Saturday, October 31, 2009

A Few displays around Room 54

Assignment Sheet Nov. 2-6

FIFTH GRADE NEWS
*Fundraiser money is due November 20th!!!
*Barrier Island Payment #3 is due November 4th!

ELA NEWS
We will begin reading our new novel Qwerty Stevens: Back in Time with Thomas Edison. Classes will continue studying grammar and writing multi-paragraph essays.


MATH NEWS
We will be reviewing all fractions for a test on Thursday!


SCIENCE NEWS
We'll be conducting lots of hands-on activities with balanced and unbalanced forces.


SOCIAL STUDIES NEWS
We will continue to introduce our new unit: the Industrial Revolution. Be sure to look for information about our invention projects!

SPELLING
1. humorous
2. calendar
3. character
4. tournament
5. determine
6. mis-bad, wrong
7. spect-observe
8. tri-three
9. fac-to do or make
10.aqua-water
11. misbehave
12. inspector
13. tricycle
14. factory
15. aquatic

Quote
The difference between education and intelligence is that intelligence will make you a good living. ~Charles Kettering

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Parent Portal! Important News for Parents!

Keep Track of your student's grades online (Click Here for more information)

IMPORTANT!!!!
Parent Portal Overview
Parents and guardians of students in Anderson School District Five will now be able to view student progress through PowerSchool, the District's student information system. PowerSchool is used to schedule, take attendance, store transcripts, report cards, and more. PowerSchool "brings together teachers, students parents, and administrators" in an easily used web-based data system. PowerSchool, and the parent portal, may be accessed from any place with Internet access. The application uses a secure link that encrypts the data to and from the end user and is very secure.

Parents interested in acquiring access will need to visit your child's school and must fill out a PowerSchool Parent Portal Registration Form which will be kept on file with the school. Picture ID must be provided to the front office along with the form. This information will be verified against parent/guardian records on file to protect the confidentiality of your son/daughter's information. Parent/student access to PowerSchool will be by unique login ID (username) and password. For families with more than one child in the District, a separate parent username and password will be provided for access to each child's information.

This webpage is designed to guide parents/guardians through accessing information available within PowerSchool.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Fifth Grade Cheer

Fifth Grade
We are Fifth Grade

Fifth Grade
We are Fifth Grade

Let’s get it now
It’s time to shine
Just take a bow
I’m feelin’ fine

It’s time to learn
So kiss your brain
I’m in the groove
Now let it rain!

Let it Rain... Let it Rain!

We are Fifth Grade!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

RCA Conference pictures

Ron Clark Academy Educators' Conference Oct. 23-25


Here I am with Ron Clark and Kim Bearden

Here I am reliving my cheerleading days as I jump on the bungee jump at RCA! (Mr. Clark touched the ceiling!)

Well, this weekend I had the amazing opportunity to visit the Ron Clark Academy for the second time. I went for a weekend conference where I was involved in workshops, saw Mr. Clark teach (again), and watched their students perform. The weekend was AWESOME! I love getting ideas that I can easily come back and implement in my classroom. Mr. Clark and Mrs. Bearden, the co-founder, even gave my class a SHOUT OUT!!! ENJOY!