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Welcome to 5th Grade!
This is Mr. Morse's 5th grade classroom information center. You can find all kinds of resources for his class here, as well as links to other educational information.
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This site provides help for parents and students of Mr. Morse's class by providing resources which are available all the time. This helps to encourage student learning outside of the classroom and helps kids develop independent learning skills.
Hug your child everyday and tell them you love them :)
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Classroom News
See DATES in the below portion of the website for my narrative.....I got carried away in the date section :) WOW!! half of 5th grade is over. We have a Valentines Day ski for the fifth grade on Tuesday, February 14 from 9:30-2:00. The cost is $14.00. A note home was sent out last week with a permission slip. Please, ask to see the letter, and send it back to me asap.....
Please, check your child's assignment notebook for daily information and current homework. Direct instructions are given as to how to fill out the notebook and information to be included each day. No one should have a blank assignment notebook for the day. Please,check the assignment notebook at home each night, it reinforces this learning strategy.
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Dates To Remember
Welcome to the last few days of January and the first two days of February!
WOW, the time has flown. We have conferences starting on Thursday night. Some of my parents have conferences with me after school on Monday, Wednesday, and then Thursday. Reportcards will be given to my parents with goals and planning for the second semester. We do end first session Ski Club this week, and begin second session Ski Club on the 14th of February. If you wish to register your child for second session, please email me, asap. The money is due February 2nd in check form. If you know of any child who would never have the money to ski, this is a great time to "gift a child" with a donation of money to be used for Ski Club.....Just a thought for children with less to nothing :(
We will be on The Spirit Mountain hill for the Valentines Day. We ski from 10-2 with lunch at 11:30 AM...Feel free to ski with us, and have some fun and belly laughs along the way :) If you have the urge to donate facial tissue to our classroom, we would love you for the thought while noses are running, and we are woking soooo hard on our studies.MCA testing is coming up soon in April. Please, take nights each week to test your child on the skills of reading and math. There are great tutorials on my website and around the international web for your use. Any questions, email me and I will tutor you quickly over the phone or in person. Shhhhh, I won't tell.....
Past "heads up" for parents of first time 5th graders: If your child is spending more than an hour doing homework, it's not because I've given homework to them. Please, stop them when the hour is over,and I will give out the consequence when they return to school the next morning........ They have enough time during the day to get their work done.. We need to practice our multiplication facts every night till we know them by heart......quiz them nightly, and throughout the school year..... We will be working on paragraph structure, reading our Accelerated Reader chapter books, and taking tests per book on the computer. Please, ask them to share the books being read throughout the month. Every child has a goal. We need to be reading every night for at least 30 minutes or more. Our Spelling tests are on Wednesdays and Fridays. Typically, we have a Social Studies test every other Thursday, so your child should bring home their Social Studies book every Tuesday night for you to ask them questions about the various chapters.
Your child must complete their daily school work. It's very important that they fill out the daily assignment notebook, and show you their work each night. Keep checking the daily assignment notebook, and if they're not filled out...give out the consequences.
Thank you,
Mr. Morse
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Trade Books
The following is a listing of novels that your child may be using in novel study groups during the school year.
Hatchet
Brian's Winter
Sign of the Beaver
Holes
Bud, not Buddy
Number the Stars
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wringer
The Wishgiver
Ghost Cadet
The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe
Secret Garden
The Stray
Adaline Falling Star
The Wanderer
Bobby Baseball
Harrietes Hare
The Power of Un
The Christmas Rat
Slump
The Kid in the Red
Jacket
Racing the Sun
Fever 1793
The Enormous Egg
The Janitores Boy
The Time Bike
The Captive
Windcatcher
Tails of the Bronx
The Voyage of the Frog
School Spirit
Trouble at March Harbor
A Jar of Dreams
Susannah and the Purple Mongoose Mystery
Circle of Gold
Frindle
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Walk Two Moons
My Life in Dog Years
Maniac McGee
Skylark
Fourth Grade Rats
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Shiloh
Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of Nimh
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Grade Level Overview
Reading: We will use both the Basal reader Harcourt 'Storytown' series, and a number of different literature/trade-books. Harcourt provides an orderly pattern of different reading assessments. After each section of the book, students are tested and must score 80% on the assessments. Students will read and analyze the novels,and have a number of projects to do afterward. The projects will include such things as: writing a summary, writing letters,5 plus paragraph reports,and creating new endings to books,etc. We will read at least 30 minutes daily within the school day, and 30 minutes per day in the evening.
Mathematics: We have a new Mathematics series this school year 'Expressions'!!! We have a hardcover book, workbooks, and online assistance for students and parents... The children will be in cooperative groups / teacher lead instruction using problem solving strategies / basic facts of mathematics. Approaching the mathematics content through 'Expressions' helps students develop flexibility and confidence in approaching problems.
Spelling: We will complete one unit per week. Each unit stresses a certain skill such as silent letters, long and short vowels, etc. We will take a pre-test on Wednesdays with a final post-test on Fridays. When a student receives an A+ on the Wednesday test he/she does NOT take the Friday test.
Science/Health: 5th grade Science/Health will deal with the following:
1. Life Science
2. Physical Science
3. Earth Science
4. Human Body
Students will have ample opportunity to do reports and work in cooperative groups.
Social Studies: Grade 5: We will be studying the United States: From Colonization and conflict to The United States Looks to a new Century.I will be testing every other Thursday on the average. Your 5th grader should be bringing their book home on Tuesday nights to share with you what we are learning and be ready for all tests to include essay questions.
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Grading
94-100 A
93-90 A-
89-86 B+
85-84 B
83-80 B-
79-76 C+
75-74 C
73-70 C-
69-66 D+
65-64 D
63-60 D-
59-less F
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Contact
Gregory Morse
Email: greg.morse@duluth.k12.mn.us
Congdon Park Elementary School
Main Office: (218) 336-8825 Jane Gephart.
*Teachers are available to take calls before and after school 7:30AM-7:50
and 2:50-3:30PM.
*Any important messages should be left with the main office.
*Please, contact the main office to report student absences.
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