Mrs. Collins’s Math Corner

1. Mr. Zinsmeyer’s Social Studies and Singapore Math Corner • In Math, we were having some difficulty with the website. I believe all is up and running. Please note that the # sign stands for the student’s school id number and that the password has been changed to match the grade level password. • We will have a Topic 1 test on Friday. Please look for a study guide on Thursday evening. We will be having a contest. I am asking students to draw Numeration Street. It is a place value chart. Classroom winners will receive 20 tickets!! • websites: www.freerice.com (great for multiplication facts) www.funbrain.com www.quizlet.com • www.spellingcity.com http://education.jlab.org Mrs. Collins’s Math Corner In Social Studies, we will continue working on maps, charts, and graphs and learning the 50 states and capitals. For Singapore Math, we will continue with working on learning the steps to the problem solving process. Please have students continue to work on their multiplication facts every night. VOCABULARY: Standard form= regular everyday number Expanded form= elastic underwear; writing numbers to show the value of each digit Word form=numbers written in word form Equivalent=equal Textbook website:https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com user name is mv00# (#=school id.) password is CPRZ05 Mrs. Reed’s Science Corner We will be reviewing the scientific process this week. We will start out by using a picture prompt to identify the variable, control and then use these to follow the scientific process. These steps will help us to conduct the investigation later in the week. We will then use this same process to conduct an investigation on a bag on M&M’s. Terms to Know . Science Web Sites Vocabulary review http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/ My homeroom class will be saying the pledge this week. Tuesday : Emma, Chloe, Angel, Tori, James Wednesday: Noah, Audrey, Tanner, Karlee, Saige Thursday: Daniel, Fiona, Jared, Maddox, Anthoy Friday: Aston, Liam, McKenna, Caroline, Bryan, Hannah

2. 5th Grade NewsCollins, Pawelek, Reed and ZinsmeyerWeek of September 3, 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) jaynelle.reed@mvisd.com (Science) • Class Schedule • 8-9:10 (1) • 9:10-9:20 (2) • 9:20-10:05 Specials • 10:05-11:05 (2) • 11:05-12:10 (3) • 12:10-12:40 Lunch • 12:40-1:00 Recess • 1:00-2:10 ( 4) • 2:10-3:00 Focus Group Please be sure you have signed up for text connect. If you need help, please contact Mrs. Martinez at the front office. Office contact information 830-931-22-43 ext. 2500 MS. PAWELEK’S READING CLASS Lesson 1 Spelling List breath gravity wobble frantic blister swift crush feather direct comic promise bundle grasp solid numb weather hymn energy shovel stingy I am still accepting appropriate magazines to put in our classroom. Thank you! We will be focusing on rereading texts to improve comprehension, analyze story structure, using higher-order thinking questioning, and using sensory details while writing. Weekly expectations: Monday- Spelling Test The first test will be Monday, September 9th. **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. Their individualized AR goals will be assigned about the second week of September. Library- Ms. Pawelek’s class on Monday, Zinsmeyer’s on Tuesday, Collins on Wednesday, and Reed on Friday.