Mrs. Dana F. Schaeffer
5th Grade Special Education
dschaeffer@bridgmanschools.com
(269) 466-0332
Holiday Party in Mrs. Schaeffer's room!
Other 5th Grade Teachers: Wednesday, December 17
Miss Barnes 466-0263 11:15am-12:00pm
Mrs. Pagel 466-0348 Students may: Bring treats to share (18)
Mr. Stemm 466-0342 :Bring a gift to exchange (less than $5)
RMS Office 466-0231 Parents may: Eat lunch with their child in cafeteria
(10:57am-11:15am)
:Attend party in Mrs. Schaeffer's room 22
(Please check in at office, first.)
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This Week 12/15/08 - 12/19/08
Language Arts Vocabulary Words - Test Friday 12/19
hemi- , semi- mean half or halfway
hemisphere semiconscious
semicircle semisweet
semiannual semiweekly
semiformal semiarid
GROW Questions Week 15 - Test Friday 12/19
1. Locate and spell Idaho.
2. An election for President is held every ___ years. (4)
3. Locate and spell Montana.
4. Name a state that held slaves. (Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, etc.)
5. Locate and spell Olkahoma.
6. Who was the first President of our country? (George Washington)
7. What is the name of someone who brings products into a country? (importer)
8. What do delegates to a convention decide? (who they want to govern them)
Science (click for Mr. Stemm's page)
Key Vocabulary - asexual reproduction, chromosome, direct development, dominant trait, gene, inherited trait, life cycle, meiosis,metamorphosis, mitosis, recessive trait, sexual reproduction
NO TEST!!!
Language Arts(click for Miss Barnes' page)
Learning different styles of Poetry and writing some of our own!
Social Studies (click for Games & Activities for each lesson!)
Unit 3 - Colonial America - pg97-144
Key Vocabulary - covenant, common, tolerate, fundamental, slavery, patroon, proprietor, plantation, indigo, debtor, slave trade, apprentice, growth rate, Great Awakening, backcountry, slave codes, spiritual, triangular trade, Middle Passage, industry, assembly, legislation
Math (click for Mrs. Pagel's page)
Study Links 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 for homework this week.
Working with Fractions.
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Courses - to review each subject
Visit Study Island
www.studyisland.com
Study Island is a completely web-based site,
accessible from any computer with your child's Username and Password.
This site quizzes and teaches students on topics covered on the MEAP tests.
All results can be accessed by parents and teachers.
Link to 100's of Fun 5th Grade Skills Sites
www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th.htm
P.S. Kids love the "Create a Roller Coaster" site under Science-Forces.
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