November
17 - 21, 2008
Class
Activities:
Math
-Investigate angles in polygons and establish angle
benchmarks. Learn to play Four in a Row on a circular
grid applying angle knowledge. Analyze errors in angle
measures.
Spelling - Unit
14 - Spell words with the consonant sounds /z/ and
/zh/.
Unit 14: magazine,
pessimism, conclusion, optimism, television, amaze,
cruise, casual, husband, phase, vision, browse, usual,
freeze, visual, scissors, arise, pause, visitor, tease
Language - Continue
Caught 'Ya story. Students will write a short lyrical
poem.
Don't forget
your healthy snack & water bottle each day!
We are about to finish eating most snacks. Snack donations
would be appreciated.
Thank you to
Brian for snack donations this week! Thank you to
Grant for donating needed supplies!
Reading - Scholarship
Vocabulary Lesson 4 will be tested. Students will
finish reading narrative poetry. We will start to
read and study informational articles and reports.
Continue to read and try to meet AR goals. Record
minutes in reading log. Logs are due Friday, December
5th.
Science - Read
about atoms, elements, and the periodic table of elements.
Students will investigate grouping elements in a lab.
Students will begin a project in class about elements.
SCIENCE FAIR - Conduct the test/experiment and record
results in the chart - due Thursday, December 4th.
Test & Important
Dates -
Check STI Home for averages in each subject!
Tuesday - Field trip illustration is due today!
Wednesday - Library
(10:45-11:30 with Mrs. Artell) &
Group Guidance with Ms. Lesa Kabrich (9:50-10:30)
Thursday -
Lesson 4 Vocabulary Test
Friday - Computer
Lab 10:15-11:10
Math Investigation 3 Quiz
Spelling Test Unit 14
Handwriting Master 14 & 52 Letter Pdue for a grade
Reading logs are due Friday, December 5th.
Important Dates
to Remember:
Friday, November 21 - Pay $1 to wear a cap - The money
goes to children in St. Tammany Parish that are battling
cancer.
Friday, November 21 - Last day to turn in gift card
fundraiser for PTA
Monday, November 24-Friday, November 28th - Thanksgiving
Holidays - No school all week
Happy Thanksgiving!
Enjoy your time off with your family and friends!
SCIENCE
FAIR TIMELINE CHECKLIST Mrs. Starnes's Class 2008-2009
Students
will be assigned a grade for each part of the project.
There are at least 9 grades given to the Science Fair
Project. These timelines for due dates are meant to
be followed and are mandatory. Should a student not
have the part ready to turn in on the assigned day,
a deduction of 10 points per day will be taken. After
four days, the part not turned in will be assigned
a failing grade with no opportunity for make-up on
the grade. It is highly recommended that students
create a Science Fair folder in a word processing
program (Microsoft Word) and save every step of the
project with the name of what is being turned in on
the due date. This makes it so much easier to just
go back, correct, save, and print. The project must
be typed! Always refer to the Science Fair packet
for how to correctly complete each step in the scientific
method.
______ Thursday, December 4 Do your experiment 3 times!
Record your observations on your data collection chart
or table. Use metric units.
______
Thursday, December 11 Write your analysis of the data,
a narrative statement, in paragraph
form, telling what your actual research and results
indicated. Report the averages for the three tests.
______ Monday, December 15 Write your conclusion about
whether or not you accept or reject
your hypothesis. Tell what applications there may
be for your
findings. This means how do your findings apply to
the real world.
______ Wednesday, December 17 Write your abstract
using all of the paragraphs you have already
written. Follow the directions in the Science Fair
Packet.
_______Friday, January 9 Prepare your attractive project
board, making sure to
include each essential component. Turn in the five
page packet that will be displayed in front of the
project board.
______
January 9-16 Be prepared for oral presentations and
questions. Having these projects ready in advance
enables the students to make corrections and improvement
prior to the actual Science Fair. However, grades
will not be changed.
_______
Wednesday, January 28 Science Fair Day - Fifth Grade
Competition Fair
