Students and Parents

No reading homework. Math homework- page 181 in big book. Study spelling and vocabulary words for tomorrow's test. 
Mrs. Langford- math- finish page 189
Continue to study science study guide on the human body system.
Library books are due back on 12/18

December Newsletter

Mrs. Brown’s Newsletter

December 10, 2012

Parents and Students,

            We have two more weeks left for school before we are out for the Christmas Holidays! Yeppiiee!!!  Ok, don’t get too happy because we have to finish strong. Here is the agenda for the last two weeks:

-Ident-a-Kid pictures will be taken tomorrow. Please send in $7.00 for 1 ID or $10.00 for 3

-Alabama Choir tryouts will be 12/12

-Scoliosis test for 5^th grade will also be 12/12- If you do not want your child to be tested, please send back the form that was sent home on Thursday of last week.

-Junior Achievement day is this Friday. We will have a representative come to teach the students about the business world for the day.

-Classroom Christmas Party will be 12/19- if your child signed up to bring in a small gift for another student, it will be due on the day of the party.  If you signed up to bring in items for our party, please also have that here on the day of the party. Lastly, everyone needs to bring in a $5.00 gift card for our Elf Exchange game. If anyone has a coffee earn that will help keep our Cider warm, please let me know.

-Final science exam will be on 12/17. This is a big exam. It will be about every body system that we have learned about. Please make sure your child is studying their Study guide.   

-Astronomy Projects assignments will go home today! Please review the scoring rubric with your child. The project will be due on January 8^th.

-Grade work will go home today. Please send back your child’s essay regardless of the grade they received. I must say that I am very happy about their improvements with their writing skills. The next writing prompt will be given out today and will be due on 1/11/2013.

-Spelling and vocabulary words are posted on the blog. Please review for this Friday’s Test.

-Yearbook purchases are due on 12/12/12

-Our very own Brett Leckness has won first place in the Spelling Bee Competition. He will go on to represent Englewood Elementary in the City Schools competition. Please wish him luck!

Digestive System Notes

Digestive system Notes

-The digestive system is responsible for breaking down our food and allowing our body to absorb proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.

-4 foods that help with constipation and that are high in fiber- apples, prunes oatmeal, and beans

-4 foods that causes constipation- cheese, milk, bananas, and peanut butter

-The pancreas and the liver send enzymes to break down food

-the gallbladder sends enzymes to break down fats

-Common digestive diseases- Gastrities- inflammation of the linning of the stomach.  Gastroesphaegeal- acid reflx.  Ulcerative Colitis- Inflammation of the large intestines and the rectum.  

Homework-

Brown- Math, page 165-166, get ready for tomorrow's test
Language Sheet front and half of back, Science fill in the blank. Try your best and we will check it tomorrow.
Floyd- page 185-186, 7-11
Powell- page 147, examples A and B

Homework

Brown- no math, Language Arts- Worksheet page 65-66 and finish final draft of essay.
Langford- page 150 3-7
Powell- finished page 163 5-13
Floyd- 180 5-9

Circulatory Notes

Circulatory System Notes

·         The heart weighs about 11 ounces and is the size of your fist

·         When the heart pumps, it forces blood under pressure through vessels called, Arteries, causing the artery walls to stretch with each heart beat.

·         Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from your heart to your organs

·         The heart has two pumps, the right side and the left

·         There are 3 kinds of blood vessels: Arteries, Veins, Capillaries

·         Veins carry oxygen poor blood cells with carbon dioxide to the lungs

·         Capillaries connect the smallest arteries with the smallest  veins

·         Blood is made up of fluid called Plasma

·         Plasma- red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

·         White blood cells fight off germs

·         Platelets helps stop bleeding.

Homework-

Brown- Create a picture that illustrates convection.
Langford- page 145
Powell- finish vocabulary math words
Floyd- textbook page 175-176 6-13

Nervous System Quiz Study Guide

Nervous System Quiz Notes

The nervous system sends messages to the brain

Messages are sent in a form of Electrical Impulses

The brain controls how the body acts and moves

The nervous system is made up of small cells called neurons

 There are 100 billion neurons

The brain is the central or main organ

Spinal cord is protected by vertebrae

Nervous System Notes

What do each of these lobes do?

• Frontal Lobe- associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving
• Parietal Lobe- associated with movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli
• Occipital Lobe- associated with visual processing
• Temporal Lobe- associated with perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech
• Cerebellum- The cerebellum, or "little brain", is similar to the cerebrum in that it has two hemispheres and has a highly folded surface or cortex. This structure is associated with regulation and coordination of movement, posture, and balance.
• Basal Ganglia- is where the Thalamus is located, which controls body temperature
• Spinal Cord- Supports the bundle of nerve tissue that travels down the spin
• Brain Stem/ Medulla- responsible for basic vital life functions such as breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure. Scientists say that this is the "simplest" part of human brains because animals' entire brains, such as reptiles (who appear early on the evolutionary scale) resemble our brain stem
• Stimuli- anything that your senses can detect or precieve.
• If your child can master the information on this video, they will be prepared for next Wednesday's quiz.-http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/human-body/nervous-system.htm

• Also, check out this site for an Interactive Brain study guide. Pretty Cool! http://www.g2conline.org/2022

Tastebuds Study Guide

Taste buds are sensory organs that are found on your tongue.

papillae (puh-pih-lee) contains our taste buds.

 Microvilli- are microscopic hairs ( mye-kro-vih-lye). Those tiny hairs send messages to the brain about how something tastes, so you know if it's sweet, sour, bitter, or salty.

The average person has about 10,000 taste buds and they're replaced every 2 weeks or so. But as a person ages, some of those taste cells don't get replaced. An older person may only have 5,000 working taste buds. That's why certain foods may taste stronger to you than they do to adults. Smoking also can reduce the number of taste buds a person has.

Olfactory (ahl-fak-tuh-ree) receptors inside the uppermost part of the nose contain special cells that help you smell. They send messages to the brain. Here's how it works: While you're chewing, the food releases chemicals that immediately travel up into your nose. These chemicals trigger the olfactory receptors inside the nose. They work together with your taste buds to create the true flavor of that yummy slice of pizza by telling the brain all about it!

When you have a cold or allergies, and your nose is stuffy, you might notice that your food doesn't seem to have much flavor. That's because the upper part of your nose isn't clear to receive the chemicals that trigger the olfactory receptors (that inform the brain and create the sensation of flavor).

frenulum (fren-yuh-lum). This is a membrane (a thin layer of tissue) that connects your tongue to the bottom of your mouth. In fact, the whole base of your tongue is firmly anchored to the bottom of your mouth, so you could never swallow your tongue even if you tried!

Homework Tonight

Brown- Reading PWB page 63
Powell- page 119 1-24
Science- Mouth Coloring sheet.
Bring in Whipped Cream

Helpful Things for the Science Fair

Science Fair Entry Form
Science Fair Ideas

Homework for Thursday Night

Hello Parents and Students,

If you are in my math class, your homework for tonight will be to complete the 100's chart and shade in 0.886 thousandths one color and shade the remaining another color. Please write both the fraction and the decimal for both colors.
All other subjects, please study only the first 10 spelling words and vocabulary words for tomorrow's test.

Langford- Math workbook page 53 and 54
Powell- Math study place value chart and finish 53 and 54
Floyd- No homework

Acids and Bases Lab 1

Acids and Bases Lab 1

Science Fair Entry Forms

Parents and Students,

Science Fair Entry forms will be sent home this Friday. Please take a look at it in detail to make sure that this is something you don't mind having your child commit to.  Forms are due Wednesday, November 6.

Today’s News

Parents,

                We will be leaving for the McWane Center tomorrow morning at 8:00.  Your child may bring a snack and a camera.  As a class we will not be visiting the souvenir shop, but if you are there, you may take your child to purchase items.  Parents are to park in the parking deck which will cost $5.00 for the day.  If you would like to drive your child home after the trip, please make sure you sign them out through me.

                The Pumpkin Contest has been changed to October 31^st. Please bring your pumpkins and entry form to the school by 8:00 A.M. that morning.  All the pumpkins needs to be picked up by an adult by 3:15 that afternoon.

We will be finishing up our unit on Acids and Bases by Friday. This will make the test fall on that following Monday.  I will put the study guide on the blog, but please make sure your child brings home their science notebook to study for it has their Lab work in it. 

Please take note of this week's spelling words. I am only going to test the students on the first 10 spelling words and all of the vocabulary.  Please encourage your child to study this week.

Monday's Homework

Brown- Reading Workbook- pages 53 and 57. Math- page 107, 1-4
Langford- finish Fraction sheet
Powell- No homework
Floyd-No homework

Tonight's Homework

Brown- Math- page 85 finish all. Language Arts- page 52- Study spelling and DOL words. Wear Hippy clothes.
Langford- No homework
Powell- Study for math test
Floyd- no homework

Monday Homework

Reading Pwb page 48
Spelling words 5 times each
Math page 80-81- 1-10
Langford- rest of page 85
Floyd- 107-108 9-22
Powell- 89-90  4-10

Weekend News

Parents and Students,

Starting Monday Englewood's Student Council will begin collecting donations for United Way.  Each morning next week, we are asking students to donate money they have earned as follows:
Monday- pennies
Tuesday- nickles
Wednesday- dimes
Thursday- quarters
Friday- any amount you want
The homeroom that collects the most money will get to throw pies at Mr. Ash ans Mrs. Bassett during an assembly. 

Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 15% of all pre-taxed food sales from any guest that present the fundraiser ticket that was sent home today.

Red Ribbon Week is October 22-26
Monday- Wear Red
Tuesday- Wear Blue from head to toe
Wednesday- Wear your favorite hat to school
Thursday-Wear all different colors
Friday- Wear Hippy Clothes.

The spelling and vocabulary words for week 9 is posted on the blog. If your child wants to get a head start on studying, this would be a great opportunity.
Report Cards go out on Friday
AR party is November 2nd. If you child did not make their AR goal for this first 9 weeks, they can get started on the 2nd 9 weeks this weekend.  They have to read 8 chapter books to which 3 books must be chapter books that are worth 2 points or more.  Out of the 8 they need to read a Mystery, Myth/Folktale , and a Humorous book.  The other 5 books can be from what ever genre they like.

The students are doing an awesome job in collecting box tops, metal caps, and plastic bottles. Keep up the good work. I will have a special prize at the end of the month for the teams who place first in each category.

Any questions, email me at light001shanel@gmail.com

Wednesday

Parents and Students,

The students do not have homework tonight. However, if your child is in my math class, I gave them 6 division problems to work out.  They can work them out the new way (partial quotients) or the old way.  I did not send home weekly progress reports for math today because I felt the students needed me to delay their division quiz. I will be giving it tomorrow.

Tuesday's Homework

Brown- Math big book page 75, Reading pwb page 44, Study for science test tomorrow.
Langford- page 75, 1-17
Powell- No homework study new lesson
 Floyd- page 98, 4-9

Monday's Homework

Parents and Students,

Please do the following:
-Math: page 67 in big book
-Language Arts- Missed spelling words 5 times each
-Reading- Vocabulary worksheet in practice workbook lesson 8.
-Science Assessment Sheet- Front and back
- Make sure you know your science vocabulary words.
-Send in Trip Money
-Still taking 5th grade t-shirt money
-Fall Festival t-shirt order forms will go home tomorrow
-Return Weekly Progress Report Sheets tomorrow.

Homework for Tonight

Brown- Language Arts- Sheet 26, Reading pwb page 39, Math Go Math Workbook page P32
Langford- page 67   1-15
Powell- page 75  5-15

Bring money in for Kona Ice
Study for spelling, vocabulary, and compound sentences test.
Science test on Natural Resources was moved to next Tuesday. Study guide is available on blog
McWane field trip money due tomorrow
Don't forget t-shirt money is also due.
Make up Pictures tomorrow

Students are doing an awesome job in collecting bottles, can tops, and boxtops for our recycling marathon! Here are the results so far:
Group 4 is leading with 138 Boxtops!!
Group 2 is leading with 206 metal can tops!!
Group 3 is leading with 94 bottles while Group 1 is trailing behind with 93!!!
Keep up the good work!!!!!!

Natural Resources Study Guide!! Test 10/16

Natural Resources Study Guide- 10/16

1.     Conservation- Efficient use of resources or using your resources wisely.

2.     Fossil fuel- nonrenewable resources formed from ancient plants and animal

3.     Natural Resources- resources found in nature: air, water, minerals, soil.

4.     Nonrenewable resources: Resources such as fossil fuels, hard to replace

5.     Renewable resources: resources such as wind, sun, rain are easily replaced,

6.     Atmosphere” The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding the earth and retained by Earth’s gravitational field.

7.     Alternative Energy Sources- Wind, solar, ore water power that can be used to produce.

8.     Global Warming- The warning that occurs in the atmosphere that surrounds the Earth because of pollutions.

9.     Hydroelectric- Electricity produced by moving water

10.                        Biomass- Organic matter, such as plants or garbage that can be used as a energy source.

11.                        Sustainable- able to supply our needs without harming future generation’s needs.

12.                        Natural Gas- A mixture of hydrocarbon gas that occurs with petroleum deposits which is methane

13.                        Geothermal- heat created from inside the earth

14.                        Thermal- using or producing heat

15.                        Coal- Natural dark brown/black soft rock used a fuel that was formed from fossilized plants that is burned in large paower plants to create electricity.

No Homework Tonight

Students,

Although we did not have homework tonight, we will check Monday's homework tomorrow. So, if you did not do it last night, you have one more night. See you at 6:15! Don't forget to wear Purple!!!

-Don't forget your boxtops, plastic bottles, and metal caps.

Thursday's Homework

Brown- Reading sheet 19-20, Language Arts pwb page 33, Science- write a paragraph about your thoughts and feelings on taking care of Earth. Math- page 55-58 Try your best. This homework reflects the test for tomorrow.

Langford- No homework
Floyd- no homework
Powell- finish classwork

Parents,

I sent home a conference sign up sheet. Please choose the three best times that you can meet with me and return by tomorrow.  In light of our Natural Resources unit, we are doing a Reuse, Recycle, and Reduce competition within our class on which group can collect the most plastic bottles, soda can tops, and box tops by the end of October.  If you have any empty large plastic containers that I may use to collect these items, it would be very helpful.

10/2/12 Homework

Brown's- Language Arts- purple pwb book page 36, Science- Students need to answer the question: How does the sun contribute to and affect our lives. -Math- worksheet p23-24 front and back
Langford- Math text page 55-56
Powell- none
Floyd-none

-Innisbrook Sales are due tomorrow
-T-shirt money is due tomorrow
-13 more days left to reach your AR Goal
-Remember to still collect Box Tops
-McWane trip money is due 10-11
-McWane trip is 10-30 (misstakingly put 11/1)
-Scholatic Book orders Due by 10/12. There are books that you can purchase as low as $1.00! The more books that we purchase, the more points our class can have to order free books!

Homework

Parents,

   I sent home the October's newsletter, which contained a wealth of informatin about our class and upcoming events. If your child came home with a blue weekly progress report, please send it back signed tomorrow. Also, Mrs. Langford needs the students to bring in party hats for the PTO program that will be held next week.

Brown's Homework- Reading pwb page 31, Spelling word 5 times each (the ones you missed during spelling pretest. Math- big textbook page 49
Langford's Homework- workbook pages 23-24
Powell- study for test tomorrow
Floyd- page 676- 10

Tonight's Homework

Brown's- Reading pwb page 26,27- Math Sheet R8
Langford- No homework
Floyd- Page 60
Powell- Page 45- 13-18

Parents,

 Please review your child's grades and send back blue weekly progress report.

First Stage of Octopus and Squid

When finished, this will be the final product

This is where we will display them

Thursday Night Homework!

Brown's Homework- Reading, pwb page 20- Math sheet R6-R7
Langford's Math- page 36 problem #4 only on a clean sheet of paper
Powell- pg 17 in Go math ARMT practice book
Floyd- page 54 Go Math book

Parents,

We started creating the first stages of our Octopuses and Squids! Although it was messy, we had a fun time. Tomorrow, we will be dissecting squid and octopuses. Please send your child to school with some plastic gloves. I will be going to Walmart tonight to pick up some, but I have 55 students who will be participating and I would like to make sure that I have enough.
Progress reports will be going home tomorrow.  AR deadline is October 19. Please send in T-shirt money as soon as possible. This will allow your child to wear a special shirt on our 5th grade trips.
We I find out more about the Washington trip, I will let you know.
Please make sure your child studies for the spelling, vocabulary, and the Character's Motives test.
We forgot to wish Teaira Smith a Happy Birthday Today!!!!!Happy Birthday!!!!!

Tuesday Night Homework

Brown- Write missed spelling words 5 times each, Language Arts- pwb page 22, Math- P14 in Go Math Textbook
Powell- No math homework- study
Langford- pg. 13-16 if you want to

$12.00 for 5th grade t-shirts- Due October 1
Return order form with t-shirt size
Don't forget to sell, sell, sell candy and cookies from InnisBrook!!!!

Homework

Hello Parents and Students,

I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! Here are a few things you should know:
Homework
Brown- Math: 2 worksheets, Reading pwb page 18, and study for science test in science notebook
Langford- page 33
Powell- none
Floyd- 46 14-18

Other Information
Bring Paper towel rolls
Progress report goes out this Friday.

We did not have a chance to review the spelling and vocabulary words for today due to our guidance lesson. Please review these words on the blog. Also, we will be having our annual book fair from October 10-16. More information will be available soon.

Our fifth grade team will be headed to the McWane Center on October 30! Permission forms will be going home sometime at the end of the month.

Weekend News

Hello Parents,

It is Friday!!! The students did such a great job putting together their aquariums and terrariums for their little critters. As I am typing this letter, two crickets have escaped and one made his way into the aquarium. All of the mosquito fish just looked at the helpless cricket as his head was just above the water level. But, thankfully my children were here to save him!

Make sure you take a look at the vocabulary and spelling words for next week. There will be a test on Ecosystems on Tuesday. I encourage the students to bring home their science notebook so that they will have the best advantage in getting high marks on the test.
Please bring in empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls for we will be making squid and octopuses next week. Someone told me that we may have a special visit from real live octopuses and squid!!! Hummmm.. I guess we will see what may happen!!!!

Progress reports go out next Friday and graded work goes home on Monday.
Please make sure you send back the weekly progress report next week if your child receives one. This is my way of making sure that you know how your child is doing in my class academically and behaviorally.
Finally, we need more snacks. Mrs. Strickland was kind enough to send snacks two weeks ago, but they have run out. If you have time and or money :), please send in a few snacks for some needy children. I thank you for being a partner with my in helping your child succeed in school.

Tonight's Homework

Brown- Reading pwb page 14
Langford Math- 9-12
Powell- Study
Floyd- pages 37-38 8-15

Don't forget picture day is tomorrow!
Our Critters will be also arriving, too!!!

Happy Monday!!!

Brown's Homework- Reading-pwb page 12, Language Arts- page 17, Math Go Math Textbook 17 all
Langford's Homework- page in Go Math 23,24
Powell Homework- page 11 in ARMT Go Math
Don't forget to bring in your Englewood T-shirt money.
Study for spelling words missed on pretest today.
Parents, please sign graded work blue sheet and return tomorrow.

Have A Great Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Homework
Brown- Math- worksheet 66
Reading- pwb page 9
Language Arts- page 11

Powell's Math- page 16. 7-8 in ARMT Go Math
Floyd's Math- Textbook Page 30. number 19

Study for spelling, vocabulary, and conflict/resolution test.
Bring in $5.oo for scholastic newsletter.

Building Our Terrariums!

Tonight's Homework

Brown-
Math- pwb P5
Reading- pwb page 7
Get Safety contract signed

Langford-
Math pg 15 in Go Math if not finished

Powell-
Math PWB page 5

Terraruim Animals

The following provides information about our terraruim animals:
Mosquito fish-
· Strong, survive in 40-100 degree water
· Lives in fresh water- ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, and ditches
· Very territorial- will fight off other fish in their tank.
· Babies are called fry
· Scientific name- Gambusia
· Lives in along the southeastern coast of US
· Eat mosquito larvae
· Has been brought to over 70 countries in the world to control the mosquito population
Crickets-
· Are insects
· Three main body parts- Head, Thorax, Abdomen
· Wings are attached to the thorax
· Wings can tell you about a cricket’s age
· Young crickets are called nymphs
· Wings help male crickets chirp
· Can jump about 2 ft
· Cerci- at the end of the abdomen- helps to detect vibrations
· Ovipositor- female uses it to place eggs in the ground
Pill Bugs
· Are apart of a large group called Isopods
· Closely related to shrimp, lobsters, and crabs.
· They are terrestrial- lives on land
· Exoskeleton- skeleton on the outside
· Six pair of legs
· Molts- pill bugs shed its exoskeleton or molt to grow. After each molt, it grows another pair of legs.
· Needs moisture all the time.
· Brood Pouch can hold up to 200 egg
Pond Snails
· Belong to a large group called gastropods
· Gastropod means stomach food
· Part that sticks out of shell is call the foot
· Foot releases mucus which helps the snail glide
· Snails see through two tentacles
· Has poor eye sight
· Radula- tiny teeth that file down food
· Need calcium from its environment for its shell to grow
· Scavenger and lays eggs
· Clean up crew.

Hello Parents and Students,

We had a wonderful day working on our Ecosystem Posters! Pictures will be posted by Friday evening. If your child did not return all the signed documents, I sent home an extra copy of what they needed. Please return it tomorrow and have your electric bill right along with it (that's if you have not sent it in yet). Don't forget the scholastic news paper payment of $5.00. This will get your child a whole school year subscription. So, please have that in by this Friday as well.

Home work- There is no homework for tonight. However, I did assign Thursday night's homework. Reading pwb page 1 and Language Arts sheet 2.

Thanks for all that you do in supporting your child.

Crazy About Science!

Hello Parents and Students,
We had a day filled with learning and exploring different types of Ecosystems. Each group was assigned an ecosystem where they had to research the climate conditions, habitats, and regional location. They were given a set of animal cards that had a variety of animals that can live in only certain ecosystems. As they collaborated in drawing and researching, I was amazed at how creative and resourceful they were...they are young scientists, exploring the world in which they live. Keep up the good work in encouraging them to do their best in school.

Homework- Language Arts sheet page 1
Math- (only Brown's Math) Skills sheet 1

If you have not sent in a power bill for a proof of residence, please send it to the office by Friday. Thank you!

Second Day!!!

Hello Parents and Students,

We made it through our second day of school...wheww and had a lot of fun!  There were about three more students who introduced themselves through showing awesome and neat pictures of their scrapbook sheet.

If you have not already returned your child’s forms, please do so by Friday.

Science
We began writing in our science notebook! We are starting off on Biomes of the world. Your child learned all the six major biomes and played a charade game for reinforcement. Tomorrow, we will be learning about ecosystems, communities, and population. Depending on how fast we move, we may have our biomes test by August 31! We'll see. 
Don't forget to bring in 2 liter bottles for our terrariums! Thank you!

Homework for tonight- draw and color the solar system. Remember the order- sun, mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and no Pluto :(

Welcome To Mrs. Brown's 5th Grade Class!!!!

Hello Parents and Students,


We had such and awesome first day of school! I really enjoyed having the students talk about their interest in music, sports, and other recreational hobbies.  One of the most bizarre hobbies was the knife and bumble bee collection...pretty cool.  Tomorrow, we will get right into doing our daily procedures such as morning work, vocabulary and spelling words, and the introduction to science (my favorite subject). 
Your child should have come home with a lot of papers for you to sign, date, and return back to school tomorrow. If you cannot for any reason get them back into me tomorrow, please feel free to get them to me by Friday. Also, if you did not visit during Open House last Thursday, your child missed out on getting their scrapbook activity in. I sent home the scrapbook paper inside of a large plastic bag, and it will be due by Friday.
Finally, I will need for the students to bring in three plastic bottles washed and please remove the wrapping for we will start our lesson on Ecosystems tomorrow.
I look forward to working with you this year as we both help your child reach higher heights.