Upcoming Unit B Chapter 2 Science Test

If all goes according to my plan, fifth graders will have a Unit B Chapter 2 science test (take home) on Thursday, January 14. (As you well know, my plans don't always turn into reality as scheduled.) Yes, students should be using their notes, handouts, and textbooks to help them with the test.

Upcoming Science & Social Studies Tests

Fifth graders will have a chapter 4 science test (take home) on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Yes, students should be using their notes, handouts, and textbooks to help them with these.

The chapter 4 social studies test will be on Wednesday. To help your child prepare for this test, he or she should take the Internet tutorial (Click here for this tutorial.) Printing out and returning or emailing the results page prior to the test will earn students bonus points. Students should also review the work they did in their Interactive Student Notebooks and class handouts to help prepare for the test.

Science Ch A3 Test Coming on Wednesday, Oct. 28

Don't panic...this test will be a "take-home" test. Students are to use their books, notes, all worksheets, and lab sheets to help them get the best possible grade ever! Students will begin this "test" during class on Wednesday, but should plan on taking it home to go over it again before turning it in on Monday, Nov. 2.

Happy "Healthy Lung Month"...Our Second Field Trip

Our second field trip is scheduled for this coming Thursday, Oct. 15 from noon to 2 PM. We will travel with sixth graders to the Children's Health Education Center. Fifth grade students will celebrate Healthy Lung Month by participating in a presentation on the respiratory system. We'll learn the parts of the respiratory system, the respiration process, things that harm the respiratory system, diseases & infections, and how to keep the respiratory system healthy. Students are encouraged to visit http://www.bluekids.org/educators/swf/Double/motion.html to play Double Escape and http://www.bluekids.org/educators/swf/Dive/diaphragm.html to learn respiratory system vocabulary in Dive to the Diaphragm in preparation for this trip. We thank our parent chaperons, Kaylee's mom & Matt's mom, for meeting helping us on the trip.

Finally, here's your chance to earn science bonus points through a voki. Here's what to do for bonus:

• Research the nutrient iron
• Create a voki comment on my voki
• Make your voki (avatar) look pretty much like you, use your real voice, and use a background location that could be real
• Tell what iron does for your body, where it can be found, and list at least three foods that you have in your home that are good sources of iron

The due date for your voki bonus is Friday, Oct. 16. ALL OTHER VOKIS WILL BE DELETED.

Science & Social Studies Tests Coming Soon

This week we will have our Ch 2 science test on Wednesday, and our Ch 2 social studies test on Thursday.

To help your child prepare for the science test, read through the Chapter 2 Review on P70-71. The Chapter Main Ideas contain key concepts. Helps that may be used on the test include:

• Graphic Organizer Ch A2
• Ch 2 Lesson Packet (3 lessons)
• Ch 2 Review (assigned 10/6)
• Personal notes, flash cards, etc.
  

To help your child prepare for the social studies test, he or she should take the Internet tutorial (Click here for this tutorial.) Printing out and returning the results page prior to the test will earn students some bonus points. Students should also review the work they did in their Interactive Student Notebooks to help prepare for the test.

Science Test

Our first science test is scheduled for this coming Thursday, Sept. 10. To help prepare for the test, students should review the Chapter Main Ideas on A34 in our science text. Parents can help by quizzing students using the Reviewing Science Words and Concepts beginning on the same page.

Social Studies and Science Tests Coming This Week...Again!

We are planning to wrap up both our Social Studies Ch 10 and Science Ch B1 this week. Our Social Studies Ch 10 review is scheduled for Wednesday, with the Ch 10 Test scheduled for Thursday. (Ch 10 is very short.) Ch 9 Review and Test results are posted on PowerSchool. Our Science review from last week got postponed until tomorrow, with our Ch B1 Test on Wednesday.

Social Studies and Science Tests Coming This Week!

We are planning to wrap up both our Social Studies and Science chapters this week. Our Social Studies review is scheduled for Wednesday, with the Ch 9 Test scheduled for Thursday. Our Science review is being planned for Thursday, with our Ch B1 Test on Friday. We are early in the third quarter. This is a great time to put some extra efforts into studying for these tests! :)

Science Unit Topics

Parents,
The next unit in our science curriculum deals with reproduction. Within these lessons we’ll be studying and discussing the following areas: cell division, flower reproduction, inheriting traits, genes and chromosomes.

Each of these topics, as always, will be taught and discussed in the light of the Word of God.

Please consider this as a simple reminder of my role in assisting you in your God-given responsibilities and privileges in raising your child. I have no intention of replacing your one-on-one interaction with your child regarding any of these topics, but this may be a prime opportunity for you to further discuss these items at home.