December Holiday

I hope everyone enjoys their December Holiday! Remember to keep reading and learning everyday. You can sign in to Scootpad and continue to practice your reading and math skills to stay sharp.
https://scootpad.com/mrchris
Click on "Math Adaptive Practice" or "ELA Adaptive Practice" to practice your reading and math.
See you next year (2015)!

Spelling Practice

https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=21375750&x=b9795

Math Practice Resources

Measuring

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/meas.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=1

Area and Perimeter

http://www.mathplayground.com/area_perimeter.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html

http://www.funbrain.com/poly/

Telling Time

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec3.html

http://www.primarygames.com/time/question1.htm

http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm

Homework for Week of 30 November

There will be no homework assigned for this week. Feel free to catch up on any Scootpad assignments or browse the links that I have posted previously to practice what we have learned.

27 November National Day Celebration

Here are a few pictures from our schools National Day Celebration. All students had a great time.

Planet Report and Heritage Corner

A note from Mr. Chris

Planet Projects

       As we finish up our unit on Space, we will combine our reading and science unit. Homework this week will be a Space Planet Report and it will be due on Wednesday, November 25th. Students are expected to create an oral report as well as a poster to hand in class next Wednesday. Be creative and have fun!

Items to include in your poster:

WHERE the planet is located. (How far is it from the sun?)

WHAT the planet looks like. (Color, what is it made of?)

HOW many moons the planet has. (Do they have names?)

Any other interesting information you may find.
****Please see an earlier post if you need to find information about each planet.****

Heritage Corner

          Our school is having a Heritage Corner Contest to celebrate National Week.  Please bring in anything that you feel would be helpful in decorating our Heritage Corner. Some ideas: Traditional Clothing, Pictures, 3-D Displays, Artifacts, or Decorations that celebrate UAE heritage.

*If you have any questions, please email me at: christopher.fields@adec.ac.ae                                         

Thank you very much.

Study your Spelling!

Study your spelling words on Scootpad and Spelling City.

https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=20681385

www.scootpad.com/mrchris

Classroom Links!

Here are two websites that we will be using in class on a regular basis.
Click the words below to access these websites. Please see me if you forget your username or password.

www.classdojo.com/student
www.classdojo.com/parent

                   


Our class Scootpad Page:

                                                             www.scootpad.com/

Planet Information

Over the next 2 weeks we will be studying the planets in our solar system. Here are a few good websites to check out to learn more about each planet.

http://www.planetsforkids.org/

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/mercury.htm

This one is very good, but the reading is a little more complicated:
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/

Fraction Practice

Try some of these learning websites and practice games to practice your fractions.

http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/mathresources3-6/math_fractions.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/fractions/start.htm

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_102_g_1_t_1.html?from=topic_t_1.html

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_104_g_1_t_1.html?from=topic_t_1.html

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_103_g_1_t_1.html?from=topic_t_1.html

Enjoy!!

Week of November 9th

Homework for Week of November 9

Here are the homework assignments for this week! I am also going to have students write down their homework in their Agenda's, so that they can keep track of what is due.

English:
Our focus over the next couple of weeks is the Solar System. We will read a variety of texts and work on finding facts and important information.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*Study spelling words. I am sending home spelling worksheets each night to be returned the next English day.
I also have them on Scootpad or go here to study spelling https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=20681387

We practiced our words last week and the students really enjoyed using this website.

Math:
We are starting a unit on fractions. The first day we will review how to write fractions, then we will move on to finding equivalent fractions and ordering fractions.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on fractions. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*I am sending home fractions worksheet that will be due on Wednesday.

Science: 
I will be sending home a homework project that will be due next week!

Science Pictures!

Here are some pictures of us during science over the past few weeks. We peeled oranges to learn about tectonic plates, then made our own volcanoes to study the effects of volcanoes on air pollution.
Enjoy!!

 

 

Class Leaders

Our Bi-Weekly Class Dojo Awards for Excellence

These are students who scored over 30 points (this is up from 25 the previous months)!! This week, we even had a few students score over 50 points, setting new classroom records!
Points were awarded for being on task, working hard, raising hand to speak, showing leadership, helping others, and many other categories.

Keep up the good work.

Class 5BB

Alkindi

Fares
Ali Obaid

Hamad Jamal

Hazza

Mansoor
Obaid Mohammed

Rashed

Nasser Abdulla
Saeed Mohammed Obaid

Class 5BC

Abdulla Mohamed

Ali
Ali Mousa

Hamad Gamil

Hamad Rashed

Mohammed AbdulRahim

Mohammed Khuzaima

Mohammed Ghaleb
Mohammed Fahed

Mohammed Saeed

Mohammed Saleh
Rashed 

Saif Khamias

Salem

Saoud

Shafi

Zayed

Science Resources

Today we will research air pollution.
Click this link first to get an introduction to air pollution.

http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/what-is-air-pollution.html

We are going to study common air pollutants. The ones that we are going to study are: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxide, ozone, and sulfur dioxide.

We will be researching what causes the pollution, what it is, and what effects it has on humans and the environment.
Now, use these sites to finish our research.

http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/common-examples-of-air-pollutants.html

http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/air-pollution-facts.html

https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/sky/pollution1.htm

http://www.kidsecologycorps.org/our-environment/natural-cycles/air-pollution

Homework for the week of 2/11/2014

Homework for Week of November 2

Here are the homework assignments for this week! I am also going to have students write down their homework in their Agenda's, so that they can keep track of what is due.

English:
We are continuing to learn about Non-Fiction text features. This will be our last week reading the book Antarctica: Land of the Penguins and using the features of that book to help us understand the text. We will focus on the second half of the book about Penguins!

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on long and short vowels. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*Please complete pages 92-105 about Antarctica in your Big Cat reading book. We are working on some of the pages in class, so just finish the ones that are not done. Please make sure to bring the book back to school each day.
*Study spelling words. (I have them on Scootpad.)
 or go here to study spelling https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=20681386

We practiced our words last week and the students really enjoyed using this website.

Math:
We are continuing to learn addition and subtraction. This week we are working on column addition and subtraction, as well as looking at KEY WORDS in word problems that signal that we should add or subtract.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on word problems. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*I am sending home a practice word problems worksheet that will be due on Wednesday.

Science: 
We are learning about the greenhouse effect.
If you have not already, please complete page 6-7 in your home activity book.

Parent Meeting 28/10/2014

Welcome Class 5BB/5BC Parents!

I am glad you are here.

Feel free to take a look around our room and see what we are learning this year. 

Homework for Week of October 26th

Here are the homework assignments for this week!

English:
We are continuing to learn about Non-Fiction text features. We are continuing to read the book Antarctica: Land of the Penguins and using the features of that book to help us understand the text.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on Non-Fiction texts. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*Please complete pages 92-105 about Antarctica in your Big Cat reading book. We are working on some of the pages in class, so just finish the ones that are not done. Please make sure to bring the book back to school each day.
*Study spelling words. (I have them on Scootpad.)
go here to study spelling https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=20681385


Math:
We are continuing to learn addition and subtraction. This week we are working on column addition and subtraction, as well as looking at KEY WORDS in word problems that signal that we should add or subtract.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on adding and aubtracting. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*I am sending home some practice addition and subtraction problems.

Science: 
We are learning about the greenhouse effect.
Please complete page 6-7 in your home activity book.

Class Awards October 26th!

Great Job!

Our Bi-Weekly Class Dojo Awards for Excellence

These are students who scored over 25 points!! This week, we even had many student score over 50 points, setting new classroom records!
Points were awarded for being on task, working hard, raising hand to speak, showing leadership, helping others, and many other categories.

Keep up the good work.

Class 5BB

Abdulla 

Alkindi

Fares

Hamdan Faisal
Hamad Jamal

Hazza

Monsoor
Mohammed Khalid

Obaid Mohammed

Rashed
Saeed Mohammed
Saeed Mohammed Obaid

Class 5BC

Abdulla Mohamed

Ali
Ali Mousa

Hamad Gamil

Hamad Rashed

Mohammed AbdulRahim

Mohammed Ghaleb
Mohammed Fahed

Khalifa

Mohammed Saleh
Rashed 

Saif Khamias

Saif Saeed
Saeed Naser

Salem

Saoud

Shafi

Zayed

Homework for this Week (October 19-23)

Here are the homework assignments for this week!

English:
We are continuing to learn about Non-Fiction text features. This week we will be finishing up our Animal Research and completing a book about an animal that we chose to study. We will also be reading the book Antarctica and using the features of that book to help us understand the text.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on Non-Fiction texts. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*You may print out and bring in pictures of the animal that you are making the book about. (ask your child what they are studying)
*Study spelling words. (I have them on Scootpad.)

Math:
We are continuing to learn addition and subtraction. This week we are working on column addition and subtraction, as well as looking at KEY WORDS in word problems that signal that we should add or subtract.

*Complete Scootpad.com assignment on adding and aubtracting. (click here: www.scootpad.com/mrchris )
*I am sending home some practice word problems.

More Math Resources!

Check out these pages to help you with your math facts!

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-brainie/index.html http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-lines/index.html http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-feed-fribbit-subtraction/index.html

Research

For our Non-Fiction text animal research, please continue to the National Geographic for Kids website by clicking the link below.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/

New Math Resource

XtraMath is a new program that we will be using at school to practice our math facts practicing. Each day that students are with me, they will log on to their account and practice their math facts. I encourage you to practice at home each day that they are not with me for math (even on the weekends). Know these math facts will help them as the math becomes for complicated. There is even a app that you can download for free!

I will be sending home their log-in codes this week.

https://xtramath.org/signin/classroom

Resources for the week of 12/10/2014

Homework and Resources
Here is some information for the upcoming week!
Here is a link to our homework on Scootpad for the week.  www.scootpad.com/mrchris  I have put a reminder for each students username and password in their agendas.

Math:
We will be reviewing addition and subtraction this week. This should be a review, but make sure to practice these important skills. We will be practicing math facts as well as 2, 3, and 4-digit addtion.

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html
http://www.coolmath-games.com/Timernator/
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/addition.html
http://www.softschools.com/math/games/

Reading:
We are continuing to learn about Non-Fiction texts and the features that help us to understand what we are reading. We will even start to make our own Non-Fiction book!

Great Effort!

Our Bi-Weekly Class Dojo Awards for Excellence

Great job students who came to school last week. Although it was only a 3 day week, we accomplished a lot, learned a lot, and had a great time. These are students who scored over 15 points!! Points were awarded for being on task, working hard, raising hand to speak, showing leadership, helping others, and many other categories.

Keep up the good work.

Class 5BB

Alkindi

Obaid Mohammed

Saeed Mohammed Obaid

Class 5BC

Abdulla Mohamed

Ali Mousa

Hamad Gamil

Mohammed AbdulRahim

Mohamed Khuzaima

Mohammed Fahed

Saif Saeed

Saoud

Zayed