MATURATION PROGRAM

It is time for our annual maturation education for all 5th grade students. There will be a film presentation "Always Changing" along with discussion which will follow the film. We encourage you and your child to attend this presentation on Tuesday, March 8th at 1:30 pm. A permission slip will be sent home today. If a permission slip is not returned your student will not be allowed to attend the program.

Writing Assignment Due March 4

Dr. Seuss/Reading

A paragraph is a group of 5-8 sentences telling about a single idea or topic. The beginning sentence, or topic sentence, should get the paragraph started. It should tell something important about the subject of the paragraph. It should also make you interested in what will be discussed in the paragraph. The next set of sentences should support that topic. The last sentence should tie your paragraph together.

Topic: Reading

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, this week's paragraph should be something to do with the topic of reading.

Brainstorm 10 important reasons why reading is important. Do your brainstorming on the back of this piece of paper. You can make a list or do a WEB - or any other means of brainstorming with which you are comfortable.

Look through your brainstorming list. What does it show about how you feel about reading?

Write a paragraph that would inform others of the importance of reading.

Remember:

__ __ 1. 5-8 sentences for EACH paragraph.
__ 2. Focus on the five elements of good writing. You will get 5 points each.

___Ideas

___Organization

___Sentence Fluency

___Word Choice

___ Voice
__ 3. Clearly reworked rough draft Signature of adult who proofread your composition for PRESENTTION

__ 5. Good copy in ink. All three papers turned in with final on top.

End of Unit 4

We will be having our end of unit testing this week. That means no vocabulary or spelling.

Biographies

March Book Report

Due March 16, 2011

· Research someone who has influenced United States History. Write a short research paper about the person.

· Create a display about this person.

The display must include:

At least 10 facts about the person

(with pictures if possible)

A time line of the persons life

(with pictures if possible)

A Bio Poem

A short Research Paper

You may also use props, but it is not required.

· Participate in the class “Wax Museum”. You will need to dress like the person you have researched, and display the information to have put together. Parents and other classes will be coming to visit the “Wax Museum”

Vocabulary Feb 22-25

guaranteed
supervise
frustrated
ease
scenery
coordination
bundle
fused

Spelling Feb 22-25

On-Level	Beyond
distance importance balance attendance absence performance dependence substance disturbance appearance assistance ignorance brilliance ambulance residence radiance resistance reluctance persistence hesitance	tolerance perseverance acceptance attendance absence prevalence dependence substance disturbance appearance assistance ignorance brilliance ambulance residence radiance resistance reluctance persistence hesitance

Review: creature, measure, rancher
Challenge: vigilance, inference

March Book Order

March Book Order Due: March 9, 2011

You can order online or send the order into school.

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

Please use code H6HPR when ordering. Our class gets $3 towards new books with each parent online order.

Paragraphs of the Week Feb 14-25

National Pencil Month

Did you know that February is designated National Pencil Month? That's right! This month is dedicated to honoring the hardworking, underrated tool that you, as a student, utilize each and everyday of your life.
For English this week you are to write a composition that features the pencil as the main character. You might want to tell about a typical day in a pencil's life, or you might try to create a story that features a problem a pencil encounters. Whatever you choose to do is all right as long as you include DIALOG (conversation using quotation marks) and you tell the story from the pencil's POINT OF VIEW (when you use the pronouns 'I' or 'WE' you will be referring to the pencil).
REMEMBER:
__ 1. 5-8 sentences for EACH paragraph, except for paragraphs of DIALOG.
__ 2. Focus on the five elements of good writing. You will get 5 points each.
___Ideas
___Organization
___Sentence Fluency
___Word Choice
___ Voice
__ 3. Clearly reworked rough draft Signature of adult who proofread your composition for PRESENTTION
__ 5. Good copy in ink. All three papers turned in with final on top.

Vocabulary Feb 14 - 18

robot
defective
meteor
rotated
staggered
reversed
dangling
tokens

Spelling Feb. 14-18

4.4

On-Level	Beyond
rancher searcher pressure future butcher measure pleasure mixture treasure feature pasture creature lecture gesture nature fracture moisture stretcher legislature azure	stature searcher pressured enchanter leisurely exposure pleasure mixture manufacture feature pasture posture lecture gesture architecture fractured moisturize stretcher legislature azure

Review: contest, desert, entrance
Challenge: miniature, disclosure

Enterprise's Got Talent

Get ready to come strut your stuff at the Enterprise Elementary talent show! Dancers, singers, magicians; we will take them all. It will be held on March 10th from 6:30-8:30. Sign up sheets will be sent home.

Dads And Sweet Rolls

Thursday, February 10, 7:25-8:00 am & 5:00-7:00 pm.

Spelling Feb 7-11

4.3

On-Level	Beyond
contest content protest combat permits rebel present insert desert subject minute compact conduct contract refuse conflict research excuse entrance extract	incense content protest combat permits rebel coordinate insert desert subject predicate compact conduct contract refuse conflict research excuse entrance extract

Review: unusual, rewrap, dishonest
Challenge: effect, affect