Oh Yeah!

Thank you to all of you who made the effort to collect and send in box tops.  Our class came in 1st place this month because we collected the most box tops.  The students were so excited that we had won and get to keep the trophy for the entire month.  We will be able to use the points from the box tops we collected to purchase items for our classroom.  Please continue to collect box tops and send them in, maybe we'll win another month!

Book Advertisement Projects

Each student read an independent book of their choice and then developed a book advertisement.  The goal of this project was for students to utilize our Summary 5 Question strategy to create a summary that included specific details from the text to support their thinking. In addition to a summary students had to include a recommendation persuading other students to read their book.  They had to create a poster that was eye-catching and would attract the attention of the reader.  This was done by including a scene or illustration from the story.  Then students presented their book advertisement to the class and were graded using the rubric below.  

*Click on icon below to open Book Advertisement Rubric.

When you visit school please take the opportunity to view the book advertisement projects displayed in the 5th grade hallway.

*Please encourage your child to use the Summary 5 Question strategy in their Homework reading log. 

Summary 5 Questions

Who?  Who is the main character?  Who are the other important characters?

Wants what?  The main character has to want something to make the story interesting.  What does the main character want in the story?

But?  But what happens?  What gets in the way of the character getting what she or he wants?  This is the problem of the story.  It must eventually be resolved.

So?  So what does the character do to try to solve the problem?  What works for the character?  What doesn’t?

Then?  And then what happens?  How is the problem solved?  How does the story end?

Parent Teacher Conferences

***Half-day on Thursday October 25th for Parent-Teacher conferences!***

Time	Student
12:30-12:50	Alisa
12:50-1:10	Jillian
1:10-1:30	Kendra
1:30-1:50	Reed
1:50-2:10	Nicholas
2:10-2:30	Meeting
2:30-2:50	Corey

Oh, Canada!

We are starting our Independent Canada Project today!  As a culmination to our Canada unit each student will choose something of interest to them to research about Canada.  We have been reading Wow, Canada by Vivian Bowers and have learned so many fascinating facts about Canada. 
Each student received a packet with some suggested project topics and ideas.  Students may choose to do something from the packet but may also do a project on any topic they would like, even if it is not included in the packet. 
They must make sure to use their time wisely and utilize the strategies given to complete this long term project.

• Plan out project.  (sketch, draft, etc.)  

                    Planning sheet due: Monday October 29th. 
                                                *Click on the Canadian Flag for a PDF file of the planning sheet.

• Use several resources to gather information.

• Make your project eye-catching and use your creativity. 

Students should use their time wisely and not wait until the last minute to complete this project.  Once they complete the planning sheet, they will be given approval and may begin to work on their project.

Working on this project will be a homework assignment for the next several weeks until it is due.  Students are encouraged to work on it a little bit each night.  Since some nights might be busier than others, students should plan ahead and may work longer on some nights due to other commitments   This project will provide them with an opportunity to independently plan out their time. Please continue to check in with them to make sure they are making progress and will complete the project on the due date:  Wednesday November 7th.  
If you have any questions, please e-mail me or contact me at school.