America the Beautiful

America the Beautiful

Words by Katharine Lee Bates,

Melody by Samuel Ward

O beautiful for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet

Whose stern impassioned stress

A thoroughfare of freedom beat

Across the wilderness!

America! America!

God mend thine every flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved

In liberating strife.

Who more than self their country loved

And mercy more than life!

America! America!

May God thy gold refine

Till all success be nobleness

And every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream

That sees beyond the years

Thine alabaster cities gleam

Undimmed by human tears!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for halcyon skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the enameled plain!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till souls wax fair as earth and air

And music-hearted sea!

O beautiful for pilgrims feet,

Whose stem impassioned stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till paths be wrought through

wilds of thought

By pilgrim foot and knee!

O beautiful for glory-tale

Of liberating strife

When once and twice,

for man's avail

Men lavished precious life!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till selfish gain no longer stain

The banner of the free!

O beautiful for patriot dream

That sees beyond the years

Thine alabaster cities gleam

Undimmed by human tears!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till nobler men keep once again

Thy whiter jubilee!

Immigration State of Mind

Immigration State of Mind

Written by Robin Bracken

Calhoun Academy of the Arts

Anderson, SC

Sing to: Empire State of Mind

By Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Yeah Immigration

Moving to the U.S.

All seeking freedom

Jobs, food and homes

We need a better life

wars in the homeland

religious persecution

Just let us break away

Traveled in steerage

crowded with the luggage

moving alone from

South and East Europe

People are crying

others are dying

Is this worth it

to go to the Golden land

I want a decent job, go to school and eat really well

I miss my family

but I know it’s better there

Candy dropping from the sky

bread and butter- not a lie

steamship get me there

6 to 30 days who cares

Ellis Island- I have arrived

Lady Liberty- I survived

Inspection Station

Pass examinations

Waiting in the Great Hall

Answering questions

Chorus

New York!!!! America is where dreams are made of,

There’s nothing you can’t do.

Now you’re in New York!!!

These streets will make you feel brand new,

The Freedom will inspire you,

Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York!

Immigrants were pushed or pulled

From their home countries

For social equality or

Political freedom

They made a huge impact

On America

In many different ways

A melting pot here today

Some moved to the West

To work in meat packing plants

Or grain mills and

some did work the fields

Most settled the East Coast

And showed city growth

Urbanization

And ethnic neighborhoods

Little Italy, Germantown

Little Poland, Chinatown

Providing labor

They became the workforce

Taking the dirty jobs

Working for low wages

Not appreciated

For economic growth

Prejudices against

Ethnicity and religion

Catholics and Jews

Discrimination

And resistance

From the native-born Americans

Despite all the troubles

Opportunities arose

Chorus

New York!!!! America is where dreams are made of,

There’s nothing you can’t do.

Now you’re in New York!!!

These streets will make you feel brand new,

The Freedom will inspire you,

Let’s hear it for New York, New York,

New York!

Public schools were established

In the early 1800s

To Assimilate immigrants

Into American values

Diversity helped promote

Tolerance and democracy

Increased Immigration

Brought growth of BIG BUSINESS

The workforce was a plenty

They worked for less money

They helped the businesses

To make a greater profit

Then Entrepreneurs

Using their business skills

Like Andrew Carnegie

John D. Rockefeller

Creating monopolies

Controlling the industries

Keeping wages low

Labor unions cannot grow

Many children had to work

To help support their families

Work conditions- dangerous

Long hours- outrageous

But immigration as a whole

The cultural contributions

From all around the world

They make America

what its known today

The land of the free and the land, the land, the land of opportunity

Chorus

New York!!!! America is where dreams are made of,

There’s nothing you can’t do.

Now you’re in New York!!!

These streets will make you feel brand new,

The Freedom will inspire you,

Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York!

Bridge

One hand in the air for the big city,

New freedom, big dreams all looking pretty,

No place in the world that can compare,

Immigration give it up, everybody say YEEEEEEAAH!

YEEEEEEEAH!!!

Chorus

New York!!!! America is where dreams are made of,

There’s nothing you can’t do.

Now you’re in New York!!!

These streets will make you feel brand new,

The Freedom will inspire you,

Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York!

Assignment Sheet November 15-19

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
It's not too late! Bring in any fingerprint ornament order forms ASAP! The next payment of $40 is due November 29th.


ELA NEWS
We will continue reading Qwerty Stevens. We are still working on various writings that will be a part of our Student Treasures books.

MATH NEWS
We are doing algebraic expressions and equations.

SCIENCE NEWS
We will be continuing in our Forces and Motion unit focusing on balanced and unbalanced forces. Keep thinking the Invention Convention!

SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
We will be starting a new unit this week: Immigration.


SPELLING
1. mature
2. purpose
3. determine
4. nonsense
5. knowledge
6. hexa-six
7. hexagon
8. fract-break
9. fracture
10. tact-touch
11. contact
12. voc-voice
13. vocabulary
14. rid-laugh
15. ridiculous

"Failure is only an opportunity to start again more intelligently."
~Henry Ford

Inventions- Try Again

Inventions- Try Again

Written by Robin Bracken

Calhoun Academy of the Arts

Anderson, SC

Sing to: Try Again by Aaliyah

*Start as soon as music begins*

It may take a long time, long time

Inventions take hard work and commitment

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Brainstorm

Make a plan

Change your plans

Talk about it

Try different things

Keep an open mind…

Be a problem solver

Discover, It all goes back to the late 1800’s

United States

Is changing from

Farm work

To factories

Industrial Revolution

Production of

Manufactured goods

Not so much

Trade and agriculture

But land and labor

and capital

and technology

the new ideas

and how to use

the equipment to do it

Chorus:

If at first you don’t succeed

Then dust yourself off and try again

Dust yourself off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Dust yourself off and try again,

You can dust it off and try again, try again and again

Inventions helped

Industrial growth

The telegraph

Samuel Morse

Using Morse Code

To communicate

Then the telephone

Alexander Graham Bell

Communicate 1876

With the telephone

Than the telegraph

It’s easier and quicker

We’re on a move

It’s economic growth

Chorus:

If at first you don’t succeed

Then dust yourself off and try again

Dust yourself off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Dust yourself off and try again,

You can dust it off and try again, try again and again

Bridge:

Thomas Edison is a famous inventor

Incandescent light bulb 1879

Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Electricity! Lighting all the factories

Safer than the kerosene

Now we have a brighter day

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

Chorus:

If at first you don’t succeed

Then dust yourself off and try again

Dust yourself off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Dust yourself off and try again,

You can dust it off and try again, try again and again

Speak this part:

The Wright Brothers

Orville and Wilbur

Started the aircraft industry

With their experiments in manned flight

1^st motorized flight flew for 12 seconds

in Kitty Hawk, N.C. in 1903

You see Inventors and scientists contributed to the Industrial Revolution in the United States and helped the US to become a leading industrial power in the world.

Thank you for not giving up!

Chorus:

If at first you don’t succeed

Then dust yourself off and try again

Dust yourself off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Dust yourself off and try again,

You can dust it off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Then dust yourself off and try again

Dust yourself off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Dust yourself off and try again,

You can dust it off and try again, try again and again

It may take a long time, long time

Inventions take hard work and commitment

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Brainstorm

Make a plan

Change your plans

Talk about it

Try different things

Keep an open mind…

Be a problem solver

Discover, It all goes back to the late 1800’s

It may take a long time, long time

Inventions take hard work and commitment

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Keep work’n, Keep work’n

Brainstorm

Make a plan

Change your plans

Talk about it

Try different things

Keep an open mind…

Be a problem solver

Discover, It all goes back to the late 1800’s

Chorus:

If at first you don’t succeed

Then dust yourself off and try again

Dust yourself off and try again, try again

If at first you don’t succeed

Dust yourself off and try again,

You can dust it off and try again, try again and again

Life is...

Poem of the Week

LIFE IS...by Mother Theresa

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.

Assignment Sheet November 8-12

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
Don't forget about our Barrier Island fundraisers! The more you sell, the less you have to pay for your trip! For more information, see your homeroom teacher.

ELA NEWS
We'll be reading Back in Time with Thomas Edison and working on our invention writings.

MATH NEWS
we'll be taking a test on Fractions on Tuesday, then we'll spend the rest of the week studying patterns.

SCIENCE NEWS
We'll be continuing in our Forces and Motion unit by studying gravity, friction, and magnetism. We'll also be working on some creativity for our invention projects.

SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
We'll continue looking at different inventors and their impact during the Industrial Revolution.


SPELLING
1. everybody
2. restaurant
3. predictable
4. calendar
5. substitute
6. -age=state of
7. damage
8. -ate=to cause
9. discriminate
10. -tion=result of
11. infection
12. -ous=full of
13. joyous
14. -ual=relating to
15. continual

Quote
"If we did all the things we're capable of, we would astound ourselves." Thomas Edison

Words that Make a Difference

In class, we are talking about being responsible and how coming to school is our JOB, and we really want to do our job well. Here are some sayings that the students see around the room!

Red Ribbon Week

This week is Red Ribbon Week. We are pledging to be DRUG FREE!!!
It’s Showtime! Time to Show That We Can Say No!

Monday: Show Your Team Spirit

“Team Up Against Drugs!”

(Students will wear their favorite team shirt or sweatshirt.)

Tuesday: Show Your Character

“My Character Shines-I’m Drug Free!”

(Students wear shiny or sparkly clothing and/or accessories, jewelry, jackets, belts, etc.)

Wednesday: Show Your Personality

“Don’t Get Mixed Up in Drugs!”

(Students wear mix/match clothing. Have fun with this, but everyone MUST follow the dress code.)

Thursday: Show Your Citizenship

“Be a Jean-ius and Vote!”

(Student will wear BLUE jeans and a RED shirt. Students will participate in our Mock Election on this day.)

Every day: Show How We CAN Help Others

Beginning this week, running through October 28, our school will “show how we CAN help others” by bringing canned goods and/or non-perishable food items for the Good Neighbor Cupboard! Every classroom that collects at least 2 items per number of students will receive a small treat for each child!

Tobacco Facts

· In the US, tobacco kills about 1 person every 8 seconds, 50 people an hour, 1,200 people a day or 443,000 people a year (cdc.gov)

· Worldwide approximately 5 million people die each year (cdc.gov)

· Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States

· Tobacco is directly linked to the #1 causes of death including: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and lung diseases

· Smoking damages almost every organ in the body

· Smokers have a life expectancy that is on average 13-14 years shorter than a non-smoker (cdc.gov)

· There are over 200 ingredients in cigarettes which include gross things like arsenic (rat poison), formaldehyde (ingredient used to embalm dead bodies), acetone (fingernail polish remover), benzene (rubber cement), acetic acid

· The majority of 5^th graders do NOT smoke!! 98% don’t smoke!!

· Smokeless Tobacco (chewing, dip, etc)

o Smokeless tobacco is a significant health risk and is not a safe substitute for smoking cigarettes. (cdc.gov)

o 28 known carcinogens (cancer-causing agents)

o People who use smokeless tobacco are 50 times more likely to get oral cancers including mouth, tongue and cheek cancer

· Secondhand smoke:

o Secondhand smoke is just as dangers and causes some of the same health effects as first hand smoke

o At least 250 toxic chemicals, including more than 50 that can cause cancer (cdc.gov)

o For every 8 smokers who die from smoking, 1 innocent by-stander will die due to secondhand smoke

o Secondhand smoke exposure causes an estimated 3,400 lung cancer deaths annually among adult nonsmokers in the United States (cdc.gov)

o There is no risk-free level of contact with secondhand smoke; even brief exposure can be harmful to health (cdc.gov)

o 27 states have gone “smoke-free”…South Carolina is NOT one of them

My Ultimate Dream



(Jean Newman)



I would like to see

A world that is drug free

Where children laugh and play

Safe from harm every day

Where “Mary Jane”

Is still just a girl’s name

Where “Crack” still means a narrow space

And there are no such terms as “Meth Head” or “Meth Face”

Where “to Trip” means to take a fall

And a “Hit” is made when a bat strikes a ball

Where “Cold Turkey” is a Thanksgiving treat

And “Tracks” are made in the snow from the boots on your feet

Where “Fix” means to repair

And a “Rush” means you’re in a hurry to get somewhere.

Where “High” is simply a level up and “Low” is simply a level down

And illegal drugs can not be found

A world that is wholesome and “Clean”

That is my ultimate dream.

November Fundraiser

Fingerprint Ornaments

Make checks payable to Calhoun Academy of the Arts.
DUE BY FRIDAY, November 12th.

A representative from the pottery shop GLAZED in Clemson will come out to the school the week of November 15th to do fingerprints of the children on the ornaments and then take them back and decorate them according to your order, fire them and return them to the school in time for the holidays.

* These ornaments are great gift ideas at $10.00 per ornament. The ornaments will include your child's name and year. Each ornament comes with a gold tie to hang on your tree. At this price, you can get one for grandparents, too.

Choices:

Christmas Wreath ___


Santa & Reindeer ___


Christmas Tree ___


Snowmen ___


Reindeer ___

Adjectives Come On Now

Adjectives Come On Now
Written by Robin Bracken
Calhoun Academy of the Arts
Anderson, SC
Sing to: Get Busy by Sean Paul


Adjectives- how many?
Adjectives- what kind?
Adjectives- which one?
It’s Adjectives time

Get busy, describing that noun
adjectives nearly always appear
immediately before the noun
come on you hear me let’s get busy
create pictures in the reader's
mind
Make it so real you take em on a ride
The sentence is flowin’ now
It’s so smooth
It’s magic –WOW!

[Chorus]
Adjectives describe a noun
Describe a noun
Describe a noun
Adjectives they modify
They modify
They modify
The Articles — a, an, and the — are adjectives
Are adjectives
Common and proper
Let’s get it on…Let’s get it on
Adjectives describe a noun
Adjectives describe a noun

Comparisons are known as the positive, the comparative, and the superlative.
Comparative compares two things
The Superlative compares three or more
Luan is funny, but Kyle is funnier, but Roman is the funniest in town.
Positive, comparative, superlative
They compare!

[Chorus]


Add -er and -est to form
most comparatives and superlatives,
although we need -ier and -iest
when a two-syllable
adjective ends in y
like happier and happiest
or use more and most
when an adjective
has more than two syllables


[Chorus]

Adjectives come on now
Size, Shape, Age and Color
Adjectives come on now
Size, Shape, Age and Color

rich richer richest
lovely lovelier loveliest
beautiful more beautiful
most beautiful

Come on!

[Chorus]

Adjectives come on now
this, that, these, and those
Adjectives come on now
this, that, these, and those

good better best
bad worse worst
little less least
far further furthest

Assignment Sheet

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
Flower Fundraiser is due this Friday, October 22nd! Sell, sell, sell!!!

ELA NEWS
We will be finishing up Because of Winn Dixie this week. There will be a test on Wednesday. First Nine Weeks writing is due Wednesday!


MATH NEWS
We'll be adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators.


SCIENCE NEWS
Finish discussing pollution and the effect it has on our environment. Benchmark test is October 25th.


SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
Westward Expansion projects are due Wednesday, October 20th.


SPELLING
1. illegal
2. gentle
3. incredible
4. valuable
5. angel
6. aqua-water
7. aquatic
8. audi-hear
9. audible
10. dict-speak
11. dictionary
12. terra-land
13. territory
14. tri-three
15. trilogy

Quote
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free…" ~Statue of Liberty

Assignment Sheet Oct. 11-15

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
Early Release Day: Wednesday, October 13th @ 11:00 Flower Bulbs fundraiser due: October 22nd

ELA NEWS
Reading: We'll be continuing Because of Winn Dixie Writing: 2nd publication due October 13th.


MATH NEWS
We will begin our new unit called "Going to Pieces with Fractions!"


SCIENCE NEWS
We will be discussing how limiting factors affect populations in ecosystems.


SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
Students will continue working on their Westward Expansion projects.

SPELLING

1. accept

2. where

3. grown

4. weather

5. weight

6. punct-point

7. punctual

8. bene-good

9. benefit

10. pop-people

11. popular

12. vita-life

13. vitamin

14. scope-look

15. microscope

Quote

"It is what it is." ~Mrs. Self's FAVORITE quote!

"Gold" Mining

Today we were miners in Social Studies except we went mining for chocolate chips. Each student received a chocolate chip cookie and a toothpick. They had to try to get their chocolate chips out of the cookie. Some students did this very neatly and others' cookies crumbled. This mining activity showed the effects of mining on the West and how the natural environment was changed.