Mrs. Collins’s
Math Corner
VOCABULARY:
Rounding Poem:
Find the place
Look next door
5 or higher
Add one more
Find the place
Look next door
4 or lower let go.
We have been having some technical
difficulties with the math online
textbook passwords. We are
currently working on resolving the
issues.
We will be moving into rounding
and estimating numbers.
websites:
https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
(This is the site for our textbook.)
The user name is mv00# and
password is cprz05.
www.freerice.com (great for
multiplication facts)
www.funbrain.com
www.quizlet.com
www.spellingcity.com
http://education.jlab.org
Mr. Zinsmeyer’s
Social Studies and
Singapore Math
Corner
In Social Studies, we will
continue with learning the
states and capitals and have our
next test on Thursday (9-12-13)
over any 40 states. For
Singapore Math, we will be
continuing learning the
problem solving process. Please
have students review
multiplication facts every night.
We will have a math vocabulary
test on Friday (9-13-13) over
the first 16 words in the packet.
Mrs. Reed’s
Science
Corner
We will be begin our study of Physical Science by reviewing the properties of matter. This week we
will be concentrating on magnetism, the three states of matter, properties of water and relative
density.
Terms to Know
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Mass
The amount of matter in an object
Properties
Appearances of an object including: mass,
magnetism, physical state, relative density,
solubility, and the ability to insulate or conduct
heat or electricity
.
Boiling Point
The temperature at which a
substance changes states from a
liquid to a gas (the boiling point of
water is 100 degrees Celsius)
Melting Point
The temperature at which a
substance changes states from a
solid to a liquid
Freezing Point The temperature at which a
substance changes states from a
liquid to a solid (freezing point of
water is 0 degrees Celsius)
The classification of matter as a solid, a liquid or
a gas
Condensation Physical change in matter from a
Objects that are more dense sink in water; less
gas to a liquid
dense objects float in water
Magnetism The property of attraction to a magnet
Physical
State
Relative
Density
Classify
Group together based on similar traits
Science Web Sites
Vocabulary review
http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/
Evaporation
Physical change in matter from a
liquid to a gas
5th Grade News
Collins, Pawelek, Reed
and Zinsmeyer
Week of September 9, 2013
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS WEEK:
•
The tardy bell rings at 7:55 in the morning.
•
We are collecting Box Tops for Education, Tyson and HEB bags.
•
Every Friday is Spirit Friday! Show your Panther Pride by wearing orange and
black.
EMAIL US: if you need to email for anything here are our email addresses:
amy.collins@mvisd.com (Math)
Brooke.pawelek@mvisd.com (Reading/Language Arts)
Michael.zinsmeyer@mvisd.com (Singapore Math/Social Studies)
Please be sure you have
signed up for text connect.
jaynelle.reed@mvisd.com (Science)
If you need help, please
•
Picture Day
•
PTO Meeting Tuesday, September 10 at 5:30
September 10th
contact
Mrs. Martinez at the front
office.
MS. PAWELEK’S READING CLASS
We will be focusing on our comprehension
strategies like summarizing and using prefixes and
write a short story using dialogue. We have a
Reading Unit Test on Friday the 13th.
Weekly expectations:
Monday- Spelling Test
Friday Sept. 13th- Unit Test in Reading over
summarizing and prefixes.
**Please make sure your child brings their AR books
to school every day.
READ NIGHTLY! Students need to be reading at
least 20 minutes per night. We are taking the AR
STAR Test this week, so be expecting individual
goals to be set hopefully by the end of the week.
Spelling Lesson 2
awake
feast
stray
greet
praise
disease
repeat
display
braces
thief
ashamed
sleeve
waist
beneath
sheepish
release
remain
sway
training
niece
The prefixes we are studying this
week are non- un- dis- and mis-.