Civil War

We have started our unit on the Civil War. We are learning about the causes and the differences between the North and the South. Here is a review game that will check your knowledge.

Play Fling the Teacher

A Perfect Saturday

We have been reviewing some writing basics and warming up our writing muscles these first 2 weeks of school. We have learned several techniques writers use to get ideas from heart maps to list making. Our first writing goal is to utilize topic sentences and effective conclusions (NOT That's all I have to say!!!!) Many students have shined with their ability to create paragraphs. Here is Cidney's example; leave her a comment with some helpful feedback.

A Perfect Saturday

On my perfect Saturday, I would stay up late and eat some chocolate and candy. Some people would prefer to be a couch potato, I do that sometimes. My favorite thing to do on a Saturday is to go to Starlite. The place is amazing. They have roller skating, lazer tag, and an unlimited indoor playground. Also, I love to go to the movies to check out what is new. A perfect Saturday spent. What a day!


Don't you just love her sentence variety and details? Being a grammar teacher, I also love that she knows how to use commas correctly.

Welcome to 5th Grade

We had a great time at Open House last night.  If you didn't get a chance to come, here is our informational Powerpoint.  Please leave us a comment telling us what you think of 5th grade so far.

Today was the first day of our 2013-2014 school year.  It was a great day-our 5th graders had a visit from our new principal, Mrs. Perry.  She asked them to do 3 things for her.  Talk to your 5th grader and see if they remember what those 3 things are.  (hint: balls, bathrooms, adults)  Post a comment for us and tell us what your 5th grader is most excited about this year.

Practice for Vocabulary Test

We do weekly spelling and vocabulary using the Wordly Wise program. Here is a great site to practice this week's words.
http://quizlet.com/2584147/wordly-wise-book-5-lesson-15-flash-cards/

We do weekly spelling and vocabulary using the Wordly Wise program.  Here is a great site to practice this week's words.
http://quizlet.com/1101731/wordly-wise-3000-book5-lesson-2-flash-cards/

Books, Books, Books

Students received their first Scholastic Bookclub orders today. You can view and/or order online at https://orders.scholastic.com/HWPCL Our classroom code is HWPCL. We also went to the media center today-way cool