Mrs. Brown's Fifth Grade Class

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Archive for April, 2014

Upper School Stage Band Performance, Tomorrow Night at 7:00

April30

The Upper School Stage Band, Music Composition, and Band classes will be performing tomorrow night, 5/1/14, in Spaulding Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. It will be a fantastic hour of music!

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Crane Track & Field Day–Tomorrow, 4/29/14

April28

Reminders: The students should wear laced athletic shoes, comfortable athletic shorts, and a LAGUNA shirt i.e., Blue Crew or Jog-a-thon T. Please pack a “brown bag” lunch and plenty of water. Baseball hats and plenty of sunblock are also suggested. Please wear your track clothes to school–we’re leaving at 10:00.

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Announcements for the Week of 4/28/14

April27

Announcements for the Week of 4/28/14 Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Book Reports–Wednesday. 4/30/14 Spelling Quiz 33–Friday, 5/2/14 English Test Unit 3–Wednesday, 5/7/14 Math Test Unit 11–Thursday, 5/8/14 Upcoming Events Coding Club–Monday, 4/28/14 Crane Track & Field Day–Tuesday, 4/29/14–PICK UP AT CRANE AT 3:00–REFER TO MR. ROBITAILLE’S EMAIL FOR DETAILS Visit from DAWG–Thursday, 5/1/14 Sports […]

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Homework for the Week of 4/28/14

April27

Homework for the Week of 4/28/14 Monday Watch the math video for lesson 11.2 and take notes on the Cornell sheets provided at school or downloaded from the math page. I worked on my book report. Practice your Vocabu-Lit Words for Lesson 25 for 10 minutes. Practice your math facts using one of the recommended […]

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Tour of the Santa Barbara Courthouse

April27

As the fifth graders read about the establishment of law and justice during early colonial life in America, they were also reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond, a story about a young woman during the late 1600’s accused of practicing witchcraft in the colony of Connecticut. Tying in with our study of due process and […]

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Hanging Out With History

April23

We just finished our president reports. Check out our busts of the presidents we created with hangers!

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Sixth Grade Popsicle Sale–Thursday, 4/24/14

April23

The sixth graders are having a popsicle sale tomorrow, Thursday, 4/24/14. Popsicles cost $1.00 each.

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Barry Cappello–The Origins of Earth Day

April19

Barry Cappello gave a presentation to the Hope Ranch campus last Thursday about the impact of the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill on our coast. He explained how this catastrophic event raised the environmental consciousness of the entire world, giving birth to Earth Day.

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Announcements for the Week of 4/21/14

April19

Announcements for the Week of 4/21/14 Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Spelling Quiz 32–Friday, 4/25/14 Math Test Unit 10–Friday, 4/25/14 Book Reports–Wednesday. 4/30/14 English Test Unit 3–Wednesday, 5/7/14 Math Test Unit 11–Thursday, 5/8/14 Upcoming Events Canned Food Drive–4/7/14-4/22/14 Coding Club–Monday, 4/21/14 (3:45-4:45) Field Trip to SB Courthouse–Friday, 4/25/14 Coding Club–Monday, 4/28/14 Crane Track & Field […]

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Homework for the Week of 4/21/14

April19

Homework for the Week of 4/21/14 Monday Watch the math video for lesson 10.8 and take notes on the Cornell sheets provided at school or downloaded from the math page. Read for 20 minutes and record on your Reading Log. Practice your Vocabu-Lit Words for Lesson 23 for 10 minutes. Practice your math facts using […]

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Announcements for the Week of 4/14/14

April13

Announcements for the Week of 4/7/14 Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes President Reports due–Wednesday, 4/16/14 Spelling Quiz 29–Friday, 4/18/14 Upcoming Events DON’T FORGET TO BRING IN HANGERS FOR YOUR PRESIDENT REPORT PROJECT:) Canned Food Drive–4/7/14-4/18/14 Barry Cappello’s Presentation to Hope Ranch Students–Thursday, 4/17/14 (11:15-12:00) Laguna Relays–Thursday, 4/17/14 (1:00-3:00) Coding Club–Monday, 4/21/14 (3:45-4:45) Field Trip to […]

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Homework for the Week of 4/14-4/18

April13

Homework for the Week of 4/14-4/18 Due to Passover, the homework has been reduced this week. Monday Watch the math video for lesson 10.3 and take notes on your Cornell sheet. Work on your POTW. (three star points for 1-2) Tuesday Watch the math video for lesson 10.4 and take notes on your Cornell sheet. […]

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Visit From Commissioner Maxwell

April11

Since the fifth grade students have been reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond, the story of a young girl being put on trial for practicing witchcraft, we have had many discussions about what makes a trial fair. We have discussed the rights guaranteed to United States citizens in the Constitution. To further understand the judicial […]

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Congratulations, Young Guns!!!

April9

The Young Guns, a band taught by Laguna’s MS Music Teacher Erland Wanberg, featuring 7th Grader Dominic Cappello on guitar, 6th Grader Torri McMullin on guitar and vocals, 5th Grader Vincent Cappello on keyboards, and Roosevelt School’s 6th Grader Noah Robinson on drums, won the Youth 12 & Under Division of the Battle of the […]

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Hangers Needed!

April9

Remember to bring in hangers for our president report project!

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Announcements for the Week of 4/7/14

April4

Announcements for the Week of 4/7/14 Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Unit 9 Math Test–Wednesday, 4/9/14 The Witch of Blackbird Pond Test–Thursday, 4/10/14 Spelling Quiz 29–Friday, 4/11/14 President Reports due–Wednesday, 4/16/14 Upcoming Events Canned Food Drive–4/7/14-4/18/14 Commissioner Maxwell visits Fifth Grade–Friday, 4/11/14 Barry Cappello’s Presentation to Hope Ranch Students–Thursday, 4/17/14 (11:15-12:00) Laguna Relays–Thursday, 4/17/14 (1:00-3:00) […]

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Homework for the Week of 4/7-4/11

April4

Homework for the Week of 4/7-4/11 Monday Read for 20 minutes and record. Preview the math notes for Unit 9 test and write down your questions. Finish your Witch of Blackbird Pond questions for chapters 17-21 (one star point for 1-3) Practice your vocabulary words for chapters 17-21 from The Witch of Blackbird Pond on […]

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