June 21, 2017

Science EOG Practice:

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/enter-title26955

Search Blog with the following words for resources: Weather, Ecosystems, Force, and Human Body.

You will find vocabulary, videos , and other study tools.

Also, tomorrow is the first day of Summer! We will celebrate next Wednesday -beach balls, popsicles, and outdoor games welcome~1:00pm

Graduation Morning: (Please keep in mind these are approximate)

• 8:45am - Doors will open for parents to find their seats.  Please make sure they know that it is limited seating and that it is first come - first served
• 9:25am - Students should be lined up in the hallway in reverse alphabetical order ready to begin the ceremony
• 9:30am - Graduation ceremony will begin

June 12, 2017

Homework for this week:

• 30 minutes Dreambox total (about 10 minutes a night)
• Math Packet for EOG review  (39 questions total, so about 10 a night)

EOG EXTRA PRACTICE MATH SITES: (EOG NEXT WEEK MONDAY - WEDNESDAY)

• Fraction Games:
• http://www.mathplayground.com/FractionGame/FractionGame.html
• http://hoodamath.com/games/fraction.php
• http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
• http://www.softschools.com/math/fractions/games/
• http://mrnussbaum.com/fractions/
• http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/melvins-make-match/
• Math-Drills-Great for computation, fraction, mixed numbers, and order of operations work.
• DadsWorksheets.com - great website for additional practice!
• Fraction Calculator
• Multiplication Chart
• Addition Worksheets
• Subtraction Worksheets
• Multiplication Worksheets
• Division Worksheets
• Great Parent Games- This file has great resources and games for students and parents to play together.
• Parent Fraction Resource- use this page to review all operations with fractions so you can help your child. :)

Weather

• Air Pressure, Air Masses, and Weather Fronts 
• Formation of Clouds and Relation to Weather Systems Study Guide 
• Weather vs Climate, Weather Tools, and Geographical Influences Study Guide
• Global Winds, Jet Stream, Gulf Stream, El Nino and La Nina Study Guide

Ecosystems

• BiomesStudyGuide 
• Ecosystems Study Guide 
• Food Chain Study Guide 
• Interactions in Ecosystems

Energy: Conservation and Transfer

• ConductionConvection-and-Raditaion-Study-Guide 

Forces and Motion

• Force and Motion Study Guide.pdf 
• Friction Study guide.pdf 
• Gravity and Changing Direction 5th grade Study Guide.pdf 
• Speed Study Guide.pdf 

Living Organisms

• Living-Organisms-Study-Guide 
• Single Celled and Multicellular Organisms Study Guide 
• Similarities-of-Parents-and-Offspring-Study-Guide 
• Skeletal & Muscular System Study Guide
• Digestive System Study Guide
• Circulatory and Cardiovascular System Study Guide
• Respiratory System Study Guide

Matter: Properties and Change

• States and Changes of Matter
• Water Cycle Study Guide .pdf 

EOG Prep

• 5th grade science eog vocabulary study guide.pdf 
• NC Science Vcabulary 2015.pdf 

Please forward to your parents. Thanks!

PUE Parents,

As the school year comes to an end, the PTA would like to treat our outstanding staff at Pleasant Union to one last lunch. We are putting together a big cookout on June 16th where the staff can enjoy a few more fun moments together while sharing some yummy food. Please consider donating a food item or making a monetary donation towards the lunch.

To make a monetary contribution:

Return flyer (look in your student's Tuesday folder) with donation attached (cash no longer accepted) by Thursday, June 15th. (checks payable to PUE PTA) -or-

Go to http://pueschool.corecommerce.com to donate using a credit card or Paypal.

Sign-up to donate items using the SignUp genius link at http://www.puepta.com/sign-up-links--calendars.html

For your convenience, volunteers will collect donations during carpool the morning of June 16th. If you have any questions please contact Meg Capel (meg.pue@gmail.com).

As always, thanks for all of your help!!

June 6 ,2017

Homework for this week:
Correct Math Eog Release & New Calculator active sent home
Study Science Quizlet Vocabulary on the blog, search  Ecosystems & Weather through the blog. Al.o, use Science notebooks to study,

Donuts for Dad - Friday, June 9th @ 8:00am

RSVP Deadline  - Wed, June 7th

http://www.puepta.com/rsvp.html

May 30, 2017

Homework for this week:

Math EOG Review Packet

Reminders:

Field day is Friday 12:30-2:30

Tuesday, May 30th

• Family Fun Night at Milton's and Goodberries -See article above for details/times
• Durant Road Middle School Open House for rising 6th grade at 6:00 pm for those students who are coming to DRMS next year.

Important Dates!!

Parents Next Friday is Field Day!!! Volunteers may be needed. Parents & siblings are welcome to attend.

* Friday, June 2nd (12:30-2:30).

* Rain date Tuesday, June 6th

June 5: Kona Ice Truck (send kids in with $3.00

June 9: Donuts for Dad.

May 23, 2017

Hello parents,

Here are the important points of note for this week.

*Progress reports are being sent home today. (Tuesday, 5.23.17)

*There will be no school this upcoming Monday (5.29.17) in observance of Memorial Day.

*Next Tuesday (5.30.17) is our last Family Fun Night of the year.  4-9pm at Goodberry's and 5-10pm at Milton's Pizza.  Please remember to mention Pleasant Union when you go.

*Next Friday (6.2.17) is Field Day from 12:30-2:30 is the weather is cooperative.  The make-up rain date is Tuesday, 6.6.17.

*I sent an email earlier today about 5th grade graduation.  Please look through that information.  The forms (attached on that email this morning) will be coming home with your child today.

*As we are coming closer to EOG's I do have a few notes about those tests.

1. I have attached a pdf with all the 5th grade standards so you can better help your students prepare for the test.  Keep in mind that we are expecting fractions to be roughly half of the test, so make sure they know how to work with fractions.

2. If you do not already have EOG dates on your calendar, they are Monday, June 19th through Wednesday, June 21st.  We will have Reading on Monday, math on Tuesday, and science on Wednesday.

3. Studies have shown that students perform better when they feel confident in their abilities.  In order to help with this, I'm asking that parents write a motivating/encouraging letter to their child for them to open and read on test days.  If you would like to participate, please indicate your child's name and which day (math, reading, science) on the envelope and I will put those letters on their desks for them to see on test days.  Feel free to send them in at any time before the 19th.

*As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you.

Ben Schoenebeck
Fifth Grade Teacher
Pleasant Union Elementary School
919-870-4230

May 22, 2017

Homework for this week: (posted a little early)
Math Sheets: Measurement Review & Reading Line Plots
Study Math Vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/148393996/ladder-method-flash-cards/
Study Spelling words: https://www.spellingcity.com/anelsonpue/