What We are Learning

This week we will be reading an excerpt from "Island of the Blue Dolphins".

This is a story who is left alone on an island and must learn the skills needed to survive.
Visit the NatureSkills website to learn more about wilderness survival skills that may help you if you are outdoors in our area! link

Youtube book trailer for "Island of the Blue Dolphins"


In math we are taking our test on Alabama Course of Study #1: decimal place value, value, expanded form, estimating and rounding.

Then we will begin Course of Study #2: Number operations.

In science we are starting Chapter Nine on Geology
We will learn about the earth's formations, classifying rocks and minerals, and how earthquakes and volcanoes form.

Learn about Earth's plate tectonics on 'Windows to the Universe' link

Dress for Success Tomorrow!

Make sure you dress in you "Sunday Best" tomorrow to celebrate our first "Dress for Success" day!

We will feature pictures of each 5th grade class on our blog. The class that wins the "Best dressed class" will earn a prize!

So come dressed sharply on Thursday, August 25th!

This week in Fifth Grade!

In reading we are reading "Thunder Rose"
"Thunder Rose" is a tall tale. Can you name some more American Tall Tales? Which one is your favorite?
Follow this link and click "Google preview" on the right below the book picture to read the first pages of the book!

Thunder Rose performed in sign language
(no spoken words~ see if you can pair it with your story!)


In math we will be working on decimal place value and rounding decimals.

Here's a BBC rounding decimals game: link
IXL rounding decimals quiz: link

In science we are continuing to learn about weather and Earth's atmosphere

Watch a youtube video showing pictures of F1 through F5 tornadoes

Watch TV for Homework

5th graders in Ms. Terry's Reading class were asked to
"Watch T.V. for homework!"

They could choose a cartoon or a family sitcom. Some of the shows that they chose to watch were Phineas and Ferb, High School Musical, Spongebob, and Suite Life on Deck, Zack and Cody, and Zeke and Luther.

Students wrote about the characters, problem of the story, rising action, climax, and resolution. This was a fun assignment and everyone who participated seemed to enjoy "watching T.V. for homework!"

Great job students!

Community Pep Rally Tomorrow!

CHS Cheerleaders and Football players come to Lisenby to kick off the football season!

Thursday August 18th at 7 pm Matthews Stadium

Parade of Athletes, Meet the Eagles, CHS, DA, LES, and Mixon Cheerleaders

FREE Hotdog to first 500 attendees

Get your photo made with a CHS cheerleader or football player!

See you there Thursday night!

What We Are Learning in Reading and Math

Our unit theme in Reading is: Meeting Challenges
What challenges have you faced in your life?

Our first story is Frindle
 






The excerpt we will read is about how a boy meets the challenges of coming to a new grade and having a new teacher.




In math we are learning about place value. You will need to know how to write numbers in expanded form, how to round decimals, and understand the difference between value and place value.

Did you know you can find activities like we use on the SmartBoard online?
http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22place%20value%22
Here is a link to some activities that you can try out at home, just click "preview".

Best of luck this week!
5th Grade Teachers

Welcome to Parent Title One Meeting 2011

We are happy to have you in fifth grade!




This blog will showcase student work and achievement this year. A permission form to post pictures or videos of your child is included in your packet.

Please make sure you sign in.
Sign and turn in the School-Parent Compact tonight.

We are looking forward to a great year!

Ozark City Blows AYP Out of the Water!

Despite a reduced staff and being in proration, Ozark City Schools still excelled in EVERY area, at EVERY school, making Anual Yearly Progress (AYP) according to No Child Left Behind standards. This accomplishment speaks very highly of our teachers, staff, and students because the standard for reachin AYP increases every year.

Our upcoming fourth graders not only met the AYP standards in Reading and Math, they scored well above the required percentage. Over half of our students scored a '4' on the Reading section, a '3' being considered proficient and a '4' considered mastery.

Congratulations to our students! Great Job!