Hulstrom Options School

 MRS. BARDEN'S CONNECTIONS

WELCOME!

FAVORITE WEBSITES

MATH- Fun! Put forth a challenge to your parents!

http://www.mazeworks.com/

http://www.sheppardsoftward.com/ 

http://coolmath-games.com/

The Atomic Clock

http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/d/-7/java

LANGUAGE ARTS-

http://www.madlibs.org/

www.readingrockets.org/calendars/summer#booklists

"no excuse" word list

SCIENCE-

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

A question of the week from Bill Nye the Science Guy!

http://www.billnye.com

SOCIAL STUDIES-

http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/50capitals.html

Homework-  Week of 11-23 to 11-27

UPCOMING EVENTS

Classroom news!!

No school from Tuesday November 24 - 27 because of the Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Conferences are on Monday and Tuesday...don't forget your assigned time and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Bring in your Pennies, Silver and Paper - Get your Goat Coin Challenge!

Daily Running Totals begin after Thanksgiving Break.

(Ends on Friday, December 11, 2009)

Fifth Grade Connections

5th  GRADE CONNECTIONS NEWS!  It’s hard to believe that cold weather is already here!  Here’s what’s happening in our class: Reading – We finished up our Literature Circle books.  We have started our next curriculum which is stories from the Junior Great book series. Everyone is also busy with Scholastic Reading Counts. The school has installed a new version of Scholastic Reading Counts.  You will notice the forms coming home will look different. Writing-  We are in the process of writing our state reports.  This will be a major project that will last for a few months.  So far they have completed two to three categories of their scrapbooks.  When the scrapbooks are finished, the information will be written up as a formal report and presented in a power point. Math- We are on unit 9 which covers coordinates, area, volume, and capacity. Social Studies-  Besides working on their state scrapbooks, they are also studying about North American explorers. Science-  We are still working on food webs and chains.  We have planned and built our habitats and are now studying the interactions of our animals. We’re staying busy! Mrs. Barden