Delay of Updated Progress Reports until 10/1

Parents,

The updated progress report scheduled for 9/28/12 has been delayed until Monday 10/1/12 due to the administration and scoring of FAIR testing (Reading). 

Please look for that progress report to be stapled into the planner next Monday. 

Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Alford

Building a spiral galaxy

What fun building spiral galaxies to model our own galaxy -- a spiral galaxy that is called the Milky Way galaxy.  We also ate Milky Way bars so that we will always remember the name of our galaxy!

Homework and Announcements

Good Monday Morning,

Picture Day is Friday 9/28.   Everyone bring your best smile!  If you have not returned the Safety Patrol  
fundraiser Jacksonville City Book please return ASAP.

Math Homework for this week is to continue to work toward mastery of the H skills 1-9 and 13-14.  Please remember -- do not attempt to do any other skills unless they are assigned.  For those of you still having difficulty with multiplication facts please practice every night.  Division and Fractions require multiplication fact skills. For anyone who has computer issues please let me know and the Social Studies time may be used for IXL and then the Social Studies Packet will need to be completed as homework.

We just started a new Science Chapter on Space.  Lots of motivating  activities are just days away! Vocabulary will be given today and a quiz will be given on those words on Mon. 10/1

In Reading continue working toward the book goal, read/respond  30 minutes each night, and don't forget your cereal box project is due VERY SOON.

Remember the absolute last day to turn in SS Chapter 2 is 9/28.

If you did not return the bottom portion of the progress report, please do so as soon as possible.

Progress Reports and Social Studies Ch 2

Hi  to all,

Progress reports went out on Friday, 9/21/12.  It is not too late for your child to make tremendous improvement before the report card grade in October.   As I stated in the note attached to the progress report,  the teacher changeover   and the timing of a few crucial  tests and assignments has caused a need for us to send out an additional progress report next week on Friday 9/28.  This is an effort to keep you informed and to alert you to a need for improvement if needed.   Please review and sign and return the bottom portion of each progress report.  On the 9/28 progress report please look for the scores for the Reading. Math and Science Fall Benchmark testing.

Social Studies packets are due Monday 9/24.  I will take them as late as 9/28 with no penalty.  This is due to the great amount of testing that we have done to this point. The testing ( Fall Benchmarks) took away the time in the morning that the students work on Social Studies independently.  Please look over the packet and be sure that your child has done his/her best work.  

I will update the blog on Monday by 8:00 AM with homework and announcements for the week.   Have a great Saturday and Sunday!

Questions, lots of questions!!!!

Hi just wanted to verify that there were no new vocabulary words for reading  this week -- the kids started a new reading selection but will not have a test on Friday on the vocabulary, There will be a spelling test and the spelling words will stay the same for at least the first 9 weeks.  

Test tomorrow on Chapter 1 for Science.   Hope everyone has studied enough for the test.  Looking forward to seeing all those A grades!!!!  :):)

Friday 9/21 don't forget the Math Topic test  (division as the inverse operation of multiplication/dividing patterns of 10/ breaking apart to divide/estimating quotients/ making decisions about remainders and problem solving with reasonableness and extra and incomplete information.  WOW have we been busy!!!

The month of September has flown by one one more week until October.

THANKS FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU SEND MY WAY -- AS I TELL THE STUDENTS THE ONLY BAD QUESTION IS THE ONE YOU DON'T ASK AND CONTINUE TO WONDER ABOUT!!

On our agenda this week:

Welcome to a new week:

Math Homework M-Wed. 30 minutes per night IXL H skills 5 and 13  Thursday night review the contents of chapter 1 for  test on Friday 9/21. Look over learning bridges for each lesson and look over chapter review and reteaching pages in the textbook.    

Science Test Chapter 1  Thursday 9/20  review all materials in the notebook especially vocabulary words and study guides.  

Reading/L Arts : Continue to read and respond to your reading each night.  New story and spelling unit.  Cereal box project due date remains the same. 

Welcome to Mrs. Hopkins, our new 5th grade team member.  Mrs. Hopkins has taught both 3rd and 4th grade at Greenland Pines.  We welcome her to our team.  

Sad News

I am posting sad news but we at Greenland Pines  will always love mrs. brody and look forward to frequent visits !!!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

I will miss you all...

Hi Parents,

This post is just to let you know that I have resigned from Greenland Pines. My last day is today and Mrs. Alford and I have told the students this afternoon.  They are coping as well as I had hoped considering the circumstances.  I am leaving Greenland Pines to pursue other opportunities.  I have loved being a teacher at Greenland Pines and I have loved teaching your children with Mrs. Alford!  I am grateful for the opportunity teaching has afforded me and I look forward to what lay ahead for me and my family.  Please know I will be in constant contact with Mrs. Alford and I will be stopping by Greenland Pines often to check on the kids.  Thank you for your understanding and please make sure your children know how much I love them and wish the BEST for them.


                                                                                Love,

                                                                                Mrs. Kim Brody

NEWS FLASH !!!!!!

Mr. Burrell just notified teachers that the date for progress reports has been changed to Friday 9/21.  

f you want to check the grade portal please do all grades should be current,  If you do not have access to your child's grade through the portal you need to come to the front office to get a login  and then you are all set.  Once you have the login you will have access with that login until your child graduates or leaves Duval County schools.

Thanks, Parents !!!

Parents,  thanks for taking time to attend our Open House.   Look for important information coming home tomorrow with your child that I could not share with you tonight.   Homework and events for next week will be posted by 8:00 AM Monday the 17th.

Class T-shirts Coming Soon!!!!

This is what our class tshirts will look like and they will arrive in time for our first field trip in October

Homework 9/10  to 9/14  

Math 30 minutes each night on IXL Only Monday night this week due to Benchmark Testing Wed.- Friday

Currently working toward mastery (at least 90% ) on the H skills (division)

So far I have assigned h 1,2,3,4,6,and 7.  Check the reports page for your child's IXL account  to see what progress he/she has made toward mastery of those skill.  

Reading  30 minutes reading documented every night.  

Starting next week I will list all homework and tests here every week. Hopefully that will help you at home.   I will list any changes in red so they are easy to recognize.  

Hi 

First post on the blog -- how exciting!  
We are almost at the half way point of the 1st grading period!  Can you believe it? Our new class t-shirts are ordered and soon to be on the way! Our field trip t-shirts are going to be awesome.  Can't wait to see us  on that first field trip in our new shirts! 

Open House is tomorrow night 9/13/12.  Please come if you can, lots of great information and a chance to sit in a 5th grade desk-- how can you possible miss that experience!  :)  Hope to see you Thursday night!

Please see the direct links to the math,science and social studies books on this blog!  Great that they are all on line and the Social Studies book will even read you the chapter.