Mrs. Stone's 5th and 6th Grade Weekly Update

March 8-12, 2010

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concernsSee if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way."

Psalm 139:23-24

 tstone@newbridgeacademy.org

 

 REMINDER

6TH GRADERS - Bring your protractor to school on Friday, March 19.  

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       SAFETY PATROL

(7:30 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)

         Mar. 8 - 12:           Havilah Garcia and Colin Briggs

         Mar. 15 - 19:         Brooklynn Brazell and Kelsey Yates

         Mar. 22 - 26:         Kaitlyn Smith and Alex Ruane

         Mar. 29 - Apr. 2:    Morgan Munn and Gabrielle Jones

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   WEEKLY LESSON UPDATES

Bible 5 & 6 - Lesson 24 "Christ Shows Us How To Live"

   Memory Verses: review week: I Thess. 4:13-18

Language 5 - finishing Unit 10 "The Writing Process: Book Reports, Letters, Paragraphs, Outlines"; Helen Keller report

Spelling, Vocabulary & Poetry 5  - List 23

   Poem -  "Concord Hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reading 5 - began last reading book; continuing to focus on smooth oral reading; reading for comprehension; vocabulary

Penmanship/Creative Writing 5 - daily work pages

Math 5 - Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit; Temperature below Zero; general review; Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius; Review of Temperature 

Language 6 - finishing Unit 9 "Pronouns: Call in the Substitutes"; test  

Spelling, Vocabulary & Poetry 6  - List 23

         Poem - "The Land of Beginning Again" by Louisa Fletcher (due April 2)

Reading 6 - began last reading book; continuing to focus on smooth oral reading; reading for comprehension; vocabulary  

Math 6 - Using Diameter to Find Circumference; Using Radius to Find Circumference; Area of a Circle; Review of Geometry; Circle Review

History 5 & 6 - finishing Chapter 12 "Into the Twentieth Century"; test

Science 5 & 6 - continuing Chapter 6 "Matter and Chemistry"

TEST / QUIZ SCHEDULE

Fri., Mar. 12             History - Current Event (category-human interest) 

                                Language 6 Test (Unit 9)

                                Spelling Test List 23

                                Bible Quiz-Lesson 24;  Verse Test-I Thess. 4:13-18

Mon., Mar. 15          History Test Chapter 12

Tues., Mar. 16         Math Test 5 & 6 (review lessons 113-121)

Wed., Mar. 17          Science Test Chapter 6

Mon., Mar. 23          5th grade oral book report on biography

Wed., Mar. 25          5th grade poetry test - "Concord Hymn"

Fri., Apr. 2               6th grade poetry test - "The Land of Beginning

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon., March 8     PTF / "Art After Dark"  7:00 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 19        End 3rd Nine Weeks -- 1/2 Day

Sat., Mar. 27       Ukrop's Monument Ave. 10K; Kid's 1 Mile Fun Run

Mon., Mar. 29      Report cards home

April 5 - 9           Easter Holiday

                  

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    D. E. A. R.   TIME

(Drop Everything and Read)

Mar. 11          Bring your favorite chips (small snack size)

Mar. 18          Bring your favorite stuffed animal (small)

Mar. 25          Bring your slippers to wear during D.E.A.R.
 

 RESOURCE SCHEDULE

Monday - Music 1:30 - 2:05

Tuesday - Art 11:35 - 12:10

Wednesday - Chapel 9:00 - 9:25; Spanish - 12:35 - 1:10

Thursday - P.E. 11:40 - 12:20; Library 1:15 - 1:30

Friday - Computer 1:15 - 2:05  

 

"Education is learning what you didn't even know

you didn't know."   ~Daniel J. Boorstin