Science Fair!

It's almost here!
The Fifth Grade Science Fair is February 26th!
6:15 is the time students need to be completely set up in the gym and ready to go.
6:30 is when judging begins.
There will be two rounds of judging.
After the second round scores will be tallied and places determined.
Between 8:00-8:30 Awards will be given and pictures taken.
8:30-8:45 Clean up. Many hands make light work.
We encourage everyone to stay to support their friends even if they aren't in the second round judging.
This is a required activity. If there is a conflict and students aren't able to attend, please send the reason in writing for clearance by their teacher. They will stil need to present their board and procedure to their class.

Judges will interview students and find out:
Why they were intereste dint their project
What they learned in their research
What they learned during their procedure
What they concluded from their experiment.

Students need to be able to:
Explain why they chose this project.
Discuss what they learned from their research.
Explain their procedure.
Explain why they used the materials they used.
Describe the importance of their variables: dependent, independent, and controlled
Elaborate about what they learned form the experience of researching, conducting and analyzing their procedures.

Spelling/Vocabulary W21

1. barbarity

2. tidings

3. odiousness

4. blasphemy

5. conferred

6. circuit

7. insulator

8. conductor

9. magnetic force

10. electromagnetism

11. current

12. hundredth

13. irrigation canal

14. triskaidekaphobia

Additional Parent Teacher Conference Times!!

Report cards were given out, and most of them were returned with a signature. I have been meeting with parents on an as-needed basis. This quarter has been more casual for PTC conferences, and we were instructed to meet with our high-risk students first. If you would like to meet with me, please sign up! If these times do not work for you, please let me know and I can schedule you in for a different time. You are invited to sign up for Quarter 2.

DATE: February 15, February 19 and February 21.
PLACE: Room 203 (Our classroom).
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: End of day before each conference day

To pick a time slot, enter this link in your internet browser:

www.ptcfast.com/reg1

At that link, you will be asked for your Entry Code, where you should
enter VC4131343

If you do not have internet access, please send me a note with requested times .

I sincerely hope you will be able to attend.

Best Regards,


Mrs. Rivera

Valentines Party!

Remember! Our Valentines Party is Thursday! Valentines Day Box Contest with prizes!!
Italy Trip Meeting at 6:00 in the cafeteria!
Keep working on Science Fair! Remember to take pictures of your scholars working on their projects for their boards!!!

Valentines Party

Thank you Collings family for donating cups for our Valentines party! We will be exchanging Valentines and doing a small craft that has to do with our up and coming electricity unit! We are still in need of store bought baked goods, and punch or sprite. We are also having a Valentines Box competition! Prizes will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best boxes!!!

Italy Trip Meeting!

Wednesday, February 13th at 6:00pm we will be having an informational meeting in the GFA cafeteria! Come one and all!!! More information or to sign up go to www.eftours.com/1340865

Box Tops Contest!

Dear Parents, It's that time of year again! The final contest to collect Box Tops and Labels for Education will be held February 11th-15th. Please turn Box Tops and Labels for Education in to your child's teacher during that time. The class that collects the most will win a prize!

Spelling/Vocabulary List W19

1. archipelago 2. isolation 3. typhoon 4. defection 5. samurai 6. figurehead 7. haiku 8. docile 9. counteract 10. tyrannize 11. procrastination 12. bequeath 13. contempt 14. reprehensible 15. equivocal 16. perimeter 17. conventions 18. tumultuous 19. incongruous