5th Grade
(This is something which will continue all year.)
Words Their Way Homework
Dear Families,
We have decided to go to a simpler system of Words Their Way homework. Every day of the week will have an assignment that your child will have to complete. They will bring home their words the day they receive them at school and will cut them out at home. They should then bring them to and from school every day, since they will be working with them at home and at school each day. The work in both places will be recorded in their Words Their Way notebook.
Students, your homework schedule is as follows:
Monday
Writing Sort
Have someone read the words to you as you write them in the correct column.
Tuesday
Blind Sort
Have someone read the words to you and you tell them which category to place them in.
Wednesday
Word Hunt
Search for words that also fit into your sort and record them.
Thursday
Sentences
Write 6 sentences with a word in each.
Friday
Practice
Spend 10 minutes rewriting your words
Sincerely,
Mr. Wallerus
Goal Notebook:
Friday, Feb 24th, 2012
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Work on Book report. (have you approved your book from Mr.W yet? Approximately, there are 3 weeks left.)
- Teach an adult how to changes these problems into a decimal or a fraction.
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Student Signature:___________ Parent/Guardian Signature: ______________
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Tuesday, Feb 21st, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- The Smuggler: Due Friday Feb 24th
- Work on Book report. (have you approved your book from Mr.W yet?)
- Finish converting fractions to decimals W.S
Student Signature:________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature: ________________________
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Thursday, Feb 16th, 2012
Homework: (Check off each circle as you complete your work)
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- Work on Book Report
- Work on Sustainability Writing Outline
- Finish Division W.S from class. Due Tuesday Feb 21st
Division Help: 
Student Signature:___________ Parent/Guardian Signature: _______
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Tuesday, Feb 14th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- The Golden Touch: Due Thursday Feb 16th
- Share about book report and Every Inkling Makes a Difference Writing
Reminder:
- Mr.W will be gone tomorrow. Make sure you are ready with your self-control for the day. Having a change in teachers can be difficult, but I know you all will be rockstars!
Student Signature:________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ________________________
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Monday, Feb 13th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- The Golden Touch: Due Thursday Feb 16th
- Sustainability Journal:
- (5 min) Possible questions to journal: Describe what you did for the day. How did it help? How did you feel? Do you think you’re making a difference? How difficult or easy was it to make the change? Describe any progress you have made. Why?
- Fraction Packet: Due Tomorrow (Study for your test tomorrow)
Student Signature:________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ________________________
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Friday, Feb 10th, 2012
Homework: (Check off each box as you complete your work)
Read for 30 minutes
Word Sort
Music: Practice for 5 min
Sustainability Journal: (You should write one for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
- (5 min) Possible questions to journal: Describe what you did for the day. How did it help? How did you feel? Do you think you’re making a difference? How difficult or easy was it to make the change? Describe any progress you have made. Why?
Work on in your addition and subtraction packet. The fraction add/sub test will be on Tuesday next week.
Student Signature:________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ________________________
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Thursday, Feb 9th, 2012
Homework: (Check off each box as you complete your work)
Read for 30 minutes
Word Sort
Music: Practice for 5 min
Kids in the Gold Fields: Due Friday Feb 10th
Sustainability Journal:
- (5 min) Possible questions to journal: Describe what you did for the day. How did it help? How did you feel? Do you think you’re making a difference? How difficult or easy was it to make the change? Why?
Choose 1 page to work on in you addition or subtraction packet.
Wednesday, Feb 8th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- Kids in the Gold Fields: Due Friday Feb 10th
- Sustainability Journal: 5 min Describe what you did for the day. How did it help? How did you feel?
Tuesday, Feb 7th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- Kids in the Gold Fields: Due Friday Feb 10th
- 6 multiplication problems due Wed Feb 8th
Friday, Feb 3rd, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- Addition of Fractions pg. pg.45 #1-9 Due Mon Feb 6th
- Subtraction of Fractions pg. pg.56 #1-10 Due Mon Feb 6th
Homework Help:
- Fraction pgs: Don’t forget to draw a picture if needed using the fraction bars or use a number line. Also show your work. These must come back to school on Monday.
Thursday, Feb 2nd, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 5 min
- A Star-Spangled Story: Due Friday Feb 3rd
- Math: 4 division problems due Fri Feb 3rd
Tuesday, Jan 31th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 10 min
- A Star-Spangled Story: Due Friday Feb 3rd
- Math: 6 problems due Wed Feb 1st
Reminder:
- Field Trip @ the Chamber of Commerce and Bowling: Wed Feb 1st
Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Homework:
·Read for 30 minutes
·Word Sort
·Music: Practice for 10 min
·Thomas Jefferson and the Big Cheese: Due Friday Jan 27
Reminder:
·5th grade lock-in pre-order, forms and money ($15 for pre-order), is due Friday Jan 27
·Book orders are due Friday Jan 27
·Field Trip payment for Bowling is due Friday Jan 27 ($3.50), see green half sheet sent home last week.
Friday, Jan 20th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- Music: Practice for 10 min. If you don’t have your recorder at home practice using the chart and on a pencil.
Reminder:
- 5th grade lock-in pre-order, forms and money, is due Friday Jan 27
- Book orders are due Friday Jan 27
- Field Trip payment is due Friday Jan 27, see green half sheet sent home today.
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- What’s a Yankee Doodle?: Due Friday January 20th
- Music: Practice for 10 min. If you don’t have your recorder at home practice using the chart and on a pencil.
Reminder:
- 5th grade lock-in pre-order, forms and money, is due Friday Jan 27
- Book orders are due Friday Jan 27
- Field Trip payment is due Friday Jan 27, see green half sheet sent home today.
Wednesday, Jan 18th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- What’s a Yankee Doodle?: Due Friday January 20th
- Music: Practice your fingerings for 10 min. If you don’t have your recorder at home practice using the chart and on a pencil.
Reminder:
- Mr. Schafer will be requiring 5th grade students to begin practicing their music at home. Please check out the pink letter attached to the goal notebook.
Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012
Homework:
- Read for 30 minutes
- Word Sort
- What’s a Yankee Doodle?: Due Friday January 20th
Reminder:
- Bring a canned food item to school as your ticket for the play at the High School tomorrow Jan 18th.
Aug. 31st 2011
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our before-school conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with everyone in the next week. If you were not able to attend the before-school conferences or missed placed your paperwork, here is a homework assignment for students, Student Profile, and parents, Dear 5th grade parents, that are due the 1st day of school. Working together I know that there will be many successes accomplished this year.
Check back later for answers to the most frequently asked questions from this week’s conferences.
Looking forward to our first day of class!
Mr. Wallerus
About Me:
I am very eager to be returning to CRSS for my 3rd year of teaching as the fifth grade teacher. This year will be very exciting for our new fifth graders as they move into the middle school and begin to take further responsibility for their learning. We will explore more of our natural world this year like the processes of weathering and erosion. There will also be many connections made between subject areas and our natural or engineered world.
I currently hold an Elementary Education degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a middle school emphasis in both Math and Science. In the summer time, I work as a camp counselor for the Bloomington Parks and Rec at Camp Kota. This is where I learned many of my energizing songs and games, which we will be trying out in our Circle of Power and Respect. This past summer, in addition to camp, I took a once in a lifetime trip and back-packed through Europe. I visited 6 countries and 9 cities over the 3 week span. It was an amazing experience and I was able to learn about some of our world’s history in the locations where they occurred.
Mr. Wallerus, 5th grade teacher
Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2012
Homework:
·Read for 30 minutes
·Word Sort
·Music: Practice for 10 min
·Thomas Jefferson and the Big Cheese: Due Friday Jan 27
Reminder:
·5th grade lock-in pre-order, forms and money ($15 for pre-order), is due Friday Jan 27
·Book orders are due Friday Jan 27
·Field Trip payment for Bowling is due Friday Jan 27 ($3.50), see green half sheet sent home last week.
·Tomorrow, Wednesday Jan 25th, we will be going to River Bend Nature Center.Make sure you have all the necessary snow gear to spend the morning outside.
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