Ms. Sara's 5th Grade Class

Monday, October 29, 2012

morning girl vocabulary

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1. brows - lines of short hair that grow directly above the eyes

2. gently- in a soft, careful way; with kindness; kindly;

3. remain- to stay, stay on; to stay the same or in the same place, position, or situation; to last or endure; to continue

4. suggested- proposed or offered an idea; recommended

5. tide- the daily rise and fall of the ocean level because of the moon's pull on the Earth

6. dawn- the time in the morning when daylight first begins

7. cruel- causing suffering or pain

8. limb (of a tree)- one of the larger branches of a tree

9. grove- a group of trees

10. embers- small, glowing pieces of coal or wood (in a dying fire)

11. drift- to wander; to be carried along by water or wind

12. insist- to demand

13. midst- the middle; center; being surrounded by something

14. boulder- a large, rounded rock

15. pry/pried – to force open; to look into something excessively

16. grasp/grasped- to hold on to; to understand

17. twitch- to shake; to move suddenly

18. assemble- to make

Monday, October 22, 2012

body systems vocabulary

Body Systems Vocabulary

1. tissue- a group of cells that work together to do a certain job

2. organ – a group of tissues that work together to do a certain job

3. digestive system- the organ system that breaks down food into chemical nutrients the body can use. The stomach and intestines are 2 of its main organs.

4. excretory system- the system that removes wastes from the body. It is made up of the kidneys and the bladder.

5. circulatory system- a group of organs that transports needed materials in your blood throughout the body. It is made up of the heart, veins and arteries.

6. respiratory system- a group of organs and tissues that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between your body and the environment. Its main organs are the lungs.

7. nervous system- the system that transmits information, in the form of electrochemical impulses, throughout the body. It is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

8. brain- an organ that controls body activities, movement, thought, memory and emotion. It receives and interprets impulses from the entire body.

9. heart- an organ of the circulatory system that pumps blood throughout the body

10. stomach- a baglike organ of the digestive system that has strong muscles that mix food with digestive juices.

11. kidney- an organ that filters out the wastes from our blood, helping to excrete them from out body. (humans have 2 kidneys)

12. lung- an organ that helps the blood absorb oxygen. (we have 2)

13. capillary- a tiny blood vessel that helps materials exchange between the blood and the bodies cells

14. artery- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

15. vein- a blood vessel that carries blood from different parts of the body back to the heart.

16 nerve- fibers of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses (how the body sends signals back to the spinal cord and to the brain).

MONDAY- fill out body charts with definitions under the words or on a separate paper if needed

TUESDAY- write the definitions of words that were not on the chart

WEDNESDAY- crossword

THURSDAY- Study (need to know definitions and be able to find where body parts are on a diagram like the one in your homework).

FRIDAY- Test

Sunday, October 14, 2012

We have begun work on our body systems group project. Your child has been assigned to one of the following groups: Respiratory System, Digestives System, Circulatory system, Excretory System, Nervous System. Please use this sheet to do more research on your body system. You may a use a book or the internet- links on my blog and listed below. If you finish researching your own system, check out the others... we will be having a test on all them the following week.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/

http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html

http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/index.php

http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/science/body-systems

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/31-health/337-human-body.html

Body System: ______________________________________________________

What is the purpose of this body system?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What are the body parts used in this system?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe how this body system works?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Monday, October 8, 2012

problematic words

Problematic words that are often misused

1. their

2. there

3. they’re

4. two

5. to

6. too

7. whose

8. who’s

9. your

10. you’re

11. it’s

12. its

13. then

14. than

a conjunction used to compare	references time; next or after; in addition to; there for
a contraction for it is	a possessive pronoun for it
possessive pronoun for they	a contraction for they are
an adverb showing direction	the number 2
in the direction of	more than enough/also
contraction for who is	a possessive pronoun for who
contraction for you are	a possessive pronoun for you

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Native American Vocabulary and math

Native American Vocabulary Work

Please be sure to bring your social studies book to and from school each day this week... you will need it at home to help with homework and at school!

Monday- Write definitions (use text book glossary at the end of the book (p.R96-R103))

Tuesday- Use all words in a sentence or story that explains the word.

Wednesday- use the text book to find what page the word is on (hint: the index at the back of the book is very useful for this: p. R104-R124)

Thursday- This is an extra day to get caught up on any of the previous days work (we will not be having a test this week, but we will be working on an assignment that will be using this vocabulary).

Please continue to memorize doubles!!! We want to be able to be really fast:)

0x0=0    1x1=1 2x2=4 3x3=9    4x4=16

5x5=25    6x6=36    7x7=49           8x8=64                9x9=81

10x10=100              11x11=121              12x12=144

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Tale of D. week 2 vocabulary

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

Friday, September 21, 2012

In-Class Assignment on Ancient Civilizations

Name _________________________________

Ancient American Civilizations

Please use the links on my blog to complete the following assignment. Remember to explore the link then answer the questions under that link.

Olmec (Amercia’s Oldest Civilization ~ 1500 BCE ~ Central Mexico)

http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/olmec-colossal-masterworks-ancient-mexico

1. What are the Olmecs best known for?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Look at the different artifacts from the exhibit. Which is your favorite and why (use the title under the art piece)?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://www.aztec-history.com/olmec-civilization.html

3. How did the Olmecs influence later civilizations?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mound Builders (~1000 BCE ~ Ohio River Valley)

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/mounds/builders.htm

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/mounds/mounds.htm

4. The purpose of the mounds differed depending on the early Native American group that built them. What were 3 reasons why the Mounds were built and/or how they were used?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Puebloans ( ~100 BCE ~ Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado)

http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/puebloan/start.htm

5. Pueblo is the Spanish word for __________________________________________________________________________________

http://www.mesaverdecountry.com/tourism/archaeology/people.html

6. What did the Ancient Puebloans eat? and What types of homes did they live in?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mayans (~100 BCE ~ Mexico and Central America)

http://www.criscenzo.com/jaguarsun/maya.html

7. What are 3 facts you learned about the Mayans?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://library.thinkquest.org/11577/

8. Choose one of the links to learn more about Mayan life. (art, astronomy, ball game, books and heiroglypics, class system, number system)

Which link did you choose and what did you learn?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/15nov_maya/

9. What do scientists think led to the downfall of the Mayan civilization? How is NASA involved in the research?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________http://www.history.com/topics/maya/videos#the-mayans

Math Corner

CC resources for Parents
Khan Academy Videos
engage new york math modules
videos for module 1
videos for module 2
videos for module 3
videos for module 4
videos for module 5

This Weeks Work
Module 4 Parent tips
Monday 2/29 Module 4 Lesson 29, no homework tonight
Tuesday 3/1 Module 4 lesson 29 and 30, homework= lesson 29 or 30
Wednesday 3/2 Module 4 lesson 30 and review for module 4 test homework= module 4 practice test (do as much as possible)
Thursday 3/3= continue to review for module 4 test
Friday 3/4= module 4 test

Last Weeks Work
Monday 2/22- Module 4 Lesson 25, homework exit ticket
Tuesday 2/23- NASA
Wednesday 2/24- Module 4 Lesson 25, homework= L. 25 homework: 2,3,4
Thursday 2/25- Module 4 Lesson 26
Friday 2/26-Module 4 lesson 27