Field Trip Friday!

Please have your child at school between 6:30 and 6:45am. I'm looking forward to a great day!

This week we will be doing in-class assignments on the systems of the body. There will be no homework this week other than to study. Thursday I plan on giving a full human body test that covers the following systems:

Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Skeletal
Muscular
Digestive
Nervous (just know the nervous system includes the brain and controls all other systems!)

 Many, I mean many, students did not turn in the Scholastic News which was given last Thursday. Late points will be deducted and I will not be reminding students over and over again for missing work. 

Tonight's homework is a Scholastic News which is due on Monday. Scholastic News' will be majority of the Social Studies grade for this 9 weeks.

* Below is a link to Drag and Drop. On the EOG there will be drag and drop questions so students need to know this keyboarding skill WITHOUT A MOUSE! Please use the keypad only.
The top line on the link is EOG related. The bottom corner is fun games.

http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/draganddrop

* Many students have lost their agenda. In fact in one class today only 3 students had theirs. Agendas are designed to help students stay organized, keep up with assignments and have time management. If your child does not have an agenda, I encourage you to get one.

Thanks.

There is a homework sheet tonight on paper. Some students may need to finish the lab from class. Here is a video for students to watch in 3 parts.

Digestive System

This week we will be learning about the digestive system. Expect homework on Wednesday night and a quiz on Monday. This is the last system of the body we will be learning about this year.

There will be a quiz tomorrow on the Muscular and Skeletal systems of the body. Students have notes, PowerPoint and class worksheets/websites to help them study.

I am in need of Kleenex boxes for my classroom. We currently just have 1 extra box and this will not last until the end of the year.

As it will be nice and sunny this weekend, I have suggested to students to work on their Solar Oven Project that are due on April 25.

Students have a practice homework sheet tonight on the muscular system. We will review this together in class tomorrow and it will not be for a grade.

Quiz on Skeletal and Muscular systems Friday.

This week we will be learning about the Skeletal and Muscular System.

Here is a video to review.

Picture Day Monday!

We had our quiz today and grades have been emailed to students. Next week we will learn about the Skeletal and Muscular Systems of the body.


Here are some pictures of sample solar ovens students will be designing for their project. Solar oven projects are due April 25! Do not forget to insert a thermometer inside to record the temperature.

Eraser Challenge

It has some to our attention that boys in the 5th grade are intentionally hurting themselves by the eraser challenge. I just wanted to inform you all so you can talk to your child about the damages to their body. Many boys have seen on social networks challenges to complete. The recent challenges have been wearing their bathing suit in the snow and such. This challenge is different. Students are scrubbing an eraser on their hand until it goes through a few layers of skin leaving a deep red mark. After that they put hand sanitizer on it to make it burn.This is actually a chemical burn and can leave scars.   As a teacher, I am very concerned that boys (maybe girls too) are intentionally hurting themselves in this way and wanted you all to be aware of the situation. 

Weekly Update 3/10- 3/14

We were be learning about the Respiratory System this week in class.

Wednesday there will be a homework assignment.
Friday there will be a quiz on Circulatory and Respiratory Systems.
Friday we will also be learning CPR! I think this is a useful skill student should know and it goes right along with the respiratory system.

No flashcards this week. Study the PowerPoint and your notes.

Have a great week everyone.

Mrs. Fail

Update:

Due to the ice some things need to be switched around.

1. I will be absent tomorrow and I expect students to act like mature students while I'm gone.

2. Homework will be assigned tomorrow night. I have already sent this via email, paper copies will be on the front desk for students to take if needed.

3. The quiz Friday will be combined with next Friday's Respiratory quiz. This means no quiz this Friday, but a longer quiz next Friday.

4. I gave students a Scholastic news last Friday to be due today. Over half the students did not complete theirs today. Students need to be more responsible and their grades will suffer.

Mrs. Fail