ben, bene, bon May 2 - May 6

Word List = Ben, Bene, Bon = Good, Well;

benediction    a good blessing in a religious service

benefactor     a good person who offers help or donate money

beneficial       having a good outcome; favorable  

beneficiary     a person who receive something good from someone else such as an inheritance.

benefit            to gain or receive good results from something

benevolent     kind; good-hearted

benigh            favorable; having a good effect; not harmful

bonafide         in good faith;  authentic; genuine real

bonus              anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money)

bon voyage   French for “having a good trip”  

Spelling Words for May 2 - May 6

Word Sort

May 2 – May 6

diamond	handsome	truly	camera
language	beautiful	government	umbrella
thorough	judgment	separate	suppose
chocolate	route	cousin	sincerely
address	poison	although	skiing

Greek and Latin Roots for April 26 - 30

Jur, Jus, Jud = law, justice

adjure        to give up rights; to recant

judge          a person chosen to interpret law,

decide on a winner, or settle a controversy

jurisdiction the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed

jurist            an expert in law

jury              a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

just              lawful; fair

justice         fairness; rightfulness

justification       the fact that is said to prove that something is true

justify          to prove; to offer

perjury       to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath

Unit 30 Review words for April 26- 29

Word Sort

April 26 – April 29

captive	register	semidarkness	ourselves
ranches	organist	density	wedge
biplane	radios	drummer	counselor
batteries	triweekly	gently	loneliness
juggler	midstream	ginger	installment

Pictures with the Governor

Field Trip May 10

Your child will be bringing home at permission slip for the trip. Here's a copy too.

Bremer County 5^th Grade Field Day

Dear Parents,

On Tuesday, May 10, our 5^th grade classes will be attending an outdoor field day at Frederika.  The event is for all 5^th graders in Bremer County.  It is sponsored by the Bremer County Conservation Office.  The students will have the opportunity to attend classes on Firearm Safety, Soil Conservation, Fishing, Archery, Canoeing, and many other subjects.  They will be given a half hour for lunch.  Please note the following information in regard to this day:

1.       Students must dress appropriately for outdoor education.  Then need to wear tennis shoes and socks.  NO SHORTS OR CAPRI PANTS WILL BE ALLOWED.  We suggest that all students bring boots, a jacket, and rain gear (if they have any) if there is a chance of rain.  You may also wish to send a hat for the to wear since there are wood ticks in the area.  You may want to check your child for ticks when they get home.

2.      At the bottom of this page there is a permission slip to sign for Benadryl.  Please sign and return it so that we may give your child Benadryl in the event that they should get into something that they are allergic to.  ie:  an insect bite, or something of that nature.  We do not anticipate any problems, but it never hurts to be prepared.

3.      Students will need to bring a sack lunch and water or Gatorade.  No pop, please.

4.      In order for your child to attend this field day, the permission for MUST be signed and returned.

YOU MAY/MAY NOT give my child Benadryl in the event that they need it.

Please circle your choice.

                                                      __________________________

                                                      Parent’s Signature

 -------------------------------has my permission to attend the “Bremer County Outdoor Field Day” at Frederika on May 10, 2011.

                                                       __________________________

                                                      Parent’s Signature

Spelling Words for April 18 - 21

Test will be Thursday.

Word Sort

April 18 – April 21

vanity	humanity	sickness	amusement
detective	loyalty	majority	gentleness
argument	humidity	ability	blindness
activity	relative	employment	specialty
creativity	arrangement	swiftness	tardiness

Cred = Believe April 18 - 21

Test will be on Thursday.

Cred = Believe

accreditation         granting approval or belief in a school

credential               a document that proves a person is believable

credible                  believable; reliable

credit                      to believe that someone will do something

creditor                   a person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned

credulous               tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled

creed                      a set of religious beliefs or principles

discredit                  to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue

incredible               not believable; improbable; unlikely

incredulous            doubting; unwilling or unable to believe

Social Studies and Science

Due to MAPS testing during the week of April 18 - 21, we will not be having Science or Social Studies.

DARE Trip is on Friday!!!

Dear Parents,
Please make sure your child has a sack lunch for lunch tomorrow. They can have pop, but it must be caffiene free. They will need money for supper at Burger King. I will have a special bag for their cellphones. I will give them back to them when we are  near Waterloo, so they can call you for a ride.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lincoln

Reading

Today in reading our class read Andy's secret ingredient and the story was about a boy named Andy  he wrote a letter to the  Iowa state university about what bugs were ediable and Andy made a beetle brownie and it was yummy! (YUCK)


Nicely by:Macy JO and Sabrina  

Social Studies

Today in social studies we studied over the chapters *Remember tomorrow is our social studies TEST*
make sure you kid studies tonight Mrs.Thurm  will be happy!!




Nicely done by:Macy Jo and Sabrina

Social Studies Test on WEDNESDAY

Everyone should have brought their book home tonight to start studying for the test that will be on Wednesday.

Science

We finished up our investigations on Swingers. We will starting Lifeboats on Monday. How will we keep our boats afloat?

Social Studies

Read and discussed Lesson 4. Students have a worksheet that must be completed by Monday. Some of us are already finished. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spelling Words for April 11 - 14

Word Sort

April 11 – April 14

generous	message	stranger	grudge
margin	energy	oxygen	genius
college	lodge	imagine	stingy
apology	gentleman	arrange	pledge
region	damage	ledger	average

Greek and Latin Words

Word List scrib, script = write

describe         to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing

inscription       a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument

manuscript     a piece of writing; a book

postscript        P.S. a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished

prescription    a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy

scribble           sloppy writing that is hard to read

scribe              a person who writes things down

script               a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out

subscription    a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time

transcribe       to write down or record; to translate

Social Studies

We read chapter 15 lesson 3.  We learned that Eli Wittney invented the Cotton Gin.

Social Studies:)

Chapter 15 Lesson 2. We learned about the steamboat. We also learned about the Erie Canal.

Science

We are currently studying different types of variables. We are learning about pendulums. We should know the following words and content.

nPendulum is a mass hanging from a fixed point that is free to swing to and fro.

nCycle is any motion or activity that repeats itself.

nVariable is anything that you can change in an experiment that might affect the outcome.

 

nStandard is the basic procedure used in a controlled experiment, before changing any of the variables.

nControlled experiment is one in which one, and only one, variable is changed in order to assess its affect.

Content

 

nA variable is anything that you can change in an experiment that might affect the outcome.

nA mass hanging from a fixed point that is free to swing to and fro is called a pendulum.

nThe number of swings of a pendulum  might be affected by mass, length, or starting position.

nMass and release position do not affect the number of swings of a pendulum; length does.

nAs the length of the pendulum increases, the number of swings decreases.