Our Mission
We, the students of Mr. Wilding's 5th Grade Class,
promise to practice important skills,
focus on growth in all areas
and seek to do our best every day.
promise to practice important skills,
focus on growth in all areas
and seek to do our best every day.
What's happening this week in our class
4/14/14 - AIMS Testing
PARCC practice link http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/
4/7/14
Reading - This week's story is Ghost Towns of the American West by Raymond Bial. Our skills this week are Generalizing and Questioning.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - We will be reviewing for AIMS all week.
Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Paragraph Editing and improving a personal narrative.
Social Studies - Still in the Revolutionary War.
Science - Levers and Pulleys. What are the different classes of Levers?
3/31/14
Reading - This week's story is Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. Our skills this week are Cause and Effect and Summarizing.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - We will be finishing up with Area, Volume and 3D objects.
Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Paragraph Editing and writing a letter to a friend.
Social Studies - We have declared independence and will be heading into war. We will be writing our own Constitution soon.
Science - We have begun and new unit on Levers and Pulleys. We talked about simple machines last week and will be looking more in depth at Levers this week.
3/10/14
Reading - No story this week. We will spend the week finishing/sharing our Newberry Book Report. We will also be doing Reader's Theater this week.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Dividing with decimals. Problem Solving strategies and problems with decimals.
Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Writing and Social Studies will blend together this week as we write our own Declaration of Independence.
Social Studies -
Writing and Social Studies will blend together this week as we write our own Declaration of Independence.
Science - Pulling it all together to finalize our Terraforming Project.
3/3/14
Reading - No story this week. We will spend the week working on our Newberry Book Report.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Dividing with decimals. Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - This will also be our Book Report because it involves a lot of writing and summarizing.
Social Studies - Revolutionary War and The Declaration of Independence. Learning the names of the states and their capitals.
Science - Terraforming a moon or planet for life. This week: Adding bacteria.
2/24/14
Reading - This week's story is The Unsinkable Titanic by Robert Ballard . It is Expository Text . This week's skills are Graphic Sources and Inferring.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing with decimals. Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Writing a Diary account from a historical perspective. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - The Stamp Act, The Sons of Liberty, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party and a Field Trip to a Revolutionary Reenactment. Learning the names of the states and their capitals.
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets). Terraforming a moon or planet for life.
2/18/14
Reading - This week's story is The Skunk Ladder by Patrick McManus . It is Humorous Fiction . This week's skills are Literary Elements (Story and Plot) and Using Background Knowledge.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - A break from fractions and some time with Decimals. Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Nouns: Predicate Nominatives. More using evidence to support a point of view. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - The Stamp Act, The Sons of Liberty, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party and a Field Trip to a Revolutionary Reenactment. Learning the names of the states and their capitals.
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets). Terraforming a moon or planet for life.
2/10/14
Reading - No story this week. We are researching for our Science Project.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Problem Solving with multiplying fractions by fractions. Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Nouns: possessives and plurals. A 3 paragraph essay about a planet or moon.
Social Studies - Steps to the Revolutionary War. Learning the names of the states (starting on the west coast).
Science - Terra forming a planet or moon.
Friday - This will be electronics day and pajama day (earned during the fundraiser). We will also have our Valentine's Day Party.
2/3/14
Reading - This week's story is The Gymnast by Gary Soto . It is an autobiography . This week's skills are Drawing Conclusions and Visualizing.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Multiplying fractions by fractions. Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Nouns: possessives and plurals. More using evidence to support a point of view. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - Compare and Contrast the 13 original colonies. Learning the names of the states (starting on the west coast).
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets). Details on our planet.
1/27/14
Reading - This week's story is Stormi Giovani by Lydia Diamond . It is a Drama. This week's skills are Generalizing and Story Structure.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Solving problems with fraction. Please check to see the score from last week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Nouns: possessives and plurals. More using evidence to support a point of view. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - Compare and Contrast the 13 original colonies. Learning the names of the states (starting on the west coast).
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets). More on Moon phases.
1/20/14
Reading - This week's story is Exploding Ants by Joanne Settel . It is Expository Text. This week's skills are Graphic Sources and Important Ideas.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Repeated addition and Multiplication of fractions. Later in the week, we begin a series on solving word problems with fractions. Please check to see the score from the first week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - Nouns: common or proper, possessive and plural. More using evidence to support a point of view. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - Getting ready to declare independence. Learning the names of the states (starting on the west coast).
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets).
1/13/14
Reading - This week's story is Tripping Over the Lunch Lady by Angela Johnson . It is Realistic Fiction. This week's skills are Generalizing and Predicting.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Modeling the process of dividing fractions. Please check to see the score from the first week's quiz. Extra credit and practice are available for students who need it.
Writing - More using evidence to support a point of view. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - Getting ready to declare independence.
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets).
1/6/14
Reading - This week's story is Weslandia by Paul Fleischman . It is a Fiction. This week's skills are Drawing Conclusions and Questioning.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions. Drawing and visualizing what happens in this process.
Writing - Using evidence to support a point of view. This will be based upon the Reading story of the week.
Social Studies - Colony Simulation: We will wrap up the simulation we began before the break and evaluate who did the best.
Science - The Earth, Sun and the Moon (and a few more planets).
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12/16/13
This week we will finishing our Children's Stories in Writing and completing our Journey to the New World in Social Studies. There will be a test on Adding and Subtracting Fractions in the middle of the week. Due to the busy schedule of concerts and parties and whatnot, there will not be any homework this week. Students who haven't completed an assignment (Children's Story or Book Reports, etc) are encouraged to finish those when they can (and before Friday). No work will be accepted after Friday for this quarter.
12/9/13
Reading - This week's story is Mahalia Jackson by Julius Lester . It is an Expository Text. This week's skills are Main Idea & Details and Text Structure.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers.
Writing - Writing a Children's Story for the Holidays.
Social Studies - Colony Simulation: We are under way and all 5 teams have reached the New World. Now the real work begins.
Science - Mixtures and Solutions. More about Chemical Reactions this week.
12/2/13
Reading - This week's story is Waterhouse Hawkins by Juan Fritz . It is a Biography. This week's skills are Fact and Opinion and Making Predictions.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Subtracting Fractions.
Writing - Writing a Children's Story for the Holidays.
Social Studies - We have captains and crews. It's time to set sail.
Science - Mixtures and Solutions. Chemical Reactions week.
11/25/13
Reading - There is not a story this week. We will be preparing for our Fantasy Book Report (due after the break). I am giving extra time to read this week so students are ready to do the report when we return.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Adding Fractions with Like Denominators (also creating pictures to represent the process).
Writing - How to write a summary. Identifying Linking Verbs.
Social Studies - Navigation School. Only the top students get the chance to captain an expedition to the New World.
Science - Mixtures and Solutions.
11/18/13
Reading - This week's story is Leonardo's Horse by Juan Fritz . It is a Biography. This week's skills are Finding the Main Idea and Visualizing.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - District Assessment on Monday. Comparing and Ordering Fractions.
Writing - Writing and finalizing a Persuasive Essay. Identifying Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives.
Social Studies - Navigation School. Only the top students get the chance to captain an expedition to the New World.
Science - Mixtures and Solutions.
11/4/13
There will not be any homework this week. Students earned a reward by getting compliments from teachers.
Reading - This week's story is The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is a Poem. This week's skills are Author's Purpose (again) and using Background Knowledge.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - More exploration of Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Writing - Writing a Persuasive Essay.
Social Studies - The Voyage of Christopher Columbus.
Science - Mixtures and Solutions. Investigating saturation.
10/28/13
Reading - This week's story is A Summer's Trade by Deborah Trotter. It is Realistic Fiction. This week's skill is Author's Purpose.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Introduction to Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Writing - Learning about Irregular Verbs and more Writing Friendly Letters.
Social Studies - Comparing and Contrasting Native American Cultures (and possibly European ones).
Science - Mixtures and Solutions. Investigating what a solution is.
10/21/13
Reading - This week's story is The Ch'i-lin Purse by Linda Fong. It is a Folk Tale. This week's skill is Comparing and Contrasting.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - How many cubes can be found in a 3D object?
Writing - Learning about Direct Objects and Writing Friendly Letters.
Social Studies - We are studying 5 Native American tribes to see how people lived before Columbus came to visit.
Science - Mixtures and Solutions. How do you separate a mixture? A solution?
10/07/13
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Reading - We will be focusing on our Mystery Book Reports. All work will be done in school. Parents, you're off the hook on this one.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Review Unit 1 Test. Retakes for test are available all week at lunch. Also, we will begin Volume of 3D objects.
Writing - Personal Narratives - Drafting and Editing (Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and maybe 5)
Social Studies - BIZTOWN IS THURSDAY!!!!
9/30/13
Reading - This week's story is Hold the Flag High (Literary Non-Fiction). The weekly skills are Sequencing and Inferring.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math - Wrapping up Division this week. UNIT FINAL on Thursday
Writing - Personal Narratives - Drafting and Editing
Social Studies - Preparing for BizTown (on October 10). Workplace readiness.
9/23/13
PICTURE DAY IS WEDNESDAY
Reading - This week's story is A Day at the Beach (Realistic Fiction). The weekly skill is Compare and Contrast.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Writing - Personal Narratives - We've chosen an exciting moment. Now we will begin adding details.
Social Studies - Preparing for BizTown (on October 10). More Financial Literacy.
BIZ TOWN INTERVIEWS ARE ON FRIDAY
Math - We've completed Multiplication Strategies. Now we're on to Division Strategies.
Science - Learn the systems of the body and what they do.
9/16/13
Reading - This week's story is Ten Mile Day (Expository Text). The weekly skill is Cause and Effect.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Writing - Reviewing Monster Papers and beginning our Personal Narratives
Social Studies - Preparing for BizTown (on October 10).
Math - Last week of Multiplication Strategies. UNIT TEST on Friday
Science - Learn the muscles and types of muscles and where they are in the body. Focusing on heart muscles and smooth muscles.
9/9/13
Our parent Biz Town meeting is on Tuesday, September 10th at 5pm in Mrs. Hawkins room. The field trip is on October 10th. If you would like to be a volunteer at Biz Town or to assist with the job interviews, please try to attend this meeting.
Reading - This week's story is Satchel Paige (Biography). The weekly skill is differentiating Fact and Opinion.
Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Writing - Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases, re-writing our Monster Papers (students must draw a monster, then write instructions for someone else to draw).
Social Studies - Preparing for BizTown (on October 10). See above note in red.
Math - Continuing Multiplication Strategies - how multiplication of two digit numbers (and larger) works and why. Also, new ways to get the same answer.
Science - Learn the muscles and types of muscles and where they are in the body.
9/3/13
Reading - This week's story is Island of the Blue Dolphins (a novel). The weekly skill is identifying Theme and Setting. Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Writing - Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases, starting off on Monster Papers (students must draw a monster, then write instructions for someone else to draw).
Social Studies - Preparing for BizTown (on October 10)
Math - More Multiplication Strategies - how multiplication of two digit numbers works and why. Also, new ways to get the same answer. Possible test of Friday.
Science - Learn the types joints and where they are in the body.
8/26/13
Reading - This week's story is Thunder Rose (a tall tale). The weekly skill is Cause and Effect. Remember that all Reading Street material is available on line at pearsonsuccessnet.com
Writing - Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases, Editing and Publishing our How To papers.
Social Studies - Preparing for BizTown (on October 10)
Math - Multiplication Strategies - how multiplication of two digit numbers works and why. Also, new ways to get the same answer.
Science - Learn the bones in the skull (Test on Tuesday). Start learning the types of joints.