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Monday, February 06, 2012
 
 Welcome to Mrs. Schanz's 5th Grade Class! Minimize

     Welcome to my website for the 2011 - 2012 school year!  This site will provide a lot of valuable information about my Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies classes.  Updates will be made frequently hopefully making this a resourceful tool for both my students and their parents. 

    
 Social Studies Minimize

Monday, 1/30- During class, students will be completing notes on New York.  Students will work in assigned groups of three.  First students will quietly read the passage.  Then students will paraphrase the important information into sentences that reflect all the specific details, strong language, adn correct grammar.  Students will be reporting out their sentences to the class.  The class will examine the sentences, deciding on the one they feel best reflects the important details.  We will use the best developed sentence as our model/ notes.

Tuesday, 1/31- Junior Achievement Days 3 and 4 Quiz

Wednesday, 2/1  - During class, students will be completing notes on Pennsylvania.  Students will work in assigned groups of three.  First students will quietly read the passage.  Then students will paraphrase the important information into sentences that reflect all the specific details, strong language, adn correct grammar.  Students will be reporting out their sentences to the class.  The class will examine the sentences, deciding on the one they feel best reflects the important details.  We will use the best developed sentence as our model/ notes.

 Thursday, 2/2- During class, students will be completing notes on Maryland.  Students will work in assigned groups of three.  First students will quietly read the passage.  Then students will paraphrase the important information into sentences that reflect all the specific details, strong language, adn correct grammar.  Students will be reporting out their sentences to the class.  The class will examine the sentences, deciding on the one they feel best reflects the important details.  We will use the best developed sentence as our model/ notes.

Friday, 2/3 - TFK
    
 Reading Minimize

New At Home Reading Practice Calendars have been distributed; students should be reading 30 minutes every night in the book they have checked out with the teacher, parents should initial that this has been completed.  During class, students are given an additional 20 minutes daily for an independent reading opportunity. (R.AT.05.01, R.AT.05.02)

Monday, 1/30 - Students will complete ocabulary over "A Pioneer Girl".  Teacher Read Aloud "Gold Rush".  The class will discuss Reading Strategy focus.

 Tuesday, 1/31 - Students will read and discuss "A Pioneer Girl" during class. Students should read the story independantly at home for extra practice.

Wednesday, 2/1- Junior Achievement with Mr. Moskwa

 Thursday, 2/2-  Library 9:00 - 9: 30 Students will have silent reading time between 9:00 - 9:20.  During library the students are required to check out books within there accessed reading Range.  This is very important.  I do not want a child reading independently out of this range.  Students will meet with me and sign up to read the book they have chosen that is within their reading range.  This is the book the child must read for their nightly reading calendar.  This is also the book base their Weekend Writing Response on.  A child may only stop reading a book if first they discuss the reason with me and together we decide the book is not in their best interest to continue with. (R.MT.05.01, R.MR.05.02, R.WS. 05.06, R.WS.05.05, R.WS.05.03)

Students should read "A Pioneer Girl" at home independantly. 

 Friday, 2/3- Quiz over "A Pioneer Girl".

 

*Some Fridays, students will be given their Weekend Writing Response folders (WWR).  Instructions are included in these folders.  Basically, students are to choose 1 question and write a 2 paragraph well thought out response to the question based on the book they have been reading each evening.  These books have been signed out with me and are in the students Independent Reading Range.  A parent must sign the WWR stating that they have read their child's response.  I will also respond.  Over the year we will be able to watch our writing responses develop. (S.DS.05.01, S.DS.05.02, S.DS.05.03, W.AT.05.01, W.HW.05.01, W.GN.05.03, R.AT.05.02, R.AT.05.01, R.MT.05.01, R.CM.05.02, R.CM.05.01,
    
 Language Arts Minimize

 Monday, 1/30- We will be focusing on Sports Words in Spelling list #20 for this week.  Students should study their Spelling lists for a few minutes every night.  We will review the packets before the test on Friday.   (W.SP.05.01, W.HW.05.01, W.AT.05.01, W.PR.05.03)

Tuesday, 1/31-   Students will complete outline on their "My Name is America" Journal or Diary in order to prepare for their Classroom Speech.

Wednesday, 2/1 - Students will have time in the computer lab to work on their "My Name is America" research paper/ Project.

Thursday, 2/2-  Continue Work on Research Project

Friday, 2/3 -  Spelling Test

-  Spelling Test #20.  Spelling packets are due.   We will be reviewing the packets in class before the Spelling Test.   I will hand back Spelling tests before lunch.  (W.SP.05.01)

*** Students who take their Spelling Test on Friday, and who miss spelling words are able to earn extra credit by writing the words they miss each 20 times in cursive, stapling them to their test and turning them in no later than their first class with me the following Monday. (There is no excuse not to earn an "A")
    
 Upcoming Assignments Minimize

 Classroom Resources

* Be sure to look at the Home Access Center at https://hac.lisd.us/homeaccess/ for your current grades. 

* Students should be filling out their planners and having them reviewed and signed by a parent daily.  

* Daily Homework assignments are left on the homework hotline nightly for your convenience the number is

(734) 529-2350 extension 2453.  

www.SpellingCity.com (This is a free Site to practice your Spelling Words)

www.tutorial.historyalive.com

http://library.stjosephsea.org/poetry.htm

www.ja.org

 

* Mrs. Schanz's e-mail kschanz@dundee.k12.mi.us

* Classroom phone number (734) 529 - 2300 extension 2360

 Extra Credit Opportunities...

Thursday, January 19th - Attend Pizza and Pages at the Dundee Library at 4:00 PM.  This event is fun and free!  Show up, eat, and talk about books.  Just attending is worth 10 extra credit points in Reading!

 

 

 

 

 
    
 Reading Plus Minimize

Students will meet in small groups for individualized assistance on assignments.  Students will be responsible for reading My Name is American Journal or Diary and working on Report.