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Mr. Williams
5th Grade










Activities & Announcements

Writing: Students are currently working on Fiction stories for Writer's Workshop. Final drafts are due Tuesday, November 17th.

Autumn Amble: November 20th, @ 1:50pm. Please let Mr. Behrens know if you would like to help volunteer for this 2009m race!

Social Studies: We have recently finished our Native American Cultural Regions chapter, and students are studying for the test, which will be this Wednesday, November 18th.

Booktalks: Students have until November 30th to give their November Booktalk.

Upcoming Events:

-November 2-25: Lunch Helpers, Cafeteria

-November 20: Adams' Autumn Amble, @ 1:50pm

-November 26-27: Thanksgiving Holiday; NO SCHOOL

Homework

This Week’s Homework:

-Homework Packets were sent home on Monday, November 16th, and will be due on Friday morning, November 20th.

Homework consists of:

        -Reading 20m. a night (Monday through Thursday), and recording it on the Reading Log

        -Spelling: This week's list is titled, /or/, /ar/, and /ar/ Sounds

            *Challenge List: for students who got 16 or more correct out of 20 on Monday's spelling pre-test:

                -each spelling word needs to be copied twice, put in alphabetical order, and put into sentences too

            *Regular List: for students who got 15 or less correct out of 20 on Monday's spelling pre-test:

                -p. 136-138, reading workbook; the list is on p. 269

        -Time for Kids: What to Eat and Bullies Beware

        -Health: Disaster Preparedness: Quake-Safe Home Checklist

        -Packets should be stapled together

        -Parent signature on the Reading Log

Web Links

General Reference:
    -British Museum
    -Encyclopedia Britannica
    -Factmonster
    -Funbrain
    -Library of Congress
    -National Geographic
    -Smithsonian Institute
    -Thinkquest Library
    -Time For Kids

Math
    -Savvy Minds
    -National Library of Virtual Mathematics
    -SHODOR, Interactivate
    -NCTM Illuminations
    -Make Sense of the Times Tables
    -Polynomials & Higher Math
    -Webmath

Science
    -Foss Science
    -Windows to the Universe

Social Studies
    -History Alive
    -Ft. Vancouver

General Resources:

        -US History
        -Digital History
    Native Americans
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    Early Explorers
        -Historic Eastchester
        -The Explorers Quiz
        -Discoverer’s Web
    English Settlements:
    Roanoke:
        -National Parks Service: Roanoke
        -National Parks Service: Roanoke Revisited
        -Thinkquest...Roanoke
    Jamestown:
        -Virtual Jamestown
        -Jamestown 1607
        -History of Jamestown
    Plymouth
        -Pilgrim Hall
        -The Plymouth Colony Archive
    Revolutionary War:
        -Liberty: The American Revolution

Teacher Resources
-ELL: Oregon Trail School District

page last updated 11/16/2009