Quiz, Sunday Dec. 21, 2014

Dear students,

I know that you can't wait for your winter vacation to start, but you still have one quiz to take.
On Sunday, December 21, 2014 there will be a literature quiz for the story 'We'll Never Forget you, Roberto Clemente' (vocabulary + comprehension questions)

Quizzes - Week 12.14/12.18.2014

During the next week (12.14/12.18.2014) there will be the following quizzes:

1. Vocabulary Quiz (Unit 4) - Tuesday, 12.16.2014

2. Writing Quiz (Friendly Letter) - Wednesday, 12.17.2014

Spelling Bee Finalists

After two rounds of in class Spelling Bee Competition, I am happy to announce the students who will participate in the MASE 2000 Spelling Bee Final, 2014.

They are:

GRADE 5C:

1. Karim Wassim

2. Youssef Hossam

GRADE 5D:

1. Younis Waleed

2. Rawan Tarek

Congratulations dear students, and I hope the winner for this year competition will be one of you.

Online assignment

Dear students,

It time again for an extra online assignment. Who's going to hand it in during the next week (12.07 -12.11) will be given 5 extra marks. Follow the link and do as asked.
Have fun.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/

Ms. Diana

Quizzes - week 12.07- 12.11. 2014

                                     QUIZ TIME!!!!!!!

Quizzes timings for next week:

1. Monday, 12.08.2014 - Spelling Quiz (last 2 lessons - pg. 39 & 47)

2. Tuesday, 12.09.2014 - Grammar Quiz (Nouns)

Late homework

Dear students,

Please check the grades site - www.engrade.com - and see all the missing assignments. You will be allowed to hand in all the late homework until the end of this week, Thursday, December 4, 2014.
 Starting from next Sunday I will not accept any late homework, so, in consequence, you'll be graded 0 for any missing assignment. You have only 2 days left!!! 

Updated quizzes

The spelling quiz for this Monday, 12.01.2014, will be postponed for the following Monday, 12.08.2014.
This week there will still be a Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, 12.02.2014.

Access codes

Dear parents,

I sent today with your children the access codes to the website www.engrade.com, where you will find the grades. They will be updated weekly.
The access code contains: user name (first part of the access code -ladydi75) and individual password.

If you have any inquiries, please contact me at: mrs.diana.giurgi@gmail.com

Regards,
Mrs. Diana

Dear students,

Please study for the Spelling Bee Competition, round 1, all the spelling words up till page 39, vocabulary words from your story book (4 stories), vocabulary words unit 1-2-3, plus your Social Studies Vocabulary.

I am going to post here the vocabulary words unit 1-2-3, in case you lost them.

 Unit 1

blunder -cancel- continuous- distribute- document- fragile-

myth- reject- scuffle- solitary- temporary- veteran

Unit 2

abandon- assault- convert- dispute- impressive- justify-

misleading- numerous- productive- shrewd- strategy-villain

Unit 3 

bluff- cautious- consist- despise- haven- miniature- monarch obstacle- postpone- straggle- treacherous- vivid

SPELLING BEE IS HERE!!!!

Don't forget to study and revise for the upcoming Spelling Bee event - all the words covered during the spelling lesson, vocabulary units 1-2-3, vocabulary for all 4 stories, and social studies vocabulary.

Our first and second rounds will be held in the class. After the first round there will be chosen 10 students, and after the second round only the first 2 will go to the finals. The first round will take place on Sunday, November 30, 2014.

Good luck to you all and may the best ones win.

This is the list of the quizzes for the upcoming 2 weeks:

-- Monday, Nov. 24 - Spelling quiz (the last 2 lessons from pg. 27-32)
-- Sunday, Nov. 30 - Literature quiz, 'Dear Mrs. Parks'
-- Monday, Dec. 1 - Spelling quiz
-- Tuesday, Dec. 2 - Vocabulary Quiz (Unit 3)

If there will be any changes the students will be announced.

I will try, for the new quarter to post, as much as possible, the worksheets that the students are receiving during my lessons, so they can keep track of them and have all the right materials for studying. 
Please arrange them in your English files / portfolios/ binders.

5C
-- Literature - Sunday, Nov. 16, Vocabulary sheets for the story 'Dear Mrs. Parks'
-- Grammar - Tuesday, Nov. 18, Grammar sheets - Common and Proper Nouns (HW)
--Spelling - Tuesday, Nov. 18, Meanings of the spelling words (-ed/-ing)
--Vocabulary - Wednesday, Nov. 19, Vocabulary Unit 3 
--Reading Comprehension - Thursday, Nov. 20, Reading Comprehension tests
--Novel - Thursday, Nov. 20, 'Fridle'
-- Literature - Sunday, Nov. 23, 'Dear Mrs. Parks' - comprehension sheets
-- Spelling - Spelling Lists (pg.33, 39)
-- Literature - Activities Sheet (HW)



5D
-- Literature - Sunday, Nov. 16, Vocabulary sheets for the story 'Dear Mrs. Parks'
-- Grammar - Tuesday, Nov. 18, Grammar sheets - Nouns (CW)
--Vocabulary - Tuesday, Nov. 18, Unit 3
--Reading Comprehension - Thursday, Nov. 20, Reading Comprehension test
--Novel - Thursday, Nov. 20, 'Fridle'
-- Literature - Sunday, Nov. 23, 'Dear Mrs. Parks' - comprehension sheets
-- Spelling - Spelling Lists (pg.33, 39)
-- Literature - Activities Sheet (HW)
-- Grammar - Plural Nouns (HW)

Dear students,

For next Sunday, Nov. 23, you will have an interactive - online assignment.
It is optional, but whoever does it will get 5 bonus marks.
I hope I will see many of you having it done.

Here is the link:

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/5th/homework/trophy/ela/5th_Voc/voc_work/voc_in/theme1/dearmrsparks.asp

Enjoy!

Dear parents and students,

As I said in my class handbook, one of my goal this year is to make my students read more, and enjoy what they read. I am sure that, maybe because of lack of time, or other activities that your children have during the day, they have very little time to take a book and read.
That is why I wanted to create my class library with lots of books, brought in by my students, a small carpet and pillows where they can enjoy their time with a book in their hands. I can't do that without your help. We already have some books and a librarian, who is so eager to start giving his colleagues to read, but we need more. 
Please, dear parents, help me to help them. We need more books and an old rug / carpet / bean bag to create a special atmosphere for reading. The books will be returned at the end of the year, so don't worry about this.
Thank you for all your help and understanding. 
Have a great weekend.

Best wishes,
Ms. Diana

Dear Parents,

Grade 5C and 5D finished and presented, on Thursday, one of their projects. They were asked to create 4-6 characters out of potatoes and then write a 5-paragraphs story about them. Some students did an excellent job, bringing materials, being creative, and very involved in the process, enjoying their time. Others, unfortunately, still need to understand that projects are very important, they are a great part of the learning process.
A big thank you to the parents who helped their children with the neccessary materials. Grade 5D parents - you are awesome.
Have an excellent weekend.

Regards,
Ms. Diana

GRADE 5D

GRADE 5C

Dear Students,

I hope you'll have an active weekend studying for the next Sunday exam. Please forget about playing, games, club, or other fun activities for a couple of days and concentrate in your studies, as the exam will be long and serious, covering everything that we studied this quarter.
Feel free to write comments if there's something unclear.

Good Luck!!

Literature Selections - Vocabulary

                 

                 Grade 5, Theme 1, The Hot and Cold Summer 

              Vocabulary Words 

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commotion  a burst of noise and confusion
  authority   a person who has special knowledge; an expert
 exhausted  very tired; fatigued
  incredible  so strange or unusual as to be unbelievable
        vow   a serious promise or pledge
    souvenir something kept as a reminder of a special time or place

Grade 5, Theme 1, Sees Behind Trees  Vocabulary Words
quiver	a case for carrying arrows
tread	the act, manner, or sound of walking
moss	a tiny, delicate, flowerless plant that grows in clumps on trees and rocks
sternly	in a harsh or strict manner
exaggerate	to make something appear greater than it really is
compose Grade 5, Theme 1, Yang the Third and Her Impossible     Family  Vocabulary Words  audition   a tryout to test the ability of an actor or a musiciansonata    a musical composition, usually in several movements or sections accompanist  a musician who plays music to support the main partaccompaniment  music played to aid and support the main musical featuregrimaced   expressed pain, annoyance, or disgustsimultaneously  happening at the same time	to settle down or become calm

Spelling Lists

Grade 5C/DFirst Quarter Spelling Words Spelling Words Lesson 1 Words with short vowels 1. master 8. busy* 15. sweater 2. ahead* 9. quit 16. plastic* 3. build 10. mother* 17. balance 4. front* 11. above 18. limit 5. meant 12. does 19. among 6. bread 13. advantage 20. dozen 7. ready 14. business Spelling Words Lesson 2 Words with long a, e, and i 1. stayed* 8. daily 15. slightly 2. brain 9. breathe 16. payment 3. thief 10. meanwhile 17. brief* 4. meat* 11. believes 18. tray 5. flight 12. tonight 19. byte 6. style 13. increased 20. raise 7. delighted 14. explained Spelling Words Lesson 3 Words with long o and long u 1. soul 8. stole 15. continue 2. smoke 9. prove 16. issue 3. move 10. produce 17. ego 4. clue 11. juice 18. argue 5. fruits 12. drove 19. cruise 6. lose 13. Tuesday* 20. toll 7. chose 14. rescue Lesson 4- Homophones, Homonyms, Homographs(Worksheets) Spelling Words Lesson 5

Vowels before r

1. parts 8. backward 15. squirrel 2. history* 9. border 16. harmful 3. warning 10. prepared 17. charms 4. declare 11. harsh* 18. disorder 5. despair 12. research 19. favored 6. shirt 13. carnival 20. remark 7. learning* 14. particular

Daily Reading

Why Can't I Skip My Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?

Let's figure it out -- mathematically! 

Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week; 
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night . . . or not at all!

Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
 Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 min../week 
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes

Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month. 
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year 
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.

Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 5th grade if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days. One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance.

Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school . . . and in life?

Turn off the TV for 20 minutes a night and read . . . it's worth it!