Monday, #151 2011 2012

"And Then the Tree Was Happy" original art by Noah B.

Day 151 of Week 33
Monday, April 30, 2012

THANK YOU!!  I can not express my gratitude at all of your generosity towards me during this year’s teacher appreciation week.   Everyone is so darn giving that if I am not careful, I may put back on  all 18 pounds that I have lost since January.   I hope you realize that my entire family is really really appreciative of all your largess that you have spoiled upon me this school year.  THANK YOU.

Today is our final full week before next week’s state testing begins.

The spelling words for the week are all Lewis and Clark related.  Click here for words.  

DEAR time -- reading for enjoyment.

Lewis and Clark --
By Oct 1804, they had traveled 1,600 miles.
They will “winter” in the Mandan Villages.  (What is now Bismarck, North Dakota)
Native Americans were intrigued by York they never have seen a black man.  He becomes extremely popular with the tribes throughout the journey.
Jan 5th 1805 – they do a buffalo dance to bring the buffalo back and it works!!
Feb. 11 1805 Sacagawea delivers a young boy while in the Mandan village.  Jean Baptiste  aka Pomp April 7 1805 the Corps leaves the Mandan village and they head West!!

Seaman the dog...Seaman the book.
find out more about this amazing dog.  
We are reading the book through the “eyes” of Seaman’s adventures as he helps the Corps of Discovery.  Students will be doing research, writing two essays and answering inference questions throughout our reading time.

Math and Language Arts practice
Students received their practice tests for next week’s tests.  These tests also replicate the actual tests with the same % of question types and same verbiage used in the state testing.   It will be part of our nightly practice and then daily refocu where we will work on areas that stumped the class.  

P.E.

Get ready for the week.   “NO Excuses Week!!”  testing is next week and we need to be on top of our game.  

Test Schedule:
Tuesday, May 8th   8:30-10:30’ish  Language Arts I
Wednesday, May 9th  8:30-10:30’ish Language Arts  II
Thursday, May 10th 8:30-10:30’ish  Math I

Tuesday, May 15th 8:30-10:30’ish  Math II
Wednesday, May 16th 8:30-10:30’ish Science I & II

Kind regards,

Ron Hubbard
http://www.diigo.com/user/iamron
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/
Use my Gmail account and you can make me your coach on http://www.khanacademy.org/class_profile
"The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home." William Temple

Homework for the week:

Language Arts -- State testing prep
Questions 1-18 due on Tuesday
Questions 19-36 due on Wednesday
Questions 37-54 due on Thursday
Questions 55-75 due on Friday

Math -- State Testing
1-17 due on Tuesday
18-34 due on Wednesday
35-51 due on Thursday
52-65 due on Friday

Science due on Wednesday
76-79

Take a walk or do some sort of “movement” every single day that lasts 30 minutes.  Enjoy the weather and enjoy the benefits of increased blood to the brain.

Get AT LEAST 10 hours of sleep.  See all the benefits right here.  
If you wake up at 7:00 a.m. then go to sleep at 9:00 pm.
If you wake up at 7:30 a.m. then go to sleep at 9:30 pm.  

Spelling test on Friday
The spelling words for the week are all Lewis and Clark related.  

Vocab due on Wednesday
5 mini posters or vocab cards
Click here for words.

Read something for fun or something that interests you.

Free Write due Friday
Describe how you like to relax and describe the ultimate test prep breakfast.  

Missing Learning Opportunities:

Page 276 and 279  no work was shown to help correct or learn from mistakes.  student #21

Camp Arroyo Packet -- given while at camp due on Tuesday   Students: 19 and 22

Do or Die handout not completed:  Student 1

Wednesday, #148 2011 2012

Day 148 of Week 32
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Super quick one today.  

Two reminder about this tonight:
One:
You and your family are cordially invited to attend the Awards Ceremony for all First Place Student Art Winners at the Regal Hacienda Cinemas on Wednesday night, April 25th at 7:00 PM (admission is free & no tickets are required). The donated art piece will be professionally framed and on display at the ceremony. An award plaque will be presented to each winner (I.E our class please note, that means our class will receive ONE PLAQUE)  and parents may take a picture of the artist(s) with the Honorable Mayor Tim Sbranti and Dublin Schools Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Hanke.

Eddie Pappas --
Two:
Eat there today and earn 15% for DES.  Plus you get tons of cotton candy at the end of the meal.  

Here are today’s math notes:
http://www.box.com/s/e26eg85h8gylpyvjq86e

FYI -- the list of students “missing learning opportunities” started off at ZERO on Monday and it has quickly grown this week.  Summer is not here yet, we still need to push forward and maximize are time here on planet earth.

As we move into May and June, we have many great fun activities planned for 5th grade.  However these fun things are earned through hard work and making the effort to learn the information expected by the state of California.  Students with missing work on the day(s) of these activities will use the activity time to complete the learning they have missed (e.g. a student will not attend  the 5th grade BBQ when then have not completed work related to our state standards).  

Kind regards,

Ron Hubbard
http://www.diigo.com/user/iamron
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/
Use my Gmail account and you can make me your coach on http://www.khanacademy.org/class_profile
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure”
Peter Marshall

Homework for the week:

Persuasive Essay due on Friday, prefered typed out on Windows Live


Math:
Students 90% or higher -- focus on areas of weakness or move onto 6th grade curriculum.  AT LEAST 30 minutes of www.ixl.com or www. pearsonsuccessnet.com per Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Page 276 10-17 all and page 279 15-21 all due Thursday
Page 284 16-22 all and page 286 15-21 all due Friday

Test Prep Reading Individual Packets given on Monday afternoon:
Do or Die!  due on Thursday
Abandon Ship due on Friday
Trapped in a Well due on Friday

Vocab and Spelling Test on Friday
5 challenge words  My Side of the Mountain

Grammar due Thursday
P.B. 392,393,394

Free Write due Friday
A free write on Camp Arroyo

Missing Learning Opportunities:

Page 270 7-21 all due Tuesday  NOTHING TURNED IN student #20
Page 270 7-21 all due Tuesday  Answers written but no work was shown to help correct or learn from mistakes.  students #1,

Camp Arroyo Packet -- given while at camp due on Tuesday   Students: 1, 26, 30, 19 and 22

Ship in Flames handout not completed:  Students 22 and 30

Math page 273 student #1

Vocab:  Student #30 and #27

Tuesday, #147 2011 2012

Day 147 of Week 32
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Persuasive letters -- students were given 45 minutes to work and type out their persuasive letters.  
While those students worked on their letters, students were able to work on “missed learning opportunities” or tonight’s homework.   Then they traded spots after 45 minutes, therefore each child was able to work 45 minutes towards their homework AND  45 minutes towards their persuasive essay.

Science -- due tomorrow pages 72, 74 and 75 and they should be getting their test signed.

Math -- more review with fraction multiplication;  for many of the students the cobwebs are coming off and they getting a handle again on fraction multiplication.
The big emphasis was showing all your work on the 15 problems.  
Here are our notes for the last two days.  

Circle time - a quick review of their nature names that they were given during Outdoor Education time.  Then we all verbalized our May testing goals and what were we prepared to accomplish.  There was much cheering done and everyone received their “I am a champion!” wrist band.  

Cargo -   due tomorrow page 336 1-10

After school meeting -- we discussed the upcoming 5th grade events and creating “action committees” to handle the 5th grade BBQ, games on BBQ day, and promotion events.   So we now have “project managers” for each of those teams however they are looking for volunteers, brainstormers and helpers.   If you were unable to attend today’s meeting, no big whoop, you can still help out.  Just fill out this form and return it ASAP so we can give your information to the “project manager.”  

Don’t forget this Wednesday night:
You and your family are cordially invited to attend the Awards Ceremony for all First Place Student Art Winners at the Regal Hacienda Cinemas on Wednesday night, April 25th at 7:00 PM (admission is free & no tickets are required). The donated art piece will be professionally framed and on display at the ceremony. An award plaque will be presented to each winner (I.E our class please note, that means our class will receive ONE PLAQUE)  and parents may take a picture of the artist(s) with the Honorable Mayor Tim Sbranti and Dublin Schools Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Hanke.

Kind regards,

Ron Hubbard
http://www.diigo.com/user/iamron
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/
Use my Gmail account and you can make me your coach on http://www.khanacademy.org/class_profile
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure”
Peter Marshall

Homework for the week:

Persuasive Essay due on Friday, prefered typed out on Windows Live

Science due on Wednesday -- see above

Cargo due on Wednesday --- see above

Math:
Students 90% or higher -- focus on areas of weakness or move onto 6th grade curriculum.  AT LEAST 30 minutes of www.ixl.com or www. pearsonsuccessnet.com per Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Page 273 7-21 all due Wednesday
Page 276 10-17 all and page 279 15-21 all due Thursday
Page 284 16-22 all and page 286 15-21 all due Friday

Test Prep Reading Individual Packets given on Monday afternoon:
Skiing Down Everest due Tuesday
A Ship in Flames due Wednesday
Do or Die!  due on Thursday
Abandon Ship due on Friday
Trapped in a Well due on Friday

Vocab Work all due on Wednesday
5 challenge words  My Side of the Mountain
P.B. 382 and 391

Grammar due Thursday
P.B. 392,393,394

Free Write due Friday
A free write on Camp Arroyo

Missing Learning Opportunities:

Page 270 7-21 all due Tuesday  NOTHING TURNED IN student #20
Page 270 7-21 all due Tuesday  Answers written but no work was shown to help correct or learn from mistakes.  students #1, #14 and #4

Camp Arroyo Packet -- given while at camp due on Tuesday  Several students, they were given a reprieve until tomorrow.

Monday #146 2011 2012

Day 146 of Week 32
Monday, April 23, 2012

First “real” day of scholastic endeavours and prepping for the May tests since April 5th due to the ½ day on April 6th, a full week of Spring Break and Outdoor Education week.  

Spelling -- My Side of the Mountain

CNN Students -- questions and discussions about the elections in France, how our tax money is spent, Earth Day and the need for qualified energetic cyber terrorist fighters.  

Persuasive Writing -- we began working on writing a persuasive writing about persuading future administrators and teachers to keep Outdoor Education Week.  

Lewis and Clark   -- we spent some time going over our Lewis and Clark unit.  I hope this year’s class is as fired up about this unit as I am.

Math -- those with 90% averages are working independently on www.ixl.com or www.pearsonsuccessnet.com ;  Tomorrow they will recieve their newest Curriculum Associates feedback and can focus and fine tune the areas they missed on the 4th assessment.

Remember the End of Year planning meeting is Tuesday, 24 room C-7 @ 2:05.

Don’t forget this Wednesday night:
You and your family are cordially invited to attend the Awards Ceremony for all First Place Student Art Winners at the Regal Hacienda Cinemas on Wednesday night, April 25th at 7:00 PM (admission is free & no tickets are required). The donated art piece will be professionally framed and on display at the ceremony. An award plaque will be presented to each winner and parents may take a picture of the artist(s) with the Honorable Mayor Tim Sbranti and Dublin Schools Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Hanke.

Kind regards,

Ron Hubbard
http://www.diigo.com/user/iamron
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/
Use my Gmail account and you can make me your coach on http://www.khanacademy.org/class_profile
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure”
Peter Marshall

Homework for the week:

Persuasive Essay due on Friday, prefered typed out on Windows Live

Math:
Students 90% or higher -- focus on areas of weakness or move onto 6th grade curriculum.  AT LEAST 30 minutes of www.ixl.com or www. pearsonsuccessnet.com per Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Page 270 7-21 all due Tuesday
Page 273 7-21 all due Wednesday
Page 276 10-17 all and page 279 15-21 all due Thursday
Page 284 16-22 all and page 286 15-21 all due Friday

Camp Arroyo Packet -- given while at camp
due on Tuesday

Test Prep Reading Individual Packets given on Monday afternoon:
Skiing Down Everest due Tuesday
A ship in Flames due Wednesday
Do or Die!  due on Thursday
Abandon Ship due on Friday
Trapped in a Well due on Friday

Vocab Work all due on Wednesday
5 challenge words  My Side of the Mountain
P.B. 382 and 391

Grammar due Thursday
P.B. 392,393,394

Free Write due Friday
A free write on Camp Arroyo

Missing Learning Opportunities:

We are all good!!

Monday #141 2011 2012

Day 141 of Week 31
Monday, April 16, 2012

It was the day before outdoor education week combined with following our Spring Break, therefore we did not begin any new unit.  Rather we allowed the students to complete their final math and language arts assessments.

The students that finished early were allowed to read for enjoyment, work on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com, work on www.ixl.com , and study for their states and capitals exams.  

We also had a circle time where the students had an opportunity to evaluate and share how their spring breaks were.  We had a bunch of “10’s” and then a few “1’s” thrown into the mix.  

Finally we ended the day answering questions about camp, handing out a camp packet and finally revealing the cabin groups and the adventure groups.

Remember the End of Year planning meeting is Tuesday, 24 room C-7 @ 2:05.

Just a quick heads up about the cabin and adventure groups.   
The fifth grade teachers take very seriously the making of the cabin and adventure groups .   It is no exaggeration that the fifth grade team spent close to six hours working as a team creating the cabin and adventure groups.  Each student from all three classes had an opportunity to complete a survey where they told us their top three choices would be for hanging out with at cam.   They were also able to tell us of any concerns or suggestions regarding who to be placed with while at camp.    

Therefore we have to factor in chaperone placements & matching their kids in their group when possible (e.g. fathers can NOT be in charge of their daughter’s cabin), then work off the survey information and then also factor in the chemistry/behavior challenges that would go into the groups.  We can not make a team of angels and then make a team of rowdies that would be unfair to the chaperones, naturalists and the rest of the students in the groups.   As you can imagine, it is a rather complex and intricate process where moving one person one place can then mess up the numbers or the chemistry of another group.    So all students received at least one of their three choices in the survey during their cabin/adventure groups while the integrity of a “learning environment” was also kept.  

The bottom line -- this has all been well thought through for numerous hours furthermore Camp Arroyo has our final list.  They have already begun the process of printing and making team branded exercises based on the selected groups/teams.   Finally a change is never “quick” and it involves often having a direct effect on X amount of other students.     

Final camp information:

• Please considering mailing a letter to camp.  It helps w/ homesickness and the kids think it is super cool.
• All students report tomorrow morning to the multipurpose room with camp gear and a disposable lunch at 10:30 a.m.
• Chaperones please arrive at 10:30 a.m. Remember a disposal lunch for yourself.
• Field trip drivers arrive to DES at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Friday at Camp Arroyo at 1:00.
• All parents Pick-up on Friday is 1:20. Students are dismissed upon arrival.
• A reminder packet of information was sent home today with your student.
• • • All students not attending camp must attend school this week.

Here is the link with the camp information.

Here is the link of my recommendations and reminders.

Kind regards,

Ron Hubbard
http://www.diigo.com/user/iamron
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/
Use my Gmail account and you can make me your coach on http://www.khanacademy.org/class_profile
“Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge effort. Effort is between you and you. Effort aint got nothing to do with nobody else. “
Ray Lewis

Homework for the week:

Pack

Bring a lunch for Tuesday

Remember school starts for 5th graders at 10:30 on Tuesday, 4/17/12

Remember school ends for 5th graders at 1:20 on Friday, 4/20/12

Missing Learning Opportunities as 4/16/12:

Math page 258   student #20
Free free-write due on 4/6/12 student #22

Thursday #139 2011 2012

Day 139 of Week 30
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Technology Thursday --
typing, grammar review (pronouns and dissecting sentences), division practice and finally working on our goals for our upcoming May testing.
Here is today in website form.

Buddies -- we made Fabergé eggs.   Our students worked with our kindergarteners to  design and paint these beautiful eggs.  We will show them off come open house.  

Math -- division review.  Students are strongly encouraged to use the “stacking” method.  It cause far less confusion for those that our dividing.  It also encourage students to “have fun” with division.

Grammar -- we reviewed our lesson on prepositional phrases.  

Non-Fiction reading practice and science review -- we worked in teams to come up with perfect answers.  

Cargo rotation.

Here is the link with the camp information.

Here is the link of my recommendations and reminders.


Does your son or daughter want to be in a quick school video?  Are they a morning person?  For tomorrow’s “We are champions” assembly tomorrow, I need to produce two 30 second videos for the assembly.

• One is about the importance of exercising during May testing.  
• The other video is about the importance getting a long night of sleep  during May testing.  

Kids interested in participating in the video should show up at room C-5 tomorrow morning at 7:45 a.m.     
If your son/daughter can get there by 7:45 and if they want to act, then have them look over this script.  
People choosing to act, must show up in “regular” school clothes.  If they are dressing up outrageous for the “Dress up for Autism Day,” then they will need to bring a change of clothes for after the filming.  

Kind regards,

Ron Hubbard
http://www.diigo.com/user/iamron
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/
Use my Gmail account and you can make me your coach on http://www.khanacademy.org/class_profile
“Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge effort. Effort is between you and you. Effort aint got nothing to do with nobody else. “
Ray Lewis

Homework for the week:

Math:
90% or above -- 30+ minutes of 6th grade curriculum practice (www.pearsonsuccessnet.com or www.ixl.com)
The rest of the class:
Page 97 11-25 all due on Friday

Spelling test and vocab test on Friday
This week's words

Free Write due Friday:
I bought one of those sets of “writer’s block dice.”  You roll the dice and different pictures come up and you write about them.  Here is what came up today:
hand, parachute, fire, cell phone, tepee, smile clock, rainbow and book
Students, at a minimum, need to include four of those things in their free write.

Missing Learning Opportunities as 4/5/12:

Free free-write -- #26
Math Page 258 1-22 all #20 and #13
Practice Book Vocab. 369  #1
Math pages 93 #1
Science homework that was due on Tuesday #1