No spelling or vocabulary next week

We will not have any spelling or vocabulary the week of Dec. 12 - 16. Instead we will be focusing on math and science vocabulary words that are relevant to the scientific method. In math we will finish topic 6 (algebra) and review various lessons taken from topics 1-6.

Science Fair

The science fair is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27th. It will be a little different than it has been in the past. It will be held in the student's home base classroom. Your student will not need a tri-fold. We will make a small display board in class with construction paper or card stock. We are trying to simplify the entire process. Fifth grade students are busy working on their hypothesis and experiment plans. They should be finished with the research already. The experiment plans are due Friday, Dec. 16th. The experiment should be done over winter break. Fifth grade students will need to return to school with their results from their experiment (data). We will begin the analysis and conclusion the first few weeks of January. Please help your student find a way to keep detailed notes about their experiment. We will need to have some numbers to make the analysis work. For example, if the project is about plant growth, the student will keep track of the plant height.

Sing-a-long Song!!!

Okay, it took a while, but here it is. Behold!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFwjqY5951g

Make sure you are practicing please :)