The Stars Of Tomorrow!

The Stars Of Tomorrow!

Welcome!

A very warm welcome to Grade 5B's class on the web!
We hope you enjoy your visit. This site has been designed to help keep families updated on our accomplishments throughout the year, as well as share important information about our classroom. We love to hear from our visitors, so it would be great if you would leave comments. If you have questions or you need to contact me, please email me at
kbeck@njis.or.id
Be sure to check in often as we will try to update it weekly.

Monday, 1 December 2008

Weekly Preview Dec 1st - Dec 5th

Weekly Preview
Week beginning December 1st
Maths
Chapter 8: Make Graphs
· Choose a Reasonable Scale
· Make graphs
· Graph ordered pairs
· Make line graphs + histograms
· Choose the appropriate graph
Assessment Chapter 8


Reading
Heinemann Activate & Connect
Merge Your thinking With New Learning
Read and think about new information

Group reading – children’s story books

Kindergarten Buddies
Students to read to Kindergarten students once per week.


Vocabulary & Spelling
Biome Vocabulary


Writing
Language and Usage
· Singular possessive nouns
· Plural possessive nouns


Writing Children’s Stories
Writing linking in with Biome Narrative and Christmas theme - A Day in the Life of an Animal to include: habitat, food chain, niche, climate in easy language.


Visit from a children’s author - Corien Mak

Science
Rainbow Bay

Groups compete to create the cheapest, environmentally-friendly road system
· Form groups & assign roles
· Design roadway system
· Elect common council members
· Biodiversity: Everything counts


Fun & Special Events
Decorate the Christmas Tree
Decorate the classroom in Holiday style!
Rehearse for the Holiday Singalong on the 12th
Rehearse for the Fine arts Evening on the 17th


“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown

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