Circle of Gold Chant

Several teachers from Calhoun attended a workshop last night at the Peace Center entitled "Power of Chant." We learned several techniques on how to use steady beat, rhythm, and other musical techniques to help build fluency in reading as well as teach content areas. This morning, my homeroom created their own chant for a different character in our novel we just finished CIRCLE OF GOLD. ENJOY!!!

Assignment Sheet February 8-12

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
*Parent Surveys are due Feb. 10th
*Hoodies and T-shirts are due Feb. 26th
*Performance Contract needs to be returned.

ELA NEWS
In reading we are beginning A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt. In writing we are preparing for the PASS through Organization.

MATH NEWS
We will finish our study of Metrics with a quiz. Then we will begin unit on Perimeter, Area and Volume.

SCIENCE NEWS
We are continuing our study of the Ocean Floor.

SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
We will finish our unit on the Great Depression. Great Depression Day is Wednesday the 10th.


SPELLING
1. awful
2. incredible
3. mature
4. purpose
5. understood
6. aqua - water
7. aud - hear
8. fict - to make
9. terra - land
10. tri - three
11. semiaquatic
12. applauding
13. fictitious
14. subterranean
15. tribute

Quote
Never was good work done without much trouble.
~ Chinese proverb

Life is Fine By Langston Hughes

Here is my homeroom performing "Life is Fine." I think we videoed this one 1,000 times. Poor Halle couldn't remember her line to save her life. (You'll see what I mean towards the end!) Enjoy.. they worked really hard because when we taped this, a few people were absent, so people had to pick up some extra parts.

Mother to Son By Langston Hughes

Here is Mr. Pearson's Homeroom presenting "Mother to Son"

Assignment Sheet Feb. 1-5

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
*McCants Middle School will be here Feb. 2nd.
*Early Release at 11 am - Feb. 3rd
*Hoodies and T-shirts are due Feb. 26th

ELA NEWS
We will finish our novel Circle of Gold. Expect a test on the novel on Friday!

MATH NEWS
We will have a test on rulers and protractors on Tuesday. Thursday we will begin studying metrics.

SCIENCE NEWS
We will continue with landforms and move to our study of the oceans and ocean floor.

SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
Roaring Twenties Day is Feb. 3rd! We are beginning our unit on the Great Depression


SPELLING
1. ache
2. curious
3. instead
4. toward
5. whine
6. chron - time
7. therm - heat
8. soph - best
9. sci - know
10. sphere - ball
11. synchronize
12. thermos
13. sophisticated
14. subconscious
15. hydrosphere

Quote
The difference between good and great is just a little extra effort. ~ Duffy Daugherty

I, Too, Sing America By Langston Hughes

Here is Koch's Homeroom doing a choral reading of I, Too, Sing America.

PS 22 Chorus

Check out this amazing video of some 5th graders from Staten Island in New York. AMAZING TALENT!!!

This is their youtube site.

Here is their blog.
The PS22 Chorus was formed in the year 2000. We are an ever-changing group of 5th graders from a public elementary school in Staten Island, New York. We are NOT a school for the arts or a magnet program.

The chorus has become a bonafide internet sensation over the last few years, singing choral renditions of classic & alternative pop songs. The kids have sung with Tori Amos, Passion Pit, Crowded House and Common! They have also performed for President Obama and the first family, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Rihanna, Jordin Sparks, Randy Jackson, Marcia Gay Harden, Nancy Pelosi, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Celebrity fans include Perez Hilton, Ashton Kutcher, Jason Mraz, Tom Kaulitz (Tokio Hotel), Suzanne Vega, Rob Dyrdeck, Innocence Mission, Bonnie Hunt, David Hasselhoff, Alyssa Milano, and many more.....

The PS22 Chorus has been seen on the VH1 Divas 2009 Special, Nightline, MTV, Good Morning America, and many more. The group was featured on National Public Radio, the BBC, and even Howard Stern.