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.
Monday, November 8, 2010
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
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
Sunday, October 24, 2010
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!
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.
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 5th 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 ___
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 ___
Monday, October 18, 2010
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
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
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
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