WELCOME BACK TO FIFTH GRADE!!!

Dear Kids and Parents,

I hope you are ready for a new semester to come, and it will be a great one!  We will be working hard but never forgetting to enjoy the ride and have fun!

We started with a new class contract as things change and kids grow and develop new needs.  This semester we expect to:

4th and 5th Grade Class Contract

Always Use English No running Be on time after lunch and recess Keep your shoes on at all times Respect others Use indoor voice Raise your hand before you speak

Then, we had a quick review of our travels in Social Studies, the energies we have discovered in Science, the lengths we have measured in Math and the stories we created in E.L.A.

Now we will start moving forward!!

4th Grade Second Semester

ELA:  Book we will use - Reading Horizons and Reading Treasures: Taking notes, writing paragraphs, response journals, choosing what is important, using exact verbs, varying sentence types, process writing, using correct punctuation.

Listening/speaking: ENGLISH ONLY PROJECT: It´s a project that the kids created themselves to promote the use of English as a spoken language.  There is a chart in our classroom and every day they get two symbols in front of their names, one for behavior and one for language. In the end of the term, the percentage of the symbols will be converted into part of their E.L.A. grade and their behavior grade will be a bonus across their grade board.

Math: Book we will use - Everyday Math Volume 2: • Numbers all around • Tools and mathematics • Extension of addition and subtraction facts • Games from Working together (strategies in determination, teamwork, and planning) • Math word problems concerning: measurements, extended addition and subtraction strategies • logical sequence patterns game • Interdisciplinary problem situations (estimate, hypothesis, logical problems, etc...)

Science: Book we will use – Energy and Motion and Energy and Change Understand the different forces as well as the appropriate scientific vocabulary.  Chart and diagram reading and creating. Designing experiments to prove a theory.

Social Studies: Book we will use – American History: Understand why the different times of the colonization why relevant to today´s world.  Learn map, graph, and study skills, as well as skills for like.

We will continue to share all our hard work with you!  You can follow us through our blog:         http://cool5thgrade.blogspot.com.br/

In addition for the parents, you can follow your child´s grades and assisgnments through our Schoology account, and for that you can access https://www.schoology.com/, create your account as a parent and use the following access code: CHVGH-RD483

Please encourage your child to use the family´s computer, Tablet or similar at home.  In addition, if they do own a portable device they shall be asked to bring them to school on occasion. I ask you to check your child´s agenda on a daily basis to check for your child´s development updates and special requests.

I am looking forward to spending this year as a part of your family and please feel free to come to me with any questions, concerns or comments! You can easily reach me at roberta.mesquita@sebglobal.com.

Warm regards,

Mrs. Roberta

Homework - for July 22nd, 2014

Research ways to prove Static Energy (experiments) and bring the materials for us to try the experiments IN CLASS.

A Good Week in Global

Monday- We used our books from Science. I used the book Energy and Change pages f12 to f37 .  My partner was Beatriz Rezende and she doesn´t let me talk with other friends.

Tuesday - Me and my partner finished 46 questions and we made a poster for a presentation.

Wednesday - We presented the posters and we played english-only Dodgeball.

Thursday - We did another activity from the science book.

Our week was very good the dodgeball too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                  BY,
                  Nicolas

Bullying...

Unfortunately, this has been not issue that we needed to discuss and spend some time researching as a class.  We have not had a problem with our class, but I think it is important at this age to be aware of what it really is and the dangers it represents.

So we are taking sometime to understand it and maybe even spread the word in our community.  We saw a movie called Chicken Little where the main character suffers from Bullying, we discussed it and we researched the Stop Bullying Website.

This is some of the things we have learned:

Bullying Definition

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. 

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

·       An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.

·         Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

The Roles Kids Play

There are many roles that kids can play. Kids can bully others, they can be bullied, or they may witness bullying. When kids are involved in bullying, they often play more than one role. Sometimes kids may both be bullied and bully others or they may witness other kids being bullied. It is important to understand the multiple roles kids play in order to effectively prevent and respond to bullying.

Prevention at School

Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. The best way to address bullying is to stop it before it starts. There are a number of things school staff can do to make schools safer and prevent bullying

Support the Kids Involved

All kids involved in bullying—whether they are bullied, bully others, or see bullying—can be affected. It is important to support all kids involved to make sure the bullying doesn’t continue and effects can be minimized.

Stop Bullying on the Spot

When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior they send the message that it is not acceptable. Research shows this can stop bullying behavior over time. There are simple steps adults can take to stop bullying on the spot and keep kids safe.

Do:

·         Intervene immediately. It is ok to get another adult to help.

·         Separate the kids involved.

·         Make sure everyone is safe.

·         Meet any immediate medical or mental health needs.

·         Stay calm. Reassure the kids involved, including bystanders.

·         Model respectful behavior when you intervene.

Avoid these common mistakes:

·         Don’t ignore it. Don’t think kids can work it out without adult help.

·         Don’t immediately try to sort out the facts.

·         Don’t force other kids to say publicly what they saw.

·         Don’t question the children involved in front of other kids.

·         Don’t talk to the kids involved together, only separately.

·         Don’t make the kids involved apologize or patch up relations on the spot.

Get police help or medical attention immediately if:

·         A weapon is involved.

·         There are threats of serious physical injury.

·         There are threats of hate-motivated violence, such as racism or homophobia.

·         There is serious bodily harm.

·         There is sexual abuse.

·         Anyone is accused of an illegal act, such as robbery or extortion—using force to get money, property, or services.

Righ now we are working on posters about each subject and next we will work on creating panflets we can share with the school!

Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories...

This blog has been inactive for a while, my bad!! Things have been a little busy.

So catching up, we wrapped up the Read Across America project beautifully making our own Green Eggs and Ham and we served the entire school.  We worked had but had a lot of fun with it. 

Some were a little scared to try at the beginning but it was very yummy and everyone wanted seconds after trying the first bite!

Once that project was over we started working on math conversions and measurements.  It was a little complicated at first but we are taking it slow and working on it constantly.

Then we moved on to art History.  We learned a little about different painters and genres.  We spent sometime on Van Gogh but some incidents in our class made us stop and take a detour on our Art History learning, but is the subject for the next post.

Homework - Due on April 8th

1 - Who are you favorite Painters? Why?

2 - What do you know about Van Gogh?

3 - What makes him special?

A VERY GOOD WEEK IN GLOBAL!

Last week we read and watch The Grinch. We draw and we did an activity about it.
We learned about America: curiosities and the name of some citys and states.

Cooking Class:
Last week we did brownies! It was very good! Ms. Robs is a very good cook!


            THIS WAS THE BETTER WEEEK IN GLOBAL!!!



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