Friday.

Math: We worked on reviewing math principles: GET YOUR HAPPY FLAPPY DONE!
COME TO SCHOOL WELL-RESTED AND WELL-BREAKFASTED...math state testing begins on Monday.

ELA:  Reading logs are due Monday.

History: We read and discussed the Bill of Rights.

Science: We did quilling cell projects.

Other: GET caught up on iREADY, we begin end-of-year iREADY testing next week and students will be locked out of iREADY assignments at home. So, please get caught up ASAP.

Math:

Complete RCC pages 288-289, pages 296-299.  Get 8 parent signatures on worksheets.


ELA
Spellcabulary test tomorrow for pages 662 & 776-reading book.
Get v-map signed near the grade.
We finished the State testing. Yay!

History:
Posters are due tomorrow.

Other:
Get caught up in your iREADY!

Mrs. Neel invited us to perform for Open HOuse. Please let me know if you're available tomorrow.

Math: We reviewed decimal multiplication and division, as well as prime factorization.

ELA: We took the state CAASPP test today. We'll continue tomorrow.

History: We discussed the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Posters are due this Friday.

Other:
Continue working on iREADY. Once you've hit 18 iREADY lessons this trimester, you've fulfilled your requirement (i.e. YOU'RE DONE FOR THE YEAR!)

NO Math today...state testing!

ELA: STudents took the state test on chromebooks.

Due tomorrow: Spellcabulary tests signed by a parent. Graded reading logs signed by a parent. P. 606 signed by a parent.

Don't forget to read each night and log it-reading logs are due next Monday.

History: Posters are due this Friday.

Other:
 Do your iREADY lessons-get caught up.  If your child is four or more lessons behind, he or she is spending lunch recess getting caught up.

Math:  We continued our exploration of graphing coordinate points.

ELA:
WE are in the middle of state testing. Please make sure students get to bed on time and eat a great breakfast.

New v-maps are due Wednesday for words on reading book pages 662 & 776.

New reading logs are due on next Monday.

History:
We discussed the connection between the Armenian Genocide and freedoms in the US. We also discussed how our country handles disputes between state and federal laws.

History worksheets assigned last Friday are due tomorrow (Articles of Confederation/Yorktown)

Other:
Many students are VERY far behind on iREADY lessons.
ONLY student number 22 is caught up in both math and language arts. Every other student is behind in math or language arts or both.  Please encourage your child to get caught up ASAP.

Math:
No math today...science cst testing. Finish worksheets and get corrections & math test signed by Monday.


ELA:
Reading logs are due Monday.
New words for next week's spellcabulary are: reading book pages 662 & 776.
State testing for Language Arts is next week. Please arrive to school on time, well-rested, and well-breakfasted (you know what I mean).

Science:
If you borrowed a fourth grade book, return it asap.

History: 
1. State fact sheet is due MONDAY!!!
2. Complete the worksheet on Yorktown/Articles of Confederation by Tuesday.
3. Poster is due Friday.
4. Float is due Monday 5/9.

Other:
1. Get your iREADY lessons up to date.
2. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Math:

1. Unit 4 tests were returned. Students may do corrections for an additional grade. The current grade stands.  Signed tests are due on Monday.

2. 3 worksheets on plotting & 1 on multiplying fractions (cross simplify!!!!!!!)  due tomorrow.
(pages 87, 187/188, 189/100, and Blob).

ELA:
Spellcabulary tomorrow on reading book pages 126 & 592.

2. Finish your dependent clause sentence starters. 2 sent. each for: because, during, for, if, although, even, while, on.

3. Reading book page 606-answer questions 1 & 5. Due tomorrow.

4. Reading logs due next Monday.

Science: Tomorrow is the science CST.

Other:
Get a good night's rest and a quality breakfast.
Toll Open House is tonight-check out the career fair in the cafeteria.
Order your yearbook-the price goes up by 10 dollars soon!!!!  Get a form from the office if you still need one.
You can still order a class book-see order forms in the Thursday folder.

Math:

No math today because students were taking the CST for Science today.

ELA:
Students reviewed concepts taught this year.

Review spellcabulary words, test = Friday.  Reading book pages 126 & 592 for spellcabulary words.

Science:
CST today and 2 more worksheets were given. You may use them to study.
CST Part Two is Friday.

History:
Continue working on your projects-fact sheets and posters are due next week.

Other:

PLEASE GO TO CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN FOR DINNER, IT'S OUR FUNDRAISER. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Behavior:
Please discuss the importance of making good choices at school with your child. The end of the year is approaching and there are many fun activities planned. Attendance at these events is a privilege, not a right. This means that if the teacher believes that the student will be a danger to him/herself or others, we have the right to revoke the privilege of attendance. Students are encouraged to use their words to solve problems and keep all hands/feet and objects and food and water to themselves. Any student not following these rules can be removed from the activities.

I encourage students to come to me if they are having a problems with another student. I am happy to help mediate problems before they become fights.  Additionally, regardless of the intention and spirit of the exchange-students MUST NOT TOUCH OTHER STUDENTS.  Several students have begun wrestling/pushing/shoving for fun, this is NOT ALLOWED.

YELLOW SLIPS are a warning system for behavior, I may revoke the right of any student to attend fifth grade activities for their or other students' safety regardless of how many "points" that student has.

Other other:
Thursday is Toll Food Truck Night and Open House-super fun, check it out.

Math:
Students took the Unit 4 Examination today. Please complete the three worksheets on plotting by tomorrow. Get the homework signed by a parent.

ELA:
Study for spellcabulary.

Science:
California State Test on Science is tomorrow morning. I'm sure you'll do well!

History:
Fact Sheets are due next Monday.
Posters are due next Friday (NOT this Friday)
Floats are due Monday, May 9th.

Other:
 Our fifth grade fundraiser is tomorrow.  California Pizza Kitchen...yum!

Math:
1. We reviewed the Unit 4 book and conversions.
2. Study for Unit 4 test tomorrow.


ELA:
We reviewed using a thesaurus. writing with great details, and new reading logs were issued.
Make sure you study the spellcabulary words for Friday and get RCC page 342 completed (number 3)
Reading logs are due next Monday.

Science:
More review done today. CST science testing begins on Wednesday.

History:
We're learning about our nation's Constitution.

Other:
Dine out night this week-Wednesday at CPK, Wednesday at CPK, Wednesday at CPK!!!!!! Wahoooooooo!
Toll Open House this Thursday night-check out the career fair in the cafeteria.
It is supposed to be very hot tomorrow. Be sure to bring your water and comfy clothes for dance and PE.

Math:  Finish worksheets pages 7-5/276 and 272/273.  Study for Unit 4 test next Tuesday


ELA:  Complete Reading Log: Due Monday!

Science: Finish 3 worksheets by Tuesday.  (Circulatory/Skeletal/Digestive)

Other:
CST science tests are NEXT week.
Complete your iREADY lessons.
Have a lovely weekend!

Thursday's Thoughts...

Math:
We continued our geometric explorations with constructing shapes from nets in class. A review of conversions should be completed by tomorrow. Set up the proportion ( the basic conversion rate, eg 1 kilogram = 1000 grams as a fraction, then use the big one to solve this)

Get RCC pages 217 (only numbers 15  and 16) 219-221 done by tomorrow. We'll review these in class.

Don't forget, Unit 4 Test = next Tuesday.

ELA:
Today was "write like a dog" day. The students tackled challenging in-class writing about three separate articles.

Be ready for spellcabulary tomorrow. Words are in reading book on pages 492 & 518.

Science:
We reviewed the worksheet completed yesterday. Additionally, students performed air pressure dances to demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between air pressure and volume, temperature, density, and altitude.

History:
Continue your work on the projects due: Fact Sheet = 4/24, Poster = 4/29, Float = 5/9.

Other:
Please support the Fifth Grade Committee's dine out night next Thursday at California Pizza Kitchen...Pizza with a Purpose! Yay!!!

Wednesday matters...

Math:

1. Complete  Unit 4 pages 60-61

2. Create  and lable 3 nets, leave them in 2 dimensions.

ELA:

1. Read the three articles on sounds, pages 330-332.  BE READY TO WRITE ON THE PROMPT IN CLASS.

2. study spellcabulary words for Friday's test, reading book pages 492 & 518.  

3. Work on reading log

Science:

Complete worksheet page 28/29, we'll review answers tomorrow.

History:

Be working on major projects that are due...Fact Sheet = Monday, 4/25

Poster Due Date = 4/29

Float = 5/9

Other:

Keppel/Toll/Hoover Block party is this Saturday. Tickets = $3 each

Toll Open House is next Thursday 4/21, check out their career fair in the cafeteria that night. (A former Keppel Student organized it for her gold project.) 

Practice your Mrs. Neel dances.

Math:
1. Practice finding the volume of composite shapes. RCC 268-271.
2. Unit 4 test = next Tuesday.

ELA:
1. Read the next three articles to be ready for Thursday writing. RCC pages 330-332.
2. Work on reading log.

Science:
Continue studying worksheets/quizzes.

History:
1. Fact Sheets are DUE 4/25/16
2. History Posters are DUE 4/29/16
3. Floats are DUE 5/9/16

Other:
Keep up with your iREADY assignments and independent reading.
Remember, CST Science testing begins on 4/20, Language Arts is the next week, and Math is the first week of May. Please be here everyday on time.

Math:

Finish RCC 254, 255, 261-263.

Get 3 parent signatures on quizzes: volume, metric conversions, multiplying fractions.

ELA:
Complete RCC pages 326-327.
New Reading logs were issued today.
Get parent signatures on Spellcabulary, Sir Kay Writing, and on OLD reading logs.

Science:
Study your science quizzes/worksheets
Get parent signatures on 2 quizzes.

History:
Worksheet due tomorrow: pages 16/19-each side will be graded separately.
Be working on your history fact sheets, posters, and floats.

Other:
Keep up with your iREADY assignments and independent reading.

Math: One worksheet assigned yesterday. Happy weekend.

ELA: Reading logs are due Monday.

Science: Complete CST review worksheet by Monday, p. 25/29

History:  Complete worksheet assigned by Tuesday, p. 16/19

Other:

State testing practice website: Google CAASPP Practice test or click here.   Click on Student Interface.  Then sign in as a guest.  After that, choose the grade level and test that you want to practice on. There are a few more screens that you need to accept/click through. Choose the practice test and I strongly recommend that you check out the Performance Task options to see what students are asked to do.

Math: 

Students took quizzes today and have 1 SUPER easy worksheet due Monday.

Prepare for Unit 4 test next week.

ELA:

Students took Spellcabulary test and we did a Reader's Theater a Native American Myth about how oceans were created.

Reading Logs are due on Monday.

History:

Worksheets for pages 7/9 & 10/12 are due tomorrow.

Continue working on your fact sheets. Posters were distributed today, some students elected to keep them at school due to the rain at dismissal.

Science:
Today we had an anti-smoking and drug presentation by a current Toll/ex-Keppel student, McKenna Tribble.

Other:
Keep up with those iREADY lessons...only 6 more weeks of lessons required.
Remember, our testing for Science CST begins on April 20, ELA on April 24, and Math on April 30.

Math:
1. Complete the three math lessons begun in class on tenmarks.com with a due date of today!
2. Unit 4 math test = next week, Thursday.

ELA:
1. Ready common Core page 175. Do not complete the learning target. Do complete the inference on a separate piece of paper.

Science:
Continue to study worksheets/quizzes for upcoming CST test- April 20-21.

History:
1. We took a test on Chapter 11 today.

2. Complete History Worksheets. Pages 5/6 and 7/9 are due on Friday. Each side is getting a separate grade. Please do your best and neatest work.

3. Continue working on your state fact sheets.

4. I will extend the Poster Due dates as I had so much trouble finding white paper for them. The new due date will be Friday, April 29.  The good news is I finally have them. They will be passed out tomorrow afternoon.

Other:
Many students had to come in to lunch recess today in order to complete iREADY lessons this means that they were at least two weeks behind on lessons. Please email me if you want a specific update on your child's iREADY status. I am happy to let you know how many have been completed and how many more are necessary to get caught up.

State Testing begins on April 20 and continues on many days until May 2.  Please DO NOT plan any medical/dental visits during the morning. Please do provide a healthy breakfast, a full night's sleep, and plenty of encouragement. :)

Math:
Complete Unit 4 pages 55-57.  And....yes, you must construct the cubes!  Get 2 parent signatures, HW conversions and Geometry quiz.  (All of this was assigned yesterday, no new assignments today.)


ELA:
1. Vocabulary Map due tomorrow on "When Prairie Became Ocean" words from Reading Book; test will be on Thursday.

2. Finish the inference writing on "Gareth and Lynette" page 169.

3. Get parent signature and do 10 times each words and definitions for words missed from last week's test.

4. Get p. sig. on Sandstorm Writing

5. Continue working on Reading Log, it's due on Monday.


Science:
Don't forget you can review the 4th grade concepts online through the Keppel Common Core Practice website or you can Google Road to 900 to find these resources.

History:
Chapter 11 test tomorrow.  Study

Monday

Math
Complete Unit 4 pages 55-57, get parent signatures on Conversions worksheet and Geometry quiz. Due Wednesday.

LA: All are due WEDNESDAY:
1. Get parent signature and write each missed word with its definition 10 times each for Spellcabulary test.
2. Compete Gareth and Lynette Inferencing Response in Common Core book
3. Complete Vocabulary Map for new words with "Prairie Becomes Ocean" words.
4.  Fill out Reading Log, be sure to get a parent signature.
5.  Get parent signature on Sandstorm writing

Science:
Study for CST

History: Study for chapter 11 test on this Wednesday.
2. Complete 2 worksheets for history. pages 5/6 and 8/11
3. New worksheets are due on Friday. pages 7/9  (Boston Tea Party/Lexington & Concord) and 10/12 (Battle of Lexington/Bunker Hill)

Other:
BRING A LUNCH FOR FIELD TRIP TOMORROW, EAT A LARGE BREAKFAST!  WE'LL EAT AT KEPPEL, BUT RATHER LATE AT 12:15PM

Math:
 We took a geometry quiz and need to finish Unit 4 pages 50-51.

 Remember major Unit 4 test is coming...study!

ELA:
  We took a spellcabulary test and did a reader's theater with "The Secret Ingredient".

Reading log is due next Monday

Science:
We took science quizzes and need to complete one page of CST practice by Monday.

History:
We finished chapter 11. Test = next Wednesday

2 worksheets for history are due next Tuesday

Other:
  All students must keep up with daily independent reading, weekly iREADY lessons, and regular typing practice.

Remember next Tuesday is our field trip to the Glendale City College Planetarium-BRING a LUNCH to be eaten at school upon our return.