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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

June 2016

June 2016

Thank you

June has almost arrived. Once again we have a packed month; this time it is not testing but fun filled activities to make their last month in fifth grade memorable.

Thank you for all of your support and contributions. We survived over 7 hours of testing at the end of the school year. Everyone has shown growth in all subjects. I could not have asked for a better class and class-community.

A June 2016 Calendar will be sent home with 3 permission slips: Buhr Pool, Dairy Queen, and Rolling Hills Field Trips. Students are asked to contribute $5.00 or more to the entrance fee for Buhr Pool. The Dairy Queen Field trip is bring the amount you choose for the food item you desire; while on the contrary,  Rolling Hills is covered by the PTO. Students may bring money for the snack bar if permitted by his or her parents.

Important Dates

Thursday, Jun. 2, 2016: Voting for Speeches in A7 (All students will read their speeches to their          peers.)
Friday, Jun. 3, 2016: Health and Reproductive Unit begins.
Monday, Jun. 6, 2016: Stuffed Animal Day.
Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2016: Sports Day, Wear your favorite jersey and/ or sports team. Kick Ball and 1 other sport.
Wednesday Jun. 8, 2016: "Dance off" during lunch, 11:30- 12:05 PM, parents are welcome too.
Thursday, Jun. 9, 2016: Class picnic, 11:30- 12:30 PM, potluck, sign up.
Board Games, 2:45 - 3:20 PM, Bring your favorite board game
Friday, Jun. 10, 2016: Field Day, 1:15- 3:30 PM, Whole school, hats and gym shoes and hats are suggested: bring sunscreen and a water bottle. ~
Monday, Jun. 13, 2016: Buhr Pool 10:00 - 3:30 PM, Walking field trip, SL, ~, $$,
Tuesday, Jun. 14, 2016: Dairy Queen, 12:30- 1:30 PM, Walking field trip
Tuesday, Jun. 14, 2016: Cooperative Electronics only E games 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2016: Rolling Hills, 9:30- 2:30 PM, Bus field trip, SL, opt. $, ***
Thursday, Jun. 16, 2016: 5th Grade Promotion, 2:00 PM
Friday, Jun. 17, 2016: Last Day of 5th grade and report letters are sent home, dismissal, 11:51 PM
autographs, yearbook and t-shirt signing

What to bring

SL- sack lunch with an extra snack
*** sunscreen, swim ware, towel
$$ money
opt. $$
~ Hat suggested

No Homework

We now complete homework during class in the morning time. Students will only have homework if they do not complete a task during class.


Health and Reproductive Health

This year in order to increase conversation at home, students will write in their planners the topic of today. Some may write a difficult question for his or her parents to answer. This strategy will allow you to engage in a meaningful discussion with your child. The entire packet will be sent home on the last day of school.



June 2016, Puma Thinkers



June  2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat



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2 Read speeches to class

3
Special treat activity
Health and Reproductive Education begins
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Stuff Animal Day
7
Get Fit Day, Sport Games

8
Just Dance (Kids and Adults) 11:30- 12:15 PM
9 Class Picnic Level 3 11:30- 12:30 PM, potluck
Board Games 2:45- 3:20 PM
10
Field Day, 1:15- 3:15 PM gym shoes, sunscreen, and water bottle
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13  sack lunch  ***
 Buhr Pool, 10 AM- 3:00 PM (Walking) $5.00

14  Electronic Cooperative Day, only E games
Dairy Queen, 12:30 PM ($2-$7) (walking)
15  sack lunch ***
Rolling Hills, 9:30- 2:00PM

16  Movie , AM
5th Grade Promotion, 2PM
17 Last Day of School
Clap out 5th grade 9:30 AM
Yearbook signing
Half Day, 11:51 PM

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Notes: *** extra snack, swim wear, towel, sunscreen, hat, flip flops : opt. $$, deodorant, lotion, and shampoo

Monday, May 23, 2016

Then and Now Pictures

Dear 5th Grade Community,

Jack Zaintz, Wendy King, and Brendan Hatt will be putting together a 5th grade slide show to present in the gymnasium during graduation :)

The show will feature "then and now" pictures of our fifth graders. 

Parents, please email a digital baby picture of your child to their classroom teacher no later thanTuesday, May 31st. 

If you don't have a digital picture, take a picture of the picture. Then email it. Be sure to tile it, 5th grade pictures,A7

Please email me if there are any questions :)


Thursday, May 5, 2016

May 2016 Calendar Events

May 2016 Calendar Events


Important Dates

Monday, May 9, 2016: New England, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic States Capital Test
Thursday, May 12, 2016: Energy Quiz
Friday, May 13, 2016: Unit 6 Math Test
Monday, May 16, 2016: Midwest and Central Region Capital Test
Tuesday, May 17, 2016: NWEA Math 10- 11:30 AM
Thursday, May 19, 2016: NWEA Reading 9- 11:30 AM

Forget-Me- Not Events

Monday, May 9, 2016: Instrumental Concert 6:30-7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016: U of M Natural Museum Field Trip (Art) 10:45 AM - 12:20 PM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016: Tappan Middle Transition Field Trip * 11:45 AM- 2:20 PM
Monday, May 16, 2016: Mi Compadre Field Trip (World Language) 1:30- 2:30 PM
Friday, May 20, 2016: Ice Cream Social, Bryant/ Pattengill's largest fundraiser and family event 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Ticket are being sold 5:30- 6:00 PM)
Friday, May 27, 2016: Puma Thinkers Read-a-thon celebration, Decades Party (60's, 70's & 80's contest) 2:45- 3:45 PM
Monday, May 30, 2016: Memorial Day, No School

Girls 1960's, Hippy & Peace Era

Males 1960's

Females 1970's, Disco Era
Males 1970's


Females 1980's, Brights and Big Hair

Males 1980's, Punk Rock, Big Hair





Monday, May 2, 2016

Reminder, No School

Tomorrow, May 3, 2016, NO School!


There is no school due to many Ann Arbor Public Schools buildings used as polling sites for voting. Students will have homework and are expected to study the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and South Atlantic states and capitals. See another blog entry for tutorial ideas.


States and Capitals by Regions

States and Capitals Unit



States and Capitals by Social Studies Regions in Early American history
Tests are on Mondays excluding Memorial Day. 
You may choose to learn the states and capitals by alphabetical order for the states. Each quiz is weekly by regions. Select a strategy to help you learn: video, song, games or mnemonic devices. 

 Challenge: Learn to place states on a blank map with capitals. With capitals is another challenge.
Another challenge is to learn the state abbreviations.


Quiz dates

Monday, May 9
Monday, May 16
Monday, May 23
Tuesday, May 31 (Blank Map challenge test)
Retake June 3 (Different quiz)

1.    Week 1 (17 states
New England States  (6) (Many nice moms vigorously, really care or nice moms really care very much.
a.    New Hampshire- Concord
b.    Massachusetts - Boston
c.    Rhode Island- Providence
d.    Connecticut- Hartford
e.    Vermont – Montpelier
f.     Maine - Augusta
2.    Mid- Atlantic Coast  (4) (Never Nook Precious Doritos)
a.    New York- Albany
b.    New Jersey- Trenton
c.    Pennsylvania- Harrisburg
d.    Delaware- Dover
3.    South Atlantic (Southeastern) (My very, wobbly, nice, sweet Grandpa fell) (7)
a.    Maryland- Annapolis
b.    Virginia- Richmond
c.    West Virginia- Charleston
d.    North Carolina- Raleigh
e.    South Carolina- Columbia
f.     Georgia- Atlanta
g.    Florida – Tallahassee

 Week 2- total 10 states
       Midwest Region States (6)
a.    Michigan- Lansing
b.    Indiana- Indianapolis
c.    Ohio- Columbus
d.    Illinois- Springfield
e.    Minnesota- Saint Paul
f.     Wisconsin- Madison

Central Region or (Heartland Region) (4)
a.    Missouri-Jefferson City
b.    Iowa- Des Moines
c.    Nebraska- Lincoln
d.    Kansas- Topeka
 Week 3:  Total 11 states 
South central- (8)
a.    Kentucky- Frankfort
b.    Tennessee- Nashville
c.    Alabama- Montgomery

d.    Mississippi- Jackson
e.    Arkansas- Little Rock
f.     Oklahoma- Oklahoma City
g.    Texas- Austin
h.    Louisiana- Baton Rouge
 Southwest (3)
a.    Arizona- Phoenix
b.    Nevada- Carson City

c.    New Mexico- Santa Fe

Week 4, Total 12 states + USA's capital

          Rocky Mountains (7)
a.    Colorado- Denver
b.    Wyoming- Cheyenne
c.    Montana- Helena
d.    Idaho- Boise
e.    North Dakota-Bismarck
f.     South Dakota-Pierre
g.    Utah- Salt Lake City

 Pacific States (5)
a.    California- Sacramento
b.    Oregon- Salem
c.    Washington- Olympia
d.    Alaska- Juneau

e.    Hawaii- Honolulu
United States capital- Washington D.C. (located inside Virginia and bordering Maryland)

Technology Support
nmemonic devices
lyrics method
hangman game, capitals
states and capital games all levels
video 1, states and capital



video 2, states and capital