March 2nd - 6th

Dates for your calendar:

1.  Wednesday, March 4th 
      a.  Reading Calendars due for full credit

2.  Friday, March 6th
      a.   Book Orders due.
      b.  Spelling Test

3.  Friday, March 13th
      a.  Books with pictures due.  No exceptions.  I send them out Friday afternoon to be published so              they can be back in time before school is out.

4.  Thursday, March 19th
      a.  State Fair 
           Displays and presentations are given this day.  The classroom will be open in the afternoon for
            parents, family and friends to drop in.  More information to come.

5.  Friday, March 20th-Sunday, March 29th 
      a.  Spring Break - rest up!  The end of this year is coming fast.

                                    HELP NEEDED                                           
We are running low on the following supplies.  I am also looking for donations for our plant unit.  If you can help in any way, it is always greatly appreciated.  Thank you for helping support the class  :)

1.  College lined paper
2.  Erasers
3.  Thick white board markers
3.  Small paper cups
4.  Soil
5.  Seeds - basil, parsley, fast growing flower seeds,

Mrs. Evans Spelling List #17

Test on Friday, March 6th

	Word	Practice 3 times each and turn in
1	security
2	everything
3	longer
4	garage
5	nearby
6	invite
7	Florida
8	ourselves
9	forward
10	reaction
11	gasoline
12	bowling
13	quizzes
14	young
15	rescue
16	perseverance
17	hasten
18	ointment
19	buffaloes
20	solemn

For the week of February 23rd- 27th

This week in 5th Grade:

1.  Book projects (edited by an adult) are due by Midnight tonight.  Remember this is just the written portion of the book.  Pictures are being worked on in class.  Completed books are due Friday, March 13th.  I am sending them out that evening to be published.  NO LATE WORK will be excepted.  Please help your student understand the importance of a real deadline.  I have to ship the books in one order and in order to get the books back before school is out, I have to have them post marked by that evening.

2. Math and Science Test Retakes.  If a student is unhappy with any test score they are allowed to do a retake.  Math and Science tests will be retaken tomorrow during lunch and music.

3.  Mid-term Progress reports come out Wednesday.  The need to be signed by you saying you have seen it.  An email works just fine too.  If you have questions or concerns, please call, drop by or email.  There is still time to fix things.

4.  Reading Calendars for February are due the first week in March.  Put it on the calendar. . . .it is next week.

5.  State Research Paper is due Friday.  Please check your students work before they submit it on line.     Click the link for the requirements.  It is 1/4 of their history grade for this semester.

            State Research Paper Rubric                             State Research Paper Requirements


6.  Spelling Test this Friday.

	Word	Practice 3 times each and turn in
1	literal
2	perform
3	sandwich
4	because
5	California
6	sense
7	effective
8	immediately
9	student
10	hula
11	report
12	examine
13	cowboy
14	basis
15	financial
16	enlighten
17	administration
18	tomatoes
19	approach
20	answered

For the week of February 17th - 20th

Hello all!  Here are the happenings of this week.

There is no spelling test this week in lieu of the science and math test.

Science Test -  Wednesday, Feb. 18th
1.  This test covers just about all the material we have covered since the beginning of the year.  The students took notes today over the following concepts and are allowed to use these notes on the test.
                                         Science Notes          Plant and Animal Cell Venn Diagram


We went over all of this today, but here are a few links to help your student answer these questions if they need further assistance.

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/plants/plant-cells.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-cells.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/matter/atoms.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/matter/solids-liquids-gases.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/matter/changes-of-matter.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/matter/elements-and-compounds.htm

Math Test - Friday, Feb. 20th

1.  This is also an open note test.  Students must be able to define math terms and give examples.  

                                                      Math Terms to Know

Parent Book Edits - Due Friday, Feb. 20th

YES! Parents you have homework this week.  Please read over your student's book and make the necessary corrections.  It will be printed the way you edit it.  I am going to start printing books on Monday of next week.  

History Research Paper - Due Friday, Feb 27th.

Cookie Dough is due to be delivered in about 3 to 3.5 weeks.  :)