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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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Check your Child's Grades Online

www.berrienresa.org

Student Sign In

Enter user ID and PIN obtained from RMS office: 466-0231

Gradebook

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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