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*Special Schedule

*Snack Time

*Curriculum

*Mr. Phil Schedule

*Blogging Guidelines

Special’s Schedule

Monday: 

Literacy Support    8:50 -9:30

Library 1:30

 

Tuesday:

Art  9:30 – 10:10

Computer Lab  10:30-11:30

Wednesday:

Gym  9:50- 10:30

Thursday:

Tech  8:50 – 9:20

Friday: 

Music    1:30 – 2:10

 

 

 

Snack Time

Each day around 10:00, we eat a snack.

This needs to be something HEALTHY!

Absolutely no chocolate, cookies, or candy.

Some suggestions include the following:

string cheese, yogurt, , fruit snacks/roll-ups, cheese and crackers, cut up fruit or veggies,

animal crackers, gold fish, graham crackers,

vanilla/butterscotch pudding, cheese-itz, granola bars, and applesauce

Students may bring in a juice box to drink during snack time.

They are also welcome to bring in a water bottle to keep

at their desks to drink throughout the day.

Again I want to give Mrs. Short a shout out for her great idea here.

CURRICULUM

In fifth grade students explore the universe beyond the sun, moon, and Earth and describe the position, motion, and relationship of the planets and other objects in the sky to the sun. Students will also be introduced to human biology in which students develop an understanding of the main function of specialized animal systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, excretory, and reproductive). Later in the year, students will learn about force and motion through conducting scientific investigations.

Science

Math

They can also find the spelling words posted each Monday on The Skinny.

Most  Mondays, but not all, the kids will get a spelling packet that contains the week’s spelling words.  They will be tested on the first ten words on the list and another ten which I give them for a total of twenty words.    The packets are due completed the following Thursday.

Spelling

In the history component  we will look at the following themes:    Three Worlds Meet, Colonization and Settlement, Life in Colonial America, Road to Revolution, The American Revolution and A New Nation.

Our theme for the year is called “The Story of Us “.

For Social Studies this year we will be focusing in on the four core components of social studies.   We will focus in on the civics, economics, geography and  history of the United States.

Social Studies

 

Mr. Phil’s Schedule:

Here is the schedule for Mr. Phil this year.   

 DAMINAN

GABE

ANGELA

CIYAH

JOHNATHAN

ZACH

JESSICA

CODY S.

ALEX

MADISON

WILL

CODY R.

TRISH

EVELINA

ASHLEY

JALYN

JENNA

JACK

COLLIN

CHANDLER

DEVIN

ANTHONY

MAX

VICTORIA

 

BLOGGING GUIDELINES

 

Now that you have set up your blogs and are ready to go, there are some rules you need to follow.  The following are some Blogging Guidelines for Students.

  1. Only post things that you would want everyone (in school, at home, in other countries) to know. Ask yourself: Is this something I want everyone to see?
  2. Do not share personal information.  Ask yourself: Could someone find me (in real life) based on this information?
  3. Think before you post.  Ask yourself: What could be the consequences of this post?
  4. Know who you’re communicating with.  Ask yourself: Who is going to look at this, and how are they going to interpret my words?
  5. Consider your audience. Ask yourself: Do I have a good reason/purpose to do this?
  6. Know how to give constructive feedback. Ask yourself: What will I cause by writing this post?
  7. Treat other people the way you want to be treated. Ask yourself: Would I want someone to say this to me?
  8. Use appropriate language and proper grammar and spelling. Ask yourself: Would I want this post to be graded for proper grammar and spelling?
  9. Only post information that you can verify is true (no gossiping). Ask yourself: Is this inappropriate, immature or bullying?
  10. Anytime you use media from another source, be sure to properly cite the creator of the original work. Ask yourself: Who is the original creator of this work?

Commenting Guidelines

As a blogger, you will be commenting on other people’s work regularly. Good comments:

  • are constructive, but not hurtful;
  • consider the author and the purpose of the post;
  • are always related to the content of the post;
  • include personal connections to what the author wrote;
  • answer a question, or add meaningful information to the content topic;
  • follow the writing process. Comments are a published piece of writing.

Student Blogging Guidelines by Kim Cofino

http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/23336