Ms. Masserant's 5th Grade
Our Mission: Monroe Catholic Elementary Schools is a Christ centered, Catholic learning community committed to the academic excellence and spiritual development of every student.
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Reminders:
- If you have dead, dried up markers, please give them to your child to recycle. We are recycling any marker that is no good anymore. Doesn't matter the brand. The markers are recycled into fuel!
- Christmas Dearborn Fundraiser forms are due Monday, Dec. 10th. Order pick up date is Tuesday, Dec. 18th at St. Mikes from Noon to 5:30pm.
- Field Trip to Phoenix Theatre to watch the Polar Express. Students will receive pop and popcorn as part of their cost. They can bring in money if they wish to get anything additional. They need to wear their gym uniform because we will have gym when we get back. Every student needs to bring in a cold lunch because we will not be back in time to go to SMCC.
- Student Council is having a coat drive until Dec. 18th. Donate any gently used coats, any size; gloves, hats, or scarves. Donations will be given to St. Vincent DePaul. The grade with the most donations wins a comfy cozy day!!!
- Last Day of School before Christmas Break is Thursday, December 20th.
- Red and Green Day on Thursday, December 20th.
The students picked names for their Secret Santa. The limit is $10 and we will exchange gifts on the 20th during our Christmas celebration.
Important Note: Starting November 12th, I will be taking off an effort point every time that a student doesn't complete their planner. They shouldn't be just writing "read." They should be writing what ever is on the homework board so that you know what is going on whether they have it completed or not. It's their responsibility to ask you for your initials. This should help their organization, responsibility, and turning in assignments on time.
Important Note: In regards to missing assignments and not putting their name on papers: I've decided as of Oct. 10th, I am going to take away an effort point when I have a missing assignment or they don't put their name on their paper. I had a long conversation about responsibility, effort, and grades with both classes last week. I told them that they will all start with 100 points (100%) in effort. I told them that I care about all of them and I want them to do their best. I'm trying to prepare them for next year and the years after that. I know it's not easy and they won't master it, but they need to continue working hard. I remind them every time I am passing out an assignment to put their name on it first.
Important Note: If you're child ever needs to stay after school to ask questions or get help with work, I am here to help them. My goal is to leave school at 3:45. As long as I don't have a meeting or have to leave for anything else, they can stay after any day.
If your child gets 2 or more wrong on an assignment, quiz or test, they are allowed to do corrections. When corrections are made and are correct; they will receive 1/2 pt credit. Corrections are not allowed for journals.
Most importantly, please keep Addie Bressler and her family in your continued thoughts and prayers. Myself, along with Mrs. Liz Shafer are going to be working with her and her family to give her the best care for her education and will be doing everything we can and when we can to involve her with the class via technology.
Thank you for your continued support and patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at masserant@monroecatholicschools.com.
Below, at the bottom of my website, you will find important files that you may need.
Have a Blessed Week!
Miss Masserant
Week of Dec. 10th-14th
Monday - Band/
Tuesday - Field Trip/Gym
Wednesday - Mass/Art
Thursday - Tech
Friday- Gym/Advent Service
Monday - Band/
Tuesday - Field Trip/Gym
Wednesday - Mass/Art
Thursday - Tech
Friday- Gym/Advent Service
ELA Read Aloud: We are reading Wonder for our read aloud. The students are loving this story and they are answering comprehension questions for each chapter as we are reading it.
Reading: They should be reading 20 minutes every day. Students have December Task Cards to work on. They are due Dec. 20th. Everyone received a packet which contains a copy of the task cards. I told both classes that if they lose the packet, they can't ask me for another copy because I will not make another copy. It takes a lot of paper and ink and the students need to be more responsible. I have the actual task cards in a basket in the classroom for them to use. We are also going to start looking at the difference between Theme, Plot, and Main Idea using Fables. We will be looking at two fables; The Tortoise and the Hare , and The Lion and the Mouse. When we are completed looking at the fables, the students will be writing their own fables. Grammar: Writing: Students are writing daily in their journals. I really enjoy reading them every day. Important notice about English Tests: Students will not receive a study guide for English tests. To study, they need to review their notes; they can practice any of the exercises that are in the lessons; review the end of the unit review problems from the book (they have the answers in their ELA notebook); worksheets they did for homework; and/or use the online review games. To use the online review game, go to www.voyagesinenglish.com. Once you are there go to parent and student resources and then select grade 5. Students then click the correct unit that they will be tested on. We will also play the review game in class, so they will be familiar on how to navigate the website. |
Spelling/Vocabulary Words
Unit 4 Packet is due Thurs. Dec. 6th
Unit 4 Test is Friday, Dec. 7th 1. aggressive: quick to fight or quarrel, tending to violence; bold and forceful, determined 2. associate: to join or be together as partners, allies, or friends; to link in one's mind, connect 3. deceive: to trick or lead a person into believing something that is not true 4. emigrate: to leave one's home country or area to live in another 5. flexible: able to bend without breaking; able to change or to take in new ideas 6. glamour: mysterious charm, beauty, or attractiveness 7.hazy: unclear, misty; not readily seen or understandable 8. linger: to stay longer than expected, be slow in leaving; to go slowly or take one's time 9. luxurious: providing ease and comfort far beyond what is ordinary or necessary 10. mishap: an unfortunate but minor accident 11. overwhelm: to overcome by superior force, crush; to affect so deeply as to make helpless 12. span: the full reach or length, especially between two points in space or time |
Religion
We will be celebrating Advent every week by saying a prayer and putting a candle in the wreath. We will also be attending an Advent Service each week with the school. We will be having the Unit 1 Test on Thursday. They will receive a study guide on Monday. On Friday, we will begin talking about Advent. For extra study practice, your child can go to religion.sadlierconnect.com. Click on the purple box (Sadlier Religion Resources), scroll towards the bottom and select We Believe Project Disciple K-6. From there, click on the We Believe, Grade 5. Once you click that, there are study guide options and games and study aids for each chapter of each unit.
Social Studies
Instead of doing a chapter test, the students will be doing a cooperative group project in class. They will receive the information and we will go over it on Wednesday. They are going to be placed into groups and will create a tribe. They will be creating a tribe book and will also be doing an oral presentation. They will begin working on it this week and will have all next week to work on it in class. There should be minimal that they would need to do at home. They may ask to bring in supplies/props from home. We will be finishing up the project and will do presentations on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This project has two different grades. The Tribe Book is worth 100 points and the Oral Presentation is worth 100 points. In the packet is a detailed rubric that each student will have. If your student doesn't finish the assigned section in class, it's their responsibility to finish it at home. If they forgot how to log in, the log-in information is below. Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
To log on to TCI, you must put masserant for the teacher username. The student's username is their first name and their passwords are school. Please email me if there is an issue.
Science
We will complete the Unit 5 Lesson 3 this week. I will also be assigning an Invasive Species assignment on Tuesday and it will be due on Friday. The students will receive complete instructions and will need to complete it at home.
Math
See Mrs. Jones webpage.
