Ms. Counter's Fifth Grade Class
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August 28, 2009
Ms. Counter
Fifth Grade - Math and English
Quote of the Week:
"Music is the universal language of all mankind"
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(The students spend writing time each week journaling to the quote of the week.)
Daily Affirmation:
"There is a choice you have to make in everything you do,
So keep in mind that in the end,
The choice you make, makes you."
(The students recite this each morning before class starts.)
PARENTS PAGE:
Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
If you would like to schedule a parent/teacher conference with me to discuss your students progress, classroom routine/procedures and/or any concerns, please email me (link provided below).
I am happy to coordinate a time that works well for you and I look forward to meeting each of you as the year progresses.
Sincerely,
Ms. Counter
Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
I am pleased to announce that the entire fifth grade class will recite the Robert Frost poem, The Road Not Taken at the February 18, 2010 West Houston Charter School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. The students will meet in the Commons at 5:15 to get organized to present at 5:30 p.m. If possible, please plan for your child to attend this meeting to present the poem with their peers.
Thank you,
Ms. Counter
Bench Mark Testing- 2-22-10, 2-23-10 and 2-24-10
* Please remind your students to bring a highlighter, ruler and (2) number 2 pencils each day for testing.
STUDENT PAGE:
Daily Schedule
7:50 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Homeroom
8:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Class Time
10:20 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Class Time
10:50 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Specials/Planning Period/Conference Period
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Class Time
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Recess
2:15 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Class Time
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. DEAR (Drop Everything & Read) Time and Pack Up
3:15 p.m. Class Dismissed
3:15 p.m. -3:45 p.m. After School Conferencing Time
Latin Lessons are every Tuesday and Friday
Policies and Procedures:
REMINDER: *READ HOMEWORK POLICY IN STUDENT HANDBOOK*
HOMEWORK IS DUE THE NEXT DAY UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A "o" FOR NOT HAVING THEIR HOMEWORK ON THE DAY IT IS DUE.
Weekly Quiz/Test Dates:
Poetry Elements Test- Thursday, February 25, 2010.
Math Quiz- Friday, February 26, 2010. Study Guide to be passed out in class on Friday- return on Monday for 5 points bonus on next weeks Math test.
Daily Homework Assignments for Math:
2-23-2010 None
Daily Homework Assignments for English:
2-2e-2010 There is no spelling homework this week and no spelling test this Friday.
Work on Longfellow partner project- due February 24, 2010
Individual Poem memorization- due February 24, 2010
Projects
The Group Project that was due on February 22, 2010 for The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, has been extended to Wednesday, February 24, 2010.
Spelling words for the week:
No Spelling Words this week
Spelling Rule of the week:
No Spelling rule this week
Literature (The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett) Vocabulary for the week:
None
Roots Vocabulary Lessons:
Lesson 12
Poetry Unit- We are discussing the following Poets and their writings:
Robert Frost Maya Angelou
Walt Whitman William Blake
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
John Greenleaf Whitter
Julie Ward Howe Carl Sandburg
Lawrence Thayer Walt Whitman
Lewis Carroll Jack Prelutsky
Langston Hughes Gwendolyn Brooks
Richard Wilbur William Carlos Williams
Emily Dickinson Eve Marriam
Christina Georgina Rossetti Edgar Allen Poe
Math Vocabulary for the week:
New Words: Least Common Denominator
Math Lessons for the week:
Continuing Topics: Lesson 9 Comparing and Ordering
Fractions and Mixed Numbers
MS. COUNTER'S CLASSROOM WISH LIST:
· Board Games/Cards (for raining inside recess days)
· Classical CD's (to play during journal time)
· Treasure box items for girls and boys
· Wipes
· Tissue
