Hostrawsers Happenings

September 25, 2015

Ms. Hostrawser
www.mshostrawser.weebly.com
lhostrawser@triton.k12.in.us
Phone: 574-342-2355

MathWe took Topic 4 test today and will begin Topic 5 on

Monday. Topic 5 continues to work on dividing.
Reading Next our story is The Chi-lin Purse. This is an old
Chinese legend about a spoiled girl who learns to help others
in need after losing all she had in a flood. She was embarrassed as she had to depend on others for food, clothing , and
shelter.
GrammarWe will be learning about independent and dependent clauses this week.
Writing We will be writing descriptive papers this week. The
class will be using imagery to create vivid pictures with their
words.+Spelling The practice tests will be on Tuesdays. Students who
get all their words correct will be given full credit early so they
will not have to take the final test on Fridays. You may access
your spelling words on www.spellingcity.com/triton5 on your
home computer.

Social Studies We began to create a slide presentation of our

Native American. We also took reviewed and took a test on
Native Americans. We will be studying Early American Explorers. We will make foldables of explorers to help us get organized and study for the next test. Test from the Native American Unit were very low. Students have been given an opportunity to retake the test and balance out the scores.
Science We will began our next unit in science. We will be
studying space. We will begin by learning about the inner and
outer planets.

***ATTENTION PARENTS
5th grade will be going to Feed My Starving Children on
October 15th
Please return the permission slip as soon as possible.

The Ch-lin Purse

Vowel sounds with R

IN Standard 5.6.7- Spell correctly.

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snore
tornado
spare
appear
career
square
report
prepare
pioneer
chair
beware
smear
repair
sword
ignore
order
engineer
resort
volunteer
declare

Challenge Words
21. impair
22. directory
23. hardware
24. clearance
25. porpoise

Note From the Teacher:

We have launched the annual Tupperware Sales. Students are encouraged to sell. The
money will help offset the cost of Camp Amigo. Please refer to the envelop you received for
further information. Thank you in advance for helping.
I will be sending a Book It Calendar home. The Book It program is sponsored by Pizza Hut
and awards kids free pizza for setting a reading goal and then achieving it. Students need to
read at least 600 minutes in October to qualify for a free pizza. That is an average of about
20 minutes a day. The calendar will help you keep track of the minutes read. At the end of
the month I need the calendar back with your signature validating their minutes.

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Upcoming Dates

Star of the Week

October 2...End of Grading Period

October 9..VIP Day
October 13.....Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 15...Feed My Starving Children
October 19-23..NO School (Fall Break)

Bethany Hochstedler
Bethany want to own a ranch
and train horses for people around
the world!!

October 30....Fall Party