Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Science Test Canceled! Yay!!
Dear students and parents,
I am canceling the science test for this first unit. I am working with a new science curriculum and I do not think I did an adequate job teaching the material in this first unit. I will do a better job of preparing you now that I am getting a clearer understanding of the goals of this curriculum. The result will be that I will be able to test the students over the material. But I will never test my students over material that I have not taught adequately. So, rest easy in that there is no science test this week. But get ready for better and better science lessons and for fair testing over the lessons I give you! I love all of my students in 5c, and thank you again, parents, for loaning your wonderful kids to me each day!
Mr. Lehrer
Saturday, August 22, 2015
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World Lakes
Study Guide
Your test will be on Wednesday,
August 26, 2015. The test will be comprised of 15 multiple- choice
questions, five true/ false questions, knowing all of the locations of the
lakes and one short- answer question.
Directions: Answer each
question in complete sentences. The more accuracy and detail you provide, the
better you will do on your test.
1. Where is Lake Tanganyika? What does it provide for its
people? What is significant about its shape?
Lake Tanganyika is a long lake and touches the boundaries of
four different countries- Zaire, Tanzania, Burundi, and Zambia. It provides its people water, food, and all
that they need to make a living. It’s
long and narrow shape is significant because it is located in a rift valley
which is a long narrow depression where tectonic plates have shifted leaving a
place for water to gather.
2. Where is Lake Victoria? How did it gain its name? What
surrounds Lake Victoria and why are they important?
Lake Victoria, named after Queen Victoria (queen of England
in the 1800’s, when the first Europeans came to the lake), is located in
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It is
surrounded by game reserves or areas set aside by the government where animals
are protected from hunters.
3. Where is Lake Chad? How is it different from the other
lakes on the same continent?\
Lake Chad is shared by several countries. Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon each have
a part of the shore of Lake Chad. It is
different from other lakes because it is very shallow.
4. Where is Lake Titicaca? What surrounds the lake? What is
life like around the lake?
Lake Titicaca is on the border of Peru and Bolivia in South
America and is shared by both countries.
Along the shore of Lake Titicaca are ancient ruins of a civilization
whose people lived hundreds of years before the Inca Indians! Life around the lake is agricultural. It involves the raising of llamas for wool
and use in working the land. The people
grow hundreds of varieties of potatoes.
The people around the lake also wear and sell colorful wool sweaters,
scarves, hats and blankets.
5. Where is Lake Maracaibo? What surrounds the lake? How is
it different from the other lake on the same continent?
Lake Maracaibo is in Venezuela. It is different than Lake Titicaca in that it
is not really a lake, because it is not completely surrounded by land. Instead, it is a gulf. A gulf is a part of an ocean extending into
land.
6. Where are the Great Lakes? List a few facts about the
lakes? How are they connected (if they are connected)?
The great lakes are in the country of Canada and in the
United States. In the U.S. they are in several states. These include: Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. They are connected by canals (waterways made
by people) and boats use locks (parts of canals that have gates for lowering
and raise the water level)
7. Where is the Aral Sea? What is unique about it?
The Aral Sea is found on the border of Kazahkstan and
Uzbekistan. It is unique in that the
lake is shrinking. The volume of the
Aral seas has decreased by 75 percent in the last few decades.
8. Where is the Caspian Sea? What is unique about it? How
was it used for trade?
The Caspian Sea is in Iran, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and
Kazakhstan. It is unique in that it is a
salt water lake. A lake has slat water
if its water evaporates more quickly than rivers can bring in new water. When water evaporates, it leaves behind salts
and minerals. People travel across it
from Asia into Europe and back for trade and today it is found to be rich in
oil.
9. Where is Lake Baikal? How is it different from any other
lake in the world?
Lake Baikal is a very deep lake located in Siberia. It is incredibly clear and it is the deepest
lake in the world. In this one lake
there is enough water to fill all five of the great lakes until they overflow.
- "It’s long and narrow shape" should be "Its long and narrow shape"
- "A lake has slat water" sould be "A lake has salt water"- "enough water to fill all five of the great lakes" should be "enough water to fill all five of theGreat Lakes"
*You must also know all of the vocabulary words in the
chapter.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Mr. Lehrer’s 5th Grade Class! Week of August 17-21, 2015
I
hope that your child had an excellent first week of school! If you have any
questions regarding the classroom, feel free to email me.
This
year the students will have a 30 minute Lyceum (Study Hall/ Reading Enrichment)
time four days a week (not Wednesday) from 2:50- 3:20. This time will be used
for various activities including, but not limited to: reading instruction (if
deemed necessary), homework/study hall, silent reading, read alouds, and
tutoring (if deemed necessary). This will give more opportunity for other
after-school activities for the students.
Curriculum
Night is approaching quickly! On Wednesday, September 2nd at
6:30-8pm, parents of 3rd- 5th graders are invited to
their child’s classroom to learn about the daily routine, classroom
expectations, and yearly curriculum. On that evening, we ask that you don’t
bring your children. Thank you for your understanding.
Reminders:
- The
students need their own copy of The
Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
- If
you are coming on campus to volunteer, you must sign in with the front
desk. You must also have fingerprint clearance through Great Hearts.
- All Wednesdays are early release days. Archway students will be dismissed at 12:30pm. We will not have lunch on Wednesdays. Those students who stay after school for clubs or Athenaeum may bring their own lunch to eat. If you plan on having your child stay after school in study club, or any other offered club, you must sign up and pay for these clubs. Please check the weekly Headmaster Updates for more information.
Class Wish List: Large
dispenser of hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial wipes, and red pencils. Fulfilling
these wishes will really help to make our classroom run smoothly.
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Paper Towel/ Kleenex Rotation:
Every month, a new
group of families will be responsible for bringing in one box of Kleenex and
one roll of paper towels. This will be announced in the weekly newsletter. The
Month of September will be any family with a last name starting with the letter A or B. Please be aware that you
may be asked to send in these materials more than once this year. Thank you!
This Week:
Language
Arts: We will start
reviewing our phonograms and proper letter formation in Spalding and begin reading
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. We will have a comprehension quiz on the first
four chapters of The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader.
History: We will continue to study the great lakes of the world,
specifically the lakes of North America and Eurasia. We will have a test on the material on
Wednesday, August 26th.
Science: We will continue our pursuit of Scientific Inquiry and have a
test on Tuesday, August 25th.
Math: We will learn how to estimate numbers to different place values
and how to approximate answer in addition, subtraction, and multiplication
problems.
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