This website is for my fifth grade students and parents for the 2016/2017 school year. The purpose of my site is to help with communication among students, parents/guardians, and myself with classroom expectations and general class information.
On this website, I have included several pages to help you stay informed about our day-to-day activities and learning. This will be especially helpful if your child forgets something or is absent for any reason. I will update the website weekly, so please check often.
When you are looking at the web page, notice that there is a reminder sidebar to the right of the screen. This will be on each page, so you will always know what is taking place in class, when assignments are due, upcoming events, and when tests will be.
Please take some time and explore the website. After all, it was created as a resource for you and your child.
Mrs. Lee
I just made a new Voki. See it here:
My students had a great time creating their own avatar. They went on a polygon web-quest to find information about the properties of triangles. I assigned them four questions about triangles. They had to make their avatar talk about their findings using complete sentences.
I just made a new Voki. See it here:
I just made a new Voki. See it here:
Disguise a Turkey
Our class will complete a Disguise a Turkey project with a persuasive writing piece this week and next week. The idea is simple...the students are given a turkey picture which they will then have to take home and "turn into" something else. What fun!
So, hunt for some ideas together and have fun creating this with your child. Our children grow up way too fast, so enjoy and cherish these special times while you can. I find Pinterest is a great place to find ideas.
I am looking forward to seeing each project and reading their persuasive writing to convince me that each "turkey" is not really a turkey.
Here is a plea from Mr. Turkey himself:
My name is Mr. Turkey and I need your help. I heard this terrible rumor that something happens to turkeys on Thanksgiving Day. Tell me it isn’t true! I talked to your teacher and together we came up with an idea to avoid our Thanksgiving Day demise. Here’s the idea:
Take me home and make a disguise for me. It can be anything you want…dress me up like Santa, a baseball player, an elephant, a football player, a ballerina, a ninja, a rock star, ANYTHING that will help me look like I am NOT a turkey. Do you think you can help me?
Your mom and dad can help you because my life depends upon your creative disguise. So thank you, mommies and daddies, for your help.
Please send me back to school by November 20th.
Your teacher is going to hide me somewhere in the hallway or the classroom so I won’t end up on anyone’s plate for Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks again.
Scared featherless,
Mr. Turkey
So, hunt for some ideas together and have fun creating this with your child. Our children grow up way too fast, so enjoy and cherish these special times while you can. I find Pinterest is a great place to find ideas.
I am looking forward to seeing each project and reading their persuasive writing to convince me that each "turkey" is not really a turkey.
Here is a plea from Mr. Turkey himself:
Hello,
My name is Mr. Turkey and I need your help. I heard this terrible rumor that something happens to turkeys on Thanksgiving Day. Tell me it isn’t true! I talked to your teacher and together we came up with an idea to avoid our Thanksgiving Day demise. Here’s the idea:
Take me home and make a disguise for me. It can be anything you want…dress me up like Santa, a baseball player, an elephant, a football player, a ballerina, a ninja, a rock star, ANYTHING that will help me look like I am NOT a turkey. Do you think you can help me?
Your mom and dad can help you because my life depends upon your creative disguise. So thank you, mommies and daddies, for your help.
Please send me back to school by November 20th.
Your teacher is going to hide me somewhere in the hallway or the classroom so I won’t end up on anyone’s plate for Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks again.
Scared featherless,
Mr. Turkey
Dear Parents/Guardians, September 9, 2015
Our class will be exploring non-fiction throughout the school year. I wanted to make sure that they were learning as much about non-fiction, as they were about the topics they were reading about.
Scholastic News® is a magazine I’d like to get for every child in my class. Each issue teaches them important current events and social studies lessons with eye-opening photos and diagrams and up-to-date articles I know your child will be excited to read.
In every issue, we’ll learn about topics like space exploration, Women’s History Month, and animal migration with articles and activities that develop the reading-comprehension and critical-thinking skills your child needs to succeed. Plus, it comes with special supplements called Science Spin® that builds understanding of science concepts like forces and motion; and Geography Spin™ that builds geography skills like reading a compass rose, understanding longitude and latitude, and reading a distance scale.
With your contribution, we’ll get 24 issues (plus 8 issues of Science Spin, and 8 issues of Geography Spin) that your child can bring home and share with you. Your family will also get access to the Scholastic News website and iPad® app featuring entertaining videos and test prep materials.
I have already ordered and purchased the magazines. Your help in making this valuable resource a part of your child’s education is greatly appreciated. Please send cash or a check made payable to Scholastic News in the amount of $7.62 ($6.93 plus shipping and handling), so that we can start using the magazine as soon as possible.
Thank you for your continued support in helping me make your child’s education meaningful and successful.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Michele Lee
Welcome
On this website, I have included several pages to help you stay informed about our day-to-day activities and learning. This will be especially helpful if your child forgets something or is absent for any reason. I will update the website weekly, so please check often.
When you are looking at the web page, notice that there is a reminder sidebar to the right of the screen. This will be on each page, so you will always know what is taking place in class, when assignments are due, upcoming events, and when tests will be.
Please take some time and explore the website. After all, it was created as a resource for you and your child.
Mrs. Lee
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