O’neill Sea Odyssey Field Trip

3-30-11

Dear Students and Parents,

Our O’neill Sea Odyssey field trip is THIS MONDAY APRIL 4^th!

*Please remember to arrive at school EARLY (by 7:50 would be great!)

We have to leave promptly to get to the SC Harbor on time (Ideally we need to leave at exactly at 8:05)! Our trip begins promptly at 8:30.

*Please ensure that students have a good breakfast (there is no time for a break during the 3 hour trip)

*Please send your child with a lunch from home. We will be eating on the beach.

*Clothing: Please dress comfortably and bring a jacket (hat and gloves if is cold). It can get very cool on the water, even on hot, sunny days. Life vests will be provided. It looks like it will be a nice day plan to wear sunscreen!! and if you can bring sunglasses.

*Shoes: TENNIS SHOES ONLY!!! Soft-soled, non-skid shoes are required. Dress shoes, platforms, sandals, heels or thick-soled shoes are not allowed. They are unsafe and you will be asked to remove them before boarding.

Thank you,

Ms. Sara

The Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary (week two)

The Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary (week two)

1. chiaroscuro n. the balance of light and dark in a picture

2. inordinate adj. uncontrolled, excessive

3. illumination n. clarification, a source of light, something that is given given light

4. confessor n. someone authorized to listen to confessions

5. obsession n. an intense desire, a compulsive (often unreasonable) idea or emotion

6. solace n. comfort or v. to comfort

7. revelation n. something that is revealed or shown

8. dire adj. terrible, desperate, dreadful

9. inquire v. to ask

10. innumerable ajc too many to be counted, countless

11. descend v. to move downward

12. ominous adj threatening, menacing, foreshadowing evil

13. tragic adj. extremely sad, mournful, pathetic

14. ferocious adj. violently cruel

15. passionately adv. with intense emotion or feeling

16. aspirations n. goals, ambitions, desire

Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary

1. despair- n. being without hope

2. speculation- ideas or guesses about something that is not known

3. consorts- v. to keep company

4. perfidy - an act of disloyality

5. egregious -especially bad

6. indulge- to give in to the desire of

7. contemplate- to consider with time and thought

8. repent -to regret, feel badly about

9. renounce- to refuse

10. fervent- great intensity of feeling

11. irony- a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected

12. conform -to be obedient or compliant

13. indignant -angry because of something unjust

14. ordeal -an unpleasant or difficult experience

15. implications possible future effects or results

16. beleaguer- to cause repeated trouble for

17. abyss -a hole or space so great it can’t be measured

18. eons -a long period of time

O’neill Sea Odyssey Vocabulary (Ocean Science)

O’neill Sea Odyssey Vocabulary (Ocean Science)

1. CLARITY– Measurement of the amount of solids suspended in a liquid; how clear or cloudy a liquid is

2. ENERGY FLOW – The movement of energy from the sun through living organisms in a food web

3. LARVAE – The immature juvenile form of an animal

4. PHYTOPLANKTON – Plant plankton PLANKTON – Aquatic organisms that drift with the current or have limited swimming abilities

5. ZOOPLANKTON – Animal plankton ranging from microscopic larval sea stars to huge jellyfish

6. PRODUCER – Organisms that convert light energy to chemical energy (phytoplankton, plants)

7. CONSUMER – Any organism that feeds on other plants or animals

8. DECOMPOSER – An organism that breaks down the substance of dead organisms. Mushrooms and bacteria are decomposers

9. ORGANISM – All living things including people, animals, plants, bacteria and fungi

10. ADAPTATION– A distinct feature of an animal that allows it to survive more easily in its environment

11. CONSERVATION – The wise use of natural resources

12. DEGRADABLE – Materials that decompose by the action of bacteria

13. ACID RAIN – Rain that contains dissolved pollutants

14. SANCTUARY – A safe place of refuge and protection

15. ECOLOGY – The study of living things in relation to one another and their environment

16. ECOSYSTEM – An interacting community of animals and plants that depend upon each other and their environment for survival

17. FOOD CHAIN – A transfer of food energy from one organism to another

18. FOOD WEB – A group of interlinked food chains

19. HABITAT- The physical place where an organism

Homework note and Plant Vocabulary Definitions!

Dear Parents and Students,

For the past few weeks we have been working on our Autobiographies. Students should have begun to collect items for their autobiographical art books. These items need to come to class so that we can begin work next week (by Tuesday, March 15^th). It would be helpful if they could be brought in a large ziplock bag or shoebox. Students will be provided with a book to transform. Some students mentioned wanting to use a craft book… this would also need to be in class by the 15^th.

Some ideas:

paper (wrapping, decorative, construction- this will be the background pages for your book)

photos (or copies of photos- things that are okay to tape and glue)

ribbons

certificates

concert/movie tickets

CD covers

magazine cut outs

coins

post cards

airline tickets

wrist bands

photos/pics from the computer/internet that relate to your interests

personal artwork (drawings, poetry, stories)

logos of your favorite things

birthday cards

small toys or little trinkets

fortunes

Vocabulary Definitions

1. vascular tissue - supports a plant and carries water and food throughout the plant

2. cellular respiration - the process by which cells use oxygen for breaking down sugar to release energy

3. xylem- carries water and nutrients from roots to other part of plants

4. fermentation- the process that releases energy from sugar in the absence of oxygen

5. chloroplasts - where food is made, contains chlorophyll

6. stomata - tiny pores on leaves, that allow carbon dioxide and oxygen to go in and out as the plant needs

7. chlorophyll – the green pigment that absorbs the light energy from the sun

8. phloem - carries food from the leaves to other parts of a plant

9. photosynthesis - the process that plants use to make food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, water and releases oxygen into the air

3/1 Math Review Homework

1. 81÷9= 810÷9= 8,100÷9= 81,000÷90=

2. 48÷6= 480÷6= 4,800÷6= 480÷60=

3-10 solve as a decimal, you may stop after the thousandths place

3. 4÷3

4. 8÷6

5. 4÷5

6. 3÷5

7. 2÷5

8. 1÷8

9. 5÷20

10. 5÷25

Copy of 5th grade Family Life Flier sent out today (3/1)

Board Policy and State Law call for Family Life/Sex Education. Our district has a curriculum to be taught in 5th grade. There will be 5 units of study. The first three classes focus on social-emotional skills and the family context and will be taught by our 5th grade teachers to their co-education classes.

With the support from the teachers, school nurse Elizabeth Thorne teaches the remaining two lessons. The first lesson taught is about communicable diseases, fertilization, and birth is taught coed. The last lesson's focus is puberty and is taught separately to boys and girls.

Please note the calendar below and look for future information as scheduled.

Together for education,

Sara Thorington, Susan Nunes, Shelly Keasey and Chris Hertz

Calendar

*Curriculum Overview and Positive Permission for sent to Parents ......................February
*Parent Orientation and Questions meeting with nurse..........................................Tuesday 3/1 @ Valencia Libraray/ 6:30 pm
*Parent Permission forms requested due date ........................................................Thursday 3/3
*Courses I,II, III: Family (self esteem, families, relationships) (coed)....................3/7 through 3/11
Course IV: Communicable diseases/ HIV and AIDS Fertilization and Birth (coed)...Friday 3/11
Courses V: Puberty (divided by gender) .......................................................................Friday 3/18

If you have any questions please feel free to email me or give me a call.

Thank you so much,
Sara