Mrs. Khym's Blog

The time has gone by quickly since Thanksgiving and we are in our last week before the holidays. The students will have a Social Studies test on Tuesday. It will cover all of Unit 3. We have been reviewing in class and I hope the studying at home.
In English, we have begun main verbs and helping verbs. No tests are scheduled until after our break.
We will have our Christmas party on Friday morning, followed by a prayer service in church. The students will be dismissed at 11:30.

I hope you all have a beautiful holiday with your families, and the New Year brings us all good health and happiness!

I hope all had a terrific Thanksgiving holiday. It won't be long until Christmas now and I know the children are anxious.
Tomorrow we will have our Word of the Day test. Please quiz your child. We have started a new unit on verbs and verb usage. The students presented their descriptive essays, and they really did a nice job. I hope you got to read your child's..
In Social Studies, we continue learning about the colonies and the struggles of the colonists and slave trade.
School will not be in session on Friday, December 5th. I hope you have an enjoyable weekend!

My blog is back. Due to some technical problems I think we are back in business! It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week. The time is passing too quickly. Parent conferences are next Monday. I hope everyone is aware of their conference time. If not, please contact the office.

In English, we are writing descriptive essays. We just completed a unit on nouns and will be staring verbs very soon. In Social Studies, the students are presenting their powerpoints this week on their explorers. They have done a fantastic job and are quite creative. I believe we have some computer wizards in the 5th grade.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope to see you on Monday.

Mrs. Khym

We are anticipating the Halloween celebration tomorrow in Rm. 204. Thank you to our parents who are sending treats for the party. It will be a somewhat crazy day, but fun.
Next week, we will have a Word of the Day test on Friday. We will also have a Social Studies test on the entire Unit. I will have a study guide by next week. There was much information to cover in the Unit. I have tried to narrow it down so it is not too overwhelming. The test will be multiple choice, 2 essay questions and matching words with definitions. We will have that test on Thursday, Nov.7th.

Welcome home Mr. Strahlman! We are so happy you are back from Iraq. Our little Anna is thrilled to say the least.
Have a great weekend and watch out for any tricks!

Mrs. Khym

Some important papers are being sent home today, so please ask your child. Youngest and only students will have the parent-teacher conference information. The other packet is some very important Springfield information. The date of the trip is April 23,2009. Please fill in all initial information for the travel agency. I need all of these forms in order to get a number of people for the trip. From there, I can determine what our costs will be. Please send no money now. It is necessary that your child understands the terms and agreements of the trip also, especially in regard to behavior.

In English, we are starting our next unit on Nouns. The personal narratives were great, and it was fun to listen to the children present to the class. Social Studies will keep us with the Spanish explorers for awhile. We are also reviewing some map skills on latitude, longitude and parallels, and meridians. It has been a challenge, but it seems like they can read a map grid and give the latitude and longitude for a location. So if you are asked to pull out a map, that is the reason. It looks like there are some future pilots and sailors in fifth grade!

Have a great week and thank you!

Thank you to all of our chaperones who went on our Navy Pier field trip. We all had a great time and really enjoyed the IMAX show. We all learned so much about these beautiful and endangered species of the sea. The students were so well behaved and polite. It was a great day!

We started the day with our Word of the Day tests. That seems to be getting better. In English, the students are presenting their personal narratives in class. It seems we have some budding writers in our midst!

Social Studies will take us to our next lessons, Spaniards in America. The children have been assigned an explorer for their power point project that we begin this week in Computer. This is an "in school" project and will take several weeks to complete. We are also learning about latitude, longitude, parallels, meridians and Prime Meridian. This can be a difficult topic, so the students might be looking for some maps around the house to practice. Who knows, we may have some future sailors and pilots in 5th grade.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Khym

We are already into October and the time is going quickly. We are busy working on our personal narratives in class. The rough draft is due Wednesday and the final copy is due next Tuesday. The children are doing a nice job and it will be fun to share their experiences.
Next week, we will begin a new unit on Nouns and continue with weekly grammar tests.

In Social Studies we will also begin a new unit this week. We will also start an explorers project very soon. That will be a powerpoint presentation in Computer class. That will be an in school project for the students.

Our field trip to Navy Pier will be next Tuesday after our Columbus Day holiday. Children should be in their gym uniforms that day. We are looking forward to a fun day and pray for nice weather!

Have a great week!

It sure feels like fall is in the air with the temperatures cooling off. We have a busy week ahead. On Wednesday, there will be a Unit 1 English test. We are reviewing today and tomorrow in class. Students should also study at home. We are starting our personal narratives this week. Our writing series is very helpful in showing students some excellent examples of writing.

In Social Studies, we will be wrapping up our first unit. The students are designing Indian pottery in the computer lab. There will be a test on Thursday and the students will have a study guide.

Dan Hynes, our state comptroller, we be here today to speak to the students at our inauguration.
Wednesday, the students will attten a performance of, "Aladdin." Look for Magazine Drive info on Friday in the backpacks.

Have a good week!

Mrs. Khym

Thank you to all who came to our Open House Sunday. It was a pleasure to meet all of you and I can tell our children are in good hands. It is so nice to be able to put a face with a name, and hopefully I will be able to remember.

This week we will continue with our Native American studies. The classes are drawing their own tepees representative of their families. We will have a short test on this past lesson, but it will be open book.

In English, we will continue with grammar and run on senences, and start a writing unit very soon.
I encourage to check the assignment books daily. Many parents said they have not seen them yet. I will remind the students to be vigil about writing in them daily.

Have a nice week!

Welcome to all the new fifth graders! It is great to have you with us and already making friends. It has only been a couple of days, but we are off to a great start. Please look for a packet of information that will be sent home on Friday. It will have most of the information that your child will need for being successful in school.

The weather has been cool and comfy so far, and the children are eager to get back into the all of their subjects (I think :) Thank you in advance for all that you have to juggle each day to take time with your child. It really does make a considerable difference.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Mrs. Khym