Reminder: Dismissal @ noon on Wed, Thursday, and Friday this week!

SUBJECT UPDATES:

READING: With the abbreviated week, we are going to focus on science and start back into reading next week. Students have set reading goals, so Independent Reading will replace the regular reading time.

LANGUAGE: Back to LWRs.  J Beginning the public speaking unit. But before we do that, we'll do some Halloween writing.  :-)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 5^th graders: Begin Ch 4.

SCIENCE: Hitting the Acid/Acid hard this week.

MATH: Exponents, division, multiplying exponents.

SPELLING: U 10

KEYBOARDING:  The students can practice at home. However, only the timings done in class will count. We’re starting out with a goal of 20 WPM with < 10 mistakes. That may change as time goes on.

Students can advance as quickly as their skills allow. http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/lessons.php?lang=EN&lesson=1

Some games for practicing the keyboard appear at the bottom. I liked Typershark, Typingmaster (a lot like Pac Man), and Typing Chef, if your kids already have pretty decent keyboarding skills. http://edtechideas.com/keyboarding-sites-for-kids/  

LWR –will be added later.

PREFIX

ana-   back, against
syn-   with, together

ROOT

chron/o   time
geo         earth
meter      measure
therm      heat

SUFFIX

-al          like, related to
-ic          like, related to
-ism      act state, condition
-ology   study of, science
-ous      having the quality of

SPELLING—

5th grade:

Unit 10  Compound words

BASIC: wildlife, uproar, headache, teammate, wheelchair, throughout, lifeguard, barefoot, warehouse, overboard, outspoken, awestruck, newscast, top-secret, well-known, part-time, up-to-date, home run, light bulb, post office

CHALLENGE: motorcycle, overseas, quick-witted, stomachache, bulletin board

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Life Skills: A Job Hunt

employment, want ads, experience, schedule, training interview, wages, benefits

Extra: trick-or-treat, skeleton, witch, ghost, coffin

6th grade

Unit 10  Words ending with –ed or -ing

 BASIC: forgetting, fitting, permitting, scrapped, admitted, skidding, preferred, scarred, shuddered, happening, limited, equaled, reasoning, labored, tutoring, honored, pardoned, modeling, favored, glistening

CHALLENGE: omitted, merited, tapered, equipped recurring

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Language Arts: Debating

argument, controversial, persuasive, consideration, rebuttal, philosophy, orator, conviction

Extra: ghoul, Frankenstein, werewolf, zombie, jack-o'-lantern

Email

porischt@billingsschools.org

Blog

http://tporisch.blogspot.com

For students who have Mrs. Beatty for Social Studies:

www.beattyblogger.blogspot.com 

iKeepBookmarks.com

http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Terra_Porisch

A quick update with some information about conferences and next week.

CONFERENCES:

I have 15 parent conferences scheduled. Slips will be coming home next week with the day and time. Everyone, so far, has gotten their first choice of times. 

One slip (5th grader) was turned in without any name on it. So if you get a phone call from me this week and you thought you turned yours in, that may be why.  :-)

These are the initials of the ones I have received:  HB, JS, TS, MA, BK, LG, JI, DH, EW, HC, ASt, SF, ASri, CW, JR, GR.

LATE WORK:

I complimented the students today on how much LESS late work I am getting. THANK YOU for asking about pink slips and having those conversations! We're working our way to the top of the proverbial hill; we're seeing that light start to shine at the end of the (late work) tunnel! 

SUBJECT UPDATES:

READING: Projects (in class) for the books we finished reading: Due the week of Oct 24. Begin new novels that same week.

LANGUAGE: Back to LWRs.  J Continuing with diagramming prepositional phrases; writing expository and creative. We’re taking one of the writings to final copy with the help of Nina LaSeur (Malcolm’s grandmother & former high school English teacher), Lee Gibb, Mr. Enzo, and Kathy Bick. Heads up: The public speaking unit will begin after report cards. Practice at home will be important.

SOCIAL STUDIES: 5^th graders: Finish Ch 3 test (open note) and begin Ch 4.

SCIENCE: Independent and dependent variable ws. Acid/acid ongoing.

MATH: Division and multiplication.

SPELLING: U 9

KEYBOARDING:  The students can practice at home. However, only the timings done in class will count. We’re starting out with a goal of 20 WPM with < 10 mistakes. That may change as time goes on.

Students can advance as quickly as their skills allow. http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/lessons.php?lang=EN&lesson=1

Some games for practicing the keyboard appear at the bottom. I liked Typershark, Typingmaster (a lot like Pac Man), and Typing Chef, if your kids already have pretty decent keyboarding skills. http://edtechideas.com/keyboarding-sites-for-kids/  

LWR derm/meso/pachy

PREFIX

epi-                        on, outside

hypo-                        under, below

ROOT

derm                        skin

meso*                        middle

pachy*                        thick

SUFFIX

-al                        like, related to

-ic                        like, related to

-oid                        resembling

SPELLING—

5th grade:

Unit 9  Homophones

 BASIC: steel, steal, pore, pour, who's, whose, aloud, allowed, lesson, lessen, manor, manner, pedal, peddle, berry, bury, hanger, hangar, overdo, overdue

CHALLENGE: canvass, canvas, site, sight, cite

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Social Studies: The Law

courtroom, ordinance, attorney, innocent, citation, illegal, jury, guilty

Unit 10  Compound words

BASIC: wildlife, uproar, headache, teammate, wheelchair, throughout, lifeguard, barefoot, warehouse, overboard, outspoken, awestruck, newscast, top-secret, well-known, part-time, up-to-date, home run, light bulb, post office

CHALLENGE: motorcycle, overseas, quick-witted, stomachache, bulletin board

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Life Skills: A Job Hunt

employment, want ads, experience, schedule, training interview, wages, benefits

6th grade

Unit 9        Final /en/, /el/, and /er/ sounds

BASIC:  pollen, gallon, abandon, salmon, citizen, oxygen, triangle, mental, panel, cancel, rival, recycle, counsel, rural, vehicle, physical, error, litter, soldier, monitor

CHALLENGE: punctual, endeavor, abdomen, kilometer, dandelion

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Science: Earth's Layer of Gases

atmosphere, nitrogen, troposphere, stratosphere, ozone, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Unit 10  Words ending with –ed or -ing

 BASIC: forgetting, fitting, permitting, scrapped, admitted, skidding, preferred, scarred, shuddered, happening, limited, equaled, reasoning, labored, tutoring, honored, pardoned, modeling, favored, glistening

CHALLENGE: omitted, merited, tapered, equipped recurring

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Language Arts: Debating

argument, controversial, persuasive, consideration, rebuttal, philosophy, orator, conviction

Email

porischt@billingsschools.org

Blog

http://tporisch.blogspot.com

For students who have Mrs. Beatty for Social Studies:

www.beattyblogger.blogspot.com 

iKeepBookmarks.com

http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Terra_Porisch

With the short week, we will not be having spelling or Latin word roots this week.  J  The spelling words for the week of Oct 24^th are at the end for those who would like to get a jump on things. The 5^th graders have a tough list that week!

SUBJECT UPDATES:

READING: Projects (in class) for the books we finished

LANGUAGE: Continuing with diagramming adverbs; writing expository and creative. We’re taking one of the writings to final copy with the help of Nina LaSeur and Lee Gibb!

SOCIAL STUDIES: 5^th graders: Chapter 3 test on Wed (open note test)

SCIENCE: Acid Base testing and analyzing results.

MATH: Division and multiplication. Tessellation projects due on WEDNESDAY.

SPELLING: none

KEYBOARDING:  We’re starting this week. They goal is to get somewhere in the 20 words/minute range. Students will be practicing at LEAST 3 times per week in class. I am including the sites on the IKeepBookmarks.com site (end of the blog) if you want to access them from home.

Students can advance as quickly as their skills allow. http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/lessons.php?lang=EN&lesson=1

Some games for practicing the keyboard appear at the bottom. I liked Typershark, Typingmaster (a lot like Pac Man), and Typing Chef, if your kids already have pretty decent keyboarding skills. http://edtechideas.com/keyboarding-sites-for-kids/  

LWR  NONE –Short week

PREFIX

ROOT

SUFFIX

SPELLING—None Short Week

5th grade

Unit 9  Homophones: Pretest on October 24^th

 BASIC: steel, steal, pore, pour, who's, whose, aloud, allowed, lesson, lessen, manor, manner, pedal, peddle, berry, bury, hanger, hangar, overdo, overdue

CHALLENGE: canvass, canvas, site, sight, cite

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Social Studies: The Law

courtroom, ordinance, attorney, innocent, citation, illegal, jury, guilty

6th grade

Unit 9        Final /en/, /el/, and /er/ sounds

BASIC:  pollen, gallon, abandon, salmon, citizen, oxygen, triangle, mental, panel, cancel, rival, recycle, counsel, rural, vehicle, physical, error, litter, soldier, monitor

CHALLENGE: punctual, endeavor, abdomen, kliometer, dandelion

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Science: Earth's Layer of Gases

atmosphere, nitrogen, troposphere, stratosphere, ozone, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Email

porischt@billingsschools.org

Blog

http://tporisch.blogspot.com

For students who have Mrs. Beatty for Social Studies:

www.beattyblogger.blogspot.com 

iKeepBookmarks.com

http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Terra_Porisch

Walk and Bike to School Week!

MID TERMS WENT HOME WED, SEPTEMBER 28. I’m still missing a few.

Access to online math book. I entered the students so they could access either math book (5^th or 6^th).  https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp#  is the web address for the program.

Picture Day is THURSDAY, OCT 13^th.  

Student Council: The first meeting will be Friday, Oct 14^th @ 12:45 in Mrs. Beatty’s room AFTER students eat lunch. All 6^th grade students are welcome.  J

SUBJECT UPDATES:

READING: This week we are finishing the first of the required reading (novels) for both 5^th and 6^th graders.

LANGUAGE: Adverb diagramming quiz on Tuesday; writing expository and creative

SOCIAL STUDIES: 5^th graders: Maps images below. Beginning Ch 3: 7 Native American Cultural Groups

SCIENCE: Independent vs Dependent variables

MATH: Geometry test this week

SPELLING: U 8

LWR  

PREFIX
hyper-   over, above
hypo-    under, below

ROOT

chrom/o   color
gen          birth, produce, race
mono*       one
poly*        many
scop        look, view

*combining form

SUFFIX

-ia      condition
-ic      like, related to
-ium  chemical element (I hope you don't miss this one!)

SPELLING

5th grade

 Unit 8 More Vowel + /r/ sounds

BASIC: earth, twirl, burnt, further, worthwhile, nerve, squirm, alert, murmur, sturdy, reverse, worship, research, peer, smear, appear, pier, weary, career, volunteer

CHALLENGE: yearn, engineer, interpret, dreary, external

REAL WORD VOCABULARY

Science: The Human Body

esophagus, muscle, abdomen, intestines, skeleton, organs, cartilage, ligaments

Unit 9  Homophones

 BASIC: steel, steal, pore, pour, who's, whose, aloud, allowed, lesson, lessen, manor, manner, pedal, peddle, berry, bury, hanger, hangar, overdo, overdue

CHALLENGE: canvass, canvas, site, sight, cite

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Social Studies: The Law


courtroom, ordinance, attorney, innocent, citation, illegal, jury, guilty

6th grade

 Unit 8  Final /er/ sound

BASIC: fiber, barrier, character, consider, surrender, laser, superior, rumor, director, junior, senior razor, similar regular, grammar, solar, scholar, particular, familiar, acre

CHALLENGE:  escalator, cursor, geyser, perpendicular, maneuver

REAL WORD VOCABULARY
Math: Measuring


measurement, metric, customary, unit, fathom, furlong, conversion, factor

Unit 9        Final /en/, /el/, and /er/ sounds

BASIC:  pollen, gallon, abandon, salmon, citizen, oxygen, triangle, mental, panel, cancel, rival, recycle, counsel, rural, vehicle, physical, error, litter, soldier, monitor

CHALLENGE: punctual, endeavor, abdomen, kliometer, dandelion

REAL WORLD VOCABULARY

Science: Earth's Layer of Gases


atmosphere, nitrogen, troposphere, stratosphere, ozone, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

5th grade map project

Click on the maps to see them enlarged.

Email

porischt@billingsschools.org

Blog

http://tporisch.blogspot.com

For students who have Mrs. Beatty for Social Studies:

www.beattyblogger.blogspot.com 

iKeepBookmarks.com

http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Terra_Porisch