Mr. McGrath’s Class

There will be a prepositions test this Friday. Students will need to list the 50 most common prepositions and then identify prepositional phrases in sentences. Be sure to review!

As we take Monday off in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., spend some time thinking about how lucky we are to live in this great country. We all have the opportunity to pursue our dreams.

Just remember: “Dreams without action, stay dreams.”

You must learn it, to earn it, to own it.

Here is the audio of Dr. King’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream”

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_august_28_1963_i_have_a_dream/

Here is the free BrainPop video on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/martinlutherkingjr/

Don’t forget that you can always use Khan Academy to watch a video on how to do a math skill that you have forgotten. If you have a chance, watch the video for Least Common Multiple tonight to review.

http://www.khanacademy.org/video/least-common-multiple?playlist=Arithmetic

We will be having our first Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots test this Friday.

We will also be having our Science test on Plant Systems this Friday. We are pushing our Science test back to Tuesday of next week. Continue to study, but focus on your Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots test first. That will still be this Friday.

Don’t forget to study your Trimester 2 list of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots. We will have our first test on them this Friday. Go to Quizlet to study our list.

http://quizlet.com/

Ella requested the Plant Systems study guide so that she could start studying this weekend. So, here you go Ella and the rest of the class. We will most likely have the test next Friday.

Plant Systems Study Guide Key

“eWord Game”  http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmsc/ca/5/a/vocabgames/unit_5a.html

Here is the link to the Food Chain Game that our guest teachers shared with us this week. Have fun!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm

Dear Families, 

    Thank you so much for the gift cards to Pannikan Coffee House and Lou’s Records, as well as all the other treats that were included in the class present. I can’t wait to get a cup of coffee and go record shopping! That sounds like a fantastic day to me! Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,

Mr. McGrath

We will be finishing up our units of study this week before Winter Break. Please be sure to study for all of your tests.

Tuesday: Prepositions Test

Wednesday: The Indian in the Cupboard Vocabulary Test

Thursday: Division test in math and Cells test in science

Friday: Cookie Exchange Party + Spirit Day (Pajama Day)

Here is the “eWord” game to help you learn the science vocabulary.

http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmsc/ca/5/a/vocabgames/unit_5a.html

Here is the Cells Study Guide also

Cells Study Guide Key