Ch 7 Short Answer Questions

1. How did growing tobacco help the Virginia colony?

2. Why was it important to settlers in Virginia that they own land?

3. Why did slaves become important in Virginia?

4. How did slave owners keep enslaved Africans from revolting? Were they successful?

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Week of Dec. 15th

Assignments/Due Dates
-Social Studies Ch. 7 Test Wed. Dec. 17th
-NO spelling test

Reminders
-On the night of the Christmas Program students must meet in the FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOM at 6:40 P.M.
-Bring toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls to school on Monday

Week of Dec. 8th- 15th

Reminders for Dec 8th-15th:

* Christmas program is approaching quickly- remind your student to get any accessories together they may need ASAP.

* Report Cards must be signed and returned by Friday Dec. 12th

* VOCABULARY unit 12 test Friday, Dec. 12th

* Reading Test over Dwaina Brooks Friday, Dec. 12th

* Your student needs either 4 toilet paper rolls or two paper towel rolls by Monday, Dec. 15th

Week of Dec. 1st

WELCOME BACK! I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful!

This week students have:

-Spelling test over unit 11 on Friday, December 5th

This is the first full week of Trimester 2, so make sure your student starts it well!

Social Studies Ch 6 Short Answer Questions

There will be 5 short answer questions on the test. These are the four that will be given to you ahead of time. Make sure to answer each question fully and in complete sentences.

1. How were the goals of the Plymouth colonists different from the goals of the Jamestown colonists?

2. Why did the Pilgrims have a difficult time during their first year in Massachusetts?

3. Choose one of the following groups and tell how members of that group related to the Indians.

Quakers in Pennsylvania

Spanish in Mexico

Pilgrims in Massachusetts

French in Canada

4. Religious reasons brought many Spanish colonists to the Southwest and many English colonists to the Atlantic coast. How were those reasons different?

Thanksgiving Week

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

-No spelling test this week
-Social Studies Ch 6 Test Wednesday, November 26th

Computer Class 11/19/08

You are creating a word search puzzle with your vocabulary words!

Click HERE to go to the link.

Once at the link:
Click "Criss Cross"
Title your puzzle " Your Name: Vocabulary"
Leave step 2 & 3 the same
Fill in step four with your vocabulary 10 words and a synonyms to match each
Click Create My Puzzle

Print the puzzle.

UPDATE!!!!!

Math Division Test is moved to Thursday, November 20th!!!

It will cover:
-Division vocabulary
-Division Patterns
-Three Digit Division Quotients
-Larger Quotients
-Zeros in the quotient
-Divisibility rules
-Estimation/ Compatible Numbers
-Two Digit divisors (also with larger dividends)
-Dividing with Money

Remind your students that they can do extra practice on the Math Textbook Website link on the blog.

Due Dates Thru November 24th

NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK!

Spelling: Unit 10 will resume next week

Reading: Students need to have their novel completed by Nov. 14th and begin their presentations and reports. Reports and presentations due Friday, November 21st.

Math: Test Wednesday, Nov. 19th (tentatively)

SS: Students will complete their SS booklets over Ch. 5 by Friday; CH 6 Test Monday, November 24th

English: Verb Test Friday, November 21st

*Thursday, November 20th: GATEWAY TO ART

* Monday, November 24th is the last day of Trimester 1. Make sure your child has turned in all missing assignments still being accepted!

Explorer Websites

Today you will need to research the Explorers from Social Studies. Make sure to focus on Marco Polo first!
You may go to these websites to help you search for information on the explorers:
Click on the link to each site-

Multiple Explorers

Magellan

Vasco Da Gama

Multiple Explorers

Wikipedia

***Do not forget that your textbook and general encyclopedias are also a great resource to find information.