturday Live basket. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. All the money raised at the basket auction stays right here at Arrowhead (which will go towards upgrading our technology)! Thank you for your continued support of this fun fundraiser! :)

Book Order

If you are interested in placing a book order (they came home in your child's Tuesday folder), please return to Miss Michel by next Tuesday (Septemeber 4th). You may also order online at :https://orders.scholastic.com/GRWLL. Our class activation code is: GRWLL Thank you!

Testing, testing, oh my!

Tis the season for... testing! Our class will be taking our NWEA tests on September 4th (Tuesday), September 5th (Wednesday), and September 6th (Thursday). We will be taking the tests first thing in the morning, so please make sure your child is at school on time. Our class will also be completing the 5th grade Writing Assessmnet on September 12th and 13th. Thank you in advance for sending your child to school well rested and well feed (and most importantly well loved). :)

Unit 1 Spelling Words

frantic, closet, grasp, crush, direct, promise, blister, fund, vanish, breath, stingy, comic, bundle, solid, energy, swift, a lot, until, our, it's

Next Week's Agenda

What a great first three days together! I look forward to our first FULL week together next week. Here is what we will be learning about next week (August 27th - 31st): Reading: Lead 21 Week 1. Our theme in reading this week will be "Common Ground: What brings people together?" We will also learn about determining an author's purpose and determining important information while reading. Language: We will be studying the meaning of different prefixes and talking about synonyms and antonyms of our theme vocabulary words. Spelling: Short Vowels Science: We will begin our first unit: Populations and Ecosystems. Social Studies: We will be reviewing our map skills by completing four different Geography Challenges! Fun! Math: We will be learning about Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Stem and Leaf plots (all in Chapter 5 of our textbooks). Hopefully we will have time to start our surveys, which will allow us to create our own graph!

Welcome back!

I simply cannot believe the day has arrived: the much anticipated first day of school! I am so excited to spend another year with this amazing group of students. We are going to learn a bunch and have tons of fun along the way. On the first day of school, a plethora of papers will be coming home in need of your signature(s). Returning these in a timely manner would be greatly appreciated. As always, please feel free to contact me via phone (281-6393), email (michelw@billingsschools.org), or appointment with any questions, concerns, or feedback. It is going to be a fabulous year! Thank you for raising such wonderful kids and sharing them with me for another year! :)

Needed

Our classroom is in need of disinfecting wipes. Any donations would be greatly appreciated! :)

August & September Dates

August 8th - Main Office Open 8th - New Student Enrollment 12th - Class Lists Post 15th - Lunch tickets, bus tickets, and planners can be purchased 20th - Meet at Greet (bring school supplies) 4:45-5:45 22nd - First day of school :) September 3rd - No School 14th - Carnival @ 5:30 20th - Open House from 6:00-7:00

Unit 31 Spelling Words

Basic Words: enter, banner, sugar, shower, motor, collar, labor, finger, mirror, beggar, favor, bother, fever, doctor, temper, actor, polar, master, traitor, whenever

Challenge Words: calendar, error, popular, barrier, director

Unit 27 Spelling Words

Basic Words: poster, secret, whether, author, rocket, bushel, agree, bucket, ticket, declare, chicken, clothing, apron, whiskers, degree, gather, achieve, rather, bracket, machine

Challenge Words: regret, nephew, method, decline, vibrate

MontCAS

Just a reminder that we will be taking our MontCAS tests on Tuesday, March 13th - Friday, March 16th

Unit 26 Spelling Words

Basic Words: dentist, final, finish, narrow, shelter, ahead, corner, hollow, divide, famous, recent, silver, capture, diner, dinner, minus, minute, value, reward, broken

Challenge Words: decent, secure, standard, frontier, stampede

Unit 25 Spelling Words: VCV Pattern

Basic Words: event, humor, rapid, music, relief, planet, detail, unite, frozen, figure, siren, polite, hotel, protest, punish, defend, relay, habit, student, moment

Challenge Words: rumor, jealous, license, image, rival

Midterms, MontCAS, oh my!

A couple things...

Third term midterms are coming home today... I cannot believe it is half way through the third quarter already! Wow!

Our class will be taking our MontCAS tests on March 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th. Please make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast and gets a good nights sleep. If you know you will be gone on any of these days, please let me know asap!

Also, our classroom is still in need of water bottles.

Unit 23 Spelling Words

VCCV Pattern

Basic Words: million, collect, lumber, pepper, plastic, borrow, support, thirty, perfect, attend, canyon, traffic, fortune, danger, soccer, engine, picture, survive, seldom, effort

Challenge Words: occur, venture, challenge, rascal, splendid

Class List (for Valetine's Day)

Jessie
Megan
Jaquwan
Tenney
Amber
Ben
Cali
Livia
Lexi
Jacob
Madi K.
Teagan
Eliza
Logan
Chase
Hunter
Coryn
Camryn
Seth
Madison M.
Caden
Jayden
Alyssa
Lauren
Kaylee
Jet
Junior
Tanner
Grace
Alyson

Unit 22 Words

Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ness, -ment

Basic Words: colorful, weakness, movement, endless, truthful, illness, cheerful, useless, beautiful, restless, clumsiness, pavement, peaceful, fondness, neatness, speechless, statement, wasteful, penniless, treatment

Challenge: numbness, ailment, resourceful, cleanliness, appointment

Unit 21 Spelling Words

Prefixes: re-, un-, dis-

Basic Words: unused, refresh, dislike, replace, unpaid, redo, disorder, unplanned, distrust, rewind, untrue, unload, recall, displease, uneven, rebuild, restart, uncover, untidy, discolor

Challenge Words: disband, rearrange, discontinue. refund, unusual

Donations Needed!

Our class is in need of bottled water! If you could purchase a case the next time you are at the store, it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance! :)

Unit 20 Spelling Words

Basic Words: glance, judge, damage, package, twice, stage, carriage, since, practice, marriage, baggage, office, message, bridge, chance, notice, ridge, manage, palace, bandage

Challenge Words: fringe, average, fleece, fragrance, excellence

Upcoming January Events

Monday, January 9th - Geography Bee (go Chase!)

Monday, January 16th - No School (PIR Day)

Tuesday, January 17th - Monday, January 24th - Miss Michel will be gone

Thursday, January 19th - 2nd Quarter Report Cards go home

Friday, January 27th - Spirit Day (Prom Day) Wear your fancy clothes :)

Unit 17 Spelling Words

Changing Final y to i

Basic Words: tiniest, hobbies, copied, countries, pitied, easier, laziest, families, spied, happiest, ladies, friendlier, studied, busier, breezier, prettiest, noisier, healthier, butterflies, funniest

Challenge Words: heaviest, categories, comminities, multiplied, qualities