Welcome Back Parents and Students!!!
I hope everyone has had an eventful and relaxing Summer break! I know mine was wonderful, but as always, it was over in the blink of an eye! I am the fifth grade Writing, Grammar, and Spelling teacher. I also teach a leveled Math and Reading class. This is my 6th year teaching 5th grade at Providence Creek Academy. I am super excited about starting this year! We have another big year ahead of us! Here's what is going on this upcoming week.
Tuesday, September 7
After introductions of one another, we are going to begin going over rules and procedures. Fourth and fifth grade students will attend an assembly to discuss our dress code, code of conduct, locker/bathroom use, recess rules and the overall expectations of this upcoming school year.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
We will continue to go over procedures/rules. In the afternoon students will change classes to be introduced to the other fifth grade teachers, what each of us teach, and what items are necessary for each class.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
This will be the first official day of classes! Students will be switching into their Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and Science classes.
Thursday & Friday Plans....
Math:We will be starting our "Monkey Island Math" fluency. Fluency is done 3 times a week, Mondays Wednesdays, and Fridays. Help your child daily by quizzing him/her on facts. Multiplication is usually difficult to master, so ask your child every day one or two facts. Chances are by the end of the day, he or she will never forget what 6 x8 is, after being asked several times! We will be beginning Chapter 1:Place Value.
Reading:Students will begin to familiarize themselves with our Reading Anthology. We will begin with the "Back to School" section of our text. This introduces ways to read with a purpose while using strategies to help along the way.
Writing: Students will be receiving their Spelling words. Normally, spelling is done every Wednesday. However, this week, students will receive their new spelling words on Thursday. These words are from the story "Earthquake Terror". These words work with the short vowel sounds. Here is the list below:
1. bunk
2. staff
3. dock
4. slept
5. mist
6. bunch
7. swift
8. stuck
9. breath
10. tough
11. fond
12. crush
13. grasp
14. dwell
15. fund
16. ditch
17. split
18. swept
19. deaf
20. rough
Challenge Words
1. trek
2. frantic
3. summit
4. rustic
5. mascot
Students will work on Practice Book page 17 in class on Thursday. Homework Thursday night will be to alphabetize words 1-20. Homework Monday, September 13, 2010 will be to complete Practice Book page 18. Homework Tuesday, September 14, 2010, will be to study for Wednesday's test and complete Practice Book page 19.
****The spelling test for these words will be on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Help your child study this week!
This week many papers will be coming home for signatures and information. Here's what you need to look for...
-Blue Emergency Cards (The class that gets them all in first wins a FREE JEANS DAY!!)
-Nurse forms (this allows me to give your child a band aid, cough drops, neosporin if needed)
-Language forms
-The last 3 pages of the Student Handbook will need to be signed and returned.
**I am sure there are going to be more!!! Normally all papers will be coming home on Thursdays in your child's "Thursday Folder". But because it's the first week of school, papers should come home each day.
Please feel free to contact me if you have a question/concern. Email is the easiest way for me to communicate, however phone calls are welcomed too. My email is: jcobble@pca.k12.de.us My phone number is: 659-6276 x219
I look forward to meeting with you all in our upcoming conferences!
Take Care!
Mrs. Cobble
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Science Fair
During the week of May 10 through the 14, PCA students will be incorporating Science in each class. 5th grade students will be experimenting with flight. They will be creating paper airplanes, reading about famous aviators, creating timelines of flight, graphing distances, and writing new paper articles about types of flight. It is an awesome week! *****Parents,come and check out the Science Fair on Friday, May 14. The times will be from 8:30 to 11:30.
***Spelling will be on hold until after the Science Fair.
Upcoming Events:
-Progress Reports will be going home on May 19, 2010. Please view your child's PR report, and send back the signed envelope.
-The Spring Concert for band and chorus will take place during the last week of May.
-No school Monday, May 31, 2010 for Memorial Day.
*I am offically out of tissues, disinfecting wipes, and paper towels. Please help me out during this sneezy, runny nose, and itchy eyes, allergy season. The kids use these items up like crazy!!!
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do for you!
Take Care!
~Mrs. Cobble
jcobble@pca.k12.de.us
***Spelling will be on hold until after the Science Fair.
Upcoming Events:
-Progress Reports will be going home on May 19, 2010. Please view your child's PR report, and send back the signed envelope.
-The Spring Concert for band and chorus will take place during the last week of May.
-No school Monday, May 31, 2010 for Memorial Day.
*I am offically out of tissues, disinfecting wipes, and paper towels. Please help me out during this sneezy, runny nose, and itchy eyes, allergy season. The kids use these items up like crazy!!!
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do for you!
Take Care!
~Mrs. Cobble
jcobble@pca.k12.de.us
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
What's going on: Week of April 19
Here's what's going on the classroom during the week of April 19.
Reading: We have began the story, "Dear Mr. Henshaw" by Beverly Cleary. We will be working with inferencing, comprehension, and vocabulary. We will be testing on the story by the end of the week. ***Parents: Ask your child to bring home his/her reading textbook and have them practice reading fluency by reading the story out loud to you!
Writing/Grammar: Spelling test will be on Wednesday of this week. The word list is titled "One Land, Many Trails, Reading Writing Workshop". These words are commonly misspelled. **Help your child study at home!! A new word list will go home on Wednesday after the spelling test. The next list is from the story, "A Boy Called Slow". This word list works with words that have prefixes and suffixes. All word lists are stapled into your child's agenda book. However, they can also be found at the back of his/her Practice Book.
We will continue to work with commas, interjections, and using quotation marks.
Math: We are going to finish up with fractions this week. Then we are moving into measurement. We will be using the Customary Units of Length. With this we will be converting different units of length while practicing our multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction skills. We are still working on our multiplication fluency, so help your child study at home. We finally have one "Monkey Math Graduate", Bryanna Wright! She now gets to move onto division!
Additional Information:
*Continue to check your child's bookbag each Thursday for his/her "Thursday Folder". You will see your child's graded papers and give your insight to what is happenening in the classroom.
*I still need candy, paper towels, disinfecting wipes, and treats for my "Chance Box". The candy and treats for my "Chance Box" are given out on Fridays for good behavior.
Please feel free to contact me if you need anything. Phone calls are welcome, however email is the best option to contact me.
jcobble@pca.k12.de.us
Take Care!
~Mrs. Cobble
Reading: We have began the story, "Dear Mr. Henshaw" by Beverly Cleary. We will be working with inferencing, comprehension, and vocabulary. We will be testing on the story by the end of the week. ***Parents: Ask your child to bring home his/her reading textbook and have them practice reading fluency by reading the story out loud to you!
Writing/Grammar: Spelling test will be on Wednesday of this week. The word list is titled "One Land, Many Trails, Reading Writing Workshop". These words are commonly misspelled. **Help your child study at home!! A new word list will go home on Wednesday after the spelling test. The next list is from the story, "A Boy Called Slow". This word list works with words that have prefixes and suffixes. All word lists are stapled into your child's agenda book. However, they can also be found at the back of his/her Practice Book.
We will continue to work with commas, interjections, and using quotation marks.
Math: We are going to finish up with fractions this week. Then we are moving into measurement. We will be using the Customary Units of Length. With this we will be converting different units of length while practicing our multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction skills. We are still working on our multiplication fluency, so help your child study at home. We finally have one "Monkey Math Graduate", Bryanna Wright! She now gets to move onto division!
Additional Information:
*Continue to check your child's bookbag each Thursday for his/her "Thursday Folder". You will see your child's graded papers and give your insight to what is happenening in the classroom.
*I still need candy, paper towels, disinfecting wipes, and treats for my "Chance Box". The candy and treats for my "Chance Box" are given out on Fridays for good behavior.
Please feel free to contact me if you need anything. Phone calls are welcome, however email is the best option to contact me.
jcobble@pca.k12.de.us
Take Care!
~Mrs. Cobble
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
REPORT CARDS GO HOME THURSDAY, MARCH 25!
I apologize for getting the date wrong. Report cards will go home on Thursday!
~Mrs. Cobble
~Mrs. Cobble
Monday, March 15, 2010
March Madness!
Hello! Happy March everyone! I hope that this finds everyone well. Here is what's is going to happen after we finish DSTP testing...
Math: We are going back to FRACTIONS! We will be discussing fractions and mixed numbers on a number line, understanding equivalent fractions, making equivalent fractions, discussing and figuring out greatest common factors, fractions in simplest form... and more! We are still continuing with "Monkey Island Math" 3 times a week. Keep helping your child learn his/her facts.
Reading: We are beginning Theme 4: Person to Person. In this theme, we will be reading several stories that show how people work together. The first story we will read to kick off the theme is "Mariah Keeps Cool". We will be working on comprehension, vocabulary, and problems and solutions.
Writing: We are going to begin our next writing piece. Students are going to be writing a persuasive essay to Mrs. Erschen suggesting a fun 5th grade picnic at the end of the school year. Students are going to have to come up with the location, what the students will wear, what the cafeteria will serve, and what activities the students will participate in. We will be focusing on writing well quality paragraphs that have an introduction and conclusion sentence in each. We will also work on writing good introduction and good conclusion paragraphs. ***SPELLING WILL RESUME MARCH 24. The list will come from the story "Dear Mr. Henshaw".
What's coming up...
-Wednesday, March 17: Jeans and Greens Day for St. Patrick's Day. Students can pay $3.00 and wear jeans and a green shirt. Proceeds go to the yearbook.
-Report cards go home on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
-Spring Break.... No School Friday, April 2 to Sunday, April 11. School resumes on Monday, April 12.
-I still need tissues, paper towels, and disinfecting wipes for the classroom.
-I also need candy for candy jar, and goodies for my "Chance Box". These are used for rewards, and if you can help me out, I'd appreciate it.
If there is anything I can do to help you, please let me know. It is best to reach me through email: jcobble@pca.k12.de.us , but phone calls are welcome.
~Take Care!!
Mrs. Cobble
Math: We are going back to FRACTIONS! We will be discussing fractions and mixed numbers on a number line, understanding equivalent fractions, making equivalent fractions, discussing and figuring out greatest common factors, fractions in simplest form... and more! We are still continuing with "Monkey Island Math" 3 times a week. Keep helping your child learn his/her facts.
Reading: We are beginning Theme 4: Person to Person. In this theme, we will be reading several stories that show how people work together. The first story we will read to kick off the theme is "Mariah Keeps Cool". We will be working on comprehension, vocabulary, and problems and solutions.
Writing: We are going to begin our next writing piece. Students are going to be writing a persuasive essay to Mrs. Erschen suggesting a fun 5th grade picnic at the end of the school year. Students are going to have to come up with the location, what the students will wear, what the cafeteria will serve, and what activities the students will participate in. We will be focusing on writing well quality paragraphs that have an introduction and conclusion sentence in each. We will also work on writing good introduction and good conclusion paragraphs. ***SPELLING WILL RESUME MARCH 24. The list will come from the story "Dear Mr. Henshaw".
What's coming up...
-Wednesday, March 17: Jeans and Greens Day for St. Patrick's Day. Students can pay $3.00 and wear jeans and a green shirt. Proceeds go to the yearbook.
-Report cards go home on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
-Spring Break.... No School Friday, April 2 to Sunday, April 11. School resumes on Monday, April 12.
-I still need tissues, paper towels, and disinfecting wipes for the classroom.
-I also need candy for candy jar, and goodies for my "Chance Box". These are used for rewards, and if you can help me out, I'd appreciate it.
If there is anything I can do to help you, please let me know. It is best to reach me through email: jcobble@pca.k12.de.us , but phone calls are welcome.
~Take Care!!
Mrs. Cobble
Monday, February 15, 2010
After the snow...
Hello! Welcome back after a week long snow in! Let's get back into the swing of things! Here's what's going on...
Reading: Before the snow, we finished up reading the story "Katie's Trunk". The selection test grades will be in "Thursday Folders" this week. We will be starting our next story: "James Forten". During the story, we will be working with K-W-L charts, following directions, comprehension, and prefixes. Hopefully by the week's end we will be testing on the selection and finishing up Theme 3: Voices of the Revolution.
Math: Students will be completing the Chapter 5 Test on: Graphing. We will be starting fractions, chapter 7. This will be a brief introduction, and then we will be heading into geometry in order to prepare students for the March DSTP. Fluency will still be done, so keep helping your child study at home.
Writing: Even though we have had a lot of snow, students will be tested on the current list of words "Person to Person: Reading Writing Workshop" words on Wednesday, February 17. We will also be reviewing previous grammar lessons, then moving on to synonyms, antonyms, and adjectives.
If there is anything that is needed in the upcoming days, please let me know. I am sure that with the snow days, we will be playing "catch-up" for a little while. We are still on for the field trip to the DSU Theater on February 24. ***If you were interested in attending, parents need to pay the $9.00 for a seat. If you do not pay, you can not attend.
Feel free to email me of there is anything you need!
~Take Care!
Mrs. Cobble
Reading: Before the snow, we finished up reading the story "Katie's Trunk". The selection test grades will be in "Thursday Folders" this week. We will be starting our next story: "James Forten". During the story, we will be working with K-W-L charts, following directions, comprehension, and prefixes. Hopefully by the week's end we will be testing on the selection and finishing up Theme 3: Voices of the Revolution.
Math: Students will be completing the Chapter 5 Test on: Graphing. We will be starting fractions, chapter 7. This will be a brief introduction, and then we will be heading into geometry in order to prepare students for the March DSTP. Fluency will still be done, so keep helping your child study at home.
Writing: Even though we have had a lot of snow, students will be tested on the current list of words "Person to Person: Reading Writing Workshop" words on Wednesday, February 17. We will also be reviewing previous grammar lessons, then moving on to synonyms, antonyms, and adjectives.
If there is anything that is needed in the upcoming days, please let me know. I am sure that with the snow days, we will be playing "catch-up" for a little while. We are still on for the field trip to the DSU Theater on February 24. ***If you were interested in attending, parents need to pay the $9.00 for a seat. If you do not pay, you can not attend.
Feel free to email me of there is anything you need!
~Take Care!
Mrs. Cobble
Monday, January 11, 2010
January 2010: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I do hope that the holidays and new year have treated you all well! Here's what is going on...
IN GENERAL:
- On Wed., February 24 2010, the 5th grade will be attending the play "I Have a Dream". The cost is $9.00. Money is due Tues. Jan. 26, 2010.
- No school, Monday January 18, 2010 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
-Book orders are due to me by Friday, January 15, 2010.
-Honor Roll Assembly, Thursday January 14, 2010. Grades 6-8 at 8:00; Grades 2-5 at 10:00.
MATH CLASSES: We have started Chapter 5, Graphing! So far we have been working with line plots, frequency tables, and double bar graphs. We will be working with single bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs too. We are learning a lot of new vocabulary that goes along with this chapter as well.
We are still doing our fluency practice "Monkey Island Math". We do these timed drills 3 times a week. PARENTS: There are still some students on 3's and 4's on their timed tests! PLEASE help your child with these. Ask him or her 1 or 2 problems a night. Keep doing this as you get dinner ready, as you clean up, as your child washes up to go to bed, and throughout the evening. By the end of the night your child will remember the fact! Then on fluency days your child will build more confidence in him/herself once his/her monkey is moved to the top of the tree!
READING: We are finishing Theme 2: Give it All You've Got! In this theme we read many stories about people who "give it all they've got" and never give up. We will be completing this theme, and testing on the theme this month.
Parents, keep an eye out for "Thursday Folders". You will see the graded papers that have been done during that week. Some students are not correcting and returning papers that need to be fixed.
WRITING: We are almost done our first formal writing piece. We have been working diligently on our 5 Paragraph Descriptive Writing Piece. We have been learning the value of organizing our paragraphs, using a thesaurus/dictionary when needed, all while painting a picture with words.
SPELLING: We are back on track with working with spelling words each Wednesday. Students will be receiving new words and testing on old words each Wednesdays. Please help your child study for these weekly tests!
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help you! Email me anytime: jcobble@pca.k12.de.us
Take Care,
~Mrs. Cobble
IN GENERAL:
- On Wed., February 24 2010, the 5th grade will be attending the play "I Have a Dream". The cost is $9.00. Money is due Tues. Jan. 26, 2010.
- No school, Monday January 18, 2010 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
-Book orders are due to me by Friday, January 15, 2010.
-Honor Roll Assembly, Thursday January 14, 2010. Grades 6-8 at 8:00; Grades 2-5 at 10:00.
MATH CLASSES: We have started Chapter 5, Graphing! So far we have been working with line plots, frequency tables, and double bar graphs. We will be working with single bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs too. We are learning a lot of new vocabulary that goes along with this chapter as well.
We are still doing our fluency practice "Monkey Island Math". We do these timed drills 3 times a week. PARENTS: There are still some students on 3's and 4's on their timed tests! PLEASE help your child with these. Ask him or her 1 or 2 problems a night. Keep doing this as you get dinner ready, as you clean up, as your child washes up to go to bed, and throughout the evening. By the end of the night your child will remember the fact! Then on fluency days your child will build more confidence in him/herself once his/her monkey is moved to the top of the tree!
READING: We are finishing Theme 2: Give it All You've Got! In this theme we read many stories about people who "give it all they've got" and never give up. We will be completing this theme, and testing on the theme this month.
Parents, keep an eye out for "Thursday Folders". You will see the graded papers that have been done during that week. Some students are not correcting and returning papers that need to be fixed.
WRITING: We are almost done our first formal writing piece. We have been working diligently on our 5 Paragraph Descriptive Writing Piece. We have been learning the value of organizing our paragraphs, using a thesaurus/dictionary when needed, all while painting a picture with words.
SPELLING: We are back on track with working with spelling words each Wednesday. Students will be receiving new words and testing on old words each Wednesdays. Please help your child study for these weekly tests!
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help you! Email me anytime: jcobble@pca.k12.de.us
Take Care,
~Mrs. Cobble
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