Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Student Council Representatives

Today, students were able to run for Student Council.  Each class in 3rd-5th grade has two student council representatives.  Students prepared and gave speech's to their classmates explaining why they would be the best candidate for student council.  My favorite items that were mentioned include helping the school organize fundraisers, help others to be caring, and help to end bullying.  Students were all able to vote for two representatives, and the tally is in. It was a close race, but we have our two student council representatives.  Please help in congratulating the following two students, who go above and beyond to be role models on a daily basis in our classroom.

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Asiyah and Shane

Bolivia Research

Hispanic Heritage Day Research

Research Groups

Bolivia Research Groups

Research Padlet-Group Collaboration

Bolivia Padlet Research

Research Websites for Bolivia

Cobb MackinVIA

Bolivia Map

Bolivian Holidays

Bolivian Holidays and Festivals

Bolivian Festivals

Landmarks

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country.php?country=Bolivia

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/bolivia/#Bolivia Andes.jpg

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/bolivia-facts/

http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/places/south-america/bolivia/

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-bolivia/

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Bolivia




Friday, September 15, 2017

Learning Targets

Next Weeks Learning Targets
  • Math: 5.NBT.5 Multiplication, 5.NBT.6 Division using Partial Quotient, 5.OA.1 Order of Operations, 5.OA.2 Expressions
  • Reading: 5.RL.1 Inferences
  • Writing: Paragraphing
  • Social Studies: 5.SSH.2 Reconstruction
  • Science: 5.SE.1 Constructive and Destructive Processes of Earth - Earthquakes

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • IOWA Testing will continue untl Wednesday of next week. Please make sure that your child gets a good night of sleep, has something to eat in the morning, and arrives to school on time. 
  • The 5th grade team is hosting a diaper drive to benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey. If you are able to contribute, please send in any infant, toddler, or adult diapers.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Friday, September 8, 2017

Updates and Programs

Family Fun Night
Tonight from 5:00-8:00 come join other Teasley Tigers, teachers, and parent volunteers for a night of excitement!  There will be a variety of events and activities for all ages, as well as concessions for when you need to kick start your energy again.  Unfortunately, I can not attend, but I hope that you do and have a blast.

IOWA Testing
5th grade IOWA testing begins on Monday.

Diaper Drive
Starting September 5th, and going until September 22nd, we will be doing a diaper driver for Hurricane Harvey Victims.  Diapers are a resource that is greatly needed in times of crisis, so we though it would be wonderful for Teasley Families to be able to donate for a good cause.  We are looking for diapers of all sizes, including adult diapers.  Please see the flyer below for more details.

























Next Weeks Learning Targets

Math-5.NBT.5 (multiplication) We will be learning a variety of strategies this year

Reading-Close Reading strategies to improve comprehension

Writing-Grammar Review

Social Studies- Key historical figures and events during the civil war

Science-Constructive and Destructive Forces (how to control destructive forces)

Friday, September 1, 2017

Late Work and Retake Policy

Many students have not been completing their work in class.  Graded work is coming home today, and many of their test scores are directly related to their classwork.  If student are not turning work in, or have late work, they are to complete it over the weekend.  Please remember that my request to retake and late work policies are as follows:

Request to Retest: students may retake a test with a grade of 70% or lower.  Students must fill out the “requests to retest” sheet and return by the following Monday after the grade is received.  Students will have the remainder of the week to study and the retest will be on Friday.  The retest may be the same test, but it is highly unlikely.  Students may not retake classwork assignment or redo projects.


























Late Work: Each Friday, missing assignments from the week will be written on a list and posted in the back of the room by our turn in bin.  Student’s may ask for 1 additional copy if needed, but the assignment must be turned in by the following Tuesday to receive credit with no penalty.  After Tuesday if the assignment is not turned in, the missing assignment will result in a 0% in the gradebook and the assignment cannot be retaken or turned in at a later date.

In 5th grade, students must be more independent and responsible for their late work.  We have things in the classroom to help them with their late work, and being able to track what they are turning in.  

Again, please do not forget to submit your order for books, I will place the orders on Wednesday, September 6th. Have a wonderful labor day weekend.

Scholastic Book Club Extension

I have extended the deadline to order books until Wednesday, 9/6/2017.  I have received a few emails about some of the codes not working so I wanted to clarify.  Once you are on the page, you can either search by code, or search by book name.  Here are the updated codes, book titles, and authors.  It is ESSENTIAL that ALL students have one copy of each of the books.  These titles will be used in  most 5th grade classes this year. If you are having a hard time purchasing the books, please let me know, and we can work together to come up with a solution.


  1. Holes-Louis Sachar-#039258
  2. The Witches-Roald Dahl-#84V2
  3. Out of the Dust-Karen Hesse-#058597
  4. The One and Only Ivan-Katherine Applegate-#53Y1
  5. Love the Dog-Sharon Creech-#058647
  6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-J.K. Rowling-#039134
  7. Three Times Lucky-Shelia Turnage-#73Y2
If you search the title of the book, these should be the first ones that appear.  Thank you so much for all of your help, support, and assistance in making this year fun, and engaging for our students.