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.
Reminders:
- STAR Reading and STAR Math Testing on Thursday, the 24th
- Golf Outing is Saturday, September 26th. http://www.mcesmonroe.com/annual-golf-outing.html
- No School Sept. 28th for Teacher PD
- 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!
- My Class Code for Scholastic is: T6XK6
Dear Families,
This week the class will be taking the STAR Reading and Math Test on Thursday. Please make sure they go to bed early on Wednesday and eat a healthy breakfast on Thursday. Every student needs headphones for Tech and when they are playing Prodigy. There a free students who don't have one or working ones.
Please make sure students have a water bottle. They will not be able to go to the drinking fountain to get a drink. Drinking fountains will only be used to refill water bottles. If they have a coaster they want to bring in, they may. They will get one snack in the afternoon during Science. The snack needs to be healthy and needs no silverware. It can't contain nuts either because we have a student who is allergic to tree nuts. No candy or cookies either.
The only extra credit that I will offer is: students are receiving a free book from a sponsor every month. They must read the book and write at least a 1 page summary of the book. This includes what happened at the beginning, middle, and end. It can be handwritten or typed. They can choose what subject they want the extra credit to go to. They must write on the paper what they want the extra credit to go to before turning it in.
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.
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.
Have a Blessed Week!
Miss Masserant
Week of Sept. 21-25th
Monday - Gym/DARE
Tuesday - Tech/Mass
Wednesday - Gym
Thursday - Tech
Friday- Band
Monday - Gym/DARE
Tuesday - Tech/Mass
Wednesday - Gym
Thursday - Tech
Friday- Band
ELA Read Aloud: We will be reading Wonder by RJ Placcio. The students will receive a comprehension packet that they will work on as we read the book.
Reading: They should be reading 20 minutes every day. Students will be finishing editing and revising their stories and then begin typing them on Google Docs. They will be submitting their stories on Google Classroom. The stories are due by midnight on Wednesday. On Thursday, students will be taking the STAR Reading Test. On Friday, we will be looking at the Scholastic News Magazine. Students have a task card packet to complete. They can work on it at home or if they have extra time during school. The task cards are due at the end of the month on Wednesday, September 30th. These task cards focus on Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Author's Purpose, and many other literary components. Grammar: No Grammar this week. Writing: They will be writing in their journals this week. They will have a writing prompt every morning. I will collect journals on Fridays. Journals are worth 10pts. The rubric is inside their journal. 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. Students will be able to use the notes that we take and that they write in their ELA notebook during the English Tests. |
Spelling/Vocabulary Words
Unit 3 Packet will be due Friday, the 2nd. Unit 2 Test will be Friday, the 2nd. They will always have two weeks to complete the packet and it will always be due the day of the test.
1. bluff - (adj) direct and outspoken in a good-natured way (n) a steep, high cliff or bank; an attempt to fool someone (v) to deceive or trick; to try to fool others by putting on a confident front 2. cautious - avoiding unnecessary risks or mistakes 3. consist - (v) (used with of) to be made up of 4. despise - to look down on intensely or feel contempt for, dislike strongly 5. haven - a safe place 6. miniature - (n) a very small copy, model, or painting (adj) on a very small scale 7. monarch - a person who rules over a kingdom or empire 8. obstacle - something that gets in the way 9. postpone - to put off until later 10. straggle - to stray off or trail behind; to spread out in a scattered fashion 11. treacherous - likely to betray; seemingly safe but actually dangerous 12. vivid - bright and sharp, giving a clear picture; full of life |
Religion
We will be finishing up Ch. 2. Students will be tested on Ch. 2 on Friday. They will receive the study guide on Monday. On Tuesday we will be joining St. Johns for Mass via Facebook Live.
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.
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
Please see Mrs. Berns Website for more information.
Science
On Wednesday, we will be starting Unit 2 which covers the Design Process of Engineering.
Reminder: Students can do corrections on any assignment, test or quiz. They can turn it back in when corrections are done. They must have two or more wrong to do corrections.
Reminder: Students can do corrections on any assignment, test or quiz. They can turn it back in when corrections are done. They must have two or more wrong to do corrections.
Math
Multiplication Timed Tests will be every Tuesday. It will be how many they can get right out of 100 in 3minutes. Eventually, I will reduce the time. These timed tests will not be a grade but I will grade them each week and record it in a spreadsheet to see how they are doing week to week. I want the students to practice their multiplication flash cards for 5 minutes every night. This will help them to start memorizing their multiplication facts by memory. If you don't have flash cards, the students can make flash cards.
We will be finishing up Ch. 1 this week and the students will be tested on the chapter on Friday. Students will be able to use their notes in their Math Notebook during the test.
We will be finishing up Ch. 1 this week and the students will be tested on the chapter on Friday. Students will be able to use their notes in their Math Notebook during the test.
