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You can contact me at atunnell@summer.com
Ms. Tunnell's Grade 5 Class
"Learning is a Treasure that will follow its owner everywhere"
Classroom Blog
http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog .php?blogger_id=162809
Math Practice Sheets
You can print these practice sheets off and help your child with their math concepts
Social Studies Links
Online Mapping, Maps can be printed out http://www.yourchildlearns.com/ geography.htm
Find maps using interactive map zone, find capitals, land and water http://www.map-zone.net/
Science Links
Water Cycle Animation Link
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/ kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Here's what we are doing in class for week of
February 22, 2010
Math
Division facts
Long Division 1 X 3 digits with and without remainders
Reading
6 minute read - strengthens reading fluency
Online Literature Circle - reading chosen books taking on one of the roles and responding according to that role on our Moodle site. Then students respond to the other students comments on Moodle.
Writing
Learning to use quotation marks
Learning to use paragraphs correctly
Using descriptive sentences that give a visual picture.
Adding character descriptions in their stories
Career and Healthy Living
FRIENDS for Life program is designed to teach children positive ways of coping with new and /or difficult situations.
This program helps children deal with anxiety
Reflection Circle - Friday aft.
Expressing feelings to teacher given situations
Playing the Bully Buster Machine - students respond appropriately to different bullying situations given by the teacher.
Planner's
for the week of
February 22nd, 2010
Read 15 minutes every day, initial the monthly reading calendar in their planner each day.
Practice Division Facts 3's Timed test on Friday. Numbers 0-12 36 ÷ 3 = 12, down to 0 ÷ 3 = 0
Spelling Unit #22 Due on Thurs, Feb. 25.
Bring a Water bottle to school
Library Books are due on Tuesday.
Running or Gym is every day so you need to have gym strip and running shoes every day.
Bring indoor shoes to wear in classroom so we don't have to wear our dirty shoes on the carpet.
Have parents read and sign planner every day.
Grade 5's - Bring Pictures, baby, kindergarten age, and grade 5 age.