Ms. Vercillo – Fifth Grade
Posted on September 24, 2009, by Beth Vercillo, under Fifth Grade.
It’s hard to believe we are already heading into the month of October! I want to thank everyone who donated an exercise ball to the classroom. The kids love them and they are a great incentive for good behavior. Please remember to check your child’s red folder and check the website every night.
Math
We successfully completed our unit on place value. We have begun our unit on double and triple digit multiplication. Many of the kids are struggling with their facts. I can’t stress enough how important it is for the kids to know these facts COLD. I have gone light on written math homework so the kids will have time studying math facts. Remember Mad Minute tests are every Friday and do count as a grade.
Religion
We began the year reviewing the Sacrament of reconciliation. The students went to reconciliation as a class this past week. Fifth grade will be hosting mass on October 9th. The kids always do a beautiful job. Please come join us at the school 8:00 mass if you can.
Reading
We are finishing our class novel No Talking, by Andrew Clements. Students will work on a book review project in class. The final project will be due in mid October. Watch the website for due dates. We will be working on comprehension passages over the next few weeks. These passages will give students an opportunity to improve reading skills such as: main idea, context clues, identifying details, and vocabulary. Our next class novel will be A Wrinkle in Time. I know the kids will enjoy this novel. Please keep signing Reading Counts reading logs.
English
We have been working diligently on The Shurley Method, and it shows! The kids are doing really well. We have also spent time journaling. The kids have produced some amazing creative writing pieces! I am so proud of them. Stop by the classroom anytime, we have these pieces hanging up.
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